Western Oval · Sat 26 Aug 1961 · 42,015 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 0.3 | 6.6 | 8.10 | 84 |
| GeelongGEEL | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.11 | 63 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 84 and 63.
Western Bulldogs won by 21 points.
12.12 (84) — 8.15 (63)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Merv Hobbs | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jack Slattery | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Bob Ware | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Graham Ion | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Duff | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Barry Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bob Spargo | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barry Thornton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Beamish | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alex Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Hoiles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Jillard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Lee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cameron McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Barney McKellar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Schultz | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Wade | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Colin Rice | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bob Norman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Terry Callan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Devine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Goggin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Matt Goggin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ken Goodland | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Garry Hamer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Helmer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Long | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alistair Lord | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McGrath | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eric Nicholls | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John ONeill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paul Vinar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy West | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Wooller | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |