1951 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1951 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 1-0-17, P%: 70.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold, Lance | #29 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Beckwith, John | #30 | 15 | 11 | R01-07, R10-13, R15-18 |
| Bickford, George | #16 | 16 | 4 | R01-13, R16-18 |
| Christie, Ken | #4 | 10 | 6 | R01-02, R09-13, R16-18 |
| Clarke, Noel | #26 | 13 | 25 | R06-18 |
| Collins, Geoff | #3 | 14 | 0 | R01-07, R10-11, R13-16, R18 |
| Cordner, Denis | #1 | 16 | 7 | R01-09, R11-14, R16-18 |
| Cordner, John | #21 | 6 | 0 | R06-09, R15-16 |
| Daly, Alan | #9 | 7 | 3 | R01, R05, R09-10, R16-18 |
| Dockett, Len | #32 | 10 | 4 | R01-10 |
| Ferguson, John | #22 | 2 | 0 | R04, R10 |
| Heywood, Doug | #8 | 10 | 1 | R03-04, R06-08, R11, R15-18 |
| Hutchins, Ray | #24 | 4 | 0 | R10-13 |
| Jackson, Eddie | #7 | 17 | 1 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Johnston, Bob | #14 | 12 | 0 | R01-11, R18 |
| Krause, Alan | #13 | 3 | 1 | R05-07 |
| Lane, Ralph | #15 | 8 | 0 | R10-14, R16-18 |
| Love, Colin | #19 | 6 | 5 | R11-12, R14-17 |
| Mason, Geoff | #15 | 4 | 0 | R14-17 |
| McGivern, Geoff | #17 | 12 | 4 | R01-08, R10-11, R13-14 |
| McKaige, Ken | #29 | 6 | 0 | R11-15, R17 |
| McKenzie, Bob | #2 | 14 | 40 | R01-09, R11-15 |
| McLean, Ian | #5 | 7 | 0 | R01-04, R08, R16, R18 |
| McLean, Tom | #20 | 11 | 1 | R03, R05, R10-18 |
| McMahen, Noel | #35 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| McMahon, Ron | #25 | 5 | 1 | R09, R12, R15, R17-18 |
| O'Keeffe, George | #23 | 9 | 1 | R04-05, R09, R11-15, R18 |
| Paynter, Nevin | #18 | 4 | 0 | R01, R04, R08-09 |
| Peirce, Terry | #15 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Robinson, Keith | #36 | 15 | 0 | R02-03, R06-18 |
| Rowse, Bob | #27 | 6 | 0 | R01-05, R08 |
| Smeaton, Bill | #28 | 11 | 20 | R01-10, R14 |
| Spencer, Stuart | #12 | 13 | 14 | R01-09, R14-17 |
| Thomson, Jack | #33 | 17 | 14 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Webb, Kevin | #6 | 4 | 4 | R12-15 |
| Woods, Mike | #37 | 16 | 2 | R01-03, R05-10, R12-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fontaine, Allan | 18 | 1 | -0- | 17 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1951 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 10 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 28/04/1951 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 49 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 05/05/1951 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 24 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 12/05/1951 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 7 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 19/05/1951 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 18 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 02/06/1951 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 20 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 11/06/1951 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 14 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 16/06/1951 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 45 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 23/06/1951 | Round 9 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 103 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 07/07/1951 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 35 | Allan La Fontaine | George Bickford |
| 14/07/1951 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 34 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 21/07/1951 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 28/07/1951 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 47 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 04/08/1951 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 24 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 11/08/1951 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 12 | Allan La Fontaine | unknown |
| 18/08/1951 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 19 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 25/08/1951 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 45 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |
| 01/09/1951 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Allan La Fontaine | Denis Cordner |