1961 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1961 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.