Western Oval · Sat 15 May 1965 · 18,253 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 6.3 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 77 |
| SydneySYD | 0.1 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 76 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 77 and 76.
Western Bulldogs won by 1 point.
11.11 (77) — 11.10 (76)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Hobbs | 24 | 6 | 30 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Ted Whitten | 17 | 8 | 25 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Rob Taylor | 22 | 2 | 24 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 15 | 2 | 17 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Garry Peters | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Darcy | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Mannix | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Chalmers | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Schultz | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bryant | 13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ken Duff | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ivan Marsh | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Algy Vosilaitis | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Bradley | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Hunter | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Castrikum | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Murray Zeuschner | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Stevens | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ron McGowan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Skilton | 22 | 4 | 26 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Glen Parker | 19 | 4 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Max Papley | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme John | 16 | 0 | 16 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Herbie Matthews | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Batch | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Lucev | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Magee | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Noel Orange | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Rantall | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Des Bethke | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bob Kingston | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Kevin Parker | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Heriot | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Elkin Reilly | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Somerville | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Eric White | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alan Self | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Williamson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |