| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 4t 2g | 16 | Souths | 3g | 6 | Belmore | Sat,03-Apr-1965 | T.Cook | 6355 |
| Parramatta | 1t 3g | 9 | Newtown | 1t 3g | 9 | Cumberland | Sat,03-Apr-1965 | A.Neville | 7639 |
| Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | St George | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,03-Apr-1965 | C.Pearce | 17748 |
| Easts | 1t 1g | 5 | Manly | 6t 4g | 26 | Sports_Ground | Sun,04-Apr-1965 | L.Bruyeres | 6823 |
| Norths | 2t 4g | 14 | Balmain | 2t 4g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sun,04-Apr-1965 | L.Samuelson | 13377 |
| Attendance:51,942 Ave:10,388 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 0 | St George | 3t 1g | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,10-Apr-1965 | T.Cook | 12091 | |
| Balmain | 1t 7g | 17 | Easts | 1g | 2 | Leichhardt | Sat,10-Apr-1965 | A.Neville | 8404 |
| Parramatta | 3g | 6 | Norths | 5t 7g | 29 | Cumberland | Sun,11-Apr-1965 | L.Bruyeres | 10899 |
| Wests | 1t 6g | 15 | Canterbury | 2t 6g | 18 | Sports_Ground | Sun,11-Apr-1965 | C.Pearce | 7088 |
| Souths | 2g | 4 | Manly | 3t 4g | 17 | Redfern | Sun,18-Apr-1965 | L.Samuelson | 16758 |
| Attendance:55,240 Ave:11,048 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 1g | 2 | Norths | 3t 7g | 23 | S.C.G. | Sat,24-Apr-1965 | C.Pearce | 17160 |
| Canterbury | 5t 4g | 23 | Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Belmore | Sat,24-Apr-1965 | L.Bruyeres | 5490 |
| Souths | 2t 1g | 8 | Wests | 2g | 4 | Sports_Ground | Sun,25-Apr-1965 | A.Neville | 12463 |
| St George | 4t 6g | 24 | Parramatta | 1t 1g | 5 | Kogarah | Sun,25-Apr-1965 | L.Samuelson | 16600 |
| Balmain | 2g | 4 | Newtown | 1t 6g | 15 | S.C.G. | Mon,26-Apr-1965 | T.Cook | 21196 |
| Attendance:72,909 Ave:14,581 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | St George | 2t 4g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sat,01-May-1965 | C.Pearce | 31417 |
| Parramatta | 2t 4g | 14 | Souths | 5t 4g | 23 | Cumberland | Sat,01-May-1965 | T.Cook | 7130 |
| Wests | 1t 4g | 11 | Balmain | 2t 4g | 14 | Pratten | Sat,01-May-1965 | L.Bruyeres | 7628 |
| Manly | 2t 2g | 10 | Canterbury | 1t 4g | 11 | Brookvale | Sat,01-May-1965 | A.Neville | 4383 |
| Easts | 1t 4g | 11 | Newtown | 3t 4g | 17 | Sports_Ground | Sun,02-May-1965 | L.Samuelson | 7062 |
| Attendance:57,620 Ave:11,524 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 1t 2g | 7 | Manly | 1t 1g | 5 | Kogarah | Sat,08-May-1965 | A.Neville | 6272 |
| Wests | 2t 3g | 12 | Parramatta | 1g | 2 | Pratten | Sat,08-May-1965 | L.Bruyeres | 6156 |
| Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | Balmain | 1t 6g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sat,08-May-1965 | L.Samuelson | 11263 |
| Newtown | 4g | 8 | Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | Henson | Sun,09-May-1965 | C.Pearce | 9135 |
| Easts | 1t 1g | 5 | Norths | 5t 6g | 27 | Sports_Ground | Sun,09-May-1965 | J.Harris | 7375 |
| Attendance:40,201 Ave:8,040 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 1t 1g 1fg | 7 | Wests | 1t 6g | 15 | Henson | Sat,15-May-1965 | J.Harris | 5031 |
| Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | S.C.G. | Sat,15-May-1965 | L.Samuelson | 29651 |
