1951 VFL Lightning Premiership

1951 VFL Lightning Premiership
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

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

  1. "Jubilee title showed weakness Collingwood still need full forward.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 10 May 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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