1961 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1961 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.