State Savings Bank (SSB) - Little League 1967 Season
The 1967 SSB Little League season began on Saturday, May 13th (Round 5 of the seniors) and concluded with the Grand Final on 31 August (Round 22 of the seniors).
Nine of the 12 League clubs will field teams in this new concept which will provide a miniature competition for the boys who who were under 11 years of age on January 1, 1967. Former Carlton captain and state ruckman Graham Donaldson, who has been a member of the Bank's staff for many years has been appointed full-time organiser of the Little League. The Little League matches will be played during the half-time interval of the senior fixtures. The matches will be 14 minutes in duration and divided into two halves of seven minutes. A playing area of about 90 x 40 yards will be marked out at each ground. The State Savings Bank will supply all guernseys, footballs and equipment, it will also provide insurance cover against injuries to teh Little League players.
Only 10 clubs fielded teams during the second season of the Little League, with the Magpies (Collingwood) and Hawks (Hawthorn) being the only two clubs that elected not to field a team. This was the Swans (South Melbourne's) first year in the Little League, after a 9-team first season in 1967.
The Blues were defeated by the Demons in the inaugural Little League Grand Final. The Blues could be excused for not beating a team that contained future VFL / AFL champions such as St Klida's gun high-flying utility Trevor Barker, Richmond / Collingwood / Essendon and Brisbane Bears centreman Geoff Raines and Melbourne's ever-reliable defender, Steven Smith.
Round 1: 13th May 1967.
Blues 1.1.7
Saints 0.2.2
Result: Won by 5 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 2: 20th May 1967.
BYE
Round 3: 27th May 1967.
BYE
Round 4: Monday 3rd June 1967.
Blues 0.2.2
Cats 2.7.19
Result: Lost by 17 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 5: Monday 12th June 1967.
Blues 2.2.14
Tigers 0.0.0
Result: Won by 14 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 6: 24th June 1967.
Blues 3.4.22
Bulldogs 0.1.1.
Result: Won by 21 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 7: 1st July 1967.
Blues 2.2.14
Bombers 1.1.7
Result: Won by 7 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 8: 15th July 1967.
Blues 1.3.9
Lions 1.2.8
Result: Won by 1 point.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 9: 22nd July 1967.
BYE
Round 10: 29th July 1967.
Blues 3.1.19
Kangas 0.0.0
Result: Won by 19 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 11: 5th August 1967.
Demons d Blues
Result:
Goalkickers:
Best:
1967 End of Home & Away Season Ladder
Note: each bye was considered a win, and 4 points were allocated to each team when they had the bye.
Semi Finals.
Saturday 12th August 1967.
1st Semi Final: - Tigers 1.1.7 d Cats 0.1.1
2nd Semi Final: - Demons 1.3.drew with Carlton 1.3.9
(Although it was a draw, the Demons advanced to the Grand Final because they finished higher on the ladder at the end of the Home and Away Series).
Preliminary Final.
Saturday 19th August 1967.
Blues d Tigers
Grand Final
Saturday 26th August 1967.
Demons d Blues
The 1967 SSB Little League season began on Saturday, May 13th (Round 5 of the seniors) and concluded with the Grand Final on 31 August (Round 22 of the seniors).
Nine of the 12 League clubs will field teams in this new concept which will provide a miniature competition for the boys who who were under 11 years of age on January 1, 1967. Former Carlton captain and state ruckman Graham Donaldson, who has been a member of the Bank's staff for many years has been appointed full-time organiser of the Little League. The Little League matches will be played during the half-time interval of the senior fixtures. The matches will be 14 minutes in duration and divided into two halves of seven minutes. A playing area of about 90 x 40 yards will be marked out at each ground. The State Savings Bank will supply all guernseys, footballs and equipment, it will also provide insurance cover against injuries to teh Little League players.
Only 10 clubs fielded teams during the second season of the Little League, with the Magpies (Collingwood) and Hawks (Hawthorn) being the only two clubs that elected not to field a team. This was the Swans (South Melbourne's) first year in the Little League, after a 9-team first season in 1967.
The Blues were defeated by the Demons in the inaugural Little League Grand Final. The Blues could be excused for not beating a team that contained future VFL / AFL champions such as St Klida's gun high-flying utility Trevor Barker, Richmond / Collingwood / Essendon and Brisbane Bears centreman Geoff Raines and Melbourne's ever-reliable defender, Steven Smith.
Round 1: 13th May 1967.
Blues 1.1.7
Saints 0.2.2
Result: Won by 5 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 2: 20th May 1967.
BYE
Round 3: 27th May 1967.
BYE
Round 4: Monday 3rd June 1967.
Blues 0.2.2
Cats 2.7.19
Result: Lost by 17 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 5: Monday 12th June 1967.
Blues 2.2.14
Tigers 0.0.0
Result: Won by 14 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 6: 24th June 1967.
Blues 3.4.22
Bulldogs 0.1.1.
Result: Won by 21 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 7: 1st July 1967.
Blues 2.2.14
Bombers 1.1.7
Result: Won by 7 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 8: 15th July 1967.
Blues 1.3.9
Lions 1.2.8
Result: Won by 1 point.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 9: 22nd July 1967.
BYE
Round 10: 29th July 1967.
Blues 3.1.19
Kangas 0.0.0
Result: Won by 19 points.
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 11: 5th August 1967.
Demons d Blues
Result:
Goalkickers:
Best:
1967 End of Home & Away Season Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Losses | Draws | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Demons | 10 | 0 | 1 | 42 | | -- | ---- |
| 2 | Blues | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 | | -- | ---- |
| 3 | Cats | 8 | 2 | 1 | 34 | | -- | ---- |
| 4 | Tigers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 34 | | -- | ---- |
| 5 | Bombers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | | -- | ---- |
| 6 | Lions | 5 | 6 | 0 | 20 | | -- | ---- |
| 7 | Kangas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 20 | | -- | ---- |
| 8 | Bulldogs | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | | -- | ---- |
| 10 | Saints | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | | -- | ---- |
Note: each bye was considered a win, and 4 points were allocated to each team when they had the bye.
1967 Little League Finals Series.
Semi Finals.
Saturday 12th August 1967.
1st Semi Final: - Tigers 1.1.7 d Cats 0.1.1
2nd Semi Final: - Demons 1.3.drew with Carlton 1.3.9
(Although it was a draw, the Demons advanced to the Grand Final because they finished higher on the ladder at the end of the Home and Away Series).
Preliminary Final.
Saturday 19th August 1967.
Blues d Tigers
Grand Final
Saturday 26th August 1967.
Demons d Blues