1965 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1965 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1965 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 89.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes, Ken | #32 | 7 | 2 | R01-02, R09-10, R16-18 |
| Batch, Kevin | #27 | 10 | 0 | R02-07, R09, R12-13, R18 |
| Bethke, Des | #15 | 9 | 7 | R01-05, R08-10, R17 |
| Bray, Jeff | #23 | 13 | 1 | R06-18 |
| Colvin, Ken | #2 | 5 | 1 | R01-04, R11 |
| Davey, Geoff | #22 | 9 | 2 | R07-12, R14-16 |
| Davison, Ian | #42 | 11 | 5 | R08-18 |
| Dore, Kevin | #38 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Harrison, Paul | #18 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Heriot, John | #21 | 15 | 0 | R01, R04-17 |
| Higgins, Paul | #10 | 2 | 1 | R10-11 |
| John, Graeme | #7 | 17 | 27 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Kingston, Bob | #23 | 18 | 48 | R01-18 |
| Long, John | #4 | 5 | 2 | R01-02, R06-07, R18 |
| Lucev, Ray | #8 | 15 | 2 | R03-08, R10-18 |
| Magee, Stuart | #6 | 18 | 15 | R01-18 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #33 | 17 | 14 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| McAuliffe, Haydn | #25 | 3 | 4 | R11-12, R16 |
| Nilsson, Ray | #37 | 13 | 8 | R01, R03-04, R06-08, R10-13, R16-18 |
| Orange, Noel | #26 | 16 | 3 | R01-05, R08-18 |
| Papley, Max | #11 | 13 | 9 | R01-09, R11, R13-15 |
| Parker, Brian | #25 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Parker, Glen | #41 | 16 | 2 | R01-07, R09-11, R13-18 |
| Parker, Kevin | #3 | 8 | 0 | R03-08, R14-15 |
| Pedrotti, Kevin | #50 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Rantall, John | #5 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Reilly, Elkin | #35 | 13 | 1 | R01-06, R11-12, R14-18 |
| Sarich, Eric | #16 | 6 | 4 | R13-18 |
| Self, Alan | #1 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 16 | 26 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Somerville, Trevor | #19 | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Strachan, Bob | #28 | 3 | 0 | R09-10, R12 |
| Tate, Terry | #3 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Tenabel, Ron | #49 | 7 | 0 | R03, R07, R11-15 |
| White, Eric | #31 | 7 | 2 | R01-06, R08 |
| Williamson, Gary | #45 | 8 | 3 | R05, R07-13 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilton, Bob | 17 | 9 | -0- | 8 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Lahiff, Tommy | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R11 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1965 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 24/04/1965 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 33 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 01/05/1965 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 15 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 08/05/1965 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 3 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 15/05/1965 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 22/05/1965 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 8 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 29/05/1965 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 29 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 05/06/1965 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 11 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 12/06/1965 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 14 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 26/06/1965 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 6 | Bob Skilton | unknown |
| 10/07/1965 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 76 | Tommy Lahiff | unknown |
| 17/07/1965 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 3 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 24/07/1965 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 69 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 31/07/1965 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 17 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 07/08/1965 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 39 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 14/08/1965 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 14 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 21/08/1965 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 66 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |
| 28/08/1965 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 16 | Bob Skilton | Bob Skilton |