1951 VFL Season: Footscray
Season Team Details
Competition:
1951 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 113.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Angus | #30 | 18 | 0 | R01-17, SF |
| Aked, Frank | #32 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Barrett, John | #14 | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R07-08, R14-15, R18 |
| Box, Peter | #5 | 19 | 1 | R01-18, SF |
| Bryden, Dave | #18 | 18 | 16 | R01-09, R11-18, SF |
| Bulman, Alan | #17 | 4 | 3 | R01-04 |
| Charles, Norm | #27 | 4 | 8 | R06-07, R16-17 |
| Collins, Jack | #2 | 19 | 7 | R01-18, SF |
| Connolly, Bert | #31 | 10 | 0 | R05-06, R10-12, R15-18, SF |
| Donald, Wally | #22 | 18 | 0 | R01-14, R16-18, SF |
| Edwards, Arthur | #20 | 2 | 2 | R18, SF |
| Edwards, Norm | #10 | 1 | 1 | R18 |
| Egan, Reg | #8 | 8 | 8 | R04-05, R08-12, R15 |
| Gallagher, Jim | #24 | 8 | 0 | R09-10, R13, R15-18, SF |
| Henderson, Don | #1 | 10 | 5 | R01-02, R08-13, R16, SF |
| Henderson, Herb | #25 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R08-10, R12-18, SF |
| Kent, Len | #11 | 13 | 12 | R01-06, R08-14 |
| King, Jack | #31 | 4 | 1 | R01, R05, R07-08 |
| Laffey, Merv | #12 | 9 | 10 | R01-05, R08, R17-18, SF |
| Linton, Alby | #23 | 15 | 23 | R03, R05-07, R09-18, SF |
| Martin, Alan | #19 | 17 | 0 | R01-06, R08, R10-18, SF |
| McLaren, George | #21 | 17 | 3 | R01-04, R06-07, R09-18, SF |
| McRae, Frank | #16 | 19 | 4 | R01-18, SF |
| Moncrieff, Allan | #10 | 1 | 1 | R07 |
| Murray, Les | #29 | 11 | 6 | R03-11, R16-17 |
| Reardon, Bill | #20 | 6 | 5 | R02-07 |
| Reid, Bruce | #7 | 3 | 1 | R03, R06-07 |
| Richards, Ron | #4 | 10 | 7 | R08-15, R18, SF |
| Scanlan, Bill | #26 | 17 | 1 | R03-18, SF |
| Smallwood, Bernie | #15 | 7 | 4 | R06, R11, R13-17 |
| Sutton, Charlie | #6 | 18 | 23 | R01-09, R11-18, SF |
| Vanderfeen, Geoff | #10 | 2 | 0 | R04, R07 |
| Wearmouth, Dick | #33 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 15 | 22 | R01-05, R08-15, R18, SF |
| Willis, Brian | #31 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Wood, Bill | #28 | 14 | 13 | R01-02, R05-07, R09-10, R12-17, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton, Charlie | 18 | 11 | -0- | 7 | R01-09, R11-18, SF |
| McLaren, George | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R10 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1951 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 28/04/1951 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 05/05/1951 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 26 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 12/05/1951 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 18 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 19/05/1951 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 28 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 02/06/1951 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 11 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 11/06/1951 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 47 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 16/06/1951 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 18 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 23/06/1951 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 103 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 30/06/1951 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 5 | George McLaren | unknown |
| 14/07/1951 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 8 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 21/07/1951 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 26 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 28/07/1951 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 3 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 04/08/1951 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 11 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 11/08/1951 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 27 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 18/08/1951 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 15 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 25/08/1951 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 16 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 01/09/1951 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 45 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |
| 08/09/1951 | Semi Final | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 8 | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton |