Coburg Oval · Sat 5 Jun 1965 · 12,828 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 1.2 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 81 |
| EssendonESS | 3.3 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 88 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 81 and 88.
Essendon won by 7 points.
11.15 (81) — 13.10 (88)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ibrahim | 18 | 6 | 24 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Waddington | 20 | 4 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mick Dowdle | 18 | 5 | 23 | 5 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Noel Teasdale | 12 | 9 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Barry McAuliffe | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tom Allison | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Michael Gaudion | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bernie McCarthy | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Allan | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Frank Goode | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Ray Davies | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Daryl OBrien | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Dugdale | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graham Ryan | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Maurie Wood | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bert Johnson | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Dell | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dennis McGrath | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bob Hirst | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bob Pascoe | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Mitchell | 23 | 1 | 24 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Birt | 20 | 1 | 21 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Jack Clarke | 17 | 2 | 19 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Ken Timms | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Russell Blew | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Don Gross | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Waite | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Charlie Payne | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Somerville | 13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 |
| David Shaw | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ted Fordham | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Lindsay McGie | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Brian Sampson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alec Epis | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Capuano | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Doran | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Egan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Greg Brown | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |