Arden St · Sat 15 Jul 1961 · 15,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 4.7 | 6.9 | 9.14 | 75 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 1.2 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 72 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 75 and 72.
North Melbourne won by 3 points.
10.15 (75) — 11.6 (72)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Dugdale | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ken Snell | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Gerald Eastmure | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Keith Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Brian Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Waddington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Rod Ward | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Carr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Cheatley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mike Darby | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Dean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Dwyer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Michael Gaudion | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Jenkins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Railton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paul Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graeme Saunders | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Slattery | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Graham Ion | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ken Duff | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Barry Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Merv Hobbs | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Barney McKellar | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Keith Beamish | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ray Baxter | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Hoiles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Ion | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Jillard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Lee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cameron McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Spargo | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Thornton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Walker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Ware | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |