1965 Hawthorn Football Club season

41st season in the Victorian Football League

Australian rules football club season

Hawthorn Football Club1965 season

President| Dr. A.S. Ferguson
Coach| Graham Arthur
Captain(s)| Graham Arthur
John Peck
Home ground| Glenferrie Oval
Golden Fleece Cup| Semi-final
VFL season| 4–14 (12th)
Finals series| Did not qualify
Best and Fairest| David Parkin
Leading goalkicker| John Peck (56)
Highest home attendance| 36,000 (Round 1 vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance| 9,000 (Round 4 vs. Fitzroy)
Average home attendance| 15,856

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The 1965 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 41st season in the Victorian Football League and 64th overall. As of 2023, this was the last time Hawthorn finished last.

## Fixture

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### Premiership Season

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Rd  | Date and local time  | Opponent  | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue  | Attendance  | Record

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1  | Saturday, 17 April (2:20 pm)  | Carlton | 8.6 (54) | 12.19 (91)  | Lost by 37 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 36,000  | 0–1
2  | Saturday, 24 April (2:20 pm)  | Essendon | 20.18 (138)  | 6.8 (44) | Lost by 94 points  | Windy Hill (A)  | 20,500  | 0–2
3  | Saturday, 1 May (2:20 pm)  | Collingwood | 19.16 (130)  | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 61 points  | Victoria Park (A)  | 25,733  | 0–3
4  | Saturday, 8 May (2:20 pm)  | Fitzroy | 14.14 (98) | 9.7 (61)  | Won by 37 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 9,000  | 1–3
5  | Saturday, 15 May (2:20 pm)  | Richmond | 14.21 (105)  | 8.12 (60) | Lost by 45 points  | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)  | 32,104  | 1–4
6  | Saturday, 22 May (2:20 pm)  | Footscray | 12.9 (81) | 10.14 (74)  | Won by 7 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 11,800  | 2–4
7  | Saturday, 29 May (2:20 pm)  | Geelong | 18.14 (122)  | 6.9 (45) | Lost by 77 points  | Kardinia Park (A)  | 19,004  | 2–5
8  | Saturday, 5 June (2:20 pm)  | South Melbourne | 13.24 (102)  | 12.19 (91) | Lost by 11 points  | Lake Oval (A)  | 17,400  | 2–6
9  | Saturday, 12 June (2:20 pm)  | North Melbourne | 14.10 (94) | 14.13 (97)  | Lost by 3 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 11,000  | 2–7
10  | Saturday, 26 June (2:20 pm)  | St Kilda | 24.12 (156)  | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 81 points  | Moorabbin Oval (A)  | 20,010  | 2–8
11  | Saturday, 3 July (2:20 pm)  | Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | 19.11 (125)  | Lost by 58 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 14,900  | 2–9
12  | Saturday, 17 July (2:20 pm)  | Carlton | 8.19 (67)  | 8.4 (52) | Lost by 15 points  | Princes Park (A)  | 12,791  | 2–10
13  | Saturday, 24 July (2:20 pm)  | Essendon | 7.5 (47) | 10.11 (71)  | Lost by 24 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 11,400  | 2–11
14  | Saturday, 31 July (2:20 pm)  | Collingwood | 8.12 (60) | 12.22 (94)  | Lost by 34 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 18,500  | 2–12
15  | Saturday, 7 August (2:20 pm)  | Fitzroy | 4.12 (36)  | 8.6 (54) | Won by 18 points  | Brunswick Street Oval (A)  | 7,463  | 3–12
16  | Saturday, 14 August (2:20 pm)  | Richmond | 9.14 (68) | 16.14 (110)  | Lost by 42 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 15,000  | 3–13
17  | Saturday, 21 August (2:20 pm)  | Footscray | 4.17 (41)  | 11.6 (72) | Won by 31 points  | Western Oval (A)  | 10,498  | 4–13
18  | Saturday, 28 August (2:20 pm)  | Geelong | 10.9 (69) | 17.20 (122)  | Lost by 53 points  | Glenferrie Oval (H)  | 15,100  | 4–14
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### Golden Fleece Cup

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Rd  | Date and local time  | Opponent  | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | Thursday, 9 September  | South Melbourne | 9.25 (79) | 9.10 (64)  | Won by 15 points  | Lake Oval | 19,725
Semi Final  | Tuesday, 21 September  | North Melbourne | 13.10 (88)  | 6.10 (46) | Lost by 42 points  | Lake Oval | 13,550

## Ladder

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(P) | Premiers

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#  | Team  | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | %  | Pts

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1 | St Kilda | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1573 | 1154 | 136.3 | 56
2 | Collingwood | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1473 | 1131 | 130.2 | 52
3 | Geelong | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1319 | 1088 | 121.2 | 52
4 | Essendon (P) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1465 | 1102 | 132.9 | 48
5 | Richmond | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1561 | 1249 | 125.0 | 40
6 | Carlton | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1317 | 1190 | 110.7 | 40
7 | Melbourne | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1265 | 1315 | 96.2 | 40
8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1386 | 1550 | 89.4 | 36
9 | North Melbourne | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1143 | 1415 | 80.8 | 20
10 | Footscray | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1010 | 1310 | 77.1 | 16
11 | Fitzroy | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1114 | 1580 | 70.5 | 16
12 | Hawthorn | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1200 | 1742 | 68.9 | 16

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 73.3
Source: AFL Tables

## References

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1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1965 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

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