Australian AFL 1961 200 1961-09-23 1961-09-23 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/3pr0qd1656594085.jpg The 1961 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Footscray Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 23 September 1961. It was the 64th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1961 VFL season. 2030517