1961 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1961 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating St Kilda in a semi final and defeating Melbourne in the preliminary final, Footscray were defeated by Hawthorn in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 109.7)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter, Ray | #18 | 11 | 12 | R01-10, R13 |
| Beamish, Keith | #6 | 20 | 15 | R02-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Bradbury, John | #19 | 9 | 0 | R01-09 |
| Bryant, Ian | #37 | 18 | 2 | R01-05, R08-14, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Devery, Terry | #2 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Dowling, Bernie | #7 | 3 | 1 | R04-06 |
| Duff, Ken | #16 | 15 | 9 | R07-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Elliott, Trevor | #1 | 11 | 0 | R01-10, R15 |
| Evans, Charlie | #28 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Gardiner, Alex | #12 | 16 | 1 | R01-07, R09-12, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Graham, Max | #34 | 6 | 7 | R01-03, R14-16 |
| Gutterson, Jim | #32 | 5 | 0 | R07-11 |
| Hobbs, Merv | #2 | 14 | 30 | R08-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hoiles, John | #23 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Ion, Barry | #38 | 6 | 1 | R04, R07, R12-13, PF, GF |
| Ion, Graham | #17 | 21 | 27 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Jillard, John | #25 | 12 | 0 | R01, R04, R06-07, R13-14, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Kent, Reg | #10 | 4 | 3 | R01-03, R05 |
| Lee, Bernie | #29 | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R09-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Madigan, Owen | #36 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| McDonald, Cameron | #9 | 13 | 5 | R01-06, R08, R10, R13, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| McKellar, Barney | #30 | 19 | 10 | R02-03, R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Quarrell, John | #15 | 9 | 7 | R01-02, R04-06, R08, SF, PF, GF |
| Schultz, John | #14 | 20 | 1 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Slattery, Jack | #24 | 13 | 25 | R08-09, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Smith, Barry | #31 | 18 | 7 | R01-13, R15-18, SF |
| Spargo, Bob | #8 | 16 | 5 | R03-07, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Stewart, Charlie | #5 | 20 | 4 | R01-18, PF, GF |
| Taylor, Graeme | #20 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Thornton, Barry | #13 | 10 | 0 | R10-18, SF |
| Walker, Ray | #26 | 10 | 0 | R08-17 |
| Ware, Bob | #4 | 14 | 2 | R02-03, R06, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 20 | 42 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Wood, Peter | #35 | 4 | 0 | R01, R11, R14-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitten, Ted | 20 | 13 | -0- | 7 | R01-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Findlay, Bill | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R13 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 28 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 45 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 2 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 27/05/1961 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 25 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 53 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 12/06/1961 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 12 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 4 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 22 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 15/07/1961 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Bill Findlay | unknown |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 32 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 38 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 55 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 40 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 21 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 02/09/1961 | Semi Final | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 9 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 16/09/1961 | Preliminary Final | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 27 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
| 23/09/1961 | Grand Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 43 | Ted Whitten | Ted Whitten |
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.