melbourne v footscray
dogs make their 2nd grand final ending dees run of 7 striaght grands by 27. (dees first of them was the dogs only grand final before this).
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Footscray | 4.3 | 5.4 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 85 | Sat 16-Sep-1961 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 86,118 | |
| Melbourne | 0.2 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 8.10 | 58 | Footscray won by 27 points | |||
grand final
hawthorn v footscray