title: 1951 VFL Lightning Premiership
text: # 1951 VFL Lightning Premiership
  
  The 1951 VFL Lightning Premiership was an Australian rules football knockout competition played entirely on Wednesday, 9 May. It was played on the Jubilee Day holiday, held to celebrate 50 years of Federation of Australia, between rounds 3 and 4 of the Victorian Football League's 1951 season with all games played at the MCG. This was the fourth time a lightning premiership had been contested in the VFL, the first since 1943. It was contested by the 12 VFL teams who competed in the 1951 VFL season. A total of 25,882 people attended the competition. Collingwood won its second Lighting Premiership competition defeating Melbourne in the final by 6 points.
  
  ## Matches
  
  ### First round
  
  | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Carlton | 2.2 (14) | Footscray | 3.2 (20) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  | Hawthorn | 0.1 (1) | Melbourne | 0.4 (4) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  | Essendon | 1.5 (11) | Fitzroy | 0.2 (2) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  | Geelong | 3.3 (21) | St Kilda | 2.2 (14) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  | Bye: Richmond, Collingwood, North Melbourne, South Melbourne ||||||
  
  ### Second round
  
  | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Richmond | 4.2 (26) | South Melbourne | 2.3 (15) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  | Collingwood | 2.1 (13) | North Melbourne | 0.3 (3) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  | Footscray | 0.0 (0) | Melbourne | 1.2 (8) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  | Essendon | 4.3 (27) | Geelong | 2.1 (13) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Richmond | 2.2 (14) | Melbourne | 3.2 (20) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  | Collingwood | 2.2 (14) | Essendon | 2.1 (13) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  
  ## Grand final
  
  | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Melbourne | 1.0 (6) | Collingwood | 2.0 (12) | MCG | Wednesday, 9 May |
  