1951 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1951 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1951 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.