carlton (8-1-8) vs essendon (12-5)
dons beat blues by 44. essendon (13-5) host footscray in the minor semi. carlton (8-1-9) finish 7th.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 2.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 9.10 | 64 | Sat 1-Sep-1951 2:15 pm | Princes Park | 27,000 | |
| Essendon | 2.2 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 16.12 | 108 | Essendon won by 44 points | |||
hawthorn (4-13) vs geelong (13-4)
cats beat hawks by 32 to finish on top. geelong (14-4) host collingwood in major semi. hawthorn (4-14) finish 11th.
| Hawthorn | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 38 | Sat 1-Sep-1951 2:15 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 10,000 |
| Geelong | 3.1 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 70 | Geelong won by 32 points | ||
north (6-11) vs fitzroy (10-2-5) uor
roos finish their grand final hangover with a 20 point win over lions. north (7-11) finish 9th. fitzroy (10-2-6) finish 5th.
| North Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 11.15 | 81 | Sat 1-Sep-1951 2:15 pm | Arden Street | 12,000 |
| Fitzroy | 1.4 | 3.8 | 5.11 | 8.13 | 61 | North Melbourne won by 20 points | ||
richmond (9-8) vs melbourne (1-16)
tigers oveerun last place dees by 29. richmond (10-8) finish 6th. melbourne (1-17) finish 12th last 3 years after a flag the record.
| Richmond | 3.7 | 7.10 | 10.14 | 18.16 | 124 | Sat 1-Sep-1951 2:15 pm | Punt Road | 10,000 |
| Melbourne | 3.1 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 14.11 | 95 | Richmond won by 29 points | ||
st kilda (5-12) vs collingwood (13-4)
pies edge saints by 7. collingwood (14-4) play geeelong in major semi. st kilda (5-13) finish 10th.
| St. Kilda | 2.7 | 4.9 | 7.11 | 9.18 | 72 | Sat 1-Sep-1951 2:15 pm | Junction Oval | 16,500 |
| Collingwood | 1.6 | 4.9 | 5.15 | 10.19 | 79 | Collingwood won by 7 points | ||
footscray (11-6) vs south (8-1-8)
dogs beat swans by 45. footscray (12-6) play essendon in minor semi. south (8-1-9) finish 8th.
| Footscray | 2.2 | 5.9 | 11.11 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 1-Sep-1951 2:15 pm | Western Oval | 24,500 |
| South Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.12 | 48 | Footscray won by 45 points | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1485 | 1097 | 135.37 | 56 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1499 | 1193 | 125.65 | 56 |
| 3 | Essendon | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1530 | 1262 | 121.24 | 52 |
| 4 | Footscray | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1316 | 1165 | 112.96 | 48 |
| 5 | Fitzroy | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1373 | 1305 | 105.21 | 44 |
| 6 | Richmond | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1551 | 1327 | 116.88 | 40 |
| 7 | Carlton | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1341 | 1253 | 107.02 | 34 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1399 | 1505 | 92.96 | 34 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1224 | 1433 | 85.42 | 28 |
| 10 | St. Kilda | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1311 | 1595 | 82.19 | 20 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1136 | 1515 | 74.98 | 16 |
| 12 | Melbourne | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1230 | 1745 | 70.49 | 4 |
semi finals
minor
essendon v footscray
major
geelong v collingwood
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