M.C.G. · Sat 4 Sep 1965 · 89,833 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 2.0 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 51 |
| EssendonESS | 3.5 | 8.14 | 10.16 | 103 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 51 and 103.
Essendon won by 52 points.
7.9 (51) — 14.19 (103)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Goggin | 21 | 6 | 27 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Graham Farmer | 14 | 10 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | — |
| 1 |
| Tony Polinelli | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Devine | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Sam Newman | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Brown | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Denis Marshall | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Closter | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Vinar | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Yeates | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Fox | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ron Hosking | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gareth Andrews | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Bill Ryan | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Walker | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Rosenow | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Watts | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Hynes | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Terry Farman | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Birt | 30 | 2 | 32 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Gosper | 29 | 0 | 29 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | 25 | 2 | 27 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Mitchell | 26 | 0 | 26 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Charlie Payne | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Russell Blew | 17 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Shaw | 17 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Brian Sampson | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Johnston | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ted Fordham | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ken Fraser | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Barry Davis | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Greg Brown | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Shelton | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Somerville | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don Gross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Waite | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |