1951 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Arden Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1951 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 85.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahen, Gerry | #33 | 8 | 1 | R03-10 |
| Bourke, Bill | #25 | 5 | 0 | R03-04, R10, R16-17 |
| Brooker, Bob | #28 | 13 | 6 | R01-04, R06-10, R15-18 |
| Clark, Jack | #15 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Condon, Don | #16 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Cuffe, Jack | #17 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Doolan, Neil | #16 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Dynon, Kevin | #2 | 16 | 7 | R03-18 |
| Edwards, Jack | #35 | 7 | 0 | R10, R13-18 |
| Fletcher, Ron | #34 | 15 | 0 | R03-15, R17-18 |
| Foote, Les | #1 | 16 | 6 | R01-05, R07-09, R11-18 |
| Francis, Leo | #13 | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R05-06 |
| Jarrard, Ted | #4 | 8 | 0 | R01-08 |
| Jeeves, Frank | #9 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Johnson, Percy | #26 | 8 | 2 | R11-18 |
| Kelly, Pat | #22 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Lawrence, Vic | #19 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Lineen, Jock | #25 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Malone, Jim | #11 | 7 | 3 | R01, R04-05, R07, R10-12 |
| Marchesi, Gerald | #3 | 7 | 2 | R01-02, R06-10 |
| Martyn, Bryan | #31 | 3 | 0 | R02, R13-14 |
| McCorkell, Jock | #18 | 14 | 2 | R05-18 |
| McKenzie, Keith | #20 | 16 | 3 | R01-02, R04-09, R11-18 |
| McMahon, Kevin | #21 | 16 | 6 | R02-06, R08-18 |
| Milroy, Bill | #12 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Mogg, Les | #23 | 17 | 5 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Parkes, Eric | #29 | 12 | 0 | R03-04, R08-15, R17-18 |
| Reeves, John | #6 | 16 | 12 | R01-09, R11-12, R14-18 |
| Reeves, Les | #24 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-13, R15-18 |
| Robb, Tim | #5 | 11 | 17 | R05-11, R13, R16-18 |
| Shipp, Laurie | #30 | 4 | 0 | R01, R03, R11-12 |
| Skalberg, Oscar | #34 | 6 | 0 | R03, R14-18 |
| Smith, Kevin | #8 | 14 | 27 | R02-12, R14-16 |
| Spencer, Jock | #7 | 17 | 57 | R01-16, R18 |
| Thomas, Bill | 3 | 0 | R12-14 | |
| Thornton, Col | #32 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Wally | 18 | 7 | -0- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1951 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 93 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 28/04/1951 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 19 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 05/05/1951 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 26 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 12/05/1951 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 5 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 19/05/1951 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 38 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 02/06/1951 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 14 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 11/06/1951 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 33 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 16/06/1951 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 45 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 23/06/1951 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 32 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 30/06/1951 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 64 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 14/07/1951 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 21/07/1951 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 8 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 28/07/1951 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 28 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 04/08/1951 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 11 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 11/08/1951 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 1 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 18/08/1951 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 12 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 25/08/1951 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 69 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 01/09/1951 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 20 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |