New South Wales Australian National Football League
Season 1961
Season notes
Commencing this season, teams consisted of 18 players per side, 16 on the field and a 17th and 18th man as replacements as required.
Results
Round 1
08/04/1961 (Sat) Balmain 16-12-108 Eastern Suburbs 10-23-83 Venue: Trumper Park
09/04/1961 (Sun) Newtown 14-15-99 Sydney Naval 6-16-52 Venue: Trumper Park
09/04/1961 (Sun) South Sydney 8-10-58 North Shore 14-12-96 Venue: North Sydney Oval
09/04/1961 (Sun) Bankstown 7-11-53 Western Suburbs 9-10-64 Venue: Picken Oval
09/04/1961 (Sun) Liverpool 6-9-45 St. George 7-12-54 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 2
15/04/1961 (Sat) North Shore 7-14-56 St. George 10-3-63 Venue: Trumper Park
15/04/1961 (Sat) Balmain 10-3-63 South Sydney 10-9-69 Venue: Picken Oval
16/04/1961 (Sun) Newtown 9-13-67 Eastern Suburbs 10-8-68 Venue: Trumper Park
16/04/1961 (Sun) Bankstown 8-7-55 Liverpool 8-15-63 Venue: Rosedale Oval
16/04/1961 (Sun) Sydney Naval 16-18-114 Western Suburbs 2-7-19 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 3
22/04/1961 (Sat) North Shore 20-14-134 Bankstown 9-17-71 Venue: Trumper Park
22/04/1961 (Sat) Balmain 10-11-71 St. George 9-14-68 Venue: Hurstville Oval
23/04/1961 (Sun) South Sydney 13-16-94 Eastern Suburbs 19-13-127 Venue: Trumper Park
23/04/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 12-11-83 Newtown 17-15-117 Venue: Picken Oval
23/04/1961 (Sun) Liverpool 4-8-32 Sydney Naval 17-10-112 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 4
29/04/1961 (Sat) St. George 8-9-57 Newtown 15-11-101 Venue: Erskineville Oval
29/04/1961 (Sat) South Sydney 13-17-95 Bankstown 8-14-62 Venue: Trumper Park
30/04/1961 (Sun) Sydney Naval 16-10-106 Eastern Suburbs 10-7-67 Venue: Trumper Park
30/04/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 14-16-100 Balmain 10-19-79 Venue: Picken Oval
30/04/1961 (Sun) Liverpool 7-8-50 North Shore 8-14-62 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 5
06/05/1961 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 10-17-77 Bankstown 14-6-90 Venue: Trumper Park
06/05/1961 (Sat) St. George 8-15-63 South Sydney 12-9-81 Venue: Hurstville Oval
07/05/1961 (Sun) Balmain 10-10-70 Sydney Naval 17-16-118 Venue: Trumper Park
07/05/1961 (Sun) Newtown 13-14-92 Liverpool 9-11-65 Venue: Rosedale Oval
07/05/1961 (Sun) North Shore 8-7-55 Western Suburbs 7-8-50 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 6
13/05/1961 (Sat) Balmain 10-11-71 Newtown 18-16-124 Venue: Erskineville Oval
13/05/1961 (Sat) Sydney Naval 15-13-103 Bankstown 10-12-72 Venue: Trumper Park
14/05/1961 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 9-7-61 North Shore 8-10-58 Venue: Trumper Park
14/05/1961 (Sun) South Sydney 9-15-69 Liverpool 8-7-55 Venue: Rosedale Oval
14/05/1961 (Sun) St. George 9-12-66 Western Suburbs 9-7-61 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 7
20/05/1961 (Sat) South Sydney 12-13-85 Sydney Naval 14-16-100 Venue: Trumper Park
20/05/1961 (Sat) Bankstown 9-12-66 St. George 16-19-115 Venue: Hurstville Oval
21/05/1961 (Sun) North Shore 12-12-84 Newtown 13-11-89 Venue: Trumper Park
21/05/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 9-5-59 Eastern Suburbs 11-10-76 Venue: Picken Oval
21/05/1961 (Sun) Liverpool 9-11-65 Balmain 13-19-97 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 8
27/05/1961 (Sat) Newtown 10-16-76 South Sydney 10-9-69 Venue: Erskineville Oval
27/05/1961 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 14-11-95 St. George 13-15-93 Venue: Hurstville Oval
27/05/1961 (Sat) Sydney Naval 10-18-78 North Shore 13-13-91 Venue: Trumper Park
27/05/1961 (Sat) Liverpool 8-9-57 Western Suburbs 13-12-90 Venue: Rosedale Oval
27/05/1961 (Sat) Bankstown 15-7-97 Balmain 13-18-96 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 9
03/06/1961 (Sat) Newtown 18-18-126 Bankstown 6-8-44 Venue: Erskineville Oval
03/06/1961 (Sat) Balmain 12-7-79 North Shore 14-19-103 Venue: Trumper Park
04/06/1961 (Sun) St. George 10-6-66 Sydney Naval 9-18-72 Venue: Trumper Park
04/06/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 8-11-59 South Sydney 7-16-58 Venue: Picken Oval
04/06/1961 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 14-14-98 Liverpool 7-8-50 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 10
10/06/1961 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 14-12-96 Balmain 9-16-70 Venue: Trumper Park
10/06/1961 (Sat) North Shore 13-18-96 South Sydney 9-5-59 Venue: Trumper Park
11/06/1961 (Sun) Sydney Naval 6-9-45 Newtown 7-9-51 Venue: Trumper Park
11/06/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 8-5-53 Bankstown 10-2-62 Venue: Picken Oval
12/06/1961 (Mon) St. George 16-18-114 Liverpool 6-9-45 Venue: Hurstville Oval
Round 11
17/06/1961 (Sat) South Sydney 10-12-72 Balmain 7-18-60 Venue: Trumper Park
17/06/1961 (Sat) St. George 13-7-85 North Shore 3-5-23 Venue: Hurstville Oval
18/06/1961 (Sun) Liverpool 3-6-24 Bankstown 12-10-82 Venue: Rosedale Oval
18/06/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 5-8-38 Sydney Naval 11-8-74 Venue: Picken Oval
18/06/1961 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 9-14-68 Newtown 11-13-79 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 12
24/06/1961 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 10-9-69 South Sydney 13-13-91 Venue: Trumper Park
24/06/1961 (Sat) North Shore 2-13-25 Bankstown 2-11-23 Venue: Erskineville Oval
25/06/1961 (Sun) St. George 14-12-96 Balmain 9-12-66 Venue: Trumper Park
25/06/1961 (Sun) Liverpool 7-4-46 Sydney Naval 10-12-72 Venue: Rosedale Oval
25/06/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 9-13-67 Newtown 12-9-81 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 13
01/07/1961 (Sat) Newtown 17-14-116 St. George 13-26-104 Venue: Hurstville Oval
01/07/1961 (Sat) Bankstown 9-8-62 South Sydney 17-10-112 Venue: Trumper Park
02/07/1961 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 8-13-61 Sydney Naval 6-8-44 Venue: Trumper Park
02/07/1961 (Sun) Liverpool 10-9-69 North Shore 23-23-161 Venue: Rosedale Oval
02/07/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 12-7-79 Balmain 5-3-33 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 14
08/07/1961 (Sat) St. George 7-13-55 South Sydney 11-15-81 Venue: Hurstville Oval
08/07/1961 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 12-18-90 Bankstown 9-9-63 Venue: Trumper Park
09/07/1961 (Sun) Sydney Naval 6-14-50 Balmain 7-15-57 Venue: Trumper Park
09/07/1961 (Sun) Liverpool 7-11-53 Newtown 18-14-122 Venue: Erskineville Oval
09/07/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 5-10-40 North Shore 6-7-43 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 15
15/07/1961 (Sat) Newtown 12-10-82 Balmain 7-12-54 Venue: Erskineville Oval
15/07/1961 (Sat) Sydney Naval 11-7-73 Bankstown 9-10-64 Venue: Trumper Park
16/07/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 5-7-37 St. George 7-17-59 Venue: Picken Oval
16/07/1961 (Sun) Eastern Suburbs 6-7-43 North Shore 8-14-62 Venue: Trumper Park
16/07/1961 (Sun) Liverpool 2-1-13 South Sydney 22-25-157 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 16
22/07/1961 (Sat) St. George 16-22-118 Bankstown 5-2-32 Venue: Hurstville Oval
23/07/1961 (Sun) Liverpool 1-4-10 Balmain 13-16-94 Venue: Rosedale Oval
23/07/1961 (Sun) North Shore 9-11-65 Newtown 9-11-65 Venue: North Sydney Oval
23/07/1961 (Sun) Sydney Naval 6-13-49 South Sydney 3-12-30 Venue: Trumper Park
23/07/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 3-4-22 Eastern Suburbs 12-12-84 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 17
29/07/1961 (Sat) Newtown 14-9-93 South Sydney 14-17-101 Venue: Erskineville Oval
29/07/1961 (Sat) St. George 7-12-54 Eastern Suburbs 7-11-53 Venue: Hurstville Oval
30/07/1961 (Sun) Sydney Naval 10-7-67 North Shore 10-9-69 Venue: Trumper Park
30/07/1961 (Sun) Western Suburbs 14-11-95 Liverpool 5-6-36 Venue: Rosedale Oval
30/07/1961 (Sun) Balmain 10-13-73 Bankstown 9-6-60 Venue: Picken Oval
Round 18
05/08/1961 (Sat) Newtown 10-9-69 Bankstown 8-7-55 Venue: Erskineville Oval
05/08/1961 (Sat) North Shore 8-9-57 Balmain 6-4-40 Venue: Erskineville Oval
05/08/1961 (Sat) Sydney Naval 11-12-78 St. George 7-11-53 Venue: Trumper Park
05/08/1961 (Sat) Western Suburbs 4-6-30 South Sydney 13-15-93 Venue: Picken Oval
05/08/1961 (Sat) Liverpool 1-3-9 Eastern Suburbs 25-24-174 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Final ladder
|
1961 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Newtown |
18 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
1649 |
1205 |
136.85 |
62 |
|
2 |
North Shore |
18 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
1340 |
1090 |
122.94 |
54 |
|
3 |
Sydney Naval |
18 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
1407 |
1070 |
131.50 |
48 |
|
4 |
Eastern Suburbs |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
1490 |
1219 |
122.23 |
44 |
|
5 |
South Sydney |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
1474 |
1228 |
120.03 |
44 |
|
6 |
St. George |
18 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
1383 |
1179 |
117.30 |
40 |
|
7 |
Balmain |
18 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
1281 |
1429 |
89.64 |
24 |
|
8 |
Western Suburbs |
18 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
1046 |
1240 |
84.35 |
24 |
|
9 |
Bankstown |
18 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
1113 |
1510 |
73.71 |
16 |
|
10 |
Liverpool |
18 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
787 |
1800 |
43.72 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
180 |
89 |
89 |
2 |
12970 |
12970 |
|
360 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
13/08/1961 (Sun) Sydney Naval 13-10-88 Eastern Suburbs 10-14-74 Venue: Trumper Park
Second Semi-Final
20/08/1961 (Sun) Newtown 12-9-81 North Shore 14-23-107 Venue: Trumper Park
Preliminary Final
03/09/1961 (Sun) Newtown 13-10-88 Sydney Naval 14-10-94 Venue: Trumper Park
Notes on the Preliminary Final:
When the siren sounded to end the final quarter, the teams were level. A goal after the siren made Sydney Naval the winners.
Newtown protested on the basis that the timekeepers had erred in not continuously sounding the siren indicating the conclusion of the game, plus the first quarter ended six minutes short of the regulation 25 minutes.
The protest was upheld and the match ordered to be replayed. (Source: The Australian National Football Record 9 September 1961)
Preliminary Final Replay
10/09/1961 (Sun) Newtown 7-10-52 Sydney Naval 10-15-75 Venue: Trumper Park
Grand Final
17/09/1961 (Sun) North Shore 11-15-81 Sydney Naval 4-11-35 Venue: Sydney Showground
1961 premiers: North Shore
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