Match Recap
Round 17·Sat, 19-Aug-1961 2:20 PM·M.C.G.·52,195 att.
Melbourne
11.22 (88)
vs
Footscray
7.6 (48)
Melbourne won by 40

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.2 (14)5.9 (39)8.15 (63)11.22 (88)11.22 (88)
Footscray2.2 (14)4.3 (27)5.5 (35)7.6 (48)7.6 (48)

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Ron Barassi1
#19 Bob Carroll
#17 Ray Dawson
#16 Bob Johnson2
#8 Tassie Johnson
#14 Trevor Johnson
#22 Bryan Kenneally
#35 Clyde Laidlaw
#21 Brian Leahy
#4 John Lord3
#29 Hassa Mann1
#37 Bernie Massey
#33 Robert Miller
#32 George Milner
#11 Laurie Mithen
#38 Ray Nilsson1
#18 Brian Roet
#2 Alan Rowarth2
#23 Geoff Tunbridge1
#10 Bob Turner

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Keith Beamish
#37 Ian Bryant
#16 Ken Duff1
#28 Charlie Evans
#12 Alex Gardiner
#2 Merv Hobbs1
#23 John Hoiles
#17 Graham Ion1
#25 John Jillard
#29 Bernie Lee
#30 Barney McKellar
#14 John Schultz1
#24 Jack Slattery2
#31 Barry Smith
#8 Bob Spargo
#5 Charlie Stewart
#13 Barry Thornton
#26 Ray Walker
#4 Bob Ware
#3 Ted Whitten1