1961 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results of St Kilda for the 1961 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. St Kilda were defeated by Footscray in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.