1934 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1934 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 4 of the 1934 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park. Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Harry Collier as vice-captain. Perce Bentley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Collier (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, J. Carmody, G. Carter, A. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, K. Fraser, F. Froude, J. Knight, N. Le Brun, L. Murphy, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney, A. Ryan, M. Whelan

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), D. Baxter, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, B. Foster, B. Garvie, D. Harris, F. Heifner, C. Jordon, S. Judkins, R. Martin, J. McConchie, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech

Collingwood (13.13.91) defeated Richmond (9.9.63).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (5), H. Collier (3), S. Coventry (2), G. Carter, K. Fraser, N. Le Brun
Richmond: D. Baxter (3), G. Strang (3), P. Bentley, D. Harris, R. Martin

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday 26 May 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Richmond
Score: 13.13.91 - 9.9.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 6 8 . 6 12 . 11 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Richmond 2 . 3 3 . 6 5 . 8 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Margin COLL by 3 COLL by 30 COLL by 45 COLL by 28 COLL by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Harry Collier (Collingwood), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jack Regan COLL 24 3
Basil McCormack RICH 9 2
Keith Fraser COLL 14 1

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Carter, George ? ? 1 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Harry (vc) ? ? 3 ?
3 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
4 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 2 ?
9 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
7 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
14 Fraser, Keith ? ? 1 ?
12 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
16 Knight, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 1 ?
20 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
25 Ryan, Alan ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baxter, Dave ? ? 3 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 0 ?
10 Garvie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 1 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Jordon, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 1 ?
31 McConchie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 9

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