Match Recap
Semi Final·Sat, 9-Sep-1961 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·87,744 att.
Hawthorn
12.8 (80)
vs
Melbourne
11.7 (73)
Hawthorn won by 7

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hawthorn2.1 (13)6.4 (40)9.8 (62)12.8 (80)12.8 (80)
Melbourne5.2 (32)7.4 (46)9.5 (59)11.7 (73)11.7 (73)

Hawthorn — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Graham Arthur1
#4 Morton Browne2
#32 Kevin Connell1
#10 Graham Cooper
#9 Brendan Edwards
#5 John Fisher
#22 Phil Hay
#20 Sted Hay
#11 Malcolm Hill
#1 Les Kaine
#7 Ian Law
#28 John McArthur
#26 Cam McPherson
#14 Ian Mort
#3 Ron Nalder2
#23 John Peck4
#29 Reg Poole
#12 John Winneke
#31 Garry Young2
#30 Colin Youren

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Ron Barassi1
#19 Bob Carroll
#11 Mike Collins1
#16 Bob Johnson
#8 Tassie Johnson
#14 Trevor Johnson
#22 Bryan Kenneally
#35 Clyde Laidlaw1
#1 Bruce Leslie
#4 John Lord
#29 Hassa Mann1
#33 Robert Miller
#11 Laurie Mithen
#38 Ray Nilsson3
#24 Ian Ridley1
#18 Brian Roet
#2 Alan Rowarth1
#26 Ian Thorogood
#23 Geoff Tunbridge2
#10 Bob Turner