Princes Park · Sat 29 Apr 1961 · 34,254 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 2.2 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 72 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 4.5 | 8.12 | 9.14 | 81 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 72 and 81.
Western Bulldogs won by 9 points.
11.6 (72) — 11.15 (81)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Cross | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ian Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Peter Barry | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| Maurice Sankey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tom Carroll | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Heathcote | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Nicholls | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chris Pavlou | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sergio Silvagni | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Arch | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Comben | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Collis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Berkeley Cox | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Buckley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Crowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Donaldson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Ferry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Gilchrist | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ray Baxter | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Max Graham | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Graham Ion | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Reg Kent | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Spargo | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Keith Beamish | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cameron McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Ware | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Bradbury | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Trevor Elliott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alex Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Hoiles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Lee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barney McKellar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Schultz | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |