1965 VFA (D1) Season

This page displays the results for the 1965 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Dandenong were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Waverley were the premiers, with Ian Thorogood as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1965 Victorian Football Association (Division 1) Season
Known As: 1965 VFA (D1) Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Coburg North Port Oval
Dandenong Shepley Oval
Geelong West West Oval
Oakleigh Warrawee Park Bill Jones
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Laurie Mithen
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Barry Harrison
Waverley Central Reserve Ian Thorogood
Williamstown WCG Gerry Callahan
Yarraville Yarraville Oval

Premiership Results

Premiers: Waverley
Runners-Up: Port Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Dandenong

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Dandenong 1st 13 -0- 5 52 128.9% 1,533 1,189 221 207 169 175
Waverley 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 123.6% 1,523 1,232 217 221 167 230
Port Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 162.4% 1,816 1,118 256 280 158 170
Sandringham 4th 12 -0- 6 48 128.9% 1,736 1,347 244 272 191 201
Brunswick 5th 12 -0- 6 48 104.8% 1,387 1,324 192 235 179 250
Yarraville 6th 9 -0- 9 36 92.8% 1,540 1,659 215 250 236 243
Williamstown 7th 7 -0- 11 28 87.4% 1,209 1,384 169 195 194 220
Oakleigh 8th 6 -0- 12 24 84.3% 1,204 1,429 164 220 200 229
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 15 12 66.3% 1,208 1,821 171 182 258 273
Geelong West 10th 3 -0- 15 12 64.0% 1,159 1,812 162 187 259 258

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Waverley 1st Premiers
Port Melbourne 2nd Runners-Up
Dandenong 3rd Defeated by Port Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Sandringham 4th Defeated by Port Melbourne (Semi Final)
Brunswick 5th Did not qualify for finals
Yarraville 6th Did not qualify for finals
Williamstown 7th Did not qualify for finals
Oakleigh 8th Did not qualify for finals
Coburg 9th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong West 10th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1965 2:10 PM Yarraville v Geelong West Yarraville Oval 95 - 69 3,000
SUN 18/04/1965 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg Brunswick Park 82 - 66 2,500
SUN 18/04/1965 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 74 - 82 7,000
MON 19/04/1965 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sandringham Warrawee Park 32 - 29 800
MON 19/04/1965 2:10 PM Waverley v Dandenong Central Reserve 14 - 79 2,000

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 1 -0- 0 4 564.3% 79 14
Yarraville 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 137.7% 95 69
Brunswick 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 124.2% 82 66
Williamstown 4th 1 -0- 0 4 110.8% 82 74
Oakleigh 5th 1 -0- 0 4 110.3% 32 29
Sandringham 6th 0 -0- 1 0 90.6% 29 32
Port Melbourne 7th 0 -0- 1 0 90.2% 74 82
Coburg 8th 0 -0- 1 0 80.5% 66 82
Geelong West 9th 0 -0- 1 0 72.6% 69 95
Waverley 10th 0 -0- 1 0 17.7% 14 79

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1965 2:10 PM Coburg v Yarraville North Port Oval 45 - 147 1,000
SAT 24/04/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Oakleigh Shepley Oval 83 - 57 2,500
SAT 24/04/1965 2:10 PM Geelong West v Port Melbourne West Oval 20 - 136 1,000
SAT 24/04/1965 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick Beach Road Oval 116 - 50 5,000
SAT 24/04/1965 2:10 PM Williamstown v Waverley WCG 34 - 80 1,500

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 2 -0- 0 8 228.2% 162 71
Yarraville 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 212.3% 242 114
Port Melbourne 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 205.9% 210 102
Sandringham 4th 1 -0- 1 4 176.8% 145 82
Waverley 5th 1 -0- 1 4 83.2% 94 113
Oakleigh 6th 1 -0- 1 4 79.5% 89 112
Williamstown 7th 1 -0- 1 4 75.3% 116 154
Brunswick 8th 1 -0- 1 4 72.5% 132 182
Coburg 9th 0 -0- 2 0 48.5% 111 229
Geelong West 10th 0 -0- 2 0 38.5% 89 231

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1965 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Warrawee Park 96 - 105 1,500
SAT 01/05/1965 2:10 PM Waverley v Port Melbourne Central Reserve 71 - 57 3,000
SUN 02/05/1965 2:10 PM Brunswick v Geelong West Brunswick Park 110 - 64 3,000
SUN 02/05/1965 2:10 PM Coburg v Dandenong North Port Oval 68 - 181 3,000
SUN 02/05/1965 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham WCG 69 - 98 4,200

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 3 -0- 0 12 246.8% 343 139
Yarraville 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 165.2% 347 210
Sandringham 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 160.9% 243 151
Brunswick 4th 2 -0- 1 8 98.4% 242 246
Waverley 5th 2 -0- 1 8 97.1% 165 170
Port Melbourne 6th 1 -0- 2 4 154.3% 267 173
Oakleigh 7th 1 -0- 2 4 85.3% 185 217
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 2 4 73.4% 185 252
Geelong West 9th 0 -0- 3 0 44.9% 153 341
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 3 0 43.7% 179 410

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Williamstown Shepley Oval 88 - 58 2,000
SAT 08/05/1965 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh North Port Oval 102 - 22 750
SUN 09/05/1965 2:10 PM Geelong West v Coburg West Oval 74 - 54 2,500
SUN 09/05/1965 2:10 PM Sandringham v Waverley Beach Road Oval 108 - 86 10,000
SUN 09/05/1965 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brunswick Yarraville Oval 77 - 88 5,000

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 4 -0- 0 16 218.8% 431 197
Sandringham 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 148.1% 351 237
Yarraville 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 142.3% 424 298
Brunswick 4th 3 -0- 1 12 102.2% 330 323
Port Melbourne 5th 2 -0- 2 8 189.2% 369 195
Waverley 6th 2 -0- 2 8 90.3% 251 278
Williamstown 7th 1 -0- 3 4 71.5% 243 340
Oakleigh 8th 1 -0- 3 4 64.9% 207 319
Geelong West 9th 1 -0- 3 4 57.5% 227 395
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 4 0 48.1% 233 484

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1965 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Waverley Warrawee Park 56 - 57 1,500
SUN 16/05/1965 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 39 - 38 4,500
SUN 16/05/1965 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown North Port Oval 84 - 107 2,000
SUN 16/05/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Yarraville Shepley Oval 86 - 32 4,500
SUN 16/05/1965 2:10 PM Sandringham v Geelong West Beach Road Oval 128 - 62 4,500

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 5 -0- 0 20 225.8% 517 229
Sandringham 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 160.2% 479 299
Brunswick 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 102.2% 369 361
Yarraville 4th 3 -0- 2 12 118.8% 456 384
Waverley 5th 3 -0- 2 12 92.2% 308 334
Port Melbourne 6th 2 -0- 3 8 173.9% 407 234
Williamstown 7th 2 -0- 3 8 82.5% 350 424
Oakleigh 8th 1 -0- 4 4 69.9% 263 376
Geelong West 9th 1 -0- 4 4 55.3% 289 523
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 5 0 53.6% 317 591

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1965 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Williamstown Warrawee Park 53 - 38 1,000
SAT 22/05/1965 2:10 PM Waverley v Brunswick Central Reserve 96 - 74 2,000
SUN 23/05/1965 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham North Port Oval 43 - 119 2,500
SUN 23/05/1965 2:10 PM Geelong West v Dandenong West Oval 66 - 104 2,000
SUN 23/05/1965 2:10 PM Yarraville v Port Melbourne Yarraville Oval 95 - 151 4,500

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 6 -0- 0 24 210.5% 621 295
Sandringham 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 174.9% 598 342
Waverley 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 99.0% 404 408
Brunswick 4th 4 -0- 2 16 96.9% 443 457
Port Melbourne 5th 3 -0- 3 12 169.6% 558 329
Yarraville 6th 3 -0- 3 12 103.0% 551 535
Williamstown 7th 2 -0- 4 8 81.3% 388 477
Oakleigh 8th 2 -0- 4 8 76.3% 316 414
Geelong West 9th 1 -0- 5 4 56.6% 355 627
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 6 0 50.7% 360 710

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1965 2:10 PM Brunswick v Oakleigh Brunswick Park 84 - 73 1,000
SUN 30/05/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sandringham Shepley Oval 82 - 88 10,000
SUN 30/05/1965 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 127 - 56 2,500
SAT 05/06/1965 2:10 PM Waverley v Yarraville Central Reserve 127 - 95 3,000
SUN 06/06/1965 2:10 PM Williamstown v Geelong West WCG 106 - 70 4,000

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 6 -0- 1 24 183.6% 703 383
Sandringham 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 161.8% 686 424
Waverley 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 105.6% 531 503
Brunswick 4th 5 -0- 2 20 99.4% 527 530
Port Melbourne 5th 4 -0- 3 16 177.9% 685 385
Yarraville 6th 3 -0- 4 12 97.6% 646 662
Williamstown 7th 3 -0- 4 12 90.3% 494 547
Oakleigh 8th 2 -0- 5 8 78.1% 389 498
Geelong West 9th 1 -0- 6 4 58.0% 425 733
Coburg 10th 0 -0- 7 0 49.7% 416 837

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 13/06/1965 2:10 PM Coburg v Oakleigh North Port Oval 99 - 78 1,500
SUN 13/06/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Brunswick Shepley Oval 104 - 73 5,000
SUN 13/06/1965 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 89 - 71 11,000
SUN 13/06/1965 2:10 PM Williamstown v Yarraville WCG 83 - 101 4,200
MON 14/06/1965 2:10 PM Geelong West v Waverley West Oval 105 - 88 3,000

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 7 -0- 1 28 177.0% 807 456
Sandringham 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 156.6% 775 495
Waverley 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 101.8% 619 608
Brunswick 4th 5 -0- 3 20 94.6% 600 634
Port Melbourne 5th 4 -0- 4 16 159.5% 756 474
Yarraville 6th 4 -0- 4 16 100.3% 747 745
Williamstown 7th 3 -0- 5 12 89.0% 577 648
Oakleigh 8th 2 -0- 6 8 78.2% 467 597
Geelong West 9th 2 -0- 6 8 64.6% 530 821
Coburg 10th 1 -0- 7 4 56.3% 515 915

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1965 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 79 - 46 2,000
SAT 19/06/1965 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Geelong West Warrawee Park 98 - 44 1,000
SAT 19/06/1965 2:10 PM Waverley v Coburg Central Reserve 113 - 55 3,000
SUN 20/06/1965 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Dandenong North Port Oval 109 - 34 5,000
SUN 20/06/1965 2:10 PM Yarraville v Sandringham Yarraville Oval 101 - 93 5,000

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 7 -0- 2 28 148.8% 841 565
Sandringham 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 145.6% 868 596
Waverley 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 110.4% 732 663
Brunswick 4th 6 -0- 3 24 99.9% 679 680
Port Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 4 20 170.3% 865 508
Yarraville 6th 5 -0- 4 20 101.2% 848 838
Oakleigh 7th 3 -0- 6 12 88.1% 565 641
Williamstown 8th 3 -0- 6 12 85.7% 623 727
Geelong West 9th 2 -0- 7 8 62.5% 574 919
Coburg 10th 1 -0- 8 4 55.4% 570 1,028

