Lake Oval · Sat 1 Jul 1961 · 10,500 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7.12 | 68 |
| North MelbourneNM | 1.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 50 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 68 and 50.
Sydney won by 18 points.
9.14 (68) — 7.8 (50)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Boyd | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Brian McGowan | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ron Rolfe | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Bob Skilton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Power | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Chisholm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Rice | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Tomlinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Woolley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gerald Crough | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cliff Deacon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Heriot | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allan Hotchkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jeff Kiteley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neil Lewthwaite | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh McLaughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Munn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Teasdale | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| John Jenkins | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Snell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gerald Eastmure | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Michael Gaudion | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Allen Aylett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Adrian Beer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Cheatley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Derek Cowen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Dean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Dugdale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Dwyer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paul Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graeme Saunders | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Waddington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Rod Ward | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |