1951 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1951 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 116.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albiston, Ken | #8 | 8 | 2 | R07-12, R15-16 |
| Allen, Tom | #18 | 10 | 6 | R02, R04-05, R08, R10, R12-16 |
| Austen, Col | #16 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Boland, Brian | #9 | 17 | 3 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Clarke, Fred | #17 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Cooke, Allan | #7 | 14 | 14 | R04-12, R14-18 |
| Currie, Max | #30 | 7 | 1 | R02-03, R07-11 |
| Dillon, Kevin | #31 | 6 | 0 | R12-14, R16-18 |
| Flintoff, Les | #29 | 4 | 0 | R08-10, R13 |
| Fraser, Don | #21 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Gardner, Len | #34 | 5 | 0 | R01, R11, R13-15 |
| Gleeson, Bob | #10 | 1 | 1 | R18 |
| Horwood, Ray | #22 | 12 | 13 | R01-09, R16-18 |
| Irvine, Ron | #12 | 5 | 0 | R06, R10-12, R17 |
| Morris, Bill | #5 | 15 | 17 | R01-07, R09, R12-18 |
| Nix, John | #1 | 12 | 2 | R01-07, R10, R12-15 |
| Oppy, Max | #14 | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| O'Rourke, Basil | #25 | 4 | 0 | R06, R08, R10-11 |
| O'Rourke, Jack | #4 | 15 | 58 | R01-12, R14-16 |
| Poulter, Ray | #24 | 18 | 33 | R01-18 |
| Reiffel, Ron | #6 | 3 | 0 | R15-16, R18 |
| Ritchie, John | #35 | 3 | 0 | R04, R17-18 |
| Roberts, Ken | #33 | 16 | 0 | R01-14, R17-18 |
| Rowe, Des | #15 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Rowe, Havel | #3 | 12 | 11 | R01-07, R09-13 |
| Ryan, Frank | #8 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Schofield, Peter | #11 | 6 | 21 | R13-18 |
| Spring, Geoff | #19 | 17 | 5 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Stokes, Ray | #27 | 18 | 10 | R01-18 |
| Turner, Brian | #28 | 11 | 4 | R01-03, R05, R11-17 |
| Wiggins, Bob | #26 | 10 | 0 | R01, R03-10, R13 |
| Wilson, Bill | #32 | 18 | 16 | R01-18 |
| Wright, Roy | #2 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyer, Jack | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1951 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 28/04/1951 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 60 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 05/05/1951 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 24 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 12/05/1951 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 64 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 19/05/1951 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 51 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 02/06/1951 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 9 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 11/06/1951 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 14 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 16/06/1951 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 22 | Jack Dyer | Don Fraser |
| 23/06/1951 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 18 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 07/07/1951 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Jack Dyer | Des Rowe |
| 14/07/1951 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Jack Dyer | Don Fraser |
| 21/07/1951 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 26 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 28/07/1951 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 39 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 04/08/1951 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 33 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 11/08/1951 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 22 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 18/08/1951 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 22 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 25/08/1951 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 53 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |
| 01/09/1951 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 29 | Jack Dyer | Bill Morris |