1951 VFL Lightning Premiership

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1951 VFL Lightning Premiership
Season1951
Teams12
WinnersCollingwood (2nd title)
Matches played11

The 1951 VFL Lightning Premiership was an Australian rules football knockout competition played entirely on Wednesday, 9 May. It was played on the Jubilee Day holiday, held to celebrate 50 years of Federation of Australia, between rounds 3 and 4 of the Victorian Football League's 1951 season with all games played at the MCG. This was the fourth time a lightning premiership had been contested in the VFL, the first since 1943. It was contested by the 12 VFL teams who competed in the 1951 VFL season. A total of 25,882 people attended the competition. Collingwood won its second Lighting Premiership competition defeating Melbourne in the final by 6 points.[1]

Matches

First round

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
Carlton 2.2 (14) Footscray 3.2 (20) MCG Wednesday, 9 May
Hawthorn 0.1 (1) Melbourne 0.4 (4) MCG Wednesday, 9 May
Essendon 1.5 (11) Fitzroy 0.2 (2) MCG Wednesday, 9 May
Geelong 3.3 (21) St Kilda 2.2 (14) MCG Wednesday, 9 May
Bye: Richmond, Collingwood, North Melbourne, South Melbourne

Second round

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
Richmond 4.2 (26) South Melbourne 2.3 (15) MCG Wednesday, 9 May
Collingwood 2.1 (13) North Melbourne 0.3 (3) MCG Wednesday, 9 May
Footscray 0.0 (0) Melbourne 1.2 (8) MCG Wednesday, 9 May
Essendon 4.3 (27) Geelong 2.1 (13) MCG Wednesday, 9 May

Semi-finals

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
Richmond 2.2 (14) Melbourne 3.2 (20) MCG Wednesday, 9 May
Collingwood 2.2 (14) Essendon 2.1 (13) MCG Wednesday, 9 May

Grand final

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
Melbourne 1.0 (6) Collingwood 2.0 (12) MCG Wednesday, 9 May

See also

References

  • Lovett, Michael, ed. (1997). AFL '97: The Official Guide To Australia's Greatest Game. p. 307. ISBN 1-86330-629-3.
  • "M.C.G. match statistics". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 May 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 14 March 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  1. ^ "Jubilee title showed weakness Collingwood still need full forward". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 May 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 14 March 2013 – via National Library of Australia.