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Waverley Shepley Oval 120 - 81 2,000
SUN 27/06/1965 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick North Port Oval 85 - 95 1,500
SUN 27/06/1965 2:10 PM Geelong West v Yarraville West Oval 78 - 91 3,000
SUN 27/06/1965 2:10 PM Sandringham v Oakleigh Beach Road Oval 78 - 73 6,000
SUN 27/06/1965 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 66 - 113 6,000

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 8 -0- 2 32 148.8% 961 646
Sandringham 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 141.4% 946 669
Brunswick 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 101.2% 774 765
Port Melbourne 4th 6 -0- 4 24 170.4% 978 574
Waverley 5th 6 -0- 4 24 103.8% 813 783
Yarraville 6th 6 -0- 4 24 102.5% 939 916
Oakleigh 7th 3 -0- 7 12 88.7% 638 719
Williamstown 8th 3 -0- 7 12 82.0% 689 840
Geelong West 9th 2 -0- 8 8 64.6% 652 1,010
Coburg 10th 1 -0- 9 4 58.3% 655 1,123

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1965 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Dandenong Warrawee Park 75 - 55 4,000
SAT 03/07/1965 2:10 PM Waverley v Williamstown Central Reserve 96 - 80 1,250
SUN 04/07/1965 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham Brunswick Park 139 - 67 5,000
SUN 04/07/1965 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Geelong West North Port Oval 184 - 54 3,000
SUN 04/07/1965 2:10 PM Yarraville v Coburg Yarraville Oval 112 - 102 2,500

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 8 -0- 3 32 140.9% 1,016 721
Sandringham 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 125.4% 1,013 808
Brunswick 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 109.7% 913 832
Port Melbourne 4th 7 -0- 4 28 185.0% 1,162 628
Waverley 5th 7 -0- 4 28 105.3% 909 863
Yarraville 6th 7 -0- 4 28 103.2% 1,051 1,018
Oakleigh 7th 4 -0- 7 16 92.1% 713 774
Williamstown 8th 3 -0- 8 12 82.2% 769 936
Geelong West 9th 2 -0- 9 8 59.1% 706 1,194
Coburg 10th 1 -0- 10 4 61.3% 757 1,235

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1965 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Waverley North Port Oval 87 - 72 2,000
SAT 10/07/1965 2:10 PM Yarraville v Oakleigh Yarraville Oval 124 - 60 1,500
SUN 11/07/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Coburg Shepley Oval 56 - 65 2,500
SUN 11/07/1965 2:10 PM Geelong West v Brunswick West Oval 76 - 96 2,500
SUN 11/07/1965 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 127 - 49 4,000

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandringham 1st 9 -0- 3 36 133.0% 1,140 857
Brunswick 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 111.1% 1,009 908
Port Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 178.4% 1,249 700
Dandenong 4th 8 -0- 4 32 136.4% 1,072 786
Yarraville 5th 8 -0- 4 32 109.0% 1,175 1,078
Waverley 6th 7 -0- 5 28 103.3% 981 950
Oakleigh 7th 4 -0- 8 16 86.1% 773 898
Williamstown 8th 3 -0- 9 12 77.0% 818 1,063
Coburg 9th 2 -0- 10 8 63.7% 822 1,291
Geelong West 10th 2 -0- 10 8 60.6% 782 1,290

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1965 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Warrawee Park 74 - 73 1,500
SAT 24/07/1965 2:10 PM Williamstown v Dandenong WCG 64 - 69 750
SUN 25/07/1965 2:10 PM Brunswick v Yarraville Brunswick Park 61 - 56 4,500
SUN 25/07/1965 2:10 PM Coburg v Geelong West North Port Oval 81 - 67 1,500
SUN 25/07/1965 2:10 PM Waverley v Sandringham Central Reserve 71 - 47 5,000

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 10 -0- 3 40 111.0% 1,070 964
Dandenong 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 134.2% 1,141 850
Sandringham 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 127.9% 1,187 928
Port Melbourne 4th 8 -0- 5 32 170.8% 1,322 774
Yarraville 5th 8 -0- 5 32 108.1% 1,231 1,139
Waverley 6th 8 -0- 5 32 105.5% 1,052 997
Oakleigh 7th 5 -0- 8 20 87.2% 847 971
Williamstown 8th 3 -0- 10 12 77.9% 882 1,132
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 10 12 66.5% 903 1,358
Geelong West 10th 2 -0- 11 8 61.9% 849 1,371

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 01/08/1965 2:10 PM Geelong West v Sandringham West Oval 99 - 103 2,500
SUN 01/08/1965 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 91 - 65 4,000
SUN 01/08/1965 2:10 PM Waverley v Oakleigh Central Reserve 106 - 70 4,500
SUN 01/08/1965 2:10 PM Williamstown v Coburg WCG 95 - 58 1,500
SUN 01/08/1965 2:10 PM Yarraville v Dandenong Yarraville Oval 72 - 52 3,500

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandringham 1st 10 -0- 4 40 125.6% 1,290 1,027
Brunswick 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 107.6% 1,135 1,055
Port Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 168.4% 1,413 839
Dandenong 4th 9 -0- 5 36 129.4% 1,193 922
Yarraville 5th 9 -0- 5 36 109.4% 1,303 1,191
Waverley 6th 9 -0- 5 36 108.5% 1,158 1,067
Oakleigh 7th 5 -0- 9 20 85.1% 917 1,077
Williamstown 8th 4 -0- 10 16 82.1% 977 1,190
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 11 12 66.1% 961 1,453
Geelong West 10th 2 -0- 12 8 64.3% 948 1,474

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1965 2:10 PM Brunswick v Waverley Brunswick Park 17 - 75 1,000
SAT 07/08/1965 2:10 PM Williamstown v Oakleigh WCG 61 - 42 350
SUN 08/08/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Geelong West Shepley Oval 89 - 57 2,500
SUN 08/08/1965 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Yarraville North Port Oval 163 - 43 5,000
SUN 08/08/1965 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 130 - 65 3,500

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sandringham 1st 11 -0- 4 44 130.0% 1,420 1,092
Port Melbourne 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 178.7% 1,576 882
Dandenong 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 130.9% 1,282 979
Waverley 4th 10 -0- 5 40 113.7% 1,233 1,084
Brunswick 5th 10 -0- 5 40 101.9% 1,152 1,130
Yarraville 6th 9 -0- 6 36 99.4% 1,346 1,354
Oakleigh 7th 5 -0- 10 20 84.3% 959 1,138
Williamstown 8th 5 -0- 10 20 84.3% 1,038 1,232
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 12 12 64.8% 1,026 1,583
Geelong West 10th 2 -0- 13 8 64.3% 1,005 1,563

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1965 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brunswick Warrawee Park 79 - 117 1,500
SAT 14/08/1965 2:10 PM Yarraville v Waverley Yarraville Oval 67 - 86 500
SUN 15/08/1965 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne North Port Oval 52 - 74 2,000
SUN 15/08/1965 2:10 PM Geelong West v Williamstown West Oval 29 - 43 500
SUN 15/08/1965 2:10 PM Sandringham v Dandenong Beach Road Oval 87 - 90 5,000

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 5 44 176.7% 1,650 934
Dandenong 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 128.7% 1,372 1,066
Sandringham 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 127.5% 1,507 1,182
Waverley 4th 11 -0- 5 44 114.6% 1,319 1,151
Brunswick 5th 11 -0- 5 44 105.0% 1,269 1,209
Yarraville 6th 9 -0- 7 36 98.1% 1,413 1,440
Williamstown 7th 6 -0- 10 24 85.7% 1,081 1,261
Oakleigh 8th 5 -0- 11 20 82.7% 1,038 1,255
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 13 12 65.1% 1,078 1,657
Geelong West 10th 2 -0- 14 8 64.4% 1,034 1,606

