Round 1, 1951 · Windy Hill · Saturday 21 April 1951, 2:15pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 22 | 30 | 86 | 86 |
| Melbourne | 13 | 26 | 38 | 76 |
Crowd 24,000. Coaches: Dick Reynolds and Allan La Fontaine. Umpires: James Jamieson.
| Alan Dale | 15 | 0 |
| Noel Allanson | 33 | 0 |
| Bill Brittingham | 23 | 0 |
| Alby Law (debut) | 2 | 0 |
| Norm McDonald | 4 | 0 |
| Bob McClure | 31 | 0 |
| Wally May | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Lambert | 14 | 0 |
| Roy McConnell | 25 | 0 |
| Les Gardiner | 18 | 0 |
| John Gill (debut) | 34 | 0 |
| Doug Bigelow | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Syme | 26 | 0 |
| Ron McEwin | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Hutchison | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Martini | 1 | 0 |
| Jack OHalloran | 13 | 1 |
| Jack Jones | 24 | 2 |
| Greg Tate | 16 | 3 |
| John Coleman | 10 | 7 |
| Bob Rowse (debut) | 27 | 0 |
| Alan Daly (debut) | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Christie (debut) | 4 | 0 |
| Nevin Paynter | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Johnston | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Woods | 37 | 0 |
| Lance Arnold | 29 | 0 |
| George Bickford | 16 | 0 |
| Noel McMahen | 35 | 0 |
| Ian McLean (debut) | 5 | 0 |
| Geoff McGivern | 17 | 0 |
| Denis Cordner | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff Collins | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Jackson | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Thomson | 33 | 1 |
| Len Dockett | 32 | 1 |
| Bill Smeaton (debut) | 28 | 1 |
| John Beckwith (debut) | 30 | 1 |
| Robert McKenzie | 2 | 2 |
| Stuart Spencer | 12 | 4 |
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223 meetings: Essendon 133, Melbourne 88, 2 drawn.
Melbourne by 45 · crowd 41,438
Essendon by 45 · crowd 38,006
Essendon by 39 · crowd 45,039
Melbourne by 17 · crowd 52,866
Essendon by 27 · crowd 33,832
Melbourne by 29 · crowd 44,503