Glenferrie Oval · Sat 24 Jul 1965 · 11,400 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 0.1 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 47 |
| EssendonESS | 2.2 | 5.3 | 9.10 | 71 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 47 and 71.
Essendon won by 24 points.
7.5 (47) — 10.11 (71)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Nalder | 30 | 1 | 31 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Morton Browne | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Colin Youren | 20 | 1 | 21 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Graham Arthur | 18 | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Law | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Don Roach | 16 | 0 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Growcott | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Coverdale | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David Parkin | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Joyce | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter OShea | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mike Demaine | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Horskins | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Beck | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Des Dickson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mike Butcher | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Peck | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Cam McPherson | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Percy Cummings | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Noel Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Mitchell | 19 | 0 | 19 | 1 | — | 3 |
| John Birt | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Russell Blew | 18 | 1 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Capuano | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fraser | 13 | 4 | 17 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Timms | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Pryor | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 13 | 0 | 13 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Greg Brown | 13 | 0 | 13 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David Shaw | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Johnston | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ted Fordham | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Brian Sampson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Shelton | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Somerville | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Gross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |