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 1968 SWDFL SEASON RESULTS 
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PLAYER TRANSFERS

IN: Ron O'Neill (Boort), Ray Schodde (Murtoa), Bill Tyndall (Yenda).

OUT: Mick Bridges (Yenda), Wayne Bromley (South Aust.), Ray Davies (Darlington Point), John Fitzpatrick (Whitton), Robert Munnerley, Trevor Phillis (Wollongong), Robert Prenzel (Wagga Tigers), George Schlitz (Moama), Joe Whyte (Yenda), Mal Russell (Bacchus Marsh).

Round 1 - Sunday April 14, 1968 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith .......... 3.2 .. 8.4 .. 12.6 .. 16.12 (108)

Coolamon .... 4.4 .. 9.7 .. 12.9 .. 13.10 (88)

Goals: Griffith: R O'Neill 7, R Higgins 3, J Foley 2, J Scott, G Martin, A Biron, D Collis

Coolamon: G Bradley 5, K Fruend 3, T Hughes 2, B McKellar, P Curtis, J Kew

Best players: Griffith: G Martin, R Smith, K Kirkpatrick, J Foley, P Smith, R O'Neill
Coolamon: G Bradley, B McKellar, J Kew, B Bradley, R Pieper, G McKelvie
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Bob Spears; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso*; Darryl Collis, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Ray Smith; Geoff Martin, John Foley, John Scott; Roger Thom, Ron O'Neill (c-c)*, Reg Higgins; Adley 'Bill' Biron, John Higgins, Dennis Dreyer; Mick Newman, Wally Clark*
Umpire: M. J. Mason (VFL). Gate: $132.50
Other matches - Ardlethan 7.12 (54) def by Ariah Park-Mirrool 11.10 (76), Ganmain 16.13 (109) def Turvey Park 8.13 (61), Leeton 9.10 (64) def Grong Grong-Matong 5.8 (38), Narrandera 9.18 (72) def Whitton 8.6 (54).
Reserves: Griffith 6.18 (54) d Coolamon 2.1 (13)
Goals: D Hall 2, Jim Eley, W Collis, M Eldridge, G Owen
Best players: M Eldridge, D Hall, W Robins, D Forrester, C Phillis

Round 2 - Sunday April 21, 1968 at Grong Grong Recreation Ground

Grong Grong-Matong .... 4.3 .. 7.7 .. 8.8 .. 10.9 (69)

Griffith ............................... 2.2 .. 2.4 .. 3.7 .. 5.7 (37)

Goals: GG-M: T Carroll 5, M Sellars 3, I Ferguson, T Walsh

Griffith: R O'Neill 2, J Scott, R Thom, A Maloni

Best players: GG-M: K Ceely, I Ferguson, M Sellars, P Walsh, P Box, T Walsh
Griffith: S Robins, P Smith, K Kirkpatrick, A Maloni, D Best, D Collis
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Bob Spears; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Ray Smith; Geoff Martin, John Foley, John Scott; Roger Thom, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Reg Higgins; Adley 'Bill' Biron, John Higgins, Dennis Dreyer; Angelo Maloni, Max Eldridge
Umpire: --------
Other matches - Ariah Park-Mirrool 11.15 (81) def Ganmain 9.10 (64), Coolamon 10.15 (75) def Ardlethan 5.21 (51), Turvey Park 6.11 (47) def by Narrandera 12.15 (87), Whitton 7.7 (49) def by Leeton 9.12 (66). 
Reserves: Griffith 10.12 (72) d Grong Grong-Matong 6.2 (38)
Best players: M Newman, W Robins, R Robins, D Forrester, W Clark

Round 3 - Sunday April 28, 1968 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith .... 3.2 .. 6.3 .. 11.7 .. 16.12 (108)

Leeton .... 0.2 .. 4.8 .. 6.10 .. 7.12 (54)

Goals: Griffith: R O'Neill 9, K Kirkpatrick, G Martin, A Biron, R Thom, W Robins, R Higgins, J Scott

Leeton: J Wirth 2, J Kidman 2, A Dudley 2, G Lashbrook

Best players: Griffith: K Kirkpatrick, A Biron, R O'Neill, F Conlan, S Robins, R Spears
Leeton: K McGowan, R Elwin, A Waters, G Scorer, G Lashbrook, G Tuckett
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Bob Spears; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Ray Smith; Geoff Martin, John Foley, Max Eldridge; Roger Thom, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Dennis Dreyer; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Wayne Robins*, John Scott; Reg Higgins, Ralph Robins
Umpire: Jim Voss (VFL). Gate: $154.80
Other matches - Ardlethan 20.24 (144) def Grong Grong-Matong 9.13 (67), Ganmain 11.11 (77) def by Coolamon 14.18 (102), Narrandera 20.12 (132) def Ariah Park-Mirool 15.9 (99), Turvey Park 17.11 (113) def Whitton 12.18 (90). Reserves: Griffith 15.13 (103) d Leeton 10.5 (65)
Goals: M Newman 5, R Carroll 4, G Owen, D Forrester, H Moses, S Patterson, W Collis
Best players: M Newman, W Clark, D Hall, S Patterson, R Carroll
Thirds: Leeton 10.9 (69) d Griffith 6.5 (41)
Goals: G Luhrs 2, T Higgins, J Riggs, G Reed, R Ford
Best players: G Reed, M Brill, T Greedy, T Higgins

Round 4 - Sunday May 5, 1968 at Whitton Recreation Ground                                Match Report - O'Neill "king hit"

Whitton ... 2.6 .. 7.10 .. 10.10 (70)

Griffith .... 3.2 .. 12.8 .. 19.16 (130)

Goals: Whitton: R Little 3, W Aliendi 3, R Thompson 2, P Sheldrick 2

Griffith: R O'Neill 9, J Scott 3, G Martin 2, K Kirkpatrick, A Maloni, A Biron, D Dreyer, R Higgins

Best players: Whitton: R Little, R Thompson, H Kenny, W Aliendi, B Lang, B Brown
Griffith: K Kirkpatrick, G Martin, R O'Neill, A Maloni, F Conlan, S Robins
Whitton: Bob Little (c-c), Bob Thompson, Henry 'Jock' Kenny, Bill Aliendi, Bruce Lang, Brian Brown, Brian Preston, Richard Milne, Paul Sheldrick, Royce Pannowitz, Lloyd Pilkington, D Dunbar, Brian Fitzpatrick, John Fitzpatrick, Gerry Gavel 
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Max Eldridge; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, Bob Spears; Darryl Collis, Kevin Kirkpatrick, John Candusso; Reg Higgins, Angelo Maloni, Mick Newman; Geoff Martin, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Dennis Dreyer; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Wayne Robins, John Scott; Bob Carroll
Umpire: -------
Reserves: Griffith 9.9 (63) d Whitton 6.7 (43)
Goals: J Williams 3, G Owen 2, D Hall 2, R Robins, W Collis, J Peters
Best players: D Hall, R Carroll, H Moses, G Owen, W Collis, R Robins

Round 5 - Sunday May 12, 1968 at Ardlethan Recreation Ground

Ardlethan .... 2.6 .. 5.9 .. 10.14 .. 15.17 (107)

Griffith ........ 1.0 .. 2.1 .. 6.3 .. 10.6 (66)

Goals: Ardlethan: Roy Inglis 5, A Taylor 3, M Bradley 3, I Crewes 2, J Bonny, K Wall

Griffith: J Foley 4, A Biron 2, D Dreyer, D Hall, R Higgins, K Kirkpatrick

Best players: Ardlethan: F Thompson, W Thripp, M Bradley, B Carroll, A Bounds, J Bonny
Griffith: S Robins, A Biron, K Kirkpatrick, F Conlan, A Maloni, R Higgins 
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Max Eldridge; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, Bob Spears; Darryl Collis, Kevin Kirkpatrick (capt.), John Candusso; Angelo Maloni, Geoff Martin, John Scott; Roger Thom, John Foley, Reg Higgins; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Wayne Robins, Dennis Dreyer; David Hall*, Wally Clark
Umpire: John Deaton (SWUA)
Other matches - Ganmain 27.13 (175) def Leeton 11.19 (85), Grong Grong-Matong 8.22 (70) def Narrandera 7.7 (49), Turvey Park 17.11 (113) def Coolamon 16.14 (110), Whitton 15.12 (102) def by Ariah Park-Mirrool 16.10 (106).
Reserves: Ardlethan 12.17 (89) d Griffith 5.7 (37)
Goals: M Newman 2, R Smith, R Carroll, J Peters
Best: B Noonan, M Newman, R Robins, J Crump, R Smith

Inter League - Sunday May 19, 1968 at Narrandera Sportsground

S.W.D.F.L. ..... 4.3 .. 5.10 .. 11.16 .. 15.19 (109)

Murray FL .... 0.9 .. 4.15 .. 9.17 .. 11.23 (89)

Goals - SWDFL: R Quade 7, R Stevens 3, G Sharp 2, R Little, I Crewes, T Carroll

Murray: J Merton 2 , G Ion 2, B Walker 2, D Henderson, J Somerville, J White, L Oswald, L McNamara

Best players - SWDFL: T Carroll, B McKellar, R Elwin, R Quade, K Kirkpatrick, I Crewes, M Sellars

Murray: J Egan, G Ion, J Merton, P Duffy, J Vise, J White, L Oswald, M Byers

South Western DFL: John Kew (Cool), Fred Thompson (Ard), Bob Little (Whit); Bill Thripp (Ard), Ross Elwin (Leet), Sid Robins (Grif); Barney McKellar (Cool), Barry Rist (Ard), Kevin Kirkpatrick (Grif); Vern Drake (APM), Merv Sellars (GGM); Geoff Sharp (Narr), Ricky Quade (APM), Ray Stevens (Narr); Tom Carroll (GGM), Alan Tipping (Gan), Ian Crewes (Ard), Phillip Gehrig (Gan), John Foley (Grif), Bruce Lang (Whit), Eric White (TP).

Umpire: Jim McMaster (VFL)

SWDFL No 2 ......... 2.2 .. 3.3 .. 4.4 .. 5.6 (36)

Murray FL No 2 ... 1.6 .. 3.11 .. 8.12 .. 9.18 (72)

Goals - SWDFL: B Chalmers 3, M Bradley, F Gumbleton

Murray: G Gemmill 2, I Rowland 2, J Shiel, M Stuart, J Brady, B Henderson, N Parrott

Best players - SWDFL: W McCaig, J Wirth, L Crocker, R Reiher, B Chalmers

Murray: D Whitton, J Shiel, M Stuart, L Henery, J Dagger, G Gemmill, S Way

Umpire: John Deaton (SWUA)

Schoolboys
Western Zone .... 2.2 .. 7.5 .. 9.6 .. 13.6 (84)
Eastern Zone ..... 1.2 .. 4.4 .. 4.5 .. 7.7 (49)
Goals - Western: C Pigram 3, L McCallum 2, S Margosis 2, L Schmalkuche 2, G Powell 2, G Gardner, R Shuttleworth
Eastern: J Smith 3, W Harrison 2, B Shanahan, I Foster
Best players - Western: C Pigram, D Gavel, G Gardner, G Luhrs, G Powell, T Reed, L McCallum
Eastern: R Evans, W Harrison, B Shanahan, I Foster, K Howard, J Smith, N Popple

Umpire: L Sexton (SWUA)

Round 6 - Sunday May 26, 1968 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ....... - .. 6.3 .. 8.4 .. 12.7 (79)

Ganmain ... - .. 9.10 .. 15.12 .. 17.16 (118)

Goals: Griffith: R O'Neill 5, R Higgins 2, R Thom, A Maloni, J Foley, G Martin, W Robins

Ganmain: P Gehrig 4, F Gumbleton 4, B Irvine 4, J McCaig, R Turner, B Cedelland, B Angrove, J Gumbleton

Best players: Griffith: K Kirkpatrick, D Best, D Collis, S Robins, A Biron, A Maloni
Ganmain: G Carroll, B Irvine, W Kember, P Gehrig, B Angrove, J Winnel
Griffith: Don Best, Frank Conlan, John Higgins; Bob Spears, Sid Robins, Phillip Smith; Darryl Collis, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Dennis Dreyer; Geoff Martin, John Foley, John Scott; Roger Thom, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Reg Higgins; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Wayne Robins, Angelo Maloni; John Candusso, Gary Owen
Umpire: -----. Gate: $150.40
Other matches - Ardlethan 20.16 (136) def Whitton 5.15 (45), Coolamon 14.14 (98) def by Ariah Park-Mirrool 17.10 (112), Grong Grong-Matong 14.14 (98) def Turvey Park 11.8 (74), Leeton 13.8 (86) def Narrandera 9.13 (67).
Reserves: Ganmain 13.11.89 d Griffith 5.12 (42)
Best players: D Hall, R Smith, W Clark, B Arnold, R Carroll, R Robins
Thirds: Griffith 2.11 (23) d Ganmain 3.4 (22)
Goals: T Higgins 2
Best players: T Reed, G Reed, G Rennie, J Riggs, T Greedy

Round 7 - Sunday June 2, 1968 at Narrandera Sportsground

Narrandera .... 1.3 .. 5.7 .. 7.10 .. 8.12 (60)

Griffith ............. 3.2 .. 3.4 .. 4.4 .. 6.7 (43)

Goals: Narrandera: R Forbes 2, G Pedlar 2, B Waters, J Bloomfield, G Sharp, R Stevens

Griffith: R Thom, K Kirkpatrick, R O'Neill, J Foley, A Biron, D Dreyer

Best players: Narrandera: J Bloomfield, H Stephen, B Waller, G Sharp, S Hutchins, R Stevens
Griffith: A Biron, R Spears, S Robins, J Foley, J Candusso, D Collis
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Bob Spears; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Wally Clark; Geoff Martin, John Foley, Angelo Maloni; Roger Thom, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Dennis Dreyer; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Wayne Robins, John Scott; Reg Higgins, John Peters
Umpire: -----------
Other matches - Ariah Park-Mirrool 10.9 (69) def by Grong Grong-Matong 14.7 (101), Ganmain 8.4 (52) def Ardlethan 6.9 (45), Turvey Park 11.7 (73) def Leeton 5.16 (46), Whitton 12.15 (87) def Coolamon 9.10 (64).
Reserves: Narrandera 10.7 (67) d Griffith 6.9 (45)
Best players: J Higgins, L Hodson, R Smith, M Newman, R Robins, M Brill
Thirds: Narrandera 12.9 (81) d Griffith 1.2 (8)
Goals: T Higgins
Best players: Jim McMahon, G Rennie, Robert Smith, T Higgins, T Reed

Inter League (Neville Nesbitt Trophy) - Sunday June 9, 1968 at Yerong Creek

Farrer FL ..... 2.3 .. 4.3 .. 9.6 .. 11.8 (74)

S.W.D.F.L ..... 2.1 .. 4.4 .. 11.8 .. 21.12 (138)

Goals - Farrer: B Prior 5, C Roberson 4, A Cole, P Weidemann

SWDFL: R O'Neill 6, G Sharp 4, I Crewes 3, T Carroll 3, R Stevens 2, V Drake, K Fruend, M Sellars

Best players - Farrer: B Prior, C Roberson, B Willis, B Haynes, R Birch, D Maher

SWDFL: M Sellars, T Carroll, R Little, R Elwin, G Sharp, V Drake, E White, J Foley

South Western DFL: Frank Conlan, Bob Little, Eric White; Sid Robins, Ross Elwin, Allan Waters; John Foley, Jim Bloomfield, Kevin Kirkpatrick; Merv Sellars, Vern Drake, Tom Carroll; Ian Crewes, Ron O'Neill, Kevin Fruend; Geoff Sharp, Allan Tipping, Ray Stevens. Coach: Bernie Sculley

Umpire: Peter Matheson (VFL)

Seconds: Farrer FL 10.16 (76) d SWDFL 10.9 (69)

Round 8 - Sunday June 16, 1968 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval                                               High Marks and Fumbles

Griffith ............. 9.4 .. 13.4 .. 18.8 .. 23.10 (148)

Turvey Park .... 0.1 .. 4.3 .. 9.5 .. 10.7 (67)

Goals: Griffith: R O'Neill 14, J Scott 3, A Maloni, R Thom, W Robins, A Biron, G Martin, R Smith

Turvey Park: F Crawford 5, R Nolan, R Francis, G Strong, R Burge, J Currie

Best players: Griffith: R O'Neill, J Foley, J Scott, K Kirkpatrick, R Thom, A Biron, S Robins
Turvey Park: J Currie, F Crawford, G Strong, B Conway, P Harrison
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Bob Spears; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Wally Clark; Angelo Maloni, Roger Thom, John Scott; Geoff Martin, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Ray Smith; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Wayne Robins, Kevin Kirkpatrick; Reg Higgins, John Higgins
Umpire: Brian Stirling (VFL). Gate: $146.80
Other matches - Ardlethan 20.16 (136) def Narrandera 5.10 (46), Ganmain 12.21 (93) def Whitton 10.9 (69), Groing Grong-Matong 13.17 (95) def Coolamon 11.5 (71), Leeton 11.9 (75) def by Ariah Park-Mirrool 13.9 (95).
Reserves: Turvey Park 7.9 (51) d Griffith 5.14 (44)
Goals: D Hall 2, M Eldridge, S Patterson, J Peters
Best players: L Hodson, M Newman, S Patterson, J Peters, R Carroll, W Collis

Thirds: Griffith d Turvey Park on forfeit

Round 9 - Sunday June 23, 1968 at Ariah Park Recreation Ground

Ariah Park-Mirrool .... 10.10 .. 13.13 (91)

Griffith .......................... 9.5 .. 17.6 (108)

Goals: AP-M: J Prentice 4, R Quade 3, B Chalmers 3, T Noack, V Drake, R Prentice

Griffith: K Kirkpatrick 5, R O'Neill 4, R Thom 3, J Scott 2, J Foley, A Biron, W Tyndall

Best players: AP-M: J Prentice, B Baker, J Dunn, V Drake, B Chalmers, N Walker
Griffith: K Kirkpatrick, J Foley, D Collis, J Scott, R Thom, A Biron, S Robins
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Bob Spears; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Ray Smith; John Scott, Roger Thom, Bill Tyndall; John Higgins, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Reg Higgins; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Wayne Robins, Kevin Kirkpatrick; Max Eldridge, Wally Clark
Umpire: ---------
Other matches - Coolamon 10.22 (81) def Leeton 9.13 (67), Narrandera 15.8 (98) def Ganmain 15.10 (100), Turvey Park 6.9 (45) def by Ardlethan 10.15 (75), Whitton 6.14 (50) def Grong Greong-Matong 3.21 (39).
Reserves: Griffith 8.10 (58) d Ariah Park-Mirrool 5.14 (44)
Goals: J Walsh 6, R Carroll, W Clark
Best players: L Hodson, W Collis, M Newman, D Dreyer, J Walsh
Thirds: Griffith 8.4 (52) d Ariah Park-Mirrool 5.5 (35)
Goals: G Gardner 5, D Tyndall, G Rennie, T Reed
Best players: G Gardner, M Brill, D Tyndall, G MacKenzie, G Luhrs, J Riggs

Round 10 - Sunday June 30, 1968 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval
Griffith ............................... 3.5 .. 6.9 .. 14.14 .. 16.18 (114)
Grong Grong-Matong .... 1.3 .. 3.5 .. 6.7 .. 10.7 (67)
Goals: Griffith: R O'Neill 7, D Collis 2, G Martin 2, W Tyndall, J Foley, R Thom, K Kirkpatrick, F Conlan
GG-M: I Ferguson 4, P Box 2, T Carroll 2, M Patterson, G Sheather

Best players: Griffith: S Robins, D Collis, K Kirkpatrick, J Foley, R Spears, R O'Neill
GG-M: T Carroll, I Ferguson, B Bryon, L McPherson, M Sellars, M Patterson
Griffith: Don Best, P hillip Smith, Bob Spears; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Reg Higgins; John Scott, Roger Thom, Angelo Maloni; Geoff Martin, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Bill Tyndall; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Wayne Robins, Kevin Kirkpatrick; John Higgins, Les Hodson
Umpire: -----. Gate: $224.    Milestone: Bill Biron 200th game
Other matches - Ardlethan 21.15 (141) def Coolamon 10.12 (72), Ganmain 11.9 (75) def by Ariah Park-Mirrool 11.11 (77), Leeton 13.6 (84) def Whitton 6.12 (48), Narrandera 13.7 (85) def by Turvey Park 16.9 (105).
Reserves: Griffith 14.23 (107) d Grong Grong-Matong 1.6 (12)
Goals: J Walsh 4, J Peters 3, R Carroll 3, R Smith 2, J Whyte, G Owen
Best players: L Collis, R Smith, J Peters, J Crump, J Walsh

Round 11 - Sunday July 7, 1968 at Leeton Showground

Leeton ..... 1.2 .. 2.3 .. 3.6 .. 3.9 (27)

Griffith ..... 5.4 .. 9.11 .. 12.12 .. 16.16 (112)

Goals: Leeton: J Lyons, R Alchin, N Stockton

Griffith: R O'Neill 10, W Tyndall 2, J Scott 2, A Biron, R Thom

Best players: Leeton: A Waters, J Wirth, L Clare, R Alchin, M Kruse, J Lyons
Griffith: J Foley, P Smith, K Kirkpatrick, D Collis, R O'Neill, J Candusso, R Higgins
Griffith: Les Collis, Phillip Smith, Bob Spears; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Reg Higgins; Geoff Martin, Roger Thom, John Scott; Bill Tyndall, Ron O'Neill (c-c), John Higgins; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Wayne Robins, Kevin Kirkpatrick; Max Eldridge, Wally Clark
Umpire: ------
Other matches - Ariah Park-Mirrool 16.9 (105) def Narrandera 15.13 (103), Coolamon 6.12 (48) def by Ganmain 17.15 (117), Grong Grong-Matong 8.12 (60) def byArdlethan 9.9 (63), Whitton 10.11 (71) def Turvey Park 7.20 (62).
Reserves: Griffith 13.11 (89) d Leeton 7.4 (46)
Goals: R Smith 4, R Carroll 3, G Owen 2, D Hall 2, J Langlands, J Whyte
Best players: G Owen, J Langlands, L Hodson, S Patterson, J Peters, R Smith 

Thirds: No game

Round 12 - Sunday July 14, 1968 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ..... 4.5 .. 9.10 .. 13.16 .. 21.19 (145)

Whitton .... 1.0 .. 3.1 .. 4.4 .. 6.5 (41)

Goals: Griffith: R O'Neill 9, R Spears 4, D Collis 2, L Collis, J Scott, K Kirkpatrick, J Higgins, W Robins, R Thom

Whitton: R Thompson 2, W Aliendi, L Pilkington, R Lloyd, D DeMamiel

Best players: Griffith: J Foley, F Conlan, K Kirkpatrick, S Robins, R Spears, R O'Neill
Whitton: R Pannowitz, P Brown, R Milne, G Gavel, W Aliendi, L Pilkington
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, John Langlands; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Reg Higgins; Les Collis, Roger Thom, John Scott; Bob Spears, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Bill Tyndall; John Higgins, Wayne Robins, Kevin Kirkpatrick; John Peters, Les Hodson
Umpire: John Deaton (SWUA). Gate: $181.60
Other matches - Ardlethan 17.11 (113) def Leeton 9.13 (67), Ganmain 14.10 (94) def Grong Grong-Matong 9.10 (64), Narrandera 23.11 (149) def Coolamon 11.8 (74), Turvey Park 10.12 (72) def by Ariah Park-Mirrool 15.13 (103). 
Reserves: Griffith 18.21 (129) d Whitton 4.3 (27)
Goals: R Smith 4, G Owen 3, J Peters 2, S Patterson 2, J Walsh 2, M Eldridge 2, R Carroll, J Whyte, M Newman
Best players: G Owen, S Patterson, R Smith, J Peters, J Crump, W Clark

Round 13 - Sunday July 21, 1968 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ........ 3.1 .. 5.4 .. 8.8 .. 12.12 (84)

Ardlethan ... 1.4 .. 5.8 .. 5.9 .. 6.10 (46)

Goals: Griffith: R O'Neill 4, R Thom 3, W Robins 2, J Scott, K Kirkpatrick, R Higgins

Ardlethan: W Connors 2, Roy Inglis 2, M Bradley 2

Best players: Griffith: S Robins, J Candusso, J Foley, F Conlan, D Collis, K Kirkpatrick
Ardlethan: F Thompson, I Crewes, K Drysdale, J Kelly, M Bradley, P Meale 
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Wayne Robins; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Reg Higgins; Geoff Martin, Roger Thom, John Scott; Bob Spears, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Bill Tyndall; Adley 'Bill' Biron, John Higgins, Kevin Kirkpatrick; Les Collis, John Langlands 
Umpire: Dalglish (VFL). Gate: $326
Reports: Bob Spears by umpire Dalgleish for striking Karl Wall (Ardlethan) in first quarter
Other matches - Ariah Park-Mirrool 19.8 (122) def Whitton 9.10 (64), Coolamon 8.11 (59) def Turvey Park 8.5 (53), Grong Grong-Matong 7.7 (49) def Narranmdera 6.6 (42), Leeton 12.8 (80) def by Ganmain 12.9 (81).
Reserves: Griffith 11.12 (78) d Ardlethan 3.6 (24)
Goals: G Owen 4, R Smith 3, R Schodde, A Maloni, R Carroll, M Eldridge
Best players: R Schodde, G Owen, A Maloni, D Hall, M Newman
Thirds: Griffith 7.10 (52) d Ardlethan 3.6 (24)
Goals: G Gardner 4, G Reed 2, J Riggs
Best players: D Tyndall, G MacKenzie, J Riggs, Robert Smith, M Brill

Round 14 - Sunday July 28, 1968 at Ganmain Sportsground                                            High Marks and Fumbles

Ganmain .... 3.2 .. 6.5 .. 9.5 .. 13.6 (84)

Griffith ....... 4.2 .. 11.3 .. 14.3 .. 14.4 (88)

Goals: Ganmain: P Gehrig 4, A Tipping 3, F Gumbleton 2, B Angrove 2, W McCaig, B Parmenter

Griffith: R O'Neill 8, K Kirkpatrick 5, J Foley

Best players: Ganmain: G Buchanan, A Tipping, W Kember, P Brill, G Carroll, Dan Carroll
Griffith: K Kirkpatrick, F Conlan, J Foley, R Higgins, J Candusso, S Robins, A Biron, W Tyndall
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Wayne Robins; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Reg Higgins; Geoff Martin, Roger Thom, John Scott; Bill Tyndall, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Ray Schodde*; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Bob Spears, Kevin Kirkpatrick; Angelo Maloni, John Higgins
Umpire: --------
Other matches - Ariah Park-Mirrool 15.17 (107) def Coolamon 8.11 (59), Narrandera 10.14 (74) def Leeton 4.7 (31), Turvey Park 12.10 (82) def Grong Grong-Matong 7.11 (59), Whitton 4.14 (38) def by Ardlethan 8.10 (58).
Reserves: Ganmain 6.13 (39) d Griffith 4.7 (31)
Goals: D Hall 3, M Eldridge
Best players: J Crump, L Hodson, G Owen, W Collis, J Langlands, D Hall
Thirds: Griffith 9.12 (66) d Ganmain 7.5 (47)
Goals: G Luhrs 6, G Reed, D Tyndall, G MacKenzie 
Best players: D Tyndall, Robert Smith, G Rennie, T Higgins, G Luhrs

Round 15 - Sunday August 4, 1968 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval                                  Football coach's car blown up 

Griffith ........... 2.1 .. 6.5 .. 11.7 .. 15.14 (104)

Narrandera ... 0.2 .. 2.4 .. 3.6 .. 6.9 (45)

Goals: Griffith: R O'Neill 5, J Scott 3, R Thom 2, A Biron 2, W Robins 2, K Kirkpatrick

Narrandera: G Sharp 2, C Male, B Waters, S Hutchins, K English
Best players: Griffith: J Foley, S Robins, A Biron, R Thom, J Scott, R Higgins
Narrandera: R Stevens, R Wilson, N Waller, K Lyons, H Stephen, R Osmond
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Les Collis; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Reg Higgins; Geoff Martin, Roger Thom, John Scott; Ray Schodde, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Bill Tyndall; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Wayne Robins, Kevin Kirkpatrick; Dennis Dreyer, David Hall
Umpire: Lindsay Hughes (SWUA). Gate: $239
Other matches - Ardlethan 15.19 (109) def Ganmain 12.13 (85), Coolamon 9.8 (62) def by Whitton 11.12 (78), Grong Grong-Matong 16.16 (112) def Ariah Park-Mirrool 7.10 (52), Leeton 13.6 (84) def Turvey Park 9.9 (63).
Reserves: Griffith 7.12 (54) d Narrandera 5.6 (36) 
Goals: R Smith 2, G Owen, R Robins, K McCudden, J Crump, J Langlands
Best players: G Owen, K McCudden, L Hodson, D Forrester, H Moses, J Langlands
Thirds: Narrandera 4.7 (31) d Griffith 4.3 (27)
Goals: G Gardner 2, G Rennie, J Riggs
Best players: G Rennie, D Tyndall, J Riggs, J McMahon, M Brill 

