1968 Championship of Australia

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.

1968 Championship of Australia
Carlton Sturt 13.15 (93) 6.20 (56)
1 2 3 4 CAR 7.4 (31) 9.7 (61) 12.12 (84) 13.15 (93) STU 2.2 (14) 4.10 (34) 4.13 (37) 6.20 (56)
Date	5 October 1968
Stadium	Adelaide Oval
Attendance	38,926
Umpires	Max O'Connell
← 1914 1969 →

This was the first Championship of Australia match to be held since 1914.

Qualified Teams

Team	Nickname	League	Qualification	Participation (bold indicates winners)
Carlton	Blues	VFL	Winners of the 1968 Victorian Football League	4th (Previous: 1907, 1908, 1914)
Sturt	Double Blues	SANFL	Winners of the 1968 South Australian National Football League	1st

Venue

• Adelaide Oval (Capacity: 64,000)

Match details

Championship of Australia

5 October 1968	Carlton	93-56	Sturt	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
	7.4 (31) 9.7 (61) 12.12 (84) 13.15 (93)	Report	2.2 (14) 4.10 (34) 4.13 (37) 6.20 (56)	Attendance: 38,926 Umpires: Max O'Connell
		Goals
	B Kekovich 4 B Bennett, P Jones 3 A Gallagher, D Munari, B Quirk 1		P Endersbee 2 J Tilbrook, R Schoff, R Rigney, T Clarkson 1