Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 12-Aug-1961 2:20 PM·Windy Hill·27,200 att.
Essendon
10.12 (72)
vs
Hawthorn
11.13 (79)
Hawthorn won by 7

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.3 (9)4.5 (29)7.10 (52)10.12 (72)10.12 (72)
Hawthorn5.4 (34)7.6 (48)10.9 (69)11.13 (79)11.13 (79)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#18 Graeme Beissel
#11 John Birt3
#14 Russell Blew
#12 Barry Capuano1
#32 Barry Davis
#36 Paul Doran
#28 Alec Epis
#8 Ron Evans2
#23 Ken Fraser1
#4 Col Hebbard1
#24 Don McKenzie
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#17 George Moloney
#15 Alby Murdoch1
#2 Terry Rodgers
#9 Greg Sewell
#5 David Shaw
#10 Ian Shelton
#19 John Somerville
#25 Ken Timms

Hawthorn — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Graham Arthur1
#4 Morton Browne1
#10 Graham Cooper
#19 John Cunningham2
#9 Brendan Edwards
#5 John Fisher
#22 Phil Hay
#20 Sted Hay
#11 Malcolm Hill
#1 Les Kaine
#7 Ian Law3
#28 John McArthur
#26 Cam McPherson
#14 Ian Mort
#3 Ron Nalder
#23 John Peck3
#29 Reg Poole
#12 John Winneke
#31 Garry Young1
#30 Colin Youren