The Blues emerged victorious despite Essendon kicking more goals, the first of only two times that had happened in a VFL/AFL grand final as of 2023. There was a strong wind blowing during the whole game, which did not help it as a spectacle and possibly contributed to Carlton's inaccuracy. Garry Crane starred on the wing for the Blues with 30 possessions.
Essendon came within a point of Carlton at the 20 minute mark of the final term after a goal to Geoff Blethyn. Despite being goal-less in the final quarter, Carlton managed to keep their lead, thanks largely to 20th man Neil Chandler, who took some crucial marks in the dying stages.
Aided by the opening during the year of the ground's new Western Stand, the attendance of 116,828 was the highest at a VFL premiership decider up to that time, breaking the record of 115,902 spectators who witnessed the 1956 VFL Grand Final.[4] The new record was broken at the 1969 VFL Grand Final, and that record was broken in turn at the 1970 VFL Grand Final.
^(PDF). Australian Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
Referencesedit
Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN0-670-86814-0
External linksedit
1968 VFL Grand Final – Carlton v Essendon on YouTube
March 16, 2024
1968, grand, final, 1968, grand, final, australian, rules, football, game, contested, between, carlton, football, club, essendon, football, club, held, melbourne, cricket, ground, saturday, september, 1968, 71st, annual, grand, final, victorian, football, leag. The 1968 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday 28 September 1968 1 2 3 It was the 71st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League staged to determine the premiers for the 1968 VFL season The match attended by a record crowd of 116 828 spectators was won by Carlton The Blues by a margin of 3 points making it that club s ninth premiership victory but its first since winning the 1947 VFL Grand Final 1968 VFL Grand FinalCarlton Essendon7 14 56 8 5 53 1 2 3 4CAR 2 2 14 6 8 44 7 9 51 7 14 56 ESS 2 1 13 5 1 31 6 4 40 8 5 53 Date28 September 1968StadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance116 828 1967 VFL Grand Final 1969 The Blues emerged victorious despite Essendon kicking more goals the first of only two times that had happened in a VFL AFL grand final as of 2023 There was a strong wind blowing during the whole game which did not help it as a spectacle and possibly contributed to Carlton s inaccuracy Garry Crane starred on the wing for the Blues with 30 possessions Essendon came within a point of Carlton at the 20 minute mark of the final term after a goal to Geoff Blethyn Despite being goal less in the final quarter Carlton managed to keep their lead thanks largely to 20th man Neil Chandler who took some crucial marks in the dying stages Aided by the opening during the year of the ground s new Western Stand the attendance of 116 828 was the highest at a VFL premiership decider up to that time breaking the record of 115 902 spectators who witnessed the 1956 VFL Grand Final 4 The new record was broken at the 1969 VFL Grand Final and that record was broken in turn at the 1970 VFL Grand Final Contents 1 Teams 2 Scorecard 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksTeams edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Carlton nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp EssendonCarltonB 19 Ian Collins 20 Wes Lofts 42 Robert WallsHB 21 Barry Gill 11 John Goold 3 Kevin HallC 34 Ian Robertson 17 Brent Crosswell 6 Garry CraneHF 25 Alex Jesaulenko 12 Bill Bennett 32 Bryan QuirkF 28 Peter Jones 16 Brian Kekovich 8 Dennis MunariFoll 2 John Nicholls c 1 Sergio Silvagni 10 Adrian GallagherRes 36 Peter McLean 47 Neil ChandlerCoach Ron Barassi EssendonB 17 Darryl Gerlach 35 Geoff Pryor 36 Neil EvansHB 28 Alec Epis 22 John Williams 32 Barry DavisC 21 Ken Fletcher 30 John Ellis 14 Russell BlewHF 19 Robin Close 10 Alan Noonan 5 David ShawF 20 Ted Fordham 11 Geoff Blethyn 26 Paul SprouleFoll 24 Don McKenzie c 7 Charlie Payne 6 Geoff GosperRes 16 Bruce Lake 15 Don GrossCoach Jack ClarkeScorecard editCarlton vs Essendon2 30PM AESTTeam Q1 Q2 Q3 FinalCarlton 2 2 14 6 8 44 7 9 51 7 14 56 Essendon 2 1 13 5 1 31 6 4 40 8 5 53 Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground MelbourneDate and time 28 September 1968Attendance 116 828Umpires Jeff Crouch central Goal scorers Carlton 4 Kekovich1 Crane Crosswell QuirkEssendon 4 Blethyn1 Close Lake Noonan SprouleBest CarltonEssendonReports nilInjuries nilFootnotes edit Australian Football com Carlton v Essendon AFL Tables Carlton v Essendon Blueseum Grand Final 1968 Attendance alterations from 1908 PDF Australian Football League Archived from the original PDF on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 19 December 2015 References editRoss J ed 100 Years of Australian Football 1897 1996 The Complete Story of the AFL All the Big Stories All the Great Pictures All the Champions Every AFL Season Reported Viking Ringwood 1996 ISBN 0 670 86814 0External links edit1968 VFL Grand Final Carlton v Essendon on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1968 VFL grand final amp oldid 1195003463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
