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 20-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.

1968 VFL premiership season
Teams12
PremiersCarlton
9th premiership
Minor premiersEssendon
10th minor premiership
Consolation seriesHawthorn
1st Consolation series win
Brownlow MedallistBob Skilton (South Melbourne)
Coleman MedallistPeter Hudson (Hawthorn)
Matches played124
Highest116,828

The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the ninth time, after it defeated Essendon by three points in the 1968 VFL Grand Final.

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