1961 Brownlow Medal

1961 Brownlow Medal
Winner	John James (Carlton) 21 votes
Television/radio coverage
Network	Seven Network

The 1961 Brownlow Medal was the 34th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.^[1] John James of the Carlton Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-one votes during the 1961 VFL season.^[2]

Leading votegetters

	Player	Votes
1st	John James (Carlton)	21
2nd	Laurie Dwyer (North Melbourne)	19
3rd	Ian Law (Hawthorn)	17
4th	Frank Johnson (South Melbourne)	13
=5th	Charlie Evans (Footscray)	12
	Ted Whitten (Footscray)
	Brendan Edwards (Hawthorn)
	Jim Taylor (South Melbourne)
=9th	Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)	11
	Ron Branton (Richmond)

References

1. Lovett, Michael, ed. (2009). AFL Record Season Guide 2009. Docklands, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-9805162-6-5.
2. "1961 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2016.