1965 Golden Fleece Cup

The 1965 VFL Golden Fleece Night Premiership was the Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in September of the 1965 VFL Premiership Season. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1965 VFL finals series. It was the tenth VFL Night Series competition. Games were played at the Lake Oval, Albert Park, then the home ground of South Melbourne, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games. This was the first time the Night Series cup had a naming rights sponsor in Golden Fleece petroleum products. North Melbourne won its first night series cup defeating Carlton in the final by 40 points.

1965 Golden Fleece Cup
VFL Night Series Cup
Season1965
Teams8
WinnersNorth Melbourne (1st title)
Runner upCarlton
Matches played7
Attendance153,635 (average 21,948 per match)

Games

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Round 1

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Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
Carlton 21.10 (136) Melbourne 8.12 (60) Lake Oval 23,500 Thursday, 2 September
Richmond 18.14 (122) Fitzroy 8.9 (57) Lake Oval 19,500 Tuesday, 7 September
Hawthorn 9.25 (79) South Melbourne 9.10 (64) Lake Oval 19,725 Thursday, 9 September
North Melbourne 13.12 (90) Footscray 9.12 (66) Lake Oval 15,880 Tuesday, 14 September

Semi-finals

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Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
Carlton 14.15 (99) Richmond 5.10 (40) Lake Oval 23,730 Thursday, 16 September
North Melbourne 13.10 (88) Hawthorn 6.10 (46) Lake Oval 13,550 Tuesday, 21 September

Final

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Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
North Melbourne 14.13 (97) Carlton 9.3 (57) Lake Oval 37,750 Monday, 27 September

See also

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