▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Brown low ▁Medal ▁was ▁Bob ▁Sk il ton ▁of ▁South ▁Melbourne ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁votes . ▁ ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁took ▁the ▁" wood en ▁sp oon " ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁res erves ▁premi ership ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁. ▁Ess end on ▁ 1 5 . 7 ▁( 9 7 ) ▁defeated ▁▁ 1 3 . 1 4 ▁( 9 2 ) ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Final , ▁held ▁as ▁a ▁cur tain - ra iser ▁to ▁the ▁sen iors ▁Grand ▁Final ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September . ▁ ▁Notable ▁events ▁ ▁The ▁season ' s ▁home - and - away ▁draw ▁was ▁extended ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁r ounds . ▁This ▁now ▁meant ▁that ▁each ▁team ▁met ▁nine ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁eleven ▁teams ▁twice ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁Round ▁ 3 , ▁the ▁An z ac ▁Day ▁match ▁between ▁Carl ton ▁and ▁Ess end on ▁at ▁Prin ces ▁Park ▁was ▁greatly ▁affected ▁by ▁an ▁unus ually ▁strong ▁wind ▁that ▁ble w ▁across ▁the ▁ground ▁from ▁wing ▁to ▁wing , ▁making ▁kick ing ▁and ▁mark ing ▁entirely ▁un predict able ▁as ▁balls ▁would ▁almost ▁turn ▁at ▁right ▁angles ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁as ▁they ▁moved ▁down ▁the ▁ground ▁towards ▁the ▁outer ▁( e astern ) ▁end ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁stands ▁( or , ▁whilst ▁in ▁the ▁stand - protected ▁western ▁end , ▁the ▁ball