5 . 2 2 ▁( 1 1 2 ) ▁| ▁Western ▁O val ▁| ▁ 1 9 , 1 9 6 ▁| ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁| - ▁bg color ="# FFFF FF " ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁ 1 1 . 1 3 ▁( 7 9 ) ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁ 1 5 . 1 0 ▁( 1 0 0 ) ▁| ▁Ar den ▁Street ▁O val ▁| ▁ 1 6 , 1 8 9 ▁| ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁ ▁Lad der ▁ ▁Cons olation ▁Night ▁Series ▁Compet ition ▁The ▁cons olation ▁night ▁series ▁were ▁held ▁under ▁the ▁flo od light s ▁at ▁Lake ▁O val , ▁South ▁Melbourne , ▁for ▁the ▁teams ▁( 5 th ▁to ▁ 1 2 th ▁on ▁lad der ) ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁final s ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁and ▁away ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁Final : ▁Haw th orn ▁ 1 6 . 1 5 ▁( 1 1 1 ) ▁defeated ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁ 6 . 1 4 ▁( 5 0 ). ▁ ▁Prem iers hip ▁Final s ▁ ▁First ▁Sem i - Final ▁ ▁Second ▁Sem i - Final ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁Final ▁ ▁Grand ▁final ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁V FL ▁Prem iers hip ▁team ▁was ▁Carl ton . ▁ ▁The ▁V FL ' s ▁leading ▁go alk icker ▁was ▁Peter ▁Hudson ▁of ▁Haw th orn ▁who ▁k icked ▁ 1 2 5 ▁goals . ▁