1965 VFLR Season
This page displays the results for the 1965 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).
It featured eighteen rounds. The Collingwood Reserves were the minor premiers.
The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. The Collingwood Reserves were the premiers, with Neil Mann as the premiership coach.
Premiership Details
Name:
1965 Victorian Football League Reserves Season
Known As:
1965 VFLR Season
Teams:
12
Rounds:
18
Finals System:
Page-McIntyre System
Matches:
112
Team Details
| Team | Home Ground | Coach (Appointed) | Coach (Caretaker) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton (R) | Princes Park | Jack Carney | |
| Collingwood (R) | Victoria Park | Neil Mann | Ray Gabelich |
| Essendon (R) | Windy Hill | ||
| Fitzroy (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | ||
| Footscray (R) | Western Oval | ||
| Geelong (R) | Kardinia Park | ||
| Hawthorn (R) | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| Melbourne (R) | MCG | Gordon Ogden | |
| North Melbourne (R) | Coburg City Oval | ||
| Richmond (R) | MCG | Dick Harris | |
| South Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | ||
| St Kilda (R) | Moorabbin Oval |
Premiership Results
Premiers:
Collingwood Reserves
Runners-Up:
Geelong Reserves
Minor Premiers:
Collingwood Reserves
Team Results
Minor Premiership Results
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 16 | -0- | 2 | 64 | 181.4% | 1,618 | 892 | 229 | 244 | 124 | 148 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 12 | -1- | 5 | 50 | 105.9% | 1,201 | 1,134 | 169 | 187 | 155 | 204 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 10 | -2- | 6 | 44 | 115.6% | 1,486 | 1,286 | 212 | 214 | 181 | 200 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 110.3% | 1,448 | 1,313 | 207 | 206 | 187 | 191 |
| Richmond (R) | 5th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 106.5% | 1,364 | 1,281 | 191 | 218 | 178 | 213 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 96.6% | 1,296 | 1,341 | 180 | 216 | 180 | 261 |
| Melbourne (R) | 7th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 93.3% | 1,148 | 1,231 | 155 | 218 | 175 | 181 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 80.2% | 1,091 | 1,360 | 144 | 227 | 190 | 220 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 90.8% | 1,318 | 1,451 | 180 | 238 | 203 | 233 |
| St Kilda (R) | 10th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 86.9% | 1,080 | 1,243 | 148 | 192 | 171 | 217 |
| Carlton (R) | 11th | 6 | -1- | 11 | 26 | 95.9% | 1,306 | 1,362 | 182 | 214 | 189 | 228 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 15 | 12 | 70.8% | 1,121 | 1,583 | 158 | 173 | 222 | 251 |
Overall Premiership Results
| Team | Position (Outcome) | |
|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | Premiers |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | Runners-Up |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | Defeated by Geelong (R) (Preliminary Final) |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | Defeated by Geelong (R) (Semi Final) |
| Richmond (R) | 5th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Melbourne (R) | 7th | Did not qualify for finals |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | Did not qualify for finals |
| North Melbourne (R) | 9th | Did not qualify for finals |
| St Kilda (R) | 10th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Carlton (R) | 11th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | Did not qualify for finals |
Premiership Fixture
Regular Season
Round 1
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 17/04/1965 | Fitzroy (R) v Essendon (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 56 | - | 91 | ||
| SAT | 17/04/1965 | Hawthorn (R) v Carlton (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 90 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 17/04/1965 | St Kilda (R) v Collingwood (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 64 | - | 45 | ||
| MON | 19/04/1965 | Geelong (R) v Footscray (R) | Kardinia Park | 62 | - | 62 | ||
| MON | 19/04/1965 | North Melbourne (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Coburg City Oval | 43 | - | 69 | ||
| MON | 19/04/1965 | Richmond (R) v Melbourne (R) | MCG | 51 | - | 56 | ||
Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon (R) | 1st | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 162.5% | 91 | 56 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 160.5% | 69 | 43 |
| St Kilda (R) | 3rd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 142.2% | 64 | 45 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 118.4% | 90 | 76 |
| Melbourne (R) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 109.8% | 56 | 51 |
| Footscray (R) | 6th | 0 | -1- | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 62 | 62 |
| Geelong (R) | 0 | -1- | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 62 | 62 | |
| Richmond (R) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 91.1% | 51 | 56 |
| Carlton (R) | 9th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 84.4% | 76 | 90 |
| Collingwood (R) | 10th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 70.3% | 45 | 64 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 62.3% | 43 | 69 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 61.5% | 56 | 91 |
Round 2
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 24/04/1965 | Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) | Princes Park | 81 | - | 81 | ||
| SAT | 24/04/1965 | Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) | Victoria Park | 65 | - | 46 | ||
| SAT | 24/04/1965 | Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Windy Hill | 103 | - | 77 | ||
| SAT | 24/04/1965 | Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Western Oval | 64 | - | 33 | ||
| SAT | 24/04/1965 | Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) | MCG | 119 | - | 52 | ||
| SAT | 24/04/1965 | South Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) | Lakeside Oval | 70 | - | 54 | ||
Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 169.9% | 175 | 103 |
| Essendon (R) | 2nd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 145.9% | 194 | 133 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 143.3% | 139 | 97 |
| Footscray (R) | 4th | 1 | -1- | 0 | 6 | 132.6% | 126 | 95 |
| St Kilda (R) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 102.6% | 118 | 115 |
| Collingwood (R) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 100.0% | 110 | 110 |
| Geelong (R) | 0 | -2- | 0 | 4 | 100.0% | 143 | 143 | |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 93.3% | 167 | 179 |
| Carlton (R) | 9th | 0 | -1- | 1 | 2 | 91.8% | 157 | 171 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 80.2% | 97 | 121 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 57.4% | 89 | 155 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 50.5% | 95 | 188 |
Round 3
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 01/05/1965 | Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Victoria Park | 109 | - | 72 | ||
| SAT | 01/05/1965 | Fitzroy (R) v Melbourne (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 68 | - | 95 | ||
| SAT | 01/05/1965 | Footscray (R) v Essendon (R) | Western Oval | 74 | - | 68 | ||
| SAT | 01/05/1965 | North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | Coburg City Oval | 126 | - | 52 | ||
| SAT | 01/05/1965 | Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) | MCG | 90 | - | 87 | ||
| SAT | 01/05/1965 | South Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | Lakeside Oval | 45 | - | 86 | ||
Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne (R) | 1st | 3 | -0- | 0 | 12 | 157.9% | 270 | 171 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 2 | -1- | 0 | 10 | 122.7% | 200 | 163 |
| Essendon (R) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 126.6% | 262 | 207 |
| Collingwood (R) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 120.3% | 219 | 182 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 100.5% | 184 | 183 |
| Carlton (R) | 6th | 1 | -1- | 1 | 6 | 112.5% | 243 | 216 |
| St Kilda (R) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 100.0% | 205 | 205 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 92.1% | 221 | 240 |
| Richmond (R) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 89.9% | 187 | 208 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 83.0% | 239 | 288 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 0 | -2- | 1 | 4 | 72.5% | 195 | 269 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 3 | 0 | 62.8% | 157 | 250 |
Round 4
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 08/05/1965 | Carlton (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 69 | - | 80 | ||
| SAT | 08/05/1965 | Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) | Windy Hill | 60 | - | 57 | ||
| SAT | 08/05/1965 | Geelong (R) v Collingwood (R) | Kardinia Park | 62 | - | 98 | ||
| SAT | 08/05/1965 | Hawthorn (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 72 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 08/05/1965 | Melbourne (R) v South Melbourne (R) | MCG | 43 | - | 46 | ||
| SAT | 08/05/1965 | St Kilda (R) v Footscray (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 42 | - | 47 | ||
Round 4 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray (R) | 1st | 3 | -1- | 0 | 14 | 120.5% | 247 | 205 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 144.2% | 313 | 217 |
| Collingwood (R) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 129.9% | 317 | 244 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 122.0% | 322 | 264 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 101.8% | 230 | 226 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 97.4% | 301 | 309 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 92.3% | 311 | 337 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 1 | -1- | 2 | 6 | 105.4% | 312 | 296 |
| St Kilda (R) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 98.0% | 247 | 252 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 91.0% | 244 | 268 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 0 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 70.0% | 257 | 367 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 4 | 0 | 64.0% | 206 | 322 |
Round 5
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 15/05/1965 | Collingwood (R) v Carlton (R) | Victoria Park | 79 | - | 5 | ||
| SAT | 15/05/1965 | Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 77 | - | 73 | ||
| SAT | 15/05/1965 | Footscray (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Western Oval | 71 | - | 58 | ||
| SAT | 15/05/1965 | Geelong (R) v Melbourne (R) | Kardinia Park | 63 | - | 69 | ||
| SAT | 15/05/1965 | Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) | MCG | 65 | - | 92 | ||
| SAT | 15/05/1965 | St Kilda (R) v Essendon (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 44 | - | 83 | ||
Round 5 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray (R) | 1st | 4 | -1- | 0 | 18 | 120.9% | 318 | 263 |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 1 | 16 | 159.0% | 396 | 249 |
| Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 1 | 16 | 136.4% | 382 | 280 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 1 | 16 | 131.5% | 405 | 308 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 100.2% | 403 | 402 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 97.0% | 288 | 297 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 96.9% | 374 | 386 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 1 | -1- | 3 | 6 | 84.5% | 317 | 375 |
| St Kilda (R) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 4 | 4 | 86.9% | 291 | 335 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 4 | 4 | 85.8% | 309 | 360 |
| Geelong (R) | 11th | 0 | -2- | 3 | 4 | 73.4% | 320 | 436 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 4 | 4 | 71.6% | 283 | 395 |
Round 6
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 22/05/1965 | Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) | Princes Park | 88 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 22/05/1965 | Fitzroy (R) v Geelong (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 51 | - | 95 | ||
| SAT | 22/05/1965 | Hawthorn (R) v Footscray (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 46 | - | 65 | ||
| SAT | 22/05/1965 | Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | MCG | 35 | - | 69 | ||
| SAT | 22/05/1965 | North Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) | Coburg City Oval | 89 | - | 39 | ||
| SAT | 22/05/1965 | South Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | Lakeside Oval | 67 | - | 50 | ||
Round 6 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray (R) | 1st | 5 | -1- | 0 | 22 | 123.9% | 383 | 309 |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd | 5 | -0- | 1 | 20 | 163.7% | 465 | 284 |
| Essendon (R) | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 121.3% | 455 | 375 |
| Melbourne (R) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 119.5% | 417 | 349 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 5th | 4 | -0- | 2 | 16 | 102.3% | 355 | 347 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 108.9% | 463 | 425 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 96.1% | 449 | 467 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 2 | -1- | 3 | 10 | 92.7% | 405 | 437 |
| Geelong (R) | 9th | 1 | -2- | 3 | 8 | 85.2% | 415 | 487 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 5 | 4 | 82.8% | 371 | 448 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 5 | 4 | 77.8% | 330 | 424 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 5 | 4 | 68.2% | 334 | 490 |
Round 7
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 29/05/1965 | Collingwood (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Victoria Park | 108 | - | 78 | ||
| SAT | 29/05/1965 | Essendon (R) v Carlton (R) | Windy Hill | 55 | - | 88 | ||
| SAT | 29/05/1965 | Footscray (R) v Melbourne (R) | Western Oval | 82 | - | 47 | ||
| SAT | 29/05/1965 | Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Kardinia Park | 69 | - | 68 | ||
| SAT | 29/05/1965 | Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) | MCG | 104 | - | 44 | ||
| SAT | 29/05/1965 | St Kilda (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 81 | - | 56 | ||
Round 7 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray (R) | 1st | 6 | -1- | 0 | 26 | 130.6% | 465 | 356 |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd | 6 | -0- | 1 | 24 | 158.3% | 573 | 362 |
| Essendon (R) | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 110.2% | 510 | 463 |
| Melbourne (R) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 107.7% | 464 | 431 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 5th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 95.2% | 433 | 455 |
| Carlton (R) | 6th | 3 | -1- | 3 | 14 | 100.2% | 493 | 492 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 96.5% | 517 | 536 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 95.8% | 507 | 529 |
| Geelong (R) | 9th | 2 | -2- | 3 | 12 | 87.2% | 484 | 555 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 2 | -0- | 5 | 8 | 96.5% | 475 | 492 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 5 | 8 | 85.6% | 411 | 480 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 6 | 4 | 68.3% | 390 | 571 |
Round 8
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 05/06/1965 | Carlton (R) v Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 94 | - | 127 | ||
| SAT | 05/06/1965 | Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) | Victoria Park | 109 | - | 58 | ||
| SAT | 05/06/1965 | Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) | Kardinia Park | 133 | - | 61 | ||
| SAT | 05/06/1965 | North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | Coburg City Oval | 144 | - | 89 | ||
| SAT | 05/06/1965 | Richmond (R) v Fitzroy (R) | MCG | 60 | - | 85 | ||
| SAT | 05/06/1965 | South Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Lakeside Oval | 85 | - | 81 | ||
Round 8 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 7 | -0- | 1 | 28 | 162.4% | 682 | 420 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 6 | -1- | 1 | 26 | 112.5% | 523 | 465 |
| Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 112.6% | 591 | 525 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 96.6% | 518 | 536 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 5th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 105.3% | 651 | 618 |
| Geelong (R) | 6th | 3 | -2- | 3 | 16 | 100.2% | 617 | 616 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 98.7% | 599 | 607 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 3 | -1- | 4 | 14 | 94.8% | 587 | 619 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 96.3% | 598 | 621 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 2 | -0- | 6 | 8 | 92.7% | 535 | 577 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 6 | 8 | 77.0% | 472 | 613 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 6 | 8 | 75.3% | 475 | 631 |
Round 9
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 12/06/1965 | Essendon (R) v Collingwood (R) | Windy Hill | 56 | - | 123 | ||
| SAT | 12/06/1965 | Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 59 | - | 55 | ||
| SAT | 12/06/1965 | South Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | Lakeside Oval | 74 | - | 127 | ||
| MON | 14/06/1965 | Fitzroy (R) v Carlton (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 62 | - | 169 | ||
| MON | 14/06/1965 | Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) | Western Oval | 100 | - | 88 | ||
| MON | 14/06/1965 | Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) | MCG | 66 | - | 65 | ||
Round 9 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 8 | -0- | 1 | 32 | 169.1% | 805 | 476 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 7 | -1- | 1 | 30 | 112.7% | 623 | 553 |
| Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 6 | -0- | 3 | 24 | 111.4% | 657 | 590 |
| Geelong (R) | 4th | 4 | -2- | 3 | 20 | 107.8% | 744 | 690 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 89.3% | 592 | 663 |
| Carlton (R) | 6th | 4 | -1- | 4 | 18 | 111.0% | 756 | 681 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 104.3% | 706 | 677 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 97.2% | 657 | 676 |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 89.7% | 655 | 730 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 2 | -0- | 7 | 8 | 92.0% | 623 | 677 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 7 | 8 | 79.1% | 537 | 679 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 7 | 8 | 67.1% | 537 | 800 |
Round 10
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 26/06/1965 | Carlton (R) v Footscray (R) | Princes Park | 79 | - | 50 | ||
| SAT | 26/06/1965 | Fitzroy (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 93 | - | 96 | ||
| SAT | 26/06/1965 | Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) | Kardinia Park | 109 | - | 56 | ||
| SAT | 26/06/1965 | Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | MCG | 60 | - | 85 | ||
| SAT | 26/06/1965 | North Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | Coburg City Oval | 66 | - | 121 | ||
| SAT | 26/06/1965 | St Kilda (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 107 | - | 63 | ||
Round 10 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 9 | -0- | 1 | 36 | 170.8% | 926 | 542 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 7 | -1- | 2 | 30 | 106.5% | 673 | 632 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 5 | -2- | 3 | 24 | 114.3% | 853 | 746 |
| Melbourne (R) | 4th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 106.2% | 717 | 675 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 91.0% | 688 | 756 |
| Carlton (R) | 6th | 5 | -1- | 4 | 22 | 114.2% | 835 | 731 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 20 | 93.7% | 740 | 790 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 96.7% | 772 | 798 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 92.0% | 720 | 783 |
| St Kilda (R) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 7 | 12 | 86.8% | 644 | 742 |
| Richmond (R) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 8 | 8 | 86.4% | 679 | 786 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 8 | 8 | 70.3% | 630 | 896 |
Round 11
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 03/07/1965 | Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Western Oval | 82 | - | 59 | ||
| SAT | 03/07/1965 | Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 97 | - | 82 | ||
| SAT | 03/07/1965 | St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 48 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 10/07/1965 | Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) | 129 | - | 44 | |||
| SAT | 10/07/1965 | Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) | 83 | - | 103 | |||
| SAT | 10/07/1965 | Richmond (R) v South Melbourne (R) | 81 | - | 44 | |||
Round 11 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 10 | -0- | 1 | 40 | 180.0% | 1,055 | 586 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 8 | -1- | 2 | 34 | 109.3% | 755 | 691 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 6 | -2- | 3 | 28 | 115.3% | 956 | 829 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 6 | -1- | 4 | 26 | 115.1% | 897 | 779 |
| Melbourne (R) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 103.5% | 799 | 772 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 87.5% | 732 | 837 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 94.5% | 817 | 865 |
| Essendon (R) | 8th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 92.2% | 823 | 893 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 7 | 16 | 94.4% | 831 | 880 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 8 | 12 | 91.6% | 760 | 830 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 8 | 12 | 86.1% | 692 | 804 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 9 | 8 | 65.8% | 674 | 1,025 |
Round 12
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 17/07/1965 | Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Princes Park | 58 | - | 85 | ||
| SAT | 17/07/1965 | Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) | Victoria Park | 53 | - | 22 | ||
| SAT | 17/07/1965 | Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Windy Hill | 83 | - | 60 | ||
| SAT | 17/07/1965 | Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) | Western Oval | 59 | - | 53 | ||
| SAT | 17/07/1965 | Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | MCG | 56 | - | 64 | ||
| SAT | 17/07/1965 | South Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | 31 | - | 47 | ||
Round 12 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 11 | -0- | 1 | 44 | 182.2% | 1,108 | 608 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 9 | -1- | 2 | 38 | 109.4% | 814 | 744 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 6 | -2- | 4 | 28 | 113.6% | 1,009 | 888 |
| Carlton (R) | 4th | 6 | -1- | 5 | 26 | 110.5% | 955 | 864 |
| Melbourne (R) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 102.3% | 855 | 836 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 97.7% | 902 | 923 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 95.1% | 906 | 953 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 24 | 86.3% | 763 | 884 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 96.4% | 878 | 911 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 4 | -0- | 8 | 16 | 93.0% | 824 | 886 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 9 | 12 | 83.3% | 714 | 857 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 10 | 8 | 66.2% | 734 | 1,108 |
Round 13
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 24/07/1965 | Fitzroy (R) v Footscray (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 67 | - | 73 | ||
| SAT | 24/07/1965 | Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) | Kardinia Park | 58 | - | 43 | ||
| SAT | 24/07/1965 | Hawthorn (R) v Essendon (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 25 | - | 69 | ||
| SAT | 24/07/1965 | North Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) | Coburg City Oval | 67 | - | 34 | ||
| SAT | 24/07/1965 | Richmond (R) v Collingwood (R) | MCG | 61 | - | 57 | ||
| SAT | 24/07/1965 | St Kilda (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 46 | - | 27 | ||
Round 13 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 11 | -0- | 2 | 44 | 174.1% | 1,165 | 669 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 10 | -1- | 2 | 42 | 109.4% | 887 | 811 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 7 | -2- | 4 | 32 | 114.6% | 1,067 | 931 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 28 | 99.7% | 975 | 978 |
| Carlton (R) | 5th | 6 | -1- | 6 | 26 | 108.2% | 998 | 922 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 6th | 6 | -0- | 7 | 24 | 100.0% | 945 | 945 |
| Melbourne (R) | 7th | 6 | -0- | 7 | 24 | 98.4% | 889 | 903 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 7 | 24 | 93.4% | 927 | 992 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 7 | 24 | 84.9% | 790 | 930 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 8 | 20 | 93.8% | 885 | 943 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 9 | 16 | 86.0% | 760 | 884 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 11 | 8 | 67.8% | 801 | 1,181 |
Round 14
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 31/07/1965 | Carlton (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 72 | - | 84 | ||
| SAT | 31/07/1965 | Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) | Windy Hill | 81 | - | 73 | ||
| SAT | 31/07/1965 | Geelong (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Kardinia Park | 129 | - | 61 | ||
| SAT | 31/07/1965 | Hawthorn (R) v Collingwood (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 67 | - | 86 | ||
| SAT | 31/07/1965 | Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | MCG | 42 | - | 41 | ||
| SAT | 31/07/1965 | St Kilda (R) v Richmond (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 59 | - | 57 | ||
