Western Oval · Sat 14 Jul 1951 · 27,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.7 | 4.8 | 7.14 | 56 |
| EssendonESS | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 64 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 56 and 64.
Essendon won by 8 points.
7.14 (56) — 9.10 (64)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alby Linton | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Don Henderson | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Dick Wearmouth | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Len Kent | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Frank McRae | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Richards | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernie Smallwood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Angus Abbey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Box | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Bryden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Connolly | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Donald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Egan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLaren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Greg Tate | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Keith McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Carstairs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Dale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Lunn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron McEwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Payne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |