1961 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 6th (W-D-L: 10-1-7, P%: 100.4%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Doug Wade, John Yeates (6)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Doug Wade (51)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Roy West

Team Leaders

Captain(s): John Yeates

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Brown, John #21 7 R02-R04, R10-R12, R15 0
Callan, Terry #7 17 R01-R12, R14-R18 0
Devine, John #9 11 R01-R02, R06-R08, R13-R18 1
Fox, John #24 4 R13-R16 1
Goggin, Bill #35 16 R01-R05, R08-R18 28
Goggin, Matt #1 17 R01-R10, R12-R18 0
Goodland, Ken #22 13 R01, R05-R14, R16, R18 0
Hamer, Garry #18 8 R01-R03, R05-R06, R12, R17-R18 4
Helmer, John #10 14 R01-R04, R07-R15, R18 4
Long, Doug #5 11 R01-R04, R07-R09, R15-R18 3
Lord, Alistair #4 17 R01-R13, R15-R18 12
Lord, Stewart #6 4 R01-R04 0
Lowe, Brian #25 11 R07-R08, R10-R18 0
Major, Greg #19 6 R04-R05, R07, R09-R11 0
Mather, Dale #12 1 R13 0
McGrath, George #33 14 R01-R03, R05-R06, R08-R09, R12-R18 0
Miller, Bill #37 14 R05-R18 0
Nicholls, Eric #2 18 R01-R18 0
Norman, Bob #16 11 R05-R11, R14-R15, R17-R18 10
O'Donnell, Graeme #14 2 R11, R17 0
O'Neill, John #17 14 R03, R05-R14, R16-R18 0
Peake, Bruce #30 5 R02-R03, R13-R15 4
Polinelli, Tony #36 8 R06-R13 11
Pomeroy, Frank #26 4 R01, R04-R06 2
Rice, Colin #15 17 R01-R05, R07-R18 16
Stephens, Darryl #38 2 R04-R05 1
Sutherland, Neil #32 2 R06, R17 1
Tate, Terry #39 2 R06-R07 0
Vinar, Paul #8 17 R01-R16, R18 10
Wade, Doug #23 16 R01-R12, R15-R18 51
Walker, Peter #34 5 R01-R04, R09 0
West, Roy #31 18 R01-R18 1
Wooller, Fred #3 14 R01-R05, R10-R18 10
Yeates, John #40 15 R01-R04, R06-R14, R16-R17 18
Zanoni, Denis #11 5 R04-R06, R14, R16 0

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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)
Davis, Bob 18 10 -1- 7 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
15/04/1961 Round 1 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 39 Bob Davis John Yeates
22/04/1961 Round 2 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 4 Bob Davis John Yeates
29/04/1961 Round 3 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 33 Bob Davis John Yeates
06/05/1961 Round 4 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 82 Bob Davis John Yeates
13/05/1961 Round 5 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 65 Bob Davis unknown
20/05/1961 Round 6 Richmond AWAY WIN GEE by 44 Bob Davis John Yeates
03/06/1961 Round 7 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 53 Bob Davis John Yeates
10/06/1961 Round 8 North Melbourne AWAY DRAW drawn Bob Davis John Yeates
17/06/1961 Round 9 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 9 Bob Davis John Yeates
24/06/1961 Round 10 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 7 Bob Davis John Yeates
01/07/1961 Round 11 Carlton AWAY WIN GEE by 40 Bob Davis John Yeates
08/07/1961 Round 12 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEE by 17 Bob Davis John Yeates
22/07/1961 Round 13 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 15 Bob Davis John Yeates
29/07/1961 Round 14 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 5 Bob Davis John Yeates
05/08/1961 Round 15 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 38 Bob Davis unknown
12/08/1961 Round 16 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 2 Bob Davis John Yeates
19/08/1961 Round 17 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 31 Bob Davis John Yeates
26/08/1961 Round 18 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 21 Bob Davis unknown