title: 1961 SANFL season
text: # 1961 SANFL season
  
  The 1961 South Australian National Football League season was the 82nd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
  
  ## Ladder
  
  1961 SANFL Ladder :
  
  | | TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Port Adelaide | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1638 | 1161 | 58.52 | 30 |
  | 2 | West Adelaide (P) | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1827 | 1287 | 58.67 | 28 |
  | 3 | West Torrens | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1782 | 1410 | 55.83 | 28 |
  | 4 | Norwood | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1611 | 1382 | 53.83 | 22 |
  | 5 | North Adelaide | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1537 | 1465 | 51.20 | 20 |
  | 6 | South Adelaide | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1250 | 1970 | 38.82 | 10 |
  | 7 | Glenelg | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1481 | 1996 | 42.59 | 8 |
  | 8 | Sturt | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1330 | 1785 | 42.70 | 6 |
  | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | | |
  
  ## Finals Series
  
  ### Grand Final
  
  | | 1961 SANFL Grand Final | 1961 SANFL Grand Final | 1961 SANFL Grand Final | |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Saturday, 30 September (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide | def. | Norwood | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,409) |
  | | 3.2 (20) 9.5 (59) 12.8 (80) 16.13 (109) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.5 (29) 7.6 (48) 9.7 (61) 11.7 (73) | |
  