1967 VFL season

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1967 VFL premiership season
Teams12
Premiers Richmond
6th premiership
Minor premiers Richmond
6th minor premiership
Consolation series Footscray
3rd Consolation series win
Brownlow Medallist Ross Smith (St Kilda)
Coleman Medallist Doug Wade (Geelong)
Matches played112
Highest109,396
  1966
1968  

The 1967 VFL season was the 71st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 15 April until 23 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.

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The premiership was won by the Richmond Football Club for the sixth time, after it defeated Geelong by nine points in the 1967 VFL Grand Final.

Background

In 1967, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.

Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.

Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1967 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 20.12 (132) South Melbourne 15.12 (102) Glenferrie Oval 18,29415 April 1967
North Melbourne 8.14 (62) Melbourne 9.13 (67) Arden Street Oval 13,69015 April 1967
St Kilda 22.13 (145) Footscray 9.10 (64) Moorabbin Oval 28,56415 April 1967
Richmond 15.20 (110) Essendon 11.9 (75) MCG 56,38715 April 1967
Geelong 13.13 (91) Collingwood 13.12 (90) Kardinia Park 35,15115 April 1967
Fitzroy 5.6 (36) Carlton 18.22 (130) Princes Park 24,21115 April 1967

Round 2

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 12.6 (78) Richmond 8.22 (70) Western Oval 19,28622 April 1967
Essendon 7.11 (53) St Kilda 8.8 (56) Windy Hill 26,10022 April 1967
Collingwood 16.17 (113) North Melbourne 7.8 (50) Victoria Park 23,57622 April 1967
Carlton 12.16 (88) Hawthorn 6.8 (44) Princes Park 31,55822 April 1967
Melbourne 9.8 (62) Geelong 14.11 (95) MCG 37,75922 April 1967
South Melbourne 15.13 (103) Fitzroy 10.5 (65) Lake Oval 11,73922 April 1967

Round 3

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 11.15 (81) Hawthorn 7.5 (47) Kardinia Park 17,22729 April 1967
Footscray 6.5 (41) South Melbourne 11.13 (79) Western Oval 18,28329 April 1967
Carlton 10.13 (73) North Melbourne 8.9 (57) Princes Park 19,04129 April 1967
St Kilda 9.13 (67) Melbourne 10.9 (69) Moorabbin Oval 27,76029 April 1967
Richmond 11.12 (78) Fitzroy 7.11 (53) MCG 20,93829 April 1967
Essendon 8.6 (54) Collingwood 10.16 (76) Windy Hill 34,60029 April 1967

Round 4

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 10.8 (68) Richmond 11.22 (88) Arden Street Oval 12,7506 May 1967
Hawthorn 10.6 (66) St Kilda 15.11 (101) Glenferrie Oval 20,3526 May 1967
Fitzroy 9.10 (64) Geelong 22.13 (145) Princes Park 9,7476 May 1967
Collingwood 13.17 (95) Footscray 5.7 (37) Victoria Park 21,8556 May 1967
South Melbourne 18.19 (127) Essendon 13.10 (88) Lake Oval 18,7566 May 1967
Melbourne 5.15 (45) Carlton 16.8 (104) MCG 48,5136 May 1967

Round 5

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 12.11 (83) Melbourne 12.10 (82) Western Oval 15,81813 May 1967
Fitzroy 9.6 (60) North Melbourne 13.13 (91) Princes Park 9,89713 May 1967
Essendon 8.13 (61) Geelong 10.12 (72) Windy Hill 24,10013 May 1967
Collingwood 13.25 (103) South Melbourne 7.15 (57) Victoria Park 33,71413 May 1967
Richmond 16.22 (118) Hawthorn 5.13 (43) MCG 27,17513 May 1967
St Kilda 11.9 (75) Carlton 11.14 (80) Moorabbin Oval 44,38213 May 1967

Round 6

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 7.9 (51) North Melbourne 10.13 (73) Glenferrie Oval 10,13620 May 1967
Geelong 16.12 (108) South Melbourne 13.11 (89) Kardinia Park 21,56520 May 1967
Carlton 10.13 (73) Collingwood 9.13 (67) Princes Park 43,58920 May 1967
St Kilda 9.4 (58) Richmond 14.15 (99) Moorabbin Oval 32,34220 May 1967
Melbourne 13.15 (93) Fitzroy 7.9 (51) MCG 17,58220 May 1967
Footscray 4.7 (31) Essendon 11.13 (79) Western Oval 21,27820 May 1967

Round 7

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Fitzroy 9.12 (66) Hawthorn 16.14 (110) Princes Park 7,60027 May 1967
Essendon 10.12 (72) Melbourne 6.10 (46) Windy Hill 17,68427 May 1967
Collingwood 16.20 (116) St Kilda 14.14 (98) Victoria Park 31,87727 May 1967
Richmond 18.11 (119) Geelong 12.9 (81) MCG 50,34827 May 1967
North Melbourne 7.13 (55) Footscray 6.6 (42) Arden Street Oval 10,28027 May 1967
South Melbourne 11.12 (78) Carlton 11.12 (78) Lake Oval 21,87027 May 1967

Round 8

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 12.8 (80) Melbourne 18.17 (125) Glenferrie Oval 13,7723 June 1967
Carlton 11.19 (85) Geelong 12.9 (81) Princes Park 30,4813 June 1967
South Melbourne 20.18 (138) St Kilda 14.25 (109) Lake Oval 26,5843 June 1967
Footscray 7.15 (57) Fitzroy 12.9 (81) Western Oval 11,7273 June 1967
North Melbourne 12.16 (88) Essendon 13.10 (88) Arden Street Oval 16,1203 June 1967
Richmond 13.5 (83) Collingwood 13.12 (90) MCG 71,9463 June 1967

Round 9

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Essendon 21.16 (142) Hawthorn 6.15 (51) Windy Hill 13,27710 June 1967
Collingwood 19.20 (134) Fitzroy 4.9 (33) Victoria Park 18,64310 June 1967
St Kilda 9.17 (71) North Melbourne 8.13 (61) Moorabbin Oval 17,25810 June 1967
Melbourne 19.14 (128) South Melbourne 12.17 (89) MCG 45,72312 June 1967
Carlton 14.7 (91) Richmond 13.15 (93) Princes Park 37,38412 June 1967
Geelong 15.12 (102) Footscray 9.8 (62) Kardinia Park 21,96312 June 1967

Round 10

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 16.11 (107) South Melbourne 14.7 (91) Arden Street Oval 11,96724 June 1967
Collingwood 17.16 (118) Hawthorn 12.9 (81) Victoria Park 17,36324 June 1967
Richmond 24.14 (158) Melbourne 12.9 (81) MCG 38,51924 June 1967
St Kilda 18.14 (122) Geelong 10.10 (70) Moorabbin Oval 27,05524 June 1967
Fitzroy 9.11 (65) Essendon 13.13 (91) Princes Park 12,07624 June 1967
Footscray 7.12 (54) Carlton 11.4 (70) Western Oval 19,88324 June 1967

Round 11

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 12.6 (78) North Melbourne 9.18 (72) Kardinia Park 14,4151 July 1967
Fitzroy 9.9 (63) St Kilda 15.21 (111) Princes Park 9,8511 July 1967
South Melbourne 8.9 (57) Richmond 14.25 (109) Lake Oval 15,5201 July 1967
Hawthorn 8.11 (59) Footscray 14.12 (96) Glenferrie Oval 7,5301 July 1967
Melbourne 9.11 (65) Collingwood 14.14 (98) MCG 30,8481 July 1967
Essendon 9.16 (70) Carlton 12.7 (79) Windy Hill 23,9061 July 1967

Round 12

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Essendon 13.15 (93) Richmond 10.12 (72) Windy Hill 24,6008 July 1967
Collingwood 6.15 (51) Geelong 12.16 (88) Victoria Park 36,1218 July 1967
South Melbourne 10.17 (77) Hawthorn 13.12 (90) Lake Oval 11,4488 July 1967
Melbourne 8.7 (55) North Melbourne 5.22 (52) MCG 19,19115 July 1967
Footscray 3.15 (33) St Kilda 11.12 (78) Western Oval 17,93915 July 1967
Carlton 10.16 (76) Fitzroy 10.8 (68) Princes Park 16,37015 July 1967

Round 13

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 13.12 (90) Melbourne 8.9 (57) Kardinia Park 18,78022 July 1967
Fitzroy 19.21 (135) South Melbourne 12.10 (82) Princes Park 10,80022 July 1967
Richmond 19.16 (130) Footscray 8.10 (58) MCG 20,82722 July 1967
St Kilda 18.6 (114) Essendon 13.13 (91) Moorabbin Oval 31,97222 July 1967
North Melbourne 9.8 (62) Collingwood 11.15 (81) Arden Street Oval 18,85122 July 1967
Hawthorn 9.9 (63) Carlton 11.21 (87) Glenferrie Oval 17,55222 July 1967

Round 14

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 8.10 (58) St Kilda 12.19 (91) MCG 29,17529 July 1967
Fitzroy 8.10 (58) Richmond 8.19 (67) Princes Park 13,86429 July 1967
Collingwood 8.14 (62) Essendon 10.11 (71) Victoria Park 27,32029 July 1967
Hawthorn 11.12 (78) Geelong 7.16 (58) Glenferrie Oval 12,08729 July 1967
South Melbourne 10.11 (71) Footscray 5.10 (40) Lake Oval 8,63529 July 1967
North Melbourne 8.9 (57) Carlton 6.8 (44) Arden Street Oval 14,58229 July 1967

Round 15

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Essendon 14.15 (99) South Melbourne 7.16 (58) Windy Hill 15,8005 August 1967
Carlton 7.10 (52) Melbourne 6.13 (49) Princes Park 20,1385 August 1967
Richmond 14.21 (105) North Melbourne 13.7 (85) MCG 34,4475 August 1967
St Kilda 17.17 (119) Hawthorn 8.8 (56) Moorabbin Oval 23,4065 August 1967
Geelong 9.14 (68) Fitzroy 7.8 (50) Kardinia Park 16,4435 August 1967
Footscray 14.9 (93) Collingwood 12.15 (87) Western Oval 16,8675 August 1967

Round 16

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 7.12 (54) Richmond 23.30 (168) Glenferrie Oval 19,44112 August 1967
Carlton 11.7 (73) St Kilda 9.8 (62) Princes Park 32,91212 August 1967
Melbourne 7.12 (54) Footscray 7.9 (51) MCG 17,03912 August 1967
North Melbourne 9.12 (66) Fitzroy 15.15 (105) Arden Street Oval 8,50912 August 1967
Geelong 10.13 (73) Essendon 4.10 (34) Kardinia Park 25,95612 August 1967
South Melbourne 5.6 (36) Collingwood 16.14 (110) Lake Oval 10,03412 August 1967

Round 17

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Richmond 12.13 (85) St Kilda 7.11 (53) MCG 48,20019 August 1967
Fitzroy 8.18 (66) Melbourne 9.8 (62) Princes Park 8,02719 August 1967
Essendon 13.11 (89) Footscray 12.15 (87) Windy Hill 8,70019 August 1967
North Melbourne 9.19 (73) Hawthorn 7.3 (45) Arden Street Oval 4,84619 August 1967
South Melbourne 9.9 (63) Geelong 21.13 (139) Lake Oval 10,03419 August 1967
Collingwood 12.13 (85) Carlton 8.12 (60) Victoria Park 34,78419 August 1967

Round 18

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 15.15 (105) Richmond 18.9 (117) Kardinia Park 34,61626 August 1967
Footscray 7.11 (53) North Melbourne 8.7 (55) Western Oval 10,66926 August 1967
Carlton 10.22 (82) South Melbourne 7.7 (49) Princes Park 15,60926 August 1967
Hawthorn 13.13 (91) Fitzroy 10.14 (74) Glenferrie Oval 13,84626 August 1967
Melbourne 8.12 (60) Essendon 7.14 (56) MCG 24,28226 August 1967
St Kilda 14.16 (100) Collingwood 8.5 (53) Moorabbin Oval 28,86226 August 1967

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Richmond (P)18153018691281145.960
2 Carlton 18143114251133125.858
3 Geelong 18135016251323122.852
4 Collingwood 18126016291232132.248
5 St Kilda 18117016301328122.744
6 Essendon 1889114061327106.034
7 Melbourne 1881001258141788.832
8 North Melbourne 1871011234131094.230
9 South Melbourne 1851211446176382.022
10 Hawthorn 1851301241176670.320
11 Fitzroy 1841401193165572.116
12 Footscray 1841401060148171.616

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 78.8
Source: AFL Tables

Finals series

Semi-finals

First Semi-final
Saturday, 2 September (2:30 pm) Geelong 16.12 (108)def. Collingwood 11.12 (78) MCG (crowd: 91,715) Report
  • Collingwood captain Des Tuddenham was reported for striking, found guilty and suspended for four matches.
  • After slipping on the MCG's old practice-wicket area and copping a knee from Collingwood big man Ernie Hug [1] in the first quarter, Sam Newman was taken by ambulance to St Vincent's Hospital for emergency treatment, [2] which eventually resulted in him having a kidney removed.
Second Semi-final
Saturday, 9 September 2:30pm Richmond def. Carlton MCG (crowd: 99,051)
5.8 (38)
10.13 (73)
14.16 (100)
20.21 (141)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
3.4 (22)
7.9 (51)
11.12 (78)
14.17 (101)
Umpires: Sheales
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Hart 6
Brown, Patterson 3
B. Richardson, Northey, Guinane 2
Barrot, Bartlett 1
Goals3 Munari, Nicholls
2 Kekovich, Barassi, Jesaulenko
1 Silvagni, Gallagher
Barrot, Hart, Clay, Dean, Guinane, Burgin BestNicholls, Goold, Munari, Barassi, Silvagni, Gallagher
Crowe for striking NichollsReports
  • Richmond ruckman Neville Crowe was found guilty and suspended for four matches.

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Saturday, 16 September 2:30pm Geelong def. Carlton MCG (crowd: 95,542)
1.0 (6)
6.2 (38)
14.3 (87)
17.6 (108)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
5.2 (32)
10.5 (65)
11.7 (73)
11.13 (79)
Umpires: Sheales
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Wade 5
Sharrock 4
Ryan, Mitchell, Andrews 2
Polinelli, Newland 1
Goals3 Gallagher
2 Jesaulenko
1 Collins, Stone, Nicholls, Barassi, Robertson, Auchettl
Sharrock, Goggin, Farmer, Polinelli, Ryan, Closter, Mitchell, Walker BestNicholls, Barassi, Collis, Hall, Gill, Goold, Gallagher, Collins

Grand final

Grand final
Saturday, 23 September (2:30 pm) Richmond 16.18 (114)def. Geelong 15.15 (105) MCG (crowd: 109,396) Report

Night Series Competition

The night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne, for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the season.

Final: Footscray 15.11 (101) defeated South Melbourne 8.8 (56).

Season notes

Awards

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