Princes Park · Sat 1 Sep 1951 · 27,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 2.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 64 |
| EssendonESS | 2.2 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 108 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 64 and 108.
Essendon won by 44 points.
9.10 (64) — 16.12 (108)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Comben | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Keith Warburton | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Vin English | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Harry Sullivan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ken Hands | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fred Stafford | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alan Thynne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Baird | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Beasy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Caspar | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Clark | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Davies | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ollie Grieve | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Hodgson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Laurie Kerr | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Mills | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Milroy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stafford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ron McEwin | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Snell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Dale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chris Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Keith McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Greg Tate | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |