1965 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1965 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured twenty-one rounds in a triple round-robin format. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. Swan Districts were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. East Fremantle were the premiers, with Bob Johnson as the premiership captain.

Season Details

Name: 1965 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 21
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 88

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval Jim Conway
East Fremantle East Fremantle Oval
East Perth Perth Oval
Perth Lathlain Park
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Subiaco Oval
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval
West Perth Leederville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: East Fremantle
Runners-Up: Swan Districts
Minor Premiers: Swan Districts

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Swan Districts 1st 15 -0- 6 60 129.7% 2,159 1,665 312 287 235 255
Claremont 2nd 12 -1- 8 50 115.2% 1,918 1,665 274 274 240 225
West Perth 3rd 12 -0- 9 48 103.3% 1,760 1,704 253 242 240 264
East Fremantle 4th 11 -0- 10 44 96.6% 1,810 1,873 259 256 268 265
Perth 5th 10 -0- 11 40 102.4% 1,821 1,778 253 303 251 272
East Perth 6th 10 -0- 11 40 87.6% 1,718 1,961 235 308 281 275
Subiaco 7th 8 -0- 13 32 91.1% 1,782 1,957 258 234 278 289
South Fremantle 8th 5 -1- 15 22 81.8% 1,644 2,009 232 252 283 311

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
East Fremantle 1st Premiers
Swan Districts 2nd Runners-Up
Claremont 3rd Defeated by East Fremantle (Preliminary Final)
West Perth 4th Defeated by East Fremantle (Semi Final)
Perth 5th Did not qualify for finals
East Perth 6th Did not qualify for finals
Subiaco 7th Did not qualify for finals
South Fremantle 8th Did not qualify for finals

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/04/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 64 - 93 9,290
SAT 10/04/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 95 - 101 7,991
SAT 10/04/1965 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 152 - 89 10,546
SAT 10/04/1965 2:30 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 116 - 71 10,887

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 1 -0- 0 4 170.8% 152 89
West Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 163.4% 116 71
East Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 145.3% 93 64
Subiaco 4th 1 -0- 0 4 106.3% 101 95
South Fremantle 5th 0 -0- 1 0 94.1% 95 101
Claremont 6th 0 -0- 1 0 68.8% 64 93
Perth 7th 0 -0- 1 0 61.2% 71 116
East Perth 8th 0 -0- 1 0 58.6% 89 152

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 116 - 106 15,901
SAT 17/04/1965 2:30 PM Perth v Swan Districts Lathlain Park 77 - 106 13,529
MON 19/04/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 79 - 74 12,934
MON 19/04/1965 2:30 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 78 - 106 12,042

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 2 -0- 0 8 155.4% 258 166
West Perth 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 149.0% 222 149
East Fremantle 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 122.9% 209 170
Subiaco 4th 1 -0- 1 4 89.1% 179 201
East Perth 5th 1 -0- 1 4 74.3% 168 226
South Fremantle 6th 0 -0- 2 0 92.6% 201 217
Claremont 7th 0 -0- 2 0 80.2% 138 172
Perth 8th 0 -0- 2 0 66.7% 148 222

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 91 - 83 8,814
SAT 24/04/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 69 - 86 7,605
SAT 24/04/1965 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 123 - 64 9,105
SAT 24/04/1965 2:30 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 109 - 116 10,804

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 3 -0- 0 12 165.7% 381 230
West Perth 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 124.9% 331 265
East Fremantle 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 93.2% 273 293
East Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 83.8% 259 309
Claremont 5th 1 -0- 2 4 90.4% 254 281
Subiaco 6th 1 -0- 2 4 89.7% 262 292
Perth 7th 1 -0- 2 4 80.4% 234 291
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 3 0 89.1% 270 303

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1965 2:20 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 81 - 51 6,654
SAT 01/05/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 53 - 67 8,572
SAT 01/05/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 117 - 96 5,361
SAT 01/05/1965 2:30 PM Perth v East Perth Lathlain Park 85 - 75 7,756

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 4 -0- 0 16 158.3% 448 283
West Perth 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 130.4% 412 316
East Fremantle 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 100.3% 390 389
Perth 4th 2 -0- 2 8 87.2% 319 366
East Perth 5th 2 -0- 2 8 84.8% 334 394
Claremont 6th 1 -0- 3 4 88.2% 307 348
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 3 4 87.5% 358 409
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 4 0 83.6% 321 384

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1965 2:20 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 27 - 77 6,603
SAT 08/05/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 109 - 50 4,482
SAT 08/05/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 76 - 51 4,693
SAT 08/05/1965 2:30 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 58 - 37 3,488

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 4 -0- 1 16 142.6% 489 343
Swan Districts 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 131.9% 475 360
East Fremantle 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 105.9% 466 440
Claremont 4th 2 -0- 3 8 104.5% 416 398
Subiaco 5th 2 -0- 3 8 93.3% 416 446
Perth 6th 2 -0- 3 8 84.0% 356 424
East Perth 7th 2 -0- 3 8 81.9% 385 470
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 5 0 75.3% 371 493

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1965 2:30 PM Perth v East Fremantle Lathlain Park 94 - 130 8,473
SAT 15/05/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 47 - 119 7,648
SAT 15/05/1965 2:30 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 99 - 100 8,341
SAT 15/05/1965 2:30 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 109 - 67 13,615

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 5 -0- 1 20 145.9% 598 410
Swan Districts 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 145.9% 594 407
East Fremantle 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 111.6% 596 534
Claremont 4th 3 -0- 3 12 103.8% 516 497
Subiaco 5th 2 -0- 4 8 94.3% 515 546
Perth 6th 2 -0- 4 8 81.2% 450 554
East Perth 7th 2 -0- 4 8 78.1% 452 579
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 6 0 68.3% 418 612

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 81 - 118 8,640
SAT 22/05/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 53 - 78 12,496
SAT 22/05/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 74 - 65 7,125
SAT 22/05/1965 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 141 - 44 8,622

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 6 -0- 1 24 163.0% 735 451
West Perth 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 146.0% 676 463
East Fremantle 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 106.0% 649 612
Claremont 4th 3 -0- 4 12 97.1% 597 615
Perth 5th 3 -0- 4 12 89.4% 568 635
East Perth 6th 3 -0- 4 12 81.7% 526 644
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 5 8 81.4% 559 687
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 7 0 70.4% 483 686

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Claremont East Fremantle Oval 99 - 91 6,230
SAT 29/05/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 78 - 56 7,661
SAT 29/05/1965 2:30 PM Perth v West Perth Lathlain Park 59 - 57 9,134
SAT 29/05/1965 2:30 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 49 - 51 3,656

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 6 -0- 2 24 149.5% 791 529
West Perth 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 140.4% 733 522
East Fremantle 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 106.4% 748 703
Perth 4th 4 -0- 4 16 90.6% 627 692
East Perth 5th 4 -0- 4 16 86.3% 604 700
Claremont 6th 3 -0- 5 12 96.4% 688 714
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 6 8 82.4% 608 738
South Fremantle 8th 1 -0- 7 4 72.7% 534 735

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 120 - 50 7,968
SAT 05/06/1965 2:30 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 69 - 70 7,143
MON 07/06/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 96 - 143 12,805
MON 07/06/1965 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 103 - 99 14,623

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 7 -0- 2 28 142.4% 894 628
East Fremantle 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 111.5% 891 799
West Perth 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 135.5% 802 592
Claremont 4th 4 -0- 5 16 105.8% 808 764
Perth 5th 4 -0- 5 16 91.3% 726 795
East Perth 6th 4 -0- 5 16 79.8% 654 820
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 6 12 84.0% 678 807
South Fremantle 8th 1 -0- 8 4 71.8% 630 878

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 59 - 78 7,042
SAT 19/06/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 60 - 64 5,537
SAT 19/06/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 99 - 87 5,465
SAT 19/06/1965 2:30 PM Perth v South Fremantle Lathlain Park 88 - 52 4,237

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 8 -0- 2 32 139.2% 958 688
West Perth 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 135.2% 880 651
East Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 110.2% 951 863
Perth 4th 5 -0- 5 20 96.1% 814 847
East Perth 5th 5 -0- 5 20 83.0% 753 907
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 6 16 103.0% 867 842
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 7 12 84.4% 765 906
South Fremantle 8th 1 -0- 9 4 70.6% 682 966

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 78 - 59 9,988
SAT 26/06/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 78 - 55 6,118
SAT 26/06/1965 2:30 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 84 - 64 4,723
SAT 26/06/1965 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 59 - 88 6,806

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 8 -0- 3 32 131.1% 1,017 776
West Perth 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 128.3% 935 729
East Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 107.2% 1,015 947
East Perth 4th 6 -0- 5 24 86.0% 831 966
Claremont 5th 5 -0- 6 20 106.0% 955 901
Perth 6th 5 -0- 6 20 94.4% 873 925
Subiaco 7th 4 -0- 7 16 87.5% 849 970
South Fremantle 8th 2 -0- 9 8 74.4% 760 1,021

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/04/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 81 - 76 16,080
SAT 10/07/1965 2:30 PM Perth v Subiaco Lathlain Park 145 - 107 7,375
SAT 10/07/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 75 - 75 7,849
SAT 10/07/1965 2:30 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 72 - 161 12,546

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 9 -0- 3 36 138.9% 1,178 848
West Perth 2nd 7 -0- 5 28 113.1% 1,007 890
East Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 106.1% 1,091 1,028
East Perth 4th 7 -0- 5 28 87.5% 912 1,042
Perth 5th 6 -0- 6 24 98.6% 1,018 1,032
Claremont 6th 5 -1- 6 22 105.5% 1,030 976
Subiaco 7th 4 -0- 8 16 85.7% 956 1,115
South Fremantle 8th 2 -1- 9 10 76.2% 835 1,096

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 105 - 58 7,463
SAT 17/07/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 82 - 76 8,138
SAT 17/07/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 52 - 70 13,120
SAT 17/07/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Bassendean Oval 79 - 160 6,859

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 10 -0- 3 40 144.3% 1,338 927
West Perth 2nd 8 -0- 5 32 114.3% 1,077 942
East Fremantle 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 106.3% 1,173 1,104
East Perth 4th 7 -0- 6 28 86.7% 964 1,112
Claremont 5th 6 -1- 6 26 109.8% 1,135 1,034
Perth 6th 6 -0- 7 24 98.2% 1,094 1,114
Subiaco 7th 4 -0- 9 16 83.1% 1,014 1,220
South Fremantle 8th 2 -1- 10 10 72.8% 914 1,256

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1965 2:30 PM Perth v Claremont Lathlain Park 126 - 54 10,248
SAT 24/07/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 112 - 86 7,083
SAT 24/07/1965 2:30 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 129 - 93 6,391
SAT 24/07/1965 2:30 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 96 - 73 10,913

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 10 -0- 4 40 135.5% 1,431 1,056
West Perth 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 115.6% 1,173 1,015
East Fremantle 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 103.8% 1,246 1,200
Perth 4th 7 -0- 7 28 104.5% 1,220 1,168
East Perth 5th 7 -0- 7 28 85.8% 1,050 1,224
Claremont 6th 6 -1- 7 26 102.5% 1,189 1,160
Subiaco 7th 5 -0- 9 20 87.1% 1,143 1,313
South Fremantle 8th 3 -1- 10 14 76.5% 1,026 1,342

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 124 - 62 6,327
SAT 31/07/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 80 - 63 5,794
SAT 31/07/1965 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 142 - 78 6,022
SAT 31/07/1965 2:30 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 59 - 85 9,950

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 11 -0- 4 44 138.7% 1,573 1,134
West Perth 2nd 9 -0- 6 36 112.0% 1,232 1,100
Perth 3rd 8 -0- 7 32 106.4% 1,305 1,227
East Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 7 32 98.8% 1,308 1,324
Claremont 5th 7 -1- 7 30 107.4% 1,313 1,222
East Perth 6th 7 -0- 8 28 82.6% 1,128 1,366
Subiaco 7th 5 -0- 10 20 86.6% 1,206 1,393
South Fremantle 8th 4 -1- 10 18 78.7% 1,106 1,405

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 87 - 71 10,704
SAT 07/08/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 84 - 113 8,821
SAT 07/08/1965 2:30 PM Perth v Swan Districts Lathlain Park 82 - 139 13,180
SAT 07/08/1965 2:30 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 102 - 105 6,559

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 12 -0- 4 48 140.8% 1,712 1,216
West Perth 2nd 10 -0- 6 40 111.2% 1,337 1,202
East Fremantle 3rd 9 -0- 7 36 100.0% 1,395 1,395
Claremont 4th 8 -1- 7 34 109.2% 1,426 1,306
Perth 5th 8 -0- 8 32 101.5% 1,387 1,366
East Perth 6th 7 -0- 9 28 81.9% 1,212 1,479
Subiaco 7th 5 -0- 11 20 87.3% 1,308 1,498
South Fremantle 8th 4 -1- 11 18 78.9% 1,177 1,492

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 118 - 56 12,758
SAT 14/08/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 75 - 87 674
SAT 14/08/1965 2:30 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 118 - 92 5,671
SAT 14/08/1965 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 96 - 73 8,504

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 13 -0- 4 52 140.3% 1,808 1,289
West Perth 2nd 10 -0- 7 40 105.5% 1,393 1,320
Claremont 3rd 9 -1- 7 38 113.4% 1,544 1,362
Perth 4th 9 -0- 8 36 102.3% 1,474 1,441
East Fremantle 5th 9 -0- 8 36 98.5% 1,468 1,491
East Perth 6th 7 -0- 10 28 81.7% 1,304 1,597
Subiaco 7th 6 -0- 11 24 89.7% 1,426 1,590
South Fremantle 8th 4 -1- 12 18 79.3% 1,252 1,579

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 95 - 77 4,906
SAT 21/08/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 97 - 88 5,885
SAT 21/08/1965 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 69 - 94 10,152
SAT 21/08/1965 2:30 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 138 - 97 5,968

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 13 -0- 5 52 135.7% 1,877 1,383
West Perth 2nd 11 -0- 7 44 108.0% 1,531 1,417
Claremont 3rd 10 -1- 7 42 114.5% 1,638 1,431
East Fremantle 4th 10 -0- 8 40 99.7% 1,563 1,568
Perth 5th 9 -0- 9 36 101.6% 1,562 1,538
East Perth 6th 8 -0- 10 32 83.1% 1,401 1,685
Subiaco 7th 6 -0- 12 24 89.2% 1,503 1,685
South Fremantle 8th 4 -1- 13 18 78.6% 1,349 1,717

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 107 - 100 8,274
SAT 28/08/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 119 - 100 7,503
SAT 28/08/1965 2:30 PM Perth v Subiaco Lathlain Park 88 - 96 7,304
SAT 28/08/1965 2:30 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 112 - 79 11,513

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 14 -0- 5 56 136.0% 1,989 1,462
Claremont 2nd 11 -1- 7 46 114.0% 1,745 1,531
West Perth 3rd 11 -0- 8 44 105.3% 1,610 1,529
East Fremantle 4th 11 -0- 8 44 100.8% 1,682 1,668
Perth 5th 9 -0- 10 36 101.0% 1,650 1,634
East Perth 6th 8 -0- 11 32 83.2% 1,501 1,804
Subiaco 7th 7 -0- 12 28 90.2% 1,599 1,773
South Fremantle 8th 4 -1- 14 18 79.4% 1,449 1,824

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1965 2:30 PM Perth v East Fremantle Lathlain Park 130 - 63 9,145
SAT 04/09/1965 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 113 - 78 7,628
SAT 04/09/1965 2:30 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 93 - 92 8,121
SAT 04/09/1965 2:30 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 75 - 110 9,587

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 14 -0- 6 56 131.2% 2,067 1,575
Claremont 2nd 11 -1- 8 46 113.1% 1,837 1,624
West Perth 3rd 11 -0- 9 44 102.8% 1,685 1,639
East Fremantle 4th 11 -0- 9 44 97.1% 1,745 1,798
Perth 5th 10 -0- 10 40 104.9% 1,780 1,697
East Perth 6th 9 -0- 11 36 85.7% 1,611 1,879
Subiaco 7th 8 -0- 12 32 90.7% 1,692 1,865
South Fremantle 8th 5 -1- 14 22 82.1% 1,562 1,902

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 81 - 41 14,645
SAT 11/09/1965 2:30 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 65 - 75 10,776
SAT 11/09/1965 2:30 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 107 - 82 7,058
SAT 11/09/1965 2:30 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 90 - 92 5,825

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 15 -0- 6 60 129.7% 2,159 1,665
Claremont 2nd 12 -1- 8 50 115.2% 1,918 1,665
West Perth 3rd 12 -0- 9 48 103.3% 1,760 1,704
East Fremantle 4th 11 -0- 10 44 96.6% 1,810 1,873
Perth 5th 10 -0- 11 40 102.4% 1,821 1,778
East Perth 6th 10 -0- 11 40 87.6% 1,718 1,961
Subiaco 7th 8 -0- 13 32 91.1% 1,782 1,957
South Fremantle 8th 5 -1- 15 22 81.8% 1,644 2,009

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Swan Districts 1st 15 -0- 6 60 129.7% 2,159 1,665 312 287 235 255
Claremont 2nd 12 -1- 8 50 115.2% 1,918 1,665 274 274 240 225
West Perth 3rd 12 -0- 9 48 103.3% 1,760 1,704 253 242 240 264
East Fremantle 4th 11 -0- 10 44 96.6% 1,810 1,873 259 256 268 265
Perth 5th 10 -0- 11 40 102.4% 1,821 1,778 253 303 251 272
East Perth 6th 10 -0- 11 40 87.6% 1,718 1,961 235 308 281 275
Subiaco 7th 8 -0- 13 32 91.1% 1,782 1,957 258 234 278 289
South Fremantle 8th 5 -1- 15 22 81.8% 1,644 2,009 232 252 283 311

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1965 2:30 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 92 - 111 25,719
SAT 25/09/1965 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Subiaco Oval 68 - 48 25,620

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Swan Districts 1st
Claremont 2nd
East Fremantle 3rd
West Perth 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/10/1965 2:30 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 56 - 69 22,273

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Swan Districts 1st
East Fremantle 2nd
Claremont 3rd
West Perth 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/10/1965 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 102 - 126 46,744

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
East Fremantle 1st
Swan Districts 2nd
Claremont 3rd
West Perth 4th