1961 VFLR Season
This page displays the results for the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).
It featured eighteen rounds. The Collingwood Reserves were the minor premiers.
The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. The St Kilda Reserves were the premiers.
Premiership Details
Name:
1961 Victorian Football League Reserves Season
Known As:
1961 VFLR Season
Teams:
12
Rounds:
18
Finals System:
Page-McIntyre System
Matches:
113
Team Details
| Team | Home Ground | Coach (Appointed) | Coach (Caretaker) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton (R) | Princes Park | Jack Carney | |
| Collingwood (R) | Victoria Park | Neil Mann | |
| Essendon (R) | Windy Hill | ||
| Fitzroy (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | ||
| Footscray (R) | Western Oval | ||
| Geelong (R) | Kardinia Park | ||
| Hawthorn (R) | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| Melbourne (R) | MCG | Roy McKay | |
| North Melbourne (R) | Arden Street Oval | ||
| Richmond (R) | Punt Road Oval | Dick Harris | |
| South Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | ||
| St Kilda (R) | Junction Oval |
Premiership Results
Premiers:
St Kilda Reserves
Runners-Up:
Geelong Reserves
Minor Premiers:
Collingwood Reserves
Team Results
Minor Premiership Results
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 3 | 60 | 159.6% | 1,588 | 995 | 221 | 262 | 132 | 203 |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | 13 | -0- | 5 | 52 | 128.6% | 1,307 | 1,016 | 185 | 197 | 138 | 188 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 12 | -0- | 6 | 48 | 127.0% | 1,284 | 1,011 | 173 | 246 | 140 | 171 |
| St Kilda (R) | 4th | 11 | -2- | 5 | 48 | 114.3% | 1,257 | 1,100 | 171 | 231 | 153 | 182 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | 11 | -1- | 6 | 46 | 108.8% | 1,283 | 1,179 | 174 | 239 | 165 | 189 |
| Melbourne (R) | 6th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 115.7% | 1,342 | 1,160 | 189 | 208 | 159 | 206 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 83.2% | 1,113 | 1,338 | 154 | 189 | 181 | 252 |
| Richmond (R) | 8th | 6 | -1- | 11 | 26 | 71.6% | 949 | 1,325 | 128 | 181 | 182 | 233 |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 89.8% | 1,253 | 1,395 | 174 | 209 | 192 | 243 |
| Carlton (R) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 86.7% | 1,222 | 1,409 | 167 | 220 | 195 | 239 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 14 | 16 | 78.6% | 1,153 | 1,467 | 157 | 211 | 204 | 243 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 4 | -0- | 14 | 16 | 74.5% | 1,039 | 1,395 | 140 | 199 | 192 | 243 |
Overall Premiership Results
| Team | Position (Outcome) | |
|---|---|---|
| St Kilda (R) | 1st | Premiers |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | Runners-Up |
| Collingwood (R) | 3rd | Defeated by St Kilda (R) (Preliminary Final) |
| Footscray (R) | 4th | Defeated by St Kilda (R) (Semi Final) |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Melbourne (R) | 6th | Did not qualify for finals |
| North Melbourne (R) | 7th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Richmond (R) | 8th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Carlton (R) | 10th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | Did not qualify for finals |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | Did not qualify for finals |
Premiership Fixture
Regular Season
Round 1
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 15/04/1961 | Fitzroy (R) v Melbourne (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 56 | - | 84 | ||
| SAT | 15/04/1961 | Geelong (R) v Collingwood (R) | Kardinia Park | 48 | - | 64 | ||
| SAT | 15/04/1961 | Hawthorn (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 96 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 15/04/1961 | North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | Arden Street Oval | 41 | - | 52 | ||
| SAT | 15/04/1961 | Richmond (R) v Footscray (R) | Punt Road Oval | 49 | - | 88 | ||
| SAT | 15/04/1961 | St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) | Junction Oval | 77 | - | 37 | ||
Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda (R) | 1st | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 208.1% | 77 | 37 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 179.6% | 88 | 49 |
| Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 150.0% | 84 | 56 |
| Collingwood (R) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 133.3% | 64 | 48 |
| Essendon (R) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 126.8% | 52 | 41 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 126.3% | 96 | 76 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 79.2% | 76 | 96 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 8th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 78.8% | 41 | 52 |
| Geelong (R) | 9th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 75.0% | 48 | 64 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 10th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 66.7% | 56 | 84 |
| Richmond (R) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 55.7% | 49 | 88 |
| Carlton (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 48.1% | 37 | 77 |
Round 2
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 22/04/1961 | Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Princes Park | 62 | - | 109 | ||
| SAT | 22/04/1961 | Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) | Victoria Park | 92 | - | 38 | ||
| SAT | 22/04/1961 | Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) | Windy Hill | 50 | - | 67 | ||
| SAT | 22/04/1961 | Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Western Oval | 81 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 22/04/1961 | Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) | MCG | 94 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 22/04/1961 | South Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | Lakeside Oval | 60 | - | 46 | ||
Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 181.4% | 156 | 86 |
| Footscray (R) | 2nd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 172.4% | 169 | 98 |
| Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 169.5% | 178 | 105 |
| St Kilda (R) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 0 | 8 | 165.5% | 144 | 87 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 113.0% | 165 | 146 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 95.8% | 136 | 142 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 94.4% | 102 | 108 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 85.3% | 145 | 170 |
| Geelong (R) | 9th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 75.8% | 94 | 124 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 10th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 67.7% | 90 | 133 |
| Carlton (R) | 11th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 53.2% | 99 | 186 |
| Richmond (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 48.3% | 87 | 180 |
Round 3
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 29/04/1961 | Carlton (R) v Footscray (R) | Princes Park | 76 | - | 69 | ||
| SAT | 29/04/1961 | Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Victoria Park | 111 | - | 34 | ||
| SAT | 29/04/1961 | Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) | Windy Hill | 51 | - | 96 | ||
| SAT | 29/04/1961 | Hawthorn (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 76 | - | 90 | ||
| SAT | 29/04/1961 | Richmond (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Punt Road Oval | 80 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 29/04/1961 | St Kilda (R) v Geelong (R) | Junction Oval | 68 | - | 112 | ||
Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 3 | -0- | 0 | 12 | 222.5% | 267 | 120 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 3 | -0- | 0 | 12 | 175.6% | 274 | 156 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 136.8% | 238 | 174 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 114.9% | 255 | 222 |
| St Kilda (R) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 106.5% | 212 | 199 |
| Geelong (R) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 107.3% | 206 | 192 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 89.2% | 198 | 222 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 85.0% | 221 | 260 |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 75.0% | 153 | 204 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 69.0% | 167 | 242 |
| Carlton (R) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 68.6% | 175 | 255 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 0 | -0- | 3 | 0 | 50.8% | 124 | 244 |
Round 4
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 06/05/1961 | Fitzroy (R) v Richmond (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 45 | - | 68 | ||
| SAT | 06/05/1961 | Footscray (R) v Collingwood (R) | Western Oval | 46 | - | 65 | ||
| SAT | 06/05/1961 | Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) | Kardinia Park | 68 | - | 72 | ||
| SAT | 06/05/1961 | Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) | MCG | 60 | - | 79 | ||
| SAT | 06/05/1961 | North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Arden Street Oval | 66 | - | 63 | ||
