1961 Victorian State League Results

1960 | Results | Table | Reserves Table | Index | 1962

Written by John Punshon and Tony Persoglia

Sources: The Age, George Cross Review, Il Globo, Neos Kosmos, Neue Welt, Soccer News, Soccer World, The Sporting Globe, The Sun, VASFA Official Yearbook 1961, VSF Official Yearbook 1962.

If you can provide additional information or assist with corrections, please contact John Punshon.

Home Team v Away Team
Round One
Saturday, April 1, 1961. Wembley Park, Box Hill. Referee: George Yelland. Att: 1,000.
Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, John Bedford, Wally Patterson, Norm Craigie, Monty Tomblin, George Dunn, Aldo Trentini.
0 - 2 Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Mike Terlikowski, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Jackie Dudon, Roch Dronia, Mike Jurecki, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Ziggy Gross, Kaz Szygalski.
Goals: Dudon, Gamaj
Saturday, April 1, 1961. Middle Park. Att: 1,000.
Hakoah
Line-up included: Harry Vamvakas, Terry Hartley, Common, Eric Haynes, Johnny McInroy.
Goals: Haynes, Hartley pk
2 - 3 Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Hans Petersen, Tjibbe Keuken, Cor Delgeorge, Frank Stoffels.
Goals: Stoffels, Tjibbe Keuken, Delgeorge
Saturday, April 1, 1961. Schintler Reserve, Footscray. Referee: Bill Curran. Att: 2,000.
J.U.S.T.
Steve Jankovic, Tom Waldbauer, Mandusi, Frank Micic, Bozo Basic (sent off 30), Karl Schroeder, Fabijanic, Enio Marinovic, Alex Beattie, Peter Basic, Tony Rodek.
Goal: Fabijanic
1 - 0 Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Walter Zavattiero, Reg Griggs, Alberto Del Fabbro, Dinko Gulin, Cervoy, Enzo Bottari, Frank Barbazza (sent off 30), Raffaele Accunzo, M Pagotto.
Saturday, April 1, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 3,500.
Melbourne
Erno Grosz, Joe Banhidi, Tibor Zuckerman, Fabian Juhasz, George Gerdan, Jim Garrett, Bela Biro, Martin Redpath, Istvan Feher, Janos Weinberg, Locskai.
0 - 3 George Cross
Line-up included: Eddie Sacco, Pat McKenna, Tony Vella, Lolly Vella, Don Hodgson, Freddie Abela, Bill Copeland.
Goals: T Vella pk, L Vella, Copeland
Saturday, April 1, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 500.
Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Rolf Eggert, Werner Bormann, Alfred Kleinert, Faltyn, Wolfgang Schumacher, Bieg.
Goal: Schumacher
1 - 3 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: John Armstrong, Alec Glennie, Rambousek, Joe Haasz.
Goals: Haasz x 3
Saturday, April 1, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,000.
South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Bill Kourkoulakos, Chris Georgoussis, Tony Karagiannis, Terry Budgen, Savvas Salapasidis.
Goals: Karagiannis x 3, Salapasidis
4 - 1 Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Barry Matthews, Frank Loughran, Dave Oxton, Ted Smith.
Goal: Oxton pk
Round Two
Monday, April 3, 1961. Olympic Village, Heidelberg.
George Cross
Line-up included: Fred Falzon, Lolly Vella.
0 - 1 J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Mandusi, Frank Micic, Alex Beattie.
Goal: Beattie
Monday, April 3, 1961. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
Juventus
Line-up included: Reg Griggs.
Goals: Scorers not known
3 - 1 Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Fundeis.
Goal: Scorer not known
Monday, April 3, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Hakoah
Line-up included: Harry Vamvakas, Don Barker, Alan Villiers.
0 - 5 Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Vic Janczyk, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Ryszard Szczepanski, Jackie Dudon, Mike Jurecki, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Kaz Szygalski.
Goals: Szczepanski, Maruszkiewicz, Jurecki x 2, Gamaj
Monday, April 3, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Alec Glennie, Billy Bell.
Goals: Scorers not known
2 - 4 Moreland
Line-up included: Dave Oxton.
Goals: Scorers not known
Monday, April 3, 1961. Middle Park.
South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: Bill Kourkoulakos, Tony Karagiannis.
Goals: Karagiannis x 2 inc pk, Other scorer not known
3 - 2 Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Wally Patterson.
Goals: Scorers not known
Monday, April 3, 1961. McDonald Reserve, Gardiner.
Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Dick Van Alphen, Mike De Bruyckere.
Goals: Scorers not known
2 - 1 Melbourne
Line-up included: George Gerdan.
Goal: Scorer not known
Round Three
Saturday, April 8, 1961. Wembley Park, Box Hill. Att: 350.
Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Tom White, Wally Patterson, George Dunn.
0 - 4 Hakoah
Line-up included: Jim Davies, Alan Forsyth (Sachs), Paul Sas, John Alexander, Terry Hartley, Sid Thomas, Bobby Adams, Johann Neuhold, Ian Common, Johnny McInroy.
Goals: McInroy x 3, Common
Saturday, April 8, 1961. Schintler Reserve, Footscray. Referee: Jim Brown. Att: 1,800.
J.U.S.T.
Steve Jankovic, Tom Waldbauer, Mandusi, Frank Micic, Buha (Karl Schroeder), Enio Marinovic, Alex Beattie, Peter Basic, George Radibratovic, Tony Rodek.
Goals: Beattie x 3
3 - 1 Wilhelmina
Leo Janssen, Cor Delgeorge, Dick Stobbe (Mike De Bruyckere), Hans Petersen, Franz Van Balkom, Tony Noy, Tjibbe Keuken, Leo Beerendonk, Dick Van Alphen, Frank Stoffels, Jan Bons.
Goal: Keuken
Saturday, April 8, 1961. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Att: 1,200.
Moreland
Eddie Azzopardi, Ian Sandham, Barry Matthews, Maley, West, Joe Stewart, Lindsay Glover, Frank Loughran, Tony Zubiani, Dave Oxton, Ted Smith.
Goal: Glover
1 - 2 Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Walter Zavattiero, Reg Griggs, Alberto Del Fabbro, Dinko Gulin, Cervoy, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, D'Orazio, M Pagotto.
Goals: Pagotto, Barbazza
Saturday, April 8, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Bill Curran. Att: 3,500.
Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Rolf Eggert, Werner Bormann, Alfred Kleinert, Werner Klein, Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr, Jakob Wekkeli.
Goal: Wekkeli
1 - 1 George Cross
Line-up included: Tony Vella.
Goal: T Vella pk
Saturday, April 8, 1961. Middle Park. Att: 2,000.
South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Bill Kourkoulakos, George Papadopoulos, Chris Georgoussis, Tony Karagiannis, Savvas Salapasidis.
Goals: Karagiannis x 2, Salapasidis x 2, Papadopoulos
5 - 1 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Alec Glennie, Billy Bell.
Goal: Scorer not known
Sunday, April 9, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 6,000.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Vic Janczyk, Jackie Dudon, Mike Jurecki, Wladyslaw Gamaj.
Goals: Dudon, Gamaj, Jurecki
3 - 2 Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Jim Garrett, Joe Voros.
Goals: Voros x 2
Round Four
Saturday, April 15, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Referee: Contini. Att: 2,000.
George Cross
Line-up included: Fred Falzon, Tony Vella, Don Hodgson, Freddie Abela, Horst Zielinski, Bill Copeland.
Goals: Abela x 2, Hodgson, Copeland, Zielinski, Own Goal
6 - 0 Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Barry Matthews, Tony Zubiani.
Saturday, April 15, 1961. Middle Park. Att: 1,400.
Hakoah
Line-up included: Jim Davies, Paul Sas, Ian Common, Johann Neuhold, Syd Thomas, Johnny McInroy, Eric Haynes, Alan Villiers.
Goals: McInroy, Common
2 - 5 Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Joe Banhidi, George Gerdan, Jim Garrett, Janos Weinberg, Tibor Becsi, Locskai.
Goals: Gerdan x 2, Becsi x 2, Weinberg
Saturday, April 15, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Roger Lamb. Att: 2,500.
J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Jankovic, Tom Waldbauer, Frank Micic, Bozo Basic, Karl Schroeder, Enio Marinovic, George Radibratovic, Alex Beattie, Peter Basic, Tony Rodek.
Goals: Radibratovic, Beattie, Marinovic
3 - 1 Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Mike Terlikowski, Vic Janczyk, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Jackie Dudon, Roch Dronia, Bruno Reuter, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Mike Jurecki, Kaz Szygalski.
Goal: Dronia
Saturday, April 15, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 500.
Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Alec Glennie.
0 - 0 Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Tom White, N O'Connor, John Bedford, Wally Patterson, Pat Smith, Monty Tomblin, Noel Kenny, Bobby McLeish.
Saturday, April 15, 1961. McDonald Reserve, Gardiner. Att: 650.
Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere, Dick Van Alphen, Henni Van der Linde, Jan Bons.
Goals: Van der Linde x 2, Van Alphen, Bons, Beerendonk
5 - 1 Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Rolf Eggert, Fundeis.
Goal: Eggert
Sunday, April 16, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 8,500.
Juventus
George Penzo, John Picinich, Walter Zavattiero, Reg Griggs, Alberto Del Fabbro, Dinko Gulin, Enzo Bottari, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, D'Orazio, M Pagotto.
Goals: Barbazza x 2, Accunzo, Pagotto
4 - 1 South Melbourne-Hellas
George Karpousas, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Chris Picoulas, Giannelos, Bill Kourkoulakos, George Papadopoulos, Chris Georgoussis, Tony Karagiannis, John Hatzigeorgiou, Terry Budgen, Savvas Salapasidis.
Goal: Salapasidis
Round Five
Saturday, April 22, 1961. Wembley Park, Box Hill. Att: 400.
Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, John Bedford, Monty Tomblin.
0 - 1 Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Jim Garrett, Joe Voros, Janos Weinberg.
Goal: Voros
Saturday, April 22, 1961. Schintler Reserve, Footscray. Att: 900.
J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Jankovic, Bozo Basic, Alex Beattie.
Goals: Beattie x 2, Bozo, Basic pk
3 - 4 Hakoah
Line-up included: John Alexander, Bobby Adams, Terry Hartley, Sid Thomas, Eric Haynes.
Goals: Thomas, Sas, Alexander, Other scorer not known
Saturday, April 22, 1961. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Att: 500.
Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Joe De Bono, Moore, Frank Loughran, Tony Zubiani, Dave Oxton, Ted Smith.
Goal: Zubiani
1 - 2 Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Leo Janssen, Tony Noy, Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere, Dick Van Alphen, Henni Van der Linde.
Goals: De Bruyckere, van Alphen
Saturday, April 22, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 1,500.
Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Eschker.
0 - 3 Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Remo Guardiani, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Jackie Dudon, Bruno Reuter, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Kaz Szygalski.
Goals: Reuter x 2, Dudon
Saturday, April 22, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Emil Hecht. Att: 8,500.
South Melbourne-Hellas
George Karpousas, Jordan Ieremiadis, Chris Picoulas, Savvas Salapasidis (sent off), Bill Kourkoulakos, John Margaritis, Chris Georgoussis, George Papadopoulos, Tony Karagiannis, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Terry Budgen.
Goal: Salapasidis
1 - 0 George Cross
Line-up included: Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco (sent off), Fred Falzon, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Don Hodgson.
Sunday, June 11, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,000.
Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Stacey, Krause, Alec Glennie, John Berry, Becker, Joe Haasz, Billy Cook, Karl Angstenberger, Karl Engelbogen.
0 - 0 Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Walter Zavattiero, Alberto Del Fabbro, Joe Frangioni, Dinko Gulin, Raffaele Accunzo, Giancarlo Barbon, Frank Barbazza, Gianni Bressan, M Pagotto.
Round Six
Saturday, April 29, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 2,300.
George Cross
LNorm Hobson, Eddie Sacco, Fred Falzon, Pat McKenna, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Freddie Abela, Joe Falzon, Don Hodgson, John Blackley, Bill Copeland.
Goals: Hodgson, Copeland
2 - 0 Slavia Port Melbourne
Ray Barotajs, Stacey, Jim Balish, Alec Glennie, John Berry, Jankovic, Schiller, Rambousek, Joe Haasz, Billy Cook, Billy Bell.
Saturday, April 29, 1961. Middle Park. Att: 1,000.
Hakoah
Line-up included: Harry Vamvakas, Terry Hartley, Paul Sas, Johan Neuhold, Common, Alan Villiers.
Goal: Villiers
1 - 1 Richmond
Line-up included: Fundeis, Jakob Wekkeli.
Goal: Wekkeli
Saturday, April 29, 1961. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Referee: Bartolo. Att: 1,300.
Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Joe Frangioni, Reg Griggs, Alberto Del Fabbro, Dinko Gulin, Enzo Bottari, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, D'Orazio, M Pagotto.
Goal: Accunzo
1 - 1 Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Tom White, N O'Connor, John Bedford, Wally Patterson, Peter Keys, P Jackson, Monty Tomblin, Noel Kenny, Bobby McLeish.
Goal: Jackson
Saturday, April 29, 1961. Tracey's Speedway, Maribyrnong. Att: 600.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Mike Terlikowski, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Jackie Dudon, Roch Dronia.
Goals: Maruszkiewicz, Dudon
2 - 3 Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Ian Sandham, Ron Taylor, Maley, Johnny Burns, Joe De Bono, Frank Loughran, Tony Zubiani, Dave Oxton, Ted Smith.
Goals: Loughran x 2, Malley
Saturday, April 29, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Referee: George Hockings. Att: 1,500.
Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Tibor Zuckerman, Bela Biro, Joe Voros.
Goal: Zuckerman
1 - 0 J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Frank Micic, Karl Schroeder, Alex Beattie, Tony Rodek.
Saturday, April 29, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 5,000.
Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Leo Janssen, Peter Brouwer, Franz Van Balkom, Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere, Dick Van Alphen.
Goal: Beerendonk
1 - 1 South Melbourne-Hellas
George Karpousas, Jordan Ieremiadis, Chris Picoulas, Savvas Salapasidis, Jim Mantarakis, John Margaritis, Chris Georgoussis, George Papadopoulos, Tony Karagiannis, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Terry Budgen.
Goal: Karagiannis
Round Seven
Saturday, May 6, 1961. Wembley Park, Box Hill. Att: 400.
Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, John Bedford, P Jackson, Monty Tomblin, Noel Kenny, Aldo Trentini.
Goals: Tomblin, Jackson
2 - 1 J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Bozo Basic, George Radibratovic, Alex Beattie, Peter Basic, Tony Rodek.
Goal: Radibratovic
Saturday, May 6, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 8,000.
Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Joe Frangioni, Reg Griggs, Alberto Del Fabbro, Dinko Gulin, Frank Barbazza, Pepe Cubero, Raffaele Accunzo, D'Orazio, M Pagotto.
Goal: Barbazza
1 - 1 George Cross
Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco, Fred Falzon, Pat McKenna, Bozo Basic, Tony Vella, Paul Zammit, Joe Falzon, Don Hodgson, John Blackley, Bill Copeland.
Goal: Zammit
Saturday, May 6, 1961. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Att: 600.
Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Ian Sandham, Frank Loughran, Tony Zubiani, Ted Smith.
Goals: Loughran, Smith, Zubiani
3 - 4 Hakoah
Line-up included: Del Mannering, Terry Hartley, Sid Thomas, Paul Sas, Eric Haynes, Alan Villiers.
Goals: Haynes x 2, Villiers, Sas
Saturday, May 6, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 1,000.
Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Rolf Eggert, Alfred Kleinert, Fundeis, Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr, Eschker.
Goals: Schumacher, Eggert, Kleinert
3 - 3 Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Jim Garrett, Tibor Zuckerman, Tibor Becsi, Janos Weinberg.
Goals: Weinberg x 2, Zuckerman
Saturday, May 6, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 1,000.
Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Jim Balish, Krause, Alec Glennie, Harry Reinbold, Rambousek, Karl Engelbogen.
Goals: Engelbogen, Krause
2 - 8 Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Leo Janssen, Peter Brouwer, Leo Beerendonk, Dick Van Alphen, Henni Van der Linde, Jan Bons.
Goals: Beerendonk x 6, Van Alphen, Van der Linde
Sunday, May 7, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 11,000.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Ziggy Gross, Vic Janczyk, Wladyslaw Gamaj.
Goals: Gross, Gamaj
2 - 0 South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Bill Kourkoulakos, John Hatzigeorgiou, Savvas Salapasidis.
Others in squad: Chris Picoulas, Jim Mantarakis, John Margaritis, Jordan Ieremiadis, Terry Budgen, Tony Karagiannis, Tsaponis, Chris Georgoussis.
Selected team, Soccer News
Round Eight
Saturday, May 13, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 1,200.
George Cross
Selected squad: Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco, Fred Falzon, Pat McKenna, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Paul Zammit, Joe Falzon, Freddie Abela, John Blackley, Bill Copeland, Horst Zielinski.
Line-up included: Norm Hobson, Joe De Bono, Tony Vella, Paul Zammit, Bill Copeland.
Goals: Zammit, Copeland
Selected squad appeared in the George Cross Review
2 - 0 Box Hill
Selected squad: Martin Beurcht, Tom White, N O'Connor, John Bedford, Wally Patterson, A Penny, Peter Keys, Noel Kenny, Monty Tomblin, P Jackson, Aldo Trentini.
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Tom White, John Bedford, Wally Patterson, Norm Russell, P Jackson.
Selected squad appeared in the George Cross Review
Saturday, May 13, 1961. Middle Park. Referee: Bill Curran. Att: 7,000.
Hakoah
Line-up included: Del Mannering, Sid Thomas, Collins, Alan Villiers, Tom Eager, Martin Morris.
Goals: Collins x 2, Villiers, Thomas, Morris
5 - 4 South Melbourne-Hellas
George Karpousas, Jordan Ieremiadis, Chris Picoulas, Savvas Salapasidis, Jim Mantarakis, Stratos Kalogeros, Chris Georgoussis, George Papadopoulos, Tony Karagiannis, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Terry Budgen.
Goals: Hatzileftheriou, Papadopoulos, Karagiannis pk, Georgoussis
Saturday, May 13, 1961. Schintler Reserve, Footscray. Att: 800.
J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Jankovic, Frank Micic, Fabijanic, Alex Beattie, Peter Basic.
Goals: Beattie, P Basic, Fabianic
3 - 2 Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr.
Goals: Landherr, Schumacher
Saturday, May 13, 1961. Tracey's Speedway, Maribyrnong. Att: 1,000.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Cor Morks, Ziggy Gross, Vic Janczyk, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Jackie Dudon, Anton Brkic, Wladyslaw Gamaj.
0 - 0 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Alec Glennie, John Berry, Jankovic, Billy Cook.
Saturday, May 13, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 700.
Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Joe Banhidi, Tibor Zuckerman (Istvan Feher), Tibor Becsi, Locskai, Joe Takacs, Janos Weinberg.
Goals: Takacs, Weinberg
2 - 1 Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Barry Matthews, Maley, Thomas McGoldrick, Lindsay Glover, Moore, Tony Zubiani, Ted Smith.
Goal: Zubiani
Saturday, May 13, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Geoff Harrison. Att: 5,000.
Wilhelmina
Leo Janssen, Peter Erasmus, Cor Mathyssen, Hans Petersen, Peter Brouwer, Franz Van Balkom, Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere, Dick Van Alphen, Henni Van der Linde, Jan Bons.
Goals: Beerendonk x 2, Van Alphen, Van der Linden
4 - 1 Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Joe Frangioni, Reg Griggs, Alberto Del Fabbro, D'Orazio, Aldo Vesnaver, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, Pepe Cubero, M Pagotto.
Goal: Pagotto
Round Nine
Saturday, May 20, 1961. Wembley Park, Box Hill. Att: 500.
Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Tom White, John Bedford, Wally Patterson, P Jackson, Noel Kenny, Aldo Trentini.
Goals: Jackson, Trentini
2 - 0 Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Alfred Kleinert, Fundeis, Wolfgang Schumacher, Bieg.
Saturday, May 20, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 4,000.
George Cross
Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco, Fred Falzon, Pat McKenna, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Paul Zammit, Horst Zielinski, Don Hodgson, Alf Carroll, Bill Copeland.
Goals: T Vella pk, Copeland
2 - 2 Wilhelmina
Leo Janssen, Peter Erasmus, Cor Mathyssen, Hans Petersen, Peter Brouwer, Franz Van Balkom, Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere, Dick Van Alphen, Henni Van der Linde, Jan Bons.
Goals: Van Alphen x 2
Saturday, May 20, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,300.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Cor Morks, Marian Gasior, Remo Guardiani, Vic Janczyk, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Ryszard Szczepanski, Roch Dronia, Anton Brkic, Ziggy Gross, Kaz Szygalski, Joe Voros.
Goals: Szygalski x 2, Gross, Dudon
4 - 0 Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Joe Frangioni, Reg Griggs, Alberto Del Fabbro, D'Orazio, Zulli, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, Gianni Bressan, M Pagotto.
Saturday, May 20, 1961. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Referee: Roger Lamb. Att: 1,000.
Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Cullen, Ron Taylor (sent off), Frank Loughran.
Goal: Loughran
1 - 5 J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Frank Micic, Bozo Basic, Enio Marinovic, Alex Beattie, Peter Basic, Tony Rodek (sent off).
Goals: Bozo Basic x 2 pks, P Basic, Marinovic, Beattie
Saturday, May 20, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 1,000.
Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Stacey, Alec Glennie, Joe Haasz.
0 - 5 Hakoah
Line-up included: Del Mannering, Sid Thomas, Common, Alan Villiers.
Goals: Common x 3, Villiers x 2
Saturday, May 20, 1961. Middle Park. Att: 3,500.
South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Chris Picoulas, Jim Mantarakis, Stratos Kalogeros, George Papadopoulos, Chris Georgoussis, Tony Karagiannis, Terry Budgen, Savvas Salapasidis.
Goals: Karagiannis x 2
2 - 0 Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Istvan Feher, Tibor Becsi.
Round Ten
Saturday, May 27, 1961. Middle Park. Referee: Roger Lamb. Att: 3,000.
Hakoah
Del Mannering, John Alexander, Don Woodward, Terry Hartley, Bobby Adams, Johan Neuhold, Sid Thomas, Common, Tom Eager, Alan Villiers, Martin Morris.
Goals: Eager x 2, Neuhold, Thomas
4 - 0 Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Walter Zavattiero, Reg Griggs, Alberto Del Fabbro, Joe Frangioni, Aldo Vesnaver, Pepe Cubero, Frank Barbazza, Raffaele Accunzo, M Pagotto.
Saturday, May 27, 1961. Schintler Reserve, Footscray. Referee: Bartolo. Att: 3,500.
J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Rozanic, Tom Waldbauer, Frank Micic, Bozo Basic, Enio Marinovic, Guido Dona, Alex Beattie, Njegus.
Goal: Beattie
1 - 3 South Melbourne-Hellas
George Karpousas, Chris Picoulas, Stratos Kalogeros, Jim Mantarakis, Bill Kourkoulakos, George Papadopoulos, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Chris Georgoussis, Tony Karagiannis, John Margaritis, Terry Budgen.
Goals: Hatzileftheriou x 2, Margaritis
Saturday, May 27, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 1,200.
Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Fabian Juhasz, Tibor Zuckerman, Martin Redpath, George Gerdan, Janos Weinberg.
0 - 4 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Alec Glennie, John Berry, Marco Kikas, Jankovic, Joe Haasz, Billy Cook, Karl Angstenberger.
Goals: Haasz x 3, Cook
Saturday, May 27, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 8,000.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Cor Morks, Mike Terlikowski, Marian Gasior, Remo Guardiani, Vic Janczyk, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Ryszard Szczepanski, Roch Dronia, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Ziggy Gross, Kaz Szygalski, Joe Voros.
Goal: Voros
1 - 2 George Cross
Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco, Fred Falzon, Pat McKenna, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Horst Zielinski, Don Hodgson, Freddie Abela, Alf Carroll, Bill Copeland.
Goals: Zielinski, Abela
Saturday, May 27, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 350.
Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Rolf Eggert, Alfred Kleinert, Wolfgang Schumacher, Bieg, Eschker.
Goal: Schumacher
1 - 1 Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Maley, Johnny Burns, Derek Godding, Tony Zubiani, Dave Oxton.
Goal: Zubiani
Saturday, May 27, 1961. McDonald Reserve, Gardiner. Att: 900.
Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Peter Brouwer (Dick Stobbe), Hub Vluegels, Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere, Henni Van der Linde.
Goals: Beerendonk, Stobbe
2 - 0 Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Tom White, John Bedford, Wally Patterson, P Jackson, Monty Tomblin, Aldo Trentini.
Round Eleven
Saturday, June 3, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,500.
George Cross
Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco, Fred Falzon, Pat McKenna, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Horst Zielinski, Don Hodgson, Freddie Abela, Bill Copeland, Alf Carroll.
Goals: Abela x 2
2 - 1 Hakoah
Line-up included: Del Mannering, John Alexander, Don Woodward, Bobby Adams, Terry Hartley, Sid Thomas, Tom Eager, Alan Villiers, Martin Morris.
Goal: Morris
Saturday, June 3, 1961. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Att: 1,400.
Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Walter Zavattiero, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Aldo Vesnaver, Frank Barbazza, Giancarlo Barbon, Raffaele Accunzo, Pepe Cubero (Alberto Del Fabbro), Gianni Bressan.
Goals: Bressan, Cubero
2 - 0 Melbourne
Erno Grosz, Joe Szalai, Joe Banhidi, Jim Garrett, Tibor Zuckerman, Vajda, Pavlovsky, Istvan Feher, Tibor Becsi, George Gerdan, Janos Weinberg.
Saturday, June 3, 1961. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Att: 250.
Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Derek Godding, Frank Loughran, Dave Oxton, Ted Smith.
Goals: Oxton, Smith
2 - 1 Box Hill
Line-up included: Dave Hunter, John Bedford, P Jackson, Monty Tomblin, Aldo Trentini.
Goal: Jackson
Saturday, June 3, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 400.
Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Krause, Alec Glennie, Joe Haasz, Billy Cook.
Goals: Haasz x 2, Cook
3 - 2 J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Jankovic, Alex Beattie.
Goals: Krause og, Barotajs og
Saturday, June 3, 1961. Middle Park. Att: 1,300.
South Melbourne-Hellas
George Karpousas, Chris Picoulas, Giannelos, Jim Mantarakis, Stratos Kalogeros, George Papadopoulos, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Tsaponis, John Hatzigeorgiou, John Margaritis, Terry Budgen.
Goals: Hatzigeorgiou, Hatzileftheriou x 2, Bugden x 2, Tsaponis
6 - 1 Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Faltyn, Alfred Kleinert, Fundeis, Wolfgang Schumacher, Franz Marth.
Goal: Schumacher
Sunday, June 4, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 9,000.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Vic Janczyk, Mike Jurecki, Joe Voros.
Goals: Jurecki, Voros pk, Janssen og
3 - 2 Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Mike De Bruyckere, Dick Van Alphen, Henni Van der Linde.
Goals: Van der Linde, De Bruyckere
Round Twelve
Saturday, June 17, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Referee: Roger Lamb. Att: 2,200.
George Cross
Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco, Fred Falzon, Pat McKenna, Don Hodgson, Tony Vella, Horst Zielinski (Nelson), Joe Falzon, Freddie Abela, Alf Carroll, Bill Copeland.
Goals: T Vella pk, McKenna
2 - 0 Melbourne
Erno Grosz, Joe Szalai, Joe Banhidi, Jim Garrett, Istvan Feher, Tibor Zuckerman, Bill Vass, Vajda, Locskai, George Gerdan, Fabian Juhasz.
Saturday, June 17, 1961. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Att: 1,500.
Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Walter Zavattiero, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Dinko Gulin, Raffaele Accunzo, Giancarlo Barbon, Frank Barbazza, Noel Kenny, M Pagotto.
Goal: Barbazza
1 - 2 J.U.S.T.
Rozanic, Tom Waldbauer, Mandusi, Mike Rezuk, Frank Micic, Karl Schroeder, Kontic (Gras), Guido Dona, George Radibratovic, Buha, Enio Marinovic.
Goals: Buha
Saturday, June 17, 1961. Tracey's Speedway, Maribyrnong. Att: 800.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Mike Jurecki, Joe Voros.
Goal: Jurecki
1 - 0 Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Dave Hunter, John Bedford, Monty Tomblin, Norm Russell, P Jackson.
Saturday, June 17, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 600.
Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Krause, Alec Glennie, John Berry, Becker, Joe Haasz.
Goal: Haasz
1 - 0 Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Alfred Kleinert, Franz Marth, Guenter Weiland, Wolfgang Schumacher, Jakob Wekkeli.
Saturday, June 17, 1961. Middle Park. Att: 1,000.
South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Giannelos, Jim Mantarakis, Bill Kourkoulakos, Jordan Ieremiadis, (Tony Karagiannis), George Papadopoulos, Chris Georgoussis, Tony Hatzileftheriou, John Hatzigeorgiou, Terry Budgen.
Goals: Karagiannis x 2, Hatzileftheriou
3 - 1 Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Jones, Frank Loughran, Ted Smith.
Goal: Smith
Saturday, June 17, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,000.
Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Rudi Van Altena, Peter Erasmus, Cor Mathyssen, Peter Brouwer, Franz Van Balkom, Dick Van Alphen.
Goal: Van Balkom
1 - 3 Hakoah
Del Mannering, John Alexander, Don Woodward, Terry Hartley, Bobby Adams, Johan Neuhold, Sid Thomas, Common, Tom Eager, Alan Villiers, Eric Haynes.
Goals: Hartley pk, Common, Haynes
Round Thirteen
Saturday, June 24, 1961. Middle Park. Referee: Roger Lamb. Att: 4,000.
Hakoah
Line-up included: Terry Hartley, Common.
Goal: Common
1 - 2 Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Henry Gronowski, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Robert Gronowski, Mike Jurecki, Joe Voros.
Goals: Jurecki, R Gronowski
Saturday, June 24, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: George Yelland. Att: 3,500.
J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Jankovic, Tom Waldbauer, Mandusi, Frank Micic, Karl Schroeder, Enio Marinovic, Alex Beattie, George Radibratovic, Tony Rodek.
Goal: Beattie
1 - 2 George Cross
Line-up included: Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco (sent off), Fred Falzon, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Don Hodgson, Freddie Abela, Horst Zielinski, Bill Copeland.
Goals: Falzon, Abela
Saturday, June 24, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Referee: Jim Brown. Att: 1,200.
Melbourne
Line-up included: Istvan Feher, Jim Garrett (sent off).
0 - 1 Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Istvan Feher, Jim Garrett (sent off), Tibor Zuckerman, Locskai.
Goal: Van Alphen
Saturday, June 24, 1961. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Att: 350.
Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Johnny Burns, Moore, Dave Oxton.
0 - 3 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Stacey, Alec Glennie, John Berry, Joe Haasz, Billy Cook, Karl Engelbogen.
Goals: Haasz, Cook, Azzopardi og
Saturday, June 24, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Referee: Bartolo. Att: 1,300.
Richmond
Dieter Voigt, Rolf Eggert, Werner Bormann, Alfred Kleinert, Tom Mietze, Fundeis, Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr, Franz Marth, Bieg, Eschker.
0 - 3 Juventus
Nerino Viti, Walter Zavattiero, Alberto Del Fabbro, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Giancarlo Barbon, Pepe Cubero, Raffaele Accunzo, Noel Kenny, Weinher, Frank Barbazza.
Goals: Barbazza x 2, Accunzo
Sunday, June 25, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,000.
Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Aldo Trentini.
0 - 1 South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Giannelos, Jim Mantarakis, George Papadopoulos, Chris Georgoussis, Tsaponis, John Hatzigeorgiou,Tony Karagiannis, John Margaritis.
Goal: Margaritis
Round Fourteen
Saturday, July 1, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 1,600.
George Cross
Norm Hobson, Bozo Basic, Fred Falzon, Pat McKenna, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Paul Zammit, Freddie Abela, Don Hodgson, Horst Zielinski, Bill Copeland.
Goals: Copeland, Zielinski
2 - 0 Richmond
Dieter Voigt, Rolf Eggert, Faltyn, Alfred Kleinert, Marth, Fundeis, Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr, Werner Bormann, Kurt Goettlicher, Eschker.
Saturday, July 1, 1961. Middle Park. Att: 750.
Hakoah
Line-up included: Terry Hartley,Johan Neuhold, Common, Alan Villiers.
Goals: Villiers x 2, Common
3 - 1 Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, N O'Connor, John Bedford.
Goal: Bedford
Saturday, July 1, 1961. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Referee: Roger Lamb. Att: 1,400.
Juventus
Nerino Viti, Walter Zavattiero, Alberto Del Fabbro, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Giancarlo Barbon, Pepe Cubero, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, Noel Kenny, Weinher (Gianni Bressan 33).
Goals: Accunzo x 2, Barbazza
3 - 3 Moreland
Eddie Azzopardi, Ron Taylor, Joe Stewart, Maley, Johnny Burns, Stefanos Fortomanos, Dave Oxton, Lindsay Glover, Alex Robertson, Derek Godding (sent off 68), Frank Loughran.
Goals: Glover x 2, Loughran
Saturday, July 1, 1961. Tracey's Speedway, Maribyrnong. Att: 1,000.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Jackie Dudon, Robert Gronowski, Mike Jurecki, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Joe Voros.
Goals: Jurecki x 2, Voros, Gamaj, Dudon
5 - 0 Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Tibor Becsi.
Saturday, July 1, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 1,400.
Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: John Berry, Marco Kikas, Becker, Joe Haasz, Billy Cook, Karl Angstenberger.
Goal: Haasz
1 - 1 South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Chris Picoulas, Giannelos, Jim Mantarakis, Stratos Kalogeros, Jordan Ieremiadis, George Papadopoulos, Tony Hatzileftheriou, John Margaritis, Ted Smith.
Goal: Mantarakis
Saturday, July 1, 1961. McDonald Reserve, Gardiner. Referee: Bartolo. Att: 900.
Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Rudi Van Altena, Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere, Dick Van Alphen, Jan Bons.
Goal: De Bruyckere
1 - 1 J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Jankovic, Karl Schroeder, Enio Marinovic, Alex Beattie.
Goal: Beattie
Round Fifteen
Saturday, July 8, 1961. Wembley Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, John Bedford, Kerski.
Goals: Bedford x 2
2 - 6 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Krause, Joe Haasz, Billy Cook, Karl Angstenberger.
Goals: Haasz x 2, Angstenberger x 2, Krause, Cook
Saturday, July 8, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 2,500.
J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Jankovic, Frank Micic, Karl Schroeder, W Ladehoff, Alex Beattie, Enio Marinovic, B Lazarevic (Tony Rodek).
Goal: Beattie
1 - 3 Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Henry Gronowski, Marian Gasior, Vic Janczyk, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Jackie Dudon, Robert Gronowski, Mike Jurecki, Joe Voros, Kaz Szygalski.
Goals: Voros, Jurecki x 2
Saturday, July 8, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 1,400.
Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Tibor Becsi, Bill Vass, Locskai, Charlie Kaiser.
Goal: Vass
1 - 1 Hakoah
Line-up included: Del Mannering, Bobby Adams, Johan Neuhold, Sid Thomas.
Goal: Neuhold
Saturday, July 8, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 300.
Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Franz Marth, Bruno Fink, Wolfgang Schumacher.
0 - 3 Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Rudi Van Altena, Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere, Henni Van der Linde.
Goals: Van der Linde x 3
Saturday, July 8, 1961. Middle Park. Referee: George Yelland. Att: 2,000.
South Melbourne-Hellas
George Karpousas, Chris Picoulas, Takis Xanthopoulos, Stratos Kalogeros, Jordan Ieremiadis, George Papadopoulos, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Tsaponis, Tony Karagiannis, John Margaritis, Ted Smith.
Goal: Karagiannis
1 - 3 Juventus
Nerino Viti, Walter Zavattiero, Alberto Del Fabbro, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Giancarlo Barbon, Edouard Seeberger (Pepe Cubero), Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, Noel Kenny, Gianni Bressan.
Goals: Kenny, Accunzo, Barbazza
Sunday, July 9, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Moreland
Line-up included: Stefanos Fortomanos (sent off), Joe Stewart, Lindsay Glover, Alex Robertson (sent off), Alastair Walker.
Goal: Walker
1 - 4 George Cross
Line-up included: Fred Falzon, Vince Muscat (sent off), Joe De Bono (sent off), Freddie Abela, Bozo Basic, Horst Zielinski, Bill Copeland.
Goals: Copeland, De Bono, Zelinski, Basic pk
Round Sixteen
Saturday, July 15, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Roger Lamb. Att: 2,700.
Hakoah
Line-up included: Del Mannering, Terry Hartley, Bobby Adams, Johan Neuhold, Sid Thomas, Tom Eager, Alan Villiers, Alf Carroll.
Goals: Villiers x 2, Hartley
3 - 2 J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Jankovic, Frank Micic, Karl Schroeder, Buha, Enio Marinovic.
Goals: Schroeder, Micic
Saturday, July 15, 1961. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Att: 1,500.
Juventus
Nerino Viti (George Penzo 42), Walter Zavattiero, Alberto Del Fabbro, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Giancarlo Barbon, Pepe Cubero, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, Noel Kenny, Gianni Bressan.
Goal: Accunzo
1 - 2 Slavia Port Melbourne
Ray Barotajs, Stacey, Collins, Marco Kikas, John Berry, Alec Glennie, Nissen, Joe Haasz, Karl Engelbogen, Billy Cook, Krause.
Goals: Krause, Cook
Saturday, July 15, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 850.
Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Tibor Becsi, Bill Vass, George Gerdan, Fabian Juhasz, Vajda.
Goals: Gerdan x 2, Juhasz x 2, Vass x 2
6 - 1 Box Hill
Line-up included: Harris, N O'Connor, John Bedford, Wally Patterson, Bobby McLeish.
Goal: McLeish
Saturday, July 15, 1961. Tracey's Speedway, Maribyrnong. Att: 1,000.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Jackie Dudon, Mike Jurecki.
Goals: Jurecki x 3
3 - 1 Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Werner Bormann, Franz Marth, Fundeis, Wolfgang Schumacher, Kurt Goettlicher, Eschker.
Goal: Goettlicher
Saturday, July 15, 1961. McDonald Reserve, Gardiner. Att: 500.
Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Rudi Van Altena, Cor Mathyssen, Hans Petersen, Dick Van Alphen, Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere, Henni Van der Linde, Jan Bons.
Goals: Van der Linde x 2, Beerendonk, Van Alphen
4 - 1 Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Ron Taylor, Johnny Burns, Dave Oxton, Lindsay Glover, Tony Zubiani, Derek Godding.
Goal: Zubiani
Sunday, July 16, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 12,000.
George Cross
Line-up included: Norm Hobson, Don Hodgson, Bozo Basic, Horst Zielinski.
Goals: Hodgson, Zelinski
2 - 0 South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Giannelos, Takis Xanthopoulos, Jim Mantarakis, Tony Karagiannis, John Margaritis, Terry Budgen.
Round Seventeen
Saturday, July 22, 1961. Wembley Park, Box Hill. Att: 900.
Box Hill
Martin Beurcht, Dave Hunter, N O'Connor, Peter Keys, Monty Tomblin, John Bedford, Bobby McLeish, P Jackson, Wally Patterson, Kerski, Aldo Trentini.
Goals: Kerski, Patterson, Jackson, Bedford
4 - 1 Juventus
George Penzo, Walter Zavattiero, Alberto Del Fabbro, Pepe Cubero, Joe Frangioni, Giancarlo Barbon, Gianni Bressan, Raffaele Accunzo, Reg Griggs, Noel Kenny, M Pagotto.
Goal: Accunzo
Saturday, July 22, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 600.
Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Rolf Eggert, Bruno Fink, Faltyn, Fundeis, Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr, Kurt Goettlicher.
Goals: Goettlicher x 2 inc pk, Schumacher
3 - 1 Hakoah
Line-up included: John Alexander, Terry Hartley, Common, Tom Eager, Alan Villiers.
Goal: Villiers
Saturday, July 22, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Jim Brown. Att: 8,500.
South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Chris Picoulas, Giannelos, George Papadopoulos, Chris Georgoussis, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Tony Karagiannis, Ted Smith, Savvas Salapasidis.
Goal: Karagiannis pk
1 - 2 Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Rudi Van Altena, Hans Petersen, Franz Van Balkom, Keuken, Leo Beerendonk, Henni Van der Linde, Jan Bons.
Goals: Bons x 2 inc pk
Sunday, July 23, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 2,500.
Melbourne
Line-up included: Jim Garrett, Fabian Juhasz, Janos Weinberg.
Goal: Weinberg
1 - 0 J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Krambehr, Enio Marinovic.
Sunday, September 9, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Bill Curran.
Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Ron Taylor, Ian Sandham, Joe Stewart, Maley, Johnny Burns, Berens, Frank Loughran.
0 - 1 Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Henry Gronowski, Marian Gasior, Vic Janczyk, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Ryszard Szczepanski, Robert Gronowski, Mike Jurecki, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Kaz Szygalski.
Goal: Maruszkiewicz pk
Sunday, September 9, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, John Berry, Joe Haasz, Karl Engelbogen, Billy Cook, Gross, Karl Angstenberger.
Goals: Haasz x 2, Gross
3 - 2 George Cross
Line-up included: Norm Hobson,Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Lolly Vella, Don Hodgson, Freddie Abela, Horst Zielinski, Bill Copeland.
Goals: Zielinski, T Vella pk
Round Eighteen
Saturday, July 29, 1961. Middle Park. Att: 750.
Hakoah
Line-up included: Terry Hartley, Bobby Adams, Eric Haynes, Alan Villiers.
Goals: Villiers x 2
2 - 0 Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Ian Sandham, Dave Oxton, Tony Zubiani.
Saturday, July 29, 1961. Schintler Reserve, Footscray. Att: 600.
J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Zakomarok, Djordjevic, Frank Micic, Alex Beattie, Buha.
Goals: Beattie x 3, Hunter og
4 - 1 Box Hill
Line-up included: Dave Hunter, N O'Connor, Peter Keys, Monty Tomblin, Bobby McLeish, P Jackson, Wally Patterson.
Goal: Patterson
Saturday, July 29, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 5,000.
Juventus
Nerino Viti, Walter Zavattiero, Alberto Del Fabbro, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Giancarlo Barbon, Pepe Cubero, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza (Luciano Fioravanti 28), Noel Kenny, Gianni Bressan.
Goal: Fioravanti
1 - 1 George Cross
Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco, Fred Falzon, Pat McKenna,Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Marx (Joe De Bono 30), Don Hodgson, Bozo Basic, Horst Zielinski, Bill Copeland.
Goal: Hodgson
Saturday, July 29, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 1,100.
Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Tibor Becsi, Bill Vass, Janos Weinberg.
Goal: Vass
1 - 1 Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Franz Marth, Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr, Kurt Goettlicher, Bruno Fink.
Goal: Goettlicher
Saturday, July 29, 1961. McDonald Reserve, Gardiner. Att: 600.
Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Rudi Van Altena, Peter Erasmus, Hans Petersen, Tony Noy, Tjibbe Keuken, Mike De Bruyckere, Henni Van der Linde, Jan Bons.
Goal: De Bruyckere
1 - 0 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Joe Haasz.
Sunday, July 30, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. July 30. Att: 11,000.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Marian Gasior, Vic Janczyk, Mike Jurecki, Wladyslaw Gamaj.
Goal: Gamaj
1 - 1 South Melbourne-Hellas
George Karpousas, Chris Picoulas, Takis Xanthopoulos, Stratos Kalogeros, Bill Kourkoulakos, George Papadopoulos, Manny Tsolakis, Jordan Ieremiadis, John Margaritis, Savvas Salapasidis, Ted Smith.
Goal: Smith
Round Nineteen
Saturday, August 5, 1961. Wembley Park, Box Hill. Att: 800.
Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Monty Tomblin, Wally Patterson.
0 - 2 George Cross
Line-up included: Lolly Vella, Don Hodgson.
Goals: Hodgson x 2
Saturday, August 5, 1961. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Att: 3,200.
Juventus
Nerino Viti, Walter Zavattiero, Alberto Del Fabbro, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Giancarlo Barbon, Luciano Fioravanti, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, Noel Kenny, Pepe Cubero.
Goals: Barbazza, Kenny, Fioravanti
3 - 2 Wilhelmina
Rudi Van Altena, Peter Erasmus, Cor Mathyssen, Hans Petersen, Dick Van Alphen, Franz Van Balkom, Tony Noy, Tjibbe Keuken, Mike De Bruyckere, Henni Van der Linde, Jan Bons.
Goals: Bons pk, Noy
Saturday, August 5, 1961. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Att: 500.
Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Barry Matthews, Stefanos Fortomanos, Dave Oxton, Derek Godding, Frank Loughran.
Goal: Oxton
1 - 1 Melbourne
Line-up included: Tibor Becsi, (Locskai), Bill Vass, Janos Weinberg, Vajda.
Goal: Locskai
Saturday, August 5, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 3,000. Sent off: Cook.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Henry Gronowski, Remo Guardiani, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Robert Gronowski, Mike Jurecki, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Joe Voros.
Goals: Jurecki x 3, Voros x 2
5 - 1 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Stacey, John Berry, Alec Glennie, Joe Haasz, Billy Cook (sent off), Karl Angstenberger.
Goal: Haasz
Saturday, August 5, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 500.
Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Kurt Goettlicher, Eschker.
0 - 3 J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Zakomarok, Djordjevic, Frank Micic, Alex Beattie.
Goals: Beattie x 3
Saturday, August 5, 1961. Middle Park. Referee: Jim Brown. Att: 5,000.
South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Takis Xanthopoulos, Jim Mantarakis, Bill Kourkoulakos, George Papadopoulos, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Tony Karagiannis (sent off).
Goal: Mantarakis
1 - 1 Hakoah
Line-up included: Del Mannering, Terry Hartley, Bobby Adams, Sid Thomas, Tom Eager, Alf Carroll.
Goal: Eager
Round Twenty
Saturday, August 12, 1961. Middle Park. Referee: Contini. Att: 700.
Hakoah
Del Mannering, John Alexander, Don Woodward, Jimmy Hucker, Bobby Adams, Terry Hartley, Syd Thomas, Johann Neuhold, Tom Eager, Alan Villiers, Alf Carroll.
Goals: Eager, Neuhold
2 - 1 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Joe Haasz, Gross.
Goal: Haasz
Saturday, August 12, 1961. Schintler Reserve, Footscray. Att: 700.
J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Djordjevic, Frank Micic, Karl Schroeder, W Ladehoff, Enio Marinovic, Alex Beattie (sent off), Buha.
Goals: Beattie x 2, Buha, Djordjevic
4 - 1 Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Ian Sandham, Barry Matthews (sent off), Dave Oxton, Frank Loughran.
Goal: Sandham
Saturday, August 12, 1961. Tracey's Speedway, Maribyrnong. Referee: George Hockings. Att: 4,000.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Henry Gronowski, Marian Gasior, Ziggy Gross, Vic Janczyk, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Jackie Dudon, Robert Gronowski, Roch Dronia, Mike Jurecki, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Joe Voros.
Goals: Vitti og, Voros
2 - 1 Juventus
Nerino Viti, Alberto Del Fabbro, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Giancarlo Barbon, Luciano Fioravanti, Pepe Cubero, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, Noel Kenny.
Goal: Del Fabbro
Saturday, August 12, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,000.
Melbourne
Line-up included: Erno Grosz, Tibor Becsi, Locskai, George Gerdan, Fabian Juhasz, Janos Weinberg, Vajda.
Goals: Juhasz x 2, Gerdan
3 - 0 South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: George Karpousas, Stratos Kalogeros, Bill Kourkoulakos, George Papadopoulos, Manny Tsolakis, Tony Hatzileftheriou, Savvas Salapasidis, Ted Smith.
Saturday, August 12, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Att: 400.
Richmond
Line-up included: Faltyn, Franz Marth, Fundeis, Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr, Kurt Goettlicher.
Goal: Schumacher
1 - 0 Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Dave Hunter, Monty Tomblin, Bobby McLeish, Wally Patterson, Kerski, Aldo Trentini.
Saturday, August 12, 1961. McDonald Reserve, Gardiner. Referee: George Yelland. Att: 1,400.
Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Cor Mathyssen, Dick Van Alphen, Mike De Bruyckere, Cor Delgeorge, Arie Luyten.
0 - 2 George Cross
Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco, Vince Muscat, Pat McKenna, Bozo Basic, Tony Vella, Lolly Vella (Paul Zammit), Don Hodgson, Horst Zielinski, Fred Falzon, Bill Copeland.
Goals: Copeland, Hodgson
Round Twenty-One
Saturday, August 19, 1961. Wembley Park, Box Hill. Att: 550.
Box Hill
Line-up included: Tom White, Peter Keys, Monty Tomblin, Bobby McLeish, P Jackson, Wally Patterson, Aldo Trentini, Dick Rae.
Goal: Patterson
1 - 2 Wilhelmina
Line-up included: Rudi Van Altena, Peter Erasmus, Frank Stoffels, Henni Van der Linde, Jan Bons.
Goals: Bons x 2 inc pk
Saturday, August 19, 1961. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Att: 2,500.
Juventus
Nerino Viti, Walter Zavattiero, Gianni Bressan, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Giancarlo Barbon, Frank Barbazza, Raffaele Accunzo, Pepe Cubero, Noel Kenny, Luciano Fioravanti.
0 - 3 Hakoah
Del Mannering, John Alexander, Don Woodward, Hucker, Bobby Adams, Terry Hartley, Sid Thomas, Johan Neuhold, Eric Haynes, Alan Villiers, Alf Carroll.
Goals: Haynes x 2, Villiers
Saturday, August 19, 1961. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Att: 400.
Moreland
Line-up included: Ron Taylor, Joe Stewart, Ian Sandham, Stefanos Fortomanos, Dave Oxton, Lindsay Glover, Tony Zubiani, Derek Godding, Frank Loughran.
Goals: Glover x 2, Loughran pk
3 - 2 Richmond
Line-up included: Rolf Eggert, Alfred Kleinert, Franz Marth, Fundeis, Wolfgang Schumacher.
Goals: Egger, Godding og
Saturday, August 19, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Roger Lamb. Att: 10,000.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Henry Gronowski, Marian Gasior, Ryszard Szczepanski, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Jackie Dudon, Mike Jurecki, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Joe Voros.
Goals: Gamaj, Jurecki
2 - 1 George Cross
Line-up included: Norm Hobson, Eddie Sacco, Fred Falzon, Pat McKenna, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Don Hodgson, Bozo Basic, Horst Zielinski, Bill Copeland.
Goal: Hodgson
Saturday, August 19, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 600.
Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs, Joe Haasz.
0 - 0 Melbourne
Line-up included: Tibor Becsi, Jim Garrett, Locskai, Fabian Juhasz, Janos Weinberg.
Saturday, August 19, 1961. Middle Park. Att: 1,000.
South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: Stratos Kalogeros, George Papadopoulos, Manny Tsolakis, Jordan Ieremiadis, Savvas Salapasidis, Ted Smith.
Goals: Iremiades, Salapasidis, Kalogeros pk
3 - 3 J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Jankovic, Steve Zakomarok, Djordjevic, Frank Micic, W Ladehoff, Karl Schroeder, Enio Marinovic, Alex Beattie, Buha.
Goals: Ladehoff, Marinovic, Schroeder
Round Twenty-Two
Saturday, August 26, 1961. Wembley Park, Box Hill. Referee: George Yelland. Att: 250.
Box Hill
Line-up included: Martin Beurcht, Dave Hunter (sent off), Tom White, John Bedford, P Jackson, Wally Patterson, Kerski, Aldo Trentini.
0 - 1 Moreland
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Ron Taylor, Johnny Burns, Stefanos Fortomanos, Lindsay Glover, Tony Zubiani, Derek Godding.
Goal: Godding
Saturday, August 26, 1961. Schintler Reserve, Footscray. Referee: Bill Curran. Att: 450.
J.U.S.T.
Line-up included: Steve Jankovic, W Ladehoff, Alex Beattie.
Goal: Ladehoff
1 - 6 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Kikas, John Berry, Joe Haasz, Billy Cook, Gross, Karl Angstenberger.
Goals: Haasz x 3, Cook, Angstenberger, Marco Kikas
Saturday, August 26, 1961. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne. Att: 1,500.
Melbourne
Erno Grosz, Joe Szalai, Tibor Becsi, Joe Banhidi, Jim Garrett, Tibor Zuckerman, Locskai, George Gerdan, Fabian Juhasz, Janos Weinberg, Vajda.
Goals: Weiberg, Garrett
2 - 1 Juventus
Line-up included: Nerino Viti, Pepe Cubero, Walter Zavattiero, Reg Griggs, Joe Frangioni, Giancarlo Barbon, Molinari, Raffaele Accunzo, Frank Barbazza, Noel Kenny, Gianni Bressan.
Goal: Barbazza
Saturday, August 26, 1961. Olympic Village, West Heidelberg. Referee: Emil Hecht. Att: 500.
Richmond
Line-up included: Dieter Voigt, Werner Bormann, Alfred Kleinert, Franz Marth (sent off), Fundeis, Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr.
Goals: Fundeis, Landherr, Schumacher
3 - 4 South Melbourne-Hellas
Line-up included: Jim Mantarakis, Stratos Kalogeros, Bill Kourkoulakos, George Papadopoulos, Manny Tsolakis, Savvas Salapasidis, Ted Smith.
Goals: Kalogeros, Salapasidis, Papadopoulos x 2
Saturday, August 26, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 5,000.
Wilhelmina
Rudi Van Altena, Peter Erasmus, Cor Mathyssen, Hans Petersen, Dick Van Alphen, Hub Vluegels, Dick Stobbe, Tjibbe Keuken, Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere, Jan Bons.
0 - 0 Maribyrnong-Polonia
Line-up included: Henry Gronowski, Ziggy Gross, Vic Janczyk, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Robert Gronowski, Mike Jurecki, Wladyslaw Gamaj, Joe Voros.
Sunday, August 27, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 6,000.
George Cross
Line-up included: Norm Hobson, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella, Freddie Abela, Horst Zielinski.
Goals: T Vella pk, Zielinski
2 - 1 Hakoah
Line-up included: Del Mannering, Bobby Adams, Alan Villiers.
Goal: Villiers

Last updated: 31 August 2020.