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1961 Summary

Carlton had won it's final three games in 1960, and this form seemed to continue into 1961, with the Blues winning five out of their first six games. It was also encouraging that the only loss in that time; to Footscray in round 3, was by only 3 points. This good start to the year had the club sitting on top of the ladder, a game clear of Essendon.

Unfortunately, the club's form would also mirror 1960 in another key way, in that it lacked consistency. The Blues promptly lost seven of the next 8 games, including five in a row between rounds 7 and 11, to tumble right out of finals contention. By round 14, Carlton had slipped to eighth place, two games and a healthy percentage out of the top four.

After that poor patch, the Blues then reversed their fortunes and finished the season off well; winning the next three encounters against South Melbourne, North Melbourne and Collingwood, before losing a tight contest to Melbourne a single point in their final game. These wins, while encouraging, had come against the teams finishing fourth last, second last and last. Even so, three wins and a 1-point loss to the team that finished runners-up gave the Blues confidence leading into 1962. Carlton had managed 9 wins and 9 losses, to finish eighth, two games out of the finals.

Ladder

Pos	Team	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	For	Against	%
1	Hawthorn	14	0	4	56	208.219.1467	163.195.1173	125.1
2	Melbourne	12	1	5	50	209.256.1510	159.197.1151	131.2
3	St Kilda	11	0	7	44	190.233.1373	165.183.1173	117.1
4	Footscray	11	0	7	44	187.212.1334	170.196.1216	109.7
5	Fitzroy	10	1	7	42	202.257.1469	175.208.1258	116.8
6	Geelong	10	1	7	42	188.239.1367	190.222.1362	100.4
7	Essendon	9	1	8	38	209.208.1462	178.267.1335	109.5
8	Carlton	9	0	9	36	181.193.1279	183.227.1325	96.5
9	Collingwood	5	1	12	22	161.200.1166	190.235.1375	84.8
10	Richmond	5	0	13	20	155.196.1126	195.258.1428	78.9
11	Sth Melbourne	5	0	13	20	161.221.1187	235.234.1644	72.2
12	Nth Melbourne	4	1	13	18	154.209.1133	202.221.1433	79.1

People of 1961

Coach: Ken Hands Captain: Graham Donaldson Vice Captain: John Nicholls Leading Goal-kicker and John Coleman Medallist: Tom Carroll - 54 goals Best & Fairest: John James

Milestones

Debuts: Jim Carroll, Brian Holcombe, Murray Kick, Graeme Anderson, Gordon Collis, Ian Collins, Martin Cross, Tom Carroll Brownlow Medal: John James

1961 Night Series
Round: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

Playing List | Debuts | Brownlow Votes
1960 | 1962

Gallery

1961 Carlton Team.Pic: Football Life.
1961 Carlton Team.Football Life.
1961 - Excerpt from Carlton's Annual Report.
1961 - Season Review.
1961 Brownlow Medalist - John James.
1961 Brownlow winner: John James.
1961 - League leading goalkicker; Tom Carroll.
1961 Rd 18 - James snares Brownlow.
1961 Rd 1 - Martin Cross gets a quick away.
1961 - Denis Strauch on Port Melbourne's list.
1961 - Des Lyons has a run in an exhibition match with the Blues.
1961 - Don Hall seeks a clearance to VFA club Oakleigh.
1961 - Carlton's Final Practice Match Details.
1961 - John Nicholls out injured.
1961 - John Nicholls ankle injury (July 5).
1961 Ian Collins And Alan Gale Age Aril 24Capture
1961 Rnd 12 3AK Advert V StK. Age July 08 Capture
1961 Rd 6 Leo Brereton

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+===Gallery===
+<gallery>
+File:53181.jpg|1961 Carlton Team.Pic: Football Life.
+File:53182.jpg|1961 Carlton Team.Football Life.
+File:53183.jpg|1961 - Excerpt from Carlton's Annual Report.
+File:53184.jpg|1961 - Season Review.
+File:53186.jpg|1961 Brownlow Medalist - John James.
+File:53187.jpg|1961 Brownlow winner: John James.
+File:53188.jpg|1961 - League leading goalkicker; Tom Carroll.
+File:53189.jpg|1961 Rd 18 - James snares Brownlow.
+File:53191.jpg|1961 Rd 1 - Martin Cross gets a quick away.
+File:53192.jpg|1961 - Denis Strauch on Port Melbourne's list.
+File:53193.jpg|1961 - Des Lyons has a run in an exhibition match with the Blues.
+File:53194.jpg|1961 - Don Hall seeks a clearance to VFA club Oakleigh.
+File:53195.jpg|1961 - Carlton's Final Practice Match Details.
+File:53196.jpg|1961 - John Nicholls out injured.
+File:53197.jpg|1961 - John Nicholls ankle injury (July 5).
+File:63079.jpg|1961 Ian Collins And Alan Gale Age Aril 24Capture
+File:63217.jpg|1961 Rnd 12 3AK Advert V StK. Age July 08 Capture
+File:63566.jpg|1961 Rd 6   Leo Brereton
+</gallery>