1965 Hawthorn Football Club season

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.

Hawthorn Football Club

1965 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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Fixture

Premiership Season

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

Golden Fleece Cup

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

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
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