1961 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Kardinia Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
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 |