vfl 1961 round 17

collingwood (5-11) vs carlton (8-8)

blues beat pies by 16. carlton (9-8) are 8th. collingwood (5-12) are 9th.

Collingwood	72
Carlton	88

geelong (9-1-6) vs richmond (5-11)

cats regain 3rd with a game to go beating tigers by 31. geelong (10-1-6) are 3rd. richmond (5-12) aer 10th.

Geelong	77
Richmond	46

hawthorn (12-4) vs st kilda (10-6)

hawks finish 1st for first time beating saints by 29. hawthorn (13-4) are 1st. st kilda (10-7) are 4th.

Hawthorn	120
St. Kilda	91

melbourne (10-1-5) vs footscray (10-6)

dees beat dogs by 40. melbourne (11-1-5) are 2nd. footscray (10-7) are 5th.

Melbourne	88
Footscray	48

north (3-1-12) vs fitzroy (9-1-6) uor

roos stun lions by 12. north (4-1-12) finish last. fitzroy (9-1-7) are 6th.

North Melbourne	75
Fitzroy	63

south (5-11) vs essendon (8-8)

dons beat swans by 29. essendon (9-8) are 7th. south (5-12) are 11th.

South Melbourne	78
Essendon	107

ladder

round 18 matches

essendon v collingwood

richmond v hawthorn

footscray v geelong gor

carlton v melbourne

st kilda v north

fitzroy v south