1951 VFL Lightning Premiership
| 1951 VFL Lightning Premiership | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1951 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Winners | Collingwood (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 11 |
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
[edit]First round
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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
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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
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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
[edit]
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
[edit]- List of Australian Football League night premiers
- Australian Football League pre-season competition
- 1951 VFL season
References
[edit]- 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.
- ^ "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.
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