1966 VFL Season

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

It featured eighteen rounds. Collingwood were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. St Kilda were the premiers, with Darrel Baldock as the premiership captain and Allan Jeans as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1966 VFL Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Princes Park Ron Barassi
Collingwood Victoria Park Bob Rose
Essendon Windy Hill John Coleman
Fitzroy Brunswick Street Oval Bill Stephen
Footscray Western Oval Ted Whitten Bill Findlay
Geelong Kardinia Park Peter Pianto
Hawthorn Glenferrie Oval Peter O'Donohue
Melbourne MCG Norm Smith
North Melbourne Arden Street Oval Alan Killigrew Keith McKenzie
Richmond MCG Tom Hafey
South Melbourne Lakeside Oval Bob Skilton
St Kilda Moorabbin Oval Allan Jeans

Season Results

Premiers: St Kilda
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Collingwood

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Collingwood 1st 15 -0- 3 60 157.2% 1,687 1,073 236 271 149 179
St Kilda 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 142.8% 1,641 1,149 234 237 159 195
Geelong 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 137.6% 1,599 1,162 226 243 164 178
Essendon 4th 14 -0- 4 56 121.0% 1,457 1,204 207 215 173 166
Richmond 5th 13 -1- 4 54 123.2% 1,626 1,320 232 234 183 222
Carlton 6th 10 -0- 8 40 107.9% 1,233 1,143 169 219 160 183
North Melbourne 7th 7 -1- 10 30 93.7% 1,294 1,381 178 226 191 235
South Melbourne 8th 7 -0- 11 28 98.7% 1,486 1,505 212 214 205 275
Hawthorn 9th 5 -0- 13 20 74.2% 1,224 1,650 171 198 235 240
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 14 16 68.9% 1,004 1,458 136 188 201 252
Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 15 12 78.2% 1,235 1,580 169 221 226 224
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 17 4 53.8% 1,004 1,865 141 158 265 275

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
St Kilda 1st Premiers
Collingwood 2nd Runners-Up
Essendon 3rd Defeated by St Kilda (Preliminary Final)
Geelong 4th Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final)
Richmond 5th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton 6th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne 7th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne 8th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn 9th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray 10th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne 11th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy 12th 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 23/04/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 115 - 62 32,741
SAT 23/04/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 72 - 58 31,741
SAT 23/04/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 115 - 62 22,653
MON 25/04/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 100 - 106 43,018
MON 25/04/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 75 - 87 24,428
MON 25/04/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 33 - 109 64,930

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 1 -0- 0 4 330.3% 109 33
Collingwood 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 185.5% 115 62
South Melbourne 1 -0- 0 4 185.5% 115 62
Essendon 4th 1 -0- 0 4 124.1% 72 58
North Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 0 4 116.0% 87 75
Richmond 6th 1 -0- 0 4 106.0% 106 100
Carlton 7th 0 -0- 1 0 94.3% 100 106
Footscray 8th 0 -0- 1 0 86.2% 75 87
Geelong 9th 0 -0- 1 0 80.6% 58 72
Fitzroy 10th 0 -0- 1 0 53.9% 62 115
Hawthorn 0 -0- 1 0 53.9% 62 115
Melbourne 12th 0 -0- 1 0 30.3% 33 109

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 42 - 71 20,927
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 94 - 74 21,490
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 56 - 29 12,054
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 43 - 92 19,312
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 117 - 47 28,596
SAT 30/04/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 107 - 54 30,810

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 2 -0- 0 8 248.3% 216 87
Collingwood 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 178.8% 186 104
Essendon 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 162.4% 164 101
Richmond 4th 2 -0- 0 8 151.7% 223 147
South Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 1 4 121.2% 189 156
Geelong 6th 1 -0- 1 4 104.1% 152 146
Hawthorn 7th 1 -0- 1 4 81.9% 118 144
North Melbourne 8th 1 -0- 1 4 77.8% 130 167
Carlton 9th 0 -0- 2 0 72.3% 154 213
Footscray 10th 0 -0- 2 0 59.8% 122 204
Fitzroy 11th 0 -0- 2 0 55.9% 104 186
Melbourne 12th 0 -0- 2 0 37.6% 62 165

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 66 - 54 43,487
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 44 - 76 17,568
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 86 - 46 17,395
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 67 - 103 17,261
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 123 - 80 32,608
SAT 07/05/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 106 - 57 16,894

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 3 -0- 0 12 207.1% 319 154
Richmond 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 152.4% 346 227
Essendon 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 148.4% 230 155
Collingwood 4th 2 -0- 1 8 141.2% 240 170
South Melbourne 5th 2 -0- 1 8 138.5% 295 213
Geelong 6th 2 -0- 1 8 124.0% 238 192
Carlton 7th 1 -0- 2 4 89.5% 230 257
North Melbourne 8th 1 -0- 2 4 73.0% 197 270
Hawthorn 9th 1 -0- 2 4 70.0% 175 250
Footscray 10th 0 -0- 3 0 57.9% 168 290
Fitzroy 11th 0 -0- 3 0 56.5% 148 262
Melbourne 12th 0 -0- 3 0 49.3% 142 288

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 102 - 41 31,819
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 85 - 48 40,130
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 84 - 46 14,672
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 67 - 99 10,816
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 89 - 119 31,497
SAT 14/05/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 101 - 58 37,140

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 4 -0- 0 16 198.1% 420 212
Collingwood 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 149.1% 325 218
South Melbourne 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 137.1% 414 302
Richmond 4th 3 -0- 1 12 126.3% 394 312
Essendon 5th 3 -0- 1 12 105.4% 271 257
Carlton 6th 2 -0- 2 8 111.4% 332 298
Geelong 7th 2 -0- 2 8 101.0% 296 293
North Melbourne 8th 2 -0- 2 8 87.8% 296 337
Footscray 9th 1 -0- 3 4 75.0% 252 336
Hawthorn 10th 1 -0- 3 4 69.3% 242 349
Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 4 0 56.8% 231 407
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 4 0 56.1% 194 346

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 113 15,333
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 70 - 34 12,424
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 80 - 98 21,655
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 32 - 79 35,955
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 46 - 81 21,293
SAT 21/05/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 53 - 95 32,294

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 5 -0- 0 20 194.3% 515 265
Collingwood 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 153.8% 406 264
Richmond 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 125.5% 492 392
Essendon 4th 4 -0- 1 16 119.6% 384 321
Carlton 5th 3 -0- 2 12 124.5% 411 330
South Melbourne 6th 3 -0- 2 12 117.6% 467 397
Geelong 7th 2 -0- 3 8 96.2% 376 391
Footscray 8th 2 -0- 3 8 87.0% 322 370
North Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 3 8 81.8% 342 418
Hawthorn 10th 1 -0- 4 4 65.9% 276 419
Fitzroy 11th 0 -0- 5 0 56.2% 258 459
Melbourne 12th 0 -0- 5 0 54.1% 263 486

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 79 - 46 23,508
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 90 - 57 26,153
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 105 - 81 15,329
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 55 - 92 15,299
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v South Melbourne MCG 88 - 63 45,256
SAT 28/05/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 118 - 54 19,737

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 6 -0- 0 24 198.4% 633 319
Collingwood 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 154.5% 496 321
Richmond 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 127.5% 580 455
Essendon 4th 5 -0- 1 20 121.6% 489 402
Carlton 5th 4 -0- 2 16 130.3% 490 376
South Melbourne 6th 3 -0- 3 12 109.3% 530 485
Geelong 7th 3 -0- 3 12 104.9% 468 446
Footscray 8th 2 -0- 4 8 82.0% 368 449
North Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 4 8 77.8% 397 510
Hawthorn 10th 1 -0- 5 4 68.1% 357 524
Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 6 0 55.6% 320 576
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 6 0 54.1% 312 577

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 78 - 102 14,409
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 48 - 68 23,521
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 57 - 56 25,398
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 78 - 102 17,755
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 94 - 60 38,498
SAT 04/06/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 118 - 106 16,130

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 7 -0- 0 28 185.1% 735 397
Collingwood 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 152.8% 564 369
Richmond 3rd 6 -0- 1 24 128.0% 682 533
Essendon 4th 5 -0- 2 20 110.7% 549 496
Carlton 5th 4 -0- 3 16 126.1% 546 433
South Melbourne 6th 4 -0- 3 16 109.6% 648 591
Geelong 7th 4 -0- 3 16 104.6% 525 502
Footscray 8th 2 -0- 5 8 80.5% 416 517
North Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 5 8 80.1% 503 628
Hawthorn 10th 1 -0- 6 4 69.5% 435 626
Melbourne 11th 1 -0- 6 4 65.1% 414 636
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 7 0 57.4% 390 679

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 57 - 54 26,516
SAT 11/06/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 105 - 76 37,034
SAT 11/06/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 71 - 50 15,983
MON 13/06/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 61 - 80 13,057
MON 13/06/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 71 - 71 33,959
MON 13/06/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 56 - 49 50,458

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 8 -0- 0 32 177.4% 791 446
Collingwood 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 150.3% 669 445
Richmond 3rd 6 -1- 1 26 124.7% 753 604
Carlton 4th 5 -0- 3 20 123.8% 603 487
Essendon 5th 5 -0- 3 20 108.3% 598 552
South Melbourne 6th 4 -0- 4 16 108.3% 702 648
Geelong 7th 4 -0- 4 16 99.0% 601 607
Footscray 8th 3 -0- 5 12 85.9% 487 567
North Melbourne 9th 2 -1- 5 10 82.1% 574 699
Hawthorn 10th 2 -0- 6 8 75.0% 515 687
Melbourne 11th 1 -0- 7 4 65.6% 464 707
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 8 0 59.4% 451 759

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 71 - 37 18,577
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 144 - 31 13,559
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 67 - 63 19,504
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 65 - 36 8,957
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 109 - 74 55,426
SAT 18/06/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 73 - 98 26,254

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 8 -0- 1 32 155.9% 865 555
Collingwood 2nd 8 -0- 1 32 148.1% 767 518
Richmond 3rd 7 -1- 1 30 127.1% 862 678
Essendon 4th 6 -0- 3 24 113.6% 669 589
Carlton 5th 5 -0- 4 20 120.2% 666 554
Geelong 6th 5 -0- 4 20 116.8% 745 638
South Melbourne 7th 4 -0- 5 16 103.9% 775 746
North Melbourne 8th 3 -1- 5 14 86.9% 639 735
Footscray 9th 3 -0- 6 12 82.1% 524 638
Hawthorn 10th 3 -0- 6 12 77.6% 582 750
Melbourne 11th 1 -0- 8 4 64.8% 500 772
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 9 0 53.4% 482 903

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 117 - 45 37,607
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 100 - 96 20,579
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 67 - 55 11,733
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 117 - 57 13,941
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 83 - 25 14,688
SAT 25/06/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 65 - 42 10,573

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 9 -0- 1 36 157.0% 884 563
St Kilda 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 135.4% 910 672
Richmond 3rd 7 -1- 2 30 123.1% 958 778
Essendon 4th 7 -0- 3 28 112.3% 769 685
Geelong 5th 6 -0- 4 24 124.0% 862 695
Carlton 6th 5 -0- 5 20 114.4% 708 619
North Melbourne 7th 4 -1- 5 18 90.6% 704 777
South Melbourne 8th 4 -0- 6 16 102.1% 830 813
Footscray 9th 4 -0- 6 16 85.3% 591 693
Hawthorn 10th 3 -0- 7 12 73.7% 639 867
Melbourne 11th 2 -0- 8 8 73.1% 583 797
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 10 0 51.4% 507 986

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 67 - 140 9,395
SAT 02/07/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 75 - 93 39,317
SAT 02/07/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 105 - 54 21,507
SAT 09/07/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 53 - 42 29,394
SAT 09/07/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 49 - 79 15,880
SAT 09/07/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 82 - 90 21,613

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 9 -0- 2 36 150.3% 926 616
St Kilda 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 139.8% 1,015 726
Richmond 3rd 8 -1- 2 34 125.4% 1,037 827
Essendon 4th 8 -0- 3 32 112.0% 859 767
Geelong 5th 7 -0- 4 28 124.0% 955 770
Carlton 6th 6 -0- 5 24 115.1% 761 661
North Melbourne 7th 5 -1- 5 22 100.0% 844 844
South Melbourne 8th 4 -0- 7 16 101.0% 912 903
Footscray 9th 4 -0- 7 16 80.8% 645 798
Hawthorn 10th 3 -0- 8 12 72.7% 688 946
Melbourne 11th 2 -0- 9 8 73.9% 658 890
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 11 0 51.0% 574 1,126

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 75 7,000
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 97 - 37 23,114
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 37 - 110 13,880
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 75 - 42 8,319
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 61 - 30 38,094
SAT 16/07/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 85 - 42 15,003

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 10 -0- 2 40 158.7% 1,036 653
St Kilda 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 143.2% 1,100 768
Richmond 3rd 9 -1- 2 38 128.1% 1,098 857
Geelong 4th 8 -0- 4 32 130.4% 1,052 807
Essendon 5th 8 -0- 4 32 103.7% 896 864
North Melbourne 6th 6 -1- 5 26 103.7% 919 886
Carlton 7th 6 -0- 6 24 109.6% 791 722
South Melbourne 8th 5 -0- 7 20 103.2% 987 956
Footscray 9th 4 -0- 8 16 78.7% 687 873
Hawthorn 10th 3 -0- 9 12 68.7% 725 1,056
Melbourne 11th 2 -0- 10 8 71.8% 700 975
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 12 0 52.2% 627 1,201

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 57 - 41 23,367
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 128 - 61 18,094
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 52 - 42 19,454
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 57 - 82 16,573
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 151 - 59 18,254
SAT 23/07/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 65 - 71 21,887

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 11 -0- 2 44 163.0% 1,164 714
Richmond 2nd 10 -1- 2 42 129.1% 1,180 914
St Kilda 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 138.3% 1,141 825
Geelong 4th 9 -0- 4 36 128.8% 1,123 872
Essendon 5th 9 -0- 4 36 104.6% 948 906
Carlton 6th 7 -0- 6 28 111.1% 848 763
North Melbourne 7th 6 -1- 6 26 102.5% 961 938
South Melbourne 8th 5 -0- 8 20 102.4% 1,052 1,027
Footscray 9th 4 -0- 9 16 77.9% 744 955
Melbourne 10th 3 -0- 10 12 82.3% 851 1,034
Hawthorn 11th 3 -0- 10 12 65.0% 784 1,207
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 13 0 51.8% 688 1,329

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 87 - 60 15,203
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 52 - 117 38,918
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 51 - 71 16,951
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 76 - 101 12,277
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 72 - 97 35,460
SAT 30/07/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 78 - 40 20,530

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 11 -1- 2 46 129.5% 1,277 986
Collingwood 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 146.3% 1,216 831
St Kilda 3rd 11 -0- 3 44 140.9% 1,219 865
Geelong 4th 10 -0- 4 40 129.4% 1,194 923
Essendon 5th 10 -0- 4 40 111.2% 1,065 958
Carlton 6th 8 -0- 6 32 113.6% 935 823
North Melbourne 7th 6 -1- 7 26 98.5% 1,001 1,016
South Melbourne 8th 6 -0- 8 24 104.5% 1,153 1,103
Footscray 9th 4 -0- 10 16 77.5% 795 1,026
Melbourne 10th 3 -0- 11 12 81.6% 923 1,131
Hawthorn 11th 3 -0- 11 12 65.7% 860 1,308
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 14 0 52.8% 748 1,416

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 115 - 73 28,218
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 95 - 89 8,939
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 95 - 72 28,720
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 82 - 83 5,835
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 86 - 105 73,834
SAT 06/08/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 125 - 109 11,922

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 12 -0- 3 48 144.1% 1,321 917
Richmond 2nd 11 -1- 3 46 124.9% 1,363 1,091
St Kilda 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 134.5% 1,291 960
Geelong 4th 11 -0- 4 44 129.5% 1,289 995
Essendon 5th 11 -0- 4 44 114.5% 1,180 1,031
Carlton 6th 8 -0- 7 32 107.5% 1,008 938
South Melbourne 7th 7 -0- 8 28 105.4% 1,278 1,212
North Melbourne 8th 6 -1- 8 26 98.5% 1,083 1,099
Footscray 9th 4 -0- 11 16 78.9% 884 1,121
Hawthorn 10th 4 -0- 11 16 67.8% 943 1,390
Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 12 12 82.2% 1,032 1,256
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 14 4 56.0% 843 1,505

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 99 - 70 13,127
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 93 - 44 19,000
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 93 - 45 14,623
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 119 - 67 8,429
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 48 - 82 54,976
SAT 13/08/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 133 - 66 20,583

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 13 -0- 3 52 147.1% 1,414 961
St Kilda 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 138.8% 1,424 1,026
Geelong 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 131.4% 1,371 1,043
Essendon 4th 12 -0- 4 48 118.3% 1,273 1,076
Richmond 5th 11 -1- 4 46 120.3% 1,411 1,173
Carlton 6th 9 -0- 7 36 109.8% 1,107 1,008
South Melbourne 7th 7 -0- 9 28 99.9% 1,344 1,345
North Melbourne 8th 6 -1- 9 26 94.5% 1,127 1,192
Hawthorn 9th 5 -0- 11 20 72.9% 1,062 1,457
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 12 16 76.7% 951 1,240
Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 13 12 81.3% 1,102 1,355
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 15 4 55.6% 888 1,598

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 40 - 124 12,343
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 25 - 86 14,516
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 118 - 79 19,654
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 79 - 100 21,520
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 84 - 141 46,319
SAT 20/08/1966 2:20 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 71 - 72 20,083

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 14 -0- 3 56 148.8% 1,555 1,045
St Kilda 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 145.2% 1,548 1,066
Geelong 3rd 13 -0- 4 52 132.7% 1,489 1,122
Essendon 4th 13 -0- 4 52 118.9% 1,373 1,155
Richmond 5th 12 -1- 4 50 119.2% 1,483 1,244
Carlton 6th 10 -0- 7 40 115.5% 1,193 1,033
South Melbourne 7th 7 -0- 10 28 99.9% 1,415 1,417
North Melbourne 8th 6 -1- 10 26 92.1% 1,206 1,310
Hawthorn 9th 5 -0- 12 20 73.3% 1,141 1,557
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 13 16 73.6% 976 1,326
Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 14 12 79.3% 1,186 1,496
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 16 4 53.9% 928 1,722

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 40 - 110 37,236
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 132 - 28 20,324
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 84 - 49 22,363
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 88 - 71 10,410
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 143 - 76 18,986
SAT 27/08/1966 2:20 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 93 - 83 23,860

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 15 -0- 3 60 157.2% 1,687 1,073
St Kilda 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 142.8% 1,641 1,149
Geelong 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 137.6% 1,599 1,162
Essendon 4th 14 -0- 4 56 121.0% 1,457 1,204
Richmond 5th 13 -1- 4 54 123.2% 1,626 1,320
Carlton 6th 10 -0- 8 40 107.9% 1,233 1,143
North Melbourne 7th 7 -1- 10 30 93.7% 1,294 1,381
South Melbourne 8th 7 -0- 11 28 98.7% 1,486 1,505
Hawthorn 9th 5 -0- 13 20 74.2% 1,224 1,650
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 14 16 68.9% 1,004 1,458
Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 15 12 78.2% 1,235 1,580
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 17 4 53.8% 1,004 1,865

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Collingwood 1st 15 -0- 3 60 157.2% 1,687 1,073 236 271 149 179
St Kilda 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 142.8% 1,641 1,149 234 237 159 195
Geelong 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 137.6% 1,599 1,162 226 243 164 178
Essendon 4th 14 -0- 4 56 121.0% 1,457 1,204 207 215 173 166
Richmond 5th 13 -1- 4 54 123.2% 1,626 1,320 232 234 183 222
Carlton 6th 10 -0- 8 40 107.9% 1,233 1,143 169 219 160 183
North Melbourne 7th 7 -1- 10 30 93.7% 1,294 1,381 178 226 191 235
South Melbourne 8th 7 -0- 11 28 98.7% 1,486 1,505 212 214 205 275
Hawthorn 9th 5 -0- 13 20 74.2% 1,224 1,650 171 198 235 240
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 14 16 68.9% 1,004 1,458 136 188 201 252
Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 15 12 78.2% 1,235 1,580 169 221 226 224
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 17 4 53.8% 1,004 1,865 141 158 265 275

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1966 2:30 PM Geelong v Essendon MCG 86 - 96 93,765
SAT 10/09/1966 2:30 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 99 - 89 95,614

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Collingwood 1st
St Kilda 2nd
Essendon 3rd
Geelong 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1966 2:30 PM St Kilda v Essendon MCG 94 - 52 93,453

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Collingwood 1st
St Kilda 2nd
Essendon 3rd
Geelong 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1966 2:50 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 73 - 74 102,055

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
St Kilda 1st
Collingwood 2nd
Essendon 3rd
Geelong 4th