1965 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1965 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1965 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.