1961 VFL Season: North Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 4-1-13, P%: 79.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylett, Allen | #17 | 17 | 18 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Beer, Adrian | #45 | 4 | 0 | R08-11 |
| Cahill, Brian | #1 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Carey, Tom | #38 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Carr, Alan | #30 | 10 | 1 | R01-02, R05, R08-10, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Cheatley, Barry | #19 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Cowen, Derek | #4 | 8 | 0 | R02, R06-12 |
| Dalgleish, John | #10 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R04 |
| Darby, Mike | #48 | 5 | 0 | R13-15, R17-18 |
| Dean, Ken | #9 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R06-11, R13-18 |
| Dow, Peter | #33 | 7 | 1 | R01-07 |
| Dugdale, John | #6 | 17 | 47 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Dwyer, Laurie | #27 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Eastmure, Gerald | #14 | 15 | 13 | R01-03, R05-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Fyffe, Ken | #18 | 3 | 0 | R01, R04, R10 |
| Gaudion, Michael | #29 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| Goode, Frank | #15 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Hancock, Bob | #20 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Hollands, Keith | #13 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Hughes, Ian | #18 | 7 | 6 | R07-10, R12-13, R15 |
| Jenkins, John | #5 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| Kelly, Barry | #37 | 2 | 0 | R03, R07 |
| Mantello, Albert | #7 | 5 | 1 | R01, R15-18 |
| McGregor, Ian | #1 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Meehan, Dave | #1 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| O'Brien, Jock | #36 | 7 | 0 | R02-03, R05-09 |
| Palmer, Don | #8 | 3 | 0 | R06-07, R12 |
| Perry, Adrian | #54 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Pickering, Michael | #3 | 3 | 1 | R04-06 |
| Poole, Robin | #31 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06, R10 |
| Railton, Dennis | #23 | 14 | 1 | R01-03, R06-09, R12-18 |
| Robertson, Keith | #11 | 17 | 1 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Robinson, Fred | #22 | 10 | 1 | R01-06, R10-13 |
| Rowe, Paul | #24 | 9 | 0 | R03-04, R11-17 |
| Ryan, Graham | #35 | 17 | 1 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Saunders, Graeme | #10 | 7 | 0 | R11-17 |
| Snell, Ken | #21 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
| Teasdale, Noel | #2 | 16 | 15 | R01-12, R14, R16-18 |
| Turner, Brian | #34 | 12 | 0 | R03, R06-09, R11-16, R18 |
| Waddington, John | #32 | 10 | 5 | R05-06, R11-18 |
| Ward, Rod | #26 | 11 | 10 | R08-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Wally | 18 | 4 | -1- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 9 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 45 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 26 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 30 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 26 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 20/05/1961 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 18 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 14 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 10/06/1961 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 6 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 49 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 18 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 35 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 15/07/1961 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 53 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 2 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 12 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 5 | Wally Carter | Allen Aylett |