1951 VFL season
The 1951 VFL season was the 55th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 21 April until 29 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
| 1951 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Geelong 4th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Geelong 6th minor premiership |
| Brownlow Medallist | Bernie Smith (Geelong) |
| Leading Goalkicker Medallist | John Coleman (Essendon) |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Highest | 85,795 |
The premiership was won by the Geelong Football Club for the fourth time, after it defeated Essendon by eleven points in the 1951 VFL Grand Final.
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