M.C.G. · Sat 8 Sep 1951 · 66,135 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.2 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 61 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 53 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 61 and 53.
Essendon won by 8 points.
8.13 (61) — 8.5 (53)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gill | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Greg Tate | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bill Snell | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ron McEwin | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bert Harper | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Syme | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Dale | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chris Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Leek | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ron Lunn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lance Mann | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally May | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Merv Laffey | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ron Richards | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alby Linton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dave Bryden | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Angus Abbey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Box | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Connolly | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Donald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Edwards | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Don Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alan Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLaren | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank McRae | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Wood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |