ale ▁Düsseldorf . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : G erman ▁women ▁artists ▁Category : G erman ▁installation ▁artists <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Victor ian ▁Football ▁League ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁ 7 2 nd ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁el ite ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ▁competition . ▁ ▁Prem iers hip ▁season ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁V FL ▁competition ▁consisted ▁of ▁twelve ▁teams ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁on - the - field ▁players ▁each , ▁plus ▁two ▁substitute ▁players , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁man ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁man . ▁A ▁player ▁could ▁be ▁subst it uted ▁for ▁any ▁reason ; ▁however , ▁once ▁subst it uted , ▁a ▁player ▁could ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁play ▁under ▁any ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁Teams ▁played ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁a ▁home - and - away ▁season ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁r ounds ; ▁matches ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁were ▁the ▁" home - and - way ▁reverse " ▁of ▁matches ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 9 . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁round ▁home - and - away ▁season ▁had ▁finished , ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁V FL ▁Prem iers ▁were ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁specific ▁format ▁and ▁convent ions ▁of ▁the ▁Page - Mc Int y re ▁System . ▁ ▁Round ▁ 1 ▁ ▁| - ▁bg color ="# CC CC FF " ▁| ▁Home ▁team