1951 VFL Lightning Premiership

December 2017 December 2017 1951 VFL 180px VFL Lightning Premiership 12 2nd 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.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23063345 Jubilee title showed weakness Collingwood still need full forward. The Argus Melbourne 10 May 1951 14 March 2013 9 National Library of Australia Matches First round |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Carlton | 2.2 (14) | Footscray | 3.2 (20) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Hawthorn | 0.1 (1) | Melbourne | 0.4 (4) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Essendon | 1.5 (11) | Fitzroy | 0.2 (2) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Geelong | 3.3 (21) | St Kilda | 2.2 (14) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |colspan=6 align="center"|Bye: Richmond, Collingwood, North Melbourne, South Melbourne Second round |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Richmond | 4.2 (26) | South Melbourne | 2.3 (15) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Collingwood | 2.1 (13) | North Melbourne | 0.3 (3) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Footscray | 0.0 (0) | Melbourne | 1.2 (8) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Richmond | 2.2 (14) | Melbourne | 3.2 (20) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Melbourne | 1.0 (6) | Collingwood | 2.0 (12) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May See also List of Australian Football League night premiers Australian Football League pre-season competition 1951 VFL season References Lovett, Michael AFL '97: The Official Guide To Australia's Greatest Game 307 1997 1-86330-629-3 https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23063388 M.C.G. match statistics. The Argus Melbourne 10 May 1951 14 March 2013 9 National Library of Australia Category:Australian Football League pre-season competition Vfl Lightning Premiership, 1951