1934 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1934 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1934 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Taylor and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

North Melbourne
J. Adamson, L. Allen, C. Cameron, W. Carter, T. Ellis, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Gaudion, J. Gregory, N. Huggins, G. Jerram, J. Lewis, T. Llewellyn, J. Lynch, B. Mathews, D. May, J. Smith, D. Taylor, F. Wells, J. Wrout

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, J. Carney, C. Coles, L. Daily, J. Evans, L. Hardiman, F. Hawking, G. Leishman, R. McDonald, A. McGregor, G. Moloney, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams

North Melbourne (10.10.70) were defeated by Geelong (10.17.77).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: L. Allen (3), T. Fitzmaurice (3), J. Wrout (2), T. Llewellyn, J. Smith
Geelong: G. Moloney (4), L. Daily (2), J. Evans, L. Hardiman, G. Leishman, J. Sellwood

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 12 May 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 10.10.70 - 10.17.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 4 8 . 5 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Geelong 3 . 6 3 . 12 5 . 15 10 . 17 10 . 17 (77)
Margin GEEL by 17 GEEL by 2 NMLB by 8 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Taylor (North Melbourne), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Ted Ellis NMLB 15 3
Jack Evans GEEL 5 2
Jack Wrout NMLB 3 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Allen, Les ? ? 3 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
30 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 3 ?
14 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
13 Huggins, Neville ? ? 0 ?
2 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
26 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 1 ?
18 Lynch, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Mathews, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 May, Dick ? ? 0 ?
12 Smith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
29 Wells, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 Wrout, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 10

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
20 Daily, Lou ? ? 2 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 1 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Leishman, Gus ? ? 1 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
7 McGregor, Alex ? ? 0 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 4 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 1 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 17

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