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1968 Hawthorn Football Club season 44th season in the Victorian Football League
Australian rules football club season
The 1968 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 44th season in the Victorian Football League and the 67th overall.
Fixture
Premiership season
| Rd
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Date and local time
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Opponent
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Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)
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Venue
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Attendance
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Record
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| Home
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Away
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Result
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| 1
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Monday, 15 April (2:20 pm)
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Essendon
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26.16 (172)
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15.9 (99)
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Lost by 73 points
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Windy Hill (A)
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16,940
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0–1
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| 2
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Saturday, 20 April (2:20 pm)
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South Melbourne
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17.24 (126)
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19.12 (126)
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Draw
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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13,847
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0–1–1
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| 3
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Saturday, 27 April (2:20 pm)
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Footscray
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14.10 (94)
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16.9 (105)
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Won by 11 points
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Western Oval (A)
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14,054
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1–1–1
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| 4
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Saturday, 4 May (2:20 pm)
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Carlton
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11.11 (77)
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15.10 (100)
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Lost by 23 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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17,128
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1–2–1
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| 5
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Saturday, 11 May (2:20 pm)
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Collingwood
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17.11 (113)
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11.16 (82)
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Lost by 31 points
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Victoria Park (A)
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20,688
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1–3–1
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| 6
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Saturday, 18 May (2:20 pm)
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Geelong
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10.11 (71)
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12.10 (82)
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Lost by 11 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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10,468
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1–4–1
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| 7
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Saturday, 25 May (2:20 pm)
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Melbourne
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11.14 (80)
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11.10 (76)
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Lost by 4 points
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Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
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17,263
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1–5–1
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| 8
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Monday, 10 June (2:20 pm)
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Richmond
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11.15 (81)
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11.14 (80)
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Lost by 1 point
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Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
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31,325
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1–6–1
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| 9
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Saturday, 15 June (2:20 pm)
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Fitzroy
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21.14 (140)
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16.14 (110)
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Won by 30 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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11,039
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2–6–1
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| 10
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Saturday, 22 June (2:20 pm)
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North Melbourne
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8.14 (62)
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15.16 (106)
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Won by 44 points
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Arden Street Oval (A)
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7,884
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3–6–1
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| 11
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Saturday, 29 June (2:20 pm)
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St Kilda
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15.11 (101)
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17.9 (111)
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Lost by 10 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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19,269
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3–7–1
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| 12
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Saturday, 6 July (2:20 pm)
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Essendon
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11.17 (83)
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17.10 (112)
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Lost by 29 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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13,909
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3–8–1
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| 13
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Saturday, 13 July (2:20 pm)
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South Melbourne
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12.10 (82)
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15.11 (101)
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Won by 19 points
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Lake Oval (A)
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11,181
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4–8–1
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| 14
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Saturday, 20 July (2:20 pm)
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Footscray
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24.8 (152)
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10.10 (70)
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Won by 82 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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13,810
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5–8–1
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| 15
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Saturday, 27 July (2:20 pm)
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Carlton
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9.14 (68)
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11.15 (81)
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Won by 13 points
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Princes Park (A)
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18,842
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6–8–1
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| 16
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Saturday, 3 August (2:20 pm)
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Collingwood
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15.11 (101)
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10.16 (76)
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Won by 25 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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25,928
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7–8–1
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| 17
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Saturday, 10 August (2:20 pm)
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Geelong
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10.7 (67)
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7.9 (51)
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Lost by 16 points
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Kardinia Park (A)
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20,822
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7–9–1
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| 18
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Saturday, 17 August (2:20 pm)
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Melbourne
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14.13 (97)
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8.11 (59)
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Won by 38 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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14,359
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8–9–1
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| 19
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Saturday, 24 August (2:20 pm)
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Richmond
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11.13 (79)
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11.22 (88)
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Lost by 9 points
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Glenferrie Oval (H)
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21,772
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8–10–1
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| 20
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Saturday, 31 August (2:20 pm)
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Fitzroy
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17.14 (116)
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18.18 (126)
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Won by 10 points
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Princes Park (A)
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10,968
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9–10–1
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Ladder
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Premiers
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Qualified for finals
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Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 82.1
Source: AFL Tables
References
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