| Round 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 3t 3g | 15 | Wests | 7t 2g | 25 | Henson | Sat,15-Apr-1961 | 5410 | |
| Canterbury | 1t 3g | 9 | Manly | 3t 3g | 15 | S.C.G. | Sat,15-Apr-1961 | 12513 | |
| Norths | 3t 5g | 19 | Balmain | 3t 6g | 21 | North_Sydney | Sat,15-Apr-1961 | 6777 | |
| St George | 4t 3g | 18 | Parramatta | 2t 1g | 8 | Kogarah | Sun,16-Apr-1961 | 12397 | |
| Souths | 1t 4g | 11 | Easts | 5t 5g | 25 | Sports_Ground | Sun,16-Apr-1961 | 17485 | |
| Attendance:54,582 Ave:10,916 | |||||||||
| Round 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 4t 2g | 16 | Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Brookvale | Sat,22-Apr-1961 | 4173 | |
| Balmain | 2t 3g | 12 | St George | 5t 4g | 23 | S.C.G. | Sat,22-Apr-1961 | 21146 | |
| Parramatta | 9t 8g | 43 | Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Cumberland | Sat,22-Apr-1961 | 5810 | |
| Wests | 6t 9g | 36 | Canterbury | 2t 4g | 14 | Pratten | Sat,22-Apr-1961 | 6764 | |
| Easts | 8t 5g | 34 | Norths | 3t 6g | 21 | Sports_Ground | Sun,23-Apr-1961 | 5302 | |
| Attendance:43,195 Ave:8,639 | |||||||||
| Round 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 1t 3g | 9 | Wests | 3t 4g | 17 | Redfern | Tue,25-Apr-1961 | 8700 | |
| Balmain | 3g | 6 | Parramatta | 1t 3g | 9 | Leichhardt | Tue,25-Apr-1961 | 2330 | |
| Canterbury | 4t 3g | 18 | Newtown | 3t 2g | 13 | Belmore | Tue,25-Apr-1961 | 7087 | |
| Norths | 3t 4g | 17 | Manly | 1t 3g | 9 | North_Sydney | Tue,25-Apr-1961 | 5302 | |
| St George | 3t 2g | 13 | Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | S.C.G. | Tue,25-Apr-1961 | 19386 | |
| Attendance:42,805 Ave:8,561 | |||||||||
| Round 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 4g | 14 | St George | 1t 4g | 11 | Brookvale | Sat,29-Apr-1961 | 5067 | |
| Souths | 2t 3g | 12 | Newtown | 3t 2g | 13 | Redfern | Sat,29-Apr-1961 | 7543 | |
| Wests | 3t 3g | 15 | Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,29-Apr-1961 | 14414 | |
| Parramatta | 1t 4g | 11 | Canterbury | 5t 5g | 25 | Cumberland | Sat,29-Apr-1961 | 7549 | |
| Easts | 8t 6g | 36 | Balmain | 2t 3g | 12 | Sports_Ground | Sun,30-Apr-1961 | 19039 | |
| Attendance:53,612 Ave:10,722 | |||||||||
| Round 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 3t 2g | 13 | Norths | 5t 3g | 21 | Henson | Sat,06-May-1961 | 2659 | |
| St George | 2t 3g | 12 | Wests | 1t 3g | 9 | S.C.G. | Sat,06-May-1961 | 26114 | |
| Parramatta | 3g | 6 | Easts | 2t 4g | 14 | Cumberland | Sat,06-May-1961 | 6009 | |
| Balmain | 1t 4g | 11 | Manly | 7t 6g | 33 | Leichhardt | Sun,07-May-1961 | 10934 | |
| Canterbury | 2t 2g | 10 | Souths | 5t 2g | 19 | Sports_Ground | Sun,07-May-1961 | 10113 | |
| Attendance:55,829 Ave:11,165 | |||||||||
| Round 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souths | 5t 3g | 21 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Redfern | Sat,13-May-1961 | 7243 | |
| Norths | 6t 4g | 26 | Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | North_Sydney | Sat,13-May-1961 | 5632 | |
| Manly | 3t 3g | 15 | Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,13-May-1961 | 20985 | |
| Newtown | 2t 3g | 12 | St George | 4t 6g | 24 | Henson | Sun,14-May-1961 | 5429 | |
| Wests | 5t 5g | 25 | Balmain | 1g | 2 | Sports_Ground | Sun,14-May-1961 | 13651 | |
| Attendance:52,940 Ave:10,588 | |||||||||
| Round 7 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 2t 5g | 16 | Newtown | 8t 6g | 36 | Leichhardt | Sat,20-May-1961 | 3408 | |
| Parramatta | 1g | 2 | Manly | 6t 6g | 30 | Cumberland | Sat,20-May-1961 | 6201 | |
| Wests | 3t 5g | 19 | Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | S.C.G. | Sat,20-May-1961 | 24601 | |
| Souths | 4t 1g | 14 | Norths | 3t 5g | 19 | Sports_Ground | Sun,21-May-1961 | 19152 | |
| St George | 5t 6g | 27 | Canterbury | 2t 1g | 8 | Kogarah | Sun,21-May-1961 | 9527 | |
| Attendance:62,889 Ave:12,577 | |||||||||
| Round 8 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 5t 4g | 23 | Parramatta | 3t 1g | 11 | North_Sydney | Sat,27-May-1961 | 5594 | |
| Wests | 6t 4g | 26 | Manly | 2g | 4 | S.C.G. | Sat,27-May-1961 | 27783 | |
| Canterbury | 1t 4g | 11 | Balmain | 3t 3g | 15 | Belmore | Sat,27-May-1961 | 3504 | |
| St George | 2t 4g | 14 | Souths | 1g | 2 | Sports_Ground | Sun,28-May-1961 | 18522 | |
| Newtown | 2t 4g | 14 | Easts | 4t 2g | 16 | Henson | Sun,28-May-1961 | 5375 | |
| Attendance:60,778 Ave:12,155 | |||||||||
| Round 9 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 1t 2g | 7 | St George | 1t 3g | 9 | Sports_Ground | Sat,17-Jun-1961 | 12862 | |
| Canterbury | 2t 3g | 12 | Easts | 1t 3g | 9 | Belmore | Sat,17-Jun-1961 | 3228 | |
| Wests | 6t 8g | 34 | Parramatta | 1t 2g | 7 | Pratten | Sat,17-Jun-1961 | 5847 | |
| Balmain | 7t 7g | 35 | Souths | 3t 2g | 13 | Leichhardt | Sun,18-Jun-1961 | 8881 | |
| Newtown | 1t 1g | 5 | Manly | 1g | 2 | Henson | Sun,18-Jun-1961 | 5107 | |
| Attendance:35,925 Ave:7,185 | |||||||||
| Round 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 2t 3g | 12 | St George | 6t 7g | 32 | Cumberland | Sat,24-Jun-1961 | 4978 | |
| Wests | 9t 6g | 39 | Newtown | 3t 1g | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,24-Jun-1961 | 14737 | |
| Manly | 1t 1g | 5 | Canterbury | 4t 2g | 16 | Brookvale | Sat,24-Jun-1961 | 3836 | |
| Balmain | 3t 5g | 19 | Norths | 1t 1g | 5 | Leichhardt | Sun,25-Jun-1961 | 10313 | |
| Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | Souths | 1t 2g | 7 | Sports_Ground | Sun,25-Jun-1961 | 12330 | |
| Attendance:46,194 Ave:9,238 | |||||||||
| Round 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 3t 1g | 11 | Parramatta | 2t 2g | 10 | Henson | Sat,01-Jul-1961 | 2266 | |
| Souths | 2t 5g | 16 | Manly | 2t 4g | 14 | Redfern | Sat,01-Jul-1961 | 4571 | |
| St George | 4t 2g | 16 | Balmain | 2t 2g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,01-Jul-1961 | 17513 | |
| Norths | 1t 3g | 9 | Easts | 6t 6g | 30 | North_Sydney | Sat,01-Jul-1961 | 4918 | |
| Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | Wests | 5t 5g | 25 | Sports_Ground | Sun,02-Jul-1961 | 10329 | |
| Attendance:39,597 Ave:7,919 | |||||||||
| Round 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 4t 6g | 24 | Norths | 2g | 4 | Brookvale | Sat,08-Jul-1961 | 3425 | |
| Easts | 2t 3g | 12 | St George | 1t 1g | 5 | S.C.G. | Sat,08-Jul-1961 | 17174 | |
| Wests | 6t 4g | 26 | Souths | 2t 3g | 12 | Pratten | Sat,08-Jul-1961 | 6578 | |
| Parramatta | 4g | 8 | Balmain | 1t 4g | 11 | Cumberland | Sat,08-Jul-1961 | 4507 | |
| Newtown | 5t 4g | 23 | Canterbury | 3t | 9 | Henson | Sun,09-Jul-1961 | 5027 | |
| Attendance:36,711 Ave:7,342 | |||||||||
| Round 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 4t 2g | 16 | Souths | 3t 5g | 19 | Henson | Sat,15-Jul-1961 | 3540 | |
| Norths | 1t 5g | 13 | Wests | 2t 2g | 10 | North_Sydney | Sat,15-Jul-1961 | 6858 | |
| Balmain | 2t 4g | 14 | Easts | 1t 3g | 9 | S.C.G. | Sat,15-Jul-1961 | 16497 | |
| Canterbury | 3t 1g | 11 | Parramatta | 2t 1g | 8 | Belmore | Sat,15-Jul-1961 | 3388 | |
| St George | 1t 3g | 9 | Manly | 0 | Sports_Ground | Sun,16-Jul-1961 | 7832 | ||
| Attendance:38,115 Ave:7,623 | |||||||||
| Round 14 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norths | 4t 6g | 24 | Newtown | 2t | 6 | North_Sydney | Sat,22-Jul-1961 | 5137 | |
| Wests | 2t 5g | 16 | St George | 3t 2g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,22-Jul-1961 | 26776 | |
| Manly | 3t 3g | 15 | Balmain | 2t | 6 | Brookvale | Sat,22-Jul-1961 | 4235 | |
| Easts | 1t 3g | 9 | Parramatta | 3t 2g | 13 | Sports_Ground | Sun,23-Jul-1961 | 3511 | |
| Souths | 3t 3g | 15 | Canterbury | 2g | 4 | Redfern | Sun,23-Jul-1961 | 4409 | |
| Attendance:44,068 Ave:8,813 | |||||||||
| Round 15 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Souths | 4t 5g | 22 | Cumberland | Sat,29-Jul-1961 | 6243 | |
| Balmain | 3t 2g | 13 | Wests | 1t 4g | 11 | S.C.G. | Sat,29-Jul-1961 | 18047 | |
| Canterbury | 3t 2g | 13 | Norths | 2t 2g | 10 | Belmore | Sat,29-Jul-1961 | 3772 | |
| Easts | 1t 4g | 11 | Manly | 1t 6g | 15 | Sports_Ground | Sun,30-Jul-1961 | 14843 | |
| St George | 15t 10g | 65 | Newtown | 1t 3g | 9 | Kogarah | Sun,30-Jul-1961 | 7800 | |
| Attendance:50,705 Ave:10,141 | |||||||||
| Round 16 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 10t 6g | 42 | Parramatta | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sat,05-Aug-1961 | 3688 | |
| Norths | 2t 3g | 12 | Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | S.C.G. | Sat,05-Aug-1961 | 17413 | |
| Canterbury | 3g | 6 | St George | 2t 3g | 12 | Belmore | Sat,05-Aug-1961 | 4705 | |
| Newtown | 2t 2g | 10 | Balmain | 8t 4g | 32 | Henson | Sat,05-Aug-1961 | 3472 | |
| Easts | 1t 2g | 7 | Wests | 2t 1g | 8 | Sports_Ground | Sun,06-Aug-1961 | 18262 | |
| Attendance:47,540 Ave:9,508 | |||||||||
| Round 17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 2t 2g | 10 | Wests | 5t 3g | 21 | S.C.G. | Sat,12-Aug-1961 | 20462 | |
| Parramatta | 3t 3g | 15 | Norths | 4t 3g | 18 | Cumberland | Sat,12-Aug-1961 | 4850 | |
| Balmain | 2t 2g | 10 | Canterbury | 1t 2g | 7 | Leichhardt | Sun,13-Aug-1961 | 6779 | |
| Easts | 6t 6g | 30 | Newtown | 4t | 12 | Sports_Ground | Sun,13-Aug-1961 | 5395 | |
| Souths | 2t 2g | 10 | St George | 5t 8g | 31 | Redfern | Sun,13-Aug-1961 | 13560 | |
| Attendance:51,046 Ave:10,209 | |||||||||
| Round 18 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly | 7t 5g | 31 | Newtown | 1t 2g | 7 | Brookvale | Sat,19-Aug-1961 | 3033 | |
| Parramatta | 2t 1g | 8 | Wests | 6t 5g | 28 | Cumberland | Sat,19-Aug-1961 | 7044 | |
| St George | 9t 3g | 33 | Norths | 1t 5g | 13 | S.C.G. | Sat,19-Aug-1961 | 17535 | |
| Souths | 3g | 6 | Balmain | 6t 9g | 36 | Redfern | Sat,19-Aug-1961 | 9100 | |
| Easts | 1t 1g | 5 | Canterbury | 1t 1g | 5 | Sports_Ground | Sun,20-Aug-1961 | 11302 | |
| Attendance:48,014 Ave:9,602 | |||||||||
| + denotes [golden point] | |||||||||
| 1961 Ladder | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | D | L | T G F | For | Ave. | T G F | Agn | Ave. | Diff. | Pts | |
| 1.Wests | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 78t 78g 0fg | 390 | 21.67 | 31t 44g 0fg | 181 | 10.06 | +209 | 30 | |
| 2.St George | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 73t 74g 0fg | 367 | 20.39 | 25t 46g 0fg | 167 | 9.28 | +200 | 30 | |
| 3.Manly | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 56t 63g 0fg | 294 | 16.33 | 35t 52g 0fg | 209 | 11.61 | +85 | 20 | |
| 4.Balmain | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 49t 67g 0fg | 281 | 15.61 | 54t 65g 0fg | 292 | 16.22 | -11 | 20 | |
| 5.Easts | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 54t 64g 0fg | 290 | 16.11 | 35t 53g 0fg | 211 | 11.72 | +79 | 19 | |
| 6.Norths | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 47t 66g 0fg | 273 | 15.17 | 62t 56g 0fg | 298 | 16.56 | -25 | 18 | |
| 7.Souths | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 43t 54g 0fg | 237 | 13.17 | 61t 71g 0fg | 325 | 18.06 | -88 | 14 | |
| 8.Canterbury | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 37t 43g 0fg | 197 | 10.94 | 56t 58g 0fg | 284 | 15.78 | -87 | 13 | |
| 9.Newtown | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 52t 40g 0fg | 236 | 13.11 | 94t 77g 0fg | 436 | 24.22 | -200 | 10 | |
| 10.Parramatta | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 37t 46g 0fg | 203 | 11.28 | 73t 73g 0fg | 365 | 20.28 | -162 | 6 | |
| Totals | 526 tries, 595 goals, 0 field goals = 2768 points, 15.38 average score | ||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Semi | |||||||||
| Balmain4 | 5g | 10 | Manly3 | 1t 1g | 5 | Sports_Ground | Sun,27-Aug-1961 | D.Lawler | 20842 |
| Major Semi | |||||||||
| St George2 | 1t 3g | 9 | Wests1 | 2g | 4 | S.C.G. | Sat,02-Sep-1961 | D.Lawler | 47964 |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| Wests1 | 1t 2g | 7 | Balmain4 | 1t 1g | 5 | S.C.G. | Sat,09-Sep-1961 | D.Lawler | 40726 |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| St George2 | 4t 5g | 22 | Wests1 | 0 | S.C.G. | Sat,16-Sep-1961 | D.Lawler | 61196 | |