St Kilda finished top of the 1965 VFL ladder with 56 points and 136.3%, four points clear of Collingwood. Essendon won the premiership from 4th, beating St Kilda by 35 points in the Grand Final.
Final VFL ladder · Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St KildaSTK | 18 | 56 | 136.3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1573 | 1154 | WWLWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | CollingwoodCOL | 18 | 52 | 130.2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1473 | 1131 | WWWWL | Lost PF |
| 3 | GeelongGEE | 18 | 52 | 121.2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1319 | 1088 | WLWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 4 | EssendonESS🏆TOP 4 | 18 | 48 | 132.9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1465 | 1102 | WLWWL | Premiers |
| 5 | RichmondRIC | 18 | 40 | 125.0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1561 | 1249 | LWWWL | – |
| 6 | CarltonCAR | 18 | 40 | 110.7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1317 | 1190 | LLLLW | – |
| 7 | MelbourneMEL | 18 | 40 | 96.2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1265 | 1315 | WLLLL | – |
| 8 | SydneySYD | 18 | 36 | 89.4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1386 | 1550 | WWLLW | – |
| 9 | North MelbourneNTH | 18 | 20 | 80.8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1143 | 1415 | LWLLW | – |
| 10 | Western BulldogsWBD | 18 | 16 | 77.1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1010 | 1310 | LLWLW | – |
| 11 | FitzroyFIT | 18 | 16 | 70.5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1114 | 1580 | LLWLL | – |
| 12 | HawthornHAW | 18 | 16 | 68.9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1200 | 1742 | LWLWL | – |