1965 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1965 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 132.9)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ken Fraser
Vice-Captain:
Ian Shelton
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Hugh Mitchell
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Bruce | #33 | 4 | 0 | R06, R12, R14, R16 |
| Birt, Johnny | #11 | 20 | 37 | R01-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Blew, Russell | #14 | 20 | 3 | R01-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Brown, Greg | #18 | 20 | 0 | R01-08, R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Capuano, Barry | #12 | 12 | 3 | R01-08, R11-14 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 21 | 9 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Davis, Barry | #32 | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Doran, Paul | #36 | 4 | 4 | R06-08, R11 |
| Egan, Kevin | #43 | 8 | 2 | R07-10, R15, R17-18, GF |
| Epis, Alec | #28 | 16 | 0 | R01-10, R14-18, GF |
| Fordham, Ted | #20 | 20 | 54 | R01-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Forsyth, Jim | #27 | 2 | 1 | R02-03 |
| Fraser, Ken | #23 | 17 | 22 | R01-07, R10, R12-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Gent, Keith | #2 | 4 | 0 | R05-07, R17 |
| Gerlach, Darryl | #2 | 15 | 1 | R03-04, R09-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Gosper, Geoff | #6 | 21 | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Gross, Don | #15 | 16 | 7 | R01-03, R06, R08-11, R13-18, SF, PF |
| Johnston, Graeme | #16 | 16 | 12 | R04-07, R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McGie, Lindsay | #4 | 4 | 0 | R02, R07-09 |
| McKenzie, Don | #24 | 20 | 2 | R01-07, R09-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31, #30 | 21 | 20 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Payne, Charlie | #8 | 18 | 0 | R01-05, R08-14, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Payne, Ian | #3 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Pryor, Geoff | #21 | 16 | 0 | R06-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Sampson, Brian | #34 | 21 | 13 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Shaw, David | #4 | 21 | 17 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Shelton, Ian | #10 | 14 | 1 | R01-05, R09-13, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Somerville, John | #19 | 10 | 5 | R01, R08-11, R13, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Timms, Ken | #25 | 15 | 19 | R01-09, R11-16 |
| Waite, Bruce | #27 | 8 | 5 | R08-09, R11, R15, R17, SF, PF, GF |
| Williams, John | #22 | 3 | 2 | R01, R04-05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman, John | 20 | 14 | -0- | 6 | R01-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Sewell, Greg | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R11 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/1965 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 20 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 24/04/1965 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 94 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 01/05/1965 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 78 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 08/05/1965 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 24 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 15/05/1965 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 37 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 22/05/1965 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 8 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 29/05/1965 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 16 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 05/06/1965 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 7 | John Coleman | Hugh Mitchell |
| 12/06/1965 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 32 | John Coleman | Ian Shelton |
| 26/06/1965 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 29 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 10/07/1965 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 43 | Greg Sewell | Ian Shelton |
| 17/07/1965 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 58 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 24/07/1965 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 24 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 31/07/1965 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 49 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 07/08/1965 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 58 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 14/08/1965 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 21/08/1965 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 66 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 28/08/1965 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 9 | John Coleman | Ian Shelton |
| 04/09/1965 | Semi Final | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 52 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 18/09/1965 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 55 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |
| 25/09/1965 | Grand Final | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser |