| Carlton | 1.4 | 10 | 6.9 | 45 | 6.10 | 46 | 11.15 | 81 | | Footscray | 2.4 | 16 | 4.6 | 30 | 7.10 | 52 | 7.10 | 52 |
| Venue: Western Oval | Date: Saturday April 19, 1969 |
| Result: Win by 29 points | Umpire: Matheson | Crowd: 20,250 Receipts: $8,549 |
| Goalkickers: B.Quirk 3, P.Jones 2, R.McLean 2, I.Robertson 1, A.Gallagher 1, A.Jesaulenko 1 & B.Crosswell 1. |
| Best: G.Crane, B.Quirk & B.Crosswell. |
| Reports: | Injuries: Thornley (bruised knee) |
Game Review
In his debut match, Bert Thornley was replaced by Peter Kerr during the last quarter.
Team
| B: | 19 Ian Collins (acting vc) | 42 Robert Walls | 3 Kevin Hall |
| HB: | 13 Bert Thornley | 43 David McKay | 21 Barry Gill |
| C: | 6 Garry Crane | 5 Syd Jackson | 17 Brent Crosswell |
| HF: | 34 Ian Robertson | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 32 Bryan Quirk |
| F: | 28 Peter Jones | 14 Ricky McLean | 23 Ian Nicoll |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (c) | 1 Serge Silvagni | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Res: | 30 Vin Waite | 9 Peter Kerr | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi |
Milestones
Debut: Bert Thornley,
David McKay
Round 2 |
Round 4