Victoria Park · Sat 3 Jun 1961 · 28,200 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 0.3 | 8.8 | 12.8 | 119 |
| EssendonESS | 3.5 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 58 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 119 and 58.
Collingwood won by 61 points.
18.11 (119) — 8.10 (58)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Pay | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| David Norman | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Barry Rist | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 |
| Brian Gray | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Serong | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Murray Weideman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Carruthers | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Brewer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mike Delanty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graeme Fellowes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mike Heffernan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Mahon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron ODwyer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Reeves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Rose | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Rosenbrock | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Withers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| George Moloney | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Barry Capuano | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Barry Davis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Dunlop | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alec Epis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Evans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Fordham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Forge | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col Hebbard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Sampson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Timms | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Birt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Russell Blew | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |