Round 14, 1961 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · Saturday 29 July 1961, 2:20pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 27 | 44 | 62 | 78 |
| Essendon | 37 | 59 | 80 | 87 |
Crowd 31,155. Coaches: Norm Smith and John Coleman. Umpires: Frank Schwab.
| Trevor Johnson | 14 | 0 |
| Terry Gleeson | 28 | 0 |
| Tassie Johnson | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Dixon | 9 | 0 |
| George Milner | 32 | 0 |
| Bob Turner | 10 | 0 |
| Geoff Tunbridge | 23 | 0 |
| Bernie Massey | 37 | 0 |
| Alan Rowarth | 2 | 0 |
| John Lord | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Leahy | 21 | 0 |
| Clyde Laidlaw | 35 | 0 |
| Bryan Kenneally | 22 | 0 |
| Ian Thorogood | 26 | 0 |
| Ron Barassi | 31 | 1 |
| Ray Nilsson | 38 | 1 |
| Laurie Mithen | 11 | 1 |
| Herbie Matthews | 39 | 2 |
| Bob Johnson | 16 | 2 |
| Hassa Mann | 29 | 3 |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 0 |
| Terry Rodgers (debut) | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Timms | 25 | 0 |
| David Shaw | 5 | 0 |
| Alby Murdoch | 15 | 0 |
| Hugh Mitchell | 31 | 0 |
| Col Hebbard | 4 | 0 |
| Alec Epis | 28 | 0 |
| Barry Capuano | 12 | 0 |
| Graeme Beissel | 18 | 0 |
| Greg Sewell | 9 | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 0 |
| Geoff Leek | 30 | 0 |
| John Welsh (debut) | 41 | 0 |
| Ken Fraser | 23 | 1 |
| Alf King | 26 | 2 |
| John Birt | 11 | 2 |
| Russell Blew | 14 | 2 |
| John Somerville | 19 | 3 |
| Paul Doran | 36 | 3 |
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223 meetings: Melbourne 88, Essendon 133, 2 drawn.
Melbourne by 45 · crowd 41,438
Essendon by 45 · crowd 38,006
Essendon by 39 · crowd 45,039
Melbourne by 17 · crowd 52,866
Essendon by 27 · crowd 33,832
Melbourne by 29 · crowd 44,503