1934 VFL Grand Final: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 October 1934 between Richmond and South Melbourne in the grand final of the 1934 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Jack Bisset captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Jack Bisset.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, D. Baxter, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Harris, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech
South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, O. Bertram, T. Brain, H. Clarke, B. Diggins, B. Faul, W. Harris, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, H. McKay, J. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, L. Nash, J. O'Meara, B. Pratt, P. Reville, L. Richards, L. Thomas
Richmond (19.14.128) defeated South Melbourne (12.17.89).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (6), D. Harris (3), T. O'Halloran (3), P. Bentley (2), R. Martin (2), D. Baxter, J. Murdoch, E. Zschech
South Melbourne: L. Nash (6), B. Pratt (2), O. Bertram, T. Brain, B. Diggins, J. O'Meara
As a result of this match, Richmond were the premiers and South Melbourne were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 October 1934
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
65,335
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
19.14.128 - 12.17.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Margin | RICH by 1 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 60 | RICH by 39 | RICH by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Goal Umpire:
J. Currie,
F. Morgan
Boundary Umpire:
J. Fitt,
J. Lancaster
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bertram, Ossie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bisset, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Diggins, Brighton | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 11 | O'Meara, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Richards, Lin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 17 | |||