1965 Season - North Western Football Union - Premiers: Cooee
The table below shows ladder positions at the end of home-and-away roster matches,
leading vote-winners in the NWFU Best & Fairest award, and leading scorers as listed in the press (not yet verified as correct).
| TEAM | W-L-D | Percent | Wander Medal | Votes | Major Goalkickers | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrobe | 13 - 3 - 0 | 141.9 | L Lawson (Latrobe) |
14 | A Cole (Latrobe) |
88 |
| Cooee | 13 - 3 - 0 | 120.3 | J Bonney (Cooee) |
12 | F Wooller (Penguin) |
50 |
| Wynyard | 12 - 4 - 0 | 115.2 | E Thomas (Wynyard) |
10 | G Revell (Penguin) |
39 |
| Ulverstone | 8 - 8 - 0 | 114.3 | L Cox (Devonport) |
9 | A West (Wynyard) |
37 |
| Penguin | 6 - 10 - 0 | 94.1 | N Raitt (East Devonport) |
9 | K Murfett (Wynyard) |
33 |
| Devonport | 5 - 11 - 0 | 92.4 | - | - | W Pearce (Ulverstone) |
33 |
| Burnie | 5 - 11 - 0 | 87.5 | - | - | J Neal (Wynyard) |
32 |
| East Devonport | 2 - 14 - 0 | 55.2 | - | - | - | - |
The table which follows lists each of the NWFU home-and-away roster matches played during the 1965 season, plus the finals.
Best players for each side are shown beneath the quarter-by quarter scores. Major goalkicking efforts also feature.
The venue is noted where known and crowd attendance and names of central umpires appear in the notes column.
| Won | Pts | Pts | Lost | Major Goalkickers | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUND 1 | ||||||
| Cooee 7.6 - 9.8 - 13.14 - 18.19 Lowe, French |
127 | 119 | Ulverstone 5.2 - 11.9 - 14.11 - 18.11 Lawrence, Frost |
(C): French 4, Moles 3, Lowden 3 (U): Collins 4, Frost 3 |
West Park | crowd: 2000 u: R Kerr |
| Devonport 2.11 - 3.14 - 4.19 - 9.23 Green, Cox |
77 | 69 | Penguin 2.1 - 7.4 - 9.7 - 10.9 Lade, Harington |
(D): - (P): Atkins 4 |
Devonport | crowd: 1500 u: Allinson (VFL) |
| Wynyard 4.5 - 6.9 - 11.12 - 13.13 West, Thomas |
91 | 71 | Burnie 3.3 - 5.9 - 5.11 - 9.17 Carter, Rowlands |
(W): West 4, London 4 (B): - |
Wynyard | crowd: 1160 u: Powell (VFL) |
| Latrobe 2.2 - 4.5 - 8.7 - 13.13 Lawson, Smith |
91 | 51 | East Devonport 1.1 - 2.3 - 4.6 - 7.9 Tait, Barwick |
(L): Cole 7 (ED): Barwick 3 |
Latrobe | crowd: 1574 u: B Wilson |
| ROUND 2 | ||||||
| Latrobe 0.1 - 6.4 - 10.8 - 16.11 Cole, Lawson |
107 | 60 | Ulverstone 1.6 - 2.8 - 6.10 - 8.12 Fromberg, Peebles |
(L): Cole 8 (U): - |
Ulverstone | crowd: 1400 u: D Baird (VFL) |
| Wynyard 4.3 - 7.6 - 10.10 - 16.16 Coughlan, Murfett |
112 | 94 | Penguin 4.3 - 6.5 - 10.12 - 13.16 Revell, Lade |
(W): Murfett 4, Neal 4, Edwards 3 (P): Atkins 4, Revell 4 |
Penguin | crowd: 1668 u: B Wilson |
| Devonport 4.7 - 5.8 - 9.18 - 10.18 Conlan, Cox |
78 | 46 | East Devonport 1.0 - 4.0 - 4.1 - 7.4 Wright, Raitt |
(D): Carter 3 (ED): - |
Devonport | crowd: 1914 u: R Kerr |
| Cooee 2.5 - 4.7 - 10.5 - 15.16 Cartledge, Dowling |
106 | 45 | Burnie 2.1 - 5.4 - 6.5 - 6.9 Burley, Jones |
(C): Cartledge 4, Lowden 3 (B): Jones 3 |
West Park | crowd: 1800 u: D Baird (VFL) |
| ROUND 3 | ||||||
| Cooee 8.4 - 10.9 - 12.12 - 18.17 Archer, Bonney |
125 | 100 | Penguin 1.4 - 6.8 - 11.16 - 13.22 Haywood, Flint |
(C): Lowden 5, Cartledge 5, Moles 3 (P): Lade 3, Revell 3 |
Penguin | crowd: 1558 u: R Thomas (VFL) |
| Wynyard 4.3 - 10.5 - 11.9 - 13.13 Coughlan, Cox |
91 | 58 | East Devonport 1.5 - 3.8 - 4.14 - 7.16 Barwick, Johnson |
(W): West 4, Murfett 3 (ED): - |
Wynyard | crowd: 1500 u: G Chapple (NTFA) |
| Latrobe 3.5 - 6.8 - 11.15 - 15.19 Lawson, Clark |
109 | 25 | Burnie 1.3 - 1.9 - 1.11 - 2.13 Carter, Young |
(L): Cole 8, Broomhall 3 (B): - |
West Park | crowd: 1650 u: B Eade (TFL) |
| Ulverstone 2.2 - 6.4 - 9.9 - 14.15 Peebles, O�Halloran |
99 | 83 | Devonport 4.1 - 6.5 - 9.10 - 12.11 Hillier, Febey |
(U): Peebles 4, Collins 3 (D): Carter 5, Murdoch 4 |
Devonport | crowd: 2200 u: K Cooke (VFL) |
| ROUND 4 | ||||||
| Cooee 2.5 - 3.6 - 11.12 - 12.15 Munday, Dowling |
87 | 59 | Devonport 0.1 - 4.9 - 5.9 - 8.11 Cox, Lyon |
(C): Green 4 (D): - |
West Park | crowd: 600 u: B Wilson |
| Penguin 1.1 - 5.3 - 7.3 - 9.4 Whiley, Beswick |
58 | 57 | Ulverstone 2.1 - 3.2 - 4.9 - 8.9 Lawrence, Pearce |
(P): Harington 3 (U): - |
Ulverstone | crowd: 770 u: R Kerr |
| East Devonport 1.2 - 4.4 - 4.6 - 5.7 Langmaid, Wright |
37 | 33 | Burnie 2.2 - 3.3 - 3.8 - 4.9 Kenworthy, Thorp |
(ED): - (B): - |
Devonport | crowd: 400 u: L King (VFL) |
| Latrobe 3.1 - 6.? - 9.? - 11.8 Clark, Hickman |
74 | 69 | Wynyard 2.5 - 4.12 - 7.14 - 9.15 Cox, Coughlan |
(L): Cole 4, Clark 3 (W): West 5 |
Latrobe | crowd: 1515 u: J Laighton (VFL) |
| ROUND 5 | ||||||
| Latrobe 3.0 - 5.4 - 7.9 - 14.16 Hickman, Lawson |
106 | 60 | Devonport 4.3 - 5.4 - 7.6 - 9.6 Conlan, Lyon |
(L): Cole 5 (D): Conlan 3 |
Latrobe | crowd: 1906 u: A Thomas (VFL) |
| Cooee 8.6 - 11.8 - 14.12 - 20.15 Moles, French |
135 | 88 | Wynyard 2.2 - 7.6 - 9.8 - 13.10 Neal, Cox |
(C): Lowden 4, Green 3, Moles 3, French 3 (W): Neal 4 |
Wynyard | crowd: 2052 u: P Taylor (TFL) |
| Burnie 5.4 - 5.5 - 12.8 - 17.9 Webb, Radford |
111 | 107 | Penguin 4.0 - 10.5 - 12.7 - 16.11 Revell, Wooller |
(B): Jones 4, Cox 4 (P): Revell 6, Dawson 4 |
West Park | crowd: 1320 u: D Gambetta |
| Ulverstone 3.1 - 7.3 - 9.3 - 11.5 Stephens, Peebles |
71 | 43 | East Devonport 0.1 - 0.3 - 6.7 - 6.7 Raitt, Langmaid |
(U): W Pearce 3, Diprose 3 (ED): - |
Devonport | crowd: 1000 u: T Heyne (NTFA) |
| ROUND 6 | ||||||
| Ulverstone 3.4 - 7.10 - 10.13 - 13.15 Martin, Peebles |
93 | 74 | Burnie 4.2 - 7.6 - 9.9 - 10.14 Radford, Redman |
(U): Pearce 3, Peebles 3, Vasilj 3 (B): Bennett 3 |
Ulverstone | crowd: 960 u: J Brain |
| Wynyard 3.2 - 6.6 - 10.11 - 13.17 Wright, West |
95 | 74 | Devonport 1.1 - 7.2 - 9.6 - 11.8 Smith, Febey |
(W): West 3 (D): Conlan 3, Irwin 3 |
Devonport | crowd: 1400 u: R Johnston (VFL) |
| Cooee 3.2 - 5.5 - 8.6 - 9.9 Howard, Heald |
63 | 59 | Latrobe 2.2 - 4.3 - 5.4 - 9.5 Lawson, Hughes |
(C): Beveridge 3 (L): Cole 4 |
West Park | crowd: 3048 u: B Wilson |
| Penguin 4.1 - 11.9 - 13.13 - 18.16 Lade, Mawer |
124 | 68 | East Devonport 4.6 - 5.6 - 9.7 - 10.8 Raitt, Johnson |
(P): Wooller 6 (ED): Parker 4 |
Penguin | crowd: 865 u: K Perkins (VFL) |
| ROUND 7 | ||||||
| Devonport 2.0 - 6.3 - 7.3 - 11.7 Cox, Lawson |
73 | 61 | Burnie 2.6 - 4.7 - 7.13 - 8.13 Jones, Kenworthy |
(D): Murdoch 3 (B): - |
West Park | crowd: 760 u: B Wilson |
| Cooee 3.2 - 6.4 - 8.6 - 11.10 Bonney, Moles |
76 | 32 | East Devonport 1.0 - 2.4 - 4.5 - 4.8 Barwick, Johnson |
(C): Lowden 3 (ED): - |
Devonport | crowd: 562 u: D Collins (VFL) |
| Penguin 3.2 - 5.3 - 10.6 - 12.7 Lade, Mawer |
79 | 72 | Latrobe 2.2 - 5.2 - 10.3 - 11.6 Dickson, Clark |
(P): Wooller 5, Revell 4 (L): Clark 3 |
Latrobe | crowd: 1862 u: R Kerr |
| Wynyard 2.5 - 2.5 - 8.12 - 8.14 Reece, Neal |
62 | 46 | Ulverstone 2.1 - 3.5 - 4.8 - 6.10 Heathcote, Howard |
(W): West 4 (U): Pearce 4 |
Wynyard | crowd: 1500 u: J Watt (VFL) |
| ROUND 8 | ||||||
| Latrobe 1.1 - 3.4 - 6.6 - 12.11 T Taylor, Clark |
83 | 55 | East Devonport 4.4 - 5.4 - 5.6 - 8.7 Raitt, Johnson |
(L): Cole 5, Hickman 3 (ED): - |
Devonport | crowd: 1338 u: L Palmer (VFL) |
| Wynyard 1.3 - 6.5 - 9.8 - 10.12 Gaby, Edwards |
72 | 59 | Burnie 0.2 - 2.4 - 5.10 - 7.17 McCormack, Kenworthy |
(W): West 3, Murfett 3 (B): - |
West Park | crowd: 1836 M Guthrie |
| Penguin 3.3 - 7.7 - 11.8 - 15.11 Revell, Cullen |
101 | 95 | Devonport 2.2 - 6.7 - 11.12 - 13.17 Conlan, Cox |
(P): Wooller 6, Revell 6 (D): Irwin 3 |
Penguin | crowd: 1913 u: K Batt |
| Cooee 4.2 - 10.4 - 16.6 - 17.7 Bonney, Moles |
109 | 95 | Ulverstone 1.4 - 1.6 - 5.9 - 14.11 Howard, S Martin |
(C): Hiller 4, Bonney 3 (U): Howard 4, W Pearce 4 |
Ulverstone | crowd: 1662 u: D Palmer (VFL) |
| ROUND 9 | ||||||
| Latrobe 1.0 - 4.3 - 7.7 - 12.11 Cole, Anthony |
83 | 58 | Ulverstone 2.2 - 6.5 - 7.6 - 8.10 Heathcote, Hays |
(L): Cole 7 (U): Pearce 3 |
Latrobe | crowd: 1900 u: P O�Brien (TFL) |
| Penguin 2.4 - 6.8 - 8.9 - 12.12 Woodard, Lade |
84 | 54 | Wynyard 4.4 - 4.5 - 7.10 - 7.12 Coughlan, Neal |
(P): Revell 3, Lade 3 (W): - |
Wynyard | crowd: 1770 u: B Gaudion (VFL) |
| Devonport 6.4 - 7.6 - 10.9 - 12.10 Conlan, Lyon |
82 | 45 | East Devonport 1.4 - 3.5 - 4.7 - 6.9 Langmaid, Raitt |
(D): Murdoch 3, Lyon 3 (ED): Skipper 3 |
Devonport | crowd: 989 u: R Brophy (VFL) |
| Burnie 4.8 - 4.10 - 10.15 - 11.18 Bennett, Langmaid |
84 | 47 | Cooee 0.0 - 1.8 - 3.11 - 5.17 Heald, French |
(B): Cox 5 (C): - |
West Park | crowd: 1164 u: A Tippett (NTFA) |
| ROUND 10 | ||||||
| Wynyard 4.2 - 7.4 - 10.5 - 17.9 Gaby, Templar |
111 | 45 | East Devonport 3.0 - 5.1 - 6.4 - 6.9 O�Mahony, Barwick |
(W): Coughlan 4, Neal 4, West 3 (ED): - |
Devonport | crowd: 502 u: W Yendle (VFL) |
| Cooee 3.5 - 5.6 - 9.9 - 9.10 Dowling, Flint |
64 | 56 | Penguin 2.3 - 5.4 - 5.5 - 8.8 Howard, Atkins |
(C): Lowden 3 (P): Wooller 3 |
West Park | crowd: 1722 u: B Wilson |
| Latrobe 4.1 - 6.7 - 7.12 - 11.17 Cole, Taylor |
83 | 55 | Burnie 0.3 - 5.7 - 6.11 - 7.13 Radford, Bennett |
(L): Cole 7 (B): - |
Latrobe | crowd: 1556 u: D Westlow |
| Ulverstone 5.2 - 8.10 - 11.12 - 16.15 Fromberg, Collins |
111 | 40 | Devonport 2.2 - 2.6 - 5.9 - 5.10 Conlan, Febey |
(U): Lawrence 4, T Martin 3 (D): - |
Ulverstone | crowd: 690 u: R Kerr |
| ROUND 11 | ||||||
| Ulverstone 2.2 - 6.3 - 10.5 - 13.10 Peebles, Pearce |
88 | 47 | Penguin 2.1 - 4.3 - 6.4 - 7.5 Gardiner, Wooller |
(U): Pearce 5, Peebles 3 (P): Wooller 5 |
Penguin | crowd: 1432 u: D Blew |
| Cooee 1.4 - 4.8 - 5.10 - 6.11 Griffiths, Howard |
47 | 44 | Devonport 1.4 - 4.5 - 5.6 - 6.8 Cox, McKay |
(C): - (D): - |
Devonport | crowd: 706 u: D Ridley (VFL) |
| Burnie 4.4 - 8.5 - 13.14 - 13.16 Walker, Webb |
94 | 51 | East Devonport 2.2 - 4.5 - 5.6 - 7.9 Raitt, Claxton |
(B): Morse 3, Munro 3 (ED): - |
West Park | crowd: 525 u: DA McLaren |
| Wynyard 4.2 - 7.5 - 8.7 - 9.8 Standing, Gaby |
62 | 45 | Latrobe 4.5 - 4.6 - 6.7 - 6.9 Jaffray, Hughes |
(W): - (L): Cole 4 |
Wynyard | crowd: 1446 u: K Batt |
| ROUND 12 | ||||||
| Ulverstone 5.3 - 12.6 - 16.10 - 20.14 T Martin, W Pearce |
134 | 31 | East Devonport 0.3 - 1.3 - 3.4 - 4.7 Raitt, O�Mahony |
(U): W Pearce 6, T Martin 4, Hays 3 (ED): - |
Ulverstone | crowd: 500 u: BV Bolch (VFL) |
| Burnie 3.6 - 7.9 - 9.11 - 14.20 Walker, Radford |
104 | 74 | Penguin 0.1 - 2.4 - 7.8 - 11.8 Stephens, Atkins |
(B): Jones 3, Pelham 3, Lawler 3 (P): Wooller 6, Revell 3 |
Penguin | crowd: 1125 u: R Kerr |
| Latrobe 3.3 - 4.3 - 5.5 - 8.7 Anthony, Mackey |
55 | 54 | Devonport 0.4 - 1.10 - 2.14 - 6.18 Williams, Febey |
(L): Cole 3 (D): Cox 3 |
Devonport | crowd: 1781 u: B Wilson |
| Cooee 3.3 - 4.3 - 10.12 - 11.12 |
78 | 55 | Wynyard 0.0 - 3.3 - 4.4 - 8.7 |
(C): Beveridge 3, Munday 3 (W): - |
West Park | crowd: 2010 u: D Gilham (VFL) |
| ROUND 13 | ||||||
| Ulverstone 2.2 - 6.3 - 8.5 - 12.6 Lawrence, Gillard |
78 | 65 | Burnie 3.3 - 3.4 - 8.9 - 9.11 Burley, Carter |
(U): - (B): Morse 3 |
West Park | crowd: 1450 u: P Duggan (VFL) |
| East Devonport 2.5 - 3.7 - 5.13 - 7.15 Miles, Langmaid |
57 | 52 | Penguin 0.4 - 3.9 - 5.12 - 6.16 Whiley, Lincoln |
(ED): - (P): - |
Devonport | crowd: 560 D Blazeley (NTFA) |
| Wynyard 6.3 - 8.5 - 9.10 - 15.19 King, Coughlan |
109 | 83 | Devonport 2.3 - 4.11 - 8.16 - 11.17 Conlan, Lyon |
(W): West 3, Neal 3, Murfett 3 (D): Fairbrother 3 |
Wynyard | crowd: 1030 u: K Downie (TFL) |
| Latrobe 2.2 - 4.8 - 9.11 - 11.14 Cole, Hughes |
80 | 51 | Cooee 0.2 - 3.5 - 6.7 - 7.9 Henderson, Beveridge |
(L): Cole 5 (C): Green 3 |
Latrobe | crowd: 1941 u: R Montgomery (VFL) |
| ROUND 14 | ||||||
| Wynyard 2.3 - 6.3 - 11.9 - 15.13 Neal, London |
103 | 76 | Ulverstone 3.8 - 7.14 - 8.19 - 9.22 Howard, Fromberg |
(W): London 7, Neal 3 (U): Stephens 3 |
Ulverstone | crowd: 1385 u: B Powell (VFL) |
| Cooee 5.3 - 8.5 - 13.8 - 16.14 |
110 | 71 | East Devonport 3.2 - 6.9 - 9.10 - 10.11 |
(C): Green 6, Lowe 3, Moles 3 (ED): - |
West Park | crowd: 560 u: K Batt |
| Burnie 4.1 - 7.5 - 12.5 - 14.8 Webb, Langmaid |
92 | 56 | Devonport 1.5 - 2.6 - 3.8 - 7.14 Lyon, Cox |
(B): Walker 3, Morse 3 (D): - |
Devonport | crowd: 730 u: DA McLaren |
| Latrobe 2.3 - 10.7 - 14.8 - 19.12 Hickman, Cole |
126 | 89 | Penguin 2.7 - 6.9 - 10.10 - 13.11 Stephens, Lincoln |
(L): Cole 9 (P): Dawson 4, Wooller 3 |
Penguin | crowd: 1114 u: D Raphael (VFL) |
| ROUND 15 | ||||||
| Penguin 4.5 - 6.6 - 10.10 - 10.13 Stephens, Cullen |
73 | 68 | Devonport 2.1 - 6.5 - 7.6 - 10.8 L Cox, Ruffels |
(P): Wooller 4 (D): - |
Devonport | crowd: 659 u: B Wilson |
| Wynyard 0.8 - 5.12 - 10.13 - 15.16 Edwards, Wright |
106 | 86 | Burnie 5.0 - 7.1 - 9.7 - 12.14 Burley, McCormack |
(W): Murfett 5, West 4, London 4 (B): Schickert 4 |
Wynyard | crowd: 1500 u: D Roach (VFL) |
| Ulverstone 4.4 - 7.5 - 12.10 - 16.17 Stephens, S Martin |
113 | 75 | Cooee 2.1 - 4.3 - 8.7 - 11.9 Dowling, Moles |
(U): Stephens 5, Lawrence 4, Hayes 3 (C): Green 4 |
West Park | crowd: 1500 u: L Cooke (VFL) |
| Latrobe 2.3 - 8.7 - 10.8 - 16.16 Clark, Cole |
112 | 62 | East Devonport 4.5 - 6.9 - 8.12 - 8.14 Raitt, Johnson |
(L): Cole 6, Clark 3 (ED): Parker 3 |
Latrobe | crowd: 1060 u: Guthrie |
| ROUND 16 | ||||||
| Latrobe 2.5 - 7.7 - 12.8 - 14.8 Hickman, B Anthony |
92 | 73 | Ulverstone 5.3 - 5.5 - 6.12 - 9.19 Stone, Howard |
(L): Cole 5, Anderson 3, Connors 3 (U): Clarke 5 |
Ulverstone | crowd: 1846\ u: Hayes (VFL) |
| Devonport 4.4 - 10.9 - 16.17 - 18.20 Conlan, Lyon |
128 | 59 | East Devonport 0.3 - 6.3 - 6.3 - 9.5 Raitt, Horton |
(D): Febey 5, Green 3, Conlan 3 (ED): - |
Devonport | crowd: 601 u: K Batt |
| Wynyard 5.3 - 8.9 - 13.14 - 14.16 Thomas, King |
100 | 90 | Penguin 6.3 - 6.7 - 8.9 - 13.12 Stephens, Harington |
(W): Neal 5, London 3, Murfett 3 (P): Wooller 6 |
Penguin | crowd: 842 u: Brain |
| Cooee 2.2 - 6.4 - 12.6 - 19.11 Bonney, Green |
125 | 84 | Burnie 4.2 - 4.6 - 9.10 - 12.12 Lynch, Carter |
(C): Lowe 4, Green 4 (B): Lynch 3, Jones 3, Morse 3 |
West Park | crowd: 1430 u: K Baird (VFL) |
| 1st SEMI | ||||||
| Ulverstone 1.5 - 3.9 - 6.14 - 12.19 Fromberg, Heathcote |
91 | 64 | Wynyard 4.2 - 6.6 - 8.9 - 9.10 Cox, Neal |
(U): Clarke 4 (W): West 3 |
unknown | crowd: 5800 u: E Brewer (VFL) |
| 2nd SEMI | ||||||
| Cooee 1.8 - 4.11 - 7.16 - 8.17 Bonney, Henderson |
65 | 63 | Latrobe 1.0 - 5.2 - 6.6 - 9.9 Lawson, Cole |
(C): French 3, Bonney 3 (L): Cole 6 |
unknown | crowd: 6000 u: R Montgomery (VFL) |
| PRELIM FINAL | ||||||
| Ulverstone 5.1 - 8.2 - 15.5 - 15.5 |
95 | 82 | Latrobe 1.2 - 3.9 - 4.9 - 11.16 |
(U): O�Halloran 5, Hays 4 (L): Cole 3 |
unknown | crowd: 5500 u: P Sheales (VFL) |
| GRAND FINAL | ||||||
| Cooee 1.5 - 8.7 - 11.13 - 12.14 Dowling, Bonney |
86 | 51 | Ulverstone 3.2 - 4.2 - 5.6 - 7.9 Aitken, Stephens |
(C): Hiller 3 (U): Stephens 3 |
unknown | crowd: 7234 u: J Crouch (VFL) |