1951 VFL Season
The complete 1951 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Premiers
🏆 Geelongdef. Essendon
Geelong won the 1951 VFL premiership, defeating Essendon in the Grand Final. Geelong also finished the home-and-away season on top of the ladder.
12 teams contested the season. The 4th-placed cut-off sent Geelong, Collingwood, Essendon and Footscray into the finals. Melbourne finished last with 1 win. The full final ladder and round-by-round results follow.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1485 | 1097 | 135.4 | 56 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1499 | 1193 | 125.6 | 56 |
| 3 | Essendon | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1530 | 1262 | 121.2 | 52 |
| 4 | Footscray | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1316 | 1165 | 113.0 | 48 |
| 5 | Fitzroy | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1373 | 1305 | 105.2 | 44 |
| 6 | Richmond | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1551 | 1327 | 116.9 | 40 |
| 7 | Carlton | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1341 | 1253 | 107.0 | 34 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1399 | 1505 | 93.0 | 34 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1224 | 1433 | 85.4 | 28 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1311 | 1595 | 82.2 | 20 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1136 | 1515 | 75.0 | 16 |
| 12 | Melbourne | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1230 | 1745 | 70.5 | 4 |
Top 4 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
112 matches