Windy Hill · Sat 5 Aug 1961 · 27,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.3 | 6.4 | 10.10 | 94 |
| GeelongGEEL | 2.5 | 5.10 | 6.13 | 56 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 94 and 56.
Essendon won by 38 points.
13.16 (94) — 7.14 (56)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Somerville | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Hugh Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Terry Rodgers | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Ken Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ken Timms | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Paul Doran | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Birt | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alby Murdoch | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Graeme Beissel | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Russell Blew | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Capuano | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Davis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alec Epis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Gosper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col Hebbard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| David Shaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Welsh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Goggin | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Doug Long | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Doug Wade | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Devine | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Terry Callan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Fox | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Matt Goggin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Helmer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alistair Lord | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McGrath | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eric Nicholls | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Norman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Peake | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Colin Rice | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paul Vinar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy West | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Wooller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |