Coach: Tom Booker
Captain: TBD
Best & Fairest: Denis Andrew
Leading Goalkicker: Laurie Leyden 22 goals (equal 9th).
Position: 8th
Premier: Essendon
Round 1: 15th April 1961
Carlton 12.14.86
St Kilda 6.15.51
Result: Won by 35 points.
Goalkickers: Laurie Leyden 3, William Caddaye 2, Dacey 2, O'Shannassy 2, Doug Ringholt 1, Jim Sullivan 1, Pangrazio 1.
Best: Dacey, O'Halloran, Jim Sullivan, O'Shannassy, Doug Ringholt, William Caddaye.
Round 2: 22nd April 1961
Carlton 9.9.63
Fitzroy 4.17.41
Result: Won by 22 points.
Goalkickers: William Caddaye 2, Darcy 2, O'Shannassy 2, Mathews 1, Jim Sullivan 1, Doug Ringholt 1.
Best: William Caddaye, Anson, Parker, Bill Pemberton, Dacey, O'Halloran.
Round 3: 29th April 1961
Carlton 4.22.46
Footscray 14.15.99
Result: Lost by 53 points.
Goalkickers: O'Shannassy 1, Jim Sullivan 1, Bill Pemberton 1, Burton 1.
Best: Jim Sullivan, Date, Close, O'Halloran, McKinlay, Bill Pemberton.
Round 4: 6th May 1961
Carlton 15.13.103
South Melbourne 19.13.127
Result: Lost by 24 points.
Goalkickers: Laurie Leyden 7, Gould 3, Bill Pemberton 2, William Caddaye, Brian Henderson 1, McKinnon 1.
Best: Laurie Leyden, Brian Henderson, Parker, McKinlay, Bill Pemberton, Date.
Round 5: 13th May 1961
Carlton 7.10.52
North Melbourne 6.11.47
Result: Won by 5 points.
Goalkickers: Doug Ringholt 4, Laurie Leyden 1, Jim Sullivan 1, McKinnon 1.
Best: Doug Ringholt, Phillip, Date, Bill Pemberton, O'Halloran, McKinnon.
Round 6: 27th May 1961
Carlton
Collingwood
Result:
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 7: 3rd June 1961
Carlton 8.7.57
Melbourne 4.14.38
Result: Won by 19 points.
Goalkickers: William Caddaye 4, Pangrazio 2, Bill Pemberton 1, Doug Ringholt 1.
Best: Bill Pemberton, Brian Henderson, Jim Sullivan, Parker, Phillips, Doug Ringholt.
Round 8: 12th June 1961
Carlton 7.12.54
Richmond 12.8.80
Result: Lost by 26 points.
Goalkickers: Denis Andrew 2, Bill Pemberton 2, Brian Henderson 1, Whiteside 1, Doug Ringholt 1.
Best: William Caddaye, Jim Sullivan, MacKinlay, Bill Pemberton, Denis Andrew, Parker.
Round 9: 17th June 1961
Carlton 3.5.23
Essendon 12.24.96
Result: Lost by 73 points.
Goalkickers: Burton 2, Brian Henderson 1.
Best: Gould, Denis Andrew, Bill Pemberton, Burton, Doug Ringholt, Hooley.
Round 10: 24th June 1961
Carlton 10.17.77
Hawthorn 8.7.55
Result: Won by 22 points.
Goalkickers: Gould 2, William Caddaye 1, Laurie Leyden 1, Denis Andrew 1, Austin 1, Mathews 1, McKinnon 1, McKenna 1, Robinson 1.
Best: Gould, Doug Ringholt, Bill Pemberton, Denis Andrew, Knights, MacKinlay.
Round 11: 1st July 1961
Carlton 5.6.36
Geelong 4.10.34
Result: Won by 2 points.
Goalkickers: Garry Appleford 1, Denis Andrew 1, Burton 1, Laurie Leyden 1, Pangrazio 1.
Best: Garry Appleford, Denis Andrew, Bill Pemberton, MacKinlay, Parker, Brian Henderson.
Round 12: 8th July 1961
Carlton 5.4.34
St Kilda 11.9.75
Result: Lost by 41 points.
Goalkickers: McKenna 2, William Caddaye 1, Pangrazio 1, Rogers 1.
Best: Schmidt, Laurie Leyden, Denis Andrew, MacKinlay, William Caddaye, Date.
Round 13: 22nd July 1961
Carlton
Fitzroy
Result:
Goalkickers:
Best:
Round 14: 29th July 1961
Carlton 6.8.44
Footscray 11.13.79
Result: Lost by 35 points.
Goalkickers: O'Halloran 2, Rogers 1, Austin 1, Burton 1, Brian Henderson 1.
Best: Garry Appleford, William Caddaye, MacKinlay, Brian Henderson, Whiteside, Denis Andrew.
U/19's Leading Goalkicker: Laurie Leyden 18 goals (equal 8th).
Round 15: 5th August 1961
Carlton 6.6.42
South Melbourne 20.14.134
Result: Lost by 92 points.
Goalkickers: William Caddaye 2, Denis Andrew 1, Doug Ringholt 1, Burton 1, Whiteside 1.
Best: Denis Andrew, William Caddaye, Rowan, Schmidt, Robertson, Burgoyne.
Round 16: 12th August 1961
Carlton 13.11.89
North Melbourne 7.7.49
Result: Won by 40 points.
Goalkickers: Laurie Leyden 4, Doug Ringholt 2, Whiteside 1, Austin 1, MacKinlay 1, Brian Gorman 1, Garry Appleford 1, Denis Andrew 1, O'Shannassy 1.
Best: Doug Ringholt, Denis Andrew, Parker, O'Shannassy, Whiteside, William Caddaye.
1961 U/19's - End of Home & Away Season Ladder.
| Pos | Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Essendon | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1194 | 856 | 139.5 |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1197 | 976 | 122.6 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1108 | 917 | 120.8 |
| 4 | Fitzroy | 9 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 1048 | 937 | 111.8 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 9 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 1138 | 919 | 123.8 |
| 6 | Footscray | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1164 | 990 | 117.6 |
| 7 | Richmond | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1042 | 952 | 109.5 |
| 8 | Carlton | 7 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 939 | 1146 | 81.9 |
| 9 | Geelong | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1009 | 998 | 101.1 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 861 | 1189 | 72.4 |
| 11 | North Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 848 | 1115 | 76.1 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 766 | 1319 | 58.1 |
Note: The senior and reserves played an 18 game season whilst the U/19's played a 16 game season.
1961 U/19's Final Series:
1st Semi Final: Melbourne 11.15.81 d Fitzroy 10.9.69
2nd Semi Final: Essendon 10.11.71 d South Melbourne 5.13.43
Preliminary Final: South Melbourne 12.11.83 d Melbourne 8.19.67
Grand Final: Essendon 8.11.59 d South Melbourne 2.13.25