1968 Championship of Australia
The 1968 Championship of Australia was the 12th edition of the Championship of Australia, an ANFC-organised national club Australian rules football match between the champion clubs from the VFL and the SANFL.
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| Date | 5 October 1968 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Adelaide Oval | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 38,926 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Max O'Connell | |||||||||||||||
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This was the first Championship of Australia match to be held since 1914.
Qualified Teams
| Team | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
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| Carlton | Blues | VFL | Winners of the 1968 Victorian Football League | 4th (Previous: 1907, 1908, 1914) |
| Sturt | Double Blues | SANFL | Winners of the 1968 South Australian National Football League | 1st |
Venue
- Adelaide Oval (Capacity: 64,000)
Match Details
Championship of Australia
| 5 October 1968 | Carlton | 93-56 | Sturt | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 7.4 (31) 9.7 (61) 12.12 (84) 13.15 (93) |
Report | 2.2 (14) 4.10 (34) 4.13 (37) 6.20 (56) |
Attendance: 38,926 Umpires: Max O'Connell | ||
| Goals | |||||
| B Kekovich 4 B Bennett, P Jones 3 A Gallagher, D Munari, B Quirk 1 |
P Endersbee 2 J Tilbrook, R Schoff, R Rigney, T Clarkson 1 |
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