Competition: | Championship of Australia |
Match Type: | Grand Final |
Home: | Carlton |
Home Abbr: | CAR |
Away: | Sturt |
Away Abbr: | STU |
Home Qtr1: | 7.4 (31) |
Home Qtr2: | 9.7 (61) |
Home Qtr3: | 12.12 (84) |
Home Qtr4: | 13.15 (93) |
Away Qtr1: | 2.2 (14) |
Away Qtr2: | 4.10 (34) |
Away Qtr3: | 4.13 (37) |
Away Qtr4: | 6.20 (56) |
Home Score: | 13.15 (93) |
Away Score: | 6.20 (56) |
Date: | 5 October 1968 |
Stadium: | Adelaide Oval |
Attendance: | 38,926 |
Umpire: | Max O'Connell |
Last: | 1914 |
Next: | 1969 |
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.
This was the first Championship of Australia match to be held since 1914.
Team | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carlton | Blues | VFL | Winners of the 1968 Victorian Football League | 4th |
Sturt | Double Blues | SANFL | Winners of the 1968 South Australian National Football League | 1st |