1968 Essendon Bombers Statistics
Victorian Football League (VFL)
Team Record: 16-3 - 66 points
Finishing 1st in the VFL
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Grand Finals
Coach: Jack Clarke (16-3-1)
1968 Essendon Bombers RosterTeam Record: 16-3 - 66 points
Finishing 1st in the VFL
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Grand Finals
Coach: Jack Clarke (16-3-1)
The Essendon Bombers of the Victorian Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 16 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties for 66 points finishing first in the VFL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2. Jack Clarke coached the team. The 1968 Essendon Bombers lost in the Grand Finals.
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Player Totals:
| Player | GP | KI | MK | HB | DI | GL | BH | HO | TK | RB | I50 | CL | CG | FF | FA | BR | CP | UP | CM | MI | 1% | BO | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Noonan | 18 | 178 | 85 | 44 | 222 | 51 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Close | 13 | 163 | 63 | 13 | 176 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | 23 | 317 | 81 | 146 | 463 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Fordham | 22 | 350 | 132 | 75 | 425 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Lake | 11 | 53 | 23 | 7 | 60 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Waite | 13 | 92 | 44 | 17 | 109 | 16 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Fraser | 21 | 248 | 118 | 126 | 374 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Gross | 14 | 157 | 23 | 38 | 195 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Anderson | 7 | 44 | 21 | 4 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 19 | 213 | 92 | 42 | 255 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Greenwood | 12 | 217 | 35 | 27 | 244 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | 23 | 386 | 79 | 73 | 459 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Sproule | 9 | 85 | 15 | 14 | 99 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 23 | 213 | 46 | 38 | 251 | 8 | 3 | 481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Blew | 23 | 391 | 100 | 55 | 446 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Shaw | 20 | 225 | 42 | 18 | 243 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Lake | 7 | 51 | 22 | 21 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Egan | 12 | 107 | 17 | 43 | 150 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Buhaj | 8 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Davis | 22 | 394 | 136 | 87 | 481 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 12 | 137 | 38 | 22 | 159 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 19 | 246 | 86 | 25 | 271 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay McGie | 14 | 101 | 39 | 10 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Crowley | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 23 | 296 | 95 | 23 | 319 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Brown | 6 | 58 | 19 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Epis | 22 | 258 | 46 | 53 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Williams | 22 | 240 | 83 | 18 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 6 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Papp | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fanning | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Evans | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Thompson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Stillman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 460 | 5342 | 1613 | 1061 | 6403 | 289 | 301 | 793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 608 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
