1965 Golden Fleece Cup

1965 VFL Night Series Cup
Teams 8
Winners North Melbourne (1st title)
Runner up Carlton
Matches played   7
Attendance 153,635  (average 21,948 per match)

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. 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.

Contents

Games

Round 1

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, 2nd September
Richmond 18.14 (122) Fitzroy 8.9 (57) Lake Oval 19,500 Tuesday, 7th September
Hawthorn 9.25 (79) South Melbourne 9.10 (64) Lake Oval 19,725 Thursday, 9th September
North Melbourne 13.12 (90) Footscray 9.12 (66) Lake Oval 15,880 Tuesday, 14th September

Semi Finals

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, 16th September
North Melbourne 13.10 (88) Hawthorn 6.10 (46) Lake Oval 13,550 Thursday, 21 September

Final

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 Wednesday, 27th September

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