1965 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1965 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: St Kilda
Minor Premiers: St Kilda
Brownlow Medallist(s): Ian Stewart (St Kilda), Noel Teasdale (North Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist(s): John Peck (Hawthorn)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
St Kilda (R) 1st 14 -0- 4 136.3% Ian Stewart (20) Darrel Baldock (42)
Collingwood 2nd 13 -0- 5 130.2% Ken Turner (10) Mick Erwin (34)
Geelong 3rd 13 -0- 5 121.2% Graham Farmer (11) Gareth Andrews (32)
Essendon (P) 4th 12 -0- 6 132.9% Ken Fraser (16) Ted Fordham (40)
Richmond 5th 10 -0- 8 125.0% Bill Barrot (14) Mick Erwin (34)
Carlton 6th 10 -0- 8 110.7% John Nicholls (15) Bryan Quirk (29)
Melbourne 7th 10 -0- 8 96.2% Don Williams (9) John Townsend (34)
South Melbourne 8th 9 -0- 9 89.4% Bob Skilton (14) Bob Kingston (48)
North Melbourne 9th 5 -0- 13 80.8% Noel Teasdale (20) Frank Goode (38)
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 14 77.1% John Jillard (13) Merv Hobbs (24)
Fitzroy 11th 4 -0- 14 70.5% John Newnham (8) Gary Lazarus (32)
Hawthorn 12th 4 -0- 14 68.9% David Parkin (8) John Peck (56)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 12
Goal Umpire 3
Boundary Umpire 6

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 54 - 91 36,000
SAT 17/04/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 84 17,500
SAT 17/04/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 60 - 54 51,370
MON 19/04/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 41 - 47 36,283
MON 19/04/1965 2:20 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 35 - 33 23,232
MON 19/04/1965 2:20 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Coburg City Oval 36 - 46 13,774

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 80 - 72 21,744
SAT 24/04/1965 2:20 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 59 - 65 34,945
SAT 24/04/1965 2:20 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 138 - 44 20,500
SAT 24/04/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 51 - 84 23,979
SAT 24/04/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 54 - 58 16,998
SAT 24/04/1965 2:20 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 79 - 64 31,379

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 58 - 109 15,890
SAT 01/05/1965 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Coburg City Oval 55 - 98 17,408
SAT 01/05/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 86 - 71 23,200
SAT 01/05/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 48 - 126 24,365
SAT 01/05/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 85 - 96 43,412
SAT 01/05/1965 2:20 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 130 - 69 25,733

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 80 - 77 27,404
SAT 08/05/1965 2:20 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 50 - 45 21,525
SAT 08/05/1965 2:20 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 107 - 44 12,728
SAT 08/05/1965 2:20 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 69 - 93 14,500
SAT 08/05/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 91 - 50 14,464
SAT 08/05/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 98 - 61 9,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1965 2:20 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 55 - 69 27,774
SAT 15/05/1965 2:20 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 65 - 85 37,223
SAT 15/05/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 56 - 93 39,965
SAT 15/05/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 77 - 76 18,253
SAT 15/05/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 81 - 109 10,561
SAT 15/05/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 105 - 60 32,104

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 49 - 47 58,808
SAT 22/05/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 56 - 87 11,925
SAT 22/05/1965 2:20 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 61 - 45 27,949
SAT 22/05/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 96 - 88 24,200
SAT 22/05/1965 2:20 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Coburg City Oval 58 - 96 13,291
SAT 22/05/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 81 - 74 11,800

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 65 - 69 18,380
SAT 29/05/1965 2:20 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 122 - 45 19,004
SAT 29/05/1965 2:20 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 53 - 69 35,500
SAT 29/05/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 84 - 35 18,670
SAT 29/05/1965 2:20 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 101 - 72 33,452
SAT 29/05/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 142 - 48 24,602

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1965 2:20 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 58 - 95 41,561
SAT 05/06/1965 2:20 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 62 - 43 27,584
SAT 05/06/1965 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Coburg City Oval 81 - 88 12,828
SAT 05/06/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 102 - 91 17,400
SAT 05/06/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 143 - 75 20,649
SAT 05/06/1965 2:20 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 96 - 78 25,349

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 129 - 115 32,260
SAT 12/06/1965 2:20 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 54 - 86 34,900
SAT 12/06/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 94 - 97 11,000
MON 14/06/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 61 - 122 72,114
MON 14/06/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 61 - 102 20,140
MON 14/06/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 65 - 71 25,345

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 42 - 71 51,420
SAT 26/06/1965 2:20 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 81 - 65 25,350
SAT 26/06/1965 2:20 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 82 - 58 19,679
SAT 26/06/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 156 - 75 20,010
SAT 26/06/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 100 - 94 12,884
SAT 26/06/1965 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Coburg City Oval 83 - 90 21,626

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 67 - 125 14,900
SAT 03/07/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 80 - 74 35,784
SAT 03/07/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 52 - 40 14,150
SAT 10/07/1965 2:20 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 88 - 45 27,000
SAT 10/07/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v South Melbourne MCG 158 - 82 35,220
SAT 10/07/1965 2:20 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 74 - 30 20,687

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 60 - 66 36,839
SAT 17/07/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 14 - 43 13,395
SAT 17/07/1965 2:20 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 67 - 52 12,791
SAT 17/07/1965 2:20 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 84 - 26 10,650
SAT 17/07/1965 2:20 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 61 - 47 29,357
SAT 17/07/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 56 - 53 9,520

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1965 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Coburg City Oval 81 - 60 8,312
SAT 24/07/1965 2:20 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 39 - 66 19,658
SAT 24/07/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 47 - 71 11,400
SAT 24/07/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 117 - 48 18,709
SAT 24/07/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 55 - 42 7,486
SAT 24/07/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 56 - 79 56,360

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 83 - 81 20,381
SAT 31/07/1965 2:20 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 77 - 34 17,154
SAT 31/07/1965 2:20 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 73 - 90 20,744
SAT 31/07/1965 2:20 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 96 - 47 16,800
SAT 31/07/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 96 - 83 34,076
SAT 31/07/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 60 - 94 18,500

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 78 - 39 15,130
SAT 07/08/1965 2:20 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 93 - 46 26,915
SAT 07/08/1965 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Coburg City Oval 44 - 32 11,474
SAT 07/08/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 94 - 36 32,031
SAT 07/08/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 45 - 69 11,313
SAT 07/08/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 36 - 54 7,463

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 73 - 107 44,753
SAT 14/08/1965 2:20 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 82 - 107 36,730
SAT 14/08/1965 2:20 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 69 - 64 28,700
SAT 14/08/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 78 - 92 13,600
SAT 14/08/1965 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Coburg City Oval 82 - 83 7,738
SAT 14/08/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 68 - 110 15,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1965 2:20 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 94 - 52 33,318
SAT 21/08/1965 2:20 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 70 - 52 15,651
SAT 21/08/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 92 - 69 40,576
SAT 21/08/1965 2:20 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 97 - 31 18,950
SAT 21/08/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 85 - 48 18,704
SAT 21/08/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 41 - 72 10,498

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 72 - 75 19,532
SAT 28/08/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 69 - 122 15,100
SAT 28/08/1965 2:20 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 69 - 60 26,267
SAT 28/08/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 102 - 127 15,762
SAT 28/08/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 94 - 78 28,860
SAT 28/08/1965 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Coburg City Oval 78 - 48 11,867

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1965 2:30 PM Geelong v Essendon MCG 51 - 103 89,833

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1965 2:30 PM St Kilda v Collingwood MCG 102 - 101 98,395

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1965 2:30 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 42 - 97 95,386

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/09/1965 2:50 PM St Kilda v Essendon MCG 70 - 105 104,846