| SAT | 06/05/1961 | South Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | Lakeside Oval | 47 | - | 62 | ||
Round 4 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 4 | -0- | 0 | 16 | 200.0% | 332 | 166 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 142.1% | 334 | 235 |
| St Kilda (R) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 12 | 112.4% | 291 | 259 |
| Footscray (R) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 118.8% | 284 | 239 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 103.4% | 300 | 290 |
| Essendon (R) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 82.7% | 225 | 272 |
| Richmond (R) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 81.9% | 235 | 287 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 78.5% | 237 | 302 |
| Geelong (R) | 9th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 103.8% | 274 | 264 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 10th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 87.1% | 284 | 326 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 11th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 86.3% | 245 | 284 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 61.9% | 190 | 307 |
Round 5
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 13/05/1961 | Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Victoria Park | 74 | - | 73 | ||
| SAT | 13/05/1961 | Geelong (R) v Melbourne (R) | Kardinia Park | 65 | - | 47 | ||
| SAT | 13/05/1961 | Hawthorn (R) v Essendon (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 92 | - | 90 | ||
| SAT | 13/05/1961 | North Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | Arden Street Oval | 79 | - | 65 | ||
| SAT | 13/05/1961 | Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) | Punt Road Oval | 62 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 13/05/1961 | South Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | Lakeside Oval | 55 | - | 47 | ||
Round 5 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 5 | -0- | 0 | 20 | 169.9% | 406 | 239 |
| St Kilda (R) | 2nd | 3 | -1- | 1 | 14 | 110.0% | 353 | 321 |
| Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 2 | 12 | 127.0% | 381 | 300 |
| Richmond (R) | 4th | 2 | -1- | 2 | 10 | 85.1% | 297 | 349 |
| Footscray (R) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 112.6% | 331 | 294 |
| Geelong (R) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 109.0% | 339 | 311 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 102.5% | 373 | 364 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 8th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 90.6% | 300 | 331 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 90.4% | 376 | 416 |
| Essendon (R) | 10th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 86.5% | 315 | 364 |
| Carlton (R) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 79.3% | 302 | 381 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 72.3% | 269 | 372 |
Round 6
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 20/05/1961 | Essendon (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Windy Hill | 98 | - | 42 | ||
| SAT | 20/05/1961 | Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 50 | - | 91 | ||
| SAT | 20/05/1961 | Richmond (R) v Geelong (R) | Punt Road Oval | 21 | - | 86 | ||
| SAT | 27/05/1961 | Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) | Princes Park | 71 | - | 84 | ||
| SAT | 27/05/1961 | Footscray (R) v Melbourne (R) | Western Oval | 71 | - | 53 | ||
| SAT | 27/05/1961 | St Kilda (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Junction Oval | 52 | - | 52 | ||
Round 6 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 6 | -0- | 0 | 24 | 158.1% | 490 | 310 |
| St Kilda (R) | 2nd | 3 | -2- | 1 | 16 | 108.6% | 405 | 373 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 128.0% | 425 | 332 |
| Melbourne (R) | 4th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 117.0% | 434 | 371 |
| Footscray (R) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 115.9% | 402 | 347 |
| Essendon (R) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 101.7% | 413 | 406 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 85.3% | 360 | 422 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 8th | 2 | -1- | 3 | 10 | 91.5% | 428 | 468 |
| Richmond (R) | 9th | 2 | -1- | 3 | 10 | 73.1% | 318 | 435 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 10th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 93.0% | 423 | 455 |
| Carlton (R) | 11th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 80.2% | 373 | 465 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 8 | 79.7% | 342 | 429 |
Round 7
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 03/06/1961 | Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) | Victoria Park | 111 | - | 40 | ||
| SAT | 03/06/1961 | Geelong (R) v Footscray (R) | Kardinia Park | 66 | - | 54 | ||
| SAT | 03/06/1961 | Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 85 | - | 72 | ||
| SAT | 03/06/1961 | Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) | MCG | 86 | - | 104 | ||
| SAT | 03/06/1961 | North Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) | Arden Street Oval | 74 | - | 71 | ||
| SAT | 03/06/1961 | South Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Lakeside Oval | 65 | - | 56 | ||
Round 7 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 7 | -0- | 0 | 28 | 171.7% | 601 | 350 |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 127.2% | 491 | 386 |
| St Kilda (R) | 3rd | 3 | -2- | 2 | 16 | 106.5% | 476 | 447 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 88.0% | 434 | 493 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | 3 | -1- | 3 | 14 | 95.0% | 513 | 540 |
| Footscray (R) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 110.4% | 456 | 413 |
| Melbourne (R) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 109.5% | 520 | 475 |
| Essendon (R) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 87.6% | 453 | 517 |
| Carlton (R) | 9th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 86.6% | 477 | 551 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 83.9% | 407 | 485 |
| Richmond (R) | 11th | 2 | -1- | 4 | 10 | 75.0% | 390 | 520 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 12th | 2 | -0- | 5 | 8 | 92.1% | 479 | 520 |
Round 8
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 10/06/1961 | Fitzroy (R) v Essendon (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 96 | - | 93 | ||
| SAT | 10/06/1961 | North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | Arden Street Oval | 57 | - | 75 | ||
| SAT | 10/06/1961 | St Kilda (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Junction Oval | 45 | - | 38 | ||
| MON | 12/06/1961 | Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) | Princes Park | 36 | - | 64 | ||
| MON | 12/06/1961 | Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Western Oval | 100 | - | 54 | ||
| MON | 12/06/1961 | Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | MCG | 82 | - | 80 | ||
Round 8 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 7 | -0- | 1 | 28 | 157.6% | 681 | 432 |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | 5 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 127.8% | 566 | 443 |
| St Kilda (R) | 3rd | 4 | -2- | 2 | 20 | 107.4% | 521 | 485 |
| Footscray (R) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 119.1% | 556 | 467 |
| Melbourne (R) | 5th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 108.5% | 602 | 555 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 4 | 16 | 86.4% | 491 | 568 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 7th | 3 | -1- | 4 | 14 | 88.6% | 567 | 640 |
| Richmond (R) | 8th | 3 | -1- | 4 | 14 | 81.7% | 454 | 556 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 9th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 93.8% | 575 | 613 |
| Essendon (R) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 89.1% | 546 | 613 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 84.0% | 445 | 530 |
| Carlton (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 83.4% | 513 | 615 |
Round 9
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 17/06/1961 | Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) | Victoria Park | 94 | - | 63 | ||
| SAT | 17/06/1961 | Essendon (R) v Carlton (R) | Windy Hill | 74 | - | 90 | ||
| SAT | 17/06/1961 | Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Western Oval | 86 | - | 48 | ||
| SAT | 17/06/1961 | Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Kardinia Park | 72 | - | 50 | ||
| SAT | 17/06/1961 | Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Punt Road Oval | 63 | - | 60 | ||
| SAT | 17/06/1961 | South Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | 57 | - | 85 | ||
Round 9 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 8 | -0- | 1 | 32 | 156.6% | 775 | 495 |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | 6 | -0- | 3 | 24 | 129.4% | 638 | 493 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 124.7% | 642 | 515 |
| Melbourne (R) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 20 | 112.3% | 687 | 612 |
| St Kilda (R) | 5th | 4 | -2- | 3 | 20 | 100.9% | 584 | 579 |
| Richmond (R) | 6th | 4 | -1- | 4 | 18 | 83.9% | 517 | 616 |
| Carlton (R) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 87.5% | 603 | 689 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 87.3% | 551 | 631 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 9th | 3 | -1- | 5 | 14 | 86.7% | 617 | 712 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 10th | 3 | -0- | 6 | 12 | 89.1% | 623 | 699 |
| Essendon (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 6 | 12 | 88.2% | 620 | 703 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 6 | 12 | 81.6% | 502 | 615 |
Round 10
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 24/06/1961 | Collingwood (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Victoria Park | 123 | - | 52 | ||
| SAT | 24/06/1961 | Geelong (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Kardinia Park | 81 | - | 69 | ||
| SAT | 24/06/1961 | Hawthorn (R) v Carlton (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 80 | - | 68 | ||
| SAT | 24/06/1961 | North Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) | Arden Street Oval | 43 | - | 90 | ||
| SAT | 24/06/1961 | Richmond (R) v Essendon (R) | Punt Road Oval | 63 | - | 95 | ||
| SAT | 24/06/1961 | St Kilda (R) v Footscray (R) | Junction Oval | 64 | - | 60 | ||
Round 10 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 9 | -0- | 1 | 36 | 164.2% | 898 | 547 |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 3 | 28 | 127.9% | 719 | 562 |
| Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 6 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 118.6% | 777 | 655 |
| St Kilda (R) | 4th | 5 | -2- | 3 | 24 | 101.4% | 648 | 639 |
| Footscray (R) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 20 | 121.2% | 702 | 579 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 4 | -1- | 5 | 18 | 89.4% | 697 | 780 |
| Richmond (R) | 7th | 4 | -1- | 5 | 18 | 81.6% | 580 | 711 |
| Essendon (R) | 8th | 4 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 93.3% | 715 | 766 |
| Carlton (R) | 9th | 4 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 87.3% | 671 | 769 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 10th | 4 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 82.4% | 594 | 721 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 7 | 12 | 88.7% | 692 | 780 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 7 | 12 | 75.1% | 554 | 738 |
Round 11
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 01/07/1961 | Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) | Princes Park | 79 | - | 72 | ||
| SAT | 01/07/1961 | Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) | Windy Hill | 63 | - | 92 | ||
| SAT | 01/07/1961 | Fitzroy (R) v St Kilda (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 71 | - | 85 | ||
| SAT | 01/07/1961 | Hawthorn (R) v Collingwood (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 78 | - | 51 | ||
| SAT | 01/07/1961 | Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | MCG | 92 | - | 32 | ||
| SAT | 01/07/1961 | South Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Lakeside Oval | 61 | - | 104 | ||
Round 11 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 9 | -0- | 2 | 36 | 151.8% | 949 | 625 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 126.5% | 869 | 687 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 7 | -0- | 4 | 28 | 123.4% | 791 | 641 |
| St Kilda (R) | 4th | 6 | -2- | 3 | 28 | 103.2% | 733 | 710 |
| Footscray (R) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 123.7% | 794 | 642 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 5 | -1- | 5 | 22 | 93.3% | 775 | 831 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 89.3% | 698 | 782 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 5 | -0- | 6 | 20 | 89.2% | 750 | 841 |
| Richmond (R) | 9th | 4 | -1- | 6 | 18 | 76.2% | 612 | 803 |
| Essendon (R) | 10th | 4 | -0- | 7 | 16 | 90.7% | 778 | 858 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 8 | 12 | 88.2% | 763 | 865 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 8 | 12 | 73.0% | 615 | 842 |
Round 12
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 08/07/1961 | Carlton (R) v St Kilda (R) | Princes Park | 32 | - | 59 | ||
| SAT | 08/07/1961 | Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) | Victoria Park | 38 | - | 49 | ||
| SAT | 08/07/1961 | Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Windy Hill | 51 | - | 48 | ||
| SAT | 08/07/1961 | Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) | Western Oval | 45 | - | 21 | ||
| SAT | 08/07/1961 | Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | MCG | 62 | - | 22 | ||
| SAT | 08/07/1961 | South Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Lakeside Oval | 34 | - | 71 | ||
Round 12 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 9 | -0- | 3 | 36 | 146.4% | 987 | 674 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 8 | -0- | 4 | 32 | 131.3% | 931 | 709 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 8 | -0- | 4 | 32 | 123.7% | 840 | 679 |
| St Kilda (R) | 4th | 7 | -2- | 3 | 32 | 106.7% | 792 | 742 |
| Footscray (R) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 28 | 126.5% | 839 | 663 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 6 | -1- | 5 | 26 | 97.8% | 846 | 865 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 91.5% | 829 | 906 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 8th | 5 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 89.6% | 746 | 833 |
| Carlton (R) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 86.9% | 782 | 900 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 4 | -1- | 7 | 18 | 74.6% | 633 | 848 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 3 | -0- | 9 | 12 | 84.7% | 785 | 927 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 9 | 12 | 71.1% | 649 | 913 |
Round 13
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 15/07/1961 | Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 28 | - | 48 | ||
| SAT | 15/07/1961 | North Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | Arden Street Oval | 51 | - | 83 | ||
| SAT | 15/07/1961 | Richmond (R) v Collingwood (R) | Punt Road Oval | 34 | - | 71 | ||
| SAT | 22/07/1961 | Fitzroy (R) v Carlton (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 67 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 22/07/1961 | Geelong (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Kardinia Park | 77 | - | 53 | ||
| SAT | 22/07/1961 | St Kilda (R) v Essendon (R) | Junction Oval | 79 | - | 73 | ||
Round 13 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 10 | -0- | 3 | 40 | 149.4% | 1,058 | 708 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 9 | -0- | 4 | 36 | 132.8% | 979 | 737 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 9 | -0- | 4 | 36 | 125.3% | 917 | 732 |
| St Kilda (R) | 4th | 8 | -2- | 3 | 36 | 106.9% | 871 | 815 |
| Footscray (R) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 5 | 32 | 129.1% | 922 | 714 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 6 | -1- | 6 | 26 | 95.7% | 874 | 913 |
| Essendon (R) | 7th | 5 | -0- | 8 | 20 | 91.6% | 902 | 985 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 5 | -0- | 8 | 20 | 87.3% | 844 | 967 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 8 | 20 | 87.0% | 797 | 916 |
| Richmond (R) | 10th | 4 | -1- | 8 | 18 | 72.6% | 667 | 919 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 9 | 16 | 86.1% | 852 | 989 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 10 | 12 | 70.9% | 702 | 990 |
Round 14
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 29/07/1961 | Fitzroy (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 51 | - | 96 | ||
| SAT | 29/07/1961 | Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) | Western Oval | 75 | - | 57 | ||
| SAT | 29/07/1961 | Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) | Kardinia Park | 64 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 29/07/1961 | Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | MCG | 69 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 29/07/1961 | North Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) | Arden Street Oval | 45 | - | 117 | ||
| SAT | 29/07/1961 | South Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) | Lakeside Oval | 61 | - | 62 | ||
Round 14 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 11 | -0- | 3 | 44 | 156.0% | 1,175 | 753 |
| Melbourne (R) | 2nd | 10 | -0- | 4 | 40 | 131.2% | 1,048 | 799 |
| Geelong (R) | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 4 | 40 | 123.6% | 981 | 794 |
| Footscray (R) | 4th | 9 | -0- | 5 | 36 | 129.3% | 997 | 771 |
| St Kilda (R) | 5th | 8 | -2- | 4 | 36 | 106.1% | 933 | 879 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 7 | -1- | 6 | 30 | 100.6% | 970 | 964 |
| Richmond (R) | 7th | 5 | -1- | 8 | 22 | 74.4% | 729 | 980 |
| Essendon (R) | 8th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 91.5% | 964 | 1,054 |
| Carlton (R) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 86.5% | 901 | 1,042 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 9 | 20 | 81.5% | 842 | 1,033 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 10 | 16 | 83.2% | 903 | 1,085 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 11 | 12 | 72.5% | 763 | 1,052 |
Round 15
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 05/08/1961 | Carlton (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 108 | - | 90 | ||
