Arden St · Sat 29 Jul 1961 · 15,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 4.3 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 67 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 3.1 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 64 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 67 and 64.
North Melbourne won by 3 points.
9.13 (67) — 9.10 (64)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Dugdale | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Rod Ward | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Graham Ryan | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| John Waddington | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Denis Railton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Graeme Saunders | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Snell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel Teasdale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allen Aylett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Carr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Cheatley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mike Darby | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Dean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Dwyer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gerald Eastmure | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Michael Gaudion | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Jenkins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paul Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Dugdale 4, Ward 2, Ryan 1, Waddington 1, Railton 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Brewer | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Trevor Steer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Poore | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Rosenbrock | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Brian Beers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Carruthers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Harrison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Errol Hutchesson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| David Norman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Reeves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Rist | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Rose | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Serong | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Thripp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Murray Weideman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Weideman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Withers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |