Arden St · Sat 15 Apr 1961 · 24,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 1.2 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 58 |
| EssendonESS | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.11 | 49 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 58 and 49.
North Melbourne won by 9 points.
8.10 (58) — 6.13 (49)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Dugdale | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Allen Aylett | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Gerald Eastmure | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Michael Gaudion | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Jenkins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Albert Mantello | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Robin Poole | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Railton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Snell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Teasdale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Carr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Cheatley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Dalgleish | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Dean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Dow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Dwyer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Fyffe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dunlop | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hugh Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| David Shaw | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ted Fordham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Birt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Russell Blew | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Capuano | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paul Doran | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alec Epis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Evans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col Hebbard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Peucker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Sampson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Shelton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Somerville | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Timms | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |