The 1964 VFL season was the 68th season of the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL), the highest level senior

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 18 April until 19 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the

Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...

for the twelfth time, after it defeated by four points in the

1964 VFL Grand Final The 1964 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 19 September 1964. It was the 67th annual Grand Fi ...

Premiership season

In 1964, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances. Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7. Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1964 VFL ''Premiers'' were determined by the specific format and conventions of the

Page–McIntyre system The McIntyre System, or systems as there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher. The systems were developed by Ken McIntyre, an Australian lawyer, historian and English lect ...

Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.16 (64) , , 5.4 (34) ,

Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...

, 23,965 , 18 April 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.13 (85) , , 11.13 (79) , Windy Hill , 29,500 , 18 April 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 10.11 (71) ,

Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...

, 29,255 , 18 April 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.16 (76) , , 10.8 (68) , Princes Park , 23,053 , 18 April 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.13 (73) , , 14.13 (97) ,

Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...

, 20,260 , 18 April 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.13 (97) , , 17.8 (110) ,

MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...

, 66,250 , 18 April 1964

Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.17 (95) , , 18.10 (118) ,

Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rule ...

, 17,603 , 25 April 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.13 (61) , , 11.11 (77) ,

Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...

, 15,914 , 25 April 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.18 (96) , , 6.7 (43) ,

Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...

, 33,600 , 25 April 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.9 (75) , , 15.21 (111) ,

Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...

, 27,300 , 25 April 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.11 (95) , , 6.7 (43) ,

Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a number of ...

, 40,290 , 25 April 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.20 (74) , , 8.5 (53) ,

Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...

, 28,000 , 25 April 1964

Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 9.11 (65) ,

, 25,000 , 2 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.12 (48) , , 11.24 (90) ,

, 15,723 , 2 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.11 (107) , , 19.7 (121) , Windy Hill , 21,000 , 2 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.7 (55) , , 8.15 (63) ,

, 18,920 , 2 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.12 (60) , , 11.13 (79) ,

, 23,983 , 2 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 4.9 (33) ,

, 45,494 , 2 May 1964

Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.13 (85) , , 8.9 (57) ,

, 29,237 , 9 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.8 (80) , , 16.15 (111) , Princes Park , 21,663 , 9 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.15 (93) , , 9.13 (67) ,

, 35,300 , 9 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 9.14 (68) ,

, 17,431 , 9 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.20 (104) , , 5.10 (40) ,

, 17,200 , 9 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.21 (69) , , 14.7 (91) ,

, 34,083 , 9 May 1964

Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.14 (74) , , 8.19 (67) ,

, 27,270 , 16 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.11 (53) , , 10.25 (85) , Windy Hill , 27,000 , 16 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.11 (59) , , 11.10 (76) ,

, 24,580 , 16 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 7.14 (56) ,

, 20,862 , 16 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.18 (114) , , 8.19 (67) ,

, 13,100 , 16 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.13 (85) , , 9.12 (66) ,

, 32,868 , 16 May 1964

Round 6

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.6 (72) , , 8.11 (59) ,

, 25,264 , 23 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.22 (82) , , 10.9 (69) ,

, 16,437 , 23 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.18 (78) , , 13.17 (95) ,

, 15,043 , 23 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.13 (73) , , 10.8 (68) ,

, 53,795 , 23 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.19 (73) , , 11.3 (69) , Windy Hill , 30,300 , 23 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.19 (97) , , 6.13 (49) ,

, 25,300 , 23 May 1964

Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.11 (89) , , 7.16 (58) ,

, 22,000 , 30 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.23 (89) , , 13.8 (86) ,

, 28,000 , 30 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.18 (150) , , 6.6 (42) ,

, 34,222 , 30 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.12 (60) , , 8.11 (59) , Princes Park , 18,945 , 30 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 6.8 (44) ,

, 33,129 , 30 May 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.18 (84) , , 14.12 (96) ,

, 20,470 , 30 May 1964

Round 8

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.9 (69) , , 11.17 (83) ,

, 19,620 , 6 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.5 (35) , , 6.12 (48) ,

, 20,000 , 6 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.9 (51) , , 17.16 (118) ,

, 12,727 , 6 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.8 (62) , , 6.12 (48) ,

, 26,000 , 6 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 3.12 (30) , , 7.13 (55) ,

, 34,600 , 6 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.13 (61) , , 12.14 (86) ,

, 18,700 , 6 June 1964

Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.10 (88) , , 10.13 (73) , Windy Hill , 22,000 , 13 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.15 (81) , , 11.12 (78) , Princes Park , 24,930 , 13 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.18 (96) , , 6.12 (48) ,

, 20,900 , 13 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.15 (75) , , 7.9 (51) ,

, 11,763 , 15 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.15 (75) , , 3.8 (26) ,

, 39,911 , 15 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.13 (73) , , 8.15 (63) ,

, 86,664 , 15 June 1964

Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.15 (123) , , 10.8 (68) ,

, 20,300 , 27 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.18 (156) , , 6.7 (43) ,

, 27,614 , 27 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.8 (74) , , 10.12 (72) ,

, 20,579 , 27 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.11 (89) , , 15.8 (98) ,

, 31,133 , 27 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.9 (93) , , 13.7 (85) ,

, 13,119 , 27 June 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.9 (69) , , 8.15 (63) , Windy Hill , 22,000 , 27 June 1964

Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 10.9 (69) ,

, 27,588 , 4 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.19 (61) , , 13.7 (85) , Princes Park , 22,293 , 4 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.12 (48) , , 10.5 (65) ,

, 10,170 , 4 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 18.21 (129) ,

, 10,490 , 4 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.9 (81) , , 3.3 (21) ,

, 13,000 , 4 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.8 (50) , , 10.9 (69) ,

, 11,254 , 4 July 1964

Round 12

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 6.15 (51) ,

, 11,000 , 11 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.12 (54) , , 10.15 (75) ,

, 33,761 , 11 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 9.7 (61) ,

, 12,000 , 11 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.13 (43) , , 11.10 (76) ,

, 30,100 , 11 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.8 (38) , , 13.10 (88) ,

, 17,093 , 11 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.12 (48) , , 7.5 (47) ,

, 16,020 , 11 July 1964

Round 13

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.15 (123) , , 6.15 (51) ,

, 29,631 , 18 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.9 (75) , , 10.10 (70) ,

, 12,935 , 18 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.28 (106) , , 6.8 (44) , Windy Hill , 16,100 , 18 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.11 (59) , , 7.7 (49) ,

, 38,218 , 18 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.12 (42) , , 8.10 (58) , Princes Park , 18,423 , 18 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.15 (117) , , 5.14 (44) ,

, 10,350 , 18 July 1964

Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.21 (99) , , 5.4 (34) ,

, 12,500 , 25 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 5.5 (35) ,

, 22,233 , 25 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.14 (68) , , 12.8 (80) , Princes Park , 17,831 , 25 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.15 (81) , , 7.9 (51) ,

, 18,600 , 25 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.22 (82) , , 4.3 (27) ,

, 13,854 , 25 July 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.14 (56) , , 12.13 (85) ,

, 15,878 , 25 July 1964

Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.7 (55) , , 5.7 (37) ,

, 33,212 , 1 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.7 (49) , , 5.8 (38) ,

, 9,100 , 1 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 2.9 (21) , , 10.16 (76) ,

, 7,167 , 1 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.13 (43) , , 6.7 (43) , Windy Hill , 27,000 , 1 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.13 (43) , , 12.13 (85) ,

, 12,600 , 1 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.6 (72) , , 10.7 (67) ,

, 11,038 , 1 August 1964

Round 16

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.9 (57) , , 1.9 (15) ,

, 16,436 , 8 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.8 (68) , , 4.3 (27) ,

, 13,366 , 8 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.10 (64) , , 10.13 (73) ,

, 7,322 , 8 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 12.7 (79) , Princes Park , 25,875 , 8 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 6.11 (47) ,

, 16,700 , 8 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.6 (48) , , 6.14 (50) ,

, 70,385 , 8 August 1964

Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.9 (69) , , 10.13 (73) ,

, 20,000 , 15 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.14 (68) , , 9.11 (65) ,

, 45,907 , 15 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.9 (45) , , 8.13 (61) , Princes Park , 17,178 , 15 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.14 (56) , , 12.10 (82) ,

, 18,000 , 15 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.8 (68) , , 10.15 (75) ,

, 11,060 , 15 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.14 (80) , , 12.7 (79) ,

, 17,178 , 15 August 1964

Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.6 (78) , , 4.14 (38) ,

, 20,555 , 22 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 28.16 (184) , , 2.7 (19) , Windy Hill , 16,800 , 22 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.18 (72) , , 16.19 (115) ,

, 15,500 , 22 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.18 (90) , , 11.12 (78) ,

, 27,100 , 22 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.13 (61) , , 14.8 (92) ,

, 21,895 , 22 August 1964 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.12 (54) , , 19.20 (134) ,

, 14,151 , 22 August 1964

Ladder

Consolation Night Series Competition

The night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval,

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...

, for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the season. Final: Footscray 11.12 (78) defeated St Kilda 11.7 (73).

Premiership Finals

First Semi-Final

Second Semi-Final

Preliminary Final

Grand final

Awards

* The 1964 VFL Premiership team was

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. * The VFL's leading goalkicker was John Peck of

Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...

who kicked 68 goals. * The winner of the 1964

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was awarded to

Gordon Collis Gordon Donald Collis (born 6 November 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Recruited from Healesville, Collis played less than 100 games of VFL football, but his place in history is assured as a winn ...

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with 28 votes (he was reported in Round 6, but was cleared). *

Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...

took the "

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" in 1964; as of 2022, they are the most recent team to endure a winless season. * The reserves premiership was won by . Geelong 9.13 (67) defeated 6.8 (44) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 19 September.

Notable events

*Shortly before the start of the season, came to an arrangement with the

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that it would move its playing and administrative base from the

to the

Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin, Victoria, Moorabbin. The ground was most ...

from the 1965 season, becoming the first club to voluntarily move from its traditional home ground. St Kilda was motivated by the desire to manage and operate its own venue, including a licensed social club, rather than remain in its current situation where the

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managed the operations of the ground. A group of members sought an injunction to prevent the move, and in May the Supreme Court allowed the move provided there was a vote among the club's members, which ultimately saw a 75% majority in favour of the move. The move had ramifications in the

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, where the local

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was expelled from the competition for supporting the Saints and the council in their moves. *

was reported in Round 6, but the charge was not upheld and he went on to win the

. * At the end of the Round 10 match between

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

and

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, North Melbourne coach, 5'4" (163 cm)

Alan Killigrew Robert "Alan" Killigrew (27 January 1918 – 10 June 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who went on to a celebrated career as senior coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL), South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and West ...

was king-hit in the players race by an officially unidentified Geelong player. A brief brawl ensued, with Killigrew emerging with his face covered in blood. The VFL initiates an inquiry into the matter, involving the examination of 20 different witnesses. On 20 July the VFL announces that no charges will be laid against Geelong's 6'2" (188 cm)

Geoff Rosenow Geoffrey Mervyn "Tex" Rosenow (1 February 1942 – 25 March 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s. Rosenow missed out on playing in Geelong's 1963 premiershi ...

. * In Round 13,

rover and professional dentist

Allen Aylett Allen James Aylett OBE (24 April 1934 – 16 September 2022) was an Australian rules football player and administrator. He was the chairman/president of the North Melbourne Football Club from 1971 to 1976, and then again from 2001 to 2005. I ...

broke his left arm, and retired immediately. * On 22 August 1964 (Round 18), St Kilda played its farewell home game at the

. On the same day,

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

played its last home game, and the last VFL match, at the

, as the club began playing its home games at the

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from 1965; it was not known at the time that this was a farewell match for the venue, as the deal to change grounds was not made until after the season.

References

Bibliography

* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. * Rogers, S. & Brown, A., ''Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition)'', Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. * Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996.

External links

1964 Season – AFL Tables
{{Australian Football League Australian Football League seasons

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