1961 VFL Season: Geelong
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-1-7, P%: 100.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, John | #21 | 7 | 0 | R02-04, R10-12, R15 |
| Callan, Terry | #7 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Devine, John | #9 | 11 | 1 | R01-02, R06-08, R13-18 |
| Fox, John | #24 | 4 | 1 | R13-16 |
| Goggin, Bill | #35 | 16 | 28 | R01-05, R08-18 |
| Goggin, Matt | #1 | 17 | 0 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Goodland, Ken | #22 | 13 | 0 | R01, R05-14, R16, R18 |
| Hamer, Garry | #18 | 8 | 4 | R01-03, R05-06, R12, R17-18 |
| Helmer, John | #10 | 14 | 4 | R01-04, R07-15, R18 |
| Long, Doug | #5 | 11 | 3 | R01-04, R07-09, R15-18 |
| Lord, Alistair | #4 | 17 | 12 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| Lord, Stewart | #6 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Lowe, Brian | #25 | 11 | 0 | R07-08, R10-18 |
| Major, Greg | #19 | 6 | 0 | R04-05, R07, R09-11 |
| Mather, Dale | #12 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| McGrath, George | #33 | 14 | 0 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-09, R12-18 |
| Miller, Bill | #37 | 14 | 0 | R05-18 |
| Nicholls, Eric | #2 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Norman, Bob | #16 | 11 | 10 | R05-11, R14-15, R17-18 |
| O'Donnell, Graeme | #14 | 2 | 0 | R11, R17 |
| O'Neill, John | #17 | 14 | 0 | R03, R05-14, R16-18 |
| Peake, Bruce | #30 | 5 | 4 | R02-03, R13-15 |
| Polinelli, Tony | #36 | 8 | 11 | R06-13 |
| Pomeroy, Frank | #26 | 4 | 2 | R01, R04-06 |
| Rice, Colin | #15 | 17 | 16 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Stephens, Darryl | #38 | 2 | 1 | R04-05 |
| Sutherland, Neil | #32 | 2 | 1 | R06, R17 |
| Tate, Terry | #39 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Vinar, Paul | #8 | 17 | 10 | R01-16, R18 |
| Wade, Doug | #23 | 16 | 51 | R01-12, R15-18 |
| Walker, Peter | #34 | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R09 |
| West, Roy | #31 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Wooller, Fred | #3 | 14 | 10 | R01-05, R10-18 |
| Yeates, John | #40 | 15 | 18 | R01-04, R06-14, R16-17 |
| Zanoni, Denis | #11 | 5 | 0 | R04-06, R14, R16 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Bob | 18 | 10 | -1- | 7 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 39 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 4 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 33 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 82 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 65 | Bob Davis | unknown |
| 20/05/1961 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 44 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 53 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 10/06/1961 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 9 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 7 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 40 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 17 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 22/07/1961 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 15 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 5 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 38 | Bob Davis | unknown |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 2 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 31 | Bob Davis | John Yeates |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 21 | Bob Davis | unknown |