Round 2, 1968
St. Kilda vs Melbourne
Saturday 20 April
Venue: Moorabbin
Attendance: 21,758
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| St. Kilda | 2.3 | 6.12 | 10.15 | 16.22.118 |
| Melbourne | 3.2 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 9.8.62 |
St. Kilda win by 56 points
Goalkickers: Ross Dillon 3, Max Walker 2, Stan Alves 1, Hassa Mann 1, Greg Parke 1, John Townsend 1
Milestones:
First game and first goal
Greg Parke
50 Games
Stan Alves
Despite being clearly the best team all day the Saints took until the last quarter before they truly pressed their advantage and romped home to victory. In a dull game the only thing the Demons could take from the match was the fact that they had proved a nuisance to their far superior opposition for three quarters.
Hassa Mann nearly embarassed himself in the second quarter when a quick kick out of the pack deep in defence flew at the Saint goal before rolling out of bounds.
Brian Roet beat Daryl Baldock, but the Saint captain had the excuse of having hurt his hamstring during the first quarter. It was only when future Demon Allan Davis went to full-forward in the last quarter and booted three goals that his side charged away.
Best were Feldmann, Alves and Dixon. Roet and Lees were replaced by Kenneally and Whitton respectively at three quarter time.
Reserves
Melbourne 9.9 d. St Kilda 5.10
Goals - Sullivan 4, D. Clarke 2, Rowland 1, Fahey 1, Hardeman 1
Best - Sullivan, Stone, Fahey
Under 19s
St Kilda 6.20 d. Melbourne 4.11
Goals - Bird 1, Martin 1, McKenzie 1, Wells 1
Best - McKenzie, Swift, Hodges
Media
Football Record R3 1968
Age - 22/04/1968