Round 16, 1968
Geelong vs Melbourne
Saturday 3 August
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 14,240
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Geelong | 1.2 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 11.9.75 |
| Melbourne | 3.2 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 10.8.68 |
Geelong win by 7 points
Goalkickers: Gary Hardeman 3, Hassa Mann 2, Barrie Vagg 2, Stan Alves 1, Greg Parke 1, John Townsend 1
Milestones:
Only game
Euan Campbell
Melbourne went into the last quarter five points behind, kicking in a driving wind but held their ground in a term where the lead changed four times. Geelong first-gamer Gerald O'Loughlin came off the bench to kick the winning goal deep in the last quarter. He never played another senior game.
Best were Dixon, Alves and Vagg. Vagg was injured. Both Melbourne reserves were used.
There are limited match reports for this game due to a newspaper strike.
Reserves
Geelong 9.12 d. Melbourne 4.15
Goals - Fahey 2, Dowsing 1, Lane 1
Best - Dowsing, Lane, K. Osborne
Reported - Langford (unduly rough play)
Under 19s
Melbourne 8.14 d. Geelong 8.10
Goals - Martin 2, Callery 1, Colcott 1, Jennings 1, Mitchell 1, O'Farrell 1, Wells 1
Best - Callery, Jennings, Hodges
Media
Football Record - R17 1968
Age - 05/08/1968