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Encyclopedia > 1966 VFL season

Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1966. VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897, which was originally known as the Victorian Football League. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...


See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list. AFL Logo This page is a chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers. ...

Contents

Ladder

All teams played 18 games during the home and away season, for a total of 108. An additional 4 games were played during the finals series.

Team Won Lost Draw % Points
1 Collingwood 15 3 0 157.2 60
2 St Kilda 14 4 0 142.8 56
3 Geelong 14 4 0 137.6 56
4 Essendon 14 4 0 121.0 56
5 Richmond 13 4 1 123.2 54
6 Carlton 10 8 0 107.9 40
7 North Melbourne 7 10 1 93.7 30
8 South Melbourne 7 11 0 98.7 28
9 Hawthorn 5 13 0 74.2 20
10 Footscray 4 14 0 68.9 16
11 Melbourne 3 15 0 78.2 12
12 Fitzroy 1 17 0 53.8 4

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Carlton Football Club is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ... The North Melbourne Football Club, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... Sydney Swans logo The Sydney Swans are an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney. ... The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ...

Night Series Competition

The night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne, for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the season. South Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...


Final: North Melbourne 20.12 (132) defeated Hawthorn 12.7 (79). The North Melbourne Football Club, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...


First Semi-Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Geelong 3.4 3.5 7.9 12.14 (86)
Essendon 6.1 10.5 13.6 15.6 (96)
Attendance: 93,765

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...

Second Semi-Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Collingwood 5.2 6.3 10.5 15.9 (99)
St Kilda 0.1 6.5 10.9 13.11 (89)
Attendance: 95,614

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

Preliminary Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
St Kilda 4.1 10.2 10.2 15.4 (94)
Essendon 2.7 3.4 3.9 7.10 (52)
Attendance: 93,453

The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...

Grand Final

Team 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr Final
Collingwood 2.1 5.7 7.11 10.13 (73)
St Kilda 2.5 5.6 8.9 10.14 (74)
Attendance: 101,655

A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

Grand Final Teams

Collingwood A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ...

  • D. Tuddenham
  • R. Gabelich
  • T. Waters
  • I. Graliam
  • P. Boyne
  • C. Tully
  • W. Richardson
  • I. Montgomery
  • M. Pitt
  • L. Thompson
  • K. Rose
  • E. Hutchesson
  • L. Hill
  • E. Potter
  • D. Searle
  • P. Patterson
  • L. Adamson
  • G. Wallis
  • T. Steer (19th)
  • J. Henderson.(20th)

Coach -


St Kilda

  • 1. Rodger Head
  • 2. Brian Mynott
  • 3. Ross Smith
  • 4. Darrel Baldock
  • 5. Ian Stewart
  • 6. Robert Murray
  • 8. Alan Morrow
  • 9. Ian Synman
  • 13. Brian Sierakowski
  • 15. Ian Cooper
  • 16. Verdun Howell
  • 18. Kevin Neale
  • 19. Allan Davis
  • 21. Jim Read
  • 24. John Bingley
  • 25. Daryl Griffiths
  • 27. Barry Breen
  • 36. Jeff Moran
  • 31. Travis Payze (19th)
  • 22. Kevin Billing (20th)

Coach - Allan Jeans


Umpire -


Awards

The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal and colloquially as Charlie, is the medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie not including finals matches) as decided upon by umpires. ... Ian Stewart is a name shared by several people: Ian Stewart (racing driver) (born 1929), Scottish Formula One driver Ian Stewart (Conservative politician) (born 1935), former MP for Hitchin, England Ian Stewart (musician) (1938–1985), Scottish rock musician and early member of the Rolling Stones Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... A wooden spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ...

Leading Goalkicker

Ted Fordham (born May 3, 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Bombers. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...

Facts

  • St Kilda won its first premiership since the League was established in 1897.

The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Match attendance

108 Home & Away Games Avg/Per Game Final Series Avg/Per Game Grand Final
0,000,000 00,000 384,487 96,122 101,655

A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ...

References

  • Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897-1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia ISBN 0 670 90526 7.
  • Stats on VFL crowds


 
 

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