NON-PREMIERSHIP MATCHES
1965 GOLDEN FLEECE NIGHT PREMIERSHIP
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Date |
Teams |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
Final |
Margin |
Venue |
Day/Time |
Crowd |
ROUND 1 |
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Sep-02 |
Carlton (6) |
9.3 (57) |
12.5 (77) |
17.6 (108) |
21.10 (136) |
76 |
Lake Oval, |
Thu |
23,500 |
Melbourne (7) |
0.0 (0) |
3.6 (24) |
5.9 (39) |
8.12 (60) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-07 |
Richmond (5) |
3.5 (23) |
8.8 (56) |
14.11 (95) |
18.14 (122) |
65 |
Lake Oval, |
Tue |
19,500 |
Fitzroy (11) |
1.3 (9) |
4.4 (28) |
6.7 (43) |
8.9 (57) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-09 |
Hawthorn (12) |
3.7 (25) |
5.15 (45) |
8.20 (68) |
9.25 (79) |
15 |
Lake Oval, |
Thu |
19,725 |
South Melbourne (8) |
3.3 (21) |
4.6 (30) |
6.8 (44) |
9.10 (64) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-14 |
North Melbourne (9) |
4.2 (26) |
9.6 (60) |
11.9 (75) |
13.12 (90) |
24 |
Lake Oval, |
Tue |
15,880 |
Footscray (10) |
3.6 (24) |
5.7 (37) |
9.7 (61) |
9.12 (66) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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SEMI FINALS |
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Sep-16 |
Carlton (6) |
3.0 (18) |
7.4 (46) |
8.9 (57) |
14.15 (99) |
59 |
Lake Oval, |
Thu |
23,730 |
Richmond (5) |
1.4 (10) |
3.6 (24) |
4.8 (32) |
5.10 (40) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-21 |
Hawthorn (12) |
3.2 (20) |
4.5 (29) |
5.5 (35) |
6.10 (46) |
42 |
Lake Oval, |
Tue |
13,550 |
North Melbourne (9) |
3.3 (21) |
7.3 (45) |
9.6 (60) |
13.10 (88) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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GRAND FINAL |
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Sep-27 |
Carlton (6) |
3.1 (19) |
4.1 (25) |
6.2 (38) |
9.3 (57) |
40 |
Lake Oval, |
Mon |
37,750 |
North Melbourne (9) |
1.1 (7) |
6.5 (41) |
10.8 (68) |
14.13 (97) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
ABOUT THE 1965 SERIES
*North's first senior VFL trophy - since crossing from the VFA in 1925 the Kangaroos had suffered through a largely fruitless existence in the VFL. Their only premierships had come at Under 19 and Reserve Grade level in 1946/47/57 and the closest the club had come to a senior flag was Grand Final appearances in 1950 (VFL Grand Final) and 1961 (VFL Night Premiership).
The 1965 night final presented another opportunity but it would not be easy as Carlton, their opponent in the decider, had finished 5 wins and a whopping 30% of percentage above the Kangaroos in the VFL premiership. |
North rallied in the second term, piling on 5.4 to a solitary goal to lead by 16 at halftime. The stadium gates had to be closed half way through the second quarter, with hundreds of fans turned away. Not long afterwards the overcrowded terraces could take no more and the gates between the outer and the members reserve were forced open, remaining that way for the rest of the match.
With a senior premiership finally within reach, the Kangaroos dominated the second half, kicking 8.8 to 5.2 to claim a famous 40-point win. After the match North Melbourne coach Alan Killigrew was "carried from the field by players and supporters to the tremendous cheering of the capacity crowd." [The Age 28-9-1965]
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
5th - Richmond
6th - Carlton 7th - Melbourne 8th - South Melbourne 9th - North Melbourne 10th - Footscray 11th - Fitzroy 12th - Hawthorn |
SERIES FORMAT
NOTABLE EVENTS
*Crowd records broken - a mix of North Melbourne's run to the final and warm weather resulted in the 1965 series being the most successful of the 1956-1971 era. A record total of 153,635 fans attended, exceeding the old mark for a seven-game series set in 1961 (152,019). The Grand Final crowd of 37,750 surpassed the old record of 36,300 set in 1964, and the average crowd per game (21,948) topped the old record of 21,717 set in 1961.
*Leading Goalkicker of the Series - Carlton's Kevin Hall and North Melbourne's Frank Goode tied for series honours with 9 goals apiece (both played in 3 games).
MATCH REPORTS
Match 1 - Thursday, September 2 |
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CARLTON |
9.3 (57) |
12.5 (77) |
17.6 (108) |
21.10 (136) |
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MELBOURNE |
0.0 (0) |
3.6 (24) |
5.9 (39) |
8.12 (60) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Carlton |
Barassi, Nicholls, Hall, Buckley, Anderson, Lofts,
Silvagni, Gallagher, Cox |
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Melbourne |
Crompton, Emselle,
McLean, Wise, Rowe, Mann |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Carlton |
Hall 6, Gallagher 3, Nankervis 3, Stone 2,
Nicholls 2, Trotman, Cox, Crane, Greenwood, Silvagni |
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Melbourne |
Emselle 4, Townsend, Vearing,
Stewart, Foster |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Carlton |
unknown |
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Melbourne |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Grant |
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CROWD: |
23,500 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
Melbourne’s first Night Series match since 1957 |
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Match 2 - Tuesday, September 7 |
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RICHMOND |
3.5 (23) |
8.8 (56) |
14.11 (95) |
18.14 (122) |
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FITZROY |
1.3 (9) |
4.4 (28) |
6.7 (43) |
8.9 (57) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Richmond |
Dimattina, Hogan, Richardson, Busse, Gowers,
Sheahan |
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Fitzroy |
Rogerson, Booth, Hays, Fry, Bond, Slocum |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Richmond |
Hogan 4, Richardson 3, Bartlett 2, Guinane 2,
Northey 2, Sheahan, Davenport, Jewell, Crowe, Dimattina |
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Fitzroy |
Cromarty 3, Rogerson, Calverley, Brown, Dawson,
Hepper |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Richmond |
unknown |
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Fitzroy |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Toohey |
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CROWD: |
19,500 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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A typo in The Age has Fitzroy’s final
score as 8.8 (57), The
Sun and the Football Record have the correct score of 8.9
(57) |
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Match 3 - Thursday, September 9 |
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HAWTHORN |
3.7 (25) |
5.15 (45) |
8.20 (68) |
9.25 (79) |
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SOUTH MELBOURNE |
3.3 (21) |
4.6 (30) |
6.8 (44) |
9.10 (64) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Browne, Coverdale, Roach, Beck, Youen, Arthur, Naider |
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South Melbourne |
John, Reilly, Heriot, Skilton, Matthews, Kingston |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Coverdale 2, Smith 2, Hoskins, Peck, Parkin,
Arthur, Browne |
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South Melbourne |
Kingston 3, Matthews 2, John 2, Lucey, Skilton |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Hawthorn |
(none) |
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South Melbourne |
Goonan replaced Papley
(last quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Gambetta |
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CROWD: |
19,725 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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A typo in the Football Record (14-9-1965) has
Hawthorn's halftime score as 5.5 - other sources have the correct score of 5.15 |
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Match 4 - Tuesday, September 14 |
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NORTH MELBOURNE |
4.2 (26) |
9.6 (60) |
11.9 (75) |
13.12 (90) |
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FOOTSCRAY |
3.6 (24) |
5.7 (37) |
9.7 (61) |
9.12 (66) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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North Melbourne |
Waddington, Gaudion,
Teasdale, Pascoe, Dean, Dowdie |
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Footscray |
Schultz, Vosilaitis, Jillard, Shanahan, Bisset, Whitten |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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North Melbourne |
Teasdale 3, Dowdie 2,
Goode 2, Ibrahim, Dean, Pascoe, Allison, Johnson, Rogers |
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Footscray |
Whitten 3, McKenzie 2, Bisset 2, Ion, Vosilaitis |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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North Melbourne |
unknown |
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Footscray |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Gaudion |
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CROWD: |
15,880 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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Match 5 - Thursday, September 16 |
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CARLTON |
3.0 (18) |
7.4 (46) |
8.9 (57) |
14.15 (99) |
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RICHMOND |
1.4 (10) |
3.6 (24) |
4.8 (32) |
5.10 (40) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Carlton |
Gallagher, Nicholls, Quirk, Reilly, Goold, Lofts,
Cox |
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Richmond |
Richardson, Dean, Davenport, Brown, Swift, Gowers |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Carlton |
Hall 3, Nicholls 3, Gallagher 3, Board 2, Cox,
Quirk, Collins |
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Richmond |
Hogan 2, Guinane, Sheahan, Northey |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Carlton |
unknown |
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Richmond |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Blew |
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CROWD: |
23,730 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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Match 6 - Tuesday, September 21 |
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HAWTHORN |
3.2 (20) |
4.5 (29) |
5.5 (35) |
6.10 (46) |
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NORTH MELBOURNE |
3.3 (21) |
7.3 (45) |
9.6 (60) |
13.10 (88) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Beck, Youren, Browne,
Dickson, Roach |
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North Melbourne |
Dowdie, Pascoe, Benton, F. Goode, Waddington, Dugdale,
Teasdale |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Peck 2, Browne, Parkin, Horskins,
Beck |
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North Melbourne |
F. Goode 4, Dowdie 3,
Davies 2, Karanicolas, Pascoe, Teasdale, R. Goode |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Hawthorn |
(none) |
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North Melbourne |
R. Goode replaced Johnson (second quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Sheales |
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CROWD: |
13,550 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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CARLTON |
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COACH |
Ron Barassi |
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BACKS |
J. Gill |
Lofts |
Boyd |
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HALF-BACKS |
Lloyd |
Goold* |
Anderson |
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CENTRES |
Crane |
Barassi (C) |
Stewart |
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HALF-FORWARDS |
Quirk |
Stone |
Cox |
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FORWARDS |
Reilly |
Hall |
Board |
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FOLLOWERS |
Nicholls |
Silvagni |
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ROVER |
Gallagher |
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RESERVES |
B. Gill* |
Collins |
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EMERGENCIES |
Nankervis* |
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*Goold was replaced in the selected
Carlton side by B. Gill |
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emergency to reserve) |
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NORTH MELBOURNE |
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COACH |
Alan 'Butch' Killigrew |
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BACKS |
Davies |
Dugdale |
Delanty |
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HALF-BACKS |
McAuliffe |
Waddington |
O’Brien |
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CENTRES |
Karanicolas |
Benton |
Gaudion |
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HALF-FORWARDS |
Dean |
B. McCarthy |
Allison |
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FORWARDS |
Rogers |
F. Goode |
Ibrahim |
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FOLLOWERS |
Teasdale (C) |
Pascoe |
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ROVER |
Dowdie |
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RESERVES |
R. Goode |
Allan |
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EMERGENCIES |
McGrath |
Perry |
1965 VFL NIGHT PREMIERSHIP - GRAND FINAL
Match 7 - Monday, September 27 |
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CARLTON |
3.1 (19) |
4.1 (25) |
6.2 (38) |
9.3 (57) |
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NORTH MELBOURNE |
1.1 (7) |
6.5 (41) |
10.8 (68) |
14.13 (97) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Carlton |
Silvagni, Nicholls, Loft, Cox, Quirk, Stewart |
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North Melbourne |
Pascoe, Dowdie, Gaudion, Teasdale, Davies, McCarthy, F. Goode, Dean |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Carlton |
Stone 2, Silvagni 2, Gallagher 2, Nicholls,
Nankervis, Reilly |
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North Melbourne |
F. Goode 3, Dowdie 2,
Ibrahim 2, Teasdale 2, Allison 2, Davies 2, Pascoe |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Carlton |
Nankervis replaced Board (three-quarter time) |
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North Melbourne |
R. Goode replaced Benton (last quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Fisher |
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CROWD: |
37,750 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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North Melbourne’s first senior VFL premiership
since joining the league in 1925. |
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The stadium gates were closed half way through
the second quarter, with hundreds of fans turned away (The Age
28-9-1965) |
Written and researched by David Eastman
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First published 15/2/2017
Last updated 30/4/2022 |