# 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.

## Fixture
### Premiership Season

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