Western Oval · Sat 21 Aug 1965 · 10,498 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 0.5 | 0.10 | 2.14 | 41 |
| HawthornHAW | 1.2 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 72 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 41 and 72.
Hawthorn won by 31 points.
4.17 (41) — 11.6 (72)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Hobbs | 27 | 0 | 27 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Graham Ion | 18 | 9 | 27 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 19 | 3 | 22 | 5 | — |
| 1 |
| John Bradley | 20 | 2 | 22 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Jackman | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Schultz | 16 | 4 | 20 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Chalmers | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Shanahan | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Murray Zeuschner | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Jillard | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bryant | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ivan Marsh | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Algy Vosilaitis | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alan Hunter | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Stevens | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Darcy | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod OConnor | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Gray | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Thorpe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Smith | 23 | 3 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ron Nalder | 21 | 3 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Colin Youren | 19 | 3 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Parkin | 19 | 2 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Coverdale | 16 | 4 | 20 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Morton Browne | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Daryl Mares | 16 | 2 | 18 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Don Roach | 15 | 3 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ken Beck | 16 | 1 | 17 | 13 | — | 2 |
| Ross Growcott | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Joyce | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Willis | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mike Demaine | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Des Dickson | 11 | 0 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Reg Poole | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Peck | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Phil Hay | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mike Butcher | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Burgess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Norm Gordes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |