1961 VFL Season: Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Team: Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 12-1-5, P%: 131.2%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Footscray (Preliminary Final)
Players: 32
Brownlow Leader(s): Ron Barassi (10)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Bob Johnson (35)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s): Ron Barassi

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Ron Barassi
Vice-Captain(s): Bob Johnson

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adams, Frank #6 13 R01-R12, PF 23
Barassi, Ron #31 19 R01-R12, R14-R18, SF, PF 19
Carroll, Bob #19 6 R05, R12, R16-R18, SF 0
Case, Geoff #7 2 R01-R02 0
Collins, Mike #11 2 R18, SF 1
Dawson, Ray #17 12 R01-R02, R05-R06, R10-R13, R16-R18, PF 5
Dixon, Brian #9 16 R01-R12, R14-R16, PF 2
Gleeson, Terry #28 13 R01-R09, R13-R15, PF 1
Johnson, Bob #16 19 R01-R02, R04-R18, SF, PF 36
Johnson, Tassie #8 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 0
Johnson, Trevor #14 14 R02-R04, R10-R18, SF, PF 0
Kenneally, Bryan #22 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 1
Laidlaw, Clyde #35 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 11
Leahy, Brian #21 17 R01-R17 0
Leahy, John #30 2 R12-R13 0
Leslie, Bruce #1 6 R07, R10-R12, R15, SF 1
Lord, John #4 19 R01-R03, R05-R18, SF, PF 4
Mann, Hassa #29 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 26
Mann, Len #34 10 R01, R03-R11 2
Massey, Bernie #37 8 R01-R02, R08-R09, R12-R14, R17 0
Matthews, Herbie #39 3 R13-R15 2
Miller, Robert #33 14 R03-R10, R13, R15-R18, SF 0
Milner, George #32 10 R03, R09-R15, R17-R18 0
Mithen, Laurie #11 17 R01-R08, R11, R13-R18, SF, PF 23
Nilsson, Ray #38 14 R04, R06-R08, R10-R14, R16-R18, SF, PF 13
Pinfold, Graeme #20 3 R03-R04, R15 0
Ridley, Ian #24 14 R01-R11, R16, SF, PF 21
Roet, Brian #18 13 R04-R11, R16-R18, SF, PF 0
Rowarth, Alan #2 12 R01-R03, R09, R13-R18, SF, PF 11
Thorogood, Ian #26 14 R01-R08, R12-R14, R18, SF, PF 0
Tunbridge, Geoff #23 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 26
Turner, Bob #10 8 R09, R14-R18, SF, PF 0

Team Line-Up

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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, Norm 20 12 -1- 7 R01-R18, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
15/04/1961 Round 1 Fitzroy AWAY WIN MEL by 29 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
22/04/1961 Round 2 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 32 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
25/04/1961 Round 3 Essendon AWAY WIN MEL by 25 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
06/05/1961 Round 4 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 3 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
13/05/1961 Round 5 Geelong AWAY WIN MEL by 65 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
27/05/1961 Round 6 Footscray AWAY WIN MEL by 25 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
03/06/1961 Round 7 Carlton HOME WIN MEL by 25 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
12/06/1961 Round 8 Collingwood HOME WIN MEL by 69 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
17/06/1961 Round 9 South Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 36 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
24/06/1961 Round 10 North Melbourne AWAY WIN MEL by 49 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
01/07/1961 Round 11 Richmond HOME WIN MEL by 66 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
08/07/1961 Round 12 Fitzroy HOME DRAW drawn Norm Smith Ron Barassi
15/07/1961 Round 13 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 18 Norm Smith Bob Johnson
29/07/1961 Round 14 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 9 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
05/08/1961 Round 15 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 11 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
12/08/1961 Round 16 Geelong HOME WIN MEL by 2 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
19/08/1961 Round 17 Footscray HOME WIN MEL by 40 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
26/08/1961 Round 18 Carlton AWAY WIN MEL by 1 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
09/09/1961 Semi Final Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 7 Norm Smith Ron Barassi
16/09/1961 Preliminary Final Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 27 Norm Smith Ron Barassi