1961 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1961 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-1-7, P%: 116.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrahams, Owen | #16 | 16 | 32 | R01-02, R04-12, R14-18 |
| Aston, Ian | #6 | 15 | 9 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-14, R16-18 |
| Barclay, Brian | #31 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Bond, Colin | #40 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Bromage, Keith | #37 | 11 | 18 | R01-02, R04-06, R13-18 |
| Campbell, Graham | #20 | 18 | 20 | R01-18 |
| Carmody, John | #21 | 6 | 8 | R03-05, R15, R17-18 |
| Clark, Wally | #7 | 14 | 15 | R01-03, R06-09, R12-18 |
| Clements, Bryan | #28 | 2 | 0 | R06, R10 |
| Crow, Russell | #32 | 18 | 25 | R01-18 |
| Duncan, Stewart | #18 | 5 | 4 | R02-03, R14-16 |
| Eastman, Wayne | #42 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 17 | 1 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Harvey, Ron | #19 | 17 | 3 | R01, R03-18 |
| Hayes, John | #15 | 13 | 4 | R02-05, R07-15 |
| Henderson, Bob | #23 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Hughson, Les | #8 | 7 | 0 | R04, R13-18 |
| Jones, Ken | #17 | 6 | 0 | R01, R05-09 |
| Lynch, Allen | #11 | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R18 |
| MacKenzie, Graeme | #29 | 16 | 0 | R01-12, R14-17 |
| McMaster-Smith, Bruce | #24 | 3 | 0 | R02-03, R07 |
| Murray, Kevin | #2 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Pert, Brian | #3 | 13 | 1 | R01-05, R08-13, R15, R18 |
| Pigot, Barrie | #25 | 11 | 3 | R01, R05-13, R16 |
| Powell, Ian | #4 | 7 | 0 | R04, R06, R08, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Powell, John | #30 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Russell, Les | #26 | 4 | 0 | R01, R11-13 |
| Slocum, Ray | #27 | 16 | 4 | R01-03, R06-18 |
| Stevens, Bill | #10 | 2 | 0 | R09, R13 |
| Sykes, David | #36 | 1 | 2 | R03 |
| Vernon, Rod | #9 | 18 | 16 | R01-18 |
| Webb, Keith | #12 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Wicks, Brian | #39 | 4 | 0 | R10-11, R16-17 |
| Wiegard, Keith | #5 | 3 | 0 | R03, R07, R10 |
| Wright, Kevin | #13 | 16 | 30 | R02, R04-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Len | 17 | 9 | -1- | 7 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Edwards, Arthur | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R13 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 29 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 5 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 26 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 13 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 61 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 20/05/1961 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 18 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 67 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 10/06/1961 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 20 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 4 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 7 | Len Smith | unknown |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 22/07/1961 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 9 | Arthur Edwards | Alan Gale |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 5 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 12 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 103 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
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.