1961 VFL Season: Brownlow Medal
Top 10 Players
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Vote(s) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John James | Carlton | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Laurie Dwyer | North Melbourne | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd | Ian Law | Hawthorn | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | Frank Johnson | South Melbourne | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 5th | Brendan Edwards | Hawthorn | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Evans | Footscray | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Jim Taylor | South Melbourne | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Ted Whitten | Footscray | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9th | Ron Branton | Richmond | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin Murray | Fitzroy | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
*: Player was ineligible to receive the medal this season.
Team Summary
| Rank | Team | Vote(s) | Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Footscray | 62 | Charlie Evans, Ted Whitten (12) |
| 2nd | Essendon | 61 | Johnny Birt (9) |
| 3rd | Geelong | 54 | Doug Wade, John Yeates (6) |
| Carlton | 54 | John James (21) | |
| 5th | Melbourne | 53 | Ron Barassi (10) |
| 6th | Hawthorn | 52 | Ian Law (17) |
| 7th | St Kilda | 51 | Verdun Howell, Lance Oswald (10) |
| 8th | North Melbourne | 50 | Laurie Dwyer (19) |
| 9th | South Melbourne | 48 | Frank Johnson (13) |
| 10th | Fitzroy | 45 | Kevin Murray (11) |
| 11th | Richmond | 43 | Ron Branton (11) |
| 12th | Collingwood | 39 | John Henderson (10) |
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