1951 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1951 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 8-1-9, P%: 107.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Ken | #29 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Baird, Jim | #25 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Baxter, Bernie | #34 | 9 | 3 | R01, R05-10, R13-14 |
| Beasy, Doug | #17 | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R14-18 |
| Blake, Johnny | #21 | 3 | 0 | R13-15 |
| Brown, John | #16 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Calder, Don | #19 | 8 | 1 | R01-04, R08, R10, R13, R15 |
| Caspar, Harry | #24 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Clark, Jim | #26 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Comben, Bruce | #15 | 18 | 16 | R01-18 |
| Conley, Jack | #35 | 12 | 0 | R07-18 |
| Davies, Fred | #28 | 18 | 21 | R01-18 |
| Deacon, Bert | #23 | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R06-09, R11 |
| Dern, Harry | #32 | 2 | 0 | R02, R10 |
| Dunn, Harvey | #22 | 3 | 0 | R08, R10-11 |
| English, Vin | #14 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Green, Richie | #33 | 6 | 0 | R01-06 |
| Grieve, Ollie | #27 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Guy, Doug | #4 | 6 | 1 | R07, R09, R11-14 |
| Hands, Ken | #1 | 17 | 26 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Henfry, Ern | #6 | 11 | 1 | R01-10, R12 |
| Hodgson, Arthur | #8 | 15 | 1 | R01-07, R11-18 |
| Huntington, Bill | #5 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Inglis, Adam | #30 | 2 | 5 | R03-04 |
| Jones, Tom | #20 | 1 | 1 | R16 |
| Kerr, Laurie | #11 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Mills, Jack | #9 | 18 | 23 | R01-18 |
| Milroy, Bill | #12 | 3 | 2 | R16-18 |
| Stafford, Fred | #10 | 18 | 13 | R01-18 |
| Stafford, George | #30 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Sullivan, Harry | #3 | 14 | 11 | R05-18 |
| Thynne, Alan | #18 | 4 | 0 | R15-18 |
| Warburton, Keith | #7 | 18 | 48 | R01-18 |
| Williams, Doug | #12 | 8 | 4 | R03-06, R09-12 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley, Perce | 18 | 8 | -1- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1951 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CARL by 30 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 28/04/1951 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 05/05/1951 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 24 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 12/05/1951 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 24 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 19/05/1951 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 57 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 02/06/1951 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 20 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 09/06/1951 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 15 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 16/06/1951 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 14 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 23/06/1951 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 40 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 30/06/1951 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 64 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 14/07/1951 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 5 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 21/07/1951 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 17 | Perce Bentley | Ern Henfry |
| 28/07/1951 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 3 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 04/08/1951 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 33 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 11/08/1951 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 22 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 18/08/1951 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Perce Bentley | Fred Davies |
| 25/08/1951 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 45 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |
| 01/09/1951 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 44 | Perce Bentley | Ken Hands |