1951 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured eighteen rounds. Essendon Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Carlton Seconds were the premiers, with Mick Price as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1951 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds Princes Park Mick Price
Collingwood Seconds Victoria Park Charlie Utting
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Geelong Seconds Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds MCG Jack Mueller
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Alby Pannam
South Melbourne Seconds Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Carlton Seconds
Runners-Up: Essendon Seconds
Minor Premiers: Essendon Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Essendon Seconds 1st 16 -0- 2 64 186.7% 1,520 814 207 278 112 142
Carlton Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 114.2% 1,531 1,341 220 211 185 231
Footscray Seconds 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 127.9% 1,507 1,178 214 223 167 176
Geelong Seconds 4th 11 -2- 5 48 130.9% 1,545 1,180 216 249 164 196
Richmond Seconds 5th 11 -0- 7 44 120.5% 1,553 1,289 217 251 179 215
St Kilda Seconds 6th 9 -0- 9 36 98.9% 1,297 1,312 178 229 179 238
North Melbourne Seconds 7th 8 -1- 9 34 104.5% 1,366 1,307 195 196 184 203
Collingwood Seconds 8th 8 -0- 10 32 105.6% 1,330 1,260 185 220 170 240
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 7 -0- 11 28 78.8% 1,157 1,468 162 185 204 244
Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 81.3% 1,164 1,431 157 222 203 213
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 3 -1- 14 14 66.7% 1,191 1,785 167 189 248 297
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 1 -1- 16 6 57.9% 1,096 1,892 148 208 271 266

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Carlton Seconds 1st Premiers
Essendon Seconds 2nd Runners-Up
Geelong Seconds 3rd Defeated by Carlton Seconds (Preliminary Final)
Footscray Seconds 4th Defeated by Geelong Seconds (Semi Final)
Richmond Seconds 5th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Seconds 6th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne Seconds 7th Did not qualify for finals
Collingwood Seconds 8th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne Seconds 9th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne Seconds 10th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Seconds 11th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn Seconds 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/04/1951 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 77 - 105
SAT 21/04/1951 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 114 - 86
SAT 21/04/1951 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 73 - 98
SAT 21/04/1951 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 56 - 62
SAT 21/04/1951 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Arden Street Oval 66 - 31
SAT 21/04/1951 South Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Lakeside Oval 88 - 80

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 212.9% 66 31
St Kilda Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 136.4% 105 77
Carlton Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 134.2% 98 73
Footscray Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 132.6% 114 86
Essendon Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 110.7% 62 56
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 1 -0- 0 4 110.0% 88 80
Geelong Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 90.9% 80 88
Melbourne Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 90.3% 56 62
Richmond Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 75.4% 86 114
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 74.5% 73 98
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 73.3% 77 105
Collingwood Seconds 12th 0 -0- 1 0 47.0% 31 66

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/04/1951 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) Princes Park 103 - 95
SAT 28/04/1951 Collingwood (S) v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 86 - 61
SAT 28/04/1951 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 108 - 65
SAT 28/04/1951 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Kardinia Park 136 - 67
SAT 28/04/1951 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 101 - 74
SAT 28/04/1951 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 84 - 133

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 173.0% 199 115
Essendon Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 140.5% 170 121
Carlton Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 119.6% 201 168
Geelong Seconds 4th 1 -0- 1 4 139.4% 216 155
Footscray Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 110.6% 209 189
Richmond Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 99.5% 187 188
Collingwood Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 92.1% 117 127
St Kilda Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 90.0% 189 210
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 1 4 89.5% 162 181
Melbourne Seconds 10th 0 -0- 2 0 79.1% 117 148
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 67.0% 138 206
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 59.8% 144 241

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1951 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 84 - 32
SAT 05/05/1951 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 81 - 111
SAT 05/05/1951 Geelong (S) v Collingwood (S) Kardinia Park 78 - 49
SAT 05/05/1951 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 55 - 78
SAT 05/05/1951 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 47 - 70
SAT 05/05/1951 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Junction Oval 62 - 56

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 166.0% 254 153
Carlton Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 126.0% 271 215
Geelong Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 144.1% 294 204
North Melbourne Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 131.6% 254 193
Footscray Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 117.6% 287 244
St Kilda Seconds 6th 2 -0- 1 8 94.4% 251 266
Melbourne Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 4 99.6% 228 229
Richmond Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 90.7% 234 258
Collingwood Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 81.0% 166 205
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 2 4 73.2% 194 265
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 0 -0- 3 0 72.4% 194 268
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 3 0 63.9% 225 352

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1951 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) Princes Park 107 - 57
SAT 12/05/1951 Collingwood (S) v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 50 - 61
SAT 12/05/1951 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 98 - 38
SAT 12/05/1951 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 40 - 87
SAT 12/05/1951 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 53 - 78
SAT 12/05/1951 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 83 - 42

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 155.2% 315 203
Carlton Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 139.0% 378 272
Footscray Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 136.5% 385 282
St Kilda Seconds 4th 3 -0- 1 12 103.1% 329 319
Geelong Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 112.9% 351 311
Richmond Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 107.7% 321 298
North Melbourne Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 8 107.2% 296 276
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 2 8 90.2% 277 307
Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 3 4 91.5% 281 307
Collingwood Seconds 10th 1 -0- 3 4 81.2% 216 266
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 0 -0- 4 0 65.9% 234 355
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 4 0 58.4% 263 450

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1951 Collingwood (S) v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 95 - 78
SAT 19/05/1951 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 113 - 47
SAT 19/05/1951 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 103 - 151
SAT 19/05/1951 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 58 - 73
SAT 19/05/1951 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 121 - 49
SAT 19/05/1951 St Kilda (S) v Footscray (S) Junction Oval 83 - 72

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 5 -0- 0 20 171.2% 428 250
Carlton Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 141.1% 529 375
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 105.4% 412 391
North Melbourne Seconds 4th 3 -0- 2 12 128.3% 417 325
Footscray Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 125.2% 457 365
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 3 -0- 2 12 95.9% 350 365
Richmond Seconds 7th 2 -0- 3 8 101.5% 399 393
Geelong Seconds 8th 2 -0- 3 8 93.9% 398 424
Collingwood Seconds 9th 2 -0- 3 8 90.4% 311 344
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 4 4 89.2% 339 380
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 0 -0- 5 0 60.9% 366 601
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 5 0 59.5% 283 476

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1951 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 86 - 68
SAT 02/06/1951 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 78 - 40
SAT 02/06/1951 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 93 - 48
SAT 02/06/1951 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 123 - 59
SAT 02/06/1951 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 110 - 76
SAT 02/06/1951 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Lakeside Oval 87 - 102

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 6 -0- 0 24 174.5% 506 290
Carlton Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 0 24 138.8% 615 443
Footscray Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 133.2% 550 413
St Kilda Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 97.4% 488 501
Richmond Seconds 5th 3 -0- 3 12 108.5% 509 469
Geelong Seconds 6th 3 -0- 3 12 107.9% 521 483
North Melbourne Seconds 7th 3 -0- 3 12 106.3% 476 448
Collingwood Seconds 8th 3 -0- 3 12 95.8% 413 431
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 3 -0- 3 12 93.6% 437 467
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 5 4 87.3% 407 466
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 0 -0- 6 0 59.8% 406 679
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 6 0 58.2% 331 569

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1951 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 84 - 69
SAT 09/06/1951 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 136 - 42
SAT 09/06/1951 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 117 - 117
SAT 09/06/1951 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 130 - 29
SAT 09/06/1951 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 99 - 57
MON 11/06/1951 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood (S) Junction Oval 73 - 57

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 7 -0- 0 28 136.5% 699 512
Essendon Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 153.7% 575 374
Footscray Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 150.8% 686 455
St Kilda Seconds 4th 5 -0- 2 20 100.5% 561 558
North Melbourne Seconds 5th 4 -0- 3 16 127.0% 606 477
Richmond Seconds 6th 4 -0- 3 16 115.6% 608 526
Geelong Seconds 7th 3 -1- 3 14 106.3% 638 600
Collingwood Seconds 8th 3 -0- 4 12 93.3% 470 504
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 3 -0- 4 12 79.4% 479 603
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 6 4 82.1% 464 565
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 0 -1- 6 2 65.3% 448 686
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 0 -0- 7 0 53.8% 435 809

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1951 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 104 - 39
SAT 16/06/1951 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 91 - 83
SAT 16/06/1951 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Kardinia Park 84 - 42
SAT 16/06/1951 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 69 - 95
SAT 16/06/1951 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 63 - 57
SAT 16/06/1951 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 27 - 82

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 7 -0- 1 28 163.8% 657 401
Carlton Seconds 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 119.8% 738 616
Footscray Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 135.1% 728 539
St Kilda Seconds 4th 5 -0- 3 20 91.9% 588 640
Geelong Seconds 5th 4 -1- 3 18 112.5% 722 642
North Melbourne Seconds 6th 4 -0- 4 16 122.8% 663 540
Richmond Seconds 7th 4 -0- 4 16 112.0% 691 617
Collingwood Seconds 8th 4 -0- 4 16 105.7% 574 543
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 4 16 85.4% 574 672
Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 6 8 84.7% 527 622
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 1 -0- 7 4 59.0% 526 892
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 7 2 66.2% 517 781

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1951 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 73 - 72
SAT 23/06/1951 Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 162 - 44
SAT 23/06/1951 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 106 - 38
SAT 23/06/1951 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 73 - 49
SAT 23/06/1951 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 101 - 89
SAT 23/06/1951 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 95 - 47

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 8 -0- 1 32 173.8% 763 439
Carlton Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 1 32 117.9% 811 688
Footscray Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 136.2% 801 588
Collingwood Seconds 4th 5 -0- 4 20 125.4% 736 587
Richmond Seconds 5th 5 -0- 4 20 112.2% 792 706
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 5 -0- 4 20 93.0% 669 719
St Kilda Seconds 7th 5 -0- 4 20 92.6% 660 713
Geelong Seconds 8th 4 -1- 4 18 109.2% 811 743
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 5 16 108.5% 701 646
Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 7 8 82.9% 576 695
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 1 -0- 8 4 58.1% 573 987
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 8 2 59.5% 561 943

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1951 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Arden Street Oval 71 - 61
SAT 30/06/1951 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 67 - 58
SAT 07/07/1951 Footscray (S) v Collingwood (S) Western Oval 58 - 55
SAT 07/07/1951 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 38 - 43
SAT 07/07/1951 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) Glenferrie Oval 82 - 70
SAT 07/07/1951 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 53 - 106

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 9 -0- 1 36 176.6% 869 492
Carlton Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 114.9% 872 759
Footscray Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 133.6% 859 643
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 6 -0- 4 24 94.7% 736 777
Collingwood Seconds 5th 5 -0- 5 20 122.6% 791 645
North Melbourne Seconds 6th 5 -0- 5 20 109.2% 772 707
Richmond Seconds 7th 5 -0- 5 20 104.1% 845 812
St Kilda Seconds 8th 5 -0- 5 20 92.1% 718 780
Geelong Seconds 9th 4 -1- 5 18 108.0% 849 786
Melbourne Seconds 10th 3 -0- 7 12 84.4% 619 733
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 1 -1- 8 6 63.5% 643 1,013
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 1 -0- 9 4 60.1% 643 1,069

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1951 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 86 - 58
SAT 14/07/1951 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 73 - 60
SAT 14/07/1951 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) Brunswick Street Oval 68 - 67
SAT 14/07/1951 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 90 - 76
SAT 14/07/1951 North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Arden Street Oval 83 - 73
SAT 14/07/1951 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 51 - 78

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 10 -0- 1 40 170.7% 942 552
Carlton Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 117.3% 958 817
Footscray Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 128.4% 919 716
North Melbourne Seconds 4th 6 -0- 5 24 109.6% 855 780
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 6 -0- 5 24 92.0% 794 863
Geelong Seconds 6th 5 -1- 5 22 110.8% 927 837
Collingwood Seconds 7th 5 -0- 6 20 120.3% 858 713
Richmond Seconds 8th 5 -0- 6 20 102.6% 918 895
St Kilda Seconds 9th 5 -0- 6 20 89.6% 769 858
Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 7 16 87.6% 709 809
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 2 -0- 9 8 62.6% 711 1,136
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 1 -1- 9 6 65.2% 719 1,103

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1951 Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) Princes Park 151 - 48
SAT 21/07/1951 Collingwood (S) v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 75 - 47
SAT 21/07/1951 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 89 - 23
SAT 21/07/1951 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 65 - 10
SAT 21/07/1951 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 68 - 32
SAT 21/07/1951 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 32 - 21

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 11 -0- 1 44 179.3% 1,031 575
Carlton Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 128.2% 1,109 865
Footscray Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 121.3% 951 784
Geelong Seconds 4th 6 -1- 5 26 117.1% 992 847
Collingwood Seconds 5th 6 -0- 6 24 122.8% 933 760
Richmond Seconds 6th 6 -0- 6 24 106.4% 986 927
North Melbourne Seconds 7th 6 -0- 6 24 105.5% 902 855
St Kilda Seconds 8th 6 -0- 6 24 91.1% 801 879
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -0- 6 24 86.6% 804 928
Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 8 16 81.5% 732 898
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 2 -0- 10 8 62.7% 732 1,168
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 1 -1- 10 6 61.2% 767 1,254

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1951 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 98 - 98
SAT 28/07/1951 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 94 - 70
SAT 28/07/1951 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 32 - 111
SAT 28/07/1951 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) MCG 112 - 69
SAT 28/07/1951 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 53 - 54
SAT 28/07/1951 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 43 - 84

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 12 -0- 1 48 188.1% 1,142 607
Carlton Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 122.9% 1,179 959
Footscray Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 122.4% 1,045 854
Geelong Seconds 4th 6 -2- 5 28 115.3% 1,090 945
Richmond Seconds 5th 7 -0- 6 28 110.3% 1,070 970
St Kilda Seconds 6th 7 -0- 6 28 91.7% 855 932
Collingwood Seconds 7th 6 -0- 7 24 114.9% 1,002 872
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 7 24 105.1% 955 909
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -0- 7 24 83.7% 847 1,012
Melbourne Seconds 10th 5 -0- 8 20 87.3% 844 967
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 2 -1- 10 10 65.6% 830 1,266
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 1 -1- 11 6 58.5% 799 1,365

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1951 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 69 - 55
SAT 04/08/1951 Collingwood (S) v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 63 - 75
SAT 04/08/1951 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 60 - 60
SAT 04/08/1951 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 53 - 133
SAT 04/08/1951 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 95 - 92
SAT 04/08/1951 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 72 - 84

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 13 -0- 1 52 180.6% 1,226 679
Carlton Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 123.1% 1,248 1,014
Footscray Seconds 3rd 8 -1- 5 34 120.9% 1,105 914
Geelong Seconds 4th 7 -2- 5 32 115.6% 1,165 1,008
St Kilda Seconds 5th 8 -0- 6 32 100.3% 988 985
Richmond Seconds 6th 7 -0- 7 28 108.3% 1,125 1,039
North Melbourne Seconds 7th 6 -1- 7 26 104.7% 1,015 969
Collingwood Seconds 8th 6 -0- 8 24 112.5% 1,065 947
Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -0- 8 24 88.7% 939 1,059
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 8 24 83.9% 919 1,096
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 2 -1- 11 10 67.7% 922 1,361
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 1 -1- 12 6 56.9% 852 1,498

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1951 Essendon (S) v Collingwood (S) Windy Hill 64 - 21
SAT 11/08/1951 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 75 - 106
SAT 11/08/1951 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Kardinia Park 131 - 50
SAT 11/08/1951 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 89 - 75
SAT 11/08/1951 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 100 - 67
SAT 11/08/1951 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 101 - 65

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 14 -0- 1 56 184.3% 1,290 700
Carlton Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 113.4% 1,298 1,145
Footscray Seconds 3rd 9 -1- 5 38 122.4% 1,211 989
Geelong Seconds 4th 8 -2- 5 36 122.5% 1,296 1,058
St Kilda Seconds 5th 9 -0- 6 36 103.7% 1,089 1,050
Richmond Seconds 6th 8 -0- 7 32 110.8% 1,225 1,106
North Melbourne Seconds 7th 7 -1- 7 30 105.7% 1,104 1,044
Collingwood Seconds 8th 6 -0- 9 24 107.4% 1,086 1,011
Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -0- 9 24 86.6% 1,004 1,160
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 9 24 83.9% 994 1,185
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 2 -1- 12 10 68.0% 997 1,467
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 1 -1- 13 6 57.5% 919 1,598

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1951 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 114 - 66
SAT 18/08/1951 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 86 - 74
SAT 18/08/1951 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Kardinia Park 49 - 18
SAT 18/08/1951 Hawthorn (S) v North Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 81 - 96
SAT 18/08/1951 Richmond (S) v Collingwood (S) Punt Road Oval 110 - 59
SAT 18/08/1951 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 58 - 57

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 14 -0- 2 56 174.6% 1,308 749
Carlton Seconds 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 116.6% 1,412 1,211
Footscray Seconds 3rd 10 -1- 5 42 122.0% 1,297 1,063
Geelong Seconds 4th 9 -2- 5 40 125.0% 1,345 1,076
Richmond Seconds 5th 9 -0- 7 36 114.6% 1,335 1,165
St Kilda Seconds 6th 9 -0- 7 36 102.4% 1,163 1,136
North Melbourne Seconds 7th 8 -1- 7 34 106.7% 1,200 1,125
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 7 -0- 9 28 84.7% 1,052 1,242
Collingwood Seconds 9th 6 -0- 10 24 102.1% 1,145 1,121
Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 10 24 87.1% 1,061 1,218
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 2 -1- 13 10 67.2% 1,063 1,581
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 1 -1- 14 6 59.0% 1,000 1,694

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1951 Collingwood (S) v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 104 - 62
SAT 25/08/1951 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 36 - 118
SAT 25/08/1951 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 72 - 88
SAT 25/08/1951 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 36 - 90
SAT 25/08/1951 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 80 - 90
SAT 25/08/1951 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 57 - 95

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 15 -0- 2 60 181.7% 1,426 785
Carlton Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 120.4% 1,502 1,247
Footscray Seconds 3rd 11 -1- 5 46 122.0% 1,385 1,135
Geelong Seconds 4th 10 -2- 5 44 124.1% 1,435 1,156
Richmond Seconds 5th 10 -0- 7 40 117.0% 1,430 1,222
St Kilda Seconds 6th 9 -0- 8 36 99.1% 1,220 1,231
North Melbourne Seconds 7th 8 -1- 8 34 105.3% 1,280 1,215
Collingwood Seconds 8th 7 -0- 10 28 105.6% 1,249 1,183
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 7 -0- 10 28 82.8% 1,114 1,346
Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 11 24 83.9% 1,097 1,308
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 2 -1- 14 10 64.7% 1,099 1,699
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 1 -1- 15 6 60.2% 1,072 1,782

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1951 Collingwood (S) v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 81 - 77
SAT 01/09/1951 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 94 - 29
SAT 01/09/1951 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 92 - 86
SAT 01/09/1951 Geelong (S) v Hawthorn (S) Kardinia Park 110 - 24
SAT 01/09/1951 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 67 - 123
SAT 01/09/1951 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 43 - 122

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 16 -0- 2 64 186.7% 1,520 814
Carlton Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 114.2% 1,531 1,341
Footscray Seconds 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 127.9% 1,507 1,178
Geelong Seconds 4th 11 -2- 5 48 130.9% 1,545 1,180
Richmond Seconds 5th 11 -0- 7 44 120.5% 1,553 1,289
St Kilda Seconds 6th 9 -0- 9 36 98.9% 1,297 1,312
North Melbourne Seconds 7th 8 -1- 9 34 104.5% 1,366 1,307
Collingwood Seconds 8th 8 -0- 10 32 105.6% 1,330 1,260
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 7 -0- 11 28 78.8% 1,157 1,468
Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 81.3% 1,164 1,431
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 3 -1- 14 14 66.7% 1,191 1,785
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 1 -1- 16 6 57.9% 1,096 1,892

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1951 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 73 - 92
SAT 15/09/1951 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 117 - 80

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1951 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 98 - 90

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/1951 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 51 - 63