1951 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1951 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.