| SAT | 05/08/1961 | Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) | Victoria Park | 80 | - | 47 | ||
| SAT | 05/08/1961 | Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) | Windy Hill | 77 | - | 89 | ||
| SAT | 05/08/1961 | Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 97 | - | 61 | ||
| SAT | 05/08/1961 | Richmond (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Punt Road Oval | 93 | - | 60 | ||
| SAT | 05/08/1961 | St Kilda (R) v Melbourne (R) | Junction Oval | 57 | - | 55 | ||
Round 15 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 12 | -0- | 3 | 48 | 156.9% | 1,255 | 800 |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | 11 | -0- | 4 | 44 | 122.8% | 1,070 | 871 |
| Melbourne (R) | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 5 | 40 | 128.9% | 1,103 | 856 |
| St Kilda (R) | 4th | 9 | -2- | 4 | 40 | 106.0% | 990 | 934 |
| Footscray (R) | 5th | 9 | -0- | 6 | 36 | 122.7% | 1,044 | 851 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 8 | -1- | 6 | 34 | 104.1% | 1,067 | 1,025 |
| Richmond (R) | 7th | 6 | -1- | 8 | 26 | 79.0% | 822 | 1,040 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 9 | 24 | 89.1% | 1,009 | 1,132 |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | 5 | -0- | 10 | 20 | 91.1% | 1,041 | 1,143 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 10 | 20 | 79.9% | 903 | 1,130 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 11 | 16 | 81.7% | 963 | 1,178 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 12 | 12 | 73.5% | 853 | 1,160 |
Round 16
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 12/08/1961 | Carlton (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 52 | - | 72 | ||
| SAT | 12/08/1961 | Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Windy Hill | 43 | - | 70 | ||
| SAT | 12/08/1961 | Fitzroy (R) v Collingwood (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 53 | - | 128 | ||
| SAT | 12/08/1961 | Footscray (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Western Oval | 75 | - | 35 | ||
| SAT | 12/08/1961 | Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) | MCG | 55 | - | 109 | ||
| SAT | 12/08/1961 | St Kilda (R) v Richmond (R) | Junction Oval | 130 | - | 42 | ||
Round 16 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 13 | -0- | 3 | 52 | 162.1% | 1,383 | 853 |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | 12 | -0- | 4 | 48 | 127.3% | 1,179 | 926 |
| St Kilda (R) | 3rd | 10 | -2- | 4 | 44 | 114.8% | 1,120 | 976 |
| Footscray (R) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 126.3% | 1,119 | 886 |
| Melbourne (R) | 5th | 10 | -0- | 6 | 40 | 120.0% | 1,158 | 965 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 6th | 9 | -1- | 6 | 38 | 106.5% | 1,137 | 1,068 |
| Richmond (R) | 7th | 6 | -1- | 9 | 26 | 73.8% | 864 | 1,170 |
| Carlton (R) | 8th | 6 | -0- | 10 | 24 | 88.1% | 1,061 | 1,204 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 10 | 24 | 82.5% | 975 | 1,182 |
| Essendon (R) | 10th | 5 | -0- | 11 | 20 | 89.4% | 1,084 | 1,213 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 12 | 16 | 77.8% | 1,016 | 1,306 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 13 | 12 | 71.9% | 888 | 1,235 |
Round 17
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 19/08/1961 | Collingwood (R) v Carlton (R) | Victoria Park | 103 | - | 77 | ||
| SAT | 19/08/1961 | Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) | Kardinia Park | 85 | - | 36 | ||
| SAT | 19/08/1961 | Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) | Glenferrie Oval | 76 | - | 62 | ||
| SAT | 19/08/1961 | Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) | MCG | 82 | - | 111 | ||
| SAT | 19/08/1961 | North Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) | Arden Street Oval | 90 | - | 81 | ||
| SAT | 19/08/1961 | South Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) | Lakeside Oval | 80 | - | 104 | ||
Round 17 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 14 | -0- | 3 | 56 | 159.8% | 1,486 | 930 |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | 13 | -0- | 4 | 52 | 131.4% | 1,264 | 962 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 6 | 44 | 127.1% | 1,230 | 968 |
| St Kilda (R) | 4th | 10 | -2- | 5 | 44 | 112.4% | 1,182 | 1,052 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | 10 | -1- | 6 | 42 | 107.3% | 1,213 | 1,130 |
| Melbourne (R) | 6th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 40 | 115.2% | 1,240 | 1,076 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 10 | 28 | 84.3% | 1,065 | 1,263 |
| Richmond (R) | 8th | 6 | -1- | 10 | 26 | 71.7% | 900 | 1,255 |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 11 | 24 | 91.9% | 1,188 | 1,293 |
| Carlton (R) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 11 | 24 | 87.1% | 1,138 | 1,307 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 16 | 78.6% | 1,097 | 1,396 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 3 | -0- | 14 | 12 | 72.3% | 968 | 1,339 |
Round 18
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 26/08/1961 | Carlton (R) v Melbourne (R) | Princes Park | 84 | - | 102 | ||
| SAT | 26/08/1961 | Essendon (R) v Collingwood (R) | Windy Hill | 65 | - | 102 | ||
| SAT | 26/08/1961 | Fitzroy (R) v South Melbourne (R) | Brunswick Street Oval | 56 | - | 71 | ||
| SAT | 26/08/1961 | Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) | Western Oval | 54 | - | 43 | ||
| SAT | 26/08/1961 | Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) | Punt Road Oval | 49 | - | 70 | ||
| SAT | 26/08/1961 | St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) | Junction Oval | 75 | - | 48 | ||
Round 18 Ladder
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 3 | 60 | 159.6% | 1,588 | 995 |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | 13 | -0- | 5 | 52 | 128.6% | 1,307 | 1,016 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 12 | -0- | 6 | 48 | 127.0% | 1,284 | 1,011 |
| St Kilda (R) | 4th | 11 | -2- | 5 | 48 | 114.3% | 1,257 | 1,100 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | 11 | -1- | 6 | 46 | 108.8% | 1,283 | 1,179 |
| Melbourne (R) | 6th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 115.7% | 1,342 | 1,160 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 83.2% | 1,113 | 1,338 |
| Richmond (R) | 8th | 6 | -1- | 11 | 26 | 71.6% | 949 | 1,325 |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 89.8% | 1,253 | 1,395 |
| Carlton (R) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 86.7% | 1,222 | 1,409 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 14 | 16 | 78.6% | 1,153 | 1,467 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 4 | -0- | 14 | 16 | 74.5% | 1,039 | 1,395 |
Finals Series
The positions of teams going into the finals:
| Team | Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) | PF | PA | GF | BF | GA | BA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood (R) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 3 | 60 | 159.6% | 1,588 | 995 | 221 | 262 | 132 | 203 |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd | 13 | -0- | 5 | 52 | 128.6% | 1,307 | 1,016 | 185 | 197 | 138 | 188 |
| Footscray (R) | 3rd | 12 | -0- | 6 | 48 | 127.0% | 1,284 | 1,011 | 173 | 246 | 140 | 171 |
| St Kilda (R) | 4th | 11 | -2- | 5 | 48 | 114.3% | 1,257 | 1,100 | 171 | 231 | 153 | 182 |
| Hawthorn (R) | 5th | 11 | -1- | 6 | 46 | 108.8% | 1,283 | 1,179 | 174 | 239 | 165 | 189 |
| Melbourne (R) | 6th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 44 | 115.7% | 1,342 | 1,160 | 189 | 208 | 159 | 206 |
| North Melbourne (R) | 7th | 7 | -0- | 11 | 28 | 83.2% | 1,113 | 1,338 | 154 | 189 | 181 | 252 |
| Richmond (R) | 8th | 6 | -1- | 11 | 26 | 71.6% | 949 | 1,325 | 128 | 181 | 182 | 233 |
| Essendon (R) | 9th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 89.8% | 1,253 | 1,395 | 174 | 209 | 192 | 243 |
| Carlton (R) | 10th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 24 | 86.7% | 1,222 | 1,409 | 167 | 220 | 195 | 239 |
| Fitzroy (R) | 11th | 4 | -0- | 14 | 16 | 78.6% | 1,153 | 1,467 | 157 | 211 | 204 | 243 |
| South Melbourne (R) | 12th | 4 | -0- | 14 | 16 | 74.5% | 1,039 | 1,395 | 140 | 199 | 192 | 243 |
Final Round 1
Semi Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 02/09/1961 | Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) | MCG | 73 | - | 81 | ||
| SAT | 09/09/1961 | Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) | MCG | 76 | - | 76 | ||
| SAT | 16/09/1961 | Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) | MCG | 56 | - | 71 | ||
Final Round 1 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Geelong (R) | 1st |
| Collingwood (R) | 2nd |
| St Kilda (R) | 3rd |
| Footscray (R) | 4th |
Final Round 2
Preliminary Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 23/09/1961 | Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) | MCG | 70 | - | 87 | ||
Final Round 2 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| Geelong (R) | 1st |
| St Kilda (R) | 2nd |
| Collingwood (R) | 3rd |
| Footscray (R) | 4th |
Final Round 3
Grand Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | 30/09/1961 | Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) | MCG | 46 | - | 56 | ||
Final Round 3 Ladder
| Team | Pos. |
|---|---|
| St Kilda (R) | 1st |
| Geelong (R) | 2nd |
| Collingwood (R) | 3rd |
| Footscray (R) | 4th |