Punt Rd · Sat 26 Aug 1961 · 15,177 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 0.3 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 56 |
| HawthornHAW | 3.3 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 81 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 56 and 81.
Hawthorn won by 25 points.
8.8 (56) — 11.15 (81)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ron Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Kevin Callander | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Ted Langridge | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Richmond | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Larry Rowe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Col Saddington | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Simpson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gary Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Barrot | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Beaven | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Branton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Burrows | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graeme Gahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Grimmond | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Loughran | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Basil Moloney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Michael Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Connell | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| John Peck | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Alan Joyce | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Garry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Graham Arthur | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Morton Browne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Cabble | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Graham Cooper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brendan Edwards | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Fisher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sted Hay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Hill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Kaine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ian Law | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John McArthur | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cam McPherson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| David Parkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Poole | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Winneke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Colin Youren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |