1961 VFL Final Series: Hawthorn's First Premiership Victory

The 1961 VFL Final Series, comprising of the 1st Semi-Final (Footscray defeats St. Kilda), Preliminary Final (Footscray defeats Melbourne) and the Grand Final (Hawthorn defeats Footscray by 43 points). (Total: 3 items). This was Hawthorn's first Premiership and the Grand Final was the first in which none of the VFL's foundation clubs appeared.