1965 SANFL season

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1965 SANFL season
Teams10
Premiers Port Adelaide
23rd premiership
Minor premiers Port Adelaide
33rd minor premiership
Magarey Medallist Gary Window
Central District
Ken Farmer Medallist Ian Brewer
Norwood (96 Goals)
Attendance
Matches played104
Total attendance1,010,576 (9,717 per match)
Highest62,543 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. Sturt)
  1964
1966  

The 1965 South Australian National Football League season was the 86th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

Contents

Ladder

1965 SANFL Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA %PTS
1 Port Adelaide (P)2017301756135756.4134
2 South Adelaide 2015501829131858.1230
3 Sturt 2013701953143657.6326
4 Norwood 2013701932153255.7726
5 North Adelaide 2013701808157753.4126
6 Glenelg 20101001721192747.1820
7 Central District 2081201623202044.5516
8 West Torrens 2041601443186743.608
9 West Adelaide 2041601516199443.198
10 Woodville 2031701463201642.056
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers [1]

Finals Series

Grand Final

1965 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday 2 October
(2:10 pm)
Port Adelaide def. Sturt Adelaide Oval (crowd: 62,543)
3.3 (21)
6.3 (39)
11.7 (73)
 12.8 (80)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
2.1 (13)
6.2 (38)
7.2 (44)
 12.5 (77)
Jack Oatey Medallist:
Goals6 M. Jones
G. Motley, J. Cahill BestT. Clarkson

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References

  1. "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1965". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2018.