1951 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1951 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Footscray in a semi final and defeating Collingwood in the preliminary final, Essendon were defeated by Geelong in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1951 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.