M.C.G. · Sat 25 Sep 1965 · 104,846 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 1.6 | 4.8 | 5.11 | 70 |
| EssendonESS | 2.7 | 5.10 | 10.18 | 105 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 70 and 105.
Essendon won by 35 points.
9.16 (70) — 14.21 (105)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Rowland | 18 | 2 | 20 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Darrel Baldock | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ian Stewart | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| Rodger Head | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jim Read | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Smith | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Daryl Griffiths | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brian Sierakowski | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Cross | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Cooper | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Synman | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce McMaster-Smith | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Neale | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Des Kennedy | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Roberts | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Verdun Howell | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Bob Morton | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Morrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Birt | 25 | 2 | 27 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hugh Mitchell | 22 | 1 | 23 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Russell Blew | 21 | 1 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ted Fordham | 17 | 1 | 18 | 11 | — | 7 |
| Jack Clarke | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | 17 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ken Fraser | 11 | 6 | 17 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Brian Sampson | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Alec Epis | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Davis | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Egan | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Shelton | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Johnston | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Shaw | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Waite | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |