Western Oval · Sat 22 Apr 1961 · 22,178 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 1.4 | 5.13 | 6.15 | 97 |
| North MelbourneNM | 4.2 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 52 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 97 and 52.
Western Bulldogs won by 45 points.
13.19 (97) — 8.4 (52)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Ion | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Barney McKellar | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cameron McDonald | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Reg Kent | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ray Baxter | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Max Graham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Quarrell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Barry Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Schultz | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Ware | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Bradbury | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Beamish | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Hoiles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alex Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Lee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Trevor Elliott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Eastmure | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| John Dugdale | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Allen Aylett | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Peter Dow | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Laurie Dwyer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Keith Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Carr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Cheatley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Derek Cowen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Dalgleish | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Dean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Snell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Teasdale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Michael Gaudion | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Jenkins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jock OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Robin Poole | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Railton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |