The Football Record: Special editions for the 1951 State of Origin Game, May 26 (Victoria v South Australia) incomplete, the 2nd Semi-Final (Geelong v Collingwood), the [Prelim.] Final (Essendon v Collingwood) page 17/18 defective, and the Grand Final (Geelong v Essendon) with page 17/18 absent. (Total: 4). Mixed condition. Geelong 11-15 (81) defeated Essendon 10-10 (70) in the Grand Final in front of a crowd of 85,795. John Coleman brought up his 100th goal of the season with his last kick in the Grand Final.