1951 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Footscray in the first semi final and defeating Collingwood in the preliminary final, Essendon were defeated by Geelong in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1951 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 121.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allanson, Noel | #33 | 3 | 1 | R01-02, R07 |
| Bigelow, Doug | #19 | 21 | 3 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Brittingham, Bill | #23 | 20 | 1 | R01-04, R06-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Carstairs, Jim | #20 | 3 | 2 | R11-13 |
| Clarke, Jack | #1 | 6 | 1 | R11-12, R14-15, R17, GF |
| Coleman, John | #10 | 16 | 75 | R01, R03-09, R11-18 |
| Dale, Alan | #15 | 19 | 0 | R01, R04-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Gardiner, Les | #18 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Gill, John | #34 | 16 | 9 | R01-04, R06-12, R14-15, R18, SF, PF |
| Gilmore, Brian | #28 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Harper, Bert | #8 | 9 | 3 | R06-09, R13-14, R18, SF, PF |
| Hutchison, Bill | #7 | 19 | 33 | R01, R03-09, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Jones, Jack | #24 | 21 | 19 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Lambert, Chris | #14 | 17 | 0 | R01-03, R05-10, R12-13, R15-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Lambert, Harold | #17 | 12 | 0 | R06, R10-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Law, Alby | #2 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Leehane, Tom | #1 | 3 | 0 | R02, R04-05 |
| Leek, Geoff | #30 | 6 | 3 | R10, R13, R16-18, SF |
| Lunn, Ron | #27 | 16 | 3 | R04-17, SF, PF |
| Mann, Lance | #32 | 16 | 1 | R06-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Martini, Ray | #1 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
| May, Wally | #12 | 18 | 2 | R01-10, R13-17, SF, PF, GF |
| McClure, Bob | #31 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| McConnell, Roy | #25 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McDonald, Keith | #9 | 12 | 8 | R02-06, R08-11, R18, PF, GF |
| McDonald, Norm | #4 | 20 | 0 | R01-02, R04-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McEwin, Ron | #11 | 20 | 26 | R01, R03-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McIntosh, Keith | #29 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Middleton, Lloyd | #5 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| O'Halloran, Jack | #13 | 7 | 3 | R01-05, R07, R10 |
| Payne, Fred | #35 | 16 | 4 | R02-05, R07-17, GF |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 1 | 0 | GF |
| Simpson, Jack | #21 | 2 | 0 | R03, R05 |
| Snell, Bill | #22 | 8 | 5 | R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Syme, Bob | #26 | 21 | 13 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Tate, Greg | #16 | 18 | 33 | R01-06, R08-13, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds, Dick | 21 | 15 | -0- | 6 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1951 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 10 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 28/04/1951 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Brittingham |
| 05/05/1951 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 13 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 12/05/1951 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 39 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 19/05/1951 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 28 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 02/06/1951 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 23 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 09/06/1951 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 15 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 16/06/1951 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 23/06/1951 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 32 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 07/07/1951 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Brittingham |
| 14/07/1951 | Round 11 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 21/07/1951 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 20 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 28/07/1951 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 55 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 04/08/1951 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 46 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 11/08/1951 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 44 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 18/08/1951 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 58 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 25/08/1951 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 26 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 01/09/1951 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 44 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 08/09/1951 | Semi Final | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 8 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 22/09/1951 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |
| 29/09/1951 | Grand Final | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 11 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison |