1961 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1961 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.