Round 16 - Sunday August 11, 1968 at Gissing Oval

Turvey Park .... 1.5 .. 6.12 .. 8.13 .. 9.18 (72)

Griffith .............. 5.3 .. 8.5 .. 13.9 .. 17.11 (113)

Goals: Turvey Park: R Nolan 3, F Crawford 3, R Burge 2, P Harrison

Griffith: R O'Neill 9, R Schodde 4, J Scott 3, K Kirkpatrick

Best players: Turvey Park: E White, J Shearer, F Crawford, R Nolan, W Kendall, B Conway
Griffith: F Conlan, J Foley, R Higgins, A Biron, R O'Neill, R Schodde
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Wayne Robins; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Reg Higgins; Geoff Martin, Roger Thom, John Scott; Bill Tyndall, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Ray Schodde; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Les Collis, Kevin Kirkpatrick; Dennis Dreyer, David Hall
Umpire: Des Royal (SWUA)
Other matches - Ariah Park-Mirrool 19.14 (128) def Leeton 9.15 (69), Coolamon 7.9 (51) def by Grong Grong-Matong 21.15 (141), Narrandera 11.9 (75) def by Ardlethan 15.12 (102), Whitton 10.7 (67) def by Ganmain 15.18 (108).
Reserves: Griffith 14.12 (96) d Turvey Park 7.5 (45)
Goals: M Eldridge 5, R Smith 3, J Whyte 3, A Maloni, J Higgins, G Owen
Best players: R Smith, W Clark, J Higgins, M Eldridge, A Maloni, G Owen
Thirds: Griffith 6.5 (41) d Turvey Park 1.1 (7)
Goals: G Gardner 3, R Wilson 3
Best players: R Wilson, V Suine, G Duncan, T Higgins, D Tyndall, J McMahon

Round 17 - Sunday August 18, 1968 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith ........................... 5.7 .. 7.9 .. 14.14 .. 16.16 (112)

Ariah Park-Mirrool .... 3.0 .. 10.2 .. 11.2 .. 17.5 (107)

Goals: Griffith: R O'Neill 5, K Kirkpatrick 3, J Scott 2, J Foley, R Higgins, G Martin, R Thom, W Tyndall, J Whyte

AP-M: R Quade 6, J Prentice 4, V Drake 2, B Chalmers 2, A Chalmers, R Yandell, N Anderson

Best players: Griffith: J Scott, J Foley, A Biron, W Tyndall, S Robins, D Collis
AP-M: J Prentice, R Quade, N Walker, T Noack, N Anderson, V Drake
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Wayne Robins; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Reg Higgins; Geoff Martin, Roger Thom, John Scott; Bill Tyndall, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Ray Schodde; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Bob Spears, Kevin Kirkpatrick; John Crump*, Joe Whyte
Umpire: Brian Pratt (VFL). Gate: $388
Other matches - Ardlethan 20.25 (145) def Turvey Park 8.12 (60), Ganmain 11.17 (83) def Narrandera 7.11 (53), Grong Grong-Matong 15.17 (107) def Whitton 9.12 (66), Leeton 9.11 (65) def by Coolamon 12.13 (85) 
Reserves: Griffith 13.8 (86) d Ariah Park-Mirrool 4.11 (35)
Goals: R Smith 4, J Higgins 2, W Collis 2, M Eldridge 2, A Maloni, G Owen, K McCudden
Best players: R Smith, J Higgins, K McCudden, A Maloni, G Owen, L Hodson
Thirds: Griffith 8.10 (58) d Ariah Park-Mirrool 5.3 (33)
Best players: M Brill, G Duncan, G Gardner, R Wilson, R Ford 

Round 18 - Sunday August 25, 1968 at Kindra Park

Coolamon .... 3.2 .. 6.4 .. 6.7 .. 8.9 (57)

Griffith .......... 3.3 .. 7.7 .. 8.10 .. 10.15 (75)

Goals: Coolamon: B McKellar 2, P Curtis 2, P Craig 2, G Bradley, B Bradley

Griffith: R O'Neill 6, J Scott, K Kirkpatrick, D Collis, D Dreyer

Best players: Coolamon: B McKellar, L Crocker, J Kew, R Pieper, G Bradley, P Curtis
Griffith: R O'Neill, D Collis, J Foley, D Hall, K Kirkpatrick, F Conlan, G Martin
Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Wayne Robins; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Geoff Martin; Angelo Maloni, Roger Thom, John Scott; Bill Tyndall, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Ray Schodde; Adley 'Bill' Biron, David Hall, Kevin Kirkpatrick; Dennis Dreyer
Umpire: Gus Dalitz (SWUA)
Other matches - Ariah Park-Mirrool 17.10 (112) def Ardlethan 15.8 (98), Grong Grong-Matong 10.23 (83) def Leeton 6.12 (48), Turvey Park 7.9 (51) def by Ganmain 18.24 (132), Whitton 17.5 (107) def Narrandera 15.9 (99).   
Reserves: Griffith 20.28 (148) d Coolamon 0.2 (2)
Goals: M Eldridge 10, G Owen 4, J Whyte 2, R Robins 2, R Carroll, R Smith
Best players: G Owen, K McCudden, M Eldridge, R Smith, J Whyte, J Langlands, W Clark

