1965 VFL Season

These are the results for the 1965 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds. St Kilda were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Essendon were the premiers, with Ken Fraser as the premiership captain and John Coleman as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1965 VFL Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Princes Park Ron Barassi
Collingwood Victoria Park Bob Rose
Essendon Windy Hill John Coleman Greg Sewell
Fitzroy Brunswick Street Oval Bill Stephen
Footscray Western Oval Ted Whitten
Geelong Kardinia Park Bob Davis
Hawthorn Glenferrie Oval Graham Arthur
Melbourne MCG Norm Smith Frank Hughes
North Melbourne Coburg City Oval Alan Killigrew
Richmond MCG Len Smith Jack Titus
South Melbourne Lakeside Oval Bob Skilton Tommy Lahiff
St Kilda Moorabbin Oval Allan Jeans

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: St Kilda
Minor Premiers: St Kilda

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
St Kilda 1st 14 -0- 4 56 136.3% 1,573 1,154 228 205 161 188
Collingwood 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 130.2% 1,473 1,131 212 201 158 183
Geelong 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 121.2% 1,319 1,088 184 215 155 158
Essendon 4th 12 -0- 6 48 132.9% 1,465 1,102 204 241 153 184
Richmond 5th 10 -0- 8 40 125.0% 1,561 1,249 222 229 177 187
Carlton 6th 10 -0- 8 40 110.7% 1,317 1,190 181 231 168 182
Melbourne 7th 10 -0- 8 40 96.2% 1,265 1,315 180 185 185 205
South Melbourne 8th 9 -0- 9 36 89.4% 1,386 1,550 195 216 219 236
North Melbourne 9th 5 -0- 13 20 80.8% 1,143 1,415 156 207 203 197
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 14 16 77.1% 1,010 1,310 137 188 184 206
Fitzroy 11th 4 -0- 14 16 70.5% 1,114 1,580 158 166 222 248
Hawthorn 12th 4 -0- 14 16 68.9% 1,200 1,742 171 174 243 284

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Essendon 1st Premiers
St Kilda 2nd Runners-Up
Collingwood 3rd Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final)
Geelong 4th Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final)
Richmond 5th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton 6th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne 7th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne 8th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne 9th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray 10th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy 11th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 84 17,500
SAT 17/04/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 54 - 91 36,000
SAT 17/04/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 60 - 54 51,370
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
MON 19/04/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 41 - 47 36,283

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton 1st 1 -0- 0 4 168.5% 91 54
Essendon 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 131.3% 84 64
South Melbourne 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 127.8% 46 36
Melbourne 4th 1 -0- 0 4 114.6% 47 41
St Kilda 5th 1 -0- 0 4 111.1% 60 54
Geelong 6th 1 -0- 0 4 106.1% 35 33
Footscray 7th 0 -0- 1 0 94.3% 33 35
Collingwood 8th 0 -0- 1 0 90.0% 54 60
Richmond 9th 0 -0- 1 0 87.2% 41 47
North Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 1 0 78.3% 36 46
Fitzroy 11th 0 -0- 1 0 76.2% 64 84
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 1 0 59.3% 54 91

Round 2

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

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 2 -0- 0 8 205.6% 222 108
St Kilda 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 137.1% 144 105
Melbourne 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 112.4% 127 113
Geelong 4th 2 -0- 0 8 108.7% 100 92
Carlton 5th 1 -0- 1 4 126.1% 150 119
Collingwood 6th 1 -0- 1 4 107.3% 133 124
Fitzroy 7th 1 -0- 1 4 88.4% 122 138
South Melbourne 8th 1 -0- 1 4 80.8% 97 120
Footscray 9th 0 -0- 2 0 93.5% 87 93
North Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 2 0 85.7% 108 126
Richmond 11th 0 -0- 2 0 83.3% 105 126
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 2 0 42.8% 98 229

Round 3

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

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 3 -0- 0 12 223.1% 348 156
Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 138.0% 236 171
Geelong 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 134.7% 198 147
St Kilda 4th 3 -0- 0 12 126.3% 240 190
Collingwood 5th 2 -0- 1 8 136.3% 263 193
South Melbourne 6th 2 -0- 1 8 95.8% 183 191
Carlton 7th 1 -0- 2 4 107.8% 221 205
Fitzroy 8th 1 -0- 2 4 72.9% 180 247
Richmond 9th 0 -0- 3 0 85.6% 190 222
North Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 3 0 72.8% 163 224
Footscray 11th 0 -0- 3 0 61.6% 135 219
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 3 0 46.5% 167 359

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
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 Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 50 - 45 21,525
SAT 08/05/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 98 - 61 9,000
SAT 08/05/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 80 - 77 27,404
SAT 08/05/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 91 - 50 14,464

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 4 -0- 0 16 137.9% 331 240
Geelong 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 129.2% 248 192
Melbourne 3rd 4 -0- 0 16 127.4% 316 248
Essendon 4th 3 -0- 1 12 167.5% 417 249
Carlton 5th 2 -0- 2 8 131.7% 328 249
Collingwood 6th 2 -0- 2 8 126.7% 308 243
South Melbourne 7th 2 -0- 2 8 95.9% 260 271
Richmond 8th 1 -0- 3 4 97.3% 283 291
Fitzroy 9th 1 -0- 3 4 69.9% 241 345
Hawthorn 10th 1 -0- 3 4 63.1% 265 420
North Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 4 0 62.5% 207 331
Footscray 12th 0 -0- 4 0 59.7% 185 310

Round 5

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

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 5 -0- 0 20 127.1% 385 303
Essendon 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 167.2% 510 305
St Kilda 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 116.2% 387 333
Geelong 4th 4 -0- 1 16 116.1% 303 261
Carlton 5th 3 -0- 2 12 131.5% 413 314
Collingwood 6th 2 -0- 3 8 113.7% 373 328
Richmond 7th 2 -0- 3 8 110.5% 388 351
South Melbourne 8th 2 -0- 3 8 96.6% 336 348
North Melbourne 9th 1 -0- 4 4 76.7% 316 412
Fitzroy 10th 1 -0- 4 4 70.9% 322 454
Footscray 11th 1 -0- 4 4 67.9% 262 386
Hawthorn 12th 1 -0- 4 4 61.9% 325 525

Round 6

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

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 0 24 124.0% 434 350
St Kilda 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 123.5% 483 391
Geelong 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 123.0% 390 317
Essendon 4th 4 -0- 2 16 149.1% 598 401
Carlton 5th 4 -0- 2 16 132.0% 474 359
South Melbourne 6th 3 -0- 3 12 99.1% 432 436
Collingwood 7th 2 -0- 4 8 111.4% 420 377
Richmond 8th 2 -0- 4 8 105.1% 433 412
Hawthorn 9th 2 -0- 4 8 67.8% 406 599
North Melbourne 10th 1 -0- 5 4 73.6% 374 508
Footscray 11th 1 -0- 5 4 71.9% 336 467
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 5 4 69.9% 378 541

Round 7

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

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 7 -0- 0 28 121.2% 503 415
Geelong 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 141.4% 512 362
St Kilda 3rd 6 -0- 1 24 133.1% 567 426
Carlton 4th 5 -0- 2 20 131.8% 543 412
Essendon 5th 4 -0- 3 16 138.5% 651 470
Richmond 6th 3 -0- 4 12 125.0% 575 460
Collingwood 7th 3 -0- 4 12 116.0% 521 449
South Melbourne 8th 3 -0- 4 12 93.9% 504 537
Hawthorn 9th 2 -0- 5 8 62.6% 451 721
Footscray 10th 1 -0- 6 4 74.8% 401 536
Fitzroy 11th 1 -0- 6 4 66.1% 413 625
North Melbourne 12th 1 -0- 6 4 64.9% 422 650

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 Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 96 - 78 25,349
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 Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 143 - 75 20,649
SAT 05/06/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 102 - 91 17,400

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 0 32 126.4% 598 473
Geelong 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 141.7% 574 405
St Kilda 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 125.0% 610 488
Essendon 4th 5 -0- 3 20 134.1% 739 551
Carlton 5th 5 -0- 3 20 118.5% 601 507
Richmond 6th 4 -0- 4 16 134.2% 718 535
Collingwood 7th 4 -0- 4 16 117.1% 617 527
South Melbourne 8th 4 -0- 4 16 96.5% 606 628
Hawthorn 9th 2 -0- 6 8 65.9% 542 823
Footscray 10th 1 -0- 7 4 75.8% 479 632
North Melbourne 11th 1 -0- 7 4 68.2% 503 738
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 7 4 63.5% 488 768

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
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
SAT 12/06/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 129 - 115 32,260
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
MON 14/06/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 61 - 122 72,114

