1965 VFL Season: South Melbourne
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 |