1961 VFLR Season: Melbourne Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne Reserves for the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1961 VFLR Season
Team:
Melbourne Reserves
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 115.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKay, Roy | 18 | 11 | -0- | 7 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 28 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 45 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 45 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | LOSS | STKR by 19 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | LOSS | GEER by 18 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 27/05/1961 | Round 6 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 18 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | Carlton (R) | HOME | LOSS | CARR by 18 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 12/06/1961 | Round 8 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 2 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 28 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 47 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 60 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 40 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 15/07/1961 | Round 13 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 20 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | Essendon (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 7 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | LOSS | STKR by 2 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | Geelong (R) | HOME | LOSS | GEER by 54 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Footscray (R) | HOME | LOSS | FOOR by 29 | Roy McKay | unknown |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 18 | Roy McKay | unknown |