1934 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1934 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1934 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Colin Niven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Coghlan and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, J. Carney, C. Coles, L. Daily, J. Evans, L. Hardiman, F. Hawking, R. McDonald, A. McGregor, G. Moloney, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, B. Walker, J. Walker, J. Williams
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), P. Beames, J. Bennett, B. Deague, R. Fischer, E. Glass, D. Hooper, A. La Fontaine, B. Libbis, H. Long, C. Longhurst, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, L. Riley, A. Roberts, J. Sambell, B. Taylor, B. Vanthoff, F. Vine
Geelong (12.14.86) defeated Melbourne (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Moloney (6), L. Daily (2), L. Hardiman (2), F. Hawking, T. Quinn
Melbourne: J. Mueller (4), P. Beames, A. La Fontaine
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Coghlan
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Colin Niven
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Evans | GEEL | 5 | 3 |
| Frank Vine | MELB | 23 | 2 |
| Clive Coles | GEEL | 13 | 1 |
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McGregor, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Troughton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Walker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 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) | 6 | 11 | |||