1965 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 7th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 96.2%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): Don Williams (9)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): John Townsend (34)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): John Townsend

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Hassa Mann
Vice-Captain(s): Bryan Kenneally

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alves, Stan #15 12 R07-R18 1
Anderson, Tony #11 10 R01-R07, R09-R11 2
Andrew, Robin #27 1 R07 1
Bourke, Barry #14 12 R01-R06, R08-R12, R14 6
Bromell, Hugh #12 13 R01-R06, R08-R09, R11-R13, R15-R16 4
Crompton, Neil #5 15 R04-R18 0
Davis, Frank #6 18 R01-R18 0
Dixon, Brian #9 13 R01-R02, R08-R18 1
Emselle, Ken #10 17 R01, R03-R18 22
Feldmann, Rick #40 1 R18 0
Foster, Rob #1 3 R14-R15, R18 4
Gormly, Bob #48 1 R18 0
Groom, Ray #31 8 R01-R05, R13-R15 2
Jacobs, Graeme #20 14 R01-R04, R08-R17 12
Johnson, Tassie #8 17 R01-R10, R12-R18 1
Kenneally, Bryan #22 18 R01-R18 11
Leahy, Brian #21 1 R16 0
Leitch, Jim #38 10 R03-R06, R10-R12, R15-R17 7
Lord, John #4 14 R01-R13, R17 22
Mann, Hassa #29 14 R01-R09, R13-R15, R17-R18 9
Massey, Bernie #37 7 R09-R11, R15-R18 0
McLean, Peter #36 18 R01-R18 1
Miller, Robert #33 16 R01, R03, R05-R18 0
Rattray, Kerry #25 6 R02, R07-R08, R10, R12, R16 6
Robbie, David #28 9 R02-R04, R06-R07, R10, R16-R18 1
Roet, Brian #18 5 R01-R05 0
Rowe, Ken #30 8 R05-R07, R11, R13-R14, R17-R18 0
Townsend, John #16 18 R01-R18 34
Vagg, Barrie #32 17 R01-R09, R11-R18 30
Vearing, Frank #26 5 R11-R15 1
Watson, Graeme #17 5 R01-R02, R06-R08 1
Williams, Don #35 17 R01-R10, R12-R18 1
Wise, Graham #23 17 R01-R14, R16-R18 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Smith, Norm 17 10 -0- 7 R01-R12, R14-R18
Hughes, Frank 1 0 -0- 1 R13

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
19/04/1965 Round 1 Richmond AWAY WIN MEL by 6 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
24/04/1965 Round 2 North Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 8 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
01/05/1965 Round 3 Fitzroy AWAY WIN MEL by 51 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
08/05/1965 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN MEL by 3 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
15/05/1965 Round 5 Geelong AWAY WIN MEL by 14 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
22/05/1965 Round 6 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 2 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
29/05/1965 Round 7 Footscray AWAY WIN MEL by 4 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
05/06/1965 Round 8 Carlton AWAY WIN MEL by 37 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
14/06/1965 Round 9 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 61 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
26/06/1965 Round 10 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 29 Norm Smith Bryan Kenneally
03/07/1965 Round 11 Hawthorn AWAY WIN MEL by 58 Norm Smith Bryan Kenneally
17/07/1965 Round 12 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 6 Norm Smith Bryan Kenneally
24/07/1965 Round 13 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 21 Frank Hughes Hassa Mann
31/07/1965 Round 14 Fitzroy HOME WIN MEL by 2 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
07/08/1965 Round 15 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 39 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
14/08/1965 Round 16 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 34 Norm Smith Bryan Kenneally
21/08/1965 Round 17 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 42 Norm Smith Hassa Mann
28/08/1965 Round 18 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 3 Norm Smith Hassa Mann