First Semi Final - Sunday September 1, 1968 at Griffith Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Ardlethan ........ 4.7 .. 8.9 .. 11.14 .. 13.14 (92)

Ganmain .......... 3.1 .. 5.4 .. 8.6 .. 14.12 (96)

Goals - Ardlethan: Roy Inglis 6, Bill Thripp 2, Allan Taylor 2, Vince Guthrie, Ian Crewes, Mick Bradley

Ganmain: Brian Parmenter 5, Alan Tipping 3, Frank Gumbleton 2, Jim McCaig, Barry Angrove, Garry Carroll

Best players - Ardlethan: Ian Crewes, Fred Thompson, Bill Thripp, Barry Rist, Allan Bounds, Roy Inglis

Ganmain: Eric McCaig, Phil Gehrig, Graham Buchanan, Bill McCaig, Barry Angrove, Garry Carroll

Ardlethan: John Kelly, Fred Thompson, Karl Wall; Bob Henry, Brian Carroll, Kevin Drysdale; Ian Day, Barry Rist (c-c), Allan Bounds; Allan Taylor, Bill Connors, Phil Smith; Mick Bradley, Roy Inglis, Vince Guthrie; Bill Thripp, Bernie Stout, Ian Crewes; Barry Carroll, Mick Wills

Ganmain: Eric McCaig, Pat Carroll, Dan Carroll; Bill McCaig, Will Kember, Graham Buchanan; Jim Winnell, Russ Turner, Ross Rehier; Bruce Irvine, Phil Gehrig (c-c), Garry Carroll; Frank Gumbleton, Brian Parmenter, Jim McCaig; Des Carroll, Alan Tipping, Barry Angrove; Ben Cedelland, Terrence Carroll

Umpire: Ian Arso (VFL). Gate: $973.50

Reserves: Narrandera 10.10 (70) d Ardlethan 7.8 (50)

Umpire: Len Sexton (SWUA)

Thirds: Griffith 7.9 (51) d Turvey Park 5.2 (32)

Goals - Griffith: Gary Gardner 4, Robert Wilson 2, Grant Luhrs

Best players - Griffith: Denis Tyndall, Mervyn Brill, Gary Gardner, Trevor Reed, Jim McMahon

Umpire: Des Royal (SWUA)

Second Semi Final - Sunday September 8, 1968 at Ardlethan Recreation Ground

Griffith ............................1.2 .. 6.10 .. 9.12 .. 10.15 (75)

Ariah Park-Mirrool .... 5.2 .. 6.2 .. 10.8 .. 11.8 (74)

Goals - Griffith: R O'Neill 5, J Scott 2, K Kirkpatrick, R Spears, R Thom

AP-M: V Drake 3, T Noack, B Chalmers, N Anderson, B Baker, J Prentice

Best players - Griffith: K Kirkpatrick, P Smith, A Biron, J Candusso, S Robins, J Scott, F Conlan

AP-M: David Bamford, Neville Anderson, Vern Drake, Keith Rees, Terry Noack, Bruce Chalmers, Graham Kavanagh

Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Wayne Robins; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Geoff Martin; John Scott, Roger Thom, Angelo Maloni; Ray Schodde, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Bill Tyndall; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Bob Spears, Kevin Kirkpatrick; Dennis Dreyer, David Hall

Ariah Park-Mirrool: Bob Murray, Graham Kavanagh, Bruce Baker; David Bamford, Noel Walker, Bill Brooks; Keith Rees, Neville Anderson, Kevin O'Dwyer; Vince Quade, Vern Drake (c-c), Bruce Chalmers; Terry Noack, Ricky Quade, Jim Prentice; Alan Chalmers, Ray Johnson, Robert Prentice; Ian Manning

Umpire: John Sutcliffe (VFL). Gate: $1245

Reserves
Ganmain .... 1.2 .. 5.4 .. 7.4 .. 11.7 (73) 
Griffith ........ 3.9 .. 4.12 .. 8.14 .. 10.14 (74)
Goals - Ganmain: Peter Carroll 4, P Manglesdolf 3, B Cedelland 2, B Logan, D Crozier
Griffith: Joe Whyte 2, John Peters 2, Ralph Robins 2, Gary Owen, Max Eldridge, John Higgins, Ray Smith
Best players - Ganmain: Peter Carroll, R Holgate, B Cedelland, B Logan, K Guthrie, P Manglesdolf
Griffith: John Higgins, Joe Whyte, Gary Owen, Les Collis, Ralph Robins, Les Hodson
Umpire: John Deaton (SWUA)
Thirds
Narrandera ..... 1.1 .. 2.4 .. 6.7 .. 9.15 (69
Ganmain .......... 4.2 .. 5.6 .. 8.9 .. 8.10 (58)
Goals - Narrandera: D Meagher 2, A Rogers, G Hunt, F Aliendi, W Mathieson, S Margosis, L McCallum, R Hunt 
Ganmain: A Crouch 2, B Carroll, Paul Carroll, B Sears, D Guthrie, G Billingham, T McPherson
Best players - Narrandera: S Fisher, S Margosis, W Mathieson, P Hocking, L McCallum, A Rogers
Ganmain: A Crouch, T Kelly, P Kelly, Greg Guthrie, J Gumbleton, B Carroll
Umpire: Lindsay Hughes (SWUA)

Preliminary Final - Sunday September 15, 1968 at Gissing Oval

Arian Park-Mirrool .... 6.2 .. 8.3 .. 13.8 .. 17.9 (111)

Ganmain ...................... 4.3 .. 8.10 .. 9.13 .. 13.14 (92)

Goals: AP-M: J Prentice 6, V Drake 4, J Dunn 2, R Quade 2, T Noack, B Chalmers, N Anderson

Ganmain: J McCaig 3, P Gehrig 2, B Irvine 2, R Reiher 2, F Gumbleton, B Angrove, A Tipping, B Parmenter

Best: AP-M: G Kavanagh, V Drake, J Prentice, N Anderson, D Bamford

Ganmain: W Kember, J Winnell, F Gumbleton, G Carroll, A Tipping, G Buchanan

Ariah Park-Mirrool: Bob Murray, Graham Kavanagh, Bruce Baker; David Bamford, Noel Walker, Bill Brooks; Keith Rees, Neville Anderson, Kevin O'Dwyer; Vince Quade, Vern Drake (c-c), Bruce Chalmers; Terry Noack, Ricky Quade, Jim Prentice; Alan Chalmers, Ray Johnston, Jim Dunn; Ian Manning, Robert Prentice

Ganmain: Eric McCaig, Pat Carroll, Dan Carroll; Bill McCaig, Will Kember, Graham Buchanan; Jim Winnell, Russ Turner, Ross Rehier; Bruce Irvine, Phil Gehrig (c-c), Garry Carroll; Frank Gumbleton, Brian Parmenter, Jim McCaig; Des Carroll, Alan Tipping, Barry Angrove; Ben Cedelland, Terrence Carroll

Umpire: Marks (VFL).   Gate: $1,329.50

Reserves
Ganmain ........ 5.2 .. 10.3 .. 15.4 .. 18.7 (115)
Narrandera ... 4.1 .. 6.7 .. 10.8 .. 13.12 (90)
Goals - Ganmain: Peter Carroll 5, D Crozier 3, B Crozier 2, B Logan 2, P Brill 2, P Manglesdolf, C Firman, B Dillon, R Holgate
Narrandera: Graham Powell 4, I Osmond 3, J Harrison 2, F Aliendi 2, L Gibson, P McLean
Best players - Ganmain: B Logan, Peter Carroll. J Gumbleton, R Holgate, P Brill, K Guthrie, D Crozier 
Narrandera: Royal, G Powell, I Osmond, F Aliendi, W Jones, I Dixon
Umpire: Jack Pilgrim (SWUA)
Thirds
Ganmain ..... 2.2 .. 5.7 .. 8.10 .. 11.16 (82)
Griffith ......... 2.4 .. 4.5 .. 6.8 .. 7.8 (50)
Goals - Ganmain: G Woolnough 4, A Crouch 2, T McPherson 2, P Kelly, R Carroll, M Jones
Griffith: Grant Luhrs 4, Jim Riggs 2, Robert Wilson
Best players - Ganmain: A Crouch, G Woolnough, A Crozier, B Roy, B Sear, P Thompson, T McPherson 
Griffith: Denis Tyndall, Val Suine, Jim McMahon, Trevor Reed, Mervyn Brill, Grant Luhrs
Umpire: John Doherty (SWUA)

Grand Final - Sunday September 22, 1968 at Narrandera Sportsground                                          Match Report

Griffith ........................... 3.3 .. 6.8 .. 12.12 .. 13.17 (95)

Ariah Park-Mirrool ..... 4.3 .. 5.5 .. 7.6 .. 10.11 (71)

Goals - Griffith: R O'Neill 6, J Scott 2, W Tyndall 2, K Kirkpatrick, J Foley, R Spears

AP-M: R Quade 3, V Drake 2, B Chalmers 2, J Prentice, K Rees, J Dunn

Best players - Griffith: A Biron, R Spears, A Maloni, J Scott, K Kirkpatrick, D Best, J Foley, R Thom, G Martin

AP-M: B Chalmers, R Quade, G Kavanagh, V Drake, K Rees, N Anderson, B Baker

Griffith: Don Best, Phillip Smith, Wayne Robins; Frank Conlan, Sid Robins, John Candusso; Darryl Collis, John Foley, Angelo Maloni; John Scott, Roger Thom, Geoff Martin; Ray Schodde, Ron O'Neill (c-c), Bill Tyndall; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Bob Spears, Kevin Kirkpatrick; John Higgins, Dennis Dreyer

Ariah Park-Mirrool: Bob Murray, Graham Kavanagh, Bruce Baker; David Bamford, Noel Walker, Bill Brooks; Keith Rees, Neville Anderson, Kevin O'Dwyer; Ross Yandell, Vern Drake (c-c), Bruce Chalmers; Terry Noack, Ricky Quade, Jim Prentice; Alan Chalmers, Ray Johnson, Jim Dunn; Ian Manning, John Lewis

Umpire: Peter Sheales (VFL). Gate: $3,542

Reserves
Griffith .......... 2.2 .. 3.5 .. 5.9 .. 7.11 (53)
Ganmain ...... 2.2 .. 3.6 .. 7.9 .. 9.13 (67)
Goals - Griffith: Ray Smith 2, Gary Owen 2, John Peters, Ken McCudden, Max Eldridge
Ganmain: P Manglesdolf 3, B Cedelland 3, P Brill, B Logan, Peter Carroll 
Best players - Griffith: Reg Higgins, David Hall, Gary Owen, Wally Clark, Ralph Robins, Ray Smith
Ganmain: B Cedelland, B Dillon, B Logan, J Cedalland, D Crozier, J Gumbleton, R Hatty
Umpire: Jack Pilgrim (SWUA)
Thirds
Narrandera ..... 5.3 .. 8.7 .. 13.12 .. 17.13 (115)
Ganmain .......... 1.2 .. 3.4 .. 4.5 .. 6.9 (45)
Goals - Narrandera: D Meagher 7, G Hunt 2, W Mathieson 2, A Rogers, R Jackson, F Aliendi, G Hyland, P Hocking
Ganmain: A Crouch 3, Tony Kelly, G Woolnough, N Carroll
Best players - Narrandera: W Mathieson, D Meagher, S Margosis, G Hyland, P Wilkins, B Osmond, R Hunt
Ganmain: G Woolnough, Tony Kelly, Phil Kelly, A Crozier, Daryl Guthrie 
Umpire: Len Sexton (SWUA)

1968 Grand Final

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