| Carlton | 5.5 | 35 | 8.8 | 56 | 11.9 | 75 | 15.13 | 103 | | Essendon | 2.3 | 15 | 2.4 | 16 | 5.6 | 36 | 6.9 | 45 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday May 31, 1969 |
| Result: Win by 58 points | Umpire: Sheales | Crowd: 16,930 |
| Goalkickers: R.Walls 3, J.Nicholls 2, S.Jackson 2, A.Gallagher 2, I.Nicoll 2, A.Jesaulenko 2, I.Robertson 1 & P.Jones 1. |
| Reports: | Injuries: |
Game Review
Garry Crane was replaced by Noel Mewett and John Goold was replaced by Kevin Hall both during the last quarter.
Team
| B: | 19 Ian Collins (dvc) | 20 Wes Lofts (vc) | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 21 Barry Gill | 11 John Goold | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| C: | 6 Garry Crane | 34 Ian Robertson | 32 Bryan Quirk |
| HF: | 4 Bruce Doull | 42 Robert Walls | 5 Syd Jackson |
| F: | 28 Peter Jones | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 23 Ian Nicoll |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (c) | 1 Serge Silvagni | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Res: | 3 Kevin Hall | 18 Noel Mewett | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi |
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