Western Oval · Mon 12 Jun 1961 · 24,132 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.5 | 7.13 | 8.17 | 103 |
| HawthornHAW | 5.3 | 7.5 | 11.12 | 91 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 103 and 91.
Western Bulldogs won by 12 points.
14.19 (103) — 13.13 (91)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Beamish | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ray Baxter | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Jack Slattery | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Merv Hobbs | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ken Duff | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Walker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Bradbury | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Trevor Elliott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gutterson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Hoiles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Ion | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cameron McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barney McKellar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Quarrell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Schultz | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| John Peck | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Morton Browne | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ian Law | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Graham Arthur | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charles Abbott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Connell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Cooper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brendan Edwards | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Fisher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Phil Hay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sted Hay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Joiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Kaine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John McArthur | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cam McPherson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Mort | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Poole | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Winneke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Colin Youren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |