Match Recap
Round 17·Sat, 19-Aug-1961 2:20 PM·Lake Oval·14,125 att.
South Melbourne
11.12 (78)
vs
Essendon
16.11 (107)
Essendon won by 29

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne4.2 (26)7.5 (47)10.9 (69)11.12 (78)11.12 (78)
Essendon2.2 (14)4.5 (29)9.7 (61)16.11 (107)16.11 (107)

South Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#15 Brian Bennett
#32 Ken Boyd1
#34 Dick Burke
#33 Bob Chisholm
#9 Gerald Crough
#21 John Heriot
#8 Frank Johnson
#46 Bob Kingston1
#36 Ken McCormack
#3 Brian McGowan2
#43 Norm McKenzie
#44 Bob Munn
#19 Max Oaten6
#39 Bill Power
#42 Peter Rice
#18 Ron Rolfe
#14 Bob Skilton
#30 Otto Sonnleitner1
#28 Brian Tomlinson
#31 John Woolley

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 John Birt3
#12 Barry Capuano1
#32 Barry Davis
#36 Paul Doran
#28 Alec Epis
#8 Ron Evans3
#23 Ken Fraser2
#6 Geoff Gosper1
#4 Col Hebbard
#30 Geoff Leek
#16 Graham Leydin
#24 Don McKenzie
#31 Hugh Mitchell3
#15 Alby Murdoch3
#2 Terry Rodgers
#9 Greg Sewell
#5 David Shaw
#10 Ian Shelton
#19 John Somerville
#25 Ken Timms