1965 Essendon Bombers Statistics
Victorian Football League (VFL)
Team Record: 12-6 - 48 points
Finishing 4th in the VFL
Postseason: 3-0 Won Grand Finals
Coach: John Coleman (11-6)
Coach: Greg Sewell (1-0)
1965 Essendon Bombers RosterTeam Record: 12-6 - 48 points
Finishing 4th in the VFL
Postseason: 3-0 Won Grand Finals
Coach: John Coleman (11-6)
Coach: Greg Sewell (1-0)
The Essendon Bombers of the Victorian Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses for 48 points finishing fourth in the VFL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0. John Coleman and Greg Sewell coached the team. The 1965 Essendon Bombers won the Grand Finals.
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Player Totals:
| Player | GP | KI | MK | HB | DI | GL | BH | HO | TK | RB | I50 | CL | CG | FF | FA | BR | CP | UP | CM | MI | 1% | BO | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Fordham | 20 | 200 | 108 | 18 | 218 | 54 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Birt | 20 | 446 | 43 | 38 | 484 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Fraser | 17 | 240 | 136 | 95 | 335 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Mitchell | 21 | 359 | 80 | 21 | 380 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Timms | 15 | 159 | 59 | 28 | 187 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Shaw | 21 | 271 | 59 | 12 | 283 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sampson | 21 | 183 | 110 | 31 | 214 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Johnston | 16 | 158 | 32 | 14 | 172 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | 21 | 338 | 72 | 68 | 406 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | 21 | 262 | 47 | 10 | 272 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Gross | 16 | 123 | 22 | 21 | 144 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Somerville | 10 | 85 | 37 | 12 | 97 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Waite | 8 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Doran | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Capuano | 12 | 150 | 29 | 11 | 161 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Blew | 20 | 343 | 77 | 24 | 367 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 20 | 210 | 82 | 21 | 231 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Egan | 8 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Williams | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 15 | 113 | 21 | 9 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Shelton | 14 | 144 | 69 | 14 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Forsyth | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Epis | 16 | 177 | 47 | 10 | 187 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay McGie | 4 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 18 | 199 | 75 | 21 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Pryor | 16 | 175 | 39 | 11 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Davis | 12 | 126 | 61 | 23 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Brown | 20 | 123 | 52 | 19 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Gent | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Payne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Armstrong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 420 | 4740 | 1413 | 563 | 5303 | 246 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 578 | 559 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