Round 14 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 12 | -0- | 2 | 48 | 170.0% | 1,251 | 736 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 10 | -1- | 3 | 42 | 107.6% | 960 | 892 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 8 | -2- | 4 | 36 | 120.6% | 1,196 | 992 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 32 | 100.5% | 1,056 | 1,051 |
| Melbourne (R) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 7 | 28 | 98.6% | 931 | 944 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 6th | 7 | -0- | 7 | 28 | 87.2% | 874 | 1,002 |
| Carlton (R) | 7th | 6 | -1- | 7 | 26 | 106.4% | 1,070 | 1,006 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 8 | 24 | 93.7% | 1,006 | 1,074 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 8 | 24 | 92.2% | 994 | 1,078 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 94.0% | 942 | 1,002 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 87.0% | 819 | 941 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 12 | 8 | 68.8% | 842 | 1,223 |
Round 15
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 07/08/1965 | Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) | Victoria Park | 52 | - | 48 | ||
| SAT | 07/08/1965 | Fitzroy (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 43 | - | 91 | ||
| SAT | 07/08/1965 | Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) | Western Oval | 39 | - | 35 | ||
| SAT | 07/08/1965 | North Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | Coburg City Oval | 67 | - | 61 | ||
| SAT | 07/08/1965 | Richmond (R) v Essendon (R) | MCG | 103 | - | 65 | ||
| SAT | 07/08/1965 | South Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | 60 | - | 34 | ||
Round 15 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 13 | -0- | 2 | 52 | 166.2% | 1,303 | 784 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 11 | -1- | 3 | 46 | 107.8% | 999 | 927 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 8 | -2- | 5 | 36 | 119.2% | 1,244 | 1,044 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 32 | 97.1% | 1,121 | 1,154 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 32 | 90.2% | 934 | 1,036 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 7 | -0- | 8 | 28 | 96.8% | 1,085 | 1,121 |
| Melbourne (R) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 8 | 28 | 96.1% | 965 | 1,004 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 8th | 7 | -0- | 8 | 28 | 94.5% | 1,073 | 1,135 |
| Carlton (R) | 9th | 6 | -1- | 8 | 26 | 105.4% | 1,131 | 1,073 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 9 | 24 | 97.9% | 1,045 | 1,067 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 10 | 20 | 87.1% | 854 | 980 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 13 | 8 | 67.4% | 885 | 1,314 |
Round 16
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 14/08/1965 | Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) | Princes Park | 25 | - | 67 | ||
| SAT | 14/08/1965 | Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) | Windy Hill | 114 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 14/08/1965 | Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 67 | - | 103 | ||
| SAT | 14/08/1965 | Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | MCG | 67 | - | 70 | ||
| SAT | 14/08/1965 | North Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Coburg City Oval | 88 | - | 89 | ||
| SAT | 14/08/1965 | South Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | Lakeside Oval | 61 | - | 86 | ||
Round 16 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 14 | -0- | 2 | 56 | 169.3% | 1,370 | 809 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 12 | -1- | 3 | 50 | 109.8% | 1,085 | 988 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 9 | -2- | 5 | 40 | 118.3% | 1,314 | 1,111 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 9 | -0- | 7 | 36 | 102.7% | 1,235 | 1,203 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 8 | 32 | 88.7% | 995 | 1,122 |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | 7 | -0- | 9 | 28 | 101.2% | 1,148 | 1,134 |
| Melbourne (R) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 9 | 28 | 96.1% | 1,032 | 1,074 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 8th | 7 | -0- | 9 | 28 | 94.9% | 1,161 | 1,224 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 9 | 28 | 94.1% | 1,152 | 1,224 |
| Carlton (R) | 10th | 6 | -1- | 9 | 26 | 101.4% | 1,156 | 1,140 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 5 | -0- | 11 | 20 | 82.5% | 903 | 1,094 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 13 | 12 | 69.5% | 974 | 1,402 |
Round 17
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 21/08/1965 | Collingwood (R) v Melbourne (R) | Victoria Park | 86 | - | 23 | ||
| SAT | 21/08/1965 | Essendon (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Windy Hill | 76 | - | 36 | ||
| SAT | 21/08/1965 | Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Western Oval | 45 | - | 53 | ||
| SAT | 21/08/1965 | Geelong (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Kardinia Park | 100 | - | 84 | ||
| SAT | 21/08/1965 | Richmond (R) v Carlton (R) | MCG | 85 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 21/08/1965 | St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Moorabbin Oval | 96 | - | 86 | ||
Round 17 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 2 | 60 | 175.0% | 1,456 | 832 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 12 | -1- | 4 | 50 | 108.5% | 1,130 | 1,041 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 10 | -2- | 5 | 44 | 118.3% | 1,414 | 1,195 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 105.8% | 1,311 | 1,239 |
| Richmond (R) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 32 | 101.9% | 1,233 | 1,210 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 32 | 95.0% | 1,205 | 1,269 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 7th | 8 | -0- | 9 | 32 | 86.1% | 1,031 | 1,198 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 8th | 7 | -0- | 10 | 28 | 94.5% | 1,247 | 1,320 |
| Melbourne (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 10 | 28 | 90.9% | 1,055 | 1,160 |
| Carlton (R) | 10th | 6 | -1- | 10 | 26 | 100.6% | 1,232 | 1,225 |
| St Kilda (R) | 11th | 6 | -0- | 11 | 24 | 84.7% | 999 | 1,180 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 14 | 12 | 70.4% | 1,058 | 1,502 |
Round 18
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 28/08/1965 | Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) | Princes Park | 74 | - | 137 | ||
| SAT | 28/08/1965 | Fitzroy (R) v St Kilda (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 63 | - | 81 | ||
| SAT | 28/08/1965 | Hawthorn (R) v Geelong (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 91 | - | 72 | ||
| SAT | 28/08/1965 | Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | MCG | 93 | - | 71 | ||
| SAT | 28/08/1965 | North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | Coburg City Oval | 71 | - | 131 | ||
| SAT | 28/08/1965 | South Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | Lakeside Oval | 60 | - | 162 | ||
Round 18 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 16 | -0- | 2 | 64 | 181.4% | 1,618 | 892 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 12 | -1- | 5 | 50 | 105.9% | 1,201 | 1,134 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 10 | -2- | 6 | 44 | 115.6% | 1,486 | 1,286 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 110.3% | 1,448 | 1,313 |
| Richmond (R) | 5th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 106.5% | 1,364 | 1,281 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 96.6% | 1,296 | 1,341 |
| Melbourne (R) | 7th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 93.3% | 1,148 | 1,231 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 80.2% | 1,091 | 1,360 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 90.8% | 1,318 | 1,451 |
| St Kilda (R) | 10th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 86.9% | 1,080 | 1,243 |
| Carlton (R) | 11th | 6 | -1- | 11 | 26 | 95.9% | 1,306 | 1,362 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 15 | 12 | 70.8% | 1,121 | 1,583 |
Finals Series
The positions of teams going into the finals:
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 16 | -0- | 2 | 64 | 181.4% | 1,618 | 892 | 229 | 244 | 124 | 148 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 12 | -1- | 5 | 50 | 105.9% | 1,201 | 1,134 | 169 | 187 | 155 | 204 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 10 | -2- | 6 | 44 | 115.6% | 1,486 | 1,286 | 212 | 214 | 181 | 200 |
| Essendon (R) | 4th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 110.3% | 1,448 | 1,313 | 207 | 206 | 187 | 191 |
| Richmond (R) | 5th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 106.5% | 1,364 | 1,281 | 191 | 218 | 178 | 213 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 36 | 96.6% | 1,296 | 1,341 | 180 | 216 | 180 | 261 |
| Melbourne (R) | 7th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 93.3% | 1,148 | 1,231 | 155 | 218 | 175 | 181 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 8 | -0- | 10 | 32 | 80.2% | 1,091 | 1,360 | 144 | 227 | 190 | 220 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 9th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 90.8% | 1,318 | 1,451 | 180 | 238 | 203 | 233 |
| St Kilda (R) | 10th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 86.9% | 1,080 | 1,243 | 148 | 192 | 171 | 217 |
| Carlton (R) | 11th | 6 | -1- | 11 | 26 | 95.9% | 1,306 | 1,362 | 182 | 214 | 189 | 228 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 15 | 12 | 70.8% | 1,121 | 1,583 | 158 | 173 | 222 | 251 |
Final Round 1
Semi Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 04/09/1965 | Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) | MCG | 75 | - | 68 | ||
| SAT | 11/09/1965 | Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) | MCG | 100 | - | 52 | ||
Final Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd |
| Essendon (R) | 4th |
Final Round 2
Preliminary Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 18/09/1965 | Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) | MCG | 89 | - | 106 | ||
Final Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd |
| Essendon (R) | 4th |
Final Round 3
Grand Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 25/09/1965 | Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) | MCG | 105 | - | 80 | ||
Final Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd |
| Essendon (R) | 4th |