1968 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›Perth 5th premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›Perth 4th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Barry Cable (‹See Tfd›Perth) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Austin Robertson, Jr. (‹See Tfd›Subiaco) |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 88 |
Total attendance | 879,612 (9,996 per match) |
The 1968 WANFL season was the 84th season of senior football in Perth, Western Australia. It saw Perth, after having won only two premierships in its first sixty-six seasons, win its third consecutive flag under captain-coach Mal Atwell and champion rover Barry Cable – all three Grand Finals having been won against East Perth with Cable taking the Simpson Medal.
Among numerous highlights, champion Subiaco full-forward Austin "Ocker" Robertson broke by one goal the 1953 record of Bernie Naylor for the most goals in a WANFL home-and-away season, doing so with a whopping twenty-six scoring shots against East Fremantle in the final round. Perth achieved the best record for a full season since South Fremantle's champion 1953 team[1] with only two losses – which Barry Cable missed due to a broken hand and then interstate duties – whilst West Perth, under former East Perth champion “Polly” Farmer as captain-coach lost only three home-and-away matches to equal the Cardinals’ 1953 record.[2] East Perth were to have a slow start and were in danger of missing the finals until July, but three last-kick wins – the last two after surrendering big leads – took the Royals to the Grand Final.
In contrast, Swan Districts – who had at the beginning of the decade risen from a long period as a chopping block to a hat-trick of premierships – fell to become the first WANFL team to win only one match in a season since they themselves did so in 1951,[1] owing to extreme weakness in the ruck[3] where expected top follower Dave Dalgarno moved to QAFL club Western Districts under an ANFC coaching scheme without playing a league match,[4] major injuries to key players Ken Bagley, John Turnbull and Peter Manning,[5] and the retirement of numerous key players of between 1961 and 1965. The Swans introduced an incentive scheme of paying players a $15 match fee for a win instead of the standard $5 after twelve rounds,[6] but this had little effect. Their solitary win, by one point with a kick after the siren, made Swans the closest club to a winless season in open-age WA(N)FL competition between 1918 and 1998. East Fremantle, after falling to seventh in 1967, had their worst season since the club's first year in 1898, in the process setting a still-standing club record of thirteen consecutive defeats, whilst Subiaco, coached by Haydn Bunton Jr., rose from last to fourth aided by Robertson's prolific goalkicking. However, in the most uneven season in a major Australian Rules league,[a] they won all 12 games against the four teams that missed the finals, but lost all 9 matches against the three Perth clubs that finished above them on the ladder.[7] That pattern would continue into the finals, where they lost the first semi final to East Perth.
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 6 April | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 24.8 (152) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.18 (102) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8017) | [8] |
Saturday, 6 April | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.14 (104) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.16 (94) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 15607) | |
Saturday, 6 April | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.16 (100) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.12 (108) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10162) | |
Saturday, 6 April | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.17 (119) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.11 (71) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 11654) | |
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Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 5.12 (42) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.16 (94) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 9377) | [10] |
Saturday, 13 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 4.11 (35) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.12 (48) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10627) | |
Monday, 15 April | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.16 (70) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.11 (95) | Perth Oval (crowd: 17079) | [11] |
Monday, 15 April | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.8 (74) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.16 (124) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 9742) | [12] |
Perth’s winning of the toss and gaining use of the wind with a dry ball wins the match, as a big rainstorm begins eight minutes into the second quarter and with a slippery ball no more goals are scored until the last quarter.[13] |
Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 20 April | ‹See Tfd›Perth 20.16 (136) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 4.9 (33) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8756) | [14] |
Saturday, 20 April | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.15 (105) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.14 (62) | Perth Oval (crowd: 13266) | [15] |
Saturday, 20 April | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.12 (102) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.8 (74) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 11376) | [16] |
Saturday, 20 April | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.24 (108) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.17 (65) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12212) | |
Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 27 April | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.14 (110) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.14 (86) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8525) | [17] |
Saturday, 27 April | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.15 (69) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.11 (77) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 20729) | |
Saturday, 27 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.8 (80) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.15 (99) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6531) | |
Saturday, 27 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.15 (93) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.11 (65) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7068) | [18] |
The Leederville Oval match, with both clubs undefeated, drew what remains Perth’s biggest home-and-away attendance.[19] The Demons’ desire and toughness, along with West Perth’s careless shooting and the use of Farmer in defence to compensate for the loss of Brian France, ensures the black and reds stay unbeaten.[20] |
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 4 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.11 (89) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.21 (99) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12239) | [21] |
Saturday, 4 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.10 (88) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.21 (93) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 13284) | |
Saturday, 4 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 12.22 (94) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.11 (59) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 6208) | |
Saturday, 4 May | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.20 (80) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.10 (100) | Perth Oval (crowd: 10144) | |
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Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 11 May | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 23.21 (159) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.3 (63) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 17585) | |
Saturday, 11 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.21 (105) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.11 (89) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 11614) | [24] |
Saturday, 11 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.12 (78) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.22 (112) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8240) | |
Saturday, 11 May | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.20 (86) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.11 (65) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5861) | [25] |
With Farmer revealing that he has lost nothing of his brilliant playmaking skill with age, West Perth crush the Maroons to overtake Perth on percentage (though then a game behind) and stake genuine premiership claims.[5] |
