1951 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1951 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 8-1-9, P%: 93.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brew, Frank | #3 | 14 | 3 | R01-03, R05-09, R11-12, R15-18 |
| Browning, Keith | #26 | 6 | 4 | R10-15 |
| Clegg, Brian | #38 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Clegg, Ron | #23 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Collihole, Ernie | #5 | 9 | 0 | R06-11, R13-14, R16 |
| Deagan, Paddy | #30 | 16 | 16 | R02-04, R06-18 |
| Digney, Ron | #25 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Dorgan, Jim | #11 | 5 | 0 | R13-14, R16-18 |
| Dornau, Erwin | #17 | 16 | 4 | R01-05, R07, R09-18 |
| Eichhorn, Jack | #31 | 2 | 0 | R01, R10 |
| Garrick, Jack | #29 | 16 | 4 | R01-06, R09-18 |
| Gillett, Ian | #28 | 18 | 20 | R01-18 |
| Goldsmith, Fred | #2 | 3 | 3 | R01-02, R17 |
| Harley, Reg | #14 | 7 | 0 | R01, R09, R12-13, R15, R17-18 |
| Hilet, Kevin | #16 | 15 | 0 | R01-08, R10-16 |
| Jones, Dick | #18 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Lane, Eddie | #27 | 18 | 17 | R01-18 |
| Lane, Gordon | #1 | 12 | 14 | R01-05, R07-11, R16-17 |
| McDonald, Brian | #12 | 5 | 0 | R01, R03-06 |
| McGuinness, Keith | #21 | 2 | 0 | R02, R04 |
| Miller, Allan | #19 | 10 | 9 | R03, R05-12, R18 |
| Moore, Harry | #32 | 13 | 0 | R02-13, R18 |
| Murray, Bruce | #38 | 17 | 1 | R01, R03-18 |
| Owens, Llew | #25 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Paez, Ron | #15 | 10 | 26 | R01-02, R04-10, R14 |
| Patterson, Jeff | #23 | 9 | 1 | R03-05, R07-08, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Ryan, Tom | #10 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Schaefer, Keith | #22 | 17 | 5 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Scott, Don | #34 | 16 | 10 | R03-18 |
| Sibun, Mick | #7 | 17 | 13 | R02-18 |
| Smith, Stan | #36 | 6 | 0 | R10, R12-16 |
| Taylor, Jim | #20 | 17 | 3 | R01-16, R18 |
| Walker, Ron | #8 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Williams, Billy | #4 | 15 | 41 | R03-09, R11-18 |
| Williams, Les | #6 | 6 | 0 | R01, R03, R06, R15-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane, Gordon | 14 | 6 | -1- | 7 | R01-11, R16-18 |
| Clegg, Ron | 4 | 2 | -0- | 2 | R12-15 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1951 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 54 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 28/04/1951 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 60 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 05/05/1951 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 13 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 12/05/1951 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 5 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 19/05/1951 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 18 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 02/06/1951 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 47 | Gordon Lane | unknown |
| 11/06/1951 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 47 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 16/06/1951 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 33 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 23/06/1951 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 30/06/1951 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 44 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 14/07/1951 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 5 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 21/07/1951 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 57 | Ron Clegg | unknown |
| 28/07/1951 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 39 | Ron Clegg | unknown |
| 04/08/1951 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 46 | Ron Clegg | unknown |
| 11/08/1951 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 1 | Ron Clegg | unknown |
| 18/08/1951 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 19 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 25/08/1951 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 1 | Gordon Lane | Gordon Lane |
| 01/09/1951 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 45 | Gordon Lane | unknown |