1961 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 9-1-8, P%: 109.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jack Clarke
Vice-Captain:
Geoff Leek
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beissel, Graeme | #18 | 8 | 0 | R10-16, R18 |
| Birt, Johnny | #11 | 17 | 31 | R01-17 |
| Blew, Russell | #14 | 16 | 3 | R01-16 |
| Capuano, Barry | #12 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 12 | 14 | R01-11, R18 |
| Davis, Barry | #32 | 17 | 14 | R02-18 |
| Doran, Paul | #36 | 13 | 20 | R01, R05-06, R08-10, R12-18 |
| Dunlop, Bob | #3 | 8 | 8 | R01-08 |
| Epis, Alec | #28 | 13 | 0 | R01, R04-07, R11-18 |
| Evans, Ron | #8 | 10 | 21 | R01-04, R06-07, R13, R16-18 |
| Fordham, Ted | #20 | 10 | 3 | R01-03, R07-13 |
| Forge, Ken | #22 | 7 | 0 | R02-03, R05, R07-09, R11 |
| Fraser, Ken | #23 | 18 | 14 | R01-18 |
| Gosper, Geoff | #6 | 5 | 1 | R07-08, R15, R17-18 |
| Hebbard, Col | #4 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| King, Alf | #26 | 5 | 5 | R02-03, R12-14 |
| Leek, Geoff | #30 | 17 | 1 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Leydin, Graham | #16 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| McKenzie, Don | #24 | 14 | 3 | R04, R06-18 |
| Mitchell, Hugh | #31 | 17 | 33 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Moloney, George | #17 | 10 | 10 | R03-11, R16 |
| Murdoch, Alby | #15 | 10 | 5 | R04, R09-10, R12-18 |
| Peucker, Ken | #29 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Rodgers, Terry | #2 | 5 | 3 | R14-18 |
| Sampson, Brian | #34 | 11 | 0 | R01-07, R09-10, R12-13 |
| Sewell, Greg | #9 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Shaw, David | #5 | 15 | 1 | R01-06, R08-12, R14-17 |
| Shelton, Ian | #10 | 15 | 1 | R01-06, R08-13, R16-18 |
| Somerville, John | #19 | 10 | 8 | R01-02, R05, R11, R13-18 |
| Timms, Ken | #25 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Welsh, John | #41 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman, John | 18 | 9 | -1- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 16 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 25/04/1961 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 25 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 82 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 1 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 20/05/1961 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 79 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 61 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 10/06/1961 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 20 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 35 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 18 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 35 | John Coleman | Geoff Leek |
| 22/07/1961 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 48 | John Coleman | Geoff Leek |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 9 | John Coleman | Geoff Leek |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 38 | John Coleman | Geoff Leek |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | John Coleman | unknown |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 29 | John Coleman | Geoff Leek |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | DRAW | drawn | John Coleman | Jack Clarke |