1934 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1934 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 2 of the 1934 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Harry Collier as vice-captain. Keith Forbes captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Charlie May.

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Collier (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, G. Carter, A. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, F. Froude, J. Knight, P. Kyne, N. Le Brun, L. Murphy, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney, W. Tyrrell, M. Whelan

Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, T. Clarke, T. Fay, T. Freyer, L. Griggs, J. Hiskins, B. Lowenthal, B. Luff, W. Milne, J. O'Brien, H. Okey, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, H. Torney, J. Walker, L. Wallace, P. Walsh, L. Webster

Collingwood (17.12.114) defeated Essendon (13.8.86).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), H. Collier (2), J. Knight (2), P. Kyne (2), N. Le Brun (2), M. Whelan (2), G. Carter, L. Murphy
Essendon: H. Torney (4), K. Forbes (3), T. Freyer (2), L. Webster (2), B. Luff, D. Reynolds

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 12 May 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 17,500

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Essendon
Score: 17.12.114 - 13.8.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 2 8 . 7 12 . 10 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
Essendon 5 . 0 5 . 5 9 . 7 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
Margin ESSE by 4 COLL by 20 COLL by 21 COLL by 28 COLL by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Charlie May (Essendon)
Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Keith Forbes (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Harry Collier (Collingwood), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Frood
Boundary Umpire: J. Condon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jack Regan COLL 24 3
Len Wallace ESSE 17 2
Jock O'Brien ESSE 6 1

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
7 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Carter, George ? ? 1 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Harry (vc) ? ? 2 ?
3 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
4 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
16 Knight, Jack ? ? 2 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 2 ?
18 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 2 ?
20 Murphy, Len ? ? 1 ?
24 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
27 Tyrrell, Wally ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 12

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
31 Fay, Ted ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 3 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 2 ?
19 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Hiskins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Luff, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Milne, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 O'Brien, Jock ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 1 ?
21 Rippon, Ted ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 4 ?
8 Walker, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 8

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