1967: Bill Walker (Swan Districts) wins third Sandover Medal after tying with Claremont's John Parkinson. Launceston hosts tenth AAFC carnival, won by Victoria for seventh consecutive time and ninth occasion overall.  The deciding match of the Tasmanian State Premiership between Wynyard and North Hobart is abandoned and declared a 'no result' after spectators invade the field of play before the final siren (for a detailed contemporary review of the match, click here).  Grand final results - VFL: Richmond 16.18 (114) d. Geelong 15.15 (105); SANFL: Sturt 13.10 (88) d. Port Adelaide 10.17 (77); WANFL: Perth 18.12 (120) d. East Perth 15.12 (102); VFA: Division One - Dandenong 16.13 (109) d. Port Melbourne 12.12 (84); Division Two - Oakleigh 12.14 (86) d. Geelong West 11.7 (73); TANFL: North Hobart 11.12 (78) d. Glenorchy 8.16 (64); NTFA: East Launceston 9.12 (66) d. North Launceston 8.16 (64); NSWANFL: Newtown 9.16 (70) d. Western Suburbs 8.12 (60); NTFL: St Marys 15.9 (99) d. Darwin 11.11 (77); QAFL: Mayne 9.22 (76) d. Western Districts 5.10 (40); NWFU: Wynyard 13.7 (85) d. Cooee 7.7 (49); CANFL: Manuka 11.15 (81) d. Eastlake 6.13 (49). 

1968: Australian Amateurs wins section two of Australian interstate championships, held in Canberra.  Perth 16.14 (110) defeat East Perth 13.8 (86) to win 3rd WANFL premiership in row. Sturt gain third successive SANFL premiership. Carlton 13.15 (93) defeat Sturt 6.20 (56) in first unofficial club championship of Australia (CoA) play off in Adelaide. Bob Skilton (South Melbourne) wins third Brownlow Medal. Other grand final results - VFL: Carlton 7.14 (56) d. Essendon 8.5 (53); SANFL: Sturt 12.18 (90) d. Port Adelaide 9.9 (63); VFA: Division One - Preston 15.8 (98) d. Prahran 12.12 (84); Division Two - Geelong West 20.15 (135) d. Williamstown 18.15 (123); TANFL: New Norfolk 14.13 (97) d. North Hobart 9.14 (68); NTFA: Scottsdale 8.18 (66) d. Launceston 8.12 (60); NSWANFL: Newtown 22.11 (143) d. Western Suburbs 10.18 (78); NTFL: Darwin 7.10 (52) d. St Marys 1.2 (8); QAFL: Coorparoo 18.17 (125) d. Mayne 12.14 (86); NWFU: East Devonport 15.16 (106) d. Ulverstone 10.18 (78); CANFL: Manuka 9.16 (70) d. Eastlake 10.9 (69); TSP: New Norfolk 9.13 (67) d. Scottsdale 7.12 (54).

1969: Seventeenth Australian interstate carnival won by VFL in Adelaide. Dennis 'Fred' Phillis (Glenelg) kicks SANFL record 137 goals for season and wins Magarey Medal - first full forward in any of the three major football states (Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia) to win such an award. Sturt 24.15 (159) defeat Glenelg 13.16 (94) for fourth consecutive SANFL flag.  VFA rejects ANFC's demands that it re-enter into a permit agreement with the VFL and as a result has its membership of the national body revoked. Other grand final results - CoA: Richmond 15.27 (117) d. Sturt 9.10 (64); VFL: Richmond 12.13 (85) d. Carlton 8.12 (60); WANFL: West Perth 21.21 (147) d. East Perth 10.14 (74); VFA: Division One - Preston 12.11 (83) d. Dandenong 10.11 (71); Division Two - Williamstown 15.14 (104) d. Sunshine 12.12 (84); TANFL: North Hobart 19.15 (129) d. Clarence 17.15 (117); NTFA: Launceston 23.11 (149) d. East Launceston 16.9 (105); NSWANFL: Western Suburbs 13.17 (95) d. Newtown 12.16 (88); NTFL: Darwin 16.13 (109) d. St Marys 9.13 (67); QAFL: Wilston Grange 12.10 (72) d. Coorparoo 7.16 (58); NWFU: Latrobe 9.10 (64) d. Ulverstone 4.5 (29); CANFL: Manuka 11.13 (79) d. Eastlake 9.5 (59); TSP: North Hobart 26.20 (176) d. Launceston 6.13 (49).

1970: Sturt 12.13 (85) defeat Glenelg 9.10 (64) for 5th SANFL flag in row. Ted Whitten (Footscray) retires after VFL record 321 games. Lindsay Head (West Torrens) retires after SANFL record 327 games. VFL finals attendance records broken at every finals match. In grand final, Carlton 17.9 (111) defeat Collingwood 14.17 (101) [see GREAT GAMES section] watched by 121,696. VFL Park, Waverley used for first time. South Australia ends Victoria's 8 series run of success in AAFC interstate carnivals, winning the 11th such competition in Perth.  Other grand final results - CoA: Carlton 21.13 (139) d. Sturt 12.22 (94); WANFL: South Fremantle 15.7 (107) d. Perth 6.18 (54); VFA: Division One - Preston 17.18 (120) d. Williamstown 10.10 (70); Division Two - Coburg 20.17 (137) d. Box Hill 16.11 (107); TANFL: Clarence 19.16 (130) d. New Norfolk 10.15 (75); NTFA: Scottsdale 18.16 (124) d. Launceston 14.15 (99); NSWANFL: Newtown 15.16 (106) d. North Shore 10.16 (76); NTFL: Darwin 12.13 (85) d. St Marys 11.6 (72); QAFL: Sandgate 14.12 (96) d. Coorparoo 8.9 (57) (see picture above); NWFU: Latrobe 14.19 (103) d. Wynyard 12.5 (77); CANFL: Ainslie 12.23 (95) d. Manuka 13.11 (89); TSP: Latrobe 15.10 (100) d. Clarence 9.11 (65).

1971: ACT win section two of Australian interstate championships, held in Brisbane. Ian Stewart transfers from St Kilda, where he had won two Brownlows, to Richmond, immediately adding a third. Peter Hudson (Hawthorn) equals Bob Pratt's 1934 record of 150 VFL goals for season. Grand final results - CoA: Hawthorn 13.13 (91) d. North Adelaide 10.7 (67); VFL: Hawthorn 12.10 (82) d. St Kilda 11.9 (75); SANFL: North Adelaide 10.19 (79) d. Port Adelaide 9.5 (59); WANFL: West Perth 14.17 (101) d. East Perth 9.15 (69); VFA: Division One - Dandenong 14.14 (98) d. Preston 13.14 (92); Division Two - Sunshine 22.26 (158) d. Brunswick 16.8 (104); TANFL: Sandy Bay 18.13 (121) d. Clarence 16.16 (112); NTFA: Scottsdale 21.10 (136) d. City-South 5.13 (43); NSWANFL: East Sydney (formerly Eastern Suburbs) 19.15 (129) d. Western Suburbs 15.22 (112); NTFL: Darwin 16.7 (103) d. St Marys 7.13 (55); QAFL: Sandgate 16.11 (107) d. Kedron 10.20 (80); NWFU: Latrobe 14.16 (100) d. East Devonport 5.9 (39); CANFL: Manuka 10.17 (77) d. Eastlake 6.15 (51); TSP: Sandy Bay 12.14 (86) d. Latrobe 8.17 (65).

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