1965 VFA Grand Final: Waverley v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1965 between Waverley and Port Melbourne in the grand final of the 1965 VFA season. Waverley "hosted" Port Melbourne at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Laurie Mithen.

As a result of this match, Waverley were the premiers and Port Melbourne were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Waverley v Port Melbourne
Date: Sunday 26 September 1965
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Waverley def. Port Melbourne
Score: 14.13.97 - 10.25.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Waverley 1 . 4 4 . 8 10 . 10 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Port Melbourne 4 . 9 5 . 15 8 . 18 10 . 25 10 . 25 (85)
Margin PMLB by 23 PMLB by 13 WAVE by 4 WAVE by 12 WAVE by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Thorogood (Waverley), Laurie Mithen (Port Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Waverley), unknown (Port Melbourne)

Player Statistics

Waverley

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 10 25 0 0 0 0 0 0

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s