1965 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1965 Victorian Football League season December 2021 October 2011 1965 VFL 50px 14.21 (105) 50pxStK 9.16 (70) ESS STK 2.7 (19) 5.10 (40) 10.18 (78) 14.21 (105) 1.6 (12) 4.8 (32) 5.11 (41) 9.16 (70) 25 September 1965 104,846 StK Melbourne Cricket Ground 1964 1966 The 1965 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 25 September 1965. It was the 68th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1965 VFL season. The match, attended by 104,846 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 35 points, marking that club's 12th premiership victory. St Kilda were minor premiers for the first time in their history and, after beating Collingwood by a point in the semi-final, found themselves competing in just their second-ever grand final and first since 1913, which they lost to Fitzroy. Essendon, on the other hand, last won a premiership three years previously. The Bombers set up their win in the third quarter, scoring five goals to just one by the Saints. Ted Fordham kicked seven goals for Essendon. The game's broadcast was presumed lost for many years. However, the ABC was able to locate an archived copy of the game decades after.1965 VFL Grand Final Essendon V St Kilda 23 August 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUA6gNKA874 en 2022-05-12 The match was the first ever broadcast of an Australian rules football match in Sydney and Canberra.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110460943 Live telecast likely The Canberra Times 45 12,698 Australian Capital Territory, Australia 16 September 1970 12 August 2025 32 National Library of Australia It remains as of 2026 the most recent Essendon victory in a grand final without Kevin Sheedy as coach. Teams _redwhiteblack _hoops_red_white 000000 St Kilda _redrightsash _hoops_black 000000 000000 FB0000 Essendon #ED0F05 St Kilda St Kilda Football Club #000000 1 Rodger Head 6 Bob Murray 18 Kevin Neale 17 Brian Sierakowski 9 Ian Synman 25 Daryl Griffiths 7 Jim Read 5 Ian Stewart 36 Bruce McMaster-Smith 15 Ian Cooper 4 Darrel Baldock (c) 17 Ray Cross 8 Alan Morrow 16 Verdun Howell 3 Ross Smith 10 Carl Ditterich 20 Des Kennedy 26 Ian Rowland 14 Bob Morton 24 Kevin Roberts Allan Jeans #CC2031 Essendon Essendon Football Club #000000 2 Darryl Gerlach 18 Greg Brown 8 Charlie Payne 32 Barry Davis 10 Ian Shelton 21 Geoff Pryor 28 Alec Epis 1 Jack Clarke 14 Russell Blew 16 Graeme Johnston 23 Ken Fraser (c) 6 Geoff Gosper 34 Brian Sampson 20 Ted Fordham 4 David Shaw 24 Don McKenzie 31 Hugh Mitchell 11 John Birt 27 Bruce Waite 43 Kevin Egan John Coleman Statistics Goalkickers Essendon: Fordham 7 Gosper 2 Sampson 2 Birt 1 Fraser 1 Mitchell 1 St Kilda: Howell 3 Baldock 2 Rowland 2 Roberts 1 Smith 1 Attendance MCG crowd – 104,846 2 References External links Summary of the 1965 season including finals Essendon's premiership team See also 1965 VFL season Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:Essendon Football Club Category:St Kilda Football Club Category:Rediscovered television shows