1961 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 125.1)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Charlie | #16 | 3 | 1 | R06-08 |
| Arthur, Graham | #2 | 20 | 16 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Athorne, Wayne | #25 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Browne, Morton | #4 | 18 | 29 | R01-04, R06, R08-18, SF, GF |
| Cabble, Ron | #6 | 5 | 2 | R04-05, R07, R10, R18 |
| Connell, Kevin | #32 | 14 | 16 | R01-10, R13, R17-18, SF |
| Cooper, Graham | #10 | 18 | 1 | R01-03, R06-18, SF, GF |
| Cunningham, Jack | #19 | 7 | 11 | R09, R12-16, GF |
| Edwards, Brendan | #9 | 20 | 8 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Fisher, John | #5 | 18 | 0 | R01-13, R16-18, SF, GF |
| Haslem, Graeme | #18 | 3 | 0 | R01, R12, R15 |
| Hay, Phil | #22 | 18 | 11 | R01-11, R13-17, SF, GF |
| Hay, Sted | #20 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Hill, Malcolm | #11 | 16 | 5 | R02-07, R11-18, SF, GF |
| Joiner, Bill | #17 | 8 | 2 | R01-02, R04-09 |
| Joyce, Alan | #49 | 3 | 1 | R11, R13, R18 |
| Kaine, Les | #1 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Law, Ian | #7 | 20 | 28 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| McArthur, John | #28 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| McMahon, Max | #24 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| McPherson, Cam | #26 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Mort, Ian | #14 | 18 | 14 | R01-12, R14-17, SF, GF |
| Nalder, Ron | #3 | 14 | 7 | R01-06, R12-17, SF, GF |
| Parkin, David | #33 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Peck, John | #23 | 18 | 49 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-18, SF, GF |
| Poole, Reg | #29 | 13 | 0 | R08-18, SF, GF |
| Simmonds, Roy | #27 | 8 | 0 | R02-07, R11, R14 |
| Winneke, John | #12 | 19 | 0 | R01, R03-18, SF, GF |
| Young, Garry | #31 | 19 | 32 | R01-05, R07-18, SF, GF |
| Youren, Colin | #30 | 17 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R08-18, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy, John | 20 | 16 | -0- | 4 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Reg Poole | Les Kaine | Graham Cooper |
| Half-Back: | Sted Hay | John McArthur | Cam McPherson |
| Centre: | Colin Youren | Brendan Edwards | John Fisher |
| Half-Forward: | Ian Mort | Graham Arthur | Morton Browne |
| Forward: | John Peck | Garry Young | Malcolm Hill |
| Follower: | John Winneke | Phil Hay | Ian Law |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 20 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 25 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 32 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 26 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 30 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 1 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 27/05/1961 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 19 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 13 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 12/06/1961 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 12 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 9 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 32 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 54 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 16 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 15/07/1961 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 18 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 7 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 53 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 7 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 29 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 25 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 09/09/1961 | Semi Final | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 7 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |
| 23/09/1961 | Grand Final | Footscray | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 43 | John Kennedy | Graham Arthur |