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 1 32 110.8% 659 595
St Kilda 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 133.3% 732 549
Geelong 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 129.0% 689 534
Carlton 4th 6 -0- 3 24 123.8% 703 568
Richmond 5th 5 -0- 4 20 131.5% 789 600
Essendon 6th 5 -0- 4 20 124.5% 793 637
Collingwood 7th 5 -0- 4 20 121.0% 703 581
South Melbourne 8th 5 -0- 4 20 98.9% 735 743
North Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 7 8 72.1% 600 832
Hawthorn 10th 2 -0- 7 8 69.1% 636 920
Footscray 11th 1 -0- 8 4 77.4% 544 703
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 8 4 63.1% 549 870

Round 10

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

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 8 -0- 2 32 142.3% 888 624
Geelong 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 128.5% 770 599
Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 105.3% 701 666
Carlton 4th 7 -0- 3 28 125.4% 785 626
Essendon 5th 6 -0- 4 24 127.2% 864 679
Collingwood 6th 6 -0- 4 24 119.4% 793 664
Richmond 7th 5 -0- 5 20 125.4% 854 681
South Melbourne 8th 5 -0- 5 20 98.3% 829 843
North Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 8 8 74.1% 683 922
Fitzroy 10th 2 -0- 8 8 67.3% 649 964
Hawthorn 11th 2 -0- 8 8 66.1% 711 1,076
Footscray 12th 1 -0- 9 4 76.7% 602 785

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 52 - 40 14,150
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 10/07/1965 2:20 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 74 - 30 20,687
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

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 9 -0- 2 36 138.7% 968 698
Melbourne 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 112.7% 826 733
Geelong 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 118.6% 815 687
Essendon 4th 7 -0- 4 28 131.5% 952 724
Collingwood 5th 7 -0- 4 28 124.9% 867 694
Carlton 6th 7 -0- 4 28 121.7% 859 706
Richmond 7th 6 -0- 5 24 132.6% 1,012 763
South Melbourne 8th 5 -0- 6 20 91.0% 911 1,001
Footscray 9th 2 -0- 9 8 79.3% 654 825
North Melbourne 10th 2 -0- 9 8 74.2% 723 974
Fitzroy 11th 2 -0- 9 8 65.4% 679 1,038
Hawthorn 12th 2 -0- 9 8 64.8% 778 1,201

Round 12

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

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 9 -0- 3 36 133.7% 1,015 759
Geelong 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 122.4% 858 701
Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 110.9% 886 799
Essendon 4th 8 -0- 4 32 138.1% 1,036 750
Collingwood 5th 8 -0- 4 32 125.2% 928 741
Carlton 6th 8 -0- 4 32 122.2% 926 758
Richmond 7th 7 -0- 5 28 131.0% 1,078 823
South Melbourne 8th 6 -0- 6 24 91.7% 967 1,054
Footscray 9th 2 -0- 10 8 77.0% 668 868
North Melbourne 10th 2 -0- 10 8 75.3% 776 1,030
Hawthorn 11th 2 -0- 10 8 65.5% 830 1,268
Fitzroy 12th 2 -0- 10 8 62.8% 705 1,122

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1965 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 55 - 42 7,486
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 North Melbourne v Melbourne Coburg City Oval 81 - 60 8,312
SAT 24/07/1965 2:20 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 56 - 79 56,360
SAT 24/07/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 117 - 48 18,709

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 10 -0- 3 40 140.3% 1,132 807
Essendon 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 138.9% 1,107 797
Collingwood 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 126.3% 1,007 797
Carlton 4th 9 -0- 4 36 124.5% 992 797
Geelong 5th 9 -0- 4 36 116.9% 897 767
Melbourne 6th 9 -0- 4 36 107.5% 946 880
Richmond 7th 7 -0- 6 28 125.7% 1,134 902
South Melbourne 8th 6 -0- 7 24 86.7% 1,015 1,171
North Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 10 12 78.6% 857 1,090
Fitzroy 10th 3 -0- 10 12 65.3% 760 1,164
Footscray 11th 2 -0- 11 8 76.9% 710 923
Hawthorn 12th 2 -0- 11 8 65.5% 877 1,339

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
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 Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 77 - 34 17,154
SAT 31/07/1965 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 60 - 94 18,500
SAT 31/07/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 83 - 81 20,381
SAT 31/07/1965 2:20 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 96 - 83 34,076

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 11 -0- 3 44 138.0% 1,228 890
Essendon 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 142.5% 1,203 844
Collingwood 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 128.5% 1,101 857
Geelong 4th 10 -0- 4 40 121.6% 974 801
Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 4 40 107.1% 1,029 961
Carlton 6th 9 -0- 5 36 120.1% 1,065 887
Richmond 7th 7 -0- 7 28 121.9% 1,217 998
South Melbourne 8th 7 -0- 7 28 88.8% 1,105 1,244
North Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 11 12 76.3% 891 1,167
Fitzroy 10th 3 -0- 11 12 67.4% 841 1,247
Footscray 11th 2 -0- 12 8 74.3% 757 1,019
Hawthorn 12th 2 -0- 12 8 65.4% 937 1,433

Round 15

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

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 12 -0- 3 48 138.7% 1,297 935
Collingwood 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 132.2% 1,194 903
Essendon 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 132.1% 1,239 938
Geelong 4th 10 -0- 5 40 114.1% 1,020 894
Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 5 40 102.8% 1,068 1,039
Carlton 6th 9 -0- 6 36 117.8% 1,097 931
Richmond 7th 8 -0- 7 32 126.8% 1,311 1,034
South Melbourne 8th 8 -0- 7 32 92.2% 1,183 1,283
North Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 11 16 78.0% 935 1,199
Hawthorn 10th 3 -0- 12 12 67.5% 991 1,469
Fitzroy 11th 3 -0- 12 12 67.4% 877 1,301
Footscray 12th 2 -0- 13 8 73.7% 802 1,088

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
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 Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 68 - 110 15,000
SAT 14/08/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 73 - 107 44,753
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 South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 78 - 92 13,600

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 12 -0- 4 48 135.6% 1,361 1,004
Collingwood 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 132.1% 1,301 985
Essendon 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 130.5% 1,308 1,002
Geelong 4th 11 -0- 5 44 116.5% 1,127 967
Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 6 40 99.6% 1,141 1,146
Richmond 6th 9 -0- 7 36 128.9% 1,421 1,102
Carlton 7th 9 -0- 7 36 113.6% 1,179 1,038
South Melbourne 8th 8 -0- 8 32 91.7% 1,261 1,375
North Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 12 16 79.3% 1,017 1,282
Fitzroy 10th 4 -0- 12 16 69.4% 960 1,383
Footscray 11th 3 -0- 13 12 76.7% 894 1,166
Hawthorn 12th 3 -0- 13 12 67.1% 1,059 1,579

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 Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 97 - 31 18,950
SAT 21/08/1965 2:20 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 41 - 72 10,498
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 St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 85 - 48 18,704

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 13 -0- 4 52 137.5% 1,446 1,052
Collingwood 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 134.5% 1,395 1,037
Essendon 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 136.0% 1,405 1,033
Geelong 4th 12 -0- 5 48 117.5% 1,197 1,019
Richmond 5th 10 -0- 7 40 129.2% 1,513 1,171
Melbourne 6th 10 -0- 7 40 96.2% 1,193 1,240
Carlton 7th 9 -0- 8 36 110.4% 1,248 1,130
South Melbourne 8th 8 -0- 9 32 87.8% 1,292 1,472
North Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 13 16 77.9% 1,065 1,367
Hawthorn 10th 4 -0- 13 16 69.8% 1,131 1,620
Fitzroy 11th 4 -0- 13 16 69.6% 1,012 1,453
Footscray 12th 3 -0- 14 12 75.5% 935 1,238

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
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 Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 69 - 122 15,100
SAT 28/08/1965 2:20 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 72 - 75 19,532
SAT 28/08/1965 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Coburg City Oval 78 - 48 11,867
SAT 28/08/1965 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 94 - 78 28,860

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 14 -0- 4 56 136.3% 1,573 1,154
Collingwood 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 130.2% 1,473 1,131
Geelong 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 121.2% 1,319 1,088
Essendon 4th 12 -0- 6 48 132.9% 1,465 1,102
Richmond 5th 10 -0- 8 40 125.0% 1,561 1,249
Carlton 6th 10 -0- 8 40 110.7% 1,317 1,190
Melbourne 7th 10 -0- 8 40 96.2% 1,265 1,315
South Melbourne 8th 9 -0- 9 36 89.4% 1,386 1,550
North Melbourne 9th 5 -0- 13 20 80.8% 1,143 1,415
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 14 16 77.1% 1,010 1,310
Fitzroy 11th 4 -0- 14 16 70.5% 1,114 1,580
Hawthorn 12th 4 -0- 14 16 68.9% 1,200 1,742

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1965 2:30 PM Geelong v Essendon MCG 51 - 103 89,833
SAT 11/09/1965 2:30 PM St Kilda v Collingwood MCG 102 - 101 98,395

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

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

Final Round 3

Grand Final

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