1934 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1934 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1934 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Colin Niven captained the hosts with Harry Long as vice-captain. Bert Mills captained the visitors with Wally Williamson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Bill Twomey.

Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), H. Long (vice-capt.), P. Beames, J. Bennett, B. Deague, R. Fischer, E. Glass, D. Hooper, A. La Fontaine, B. Libbis, C. Longhurst, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Riley, A. Roberts, J. Sambell, B. Taylor, B. Vanthoff, F. Vine

Hawthorn
Back: L. Murphy, B. Chandler, F. De Abel
Half-back: C. Lonsdale, B. Mills (capt.), G. Dower
Centre: S. Spinks, I. McAlpine, B. Ashby
Half-forward: F. Sayer, J. Zander, B. Williams
Forward: M. Drury, J. Green, S. Bravo
Follower: B. Ford, W. Williamson (vice-capt.), T. Pool
Sub.: A. Lee

Melbourne (20.13.133) defeated Hawthorn (6.8.44).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. La Fontaine (9), J. Mueller (7), P. Beames (4)
Hawthorn: J. Green (4), T. Pool (2)

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 12 May 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 9,842

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 20.13.133 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 2 10 . 7 16 . 8 20 . 13 20 . 13 (133)
Hawthorn 2 . 1 4 . 2 5 . 5 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin MELB by 7 MELB by 41 MELB by 69 MELB by 89 MELB by 89
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Melbourne), Bill Twomey (Hawthorn)
Captains: Colin Niven (Melbourne), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Harry Long (Melbourne), Wally Williamson (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Smith
Boundary Umpire: F. O'Shea

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jack Mueller MELB 12 3
Percy Beames MELB 24 2
Bert Mills HWTH 12 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 4 ?
10 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Deague, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
16 Glass, Eric ? ? 0 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 0 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan ? ? 9 ?
22 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Longhurst, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 7 ?
1 Niven, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
26 Riley, Lou ? ? 0 ?
6 Roberts, Archie ? ? 0 ?
4 Sambell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Bert ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 20 13

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Ashby, Bert WR↓ ? 0 ?
18 Bravo, Steve FPR ? 0 ?
5 Chandler, Bert FB ? 0 ?
29 De Abel, Fred BPR ? 0 ?
25 Dower, George HBFR ? 0 ?
11 Drury, Mal FPL ? 0 ?
21 Ford, Bill RU ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack FF ? 4 ?
14 Lee, Alex SUB↑ ? 0 ?
4 Lonsdale, Clarrie HBFL ? 0 ?
32 McAlpine, Ivan C ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert (c) CHB ? 0 ?
16 Murphy, Leo BPL ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 2 ?
7 Sayer, Fred HFFL ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan WL ? 0 ?
27 Williams, Bob HFFR ? 0 ?
1 Williamson, Wally (vc) RU ? 0 ?
10 Zander, Jack CHF ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 8

A. Lee replaced B. Ashby during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Frank Hughes
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
16 L. Murphy 5 B. Chandler 29 F. De Abel













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



4 C. Lonsdale 12 B. Mills (c) 25 G. Dower













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



8 S. Spinks 32 I. McAlpine 15 B. Ashby









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 21 B. Ford 14 A. Lee
HALF-FORWARD 1 W. Williamson (vc)

7 F. Sayer 10 J. Zander 27 B. Williams 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



11 M. Drury 6 J. Green 18 S. Bravo













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bill Twomey