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

Second round

Semi-finals

Grand final

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.


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