Victoria Park · Sat 5 Aug 1961 · 22,324 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 0.1 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 40 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.3 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 78 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 40 and 78.
Western Bulldogs won by 38 points.
5.10 (40) — 11.12 (78)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Steer | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Brian Beers | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Marshall | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| David Norman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron Reeves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Warren Roper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Rose | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Robin Fildes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Thripp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Murray Weideman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Weideman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Withers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Errol Hutchesson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Mahon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Brewer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Poore | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Hobbs | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Charlie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Keith Beamish | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Duff | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Max Graham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Slattery | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ray Walker | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Ware | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Trevor Elliott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Hoiles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Ion | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Lee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barney McKellar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Schultz | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Wood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Spargo | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Thornton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |