1966 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1966 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Port Melbourne were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Port Melbourne were the premiers, with Brian Buckley as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1966 VFA Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Coburg Coburg City Oval
Dandenong Shepley Oval
Oakleigh Warrawee Park John Benetti
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Brian Buckley
Preston Preston City Oval Alan Joyce
Sandringham Junction Oval Barry Harrison
Waverley Central Reserve Ian Thorogood
Williamstown WCG
Yarraville Yarraville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Port Melbourne
Runners-Up: Waverley
Minor Premiers: Port Melbourne

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Melbourne 1st 15 -0- 3 60 135.6% 1,543 1,138 221 217 159 184
Waverley 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 129.4% 1,660 1,283 235 250 184 179
Yarraville 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 116.9% 1,605 1,373 231 219 192 221
Preston 4th 12 -0- 6 48 106.3% 1,500 1,411 214 216 200 211
Sandringham 5th 10 -0- 8 40 116.8% 1,632 1,397 237 210 197 215
Williamstown 6th 9 -0- 9 36 94.6% 1,265 1,337 178 197 188 209
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 10 32 94.6% 1,400 1,480 198 212 212 208
Dandenong 8th 5 -0- 13 20 85.3% 1,331 1,560 184 227 225 210
Coburg 9th 4 -0- 14 16 79.4% 1,225 1,542 173 187 216 246
Oakleigh 10th 2 -0- 16 8 65.8% 1,232 1,872 175 182 273 234

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Port Melbourne 1st Premiers
Waverley 2nd Runners-Up
Preston 3rd Defeated by Port Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Yarraville 4th Defeated by Preston (Semi Final)
Sandringham 5th Did not qualify for finals
Williamstown 6th Did not qualify for finals
Brunswick 7th Did not qualify for finals
Dandenong 8th Did not qualify for finals
Coburg 9th Did not qualify for finals
Oakleigh 10th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1966 2:10 PM Dandenong v Waverley Shepley Oval 92 - 114 3,000
SUN 24/04/1966 2:10 PM Coburg v Oakleigh Coburg City Oval 93 - 51 5,000
SUN 24/04/1966 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 93 - 98 5,000
SUN 24/04/1966 2:10 PM Sandringham v Yarraville Junction Oval 72 - 98 6,300
SUN 24/04/1966 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 36 - 61 5,000

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 1 -0- 0 4 182.4% 93 51
Port Melbourne 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 169.4% 61 36
Yarraville 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 136.1% 98 72
Waverley 4th 1 -0- 0 4 123.9% 114 92
Brunswick 5th 1 -0- 0 4 105.4% 98 93
Preston 6th 0 -0- 1 0 94.9% 93 98
Dandenong 7th 0 -0- 1 0 80.7% 92 114
Sandringham 8th 0 -0- 1 0 73.5% 72 98
Williamstown 9th 0 -0- 1 0 59.0% 36 61
Oakleigh 10th 0 -0- 1 0 54.8% 51 93

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1966 2:10 PM Waverley v Williamstown Central Reserve 90 - 44 3,000
SUN 01/05/1966 2:10 PM Brunswick v Dandenong Brunswick Park 102 - 62 3,000
SUN 01/05/1966 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sandringham Warrawee Park 51 - 124 6,500
SUN 01/05/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 92 - 80 5,000
SUN 01/05/1966 2:10 PM Yarraville v Preston Yarraville Oval 151 - 106 10,000

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Waverley 1st 2 -0- 0 8 150.0% 204 136
Yarraville 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 139.9% 249 178
Port Melbourne 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 131.9% 153 116
Brunswick 4th 2 -0- 0 8 129.0% 200 155
Sandringham 5th 1 -0- 1 4 131.5% 196 149
Coburg 6th 1 -0- 1 4 121.0% 173 143
Preston 7th 0 -0- 2 0 79.9% 199 249
Dandenong 8th 0 -0- 2 0 71.3% 154 216
Williamstown 9th 0 -0- 2 0 53.0% 80 151
Oakleigh 10th 0 -0- 2 0 47.0% 102 217

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1966 2:10 PM Coburg v Waverley Coburg City Oval 63 - 116 500
SAT 07/05/1966 2:10 PM Dandenong v Yarraville Shepley Oval 90 - 101 1,500
SUN 08/05/1966 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Warrawee Park 61 - 108 5,000
SUN 08/05/1966 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Junction Oval 92 - 80 5,000
SUN 08/05/1966 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 46 - 80 2,500

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Waverley 1st 3 -0- 0 12 160.8% 320 199
Port Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 147.5% 261 177
Brunswick 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 139.3% 280 201
Yarraville 4th 3 -0- 0 12 130.6% 350 268
Sandringham 5th 2 -0- 1 8 125.8% 288 229
Coburg 6th 1 -0- 2 4 91.1% 236 259
Preston 7th 0 -0- 3 0 81.8% 279 341
Dandenong 8th 0 -0- 3 0 77.0% 244 317
Williamstown 9th 0 -0- 3 0 54.5% 126 231
Oakleigh 10th 0 -0- 3 0 50.2% 163 325

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1966 2:10 PM Waverley v Oakleigh Central Reserve 151 - 47 2,500
SUN 15/05/1966 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg Brunswick Park 101 - 72 4,000
SUN 15/05/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 91 - 67 7,000
SUN 15/05/1966 2:10 PM Preston v Dandenong Preston City Oval 79 - 69 5,000
SUN 15/05/1966 2:10 PM Yarraville v Williamstown Yarraville Oval 85 - 75 5,500

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Waverley 1st 4 -0- 0 16 191.5% 471 246
Port Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 144.3% 352 244
Brunswick 3rd 4 -0- 0 16 139.6% 381 273
Yarraville 4th 4 -0- 0 16 126.8% 435 343
Sandringham 5th 2 -0- 2 8 110.9% 355 320
Preston 6th 1 -0- 3 4 87.3% 358 410
Coburg 7th 1 -0- 3 4 85.6% 308 360
Dandenong 8th 0 -0- 4 0 79.0% 313 396
Williamstown 9th 0 -0- 4 0 63.6% 201 316
Oakleigh 10th 0 -0- 4 0 44.1% 210 476

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1966 2:10 PM Coburg v Yarraville Coburg City Oval 62 - 86 4,000
SAT 21/05/1966 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sandringham Shepley Oval 112 - 87 4,500
SAT 21/05/1966 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brunswick Warrawee Park 53 - 67 2,500
SAT 21/05/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Waverley North Port Oval 80 - 47 10,000
SAT 21/05/1966 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 65 - 79 3,000

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 5 -0- 0 20 148.5% 432 291
Brunswick 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 137.4% 448 326
Yarraville 3rd 5 -0- 0 20 128.6% 521 405
Waverley 4th 4 -0- 1 16 158.9% 518 326
Sandringham 5th 2 -0- 3 8 102.3% 442 432
Preston 6th 2 -0- 3 8 92.0% 437 475
Dandenong 7th 1 -0- 4 4 88.0% 425 483
Coburg 8th 1 -0- 4 4 83.0% 370 446
Williamstown 9th 0 -0- 5 0 67.3% 266 395
Oakleigh 10th 0 -0- 5 0 48.4% 263 543

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1966 2:10 PM Dandenong v Williamstown Shepley Oval 67 - 103 750
SAT 28/05/1966 2:10 PM Yarraville v Oakleigh Yarraville Oval 153 - 34 300
SUN 29/05/1966 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 59 - 83 10,000
SUN 29/05/1966 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 93 - 89 5,000
SUN 29/05/1966 2:10 PM Sandringham v Waverley Junction Oval 63 - 72 6,000

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Yarraville 1st 6 -0- 0 24 153.5% 674 439
Port Melbourne 2nd 6 -0- 0 24 147.1% 515 350
Waverley 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 151.7% 590 389
Brunswick 4th 5 -0- 1 20 124.0% 507 409
Preston 5th 3 -0- 3 12 94.0% 530 564
Sandringham 6th 2 -0- 4 8 100.2% 505 504
Coburg 7th 1 -0- 5 4 85.2% 459 539
Dandenong 8th 1 -0- 5 4 84.0% 492 586
Williamstown 9th 1 -0- 5 4 79.9% 369 462
Oakleigh 10th 0 -0- 6 0 42.7% 297 696

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1966 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Preston Warrawee Park 76 - 87 1,000
SAT 04/06/1966 2:10 PM Waverley v Brunswick Central Reserve 138 - 102 2,000
SUN 05/06/1966 2:10 PM Coburg v Dandenong Coburg City Oval 107 - 90 4,000
SUN 05/06/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Yarraville North Port Oval 76 - 64 12,500
SUN 05/06/1966 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham WCG 61 - 94 2,000

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 7 -0- 0 28 142.8% 591 414
Waverley 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 148.3% 728 491
Yarraville 3rd 6 -0- 1 24 143.3% 738 515
Brunswick 4th 5 -0- 2 20 111.3% 609 547
Preston 5th 4 -0- 3 16 96.4% 617 640
Sandringham 6th 3 -0- 4 12 106.0% 599 565
Coburg 7th 2 -0- 5 8 90.0% 566 629
Dandenong 8th 1 -0- 6 4 84.0% 582 693
Williamstown 9th 1 -0- 6 4 77.3% 430 556
Oakleigh 10th 0 -0- 7 0 47.6% 373 783

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 12/06/1966 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 102 - 87 8,000
SUN 12/06/1966 2:10 PM Williamstown v Coburg WCG 90 - 73 2,000
MON 13/06/1966 2:10 PM Dandenong v Oakleigh Shepley Oval 100 - 86
SAT 18/06/1966 2:10 PM Yarraville v Waverley Yarraville Oval 115 - 71 1,500
SUN 19/06/1966 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick Junction Oval 109 - 43 4,000

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Yarraville 1st 7 -0- 1 28 145.6% 853 586
Port Melbourne 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 131.4% 678 516
Waverley 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 131.8% 799 606
Brunswick 4th 5 -0- 3 20 99.4% 652 656
Preston 5th 5 -0- 3 20 98.9% 719 727
Sandringham 6th 4 -0- 4 16 116.4% 708 608
Coburg 7th 2 -0- 6 8 88.9% 639 719
Dandenong 8th 2 -0- 6 8 87.5% 682 779
Williamstown 9th 2 -0- 6 8 82.7% 520 629
Oakleigh 10th 0 -0- 8 0 52.0% 459 883

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 26/06/1966 2:10 PM Brunswick v Yarraville Brunswick Park 111 - 104 3,000
SUN 26/06/1966 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 101 - 80 2,500
SUN 26/06/1966 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Williamstown Warrawee Park 80 - 105 2,000
SUN 26/06/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Dandenong North Port Oval 78 - 45 3,500
SUN 26/06/1966 2:10 PM Waverley v Preston Central Reserve 103 - 51 5,000

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 1 32 134.8% 756 561
Yarraville 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 137.3% 957 697
Waverley 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 137.3% 902 657
Brunswick 4th 6 -0- 3 24 100.4% 763 760
Preston 5th 5 -0- 4 20 92.8% 770 830
Sandringham 6th 4 -0- 5 16 111.1% 788 709
Coburg 7th 3 -0- 6 12 92.6% 740 799
Williamstown 8th 3 -0- 6 12 88.2% 625 709
Dandenong 9th 2 -0- 7 8 84.8% 727 857
Oakleigh 10th 0 -0- 9 0 54.6% 539 988

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1966 2:10 PM Waverley v Dandenong Central Reserve 97 - 74 1,500
SUN 03/07/1966 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 87 - 72 6,000
SUN 03/07/1966 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Coburg Warrawee Park 84 - 69 2,000
SUN 03/07/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 75 - 50 5,500
SUN 03/07/1966 2:10 PM Yarraville v Sandringham Yarraville Oval 50 - 65 5,000

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 1 36 136.0% 831 611
Waverley 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 136.7% 999 731
Yarraville 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 132.2% 1,007 762
Brunswick 4th 7 -0- 3 28 102.2% 850 832
Sandringham 5th 5 -0- 5 20 112.4% 853 759
Preston 6th 5 -0- 5 20 91.8% 842 917
Coburg 7th 3 -0- 7 12 91.6% 809 883
Williamstown 8th 3 -0- 7 12 86.1% 675 784
Dandenong 9th 2 -0- 8 8 84.0% 801 954
Oakleigh 10th 1 -0- 9 4 58.9% 623 1,057

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1966 2:10 PM Williamstown v Waverley WCG 68 - 65 2,000
SUN 10/07/1966 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 40 - 90 5,000
SUN 10/07/1966 2:10 PM Dandenong v Brunswick Shepley Oval 91 - 67 4,000
SUN 10/07/1966 2:10 PM Preston v Yarraville Preston City Oval 124 - 82 6,000
SUN 10/07/1966 2:10 PM Sandringham v Oakleigh Junction Oval 108 - 92 3,500

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 1 40 141.5% 921 651
Waverley 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 133.2% 1,064 799
Yarraville 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 122.9% 1,089 886
Brunswick 4th 7 -0- 4 28 99.3% 917 923
Sandringham 5th 6 -0- 5 24 112.9% 961 851
Preston 6th 6 -0- 5 24 96.7% 966 999
Williamstown 7th 4 -0- 7 16 87.5% 743 849
Dandenong 8th 3 -0- 8 12 87.4% 892 1,021
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 8 12 87.3% 849 973
Oakleigh 10th 1 -0- 10 4 61.4% 715 1,165

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1966 2:10 PM Waverley v Coburg Central Reserve 88 - 14 300
SAT 16/07/1966 2:10 PM Yarraville v Dandenong Yarraville Oval 41 - 36 500
SUN 17/07/1966 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 63 - 75 2,000
SUN 17/07/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh North Port Oval 95 - 59 2,000
SUN 17/07/1966 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 71 - 52 5,500

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 1 44 143.1% 1,016 710
Waverley 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 141.7% 1,152 813
Yarraville 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 122.6% 1,130 922
Preston 4th 7 -0- 5 28 98.7% 1,037 1,051
Brunswick 5th 7 -0- 5 28 98.2% 980 998
Sandringham 6th 6 -0- 6 24 109.9% 1,013 922
Williamstown 7th 5 -0- 7 20 89.7% 818 912
Dandenong 8th 3 -0- 9 12 87.4% 928 1,062
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 9 12 81.3% 863 1,061
Oakleigh 10th 1 -0- 11 4 61.4% 774 1,260

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1966 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Waverley Warrawee Park 54 - 58 1,000
SUN 24/07/1966 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Coburg City Oval 37 - 57 3,500
SUN 24/07/1966 2:10 PM Dandenong v Preston Shepley Oval 62 - 70 2,500
SUN 24/07/1966 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Junction Oval 71 - 98 7,000
SUN 24/07/1966 2:10 PM Williamstown v Yarraville WCG 68 - 39 4,500

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 1 48 142.6% 1,114 781
Waverley 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 139.6% 1,210 867
Yarraville 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 118.1% 1,169 990
Brunswick 4th 8 -0- 5 32 100.2% 1,037 1,035
Preston 5th 8 -0- 5 32 99.5% 1,107 1,113
Sandringham 6th 6 -0- 7 24 106.3% 1,084 1,020
Williamstown 7th 6 -0- 7 24 93.2% 886 951
Dandenong 8th 3 -0- 10 12 87.5% 990 1,132
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 10 12 80.5% 900 1,118
Oakleigh 10th 1 -0- 12 4 62.8% 828 1,318

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 31/07/1966 2:10 PM Brunswick v Oakleigh Brunswick Park 116 - 121 2,000
SUN 31/07/1966 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 54 - 59 7,000
SUN 31/07/1966 2:10 PM Sandringham v Dandenong Junction Oval 120 - 76 2,500
SUN 31/07/1966 2:10 PM Waverley v Port Melbourne Central Reserve 80 - 111 8,500
SUN 31/07/1966 2:10 PM Yarraville v Coburg Yarraville Oval 76 - 50 2,500

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 1 52 142.3% 1,225 861
Waverley 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 131.9% 1,290 978
Yarraville 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 119.7% 1,245 1,040
Brunswick 4th 8 -0- 6 32 99.7% 1,153 1,156
Preston 5th 8 -0- 6 32 99.1% 1,161 1,172
Sandringham 6th 7 -0- 7 28 109.9% 1,204 1,096
Williamstown 7th 7 -0- 7 28 94.0% 945 1,005
Dandenong 8th 3 -0- 11 12 85.1% 1,066 1,252
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 11 12 79.6% 950 1,194
Oakleigh 10th 2 -0- 12 8 66.2% 949 1,434

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1966 2:10 PM Williamstown v Dandenong WCG 74 - 69 1,000
SUN 07/08/1966 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 58 - 79 4,000
SUN 07/08/1966 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Warrawee Park 86 - 152 3,500
SUN 07/08/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 88 - 72 5,000
SUN 07/08/1966 2:10 PM Waverley v Sandringham Central Reserve 115 - 114 3,500

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 1 56 140.7% 1,313 933
Waverley 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 128.7% 1,405 1,092
Yarraville 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 124.1% 1,397 1,126
Preston 4th 9 -0- 6 36 100.8% 1,240 1,230
Brunswick 5th 8 -0- 7 32 98.5% 1,225 1,244
Williamstown 6th 8 -0- 7 32 94.9% 1,019 1,074
Sandringham 7th 7 -0- 8 28 108.8% 1,318 1,211
Dandenong 8th 3 -0- 12 12 85.6% 1,135 1,326
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 12 12 79.2% 1,008 1,273
Oakleigh 10th 2 -0- 13 8 65.3% 1,035 1,586

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1966 2:10 PM Brunswick v Waverley Brunswick Park 49 - 67 750
SAT 13/08/1966 2:10 PM Preston v Oakleigh Preston City Oval 84 - 38 1,000
SUN 14/08/1966 2:10 PM Dandenong v Coburg Shepley Oval 60 - 49 2,000
SUN 14/08/1966 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Junction Oval 82 - 71 5,000
SUN 14/08/1966 2:10 PM Yarraville v Port Melbourne Yarraville Oval 83 - 77 7,500

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 2 56 136.8% 1,390 1,016
Waverley 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 129.0% 1,472 1,141
Yarraville 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 123.0% 1,480 1,203
Preston 4th 10 -0- 6 40 104.4% 1,324 1,268
Sandringham 5th 8 -0- 8 32 109.2% 1,400 1,282
Brunswick 6th 8 -0- 8 32 97.2% 1,274 1,311
Williamstown 7th 8 -0- 8 32 94.3% 1,090 1,156
Dandenong 8th 4 -0- 12 16 86.9% 1,195 1,375
Coburg 9th 3 -0- 13 12 79.3% 1,057 1,333
Oakleigh 10th 2 -0- 14 8 64.3% 1,073 1,670

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1966 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham Brunswick Park 53 - 89 1,000
SAT 20/08/1966 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Coburg City Oval 106 - 66 600
SAT 20/08/1966 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Dandenong Warrawee Park 84 - 93 1,000
SAT 20/08/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 52 - 79 2,000
SAT 20/08/1966 2:10 PM Waverley v Yarraville Central Reserve 97 - 45 1,500

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 3 56 131.7% 1,442 1,095
Waverley 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 132.3% 1,569 1,186
Yarraville 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 117.3% 1,525 1,300
Preston 4th 11 -0- 6 44 106.3% 1,403 1,320
Sandringham 5th 9 -0- 8 36 111.5% 1,489 1,335
Brunswick 6th 8 -0- 9 32 94.8% 1,327 1,400
Williamstown 7th 8 -0- 9 32 91.6% 1,156 1,262
Dandenong 8th 5 -0- 12 20 88.3% 1,288 1,459
Coburg 9th 4 -0- 13 16 83.1% 1,163 1,399
Oakleigh 10th 2 -0- 15 8 65.6% 1,157 1,763

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1966 2:10 PM Dandenong v Port Melbourne Shepley Oval 43 - 101 1,000
SAT 27/08/1966 2:10 PM Preston v Waverley Preston City Oval 97 - 91 3,000
SAT 27/08/1966 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Junction Oval 143 - 62 1,250
SAT 27/08/1966 2:10 PM Williamstown v Oakleigh WCG 109 - 75 5,000
SAT 27/08/1966 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brunswick Yarraville Oval 80 - 73 1,300

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 15 -0- 3 60 135.6% 1,543 1,138
Waverley 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 129.4% 1,660 1,283
Yarraville 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 116.9% 1,605 1,373
Preston 4th 12 -0- 6 48 106.3% 1,500 1,411
Sandringham 5th 10 -0- 8 40 116.8% 1,632 1,397
Williamstown 6th 9 -0- 9 36 94.6% 1,265 1,337
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 10 32 94.6% 1,400 1,480
Dandenong 8th 5 -0- 13 20 85.3% 1,331 1,560
Coburg 9th 4 -0- 14 16 79.4% 1,225 1,542
Oakleigh 10th 2 -0- 16 8 65.8% 1,232 1,872

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1966 2:10 PM Yarraville v Preston Junction Oval 87 - 89 6,000
SAT 10/09/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Waverley Junction Oval 55 - 63 7,000

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 18/09/1966 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston Junction Oval 110 - 72 13,000

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1966 2:10 PM Waverley v Port Melbourne Junction Oval 47 - 90 25,000