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 May | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.8 (56) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.21 (99) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 7258) | [26] |
Saturday, 18 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.22 (112) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.15 (81) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12225) | [27] |
Saturday, 18 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.11 (89) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.13 (73) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8245) | [28] |
Saturday, 18 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.11 (101) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 5.12 (42) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9472) | |
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Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 25 May | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.13 (109) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 20.11 (131) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6865) | |
Saturday, 25 May | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.12 (126) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.7 (61) | Perth Oval (crowd: 15612) | |
Saturday, 25 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.13 (97) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.17 (125) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 9354) | |
Saturday, 25 May | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.12 (60) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.12 (78) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9471) | [32] |
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Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 1 June | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.11 (83) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.9 (81) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 19215) | |
Saturday, 1 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.11 (107) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.15 (81) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8700) | [35] |
Monday, 3 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.18 (120) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.9 (93) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6794) | |
Monday, 3 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 18.12 (120) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.11 (59) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 6320) | |
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Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 8 June | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.8 (80) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 28.22 (190) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 4713) | |
Saturday, 8 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.10 (100) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.13 (115) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9165) | |
Saturday, 8 June | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.8 (62) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.12 (114) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 5898) | [38] |
Saturday, 8 June | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.16 (82) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.14 (92) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8366) | |
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Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 15 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.12 (84) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.12 (114) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8666) | |
Saturday, 15 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.10 (76) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.14 (128) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 11557) | |
Saturday, 15 June | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.19 (127) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.12 (66) | Perth Oval (crowd: 7555) | [41] |
Saturday, 15 June | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.14 (92) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.9 (57) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 4882) | |
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Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 22 June | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 21.13 (139) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.12 (96) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 13010) | |
Saturday, 22 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.28 (106) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.14 (74) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 11814) | [44] |
Saturday, 22 June | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 12.22 (94) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.12 (72) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 5397) | |
Saturday, 22 June | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.11 (95) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.10 (112) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7129) | |
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Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.8 (98) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.12 (108) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7471) | [46] |
Saturday, 29 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.13 (79) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.18 (90) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6742) | [47] |
Saturday, 29 June | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.17 (65) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.9 (75) | Perth Oval (crowd: 6750) | |
Saturday, 29 June | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.18 (102) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.11 (101) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2963) | |
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Interstate match | |||||
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Saturday, 6 July | Western Australia | def. by | Victoria | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 42,350) | [51] |
1.3 (9) 3.6 (24) 9.8 (62) 13.12 (90) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.2 (20) 9.9 (63) 11.15 (81) 13.21 (99) |
Umpires: Ray Scott Simpson Medal: Hassa Mann (Victoria) | ||
Robertson 6.2 Smeath 2.2 Grljusich 2.1 Farmer, Walker 1.2 Cable 1.0 Boyanich, Chadwick, Millson 0.1 |
Goals | 5.8 Hudson 2.2 Hart 2.1 Jesaulenko 1.4 Nicholls 1.2 Goggin 1.1 Skilton 1.0 Noonan 0.1 Watt, Thompson | |||
Grljusich, Millson, Cable, Chadwick, Graham, Turnbull, Farmer | Best | Mann, Hart, Nicholls, Watt, Marshall, Jesaulenko, Davis, Skilton | |||
Manning (concussion) Sampson (exhaustion) |
Injuries | Noonan (leg) Ditterich (cramp) | |||
A major lapse between late in the first quarter and half-time denies Western Australia a victory that their play in the second half – when they scored ten goals to four – almost warranted. |
Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 July | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.17 (95) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.15 (75) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 8131) | [52] |
Saturday, 13 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 21.22 (148) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.15 (75) | Perth Oval (crowd: 13510) | |
Saturday, 13 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 20.21 (141) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.14 (80) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 9002) | |
Saturday, 13 July | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.12 (78) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 21.8 (134) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6453) | |
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Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 20 July | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.14 (98) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.17 (101) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6276) | |
Saturday, 20 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 17.13 (115) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.20 (92) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 16657) | |
Saturday, 20 July | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.20 (116) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.16 (76) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7422) | [56] |
Saturday, 20 July | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 18.13 (121) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.17 (77) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 7653) | |
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Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 27 July | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.15 (117) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.20 (140) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5592) | |
Saturday, 27 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.7 (109) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.15 (81) | Perth Oval (crowd: 14983) | |
Saturday, 27 July | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.14 (80) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.17 (125) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 5646) | [60] |
Saturday, 27 July | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.10 (88) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 18.19 (127) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4619) | [61] |
East Perth’s greater accuracy – with two brilliant goals from Bandy and Bygraves – ends West Perth’s eleven-match winning streak and leaves South looking to displace Subiaco rather than the Royals to enter the four.[62] |
Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.8 (86) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 17.24 (126) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6206) | |
Saturday, 3 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.6 (96) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 25.9 (159) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 14656) | |
Saturday, 3 August | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 20.11 (131) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.11 (77) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 7291) | [63] |
Saturday, 3 August | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.14 (134) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.12 (96) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8720) | [64] |
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Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.8 (122) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.10 (76) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6714) | |
Saturday, 10 August | ‹See Tfd›Perth 5.10 (40) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 5.7 (37) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 9836) | [67] |
Saturday, 10 August | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.22 (112) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 2.8 (20) | Perth Oval (crowd: 4820) | [68] |
Saturday, 10 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.13 (67) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.16 (94) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2601) | |
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Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 August | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.10 (82) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.12 (108) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6488) | [73] |
Saturday, 17 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 6.8 (44) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.11 (83) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 10911) | |
Saturday, 17 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 6.10 (46) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.9 (93) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2558) | [74] |
Saturday, 17 August | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.21 (75) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 5.8 (38) | Perth Oval (crowd: 5083) | [75] |
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Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 August | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 21.18 (144) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.10 (82) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 11147) | |
Saturday, 24 August | ‹See Tfd›Perth 25.19 (169) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.17 (59) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 6079) | |
Saturday, 24 August | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.10 (88) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.18 (120) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 5185) | [78] |
Saturday, 24 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.16 (106) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.9 (87) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2985) | [79] |
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Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 31 August | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 22.28 (160) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.8 (86) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 7174) | [2] |
Saturday, 31 August | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 19.22 (136) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.9 (105) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7357) | |
Saturday, 31 August | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 6.13 (49) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 19.17 (131) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 6003) | [82] |
Saturday, 31 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.14 (128) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.12 (54) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6909) | [83] |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | ‹See Tfd›Perth (P) | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2227 | 1562 | 142.6 | 76 |
2 | ‹See Tfd›West Perth | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2269 | 1601 | 141.7 | 72 |
3 | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2187 | 1760 | 124.3 | 52 |
4 | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2156 | 2036 | 105.9 | 48 |
5 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2092 | 2166 | 96.6 | 40 |
6 | ‹See Tfd›Claremont | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1704 | 2096 | 81.3 | 28 |
7 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1550 | 2082 | 74.4 | 16 |
8 | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1574 | 2456 | 64.1 | 4 |
First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 7 September | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.16 (106) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.13 (103) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,735) | [85] |
East Perth record a second on-the-siren victory over Subiaco, this time after the Maroons took the lead after having been forty-five points behind early in the final quarter, only to see Vic Evans produce a fine snap out of a pack. |
Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 14 September | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.12 (102) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.15 (75) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 31,177) | [86] |
By putting himself on the ball with Cable and Jenzen, Perth captain-coach Mal Atwell leads a superb comeback as the Demons score the final eight goals for a convincing victory in a physically tough match. |
Preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 21 September | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.8 (62) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.11 (65) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 25,206) | [87] |
East Perth win another thriller via a late goal following an opposition comeback as West Perth kick six goals in seventeen minutes after being thirty-four points behind with only three goals on the scoreboard early in the last quarter – with the late withdrawal of regular full-forward Dennis Cometti a sore blow. |
1968 WANFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 28 September | ‹See Tfd›Perth | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,315) | [88] |
1.2 (8) 9.8 (62) 11.11 (77) 16.14 (110) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.3 (15) 4.4 (28) 10.6 (66) 13.8 (86) |
Umpires: Ray Scott Simpson Medal: Barry Cable (‹See Tfd›Perth) | ||
Iseger 3, Bennett 3, Astone 3, Miller 3, Jenzen, Cable, Dalton, King | Goals | Tierney 4, Bygraves 3, McCarthy 2, Haughan 2, Pitter, Gillespie | |||
Cable, Astone, Dalton, Bennett, Milson, Rothnie | Best | Brown, McAullay, O‘Donoghue, Haines, Smith, Graham | |||
Injuries | Armanasco (leg) McAullay (shoulder) | ||||
Perth, and Cable, achieve a hat-trick of wins in a solid display on a typically windy day, as the Royals suffer their fifth straight loss in Grand Finals. East Perth got within a goal midway through the final quarter before Perth’s experience told and the Demons kicked away for a comfortable if not easy win. |
a In terms of Noll-Scully index of competitive balance[89] the 1968 WANFL season's figure of 2.5912 is the highest ever observed in any of the VFL/AFL, SANFL or WA(N)FL.
b The only greater monopolisation of a team's goals for a score with fifteen or more goals in a major Australian Rules league is by Ted Tyson for West Perth against Swan Districts in the final round of 1938, when he kicked 17.5 (107) out of the Cardinals’ 18.7 (115).