1961 VFL Season: Footscray

These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating St Kilda in the first semi final and defeating Melbourne in the preliminary final, Footscray were defeated by Hawthorn in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1961 VFL Season
Team: Footscray
Club: Western Bulldogs
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