1966 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1966 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: St Kilda
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Collingwood
Brownlow Medallist(s): Ian Stewart (St Kilda)
Coleman Medallist(s): Ted Fordham (Essendon)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Collingwood (R) 1st 15 -0- 3 157.2% Errol Hutchesson (9) Ian Graham (55)
St Kilda (P) 2nd 14 -0- 4 142.8% Ian Stewart (21) Kevin Neale (44)
Geelong 3rd 14 -0- 4 137.6% John Sharrock (16) Doug Wade (50)
Essendon 4th 14 -0- 4 121.0% Jack Clarke (8) Ted Fordham (73)
Richmond 5th 13 -1- 4 123.2% Neville Crowe (14) Paddy Guinane (50)
Carlton 6th 10 -0- 8 107.9% John Nicholls (17) Adrian Gallagher (24)
North Melbourne 7th 7 -1- 10 93.7% Noel Teasdale (8) Frank Goode (49)
South Melbourne 8th 7 -0- 11 98.7% Bob Skilton (7) Austin Robertson (60)
Hawthorn 9th 5 -0- 13 74.2% Ray Wilson (6) John Peck (32)
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 14 68.9% Ian Bryant (10) Kevin Jackman (28)
Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 15 78.2% Hassa Mann (12) Barrie Vagg (20)
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 17 53.8% Norm Brown (9) Gary Lazarus (39)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 10
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 4

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 72 - 58 31,741
SAT 23/04/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 115 - 62 22,653
SAT 23/04/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 115 - 62 32,741
MON 25/04/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 33 - 109 64,930
MON 25/04/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 100 - 106 43,018
MON 25/04/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 75 - 87 24,428

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 56 - 29 12,054
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 94 - 74 21,490
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 107 - 54 30,810
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 43 - 92 19,312
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 42 - 71 20,927
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 117 - 47 28,596

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 123 - 80 32,608
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 86 - 46 17,395
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 44 - 76 17,568
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 66 - 54 43,487
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 67 - 103 17,261
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 106 - 57 16,894

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 89 - 119 31,497
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 101 - 58 37,140
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 102 - 41 31,819
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 84 - 46 14,672
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 85 - 48 40,130
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 67 - 99 10,816

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 32 - 79 35,955
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 80 - 98 21,655
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 113 15,333
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 53 - 95 32,294
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 46 - 81 21,293
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 70 - 34 12,424

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 90 - 57 26,153
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 55 - 92 15,299
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 79 - 46 23,508
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 105 - 81 15,329
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 118 - 54 19,737
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v South Melbourne MCG 88 - 63 45,256

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 94 - 60 38,498
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 57 - 56 25,398
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 78 - 102 17,755
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 118 - 106 16,130
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 78 - 102 14,409
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 48 - 68 23,521

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 71 - 50 15,983
SAT 11/06/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 105 - 76 37,034
SAT 11/06/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 57 - 54 26,516
MON 13/06/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 56 - 49 50,458
MON 13/06/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 61 - 80 13,057
MON 13/06/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 71 - 71 33,959

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 65 - 36 8,957
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 144 - 31 13,559
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 67 - 63 19,504
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 71 - 37 18,577
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 109 - 74 55,426
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 73 - 98 26,254

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 83 - 25 14,688
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 117 - 57 13,941
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 65 - 42 10,573
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 100 - 96 20,579
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 117 - 45 37,607
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 67 - 55 11,733

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 75 - 93 39,317
SAT 02/07/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 105 - 54 21,507
SAT 02/07/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 67 - 140 9,395
SAT 09/07/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 53 - 42 29,394
SAT 09/07/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 82 - 90 21,613
SAT 09/07/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 49 - 79 15,880

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 85 - 42 15,003
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 97 - 37 23,114
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 61 - 30 38,094
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 75 7,000
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 37 - 110 13,880
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 75 - 42 8,319

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 151 - 59 18,254
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 65 - 71 21,887
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 57 - 41 23,367
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 52 - 42 19,454
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 128 - 61 18,094
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 57 - 82 16,573

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 72 - 97 35,460
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 51 - 71 16,951
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 87 - 60 15,203
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 52 - 117 38,918
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 78 - 40 20,530
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 76 - 101 12,277

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 125 - 109 11,922
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 95 - 72 28,720
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 115 - 73 28,218
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 95 - 89 8,939
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 86 - 105 73,834
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 82 - 83 5,835

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 99 - 70 13,127
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 48 - 82 54,976
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 93 - 45 14,623
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 133 - 66 20,583
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 93 - 44 19,000
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 119 - 67 8,429

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 84 - 141 46,319
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 118 - 79 19,654
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 25 - 86 14,516
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 79 - 100 21,520
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 40 - 124 12,343
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 71 - 72 20,083

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 84 - 49 22,363
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 40 - 110 37,236
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 93 - 83 23,860
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 88 - 71 10,410
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 143 - 76 18,986
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 132 - 28 20,324

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1966 2:30 PM Geelong v Essendon MCG 86 - 96 93,765

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1966 2:30 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 99 - 89 95,614

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1966 2:30 PM St Kilda v Essendon MCG 94 - 52 93,453

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1966 2:50 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 73 - 74 102,055