Western Oval · Sat 29 May 1965 · 18,380 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.4 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 65 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 69 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 65 and 69.
Melbourne won by 4 points.
9.11 (65) — 10.9 (69)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Hobbs | 21 | 1 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Don McKenzie | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Schultz | 18 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Garry Peters | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Stevens | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Ivan Marsh | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ian Bryant | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Hunter | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Barry Smith | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Darcy | 13 | 0 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Rob Taylor | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graham Ion | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Jillard | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Murray Zeuschner | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Chalmers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Alan Mannix | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Algy Vosilaitis | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Bob Spurling | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ken Duff | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Townsend | 20 | 2 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Hassa Mann | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stan Alves | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ken Emselle | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Bryan Kenneally | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don Williams | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Rattray | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Neil Crompton | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tassie Johnson | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graham Wise | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Frank Davis | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barrie Vagg | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Robert Miller | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter McLean | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Lord | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Watson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Anderson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Robbie | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robin Andrew | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ken Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |