1961 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results for St Kilda for the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. St Kilda were defeated by Footscray in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
St Kilda
Club:
St Kilda
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 117.1)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annand, Bud | #20 | 17 | 0 | R01, R04-18, SF |
| Apted, Roy | #9 | 12 | 1 | R01-03, R07, R10, R12-17, SF |
| Coady, Bill | #29 | 18 | 4 | R02-18, SF |
| Dodd, Paul | #6 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Fox, Lindsay | #33 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Garlick, Leo | #43 | 17 | 4 | R01-14, R17-18, SF |
| Guy, Eric | #19 | 19 | 0 | R01-18, SF |
| Guyatt, Jim | #27 | 18 | 3 | R01-17, SF |
| Hay, Bob | #4 | 5 | 0 | R05-07, R11, R13 |
| Head, Rodger | #1 | 5 | 1 | R02, R11, R15-17 |
| Hodgkin, Frank | #14 | 18 | 16 | R01-08, R10-18, SF |
| Holmes, Gary | #22 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Howell, Verdun | #16 | 18 | 0 | R01-04, R06-18, SF |
| Lee, Graeme | #35 | 4 | 3 | R03-05, R11 |
| McCarthy, Brian | #21 | 13 | 3 | R01, R03-10, R16-18, SF |
| McHugh, Ray | #41 | 13 | 0 | R02-03, R05-06, R09-13, R15, R17-18, SF |
| McMillan, John | #2 | 14 | 3 | R01-04, R08-09, R12-18, SF |
| Morrow, Alan | #8 | 17 | 18 | R01, R04-18, SF |
| O'Brien, Jim | #28 | 15 | 18 | R01-15 |
| Oswald, Lance | #24 | 18 | 18 | R01-12, R14-18, SF |
| Prescott, David | #12 | 6 | 5 | R13-18 |
| Roberts, Kevin | #23 | 17 | 18 | R01-06, R08-16, R18, SF |
| Roberts, Neil | #10 | 18 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18, SF |
| Rowland, Ian | #26 | 19 | 26 | R01-18, SF |
| Smith, Ross | #3 | 16 | 9 | R02-09, R12-18, SF |
| Stephenson, Bill | #11 | 14 | 24 | R01-14 |
| Synman, Ian | #39 | 16 | 0 | R02-05, R07-10, R12-18, SF |
| Walsh, Brian | #7 | 19 | 0 | R01-18, SF |
| Walton, Ray | #18 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Young, Bill | #15 | 10 | 24 | R02, R06-11, R16, R18, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeans, Allan | 19 | 11 | -0- | 8 | R01-18, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 10 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 16 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | STKL by 33 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 3 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 1 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 27/05/1961 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | STKL by 19 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 14 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 10/06/1961 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 64 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | STKL by 22 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 32 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 22/07/1961 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | STKL by 48 | Allan Jeans | unknown |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 5 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 11 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | STKL by 83 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 29 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 5 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |
| 02/09/1961 | Semi Final | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | Allan Jeans | Neil Roberts |