The 1968 VFL Golden Fleece Night Premiership was the
Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in September and October of the
1968 VFL Premiership Season. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1968 VFL finals series. It was the 13th
VFL Night Series
The Victorian Football League night series, also known during its history by a variety of sponsored names, was an Australian rules football tournament held annually between 1956 and 1971, and again on three occasions in the late 1970's and 1980 ...
competition. Games were played at the
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
,
Albert Park, then the home ground of
South Melbourne, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games.
Hawthorn
Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to:
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won its first night series cup defeating
North Melbourne in the final by 61 points.
Games
Round 1
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, 16.10 (106)
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, 10.22 (82)
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Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 14,285
, Thursday, 5 September
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, 11.14 (80)
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, 11.9 (75)
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Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 12,059
, Tuesday, 10 September
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, 18.19 (127)
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, 18.7 (115)
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Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 10,020
, Thursday, 12 September
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, 15.15 (105)
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, 16.8 (104)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 15,037
, Tuesday, 17 September
Semi-finals
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, Winning team
, Winning team score
, Losing team
, Losing team score
, Ground
, Crowd
, Date
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, 19.14 (128)
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, 14.10 (94)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 15,336
, Thursday, 19 September
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, 18.11 (119)
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, 12.17 (89)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 7,052
, Tuesday, 24 September
Final
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, Winning team
, Winning team score
, Losing team
, Losing team score
, Ground
, Crowd
, Date
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, 16.15 (111)
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, 6.14 (50)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, 15,650
, Wednesday, 2 October
See also
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List of Australian Football League night premiers
This page is a complete chronological listing of the pre-season and night series premiers of the Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990. Although it spans three different competitions, the premi ...
*
1968 VFL season
The 1968 VFL season was the 72nd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 15 April until 28 September, and comprised a 2 ...
References
External links
1968 VFL Night Premiership - detailed review including quarter-by-quarter scores, best players and goalkickers for each match
Australian Football League pre-season competition
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