| Parramatta | 3t 5g | 19 | Canterbury | 1t 4g | 11 | Cumberland | Sat,15-May-1965 | A.Neville | 5308 |
| Manly | 3g | 6 | Balmain | 4g | 8 | Sports_Ground | Sun,16-May-1965 | C.Pearce | 14601 |
| St George | 10t 7g | 44 | Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Kogarah | Sun,16-May-1965 | T.Cook | 8945 |
| Attendance:63,536 Ave:12,707 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 1t 6g | 15 | Wests | 2t 4g | 14 | North_Sydney | Sat,05-Jun-1965 | A.Neville | 10522 |
| Balmain | 2t 3g | 12 | St George | 2t 4g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sat,05-Jun-1965 | C.Pearce | 23753 |
| Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | Newtown | 4t 5g | 22 | Belmore | Sat,05-Jun-1965 | J.Harris | 6419 |
| Souths | 6t 3g | 24 | Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Redfern | Sat,05-Jun-1965 | T.Cook | 7900 |
| Manly | 1t 4g | 11 | Parramatta | 3t 5g | 19 | Sports_Ground | Sun,06-Jun-1965 | L.Samuelson | 14015 |
| Attendance:62,609 Ave:12,521 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George | 2g | 4 | Souths | 2t 4g | 14 | S.C.G. | Sat,12-Jun-1965 | A.Neville | 23918 |
| Newtown | 1t 4g | 11 | Manly | 1t 1g | 5 | Henson | Sat,12-Jun-1965 | K.Holman | 2731 |
| Easts | 3t 3g | 15 | Wests | 4g | 8 | Sports_Ground | Sun,13-Jun-1965 | L.Bruyeres | 5560 |
| Norths | 3t 5g | 19 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | North_Sydney | Sun,13-Jun-1965 | T.Cook | 10231 |
| Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Mon,14-Jun-1965 | L.Samuelson | 26022 |
| Attendance:68,462 Ave:13,692 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 2t 5g | 16 | Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Henson | Sat,19-Jun-1965 | L.Samuelson | 7364 |
| Wests | 6g | 12 | Manly | 1t 4g | 11 | Pratten | Sat,19-Jun-1965 | A.Neville | 3760 |
| Parramatta | 8t 2g | 28 | Easts | 2g | 4 | Cumberland | Sat,19-Jun-1965 | K.Holman | 7515 |
| Canterbury | 1t 5g | 13 | St George | 3t 5g | 19 | Belmore | Sun,20-Jun-1965 | T.Cook | 10602 |
| Souths | 1t 2g | 7 | Balmain | 2t 7g | 20 | Sports_Ground | Sun,20-Jun-1965 | C.Pearce | 21203 |
| Attendance:50,444 Ave:10,088 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 2t 6g | 18 | Norths | 1t 3g | 9 | S.C.G. | Sat,26-Jun-1965 | L.Samuelson | 12085 |
| Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Parramatta | 1t 4g | 11 | Sports_Ground | Sun,27-Jun-1965 | K.Holman | 13175 |
| Souths | 6t 2g | 22 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Redfern | Tue,06-Jul-1965 | J.Harris | 7107 |
| Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | Easts | 3t 4g | 17 | Brookvale | Tue,06-Jul-1965 | B.Kelly | 3520 |
| St George | 6t 7g | 32 | Wests | 2g | 4 | Kogarah | Wed,07-Jul-1965 | C.Pearce | 6597 |
| Attendance:42,484 Ave:8,496 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 6g | 18 | Souths | 3t 3g | 15 | Brookvale | Sat,03-Jul-1965 | J.Harris | 4600 |
| Norths | 2t 5g | 16 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 17 | Sports_Ground | Sat,03-Jul-1965 | C.Pearce | 11671 |
| Canterbury | 1t 4g | 11 | Wests | 2t 2g | 10 | Belmore | Sat,03-Jul-1965 | L.Samuelson | 4613 |
| St George | 8t 6g | 36 | Newtown | 1t 1g | 5 | Kogarah | Sun,04-Jul-1965 | K.Holman | 13859 |
| Easts | 2t 4g | 14 | Balmain | 1t 9g | 21 | Sports_Ground | Sun,04-Jul-1965 | B.Kelly | 8006 |
| Attendance:42,749 Ave:8,549 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | St George | 2t 6g | 18 | S.C.G. | Sat,10-Jul-1965 | C.Pearce | 33706 |
| Wests | 3t 3g | 15 | Souths | 2t 1g | 8 | Pratten | Sat,10-Jul-1965 | B.Kelly | 4699 |
| Norths | 2t 7g | 20 | Manly | 2t 3g | 12 | North_Sydney | Sun,11-Jul-1965 | K.Holman | 9255 |
| Newtown | 2t 4g | 14 | Balmain | 3g | 6 | Henson | Sun,11-Jul-1965 | J.Harris | 9150 |
| Easts | 1t 3g 1fg | 11 | Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Sports_Ground | Sun,11-Jul-1965 | L.Samuelson | 4177 |
| Attendance:60,987 Ave:12,197 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 3t 3g | 15 | Manly | 7t 7g | 35 | Belmore | Sat,17-Jul-1965 | J.Harris | 2760 |
| St George | 3t 7g | 23 | Norths | 1t 4g | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,17-Jul-1965 | K.Holman | 25903 |
| Newtown | 1t 4g | 11 | Easts | 3t 1g | 11 | Henson | Sat,17-Jul-1965 | B.Kelly | 2177 |
| Balmain | 1t 2g | 7 | Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | Leichhardt | Sun,18-Jul-1965 | L.Samuelson | 4100 |
| Souths | 1g | 2 | Parramatta | 0 | Sports_Ground | Sun,18-Jul-1965 | C.Pearce | 7757 | |
| Attendance:42,697 Ave:8,539 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 4t 4g | 20 | Canterbury | 1t | 3 | Leichhardt | Sat,24-Jul-1965 | B.Kelly | 4246 |
| Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | Newtown | 3g | 6 | S.C.G. | Sat,24-Jul-1965 | K.Holman | 16588 |
| Manly | 1t 2g | 7 | St George | 2t 5g | 16 | Brookvale | Sun,25-Jul-1965 | L.Samuelson | 5774 |
| Parramatta | 4t 3g | 18 | Wests | 2g | 4 | Sports_Ground | Sun,25-Jul-1965 | J.Harris | 16325 |
| Norths | 1t 5g | 13 | Easts | 1t 4g | 11 | North_Sydney | Sun,25-Jul-1965 | L.Bruyeres | 6731 |
| Attendance:49,664 Ave:9,932 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 4t 5g | 22 | Souths | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,31-Jul-1965 | J.Harris | 23482 |
| Canterbury | 1t 4g | 11 | Parramatta | 3t 4g | 17 | Belmore | Sat,31-Jul-1965 | K.Holman | 6182 |
| Wests | 1t 4g | 11 | Newtown | 3t 6g | 21 | Pratten | Sat,31-Jul-1965 | L.Samuelson | 3005 |
| Balmain | 5t 1g | 17 | Manly | 2g | 4 | Leichhardt | Sun,01-Aug-1965 | C.Pearce | 9044 |
| Easts | 2g | 4 | St George | 6t 3g | 24 | Sports_Ground | Sun,01-Aug-1965 | B.Kelly | 9804 |
| Attendance:51,517 Ave:10,303 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 2t 4g | 14 | Manly | 2t 2g | 10 | Cumberland | Sat,07-Aug-1965 | J.Harris | 8483 |
| Wests | 2t 1g | 8 | Norths | 4t 4g | 20 | Pratten | Sat,07-Aug-1965 | K.Holman | 3175 |
| St George | 9t 7g | 41 | Balmain | 0 | S.C.G. | Sat,07-Aug-1965 | C.Pearce | 18826 | |
| Easts | 1g 1fg | 4 | Souths | 4t 3g | 18 | Sports_Ground | Sun,08-Aug-1965 | L.Samuelson | 11015 |
| Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | Henson | Sun,08-Aug-1965 | B.Kelly | 4320 |
| Attendance:45,819 Ave:9,163 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 3g | 6 | Norths | 5t 4g | 23 | Belmore | Sat,14-Aug-1965 | J.Harris | 4762 |
| Souths | 3t 4g | 17 | St George | 2t 1g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sat,14-Aug-1965 | L.Samuelson | 23770 |
| Parramatta | 3t 5g | 19 | Balmain | 2t 2g | 10 | Cumberland | Sat,14-Aug-1965 | C.Pearce | 17341 |
| Wests | 3t 2g | 13 | Easts | 1t 1g | 5 | Pratten | Sat,14-Aug-1965 | B.Kelly | 1541 |
| Manly | 5t 4g | 23 | Newtown | 2t 4g | 14 | Sports_Ground | Sun,15-Aug-1965 | K.Holman | 6464 |
| Attendance:53,878 Ave:10,775 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 5t 2g | 19 | Wests | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sat,21-Aug-1965 | B.Kelly | 2955 |
| Balmain | 1t 5g | 13 | Souths | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Sat,21-Aug-1965 | C.Pearce | 22682 |
| Norths | 1t 4g | 11 | Newtown | 1t 4g | 11 | North_Sydney | Sat,21-Aug-1965 | L.Samuelson | 6432 |
| St George | 10t 8g | 46 | Canterbury | 1g | 2 | Kogarah | Sat,21-Aug-1965 | K.Holman | 5646 |
| Easts | 1t 3g | 9 | Parramatta | 5t 4g | 23 | Sports_Ground | Sun,22-Aug-1965 | J.Harris | 12707 |
| Attendance:50,422 Ave:10,084 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1965 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.St George | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 76t 83g 0fg | 394 | 21.89 | 20t 41g 0fg | 142 | 7.89 | +252 | 30 | |
| 2.Norths | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 48t 87g 0fg | 318 | 17.67 | 30t 64g 0fg | 218 | 12.11 | +100 | 24 | |
| 3.Parramatta | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 43t 57g 0fg | 243 | 13.50 | 32t 62g 0fg | 220 | 12.22 | +23 | 23 | |
| 4.Souths | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 45t 46g 0fg | 227 | 12.61 | 29t 58g 1fg | 205 | 11.39 | +22 | 22 | |
| 5.Balmain | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 27t 71g 0fg | 223 | 12.39 | 31t 59g 0fg | 211 | 11.72 | +12 | 21 | |
| 6.Newtown | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28t 63g 1fg | 212 | 11.78 | 34t 54g 0fg | 210 | 11.67 | +2 | 19 | |
| 7.Manly | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 40t 54g 0fg | 228 | 12.67 | 33t 68g 0fg | 235 | 13.06 | -7 | 12 | |
| 8.Wests | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 21t 59g 0fg | 181 | 10.06 | 42t 58g 1fg | 244 | 13.56 | -63 | 12 | |
| 9.Canterbury | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 28t 55g 0fg | 194 | 10.78 | 59t 76g 1fg | 331 | 18.39 | -137 | 10 | |
| 10.Easts | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 21t 41g 2fg | 149 | 8.28 | 67t 76g 0fg | 353 | 19.61 | -204 | 7 | |
| Totals | 377 tries, 616 goals, 3 field goals = 2369 points, 13.16 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Souths4 | 3t 4g | 17 | Parramatta3 | 1g | 2 | S.C.G. | Sat,28-Aug-1965 | C.Pearce | 54626 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| St George1 | 11t 7g | 47 | Norths2 | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Sat,04-Sep-1965 | C.Pearce | 38944 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Souths4 | 2t 4g | 14 | Norths2 | 1t 3g | 9 | S.C.G. | Sat,11-Sep-1965 | C.Pearce | 36695 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| St George1 | 2t 3g | 12 | Souths4 | 4g | 8 | S.C.G. | Sat,18-Sep-1965 | C.Pearce | 78065 |