This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1934 between Essendon and Footscray during round 1 of the 1934 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts with Bruce Anderson as vice-captain.
In the absence of Bill Cubbins, vice-captain Stan Penberthy captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.
Essendon
Back:
W. Milne, B. Anderson (vice-capt.), T. Rippon
Half-back:
B. Lowenthal, J. Hiskins, T. Fay
Centre:
J. O'Brien, L. Griggs, C. Crawford
Half-forward:
H. Okey, C. Hearn, D. Reynolds
Forward:
H. Torney, B. Luff, T. Freyer
Follower:
P. Walsh, L. Webster, K. Forbes (capt.)
Sub.:
T. Clarke
Footscray
S. Penberthy (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), H. Baker, T. Baker, L. Dayman, B. Grundy, R. McKay, A. Morrison, B. Muir, B. O'Brien, D. Pollard, J. Somerville, F. Spilling, B. Spurling, R. Thomas, T. Trim, J. Vosti, N. Ware, T. Waye
Essendon (19.11.125) defeated Footscray (16.18.114).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (5), B. Luff (4), H. Okey (4), T. Freyer (3), D. Reynolds (3)
Footscray: T. Baker (4), B. Spurling (4), A. Morrison (3), A. Hopkins (2), L. Dayman, S. Penberthy, R. Thomas
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Footscray
Score:
19.11.125 - 16.18.114
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie May
(Essendon),
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Stan Penberthy
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Bruce Anderson
(Essendon),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
16
|
Anderson, Bruce
(vc)
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
23
|
Clarke, Tom
|
SUB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
11
|
Crawford, Col
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
31
|
Fay, Ted
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
1
|
Forbes, Keith
(c)
|
RO
|
?
|
5
|
?
|
|
26
|
Freyer, Ted
|
FPR
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
19
|
Griggs, Les
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
4
|
Hearn, Clarrie
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
5
|
Hiskins, Jack
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
7
|
Lowenthal, Bill
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
10
|
Luff, Bill
|
FF
|
?
|
4
|
?
|
|
14
|
Milne, Wally
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
6
|
O'Brien, Jock
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
2
|
Okey, Howard
|
HFFL
|
?
|
4
|
?
|
|
3
|
Reynolds, Dick
|
HFFR
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
21
|
Rippon, Ted
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
20
|
Torney, Hugh
|
FPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
28
|
Walsh, Paddy
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
32
|
Webster, Len
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(19 players)
|
19
|
11
|
Footscray
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
9
|
Baker, Harry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
9
|
Baker, Ted
|
?
|
?
|
4
|
?
|
|
16
|
Dayman, Les
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
3
|
Grundy, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
8
|
Hopkins, Allan
(avc)
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
15
|
McKay, Roy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
7
|
Morrison, Alby
|
?
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
19
|
Muir, Bob
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
13
|
O'Brien, Bernie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
17
|
Penberthy, Stan
(ac)
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
18
|
Pollard, Dick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
6
|
Somerville, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
11
|
Spilling, Frank
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
14
|
Spurling, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
4
|
?
|
|
22
|
Thomas, Reg
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
25
|
Trim, Ted
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
23
|
Vosti, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
4
|
Ware, Norm
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
10
|
Waye, Tom
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(19 players)
|
16
|
18
|
Legend
ToG%:
Time-on-Ground Percentage,
GL:
Goals,
BH:
Behinds,
DI:
Disposals,
KI:
Kicks,
HB:
Handballs,
MK:
Marks,
HO:
Hitouts,
TA:
Tackles,
CL:
Clearances,
CR:
Clangers,
FF:
Free Kicks For,
FA:
Free Kicks Against,
RF:
Rebounds Inside 50,
IF:
Inside 50s