Essendon finished top of the 1968 VFL ladder with 66 points and 130.3%, six points clear of Carlton. Carlton won the premiership from 2nd, beating Essendon by 3 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EssendonESS | 20 | 66 | 130.3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1860 | 1428 | WWLDW | Runner-up |
| 2 | CarltonCAR🏆 | 20 | 60 | 130.4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1751 | 1343 | LWWWW | Premiers |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 20 | 60 | 106.8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1528 | 1431 | WWWWL | Lost PF |
| 4 | St KildaSTKTOP 4 | 20 | 58 | 136.0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1718 | 1263 | WWWDW | Lost FW1 |
| 5 | RichmondRIC | 20 | 56 | 123.0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1889 | 1536 | WWWWW | – |
| 6 | HawthornHAW | 20 | 38 | 103.5 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1934 | 1869 | WLWLW | – |
| 7 | CollingwoodCOL | 20 | 36 | 94.5 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1623 | 1717 | LLLWW | – |
| 8 | MelbourneMEL | 20 | 32 | 83.9 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1434 | 1709 | LWLLL | – |
| 9 | SydneySYD | 20 | 26 | 83.9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1639 | 1954 | LLLLL | – |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 20 | 20 | 82.6 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1413 | 1710 | WLLWL | – |
| 11 | FitzroyFIT | 20 | 16 | 80.7 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1643 | 2035 | LLLLL | – |
| 12 | North MelbourneNTH | 20 | 12 | 74.3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1266 | 1703 | LLWLL | – |