Western Oval · Sat 29 Jul 1961 · 21,639 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 5.2 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 83 |
| CarltonCARL | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 51 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 83 and 51.
Western Bulldogs won by 32 points.
12.11 (83) — 7.9 (51)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Hobbs | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Graham Ion | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Jack Slattery | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Keith Beamish | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Duff | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Schultz | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Max Graham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Spargo | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Thornton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ray Walker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Ware | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Wood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Hoiles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Jillard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Lee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barney McKellar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Carroll | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ian Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Martin Cross | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bruce Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Maurice Sankey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Benetti | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Buckley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sergio Silvagni | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Collis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Comben | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Berkeley Cox | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vasil Varlamos | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Crowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Donaldson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Heathcote | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wes Lofts | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chris Pavlou | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |