1961 VFL Season: Fitzroy

Season Team Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Team: Fitzroy
Home Ground: Brunswick Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 10-1-7, P%: 116.8%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Kevin Murray (11)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Owen Abrahams (32)
Mitchell Medal Recipient(s): Kevin Murray

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Alan Gale

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Abrahams, Owen #16 16 R01-R02, R04-R12, R14-R18 32
Aston, Ian #6 15 R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R14, R16-R18 9
Barclay, Brian #31 18 R01-R18 1
Bond, Colin #40 2 R05-R06 0
Bromage, Keith #37 11 R01-R02, R04-R06, R13-R18 18
Campbell, Graham #20 18 R01-R18 20
Carmody, John #21 6 R03-R05, R15, R17-R18 8
Clark, Wally #7 14 R01-R03, R06-R09, R12-R18 15
Clements, Bryan #28 2 R06, R10 0
Crow, Russell #32 18 R01-R18 25
Duncan, Stewart #18 5 R02-R03, R14-R16 4
Eastman, Wayne #42 1 R10 0
Gale, Alan #33 17 R01-R09, R11-R18 1
Harvey, Ron #19 17 R01, R03-R18 3
Hayes, John #15 13 R02-R05, R07-R15 4
Henderson, Bob #23 18 R01-R18 0
Hughson, Les #8 7 R04, R13-R18 0
Jones, Ken #17 6 R01, R05-R09 0
Lynch, Allen #11 5 R01-R04, R18 0
MacKenzie, Graeme #29 16 R01-R12, R14-R17 0
McMaster-Smith, Bruce #24 3 R02-R03, R07 0
Murray, Kevin #2 17 R01-R12, R14-R18 0
Pert, Brian #3 13 R01-R05, R08-R13, R15, R18 1
Pigot, Barrie #25 11 R01, R05-R13, R16 3
Powell, Ian #4 7 R04, R06, R08, R13-R14, R17-R18 0
Powell, John #30 18 R01-R18 6
Russell, Les #26 4 R01, R11-R13 0
Slocum, Ray #27 16 R01-R03, R06-R18 4
Stevens, Bill #10 2 R09, R13 0
Sykes, David #36 1 R03 2
Vernon, Rod #9 18 R01-R18 16
Webb, Keith #12 2 R11-R12 0
Wicks, Brian #39 4 R10-R11, R16-R17 0
Wiegard, Keith #5 3 R03, R07, R10 0
Wright, Kevin #13 16 R02, R04-R18 30

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Smith, Len 17 9 -1- 7 R01-R12, R14-R18
Edwards, Arthur 1 1 -0- 0 R13

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
15/04/1961 Round 1 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 29 Len Smith Alan Gale
22/04/1961 Round 2 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 5 Len Smith Alan Gale
29/04/1961 Round 3 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 26 Len Smith Alan Gale
06/05/1961 Round 4 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 13 Len Smith Alan Gale
13/05/1961 Round 5 Collingwood AWAY WIN FIT by 61 Len Smith Alan Gale
20/05/1961 Round 6 North Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 18 Len Smith Alan Gale
03/06/1961 Round 7 South Melbourne AWAY WIN FIT by 67 Len Smith Alan Gale
10/06/1961 Round 8 Essendon HOME WIN FIT by 20 Len Smith Alan Gale
17/06/1961 Round 9 Footscray AWAY WIN FIT by 4 Len Smith Alan Gale
24/06/1961 Round 10 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 7 Len Smith unknown
01/07/1961 Round 11 St Kilda HOME WIN FIT by 1 Len Smith Alan Gale
08/07/1961 Round 12 Melbourne AWAY DRAW drawn Len Smith Alan Gale
22/07/1961 Round 13 Carlton HOME WIN FIT by 9 Arthur Edwards Alan Gale
29/07/1961 Round 14 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 7 Len Smith Alan Gale
05/08/1961 Round 15 Richmond AWAY WIN FIT by 5 Len Smith Alan Gale
12/08/1961 Round 16 Collingwood HOME WIN FIT by 22 Len Smith Alan Gale
19/08/1961 Round 17 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 12 Len Smith Alan Gale
26/08/1961 Round 18 South Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 103 Len Smith Alan Gale