1966 VFL season
70th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1966 VFL season was the 70th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 23 April until 24 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
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1966 VFL premiership season | |
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Teams | 12 |
Premiers | St Kilda 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Collingwood 13th minor premiership |
Consolation series | North Melbourne 2nd Consolation series win |
Brownlow Medallist | Ian Stewart (St Kilda) |
Coleman Medallist | Ted Fordham (Essendon) |
Matches played | 112 |
Highest | 102,055 |
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The premiership was won by the St Kilda Football Club, after it defeated Collingwood by one point in the VFL Grand Final. It was St Kilda's first premiership, making it the last of the eight foundation clubs to win a premiership.