1965 SANFL Grand Final

{{Infobox Australian rules football match

| year =

| competition = SANFL

| match_type = Grand Final

| image =

| ground_image = File:1965_South_Australian_Football_Budget,_cover,_2_October_1965.png

| caption = Official program cover.

| home =50px
{{AFL Por}}

| home_abbr = PA

| home_colours =

| away = 50px
{{SANFL Stu}}

| away_abbr = STU

| away_colours =

| home_qtr1 = 3.3 (21)

| home_qtr2 = 6.3 (39)

| home_qtr3 = 11.7 (73)

| home_qtr4 = 12.8 (80)

| away_qtr1 = 2.1 (13)

| away_qtr2 = 6.2 (38)

| away_qtr3 = 7.2 (44)

| away_qtr4 = 12.5 (77)

| home_score = 12.8 (80)

| away_score = 12.5 (77)

| date = Saturday, 2 October (2:10 pm)

| stadium = Adelaide Oval

| attendance = 62,543

| umpire = Ken Cunningham

| coin_toss =

| kick_end =

| prematch =

| anthem =

| halftime =

| postmatch =

| norm_smith =

| jock_mchale =

| hall_of_fame = 1. Jack Oatey (1996; Legend)
2. Fos Williams (1996)
3. John Cahill (2002)
4. Geof Motley (2002)
5. Paul Bagshaw (2016)
6. John Halbert (2017)

| network =

| commentators =

| last = 1964

| next = 1966

}}

The 1965 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Sturt Football Club, held at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on 2 October 1965. It was the 67th annual Grand Final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers of the 1965 SANFL season. The match, attended by 62,543 spectators, was won by Port Adelaide by a margin of 3 points, marking that club's 23rd premiership.{{cite web|title=Australian Football - SANFL Season 1965|url=http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1965|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104113/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1965|archive-date=2 April 2015|access-date=2015-03-07|publisher=australianfootball.com|df=dmy-all}}

The attendance of 62,543 was a record attendance at Adelaide Oval, and stood for 51 years until the Adele concert of 2017.[http://www.adelaideoval.com.au/newsdetail/16/25093/adele-concert-smashes-crowd-records.aspx ADELE CONCERT SMASHES CROWD RECORDS], Adelaide Oval, 13 March 2017 It remains the record attendance for a sporting event at Adelaide Oval.{{Cite web|title=Ashes breaks Adelaide Oval crowd record|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/ashes-breaks-adelaide-oval-crowd-record|access-date=2021-09-10|website=SBS News|language=en}}

Teams

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{{Aussie rules team | title = {{highlight | {{font color|#ffffff|{{0}}Port Adelaide{{0}}|link=Port Adelaide Football Club}} | black }} | color = #000

| backpocket1 = 27. Kevin Salmon

| fullback = 4. Ronald Elleway

| backpocket2 = 14. Bob Fabian

| halfbackflank1 = 12. Bob Elix

| centrehalfback = 6. Graham Cooper

| halfbackflank2 = 17. Geof Motley (c)

| wing1 = 24. Bruce Nyland

| centre = 14. John Cahill (vc)

| wing2 = 1. Dennis Errey

| halfforwardflank1 = 11. Douglas Spiers

| centrehalfforward = 18. Eric Freeman

| halfforwardflank2 = 25. Peter Mead

| forwardpocket1 = 3. Trevor Obst

| fullforward = 30. Reg Beaufoy

| forwardpocket2 = 13. Bob Philp

| ruck = 8. Steven Traynor

| ruckrover = 7. David Gill

| rover = 21. Jeff Potter

| interchange1 = 19. Graham Matters

| interchange2 = 9. Richie Bray

| interchange3 =

| coach = Fos Williams

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{{Aussie rules team | title = {{highlight | {{font color|#000080|{{0}}Sturt{{0}}|link=Sturt Football Club}} | #85C1E9 }} | color = #000

| backpocket1 = Brenton Adcock

| fullback = Bruce Jarrett

| backpocket2 = John Murphy

| halfbackflank1 = Terry Short

| centrehalfback = Brian Schwarz

| halfbackflank2 = Neville Cunningham

| wing1 = Darryl Hicks

| centre = Rick Schoff

| wing2 = Trevor Clarke

| halfforwardflank1 = Thomas

| centrehalfforward = John Halbert

| halfforwardflank2 = John Tilbrook

| forwardpocket1 = Malcolm Hill

| fullforward = M.S. Jones

| forwardpocket2 = Roger Dunn

| ruck = Tony Clarkson

| ruckrover = Paul Bagshaw

| rover = Roger Rigney

| interchange1 = M.E. Jones

| interchange2 = Leigh Whicker

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| coach = Jack Oatey

}}

Scorecard

{{AFLGameDetailed

| title = 1965 SANFL Grand Final

| date = Saturday, 2 October

| home team = {{AFL Por}}

| home Q1 = 3.3 (21)

| home Q2 = 6.3 (39)

| home Q3 = 11.7 (73)

| home Q4 =

| home final = 12.8 (80)

| home super =

| home goals =Freeman — 3
Potter, Mead — 2
Beaufoy, Obst, Cahill, Philp, Traynor — 1

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| winner = H

| away team = {{SANFL Stu}}

| away Q1 = 2.1 (13)

| away Q2 = 6.2 (38)

| away Q3 = 7.2 (44)

| away Q4 =

| away final =12.5 (77)

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| venue = Adelaide Oval

| crowd = 62,543

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References

Category:South Australian National Football League Grand Finals

SANFL Grand Final, 1965