1961 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 96.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Graeme | #43 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Arch, Bill | #21 | 12 | 3 | R01-11, R17 |
| Barry, Peter | #18 | 15 | 5 | R01-08, R12-18 |
| Benetti, John | #8 | 6 | 1 | R13-18 |
| Brereton, Leo | #6 | 8 | 14 | R01-02, R04-09 |
| Bryant, Barry | #11 | 6 | 3 | R10, R13, R15-18 |
| Buckley, Brian | #4 | 15 | 2 | R03-16, R18 |
| Carroll, Jim | #42 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Carroll, Tom | #22 | 18 | 54 | R01-18 |
| Collins, Ian | #19 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| Collis, Gordon | #17 | 17 | 12 | R02-18 |
| Comben, Bruce | #15 | 14 | 0 | R01-14 |
| Cox, Berkley | #9 | 17 | 3 | R01-16, R18 |
| Cross, Martin | #23 | 18 | 27 | R01-18 |
| Crowe, Bob | #14 | 15 | 1 | R01-03, R06-17 |
| Donaldson, Graham | #13 | 7 | 3 | R02-03, R06-08, R13-14 |
| Ferry, George | #25 | 12 | 0 | R01-07, R11, R15-18 |
| Gilchrist, Graham | #28 | 7 | 2 | R03-04, R08-09, R16-18 |
| Heathcote, John | #37 | 16 | 7 | R01-07, R10-18 |
| Holcombe, Brian | #38 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| James, John | #10 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Kick, Murray | #30 | 4 | 2 | R15-18 |
| Lofts, Wes | #20 | 9 | 1 | R01, R10-12, R14-18 |
| McCulloch, Dave | #3 | 6 | 1 | R01-02, R05, R09-11 |
| Miers, Max | #26 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Nicholls, Don | #12 | 3 | 0 | R01, R03, R12 |
| Nicholls, John | #2 | 16 | 12 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Pavlou, Chris | #35 | 14 | 2 | R01-14 |
| Sankey, Maurice | #16 | 14 | 5 | R01-07, R09-14, R16 |
| Silvagni, Serge | #1 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
| Varlamos, Vasil | #32 | 16 | 0 | R02, R04-18 |
| Williams, Bruce | #7 | 5 | 2 | R08, R12-15 |
| Williams, John | #31 | 10 | 0 | R01, R04-05, R08-09, R12-13, R15, R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hands, Ken | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 10 | Ken Hands | John Nicholls |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 5 | Ken Hands | Graham Donaldson |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | Ken Hands | Graham Donaldson |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 16 | Ken Hands | John Nicholls |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 26 | Ken Hands | John Nicholls |
| 27/05/1961 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CARL by 11 | Ken Hands | Graham Donaldson |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 25 | Ken Hands | Graham Donaldson |
| 12/06/1961 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 40 | Ken Hands | Graham Donaldson |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 35 | Ken Hands | John Nicholls |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 32 | Ken Hands | John Nicholls |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 40 | Ken Hands | John Nicholls |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 32 | Ken Hands | John James |
| 22/07/1961 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 9 | Ken Hands | Graham Donaldson |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 32 | Ken Hands | Graham Donaldson |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 59 | Ken Hands | John Nicholls |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 2 | Ken Hands | John Nicholls |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 16 | Ken Hands | John Nicholls |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 1 | Ken Hands | John Nicholls |