Lake Oval · Sat 19 May 1951 · 16,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 3.2 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 96 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.4 | 5.9 | 8.11 | 78 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 96 and 78.
Sydney won by 18 points.
15.6 (96) — 11.12 (78)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Allan Miller | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ron Paez | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Mick Sibun | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ian Gillett | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Don Scott | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Brew | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Clegg | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Erwin Dornau | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Garrick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hilet | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brian McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Moore | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bruce Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jeff Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith Schaefer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smeaton | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Robert McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jack Thomson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Krause | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Beckwith | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lance Arnold | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Bickford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Daly | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Dockett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Johnston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff McGivern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom McLean | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George OKeeffe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Rowse | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stuart Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mike Woods | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |