| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
|---|
| 1 | HAW | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1467 | 1173 | 125.1 |
| 2 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1510 | 1151 | 131.2 |
| 3 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1373 | 1173 | 117.1 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1334 | 1216 | 109.7 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1469 | 1258 | 116.8 |
| 6 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1367 | 1362 | 100.4 |
| 7 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1462 | 1335 | 109.5 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1279 | 1325 | 96.5 |
| 9 | COL | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1166 | 1375 | 84.8 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1126 | 1428 | 78.9 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1187 | 1644 | 72.2 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1133 | 1433 | 79.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
|---|
| 1 | Sat Apr 15 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | NME | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 9 | Arden St | A | +15.0 | 2/12 | -17.6 | +33 | -4.2 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 22 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | STK | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 16 | Windy Hill | H | +10.9 | 2/12 | +1.7 | +9 | +0.7 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Tue Apr 25 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | MEL | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 25 | Windy Hill | H | +11.6 | 2/12 | +20.7 | -9 | -1.6 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 06 | 22. | 11 | 143 | v | GEE | 7. | 19 | 61 | W | 82 | Kardinia Park | A | +10.0 | 2/12 | -4.4 | +14 | +6.8 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 13 | 12. | 4 | 76 | v | HAW | 9. | 21 | 75 | W | 1 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +16.7 | 2/12 | +8.0 | +9 | -0.8 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 20 | 20. | 13 | 133 | v | SYD | 6. | 18 | 54 | W | 79 | Windy Hill | H | +16.0 | 2/12 | +3.7 | +24 | +5.5 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 03 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | COL | 18. | 11 | 119 | L | 61 | Victoria Park | A | +21.4 | 2/12 | -7.0 | +28 | -8.9 | +12.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 6. | 18 | 54 | v | FIT | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 20 | Brunswick St | A | +12.5 | 2/12 | +8.7 | +4 | -2.4 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | CAR | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 35 | Windy Hill | H | +10.1 | 3/12 | -4.1 | +14 | +2.1 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | RIC | 12. | 20 | 92 | L | 18 | Punt Rd | A | +12.2 | 2/12 | -15.0 | +27 | -4.5 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | WBD | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 9 | Windy Hill | H | +7.7 | 3/12 | -5.4 | +13 | -2.2 | +5.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | NME | 3. | 10 | 28 | W | 35 | Windy Hill | H | +5.5 | 5/12 | -19.7 | +25 | +1.0 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | STK | 13. | 20 | 98 | L | 48 | Junction Oval | A | +6.4 | 4/12 | +2.5 | +4 | -5.2 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | MEL | 10. | 18 | 78 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | A | +1.3 | 5/12 | +24.3 | -23 | +3.2 | +4.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | GEE | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 38 | Windy Hill | H | +4.5 | 5/12 | +1.9 | +3 | +3.5 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | HAW | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 7 | Windy Hill | H | +8.0 | 4/12 | +14.8 | -7 | -0.0 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | SYD | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 29 | Lake Oval | A | +8.0 | 4/12 | -11.3 | +31 | -0.2 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | COL | 13. | 10 | 88 | D | 0 | Windy Hill | H | +7.7 | 4/12 | -11.2 | +19 | -1.9 | +5.9 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
Essendon - 1961 Season