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1965 2:10 PM Brunswick v Dandenong Brunswick Park 54 - 68 1,000
SAT 21/08/1965 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Coburg Warrawee Park 81 - 65 600
SAT 21/08/1965 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 97 - 91 4,000
SAT 21/08/1965 2:10 PM Waverley v Geelong West Central Reserve 121 - 16 600
SAT 21/08/1965 2:10 PM Yarraville v Williamstown Yarraville Oval 59 - 81 500

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 5 48 170.4% 1,747 1,025
Dandenong 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 128.6% 1,440 1,120
Waverley 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 123.4% 1,440 1,167
Sandringham 4th 11 -0- 6 44 124.9% 1,598 1,279
Brunswick 5th 11 -0- 6 44 103.6% 1,323 1,277
Yarraville 6th 9 -0- 8 36 96.8% 1,472 1,521
Williamstown 7th 7 -0- 10 28 88.0% 1,162 1,320
Oakleigh 8th 6 -0- 11 24 84.8% 1,119 1,320
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 14 12 65.8% 1,143 1,738
Geelong West 10th 2 -0- 15 8 60.8% 1,050 1,727

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1965 2:10 PM Coburg v Waverley North Port Oval 65 - 83 1,000
SAT 28/08/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Port Melbourne Shepley Oval 93 - 69 4,500
SAT 28/08/1965 2:10 PM Geelong West v Oakleigh West Oval 109 - 85 500
SAT 28/08/1965 2:10 PM Sandringham v Yarraville Beach Road Oval 138 - 68 1,500
SAT 28/08/1965 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 47 - 64 750

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 13 -0- 5 52 128.9% 1,533 1,189
Waverley 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 123.6% 1,523 1,232
Port Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 162.4% 1,816 1,118
Sandringham 4th 12 -0- 6 48 128.9% 1,736 1,347
Brunswick 5th 12 -0- 6 48 104.8% 1,387 1,324
Yarraville 6th 9 -0- 9 36 92.8% 1,540 1,659
Williamstown 7th 7 -0- 11 28 87.4% 1,209 1,384
Oakleigh 8th 6 -0- 12 24 84.3% 1,204 1,429
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 15 12 66.3% 1,208 1,821
Geelong West 10th 3 -0- 15 12 64.0% 1,159 1,812

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Dandenong 1st 13 -0- 5 52 128.9% 1,533 1,189 221 207 169 175
Waverley 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 123.6% 1,523 1,232 217 221 167 230
Port Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 162.4% 1,816 1,118 256 280 158 170
Sandringham 4th 12 -0- 6 48 128.9% 1,736 1,347 244 272 191 201
Brunswick 5th 12 -0- 6 48 104.8% 1,387 1,324 192 235 179 250
Yarraville 6th 9 -0- 9 36 92.8% 1,540 1,659 215 250 236 243
Williamstown 7th 7 -0- 11 28 87.4% 1,209 1,384 169 195 194 220
Oakleigh 8th 6 -0- 12 24 84.3% 1,204 1,429 164 220 200 229
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 15 12 66.3% 1,208 1,821 171 182 258 273
Geelong West 10th 3 -0- 15 12 64.0% 1,159 1,812 162 187 259 258

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1965 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 107 - 60 8,500
SAT 11/09/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Waverley North Port Oval 58 - 65 7,200

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Waverley 1st
Dandenong 2nd
Port Melbourne 3rd
Sandringham 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1965 2:10 PM Dandenong v Port Melbourne North Port Oval 67 - 115 14,000

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Waverley 1st
Port Melbourne 2nd
Dandenong 3rd
Sandringham 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 26/09/1965 2:10 PM Waverley v Port Melbourne North Port Oval 97 - 85 25,000

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Waverley 1st
Port Melbourne 2nd
Dandenong 3rd
Sandringham 4th