Victoria Park · Sat 19 Aug 1961 · 21,849 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 72 |
| CarltonCARL | 3.4 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 88 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 72 and 88.
Carlton won by 16 points.
10.12 (72) — 13.10 (88)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Roper | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Kevin Pay | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| David Norman | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Kevin Rose | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mike Delanty | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Delanty | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Poore | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dennis Bell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Brewer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Gray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Errol Hutchesson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Mahon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Perry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Reeves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Rosenbrock | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Trevor Steer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Murray Weideman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Neville Withers | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Carroll | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Murray Kick | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| John Heathcote | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Arch | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Nicholls | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gordon Collis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Crowe | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ian Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Barry Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Martin Cross | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Ferry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Gilchrist | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Holcombe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wes Lofts | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sergio Silvagni | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Vasil Varlamos | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Benetti | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |