1951 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1951 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-2-6, P%: 105.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Fred | #1 | 7 | 2 | R03, R05, R10-13, R18 |
| Bickley, Ron | #11 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Carroll, Noel | #19 | 3 | 0 | R08-10 |
| Chanter, Vic | #24 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Clay, Bert | #31 | 16 | 4 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Coates, George | #2 | 16 | 15 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Donnellan, Ray | #13 | 11 | 0 | R01-07, R10, R13-15 |
| Dunn, Ron | #29 | 8 | 0 | R11-18 |
| Furness, Don | #30 | 14 | 3 | R02-04, R07-14, R16-18 |
| Gaffney, Jack | #26 | 10 | 0 | R04, R06, R11-18 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 17 | 3 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| Gervasoni, Jack | #4 | 15 | 13 | R01-04, R07-09, R11-18 |
| Goodger, Eddie | #15 | 15 | 0 | R01-05, R08-17 |
| Hart, Don | #10 | 17 | 25 | R01-16, R18 |
| Hart, Eddie | #25 | 17 | 65 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Jarvis, Noel | #27 | 17 | 4 | R01-17 |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 16 | 1 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Kennedy, Dick | #9 | 9 | 1 | R03-07, R14, R16-18 |
| Kettle, Jim | #32 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Lourey, Greg | #14 | 8 | 1 | R06-07, R12, R14-18 |
| Magee, Tom | #3 | 11 | 3 | R03-04, R06-10, R15-18 |
| Roberts, Bob | #32 | 9 | 4 | R08-16 |
| Ross, Ken | #22 | 14 | 3 | R01-09, R14-18 |
| Ruthven, Allan | #7 | 17 | 35 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Shillinglaw, Harold | #6 | 5 | 3 | R01, R14, R16-18 |
| Simpson, Ron | #5 | 12 | 6 | R01-05, R08-10, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 15 | 1 | R01-11, R15-18 |
| Streader, Jack | #18 | 7 | 1 | R01-06, R10 |
| Toohey, Jack | #29 | 12 | 0 | R01-03, R05-13 |
| Vandersluys, Stan | #28 | 5 | 0 | R04, R10-13 |
| Watson, Lance | #16 | 12 | 1 | R02-13 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 18 | 10 | -2- | 6 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1951 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 30 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 28/04/1951 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 16 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 05/05/1951 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 24 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 12/05/1951 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 18 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 19/05/1951 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 57 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 02/06/1951 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 11/06/1951 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 33 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 16/06/1951 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 23/06/1951 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 07/07/1951 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 1 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 14/07/1951 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 32 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 21/07/1951 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 36 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 28/07/1951 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 47 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 04/08/1951 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 24 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 11/08/1951 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 27 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 18/08/1951 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 25/08/1951 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 26 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 01/09/1951 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 20 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |