Australian Football

Australian Football

Premiership Season

Official Name
VFA Premiership Season

Duration
1877–1995

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Carlton (VIC) 1877-1896; Geelong (VIC) 1877-1896; Melbourne (VIC) 1877-1896; St. Kilda (VIC) 1877-1879, 1886-1896; North Melbourne (VIC) 1877-1924; Albert Park (Original) (VIC) 1877-1879; Barwon (Original) (VIC) 1877-1878; Essendon (VIC) 1878-1896; South Melbourne (VIC) 1879-1896; West Melbourne (VIC) 1879-1880, 1889-1907; East Melbourne (VIC) 1880-1882; Fitzroy (VIC) 1884-1896; Williamstown (VIC) 1884-1995; Richmond (VIC) 1885-1907; University (VIC) 1885-1888; Footscray (VIC) 1886-1924; Ballarat Imperial (VIC) 1886-1888; Port Melbourne (VIC) 1886-1995; South Ballarat (VIC) 1886-1888; South Williamstown (VIC) 1886-1887; Ballarat (VIC) 1886-1888; Prahan (Original) (VIC) 1886-1887; Collingwood (VIC) 1892-1896; Brunswick (VIC) 1897-1991; Prahran (VIC) 1899-1958, 1960-1994; Essendon Association (VIC) 1900-1921; Preston (VIC) 1903-1911, 1926-1995; Brighton (VIC) 1908-1961; Northcote (VIC) 1908-1987; Melbourne City (VIC) 1912-1913; Hawthorn (VIC) 1914-1924; Geelong Association (VIC) 1922-1927; Coburg (VIC) 1925-1995; Camberwell (VIC) 1926-1991; Yarraville (VIC) 1928-1983; Oakleigh (VIC) 1929-1994; Sandringham (VIC) 1929-1995; Box Hill (VIC) 1951-1995; Moorabbin (Original) (VIC) 1951-1963; Dandenong (VIC) 1958-1994; Mordialloc (VIC) 1958-1988; Sunshine (VIC) 1959-1989; Waverley (VIC) 1961-1987; Caulfield (VIC) 1962-1987; Geelong West (VIC) 1963-1988; Werribee (VIC) 1965-1995; Frankston (VIC) 1966-1995; Springvale (VIC) 1982-1995; Kilsyth (VIC) 1982-1984; Berwick (VIC) 1983-1987; Moorabbin West (VIC) 1983-1987

1965 VFA Premiership Season

1964 1966

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1965 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Preston	16	13	3	0	1937	982	197.25	52
2	Mordialloc	16	11	5	0	1593	1158	137.56	44
3	Northcote	16	11	5	0	1182	1155	102.34	44
4	Sunshine	16	10	6	0	1443	1269	113.71	40
5	Prahran	16	8	7	1	1412	1391	101.51	34
6	Box Hill	16	6	8	2	1204	1434	83.96	28
7	Werribee	16	5	10	1	1169	1589	73.57	22
8	Camberwell	16	3	12	1	1124	1532	73.37	14
9	Caulfield	16	2	13	1	1099	1653	66.49	10
	H&A	72	69	69	3	12163	12163	100.00	288
	Finals	4	4	4	0	723	723	100.00	16
	Total	76	73	73	3	12886	12886	100.00	304

1965 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Northcote	5.3	7.10	7.13	9.16	70	Sat 10-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Northcote Park
Prahran	0.5	2.9	5.14	12.18	90	Prahran won by 20 points
Camberwell	6.3	7.6	9.9	11.9	75	Sat 10-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Camberwell Sportsground
Box Hill	3.2	7.7	7.10	10.15	75	Camberwell drew with Box Hill
Sunshine	3.2	9.8	10.10	18.15	123	Sat 10-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Selwyn Park
Werribee	2.3	3.3	5.10	5.11	41	Sunshine won by 82 points
Mordialloc	3.2	9.4	12.7	21.15	141	Sat 10-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Ben Kavanagh Reserve
Caulfield	2.3	2.6	6.9	6.10	46	Mordialloc won by 95 points
Preston						Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Werribee	3.5	4.7	12.11	13.14	92	Sat 17-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Chirnside Park
Camberwell	3.0	5.3	7.3	9.7	61	Werribee won by 31 points
Preston	3.6	4.7	7.10	9.10	64	Sun 18-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Preston City Oval
Sunshine	2.2	4.6	7.8	9.14	68	Sunshine won by 4 points
Caulfield	4.1	4.2	8.2	8.3	51	Mon 19-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Princes Park (Caulfield)
Northcote	2.3	4.8	5.9	7.13	55	Northcote won by 4 points
Box Hill	0.0	3.3	4.5	6.7	43	Mon 19-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Box Hill City Oval
Mordialloc	4.5	5.5	7.10	9.12	66	Mordialloc won by 23 points
Prahran						Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Camberwell	5.9	6.10	9.20	9.20	74	Sat 24-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Camberwell Sportsground
Sunshine	0.2	6.8	8.11	11.16	82	Sunshine won by 8 points
Northcote	2.1	6.3	8.6	10.7	67	Sat 24-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Northcote Park
Preston	3.2	7.7	12.8	19.11	125	Preston won by 58 points
Werribee	4.2	8.4	10.8	12.11	83	Sat 24-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Chirnside Park
Caulfield	2.5	6.8	9.9	11.15	81	Werribee won by 2 points
Prahran	5.2	7.4	12.8	13.10	88	Sun 25-Apr-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park
Box Hill	1.4	7.10	8.14	12.16	88	Prahran drew with Box Hill
Mordialloc						Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Caulfield	6.2	12.5	14.10	19.16	130	Sat 1-May-1965 2:10 pm	Princes Park (Caulfield)
Camberwell	1.1	7.6	10.10	14.15	99	Caulfield won by 31 points
Box Hill	1.3	4.4	8.9	13.11	89	Sat 1-May-1965 2:10 pm	Box Hill City Oval
Werribee	2.5	6.15	8.21	12.25	97	Werribee won by 8 points
Sunshine	3.3	6.5	8.7	9.16	70	Sun 2-May-1965 2:10 pm	Selwyn Park
Mordialloc	4.6	7.7	12.13	19.15	129	Mordialloc won by 59 points
Preston	6.4	14.12	17.16	22.24	156	Sun 2-May-1965 2:10 pm	Preston City Oval
Prahran	2.3	5.5	10.9	11.12	78	Preston won by 78 points
Northcote						Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Caulfield	3.1	4.3	8.3	11.4	70	Sat 8-May-1965 2:10 pm	Princes Park (Caulfield)
Preston	1.11	11.14	15.17	24.20	164	Preston won by 94 points
Werribee	2.1	3.7	5.11	7.14	56	Sat 8-May-1965 2:10 pm	Chirnside Park
Prahran	7.3	10.9	11.12	15.14	104	Prahran won by 48 points
Mordialloc	4.2	6.10	9.13	15.22	112	Sun 9-May-1965 2:10 pm	Ben Kavanagh Reserve
Camberwell	2.6	3.7	5.10	7.13	55	Mordialloc won by 57 points
Northcote	4.5	7.11	8.14	10.17	77	Sun 9-May-1965 2:10 pm	Northcote Park
Sunshine	2.1	2.3	6.6	8.8	56	Northcote won by 21 points
Box Hill						Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Camberwell	2.3	4.6	7.9	8.10	58	Sat 15-May-1965 2:10 pm	Camberwell Sportsground
Northcote	1.2	6.6	6.8	12.15	87	Northcote won by 29 points
Preston	4.3	9.13	11.16	19.25	139	Sat 15-May-1965 2:10 pm	Preston City Oval
Box Hill	2.2	2.2	3.8	4.9	33	Preston won by 106 points
Mordialloc	4.2	9.9	11.13	20.23	143	Sat 15-May-1965 2:10 pm	Ben Kavanagh Reserve
Werribee	4.6	5.6	8.8	8.8	56	Mordialloc won by 87 points
Prahran	2.0	5.7	8.10	13.12	90	Sun 16-May-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park
Caulfield	5.3	6.4	8.4	11.5	71	Prahran won by 19 points
Sunshine						Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Box Hill	3.2	7.3	7.5	15.10	100	Sat 22-May-1965 2:10 pm	Box Hill City Oval
Caulfield	2.4	6.6	7.10	9.13	67	Box Hill won by 33 points
Northcote	3.2	6.8	7.10	11.17	83	Sun 23-May-1965 2:10 pm	Northcote Park
Mordialloc	3.0	6.3	8.8	9.12	66	Northcote won by 17 points
Sunshine	1.1	7.6	14.8	17.11	113	Sun 23-May-1965 2:10 pm	Selwyn Park
Prahran	3.6	7.9	11.16	15.19	109	Sunshine won by 4 points
Werribee	3.4	6.4	6.5	9.9	63	Sun 23-May-1965 2:10 pm	Chirnside Park
Preston	3.2	6.7	12.10	17.15	117	Preston won by 54 points
Camberwell						Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Box Hill	2.3	3.4	6.7	8.11	59	Sat 29-May-1965 2:10 pm	Box Hill City Oval
Northcote	1.2	4.3	5.7	6.11	47	Box Hill won by 12 points
Caulfield	4.1	5.7	7.9	10.12	72	Sat 29-May-1965 2:10 pm	Princes Park (Caulfield)
Sunshine	3.3	5.8	8.13	9.13	67	Caulfield won by 5 points
Preston	4.4	11.8	13.11	19.19	133	Sun 30-May-1965 2:10 pm	Preston City Oval
Camberwell	2.1	2.2	4.6	4.6	30	Preston won by 103 points
Prahran	3.0	9.7	11.8	13.16	94	Sun 30-May-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park
Mordialloc	4.4	9.6	11.13	11.15	81	Prahran won by 13 points
Werribee						Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Camberwell	4.0	7.4	9.8	16.10	106	Sat 5-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Camberwell Sportsground
Prahran	3.1	5.3	8.7	10.11	71	Camberwell won by 35 points
Sunshine	6.4	11.5	17.8	21.9	135	Sat 5-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Selwyn Park
Box Hill	1.3	2.11	3.14	12.18	90	Sunshine won by 45 points
Northcote	2.3	4.8	6.11	10.15	75	Sun 6-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Northcote Park
Werribee	4.1	7.3	8.6	10.8	68	Northcote won by 7 points
Mordialloc	0.0	6.6	7.6	13.12	90	Sun 6-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Ben Kavanagh Reserve
Preston	6.9	6.10	10.16	10.17	77	Mordialloc won by 13 points
Caulfield						Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Caulfield	3.0	6.5	9.7	11.12	78	Sat 12-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Princes Park (Caulfield)
Mordialloc	4.4	5.5	11.10	13.12	90	Mordialloc won by 12 points
Prahran	1.1	6.5	9.10	11.13	79	Sun 13-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park
Northcote	1.1	5.6	8.13	11.17	83	Northcote won by 4 points
Werribee	3.2	6.2	11.7	14.11	95	Sun 13-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Chirnside Park
Sunshine	1.5	7.9	11.11	14.13	97	Sunshine won by 2 points
Box Hill	4.4	6.6	12.10	15.14	104	Mon 14-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Box Hill City Oval
Camberwell	1.1	4.4	7.5	11.9	75	Box Hill won by 29 points
Preston						Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Mordialloc	1.2	6.7	12.7	21.12	138	Sat 19-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Ben Kavanagh Reserve
Box Hill	2.3	4.5	8.9	11.9	75	Mordialloc won by 63 points
Camberwell	0.3	3.12	4.17	5.24	54	Sat 19-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Camberwell Sportsground
Werribee	7.2	8.2	8.8	10.10	70	Werribee won by 16 points
Northcote	4.3	5.10	9.15	12.20	92	Sun 20-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Northcote Park
Caulfield	3.0	5.2	9.5	9.7	61	Northcote won by 31 points
Preston	2.6	5.8	9.11	12.15	87	Sun 20-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Selwyn Park
Sunshine	4.2	5.8	7.14	8.17	65	Preston won by 22 points
Prahran						Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Caulfield	5.2	9.6	10.9	15.15	105	Sat 26-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Princes Park (Caulfield)
Werribee	8.4	12.7	13.11	15.15	105	Caulfield drew with Werribee
Box Hill	2.0	6.1	9.2	11.4	70	Sat 26-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Box Hill City Oval
Prahran	6.3	14.4	18.7	21.13	139	Prahran won by 69 points
Preston	1.1	7.4	9.4	11.8	74	Sun 27-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Preston City Oval
Northcote	3.3	4.4	11.10	15.11	101	Northcote won by 27 points
Sunshine	3.2	6.6	9.12	11.15	81	Sun 27-Jun-1965 2:10 pm	Selwyn Park
Camberwell	3.6	4.9	8.11	12.14	86	Camberwell won by 5 points
Mordialloc						Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Camberwell	7.5	8.5	14.15	17.17	119	Sat 3-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Camberwell Sportsground
Caulfield	3.1	5.5	5.6	11.10	76	Camberwell won by 43 points
Werribee	3.6	5.8	6.11	9.14	68	Sat 3-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Chirnside Park
Box Hill	3.2	5.9	7.15	10.17	77	Box Hill won by 9 points
Prahran	2.1	3.4	4.8	9.10	64	Sun 4-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park
Preston	6.7	7.10	12.15	17.15	117	Preston won by 53 points
Mordialloc	1.0	3.4	9.9	14.13	97	Sun 4-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Ben Kavanagh Reserve
Sunshine	2.4	5.12	9.15	14.18	102	Sunshine won by 5 points
Northcote						Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Camberwell	3.5	4.6	7.12	10.13	73	Sat 10-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Camberwell Sportsground
Mordialloc	1.3	7.9	11.13	15.20	110	Mordialloc won by 37 points
Prahran	6.5	11.9	13.11	19.15	129	Sat 10-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park
Werribee	1.5	4.8	8.12	11.16	82	Prahran won by 47 points
Sunshine	3.2	7.6	12.10	18.10	118	Sun 11-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Selwyn Park
Northcote	2.1	2.6	5.13	6.18	54	Sunshine won by 64 points
Preston	4.4	11.13	19.17	24.19	163	Sun 11-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Preston City Oval
Caulfield	3.3	3.4	5.6	7.7	49	Preston won by 114 points
Box Hill						Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Northcote	1.1	3.9	9.14	12.18	90	Sat 24-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Northcote Park
Camberwell	4.3	5.3	6.4	8.7	55	Northcote won by 35 points
Caulfield	1.0	3.1	3.1	7.7	49	Sat 24-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Princes Park (Caulfield)
Prahran	6.3	7.8	8.10	9.11	65	Prahran won by 16 points
Preston	1.6	9.8	15.12	18.14	122	Sat 24-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Preston City Oval
Box Hill	2.1	4.4	5.4	7.6	48	Preston won by 74 points
Werribee	1.3	5.9	7.11	12.14	86	Sat 24-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Chirnside Park
Mordialloc	4.5	7.6	9.7	12.7	79	Werribee won by 7 points
Sunshine						Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Caulfield	5.2	5.2	8.6	9.7	61	Sat 31-Jul-1965 2:10 pm	Princes Park (Caulfield)
Box Hill	3.0	13.9	15.11	19.16	130	Box Hill won by 69 points
Mordialloc	2.2	5.8	8.8	14.14	98	Sun 1-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Ben Kavanagh Reserve
Northcote	1.2	5.7	7.10	8.10	58	Mordialloc won by 40 points
Preston	9.6	13.11	18.16	24.20	164	Sun 1-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Preston City Oval
Werribee	0.3	1.3	2.3	5.7	37	Preston won by 127 points
Prahran	5.3	5.5	6.7	9.12	66	Sun 1-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park
Sunshine	5.5	8.11	11.18	15.21	111	Sunshine won by 45 points
Camberwell						Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Camberwell	3.1	6.4	6.4	9.7	61	Sat 7-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Camberwell Sportsground
Preston	7.5	12.8	19.11	20.12	132	Preston won by 71 points
Northcote	2.0	5.2	7.3	8.4	52	Sat 7-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Northcote Park
Box Hill	0.4	1.7	2.9	3.9	27	Northcote won by 25 points
Sunshine	2.4	6.5	11.9	13.12	90	Sat 7-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Selwyn Park
Caulfield	1.2	3.6	3.6	4.8	32	Sunshine won by 58 points
Mordialloc	3.2	6.3	9.4	14.11	95	Sun 8-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Ben Kavanagh Reserve
Prahran	1.3	4.5	7.10	8.11	59	Mordialloc won by 36 points
Werribee						Bye

Round 18[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Box Hill	4.6	8.9	10.11	14.12	96	Sat 14-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Box Hill City Oval
Sunshine	2.1	4.1	9.6	9.11	65	Box Hill won by 31 points
Prahran	5.4	7.4	9.5	13.9	87	Sun 15-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park
Camberwell	1.2	3.6	3.10	5.13	43	Prahran won by 44 points
Preston	4.7	7.9	10.14	14.19	103	Sun 15-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Preston City Oval
Mordialloc	3.0	4.3	7.4	9.4	58	Preston won by 45 points
Werribee	6.1	7.6	9.8	10.10	70	Sun 15-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Chirnside Park
Northcote	6.1	9.3	11.5	14.7	91	Northcote won by 21 points
Caulfield						Bye

1965 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Preston	16	13	3	0	1937	982	197.25	52
2	Mordialloc	16	11	5	0	1593	1158	137.56	44
3	Northcote	16	11	5	0	1182	1155	102.34	44
4	Sunshine	16	10	6	0	1443	1269	113.71	40
5	Prahran	16	8	7	1	1412	1391	101.51	34
6	Box Hill	16	6	8	2	1204	1434	83.96	28
7	Werribee	16	5	10	1	1169	1589	73.57	22
8	Camberwell	16	3	12	1	1124	1532	73.37	14
9	Caulfield	16	2	13	1	1099	1653	66.49	10
	H&A	72	69	69	3	12163	12163	100.00	288
	Finals	4	4	4	0	723	723	100.00	16
	Total	76	73	73	3	12886	12886	100.00	304

Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

First Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Northcote	3.3	11.8	13.11	14.15	99	Sun 22-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park	5,000
Sunshine	6.4	8.9	9.13	11.21	87	Northcote won by 12 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

Second Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Preston	3.4	5.7	8.15	13.18	96	Sun 29-Aug-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park	5,000
Mordialloc	2.4	7.8	9.8	12.9	81	Preston won by 15 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Mordialloc	7.2	9.2	14.5	18.9	117	Sun 5-Sep-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park	4,500
Northcote	2.2	6.6	9.8	11.11	77	Mordialloc won by 40 points

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Preston	2.1	6.4	12.6	15.12	102	Sun 12-Sep-1965 2:10 pm	Toorak Park	10,000
Mordialloc	4.4	5.5	8.7	9.10	64	Preston won by 38 points

VFA - KEY FACTS

Premiership Season

1965 VFA Premiership Season

1965 Ladder

1965 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

Round 2[Round Review]

Round 3[Round Review]

Round 4[Round Review]

Round 5[Round Review]

Round 6[Round Review]

Round 7[Round Review]

Round 8[Round Review]

Round 9[Round Review]

Round 10[Round Review]

Round 11[Round Review]

Round 12[Round Review]

Round 13[Round Review]

Round 14[Round Review]

Round 15[Round Review]

Round 16[Round Review]

Round 17[Round Review]

Round 18[Round Review]

1965 Ladder

Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

First Semi-final

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

Second Semi-final

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

Footnotes