A grade captain, the late Jay Tape, led his team to its first premiership since 1956, defeating Western United by 11 points, on Saturday, September 14, 1968.
The final scores were 11.13 (79) to 9.14 (68).
EDITHBURGH REUNION... Ready to celebrate Edithburgh Football Club’s 1968 to 1972 winning streak are, back: former A grade players Terry Braund, John Braund, Peter Tape and Alan Russell who played in all five premierships, and Mark Hewton who notched up four; front: Neil Hancock, team mascot for four of the five grand final games.
Green and gold will be the predominant colours at Edithburgh when the 50th anniversary of Edithburgh Football Club’s 1968 premiership is celebrated on Saturday and Sunday, August 11-12.
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