Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 15-Apr-1961 2:20 PM·Arden St·24,000 att.
North Melbourne
8.10 (58)
vs
Essendon
6.13 (49)
North Melbourne won by 9

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Melbourne1.2 (8)5.6 (36)6.6 (42)8.10 (58)8.10 (58)
Essendon3.5 (23)4.6 (30)6.11 (47)6.13 (49)6.13 (49)

North Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#17 Allen Aylett3
#30 Alan Carr
#19 Barry Cheatley
#10 John Dalgleish
#9 Ken Dean
#33 Peter Dow
#6 John Dugdale4
#27 Laurie Dwyer
#14 Gerald Eastmure1
#18 Ken Fyffe
#29 Michael Gaudion
#5 John Jenkins
#7 Albert Mantello
#31 Robin Poole
#23 Denis Railton
#11 Keith Robertson
#22 Fred Robinson
#35 Graham Ryan
#21 Ken Snell
#2 Noel Teasdale

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 John Birt
#14 Russell Blew
#12 Barry Capuano
#1 Jack Clarke1
#36 Paul Doran
#3 Bob Dunlop2
#28 Alec Epis
#8 Ron Evans
#20 Ted Fordham1
#23 Ken Fraser
#4 Col Hebbard
#30 Geoff Leek
#31 Hugh Mitchell1
#29 Ken Peucker
#34 Brian Sampson
#9 Greg Sewell
#5 David Shaw1
#10 Ian Shelton
#19 John Somerville
#25 Ken Timms