1961 VFA (D2) Season

This page displays the results for the 1961 season of the second division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. Northcote were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Northcote were the premiers.

Premiership Details

Name: 1961 Victorian Football Association (Division 2) Season
Known As: 1961 VFA (D2) Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 76

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brighton
Camberwell
Dandenong
Northcote
Prahran
Preston
Sunshine
Waverley Don Scott

Premiership Results

Premiers: Northcote
Runners-Up: Dandenong
Minor Premiers: Northcote

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Northcote 1st 16 -0- 2 64 175.4% 1,728 985 245 258 135 175
Dandenong 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 136.7% 1,824 1,334 255 294 187 212
Preston 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 144.8% 1,728 1,193 239 294 173 155
Camberwell 4th 9 -0- 9 36 108.9% 1,666 1,530 243 208 214 246
Prahran 5th 9 -0- 9 36 97.5% 1,386 1,422 194 222 198 234
Waverley 6th 8 -0- 10 32 102.8% 1,603 1,559 231 217 215 269
Sunshine 7th 5 -0- 13 20 96.8% 1,554 1,606 220 234 232 214
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 18 0 29.0% 761 2,621 104 137 377 359

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Northcote 1st Premiers
Dandenong 2nd Runners-Up
Camberwell 3rd Defeated by Dandenong (Preliminary Final)
Preston 4th Defeated by Camberwell (Semi Final)
Prahran 5th Did not qualify for finals
Waverley 6th Did not qualify for finals
Sunshine 7th Did not qualify for finals
Brighton 8th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/04/1961 2:10 PM Brighton v Camberwell Elsternwick Park 36 - 102
SAT 15/04/1961 2:10 PM Dandenong v Preston Dandenong Showgrounds 81 - 72
SAT 15/04/1961 2:10 PM Prahran v Waverley Toorak Park 56 - 45
SAT 15/04/1961 2:10 PM Sunshine v Northcote Selwyn Park 46 - 88

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 1 -0- 0 4 283.3% 102 36
Northcote 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 191.3% 88 46
Prahran 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 124.4% 56 45
Dandenong 4th 1 -0- 0 4 112.5% 81 72
Preston 5th 0 -0- 1 0 88.9% 72 81
Waverley 6th 0 -0- 1 0 80.4% 45 56
Sunshine 7th 0 -0- 1 0 52.3% 46 88
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 1 0 35.3% 36 102

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/04/1961 2:10 PM Camberwell v Dandenong Camberwell Sports Ground 51 - 95
SAT 22/04/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Brighton Northcote Park 113 - 11
SAT 22/04/1961 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 78 - 80
SAT 22/04/1961 2:10 PM Waverley v Sunshine Central Reserve 111 - 97

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 2 -0- 0 8 352.6% 201 57
Dandenong 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 143.1% 176 123
Prahran 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 110.6% 136 123
Camberwell 4th 1 -0- 1 4 116.8% 153 131
Waverley 5th 1 -0- 1 4 102.0% 156 153
Preston 6th 0 -0- 2 0 93.2% 150 161
Sunshine 7th 0 -0- 2 0 71.9% 143 199
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 2 0 21.9% 47 215

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/04/1961 2:10 PM Prahran v Camberwell Toorak Park 90 - 98
SAT 29/04/1961 2:10 PM Preston v Brighton Preston City Oval 122 - 36
SAT 29/04/1961 2:10 PM Sunshine v Dandenong Selwyn Park 81 - 90
SAT 29/04/1961 2:10 PM Waverley v Northcote Central Reserve 91 - 129

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 3 -0- 0 12 223.0% 330 148
Dandenong 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 130.4% 266 204
Camberwell 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 113.6% 251 221
Prahran 4th 2 -0- 1 8 102.3% 226 221
Preston 5th 1 -0- 2 4 138.1% 272 197
Waverley 6th 1 -0- 2 4 87.6% 247 282
Sunshine 7th 0 -0- 3 0 77.5% 224 289
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 3 0 24.6% 83 337

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1961 2:10 PM Brighton v Waverley Elsternwick Park 59 - 90
SAT 06/05/1961 2:10 PM Camberwell v Sunshine Camberwell Sports Ground 105 - 97
SAT 06/05/1961 2:10 PM Dandenong v Prahran Dandenong Showgrounds 116 - 49
SAT 06/05/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Preston Northcote Park 72 - 69

