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1968 Championship of Australia

Field	Value
competition	Championship of Australia
match_type	Grand Final
home	Carlton
home_abbr	CAR
away	Sturt
away_abbr	STU
home_qtr1	7.4 (31)
home_qtr2	9.7 (61)
home_qtr3	12.12 (84)
home_qtr4	13.15 (93)
away_qtr1	2.2 (14)
away_qtr2	4.10 (34)
away_qtr3	4.13 (37)
away_qtr4	6.20 (56)
home_score	13.15 (93)
away_score	6.20 (56)
date	5 October 1968
stadium	Adelaide Oval
attendance	38,926
umpire	Max O'Connell
last	1914
next	1969

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.

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

9.7 (61) 12.12 (84) 13.15 (93) 4.10 (34) 4.13 (37) 6.20 (56) B Bennett, P Jones 3 A Gallagher, D Munari, B Quirk 1 J Tilbrook, R Schoff, R Rigney, T Clarkson 1

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