Princes Park · Sat 27 May 1961 · 33,161 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.11 | 65 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 54 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 65 and 54.
Carlton won by 11 points.
9.11 (65) — 7.12 (54)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Brereton | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tom Carroll | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Graham Donaldson | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Sergio Silvagni | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gordon Collis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Martin Cross | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Arch | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Buckley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Comben | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Berkeley Cox | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Crowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Ferry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Heathcote | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chris Pavlou | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurice Sankey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vasil Varlamos | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Pay | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Serong | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Murray Weideman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ray Willett | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Brewer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Carruthers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mike Delanty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graeme Fellowes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Gray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mike Heffernan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Mahon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| David Norman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron ODwyer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Reeves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Rose | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Rosenbrock | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Beers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |