Consolation 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.
Final: Footscray 11.12 (78) defeated St Kilda 11.7 (73).
Read more about this topic: 1964 VFL Season
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