1951 VFL Lightning Premiership |
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Season | 1951 |
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Teams | 12 |
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Winners | Collingwood (2nd title) |
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Matches played | 11 |
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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
Semi-finals
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.
- ^ "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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