1961 WANFL Premiership Season
The WAFL (West Australian Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in Western Australia. Originally formed as the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) in 1885, the WAFL has undergone a variety of name changes since then, re-adopting its current name in 2001. The league currently consists of nine teams, which play each other in a 24-round season usually lasting from March to September, with the top five teams playing off in a finals series, culminating in a Grand Final.
1961 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Perth | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2076 | 1600 | 129.75 | 76 |
| 2 | Swan Districts | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2052 | 1750 | 117.26 | 52 |
| 3 | Subiaco | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1895 | 1940 | 97.68 | 44 |
| 4 | East Fremantle | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1755 | 1678 | 104.59 | 42 |
| 5 | West Perth | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1923 | 1847 | 104.12 | 36 |
| 6 | Perth | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1739 | 1847 | 94.15 | 34 |
| 7 | Claremont | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1848 | 2244 | 82.35 | 28 |
| 8 | South Fremantle | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1737 | 2119 | 81.97 | 24 |
| H&A | 84 | 82 | 82 | 2 | 15025 | 15025 | 100.00 | 336 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 820 | 820 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 88 | 86 | 86 | 2 | 15845 | 15845 | 100.00 | 352 |
1961 Round by Round
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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6 |
7 |
8 |
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10 |
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13 |
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18 |
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21 |
1SF |
2SF |
PF |
GF
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 5.1 | 9.5 | 12.11 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 15-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 5,102 | |
| Perth | 3.3 | 5.9 | 7.10 | 11.13 | 79 | Swan Districts won by 4 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.0 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 9.11 | 65 | Sat 15-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 14,437 | |
| East Perth | 5.7 | 8.9 | 9.14 | 11.17 | 83 | East Perth won by 18 points | |||
| Subiaco | 3.11 | 9.15 | 13.22 | 14.22 | 106 | Sat 15-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 7,086 | |
| Claremont | 2.1 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 14.6 | 90 | Subiaco won by 16 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.2 | 10.4 | 14.9 | 18.15 | 123 | Sat 15-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 10,127 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.3 | 5.6 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 75 | East Fremantle won by 48 points | |||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 6.3 | 8.7 | 15.10 | 19.13 | 127 | Sat 22-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 6,699 | |
| Subiaco | 4.5 | 10.9 | 12.13 | 16.16 | 112 | South Fremantle won by 15 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.1 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 17.11 | 113 | Sat 22-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 7,838 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.5 | 7.6 | 10.11 | 12.15 | 87 | East Perth won by 26 points | |||
| Claremont | 3.1 | 11.4 | 14.6 | 17.10 | 112 | Sat 22-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 8,266 | |
| West Perth | 1.7 | 5.8 | 12.11 | 15.11 | 101 | Claremont won by 11 points | |||
| Perth | 1.0 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 13.7 | 85 | Sat 22-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,247 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.4 | 4.9 | 7.16 | 11.17 | 83 | Perth won by 2 points | |||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 4.3 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 17.14 | 116 | Sat 29-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 12,557 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 61 | West Perth won by 55 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.1 | 8.6 | 10.10 | 11.15 | 81 | Sat 29-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,873 | |
| Perth | 3.1 | 4.3 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 72 | East Perth won by 9 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 5.5 | 7.11 | 14.13 | 19.18 | 132 | Sat 29-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,854 | |
| Claremont | 4.2 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 15.5 | 95 | Swan Districts won by 37 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.1 | 12.6 | 15.9 | 17.15 | 117 | Sat 29-Apr-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,458 | |
| Subiaco | 3.4 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 13.11 | 89 | East Fremantle won by 28 points | |||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 4.3 | 6.12 | 10.15 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 6-May-1961 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 8,128 | |
| Swan Districts | 9.6 | 16.10 | 19.14 | 28.20 | 188 | Swan Districts won by 95 points | |||
| Perth | 5.1 | 6.6 | 9.10 | 10.15 | 75 | Sat 6-May-1961 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 10,723 | |
| West Perth | 2.3 | 12.7 | 16.11 | 21.15 | 141 | West Perth won by 66 points | |||
| Subiaco | 4.10 | 7.12 | 8.15 | 10.17 | 77 | Sat 6-May-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 8,596 | |
| East Perth | 0.2 | 6.11 | 13.14 | 17.19 | 121 | East Perth won by 44 points | |||
| Claremont | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.11 | 59 | Sat 6-May-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,368 | |
| East Fremantle | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.17 | 131 | East Fremantle won by 72 points | |||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.5 | 7.9 | 14.13 | 16.14 | 110 | Sat 13-May-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 13,637 | |
| West Perth | 3.5 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 17.14 | 116 | West Perth won by 6 points | |||
| Perth | 4.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.11 | 59 | Sat 13-May-1961 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 4,557 | |
| Subiaco | 0.3 | 5.10 | 6.16 | 8.21 | 69 | Subiaco won by 10 points | |||
| Claremont | 5.3 | 6.8 | 9.13 | 16.15 | 111 | Sat 13-May-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 5,200 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.1 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 14.10 | 94 | Claremont won by 17 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.3 | 6.9 | 8.11 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 13-May-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 9,902 | |
| East Perth | 4.4 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 69 | East Fremantle won by 24 points | |||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 3.2 | 7.6 | 10.13 | 12.16 | 88 | Sat 20-May-1961 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 9,414 | |
| Subiaco | 3.3 | 10.3 | 14.8 | 18.10 | 118 | Subiaco won by 30 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 4.2 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 13.10 | 88 | Sat 20-May-1961 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 6,061 | |
| Perth | 4.2 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 15.14 | 104 | Perth won by 16 points | |||
| East Perth | 7.8 | 8.12 | 13.20 | 19.23 | 137 | Sat 20-May-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 7,474 | |
| Claremont | 3.1 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 16.9 | 105 | East Perth won by 32 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 7.5 | 8.8 | 11.10 | 13.13 | 91 | Sat 20-May-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 10,879 | |
| East Fremantle | 1.0 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 13.13 | 91 | Swan Districts drew with East Fremantle | |||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 0.1 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 74 | Sat 27-May-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 10,421 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.8 | 4.12 | 6.17 | 13.17 | 95 | Swan Districts won by 21 points | |||
| East Perth | 1.2 | 5.5 | 15.7 | 20.14 | 134 | Sat 27-May-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 7,182 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.1 | 6.6 | 7.10 | 11.12 | 78 | East Perth won by 56 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.7 | 13.13 | 19.15 | 23.18 | 156 | Sat 27-May-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 5,296 | |
| Perth | 5.0 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 16.8 | 104 | Claremont won by 52 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 6.13 | 49 | Sat 27-May-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 11,261 | |
| West Perth | 0.4 | 7.8 | 10.12 | 12.14 | 86 | West Perth won by 37 points | |||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 0.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 7.15 | 57 | Sat 3-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 7,179 | |
| Swan Districts | 6.3 | 6.3 | 13.9 | 13.11 | 89 | Swan Districts won by 32 points | |||
| Subiaco | 4.7 | 4.8 | 15.10 | 16.10 | 106 | Sat 3-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,215 | |
| Claremont | 2.0 | 7.10 | 9.11 | 14.15 | 99 | Subiaco won by 7 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.6 | 4.7 | 9.22 | 11.22 | 88 | Mon 5-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 21,005 | |
| West Perth | 0.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 8.13 | 61 | East Perth won by 27 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.14 | 7.15 | 57 | Mon 5-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 8,279 | |
| East Fremantle | 2.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 50 | South Fremantle won by 7 points | |||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 3.4 | 4.8 | 8.14 | 14.14 | 98 | Sat 10-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,148 | |
| Subiaco | 3.3 | 5.4 | 10.10 | 13.16 | 94 | South Fremantle won by 4 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 2.4 | 4.6 | 8.10 | 10.15 | 75 | Sat 10-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 13,200 | |
| East Perth | 2.1 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 14.12 | 96 | East Perth won by 21 points | |||
| West Perth | 1.6 | 7.12 | 12.19 | 16.20 | 116 | Sat 10-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 7,255 | |
| Claremont | 4.3 | 7.9 | 8.10 | 12.18 | 90 | West Perth won by 26 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.1 | 6.7 | 7.11 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 10-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 3,812 | |
| Perth | 3.8 | 4.12 | 7.19 | 9.19 | 73 | East Fremantle won by 20 points | |||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.5 | 4.10 | 7.14 | 12.15 | 87 | Sat 17-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 8,542 | |
| West Perth | 3.1 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 12.12 | 84 | South Fremantle won by 3 points | |||
| Perth | 2.5 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 12.14 | 86 | Sat 17-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 6,627 | |
| East Perth | 3.6 | 4.11 | 10.15 | 12.19 | 91 | East Perth won by 5 points | |||
| Claremont | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 41 | Sat 17-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,146 | |
| Swan Districts | 5.5 | 10.7 | 17.10 | 25.14 | 164 | Swan Districts won by 123 points | |||
| Subiaco | 2.5 | 5.9 | 9.10 | 15.12 | 102 | Sat 17-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 7,992 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.4 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 12.10 | 82 | Subiaco won by 20 points | |||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 2.5 | 6.11 | 7.16 | 11.18 | 84 | Sat 24-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 8,244 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.1 | 4.3 | 9.8 | 12.11 | 83 | Swan Districts won by 1 point | |||
| West Perth | 1.2 | 4.6 | 7.11 | 11.16 | 82 | Sat 24-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 8,009 | |
| Perth | 3.5 | 4.10 | 7.16 | 13.19 | 97 | Perth won by 15 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.1 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 16.10 | 106 | Sat 24-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 11,513 | |
| Subiaco | 3.1 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 72 | East Perth won by 34 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.1 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 62 | Sat 24-Jun-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 5,833 | |
| Claremont | 4.2 | 6.7 | 9.12 | 11.23 | 89 | Claremont won by 27 points | |||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.7 | 5.10 | 6.11 | 8.15 | 63 | Sat 1-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 8,556 | |
| West Perth | 0.2 | 2.11 | 4.19 | 6.24 | 60 | Swan Districts won by 3 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.2 | 4.10 | 7.12 | 11.15 | 81 | Sat 1-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,625 | |
| Perth | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.15 | 63 | Subiaco won by 18 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 1.2 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 13.8 | 86 | Sat 1-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 7,453 | |
| Claremont | 3.8 | 6.9 | 10.16 | 13.16 | 94 | Claremont won by 8 points | |||
| East Perth | 1.5 | 5.8 | 10.18 | 13.20 | 98 | Sat 1-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,536 | |
| East Fremantle | 1.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.13 | 49 | East Perth won by 49 points | |||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 2.1 | 6.4 | 12.6 | 18.10 | 118 | Sat 8-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 6,412 | |
| West Perth | 3.2 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 12.10 | 82 | Subiaco won by 36 points | |||
| Perth | 1.2 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 69 | Sat 8-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 4,099 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.4 | 6.6 | 7.11 | 11.15 | 81 | South Fremantle won by 12 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.6 | 4.9 | 5.10 | 6.14 | 50 | Sat 8-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 5,563 | |
| East Perth | 1.2 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 79 | East Perth won by 29 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 7.2 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 14.10 | 94 | Sat 8-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 4,989 | |
| Swan Districts | 1.3 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 10.10 | 70 | East Fremantle won by 24 points | |||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.5 | 5.6 | 6.11 | 11.14 | 80 | Sat 22-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 5,807 | |
| Subiaco | 1.1 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 12.14 | 86 | Subiaco won by 6 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 6.4 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 86 | Sat 22-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 6,579 | |
| East Perth | 1.3 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 13.15 | 93 | East Perth won by 7 points | |||
| Claremont | 0.1 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 67 | Sat 22-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 4,308 | |
| Perth | 7.6 | 8.9 | 13.15 | 18.18 | 126 | Perth won by 59 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.2 | 7.13 | 8.18 | 12.26 | 98 | Sat 22-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 7,596 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.10 | 3.10 | 6.13 | 7.13 | 55 | West Perth won by 43 points | |||
Round 15[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 1.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 8.13 | 61 | Sat 29-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 6,453 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.5 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 61 | Perth drew with Swan Districts | |||
| West Perth | 3.4 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 63 | Sat 29-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 15,241 | |
| East Perth | 3.5 | 8.13 | 9.17 | 12.28 | 100 | East Perth won by 37 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.12 | 11.15 | 81 | Sat 29-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 5,457 | |
| Claremont | 5.5 | 8.9 | 10.13 | 10.16 | 76 | Subiaco won by 5 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 5.3 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 13.13 | 91 | Sat 29-Jul-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 7,662 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.1 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 62 | East Fremantle won by 29 points | |||
Round 16[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.5 | 5.10 | 7.13 | 11.17 | 83 | Sat 5-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 6,485 | |
| Subiaco | 2.6 | 6.11 | 10.15 | 14.16 | 100 | Subiaco won by 17 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 3.2 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 66 | Sat 5-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 9,565 | |
| East Perth | 3.6 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 15.16 | 106 | East Perth won by 40 points | |||
| Claremont | 3.2 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 15.15 | 105 | Sat 5-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,353 | |
| West Perth | 3.3 | 5.6 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 92 | Claremont won by 13 points | |||
| Perth | 3.1 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 11.12 | 78 | Sat 5-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 5,795 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 8.10 | 58 | Perth won by 20 points | |||
Round 17[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 5.4 | 6.6 | 10.12 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 12-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 6,944 | |
| South Fremantle | 1.7 | 5.12 | 9.15 | 12.19 | 91 | South Fremantle won by 7 points | |||
| East Perth | 1.5 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 13.14 | 92 | Sat 12-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,507 | |
| Perth | 4.2 | 4.5 | 7.11 | 7.11 | 53 | East Perth won by 39 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 5.0 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 15.12 | 102 | Sat 12-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 5,468 | |
| Claremont | 5.3 | 6.7 | 11.12 | 12.13 | 85 | Swan Districts won by 17 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 6.6 | 6.6 | 11.11 | 13.12 | 90 | Sat 12-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,069 | |
| Subiaco | 0.1 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 13.9 | 87 | East Fremantle won by 3 points | |||
Round 18[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.2 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 56 | Sat 19-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 5,920 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.6 | 8.8 | 9.13 | 15.18 | 108 | Swan Districts won by 52 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.2 | 5.4 | 13.7 | 18.9 | 117 | Sat 19-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 4,442 | |
| Perth | 3.3 | 5.8 | 6.13 | 10.16 | 76 | West Perth won by 41 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.5 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 12.15 | 87 | Sat 19-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,750 | |
| Subiaco | 2.2 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 103 | Subiaco won by 16 points | |||
| Claremont | 4.1 | 6.9 | 6.12 | 8.19 | 67 | Sat 19-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 4,950 | |
| East Fremantle | 6.6 | 7.9 | 14.14 | 17.16 | 118 | East Fremantle won by 51 points | |||
Round 19[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 1.5 | 6.8 | 14.14 | 19.17 | 131 | Sat 26-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 9,408 | |
| Swan Districts | 4.5 | 8.10 | 14.11 | 18.14 | 122 | West Perth won by 9 points | |||
| Perth | 6.2 | 10.6 | 14.11 | 17.14 | 116 | Sat 26-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 4,949 | |
| Subiaco | 4.2 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 14.9 | 93 | Perth won by 23 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.3 | 8.7 | 10.11 | 13.18 | 96 | Sat 26-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 3,594 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.4 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 12.13 | 85 | Claremont won by 11 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 1.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 73 | Sat 26-Aug-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 9,180 | |
| East Perth | 3.2 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 15.12 | 102 | East Perth won by 29 points | |||
Round 20[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 3.5 | 5.13 | 7.15 | 8.19 | 67 | Sat 2-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 3,043 | |
| Perth | 1.1 | 2.10 | 8.14 | 10.18 | 78 | Perth won by 11 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.5 | 7.11 | 10.18 | 12.22 | 94 | Sat 2-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 3,306 | |
| Claremont | 6.4 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 12.15 | 87 | East Perth won by 7 points | |||
| Subiaco | 0.5 | 1.5 | 5.10 | 5.12 | 42 | Sat 2-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 6,473 | |
| West Perth | 2.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 9.19 | 73 | West Perth won by 31 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 0.4 | 4.11 | 5.13 | 9.20 | 74 | Sat 2-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 4,226 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.2 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 48 | Swan Districts won by 26 points | |||
Round 21[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 3.4 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 12.13 | 85 | Sat 9-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 8,930 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.4 | 6.7 | 11.11 | 16.12 | 108 | Swan Districts won by 23 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.5 | 7.15 | 8.19 | 13.28 | 106 | Sat 9-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 4,355 | |
| South Fremantle | 5.1 | 11.2 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 99 | East Perth won by 7 points | |||
| Perth | 4.2 | 10.5 | 15.9 | 19.14 | 128 | Sat 9-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 3,648 | |
| Claremont | 3.4 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 10.14 | 74 | Perth won by 54 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.2 | 8.5 | 12.11 | 15.15 | 105 | Sat 9-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 19,200 | |
| West Perth | 0.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 67 | East Fremantle won by 38 points | |||
1961 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Perth | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2076 | 1600 | 129.75 | 76 |
| 2 | Swan Districts | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2052 | 1750 | 117.26 | 52 |
| 3 | Subiaco | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1895 | 1940 | 97.68 | 44 |
| 4 | East Fremantle | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1755 | 1678 | 104.59 | 42 |
| 5 | West Perth | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1923 | 1847 | 104.12 | 36 |
| 6 | Perth | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1739 | 1847 | 94.15 | 34 |
| 7 | Claremont | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1848 | 2244 | 82.35 | 28 |
| 8 | South Fremantle | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1737 | 2119 | 81.97 | 24 |
| H&A | 84 | 82 | 82 | 2 | 15025 | 15025 | 100.00 | 336 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 820 | 820 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 88 | 86 | 86 | 2 | 15845 | 15845 | 100.00 | 352 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 3.2 | 6.3 | 15.9 | 16.11 | 107 | Sat 16-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 21,389 | |
| Subiaco | 6.2 | 14.10 | 14.12 | 20.17 | 137 | Subiaco won by 30 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.10 | 7.16 | 58 | Sat 23-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 28,453 | |
| East Perth | 0.1 | 9.8 | 13.13 | 14.22 | 106 | East Perth won by 48 points | |||
Preliminary Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 2.2 | 7.7 | 8.11 | 16.19 | 115 | Sat 30-Sep-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 21,389 | |
| Subiaco | 4.3 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 99 | Swan Districts won by 16 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 1.2 | 5.6 | 8.10 | 12.15 | 87 | Sat 7-Oct-1961 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 41,102 | |
| Swan Districts | 4.1 | 8.1 | 14.5 | 17.9 | 111 | Swan Districts won by 24 points | |||