vfl 1965 summary

season summary

st kilda had their best year yet winning their first minor premership on 14 wins ahead of pies cats and dons with the dees plumting late to finish 7th and the hawks getting their most recent wooden spoon with 4 wins.

hawthorn summary

only beating lions in round 4, dogs in round 6, and the repeat fixtures in round 15 and 17 but got the wooden spoon.

finals summary

the dons beat the other three finalists to snatch their 11th flag over the saints who are one of only two teams without a flag the other the roos.

interesting melbourne

after the flag they dominated early winning 8 straight and then lost 8 out of 10 to finish 7th.

premiers essendon

lost to tigers in round 4, swans in round 6, blues in round 7, pies in round 9, tiges in round 15, blues in round 18 won the flag with a convicing finals campaign.

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