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 4 -0- 0 16 185.3% 402 217
Dandenong 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 151.0% 382 253
Camberwell 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 111.9% 356 318
Waverley 4th 2 -0- 2 8 98.8% 337 341
Prahran 5th 2 -0- 2 8 81.6% 275 337
Preston 6th 1 -0- 3 4 126.8% 341 269
Sunshine 7th 0 -0- 4 0 81.5% 321 394
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 4 0 33.3% 142 427

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1961 2:10 PM Camberwell v Waverley Camberwell Sports Ground 97 - 89
SAT 13/05/1961 2:10 PM Dandenong v Brighton Dandenong Showgrounds 201 - 59
SAT 13/05/1961 2:10 PM Prahran v Northcote Toorak Park 41 - 78
SAT 13/05/1961 2:10 PM Preston v Sunshine Preston City Oval 123 - 76

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 5 -0- 0 20 186.9% 583 312
Northcote 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 186.0% 480 258
Camberwell 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 111.3% 453 407
Preston 4th 2 -0- 3 8 134.5% 464 345
Waverley 5th 2 -0- 3 8 97.3% 426 438
Prahran 6th 2 -0- 3 8 76.1% 316 415
Sunshine 7th 0 -0- 5 0 76.8% 397 517
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 5 0 32.0% 201 628

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1961 2:10 PM Brighton v Prahran Elsternwick Park 52 - 130
SAT 20/05/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Dandenong Northcote Park 78 - 32
SAT 20/05/1961 2:10 PM Sunshine v Camberwell Selwyn Park 101 - 69
SAT 20/05/1961 2:10 PM Waverley v Preston Central Reserve 63 - 82

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 6 -0- 0 24 192.4% 558 290
Dandenong 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 157.7% 615 390
Camberwell 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 102.8% 522 508
Preston 4th 3 -0- 3 12 133.8% 546 408
Prahran 5th 3 -0- 3 12 95.5% 446 467
Waverley 6th 2 -0- 4 8 94.0% 489 520
Sunshine 7th 1 -0- 5 4 85.0% 498 586
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 6 0 33.4% 253 758

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1961 2:10 PM Camberwell v Prahran Camberwell Sports Ground 94 - 57
SAT 27/05/1961 2:10 PM Sunshine v Brighton Selwyn Park 169 - 55
SAT 27/05/1961 2:10 PM Waverley v Dandenong Central Reserve 90 - 75
SUN 28/05/1961 2:10 PM Preston v Northcote Preston City Oval 103 - 60

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 6 -0- 1 24 157.3% 618 393
Dandenong 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 143.8% 690 480
Camberwell 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 109.0% 616 565
Preston 4th 4 -0- 3 16 138.7% 649 468
Waverley 5th 3 -0- 4 12 97.3% 579 595
Prahran 6th 3 -0- 4 12 89.7% 503 561
Sunshine 7th 2 -0- 5 8 104.1% 667 641
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 7 0 33.2% 308 927

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1961 2:10 PM Brighton v Preston Elsternwick Park 22 - 195
SAT 03/06/1961 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sunshine Dandenong Showgrounds 122 - 81
SAT 03/06/1961 2:10 PM Prahran v Waverley Toorak Park 77 - 54
SUN 04/06/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Camberwell Northcote Park 105 - 71

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 7 -0- 1 28 155.8% 723 464
Dandenong 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 144.7% 812 561
Preston 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 172.2% 844 490
Camberwell 4th 5 -0- 3 20 102.5% 687 670
Prahran 5th 4 -0- 4 16 94.3% 580 615
Waverley 6th 3 -0- 5 12 94.2% 633 672
Sunshine 7th 2 -0- 6 8 98.0% 748 763
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 8 0 29.4% 330 1,122

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1961 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brighton Camberwell Sports Ground 118 - 103
SAT 10/06/1961 2:10 PM Preston v Dandenong Preston City Oval 97 - 59
MON 12/06/1961 2:10 PM Prahran v Sunshine Toorak Park 75 - 57
MON 12/06/1961 2:10 PM Waverley v Northcote Central Reserve 56 - 111

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 8 -0- 1 32 160.4% 834 520
Preston 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 171.4% 941 549
Dandenong 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 132.4% 871 658
Camberwell 4th 6 -0- 3 24 104.1% 805 773
Prahran 5th 5 -0- 4 20 97.5% 655 672
Waverley 6th 3 -0- 6 12 88.0% 689 783
Sunshine 7th 2 -0- 7 8 96.1% 805 838
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 9 0 34.9% 433 1,240

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1961 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Elsternwick Park 43 - 106
SAT 17/06/1961 2:10 PM Dandenong v Prahran Dandenong Showgrounds 97 - 107
SAT 17/06/1961 2:10 PM Sunshine v Waverley Selwyn Park 99 - 67
SUN 18/06/1961 2:10 PM Preston v Camberwell Preston City Oval 88 - 98

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 9 -0- 1 36 167.0% 940 563
Camberwell 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 104.9% 903 861
Preston 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 159.0% 1,029 647
Dandenong 4th 6 -0- 4 24 126.5% 968 765
Prahran 5th 6 -0- 4 24 99.1% 762 769
Sunshine 6th 3 -0- 7 12 99.9% 904 905
Waverley 7th 3 -0- 7 12 85.7% 756 882
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 10 0 35.4% 476 1,346

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/06/1961 2:10 PM Camberwell v Dandenong Camberwell Sports Ground 59 - 80
SAT 24/06/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Sunshine Northcote Park 125 - 55
SAT 24/06/1961 2:10 PM Waverley v Brighton Central Reserve 167 - 66
SUN 25/06/1961 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 63 - 51

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 10 -0- 1 40 172.3% 1,065 618
Dandenong 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 127.2% 1,048 824
Camberwell 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 102.2% 962 941
Prahran 4th 7 -0- 4 28 100.6% 825 820
Preston 5th 6 -0- 5 24 152.1% 1,080 710
Waverley 6th 4 -0- 7 16 97.4% 923 948
Sunshine 7th 3 -0- 8 12 93.1% 959 1,030
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 11 0 35.8% 542 1,513

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1961 2:10 PM Brighton v Dandenong Elsternwick Park 35 - 176
SAT 01/07/1961 2:10 PM Sunshine v Preston Selwyn Park 82 - 85
SAT 01/07/1961 2:10 PM Waverley v Camberwell Central Reserve 114 - 107
SUN 02/07/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Prahran Northcote Park 92 - 41

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 11 -0- 1 44 175.6% 1,157 659
Dandenong 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 142.5% 1,224 859
Preston 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 147.1% 1,165 792
Camberwell 4th 7 -0- 5 28 101.3% 1,069 1,055
Prahran 5th 7 -0- 5 28 95.0% 866 912
Waverley 6th 5 -0- 7 20 98.3% 1,037 1,055
Sunshine 7th 3 -0- 9 12 93.4% 1,041 1,115
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 12 0 34.2% 577 1,689

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1961 2:10 PM Camberwell v Sunshine Camberwell Sports Ground 49 - 44
SAT 08/07/1961 2:10 PM Dandenong v Northcote Dandenong Showgrounds 65 - 30
SAT 08/07/1961 2:10 PM Preston v Waverley Preston City Oval 60 - 58
SUN 09/07/1961 2:10 PM Prahran v Brighton Toorak Park 87 - 35

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 11 -0- 2 44 164.0% 1,187 724
Dandenong 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 145.0% 1,289 889
Preston 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 144.1% 1,225 850
Camberwell 4th 8 -0- 5 32 101.7% 1,118 1,099
Prahran 5th 8 -0- 5 32 100.6% 953 947
Waverley 6th 5 -0- 8 20 98.2% 1,095 1,115
Sunshine 7th 3 -0- 10 12 93.2% 1,085 1,164
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 13 0 34.5% 612 1,776

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1961 2:10 PM Brighton v Sunshine Elsternwick Park 37 - 182
SAT 15/07/1961 2:10 PM Dandenong v Waverley Dandenong Showgrounds 118 - 86
SAT 15/07/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Preston Northcote Park 61 - 44
SAT 15/07/1961 2:10 PM Prahran v Camberwell Toorak Park 97 - 79

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 12 -0- 2 48 162.5% 1,248 768
Dandenong 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 144.3% 1,407 975
Prahran 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 102.3% 1,050 1,026
Preston 4th 8 -0- 6 32 139.3% 1,269 911
Camberwell 5th 8 -0- 6 32 100.1% 1,197 1,196
Waverley 6th 5 -0- 9 20 95.8% 1,181 1,233
Sunshine 7th 4 -0- 10 16 105.5% 1,267 1,201
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 14 0 33.1% 649 1,958

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1961 2:10 PM Camberwell v Northcote Camberwell Sports Ground 81 - 96
SAT 22/07/1961 2:10 PM Preston v Brighton Preston City Oval 163 - 8
SAT 22/07/1961 2:10 PM Sunshine v Dandenong Selwyn Park 68 - 83
SAT 22/07/1961 2:10 PM Waverley v Prahran Central Reserve 92 - 85

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 13 -0- 2 52 158.3% 1,344 849
Dandenong 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 142.9% 1,490 1,043
Preston 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 155.8% 1,432 919
Prahran 4th 9 -0- 6 36 101.5% 1,135 1,118
Camberwell 5th 8 -0- 7 32 98.9% 1,278 1,292
Waverley 6th 6 -0- 9 24 96.6% 1,273 1,318
Sunshine 7th 4 -0- 11 16 104.0% 1,335 1,284
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 15 0 31.0% 657 2,121

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/07/1961 2:10 PM Brighton v Camberwell Elsternwick Park 33 - 197
SAT 29/07/1961 2:10 PM Dandenong v Preston Dandenong Showgrounds 120 - 99
SAT 29/07/1961 2:10 PM Sunshine v Prahran Selwyn Park 98 - 96
SUN 30/07/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Waverley Northcote Park 102 - 83

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 14 -0- 2 56 155.2% 1,446 932
Dandenong 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 141.0% 1,610 1,142
Preston 3rd 9 -0- 7 36 147.4% 1,531 1,039
Camberwell 4th 9 -0- 7 36 111.3% 1,475 1,325
Prahran 5th 9 -0- 7 36 101.2% 1,231 1,216
Waverley 6th 6 -0- 10 24 95.5% 1,356 1,420
Sunshine 7th 5 -0- 11 20 103.8% 1,433 1,380
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 16 0 29.8% 690 2,318

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1961 2:10 PM Camberwell v Preston Camberwell Sports Ground 82 - 86
SAT 05/08/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Brighton Northcote Park 178 - 8
SAT 05/08/1961 2:10 PM Waverley v Sunshine Central Reserve 122 - 76
SUN 06/08/1961 2:10 PM Prahran v Dandenong Toorak Park 83 - 95

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 15 -0- 2 60 172.8% 1,624 940
Dandenong 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 139.2% 1,705 1,225
Preston 3rd 10 -0- 7 40 144.2% 1,617 1,121
Camberwell 4th 9 -0- 8 36 110.3% 1,557 1,411
Prahran 5th 9 -0- 8 36 100.2% 1,314 1,311
Waverley 6th 7 -0- 10 28 98.8% 1,478 1,496
Sunshine 7th 5 -0- 12 20 100.5% 1,509 1,502
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 17 0 28.0% 698 2,496

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1961 2:10 PM Dandenong v Camberwell Dandenong Showgrounds 119 - 109
SAT 12/08/1961 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 111 - 72
SAT 12/08/1961 2:10 PM Sunshine v Northcote Selwyn Park 45 - 104
SAT 12/08/1961 2:10 PM Waverley v Brighton Elsternwick Park 125 - 63

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Northcote 1st 16 -0- 2 64 175.4% 1,728 985
Dandenong 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 136.7% 1,824 1,334
Preston 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 144.8% 1,728 1,193
Camberwell 4th 9 -0- 9 36 108.9% 1,666 1,530
Prahran 5th 9 -0- 9 36 97.5% 1,386 1,422
Waverley 6th 8 -0- 10 32 102.8% 1,603 1,559
Sunshine 7th 5 -0- 13 20 96.8% 1,554 1,606
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 18 0 29.0% 761 2,621

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Northcote 1st 16 -0- 2 64 175.4% 1,728 985 245 258 135 175
Dandenong 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 136.7% 1,824 1,334 255 294 187 212
Preston 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 144.8% 1,728 1,193 239 294 173 155
Camberwell 4th 9 -0- 9 36 108.9% 1,666 1,530 243 208 214 246
Prahran 5th 9 -0- 9 36 97.5% 1,386 1,422 194 222 198 234
Waverley 6th 8 -0- 10 32 102.8% 1,603 1,559 231 217 215 269
Sunshine 7th 5 -0- 13 20 96.8% 1,554 1,606 220 234 232 214
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 18 0 29.0% 761 2,621 104 137 377 359

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/08/1961 2:10 PM Preston v Camberwell Toorak Park 57 - 114
SUN 27/08/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Dandenong Toorak Park 85 - 61

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Northcote 1st
Dandenong 2nd
Camberwell 3rd
Preston 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 03/09/1961 2:10 PM Dandenong v Camberwell Toorak Park 123 - 112

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Northcote 1st
Dandenong 2nd
Camberwell 3rd
Preston 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 10/09/1961 2:10 PM Northcote v Dandenong Toorak Park 87 - 72

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Northcote 1st
Dandenong 2nd
Camberwell 3rd
Preston 4th