Match Recap
Round 16·Sat, 12-Aug-1961 2:20 PM·M.C.G.·48,245 att.
Melbourne
12.17 (89)
vs
Geelong
12.15 (87)
Melbourne won by 2

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne2.4 (16)5.8 (38)9.14 (68)12.17 (89)12.17 (89)
Geelong2.4 (16)7.7 (49)9.12 (66)12.15 (87)12.15 (87)

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Ron Barassi2
#19 Bob Carroll
#17 Ray Dawson
#9 Brian Dixon
#16 Bob Johnson1
#8 Tassie Johnson
#14 Trevor Johnson
#22 Bryan Kenneally
#35 Clyde Laidlaw2
#21 Brian Leahy
#4 John Lord
#29 Hassa Mann1
#33 Robert Miller
#11 Laurie Mithen
#38 Ray Nilsson1
#24 Ian Ridley2
#18 Brian Roet
#2 Alan Rowarth
#23 Geoff Tunbridge3
#10 Bob Turner

Geelong — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Terry Callan
#9 John Devine
#24 John Fox
#35 Bill Goggin2
#1 Matt Goggin
#22 Ken Goodland
#5 Doug Long
#4 Alistair Lord1
#25 Brian Lowe
#33 George McGrath
#37 Bill Miller
#2 Eric Nicholls
#17 John ONeill
#15 Colin Rice1
#8 Paul Vinar
#23 Doug Wade7
#31 Roy West
#3 Fred Wooller
#40 John Yeates1
#11 Denis Zanoni