Written by Greg Stock.
| The Victorian state representative side travelled to Tasmania and played two friendly games in two days. The first of these matches was a draw. | ||||
| Played : Saturday July 22 1961 | Venue : South Hobart Oval | |||
| Tasmania Jim McDowall, Alan Hall, Jim Hunter (c), Tony Goodman, Egon Matthias, Freddie Pieper, Danny Rawlins, John McKenna, Walter Worsey, Franz Hadorn, Walter Nikolai Goals : Worsey 10' 67' 69' |
3 | - | 3 | Victoria Norm Hobson, Jim Mantarakis, Alf Falzon, Vic Janczyk, G Maruszkiewicz, Tony Vella, Frank Barbazza, Don Hodgson, Mike Jurecki, Jan Bons, Bill Copeland Goals : Barbazza 3' Hodgson 24' 85' |
| Referee : Fred Ward Coaches : Alex Sarfalvy (Tasmania) - Mike de Bruyckere (Victoria) | ||||