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Venue: Kardinia Park | Date: Saturday 6 July 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Won by 8 points | Umpire: Deller | Crowd: 25,007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: Munari, Gallagher, Kekovich 2, Jones, Robertson, Smith 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: B.Kekovich replaced by N.Bishop last quarter. R.Stone (hip) by B.Gill last quarter B.Crosswell (cut forehead) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ladder: 1st with 10 wins, 2 losses (12 teams) and a percentage of 142.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Carlton and Geelong, two teams right at the top of the ladder, took each other on in this enthralling contest at Geelong.
Carlton ended up winning by 8 points, with Carlton sitting up the top of the ladder.
Carlton didn't consider Ron Barassi, who had hoped he could play in the main game against Geelong, which Carlton went on to win 9.9 to 8.7 - Football Life.
Team
| B: | 19 Ian Collins | 20 Wes Lofts (acting capt.) | 44 Ron Stone |
| HB: | 26 Graeme Anderson | 36 Peter McLean | 37 Peter Smith |
| C: | 7 Ted Hopkins | 9 Peter Kerr | 17 Brent Crosswell |
| HF: | 41 Ron Auchettl | 42 Robert Walls | 34 Ian Robertson |
| F: | 3 Kevin Hall | 16 Brian Kekovich | 8 Dennis Munari |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones | 1 Serge Silvagni | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Res: | 21 Barry Gill | 22 Noel Bishop | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi | ||
NB Late Changes: Goold replaced by McLean, Stewart replaced by Hopkins
Milestones
Last game: Noel BishopWes Lofts outmarks Doug Wade
(This photo is incorrectly marked in Lofts' Image Gallery as 1966)
Image: Age July 09 1968
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