1965 SANFL season
# 1965 SANFL season

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

## Ladder

1965 SANFL Ladder :

| | TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1756 | 1357 | 56.41 | 34 |
| 2 | South Adelaide | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1829 | 1318 | 58.12 | 30 |
| 3 | Sturt | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1953 | 1436 | 57.63 | 26 |
| 4 | Norwood | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1932 | 1532 | 55.77 | 26 |
| 5 | North Adelaide | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1808 | 1577 | 53.41 | 26 |
| 6 | Glenelg | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1721 | 1927 | 47.18 | 20 |
| 7 | Central District | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1623 | 2020 | 44.55 | 16 |
| 8 | West Torrens | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1443 | 1867 | 43.60 | 8 |
| 9 | West Adelaide | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1516 | 1994 | 43.19 | 8 |
| 10 | Woodville | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1463 | 2016 | 42.05 | 6 |
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | | |

## Finals Series

### Grand Final

| | 1965 SANFL Grand Final | 1965 SANFL 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: | Jack Oatey Medallist: |
| | | Goals | 6 M. Jones | 6 M. Jones |
| G. Motley, J. Cahill | G. Motley, J. Cahill | Best | T. Clarkson | T. Clarkson |
