New South Wales Australian National Football League
First Grade -- Season 1968
Season notes
Sydney University left First Grade at the end of this season.
Results
Round 1
20/04/1968 (Sat) Sydney Naval 11-12-78 North Shore 13-20-98 Venue: Trumper Park
20/04/1968 (Sat) South Sydney 3-10-28 Eastern Suburbs 7-18-60 Venue: Erskineville Oval
20/04/1968 (Sat) Sydney University 4-6-30 Balmain 11-18-84 Venue: Picken Oval
21/04/1968 (Sun) Western Suburbs 16-16-112 Newtown 8-12-60 Venue: Trumper Park
21/04/1968 (Sun) St. George 12-14-86 Southern Districts 10-19-79 Venue: Olds Park
Round 2
27/04/1968 (Sat) Balmain 9-14-68 South Sydney 7-10-52 Venue: Picken Oval
27/04/1968 (Sat) Newtown 25-19-169 Sydney University 6-4-40 Venue: Erskineville Oval
28/04/1968 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 13-29-107 St. George 12-17-89 Venue: Trumper Park
28/04/1968 (Sun) Western Suburbs 21-9-135 North Shore 12-12-84 Venue: Picken Oval
28/04/1968 (Sun) Southern Districts 14-21-105 Sydney Naval 14-9-93 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 3
04/05/1968 (Sat) South Sydney 11-9-75 Sydney University 17-11-113 Venue: Erskineville Oval
05/05/1968 (Sun) Sydney Naval 10-5-65 Eastern Suburbs 20-15-135 Venue: Trumper Park
05/05/1968 (Sun) North Shore 13-9-87 Newtown 14-12-96 Venue: North Sydney Oval
05/05/1968 (Sun) St. George 13-6-84 Balmain 7-10-52 Venue: Olds Park
05/05/1968 (Sun) Western Suburbs 11-14-80 Southern Districts 10-12-72 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 4
11/05/1968 (Sat) North Shore 11-22-88 Sydney University 6-11-47 Venue: North Sydney Oval
11/05/1968 (Sat) South Sydney 5-8-38 St. George 18-24-132 Venue: Erskineville Oval
12/05/1968 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 19-19-133 Western Suburbs 13-16-94 Venue: Trumper Park
12/05/1968 (Sun) Balmain 20-19-139 Sydney Naval 12-10-82 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
12/05/1968 (Sun) Southern Districts 8-12-60 Newtown 18-12-120 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 5
18/05/1968 (Sat) Newtown 13-7-85 Eastern Suburbs 6-11-47 Venue: Erskineville Oval
18/05/1968 (Sat) St. George 20-24-144 Sydney University 9-11-65 Venue: Olds Park
18/05/1968 (Sat) Sydney Naval 14-16-100 South Sydney 9-16-70 Venue: Trumper Park
19/05/1968 (Sun) North Shore 13-16-94 Southern Districts 12-20-92 Venue: Trumper Park
19/05/1968 (Sun) Western Suburbs 6-11-47 Balmain 10-10-70 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 6
25/05/1968 (Sat) South Sydney 4-7-31 Western Suburbs 16-24-120 Venue: Picken Oval
25/05/1968 (Sat) Newtown 15-13-103 Balmain 8-10-58 Venue: Erskineville Oval
26/05/1968 (Sun) Sydney Naval 8-10-58 St. George 15-23-113 Venue: Trumper Park
26/05/1968 (Sun) Sydney University 5-6-36 Southern Districts 12-17-89 Venue: Picken Oval
26/05/1968 (Sun) North Shore 11-11-77 Eastern Suburbs 13-12-90 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 7
02/06/1968 (Sun) North Shore 10-19-79 Balmain 20-18-138 Venue: North Sydney Oval
02/06/1968 (Sun) Southern Districts 12-21-93 Eastern Suburbs 8-13-61 Venue: Trumper Park
08/06/1968 (Sat) Newtown 14-19-103 South Sydney 4-12-36 Venue: Erskineville Oval
08/06/1968 (Sat) Sydney Naval 13-8-86 Sydney University 13-9-87 Venue: Trumper Park
09/06/1968 (Sun) Western Suburbs 17-14-116 St. George 12-17-89 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 8
15/06/1968 (Sat) South Sydney 8-11-59 North Shore 25-25-175 Venue: North Sydney Oval
15/06/1968 (Sat) Sydney University 9-5-59 Eastern Suburbs 27-16-178 Venue: Trumper Park
16/06/1968 (Sun) Balmain 3-10-28 Southern Districts 10-16-76 Venue: Picken Oval
16/06/1968 (Sun) St. George 13-9-87 Newtown 19-17-131 Venue: Olds Park
16/06/1968 (Sun) Sydney Naval 6-14-50 Western Suburbs 17-20-122 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 9
22/06/1968 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 9-2-56 Balmain 10-15-75 Venue: Trumper Park
22/06/1968 (Sat) Western Suburbs 19-26-140 Sydney University 3-7-25 Venue: Picken Oval
23/06/1968 (Sun) St. George 22-15-147 North Shore 10-12-72 Venue: Olds Park
23/06/1968 (Sun) Southern Districts 24-16-160 South Sydney 6-5-41 Venue: Rosedale Oval
23/06/1968 (Sun) Newtown 18-14-122 Sydney Naval 12-10-82 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 10
29/06/1968 (Sat) North Shore 25-25-175 Sydney Naval 6-6-42 Venue: Picken Oval
29/06/1968 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 23-21-159 South Sydney 8-11-59 Venue: Trumper Park
30/06/1968 (Sun) Balmain 26-30-186 Sydney University 7-7-49 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
30/06/1968 (Sun) Southern Districts 14-25-109 St. George 6-7-43 Venue: Rosedale Oval
30/06/1968 (Sun) Newtown 10-17-77 Western Suburbs 10-6-66 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 11
06/07/1968 (Sat) Sydney University 2-3-15 Newtown 19-26-140 Venue: Erskineville Oval
07/07/1968 (Sun) South Sydney 8-14-62 Balmain 22-23-155 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
07/07/1968 (Sun) North Shore 11-17-83 Western Suburbs 9-18-72 Venue: North Sydney Oval
07/07/1968 (Sun) St. George 6-14-50 Eastern Suburbs 9-6-60 Venue: Olds Park
07/07/1968 (Sun) Sydney Naval 5-7-37 Southern Districts 18-18-126 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 12
13/07/1968 (Sat) Newtown 14-19-103 North Shore 3-9-27 Venue: Erskineville Oval
13/07/1968 (Sat) Sydney University 8-11-59 South Sydney 6-26-62 Venue: Picken Oval
14/07/1968 (Sun) Balmain 13-18-96 St. George 16-17-113 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
14/07/1968 (Sun) Southern Districts 14-10-94 Western Suburbs 8-12-60 Venue: Rosedale Oval
14/07/1968 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 13-16-94 Sydney Naval 9-16-70 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 13
20/07/1968 (Sat) Sydney Naval 7-12-54 Balmain 11-19-85 Venue: Trumper Park
20/07/1968 (Sat) Sydney University 9-0-54 North Shore 19-12-126 Venue: Erskineville Oval
21/07/1968 (Sun) St. George 26-14-170 South Sydney 4-9-33 Venue: Olds Park
21/07/1968 (Sun) Newtown 14-12-96 Southern Districts 25-14-164 Venue: Trumper Park
21/07/1968 (Sun) Western Suburbs 16-14-110 Eastern Suburbs 9-11-65 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 14
27/07/1968 (Sat) South Sydney 15-12-102 Sydney Naval 8-10-58 Venue: Erskineville Oval
27/07/1968 (Sat) Sydney University 7-6-48 St. George 16-20-116 Venue: Picken Oval
28/07/1968 (Sun) Balmain 12-17-89 Western Suburbs 13-16-94 Venue: Picken Oval
28/07/1968 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 15-11-101 Newtown 13-16-94 Venue: Trumper Park
28/07/1968 (Sun) Southern Districts 16-11-107 North Shore 10-10-70 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 15
03/08/1968 (Sat) Balmain 17-10-112 Newtown 13-14-92 Venue: Erskineville Oval
04/08/1968 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 15-17-107 North Shore 13-5-83 Venue: Trumper Park
04/08/1968 (Sun) Western Suburbs 29-16-190 South Sydney 2-6-18 Venue: Picken Oval
04/08/1968 (Sun) Southern Districts 15-23-113 Sydney University 3-2-20 Venue: Rosedale Oval
04/08/1968 (Sun) St. George 33-16-214 Sydney Naval 4-4-28 Venue: Olds Park
Round 16
10/08/1968 (Sat) South Sydney 0-3-3 Newtown 24-23-167 Venue: Erskineville Oval
10/08/1968 (Sat) Sydney University 7-15-57 Sydney Naval 2-10-22 Venue: Picken Oval
11/08/1968 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 12-11-83 Southern Districts 10-7-67 Venue: Rosedale Oval
11/08/1968 (Sun) St. George 12-10-82 Western Suburbs 19-14-128 Venue: Trumper Park
11/08/1968 (Sun) Balmain 16-20-116 North Shore 8-7-55 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 17
17/08/1968 (Sat) North Shore 7-7-49 South Sydney 12-8-80 Venue: Erskineville Oval
17/08/1968 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 15-18-108 Sydney University 7-3-45 Venue: Picken Oval
18/08/1968 (Sun) Newtown 25-19-169 St. George 15-12-102 Venue: Trumper Park
18/08/1968 (Sun) Western Suburbs 23-31-169 Sydney Naval 4-5-29 Venue: Picken Oval
18/08/1968 (Sun) Southern Districts 11-9-75 Balmain 12-14-86 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 18
24/08/1968 (Sat) North Shore 15-17-107 St. George 15-20-110 Venue: North Sydney Oval
24/08/1968 (Sat) South Sydney 7-6-48 Southern Districts 14-18-102 Venue: Erskineville Oval
25/08/1968 (Sun) Sydney University 3-2-20 Western Suburbs 23-33-171 Venue: Picken Oval
25/08/1968 (Sun) Balmain 10-20-80 Eastern Suburbs 18-11-119 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
25/08/1968 (Sun) Sydney Naval 6-5-41 Newtown 25-24-174 Venue: Trumper Park
Final ladder
|
1968 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Newtown |
18 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
2101 |
1240 |
169.44 |
56 |
|
2 |
Eastern Suburbs |
18 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
1763 |
1323 |
133.26 |
56 |
|
3 |
Western Suburbs |
18 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
2026 |
1171 |
173.01 |
52 |
|
4 |
Southern Districts |
18 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
1783 |
1182 |
150.85 |
48 |
|
5 |
Balmain |
18 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
1717 |
1322 |
129.88 |
48 |
|
6 |
St. George |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
1971 |
1496 |
131.75 |
44 |
|
7 |
North Shore |
18 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
1629 |
1673 |
97.37 |
28 |
|
8 |
South Sydney |
18 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
897 |
2140 |
41.92 |
12 |
|
9 |
Sydney University |
18 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
869 |
2097 |
41.44 |
12 |
|
10 |
Sydney Naval |
18 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
1075 |
2187 |
49.15 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
180 |
90 |
90 |
0 |
15831 |
15831 |
|
360 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
01/09/1968 (Sun) Western Suburbs 17-16-118 Southern Districts 12-13-85 Venue: Trumper Park
Second Semi-Final
08/09/1968 (Sun) Newtown 15-23-113 Eastern Suburbs 11-13-79 Venue: Trumper Park
Preliminary Final
15/09/1968 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 12-10-82 Western Suburbs 17-11-113 Venue: Trumper Park
Grand Final
22/09/1968 (Sun) Newtown 22-11-143 Western Suburbs 10-18-78 Venue: Trumper Park
1968 premiers: Newtown
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