1961 Brownlow Medal
[1960][1962][1961 Team Totals]
| Player | TM | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| John James | Carlton | 21 |
| Laurie Dwyer | North Melbourne | 19 |
| Ian Law | Hawthorn | 17 |
| Frank Johnson | South Melbourne | 13 |
| Brendan Edwards | Hawthorn | 12 |
| Charlie Evans | Footscray | 12 |
| Ted Whitten | Footscray | 12 |
| Jim Taylor | South Melbourne | 12 |
| Kevin Murray | Fitzroy | 11 |
| Ron Branton | Richmond | 11 |
| John Henderson | Collingwood | 10 |
| Ron Barassi | Melbourne | 10 |
| Verdun Howell | St Kilda | 10 |
| Lance Oswald | St Kilda | 10 |
| John Birt | Essendon | 9 |
| Graeme MacKenzie | Fitzroy | 9 |
| Chris Pavlou | Carlton | 8 |
| Ken Fraser | Essendon | 8 |
| Graham Campbell | Fitzroy | 8 |
| Brian Dixon | Melbourne | 8 |
| Bob Skilton | South Melbourne | 8 |
| Alan Morrow | St Kilda | 8 |
| John Nicholls | Carlton | 7 |
| Graeme Fellowes | Collingwood | 7 |
| Ian Shelton | Essendon | 7 |
| John Schultz | Footscray | 7 |
| John Heriot | South Melbourne | 7 |
| Hugh Mitchell | Essendon | 6 |
| Merv Hobbs | Footscray | 6 |
| Doug Wade | Geelong | 6 |
| John Yeates | Geelong | 6 |
| Graham Cooper | Hawthorn | 6 |
| Tassie Johnson | Melbourne | 6 |
| John Jenkins | North Melbourne | 6 |
| Sergio Silvagni | Carlton | 5 |
| Jack Clarke | Essendon | 5 |
| Col Hebbard | Essendon | 5 |
| Ray Baxter | Footscray | 5 |
| John Quarrell | Footscray | 5 |
| Bill Goggin | Geelong | 5 |
| Alistair Lord | Geelong | 5 |
| John ONeill | Geelong | 5 |
| Brian Roet | Melbourne | 5 |
| Neville Crowe | Richmond | 5 |
| Dick Grimmond | Richmond | 5 |
| Eric Guy | St Kilda | 5 |
| Bill Stephenson | St Kilda | 5 |
| Ken Bennett | Collingwood | 4 |
| Ken Turner | Collingwood | 4 |
| Graham Beissel | Essendon | 4 |
| Geoff Leek | Essendon | 4 |
| Russell Crow | Fitzroy | 4 |
| Rod Vernon | Fitzroy | 4 |
| John Hoiles | Footscray | 4 |
| Terry Callan | Geelong | 4 |
| George McGrath | Geelong | 4 |
| Colin Rice | Geelong | 4 |
| Frank Adams | Melbourne | 4 |
| Hassa Mann | Melbourne | 4 |
| Geoff Tunbridge | Melbourne | 4 |
| Allen Aylett | North Melbourne | 4 |
| Fred Swift | Richmond | 4 |
| John Thompson | Richmond | 4 |
| Graeme Wilkinson | Richmond | 4 |
| Bruce Comben | Carlton | 3 |
| Graham Donaldson | Carlton | 3 |
| Ron Carruthers | Collingwood | 3 |
| Neville Withers | Collingwood | 3 |
| Alex Epis | Essendon | 3 |
| Greg Sewell | Essendon | 3 |
| Ian Aston | Fitzroy | 3 |
| Alex Gardiner | Footscray | 3 |
| Graham Ion | Footscray | 3 |
| Matt Goggin | Geelong | 3 |
| Bob Norman | Geelong | 3 |
| Roy West | Geelong | 3 |
| Charles Abbott | Hawthorn | 3 |
| John Cunningham | Hawthorn | 3 |
| Terry Gleeson | Melbourne | 3 |
| Bob Johnson | Melbourne | 3 |
| John Lord | Melbourne | 3 |
| Barry Cheatley | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Jock OBrien | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Fred Robinson | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Graham Ryan | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Noel Teasdale | North Melbourne | 3 |
| Col Saddington | Richmond | 3 |
| Gary Williamson | Richmond | 3 |
| Brian McGowan | South Melbourne | 3 |
| Brian McCarthy | St Kilda | 3 |
| Jim OBrien | St Kilda | 3 |
| Brian Buckley | Carlton | 2 |
| Gordon Collis | Carlton | 2 |
| Brian Beers | Collingwood | 2 |
| Brian Gray | Collingwood | 2 |
| Paul Doran | Essendon | 2 |
| Bob Dunlop | Essendon | 2 |
| Bob Henderson | Fitzroy | 2 |
| Brian Pert | Fitzroy | 2 |
| Bernie Dowling | Footscray | 2 |
| Charlie Stewart | Footscray | 2 |
| Bill Miller | Geelong | 2 |
| Fred Wooller | Geelong | 2 |
| Denis Zanoni | Geelong | 2 |
| Cam McPherson | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Ron Nalder | Hawthorn | 2 |
| John Winneke | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Garry Young | Hawthorn | 2 |
| Brian Leahy | Melbourne | 2 |
| Gerald Eastmure | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Michael Gaudion | North Melbourne | 2 |
| Alan Richardson | Richmond | 2 |
| Tom Simpson | Richmond | 2 |
| Albie Dunn | South Melbourne | 2 |
| Jeff Kiteley | South Melbourne | 2 |
| Neil Roberts | St Kilda | 2 |
| Ross Smith | St Kilda | 2 |
| Martin Cross | Carlton | 1 |
| Bob Crowe | Carlton | 1 |
| John Heathcote | Carlton | 1 |
| Ian Brewer | Collingwood | 1 |
| David Norman | Collingwood | 1 |
| Murray Weideman | Collingwood | 1 |
| Russell Blew | Essendon | 1 |
| Barry Capuano | Essendon | 1 |
| Barry Davis | Essendon | 1 |
| Wally Clark | Fitzroy | 1 |
| Alan Gale | Fitzroy | 1 |
| Keith Beamish | Footscray | 1 |
| Morton Browne | Hawthorn | 1 |
| John Fisher | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Colin Youren | Hawthorn | 1 |
| Laurie Mithen | Melbourne | 1 |
| Paul Rowe | North Melbourne | 1 |
| Rod Ward | North Melbourne | 1 |
| Ken McCormack | South Melbourne | 1 |
| Jim Guyatt | St Kilda | 1 |
| Rodger Head | St Kilda | 1 |
| Frank Hodgkin | St Kilda | 1 |
| Team | Votes |
|---|---|
| Footscray | 62 |
| Essendon | 61 |
| Geelong | 54 |
| Carlton | 54 |
| Melbourne | 53 |
| Hawthorn | 52 |
| St Kilda | 51 |
| North Melbourne | 50 |
| South Melbourne | 48 |
| Fitzroy | 45 |
| Richmond | 43 |
| Collingwood | 38 |