Australian Football

1961 V/AFL Premiership Season

1960 1962

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1961 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	18	14	4	0	1467	1173	125.06	56
2	Melbourne	18	12	5	1	1510	1151	131.19	50
3	St. Kilda	18	11	7	0	1373	1173	117.05	44
4	Footscray	18	11	7	0	1334	1216	109.70	44
5	Fitzroy	18	10	7	1	1469	1258	116.77	42
6	Geelong	18	10	7	1	1367	1362	100.37	42
7	Essendon	18	9	8	1	1462	1335	109.51	38
8	Carlton	18	9	9	0	1279	1325	96.53	36
9	Collingwood	18	5	12	1	1166	1375	84.80	22
10	Richmond	18	5	13	0	1126	1428	78.85	20
11	South Melbourne	18	5	13	0	1187	1644	72.20	20
12	North Melbourne	18	4	13	1	1133	1433	79.07	18
	H&A	108	105	105	3	15873	15873	100.00	432
	Finals	4	4	4	0	570	570	100.00	16
	Total	112	109	109	3	16443	16443	100.00	448

1961 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	1.1	5.5	5.6	6.10	46	Sat 15-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	31,787
Melbourne	4.6	5.8	10.14	10.15	75	Melbourne won by 29 points		[Stats]
Geelong	4.5	4.10	11.18	13.18	96	Sat 15-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	23,973
Collingwood	3.5	5.7	5.7	8.9	57	Geelong won by 39 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	3.6	3.8	6.13	7.14	56	Sat 15-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	20,000
South Melbourne	2.0	5.5	8.9	11.15	81	South Melbourne won by 25 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	1.2	5.6	6.6	8.10	58	Sat 15-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Arden Street	24,000
Essendon	3.5	4.6	6.11	6.13	49	North Melbourne won by 9 points		[Stats]
Richmond	3.3	4.5	7.8	11.8	74	Sat 15-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Punt Road	20,000
Footscray	3.0	7.7	10.8	15.12	102	Footscray won by 28 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	2.3	3.4	4.6	5.8	38	Sat 15-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	30,400
Carlton	0.2	4.6	6.7	6.12	48	Carlton won by 10 points		[Stats]

Round 2[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.2	4.4	8.4	9.5	59	Sat 22-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Princes Park	30,000
Fitzroy	0.6	2.9	5.11	6.18	54	Carlton won by 5 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	0.2	3.5	3.13	3.16	34	Sat 22-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	25,000
Richmond	0.5	1.11	5.13	7.15	57	Richmond won by 23 points		[Stats]
Essendon	2.0	8.2	11.5	13.7	85	Sat 22-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	23,000
St. Kilda	2.4	8.7	8.13	9.15	69	Essendon won by 16 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.5	3.10	4.13	5.14	44	Sat 22-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	34,640
Hawthorn	3.1	4.5	8.8	11.10	76	Hawthorn won by 32 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	2.0	4.3	9.8	12.8	80	Sat 22-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	24,258
Geelong	2.3	7.7	10.8	12.12	84	Geelong won by 4 points		[Stats]
Footscray	1.4	5.13	6.15	13.19	97	Sat 22-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Western Oval	22,178
North Melbourne	4.2	4.2	8.4	8.4	52	Footscray won by 45 points		[Stats]

Round 3[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	3.1	5.5	5.7	8.9	57	Tue 25-Apr-1961 2:20 pm	Windy Hill	32,000
Melbourne	3.4	5.6	8.11	11.16	82	Melbourne won by 25 points		[Stats]
Richmond	0.1	3.5	3.7	6.9	45	Tue 25-Apr-1961 2:20 pm	Punt Road	27,650
South Melbourne	5.3	8.8	10.14	12.17	89	South Melbourne won by 44 points		[Stats]
Carlton	2.2	4.3	7.4	11.6	72	Sat 29-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Princes Park	34,254
Footscray	4.5	8.12	9.14	11.15	81	Footscray won by 9 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	4.2	5.7	10.14	12.16	88	Sat 29-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	26,574
North Melbourne	2.5	5.6	8.6	9.8	62	Collingwood won by 26 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	2.4	6.6	10.13	13.17	95	Sat 29-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	21,500
Fitzroy	2.3	4.8	6.8	10.9	69	Hawthorn won by 26 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	2.6	5.7	11.10	12.11	83	Sat 29-Apr-1961 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	29,300
Geelong	1.1	3.5	4.10	6.14	50	St. Kilda won by 33 points		[Stats]

Round 4[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	2.3	6.7	12.14	13.17	95	Sat 6-May-1961 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	17,861
Richmond	4.3	8.5	10.5	16.12	108	Richmond won by 13 points		[Stats]
Geelong	1.7	4.14	6.16	7.19	61	Sat 6-May-1961 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	21,437
Essendon	7.4	7.7	14.10	22.11	143	Essendon won by 82 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.2	4.3	8.7	12.9	81	Sat 6-May-1961 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	40,572
St. Kilda	2.2	4.8	10.8	12.12	84	St. Kilda won by 3 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	2.1	4.3	5.4	8.7	55	Sat 6-May-1961 2:15 pm	Arden Street	13,500
Hawthorn	3.3	4.5	9.12	12.13	85	Hawthorn won by 30 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	2.6	3.11	5.13	7.14	56	Sat 6-May-1961 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	25,624
Carlton	5.3	6.3	11.4	11.6	72	Carlton won by 16 points		[Stats]
Footscray	3.5	4.8	7.13	10.13	73	Sat 6-May-1961 2:15 pm	Western Oval	34,029
Collingwood	0.1	5.3	5.3	10.4	64	Footscray won by 9 points		[Stats]

Round 5[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	3.1	6.3	7.4	8.7	55	Sat 13-May-1961 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	30,560
Fitzroy	4.4	8.9	11.14	16.20	116	Fitzroy won by 61 points		[Stats]
Geelong	0.2	1.9	4.10	7.13	55	Sat 13-May-1961 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	18,873
Melbourne	1.4	1.7	10.12	17.18	120	Melbourne won by 65 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	1.5	6.9	8.14	9.21	75	Sat 13-May-1961 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	31,000
Essendon	2.1	6.1	8.3	12.4	76	Essendon won by 1 point		[Stats]
North Melbourne	0.6	8.10	10.15	11.17	83	Sat 13-May-1961 2:15 pm	Arden Street	21,500
Carlton	4.1	8.1	13.4	17.7	109	Carlton won by 26 points		[Stats]
Richmond	5.1	11.4	12.5	13.7	85	Sat 13-May-1961 2:15 pm	Punt Road	22,500
St. Kilda	6.4	7.8	8.15	11.20	86	St. Kilda won by 1 point		[Stats]
South Melbourne	2.2	5.6	10.11	12.12	84	Sat 13-May-1961 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	26,748
Footscray	2.2	5.4	9.7	12.10	82	South Melbourne won by 2 points		[Stats]

Round 6[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	7.2	10.5	15.9	20.13	133	Sat 20-May-1961 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	32,600
South Melbourne	0.5	2.13	3.17	6.18	54	Essendon won by 79 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	3.2	11.5	11.10	14.13	97	Sat 20-May-1961 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	17,963
North Melbourne	4.3	5.6	9.11	11.13	79	Fitzroy won by 18 points		[Stats]
Richmond	4.2	6.7	8.9	9.14	68	Sat 20-May-1961 2:15 pm	Punt Road	24,600
Geelong	4.7	8.8	11.10	16.16	112	Geelong won by 44 points		[Stats]
Carlton	3.4	4.8	5.11	9.11	65	Sat 27-May-1961 2:15 pm	Princes Park	33,161
Collingwood	1.3	2.6	3.9	7.12	54	Carlton won by 11 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	4.3	5.5	12.13	14.16	100	Sat 27-May-1961 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	32,900
Hawthorn	2.2	6.4	8.4	12.9	81	St. Kilda won by 19 points		[Stats]
Footscray	1.2	4.5	5.6	9.8	62	Sat 27-May-1961 2:15 pm	Western Oval	29,490
Melbourne	6.2	6.6	10.8	13.9	87	Melbourne won by 25 points		[Stats]

Round 7[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	0.3	8.8	12.8	18.11	119	Sat 3-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	28,200
Essendon	3.5	6.5	8.9	8.10	58	Collingwood won by 61 points		[Stats]
Geelong	4.5	7.7	10.9	13.13	91	Sat 3-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	18,683
Footscray	0.1	2.5	2.10	4.14	38	Geelong won by 53 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	4.7	5.9	7.11	10.13	73	Sat 3-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	15,000
Richmond	1.1	1.5	3.7	8.12	60	Hawthorn won by 13 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	3.2	8.7	12.9	15.14	104	Sat 3-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	49,678
Carlton	2.2	6.8	10.11	11.13	79	Melbourne won by 25 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	3.3	6.8	7.12	9.14	68	Sat 3-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Arden Street	13,000
St. Kilda	3.5	5.6	8.13	11.16	82	St. Kilda won by 14 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.2	4.5	6.7	7.8	50	Sat 3-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	14,500
Fitzroy	3.6	9.9	13.11	17.15	117	Fitzroy won by 67 points		[Stats]

Round 8[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	4.5	5.7	8.10	10.14	74	Sat 10-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	28,083
Essendon	1.5	2.10	4.14	6.18	54	Fitzroy won by 20 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	4.0	6.8	9.12	11.13	79	Sat 10-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Arden Street	16,000
Geelong	2.3	5.5	5.10	11.13	79	North Melbourne drew with Geelong		[Stats]
St. Kilda	6.4	12.6	15.10	16.14	110	Sat 10-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	28,800
South Melbourne	0.3	0.6	2.8	5.16	46	St. Kilda won by 64 points		[Stats]
Carlton	3.1	3.3	5.4	7.7	49	Mon 12-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Princes Park	24,660
Richmond	2.6	6.9	8.9	13.11	89	Richmond won by 40 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	4.8	8.13	14.14	17.19	121	Mon 12-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	78,465
Collingwood	0.1	3.6	3.10	7.10	52	Melbourne won by 69 points		[Stats]
Footscray	3.5	7.13	8.17	14.19	103	Mon 12-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Western Oval	24,132
Hawthorn	5.3	7.5	11.12	13.13	91	Footscray won by 12 points		[Stats]

Round 9[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	2.1	6.6	8.7	14.10	94	Sat 17-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	27,280
St. Kilda	4.4	5.5	11.10	12.12	84	Collingwood won by 10 points		[Stats]
Essendon	3.2	6.13	7.14	12.17	89	Sat 17-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	25,000
Carlton	4.2	5.3	7.11	7.12	54	Essendon won by 35 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.1	5.2	7.6	9.7	61	Sat 17-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	14,197
Hawthorn	1.1	4.4	7.10	10.10	70	Hawthorn won by 9 points		[Stats]
Richmond	3.2	7.5	9.6	12.10	82	Sat 17-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Punt Road	13,000
North Melbourne	5.4	7.7	9.13	10.16	76	Richmond won by 6 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	1.2	5.9	6.9	8.14	62	Sat 17-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	10,260
Melbourne	3.3	5.5	8.13	14.14	98	Melbourne won by 36 points		[Stats]
Footscray	2.0	6.2	8.3	9.5	59	Sat 17-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Western Oval	21,107
Fitzroy	4.1	4.3	6.5	9.9	63	Fitzroy won by 4 points		[Stats]

Round 10[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	2.1	7.2	11.9	12.12	84	Sat 24-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	24,637
South Melbourne	2.2	3.4	4.5	6.8	44	Collingwood won by 40 points		[Stats]
Geelong	2.6	4.8	8.9	9.10	64	Sat 24-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	16,881
Fitzroy	2.1	5.3	6.7	8.9	57	Geelong won by 7 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	5.2	8.2	11.4	12.6	78	Sat 24-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	21,500
Carlton	3.2	4.6	4.7	6.10	46	Hawthorn won by 32 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	1.3	2.8	3.10	5.14	44	Sat 24-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Arden Street	11,500
Melbourne	4.2	9.5	11.6	14.9	93	Melbourne won by 49 points		[Stats]
Richmond	1.7	4.13	10.14	12.20	92	Sat 24-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Punt Road	23,000
Essendon	2.2	5.6	7.11	10.14	74	Richmond won by 18 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	3.3	5.6	6.10	8.11	59	Sat 24-Jun-1961 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	28,100
Footscray	0.5	0.7	2.11	4.13	37	St. Kilda won by 22 points		[Stats]

Round 11[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	0.5	3.11	4.13	10.18	78	Sat 1-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Princes Park	17,936
Geelong	3.3	5.5	14.12	17.16	118	Geelong won by 40 points		[Stats]
Essendon	4.5	5.6	10.11	12.11	83	Sat 1-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	22,400
Footscray	3.2	8.5	9.8	13.14	92	Footscray won by 9 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	5.4	6.4	7.8	9.9	63	Sat 1-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	19,291
St. Kilda	2.0	6.6	7.7	9.8	62	Fitzroy won by 1 point		[Stats]
Hawthorn	2.3	3.7	10.11	13.12	90	Sat 1-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	31,500
Collingwood	0.3	1.7	1.8	4.12	36	Hawthorn won by 54 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	5.5	8.9	14.16	17.18	120	Sat 1-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	38,090
Richmond	2.5	2.9	4.11	7.12	54	Melbourne won by 66 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	5.6	5.6	7.12	9.14	68	Sat 1-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	10,500
North Melbourne	1.1	3.6	3.6	7.8	50	South Melbourne won by 18 points		[Stats]

Round 12[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.5	2.7	8.8	9.8	62	Sat 8-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Princes Park	14,636
St. Kilda	0.4	1.8	1.9	3.12	30	Carlton won by 32 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	0.2	2.9	2.9	5.11	41	Sat 8-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	20,700
Geelong	5.5	5.5	8.10	8.10	58	Geelong won by 17 points		[Stats]
Essendon	1.3	2.3	6.8	9.9	63	Sat 8-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	12,800
North Melbourne	0.0	2.6	2.8	3.10	28	Essendon won by 35 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	1.0	2.3	4.7	6.8	44	Sat 8-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	29,947
Fitzroy	0.1	2.3	3.6	6.8	44	Melbourne drew with Fitzroy		[Stats]
South Melbourne	0.3	3.4	5.4	7.7	49	Sat 8-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	13,860
Hawthorn	3.2	5.4	7.9	9.11	65	Hawthorn won by 16 points		[Stats]
Footscray	0.0	2.3	3.4	6.6	42	Sat 8-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Western Oval	16,648
Richmond	0.4	1.6	4.9	4.9	33	Footscray won by 9 points		[Stats]

Round 13[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Hawthorn	3.2	5.5	7.6	8.10	58	Sat 15-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	27,500
Melbourne	0.1	2.3	3.8	5.10	40	Hawthorn won by 18 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	4.7	6.9	9.14	10.15	75	Sat 15-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Arden Street	15,000
Footscray	1.2	6.2	9.2	11.6	72	North Melbourne won by 3 points		[Stats]
Richmond	1.4	2.5	5.7	5.8	38	Sat 15-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Punt Road	22,790
Collingwood	0.0	4.7	4.11	6.18	54	Collingwood won by 16 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	3.5	4.5	7.5	12.13	85	Sat 22-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	24,561
Carlton	4.4	6.13	9.21	9.22	76	Fitzroy won by 9 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.4	6.8	9.12	11.16	82	Sat 22-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	18,480
South Melbourne	4.3	6.8	7.10	9.13	67	Geelong won by 15 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	1.5	7.8	9.14	13.20	98	Sat 22-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	34,600
Essendon	3.2	3.5	4.7	7.8	50	St. Kilda won by 48 points		[Stats]

Round 14[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	5.3	6.5	9.13	12.15	87	Sat 29-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	23,012
Hawthorn	3.3	8.9	11.10	13.16	94	Hawthorn won by 7 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.1	5.5	9.6	11.7	73	Sat 29-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	25,993
St. Kilda	1.2	1.3	7.6	10.8	68	Geelong won by 5 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	4.3	6.8	8.14	10.18	78	Sat 29-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	31,155
Essendon	6.1	9.5	12.8	13.9	87	Essendon won by 9 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	4.3	7.6	8.9	9.13	67	Sat 29-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Arden Street	15,000
Collingwood	3.1	5.3	6.6	9.10	64	North Melbourne won by 3 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	6.1	8.2	12.5	16.9	105	Sat 29-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	14,350
Richmond	3.5	7.8	8.11	9.14	68	South Melbourne won by 37 points		[Stats]
Footscray	5.2	7.4	11.7	12.11	83	Sat 29-Jul-1961 2:15 pm	Western Oval	21,639
Carlton	1.1	3.2	5.7	7.9	51	Footscray won by 32 points		[Stats]

Round 15[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	3.3	9.6	15.6	17.9	111	Sat 5-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Princes Park	16,880
South Melbourne	3.2	4.6	4.7	7.10	52	Carlton won by 59 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	0.1	1.4	5.7	5.10	40	Sat 5-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	22,324
Footscray	3.3	6.4	9.5	11.12	78	Footscray won by 38 points		[Stats]
Essendon	1.3	6.4	10.10	13.16	94	Sat 5-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	27,000
Geelong	2.5	5.10	6.13	7.14	56	Essendon won by 38 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	5.1	7.2	9.3	15.10	100	Sat 5-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	14,000
North Melbourne	0.2	5.5	5.10	6.11	47	Hawthorn won by 53 points		[Stats]
Richmond	2.1	6.2	7.5	9.9	63	Sat 5-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Punt Road	15,547
Fitzroy	0.4	3.6	7.10	9.14	68	Fitzroy won by 5 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	4.3	5.5	8.9	9.12	66	Sat 5-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	33,100
Melbourne	1.4	3.11	5.12	7.13	55	St. Kilda won by 11 points		[Stats]

Round 16[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	3.4	3.6	5.14	9.16	70	Sat 12-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Princes Park	15,430
North Melbourne	3.5	6.6	8.7	10.8	68	Carlton won by 2 points		[Stats]
Essendon	1.3	4.5	7.10	10.12	72	Sat 12-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	27,200
Hawthorn	5.4	7.6	10.9	11.13	79	Hawthorn won by 7 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	1.4	1.8	5.12	12.20	92	Sat 12-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Brunswick Street	23,768
Collingwood	5.1	7.5	10.8	10.10	70	Fitzroy won by 22 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.4	5.8	9.14	12.17	89	Sat 12-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	48,245
Geelong	2.4	7.7	9.12	12.15	87	Melbourne won by 2 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	5.5	9.9	12.15	12.19	91	Sat 12-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Junction Oval	20,600
Richmond	0.0	0.4	0.5	0.8	8	St. Kilda won by 83 points		[Stats]
Footscray	3.5	6.7	7.12	14.17	101	Sat 12-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Western Oval	19,242
South Melbourne	0.8	0.9	3.14	5.16	46	Footscray won by 55 points		[Stats]

Round 17[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	2.1	5.3	7.9	10.12	72	Sat 19-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Victoria Park	21,849
Carlton	3.4	9.8	11.9	13.10	88	Carlton won by 16 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.6	5.8	9.8	11.11	77	Sat 19-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Kardinia Park	17,976
Richmond	0.1	2.4	4.9	6.10	46	Geelong won by 31 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	2.3	7.4	11.5	19.6	120	Sat 19-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Glenferrie Oval	34,500
St. Kilda	4.1	8.4	11.5	14.7	91	Hawthorn won by 29 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.2	5.9	8.15	11.22	88	Sat 19-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	M.C.G.	52,195
Footscray	2.2	4.3	5.5	7.6	48	Melbourne won by 40 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	4.2	8.5	10.11	10.15	75	Sat 19-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Arden Street	15,000
Fitzroy	0.3	2.5	4.12	8.15	63	North Melbourne won by 12 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	4.2	7.5	10.9	11.12	78	Sat 19-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Lake Oval	14,125
Essendon	2.2	4.5	9.7	16.11	107	Essendon won by 29 points		[Stats]

Round 18[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	6.5	6.9	10.13	12.16	88	Sat 26-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Windy Hill	18,500
Collingwood	2.3	5.6	10.8	13.10	88	Essendon drew with Collingwood		[Stats]
Richmond	0.3	1.5	5.6	8.8	56	Sat 26-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Punt Road	15,177
Hawthorn	3.3	7.7	10.10	11.15	81	Hawthorn won by 25 points		[Stats]
Footscray	0.3	6.6	8.10	12.12	84	Sat 26-Aug-1961 2:15 pm	Western Oval	42,015
Geelong	1.6	4.6	6.11	8.15	63	Footscray won by 21 points		[Stats]
Carlton	4.1	7.4	12.11	13.12	90	Sat 26-Aug-1961 2:30 pm	Princes Park	21,863
Melbourne	2.4	8.8	9.9	13.13	91	Melbourne won by 1 point		[Stats]
St. Kilda	2.3	5.8	6.10	10.12	72	Sat 26-Aug-1961 2:30 pm	Junction Oval	24,250
North Melbourne	2.4	5.5	8.11	9.13	67	St. Kilda won by 5 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	4.2	11.9	15.19	25.29	179	Sat 26-Aug-1961 2:50 pm	Brunswick Street	12,815
South Melbourne	6.3	9.5	9.10	11.10	76	Fitzroy won by 103 points		[Stats]

1961 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn	18	14	4	0	1467	1173	125.06	56
2	Melbourne	18	12	5	1	1510	1151	131.19	50
3	St. Kilda	18	11	7	0	1373	1173	117.05	44
4	Footscray	18	11	7	0	1334	1216	109.70	44
5	Fitzroy	18	10	7	1	1469	1258	116.77	42
6	Geelong	18	10	7	1	1367	1362	100.37	42
7	Essendon	18	9	8	1	1462	1335	109.51	38
8	Carlton	18	9	9	0	1279	1325	96.53	36
9	Collingwood	18	5	12	1	1166	1375	84.80	22
10	Richmond	18	5	13	0	1126	1428	78.85	20
11	South Melbourne	18	5	13	0	1187	1644	72.20	20
12	North Melbourne	18	4	13	1	1133	1433	79.07	18
	H&A	108	105	105	3	15873	15873	100.00	432
	Finals	4	4	4	0	570	570	100.00	16
	Total	112	109	109	3	16443	16443	100.00	448

First Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Footscray	3.3	7.7	9.11	9.15	69	Sat 2-Sep-1961 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	86,411
St. Kilda	1.4	3.7	6.9	8.12	60	Footscray won by 9 points		[Stats]

Second Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Hawthorn	2.1	6.4	9.8	12.8	80	Sat 9-Sep-1961 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	87,744
Melbourne	5.2	7.4	9.5	11.7	73	Hawthorn won by 7 points		[Stats]

Preliminary Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Footscray	4.3	5.4	11.6	13.7	85	Sat 16-Sep-1961 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	86,118
Melbourne	0.2	2.5	4.6	8.10	58	Footscray won by 27 points		[Stats]

Grand Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Hawthorn	2.4	3.9	9.15	13.16	94	Sat 23-Sep-1961 2:50 pm	M.C.G.	107,935
Footscray	4.2	5.5	6.6	7.9	51	Hawthorn won by 43 points		[Stats]

AFL - KEY FACTS

Premiership Season

1961 V/AFL Premiership Season

1961 Ladder

1961 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

Round 2[Round Review]

Round 3[Round Review]

Round 4[Round Review]

Round 5[Round Review]

Round 6[Round Review]

Round 7[Round Review]

Round 8[Round Review]

Round 9[Round Review]

Round 10[Round Review]

Round 11[Round Review]

Round 12[Round Review]

Round 13[Round Review]

Round 14[Round Review]

Round 15[Round Review]

Round 16[Round Review]

Round 17[Round Review]

Round 18[Round Review]

1961 Ladder

First Semi-final

Second Semi-final

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

Footnotes