1965 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1965 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1965 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 96.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 12 | 1 | R07-18 |
| Anderson, Tony | #11 | 10 | 2 | R01-07, R09-11 |
| Andrew, Robin | #27 | 1 | 1 | R07 |
| Bourke, Barry | #14 | 12 | 6 | R01-06, R08-12, R14 |
| Bromell, Hugh | #12 | 13 | 4 | R01-06, R08-09, R11-13, R15-16 |
| Crompton, Neil | #5 | 15 | 0 | R04-18 |
| Davis, Frank | #6 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Dixon, Brian | #9 | 13 | 1 | R01-02, R08-18 |
| Emselle, Ken | #10 | 17 | 22 | R01, R03-18 |
| Feldmann, Rick | #40 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Foster, Rob | #1 | 3 | 4 | R14-15, R18 |
| Gormly, Bob | #48 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Groom, Ray | #31 | 8 | 2 | R01-05, R13-15 |
| Jacobs, Graeme | #20 | 14 | 12 | R01-04, R08-17 |
| Johnson, Tassie | #8 | 17 | 1 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Kenneally, Bryan | #22 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| Leahy, Brian | #21 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Leitch, Jim | #38 | 10 | 7 | R03-06, R10-12, R15-17 |
| Lord, John | #4 | 14 | 22 | R01-13, R17 |
| Mann, Hassa | #29 | 14 | 9 | R01-09, R13-15, R17-18 |
| Massey, Bernie | #37 | 7 | 0 | R09-11, R15-18 |
| McLean, Peter | #36 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Miller, Robert | #33 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03, R05-18 |
| Rattray, Kerry | #25 | 6 | 6 | R02, R07-08, R10, R12, R16 |
| Robbie, David | #28 | 9 | 1 | R02-04, R06-07, R10, R16-18 |
| Roet, Brian | #18 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Rowe, Ken | #30 | 8 | 0 | R05-07, R11, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Townsend, John | #16 | 18 | 34 | R01-18 |
| Vagg, Barrie | #32 | 17 | 30 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Vearing, Frank | #26 | 5 | 1 | R11-15 |
| Watson, Graeme | #17 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R06-08 |
| Williams, Don | #35 | 17 | 1 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Wise, Graham | #23 | 17 | 0 | R01-14, R16-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 17 | 10 | -0- | 7 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Hughes, Frank | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R13 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1965 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 6 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 24/04/1965 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 8 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 01/05/1965 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 51 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 08/05/1965 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 3 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 15/05/1965 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 14 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 22/05/1965 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 2 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 29/05/1965 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 4 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 05/06/1965 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 37 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 14/06/1965 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 61 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 26/06/1965 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 29 | Norm Smith | Bryan Kenneally |
| 03/07/1965 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 58 | Norm Smith | Bryan Kenneally |
| 17/07/1965 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 6 | Norm Smith | Bryan Kenneally |
| 24/07/1965 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 21 | Frank Hughes | Hassa Mann |
| 31/07/1965 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 2 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 07/08/1965 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 39 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 14/08/1965 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 34 | Norm Smith | Bryan Kenneally |
| 21/08/1965 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 42 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |
| 28/08/1965 | Round 18 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 3 | Norm Smith | Hassa Mann |