Western Oval · Sat 6 May 1961 · 34,029 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.5 | 4.8 | 7.13 | 73 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 0.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 64 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 73 and 64.
Western Bulldogs won by 9 points.
10.13 (73) — 10.4 (64)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Spargo | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Keith Beamish | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Bernie Dowling | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ray Baxter | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Barry Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Graham Ion | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cameron McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Quarrell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Schultz | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Bradbury | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Trevor Elliott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alex Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Hoiles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Ion | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Jillard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Lee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Pay | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Ken Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| David Norman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Brian Beers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Carruthers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mike Delanty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graeme Fellowes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Gray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Mahon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Reeves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Rose | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Rosenbrock | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Serong | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Trevor Steer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Thripp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Michael Twomey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Murray Weideman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Willett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Withers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |