This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1934 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1934 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts with Bruce Anderson as vice-captain.
In the absence of Bert Mills, vice-captain Wally Williamson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Bill Twomey.
Essendon
Back:
R. Madden, G. Bell, P. Walsh
Half-back:
W. Milne, B. Anderson (vice-capt.), B. Lowenthal
Centre:
C. Crawford, D. Reynolds, B. Earle
Half-forward:
H. Torney, J. Walker, E. Dalton
Forward:
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Luff, T. Freyer
Follower:
F. Nash, L. Webster, J. Oakley
Sub.:
J. O'Brien
Hawthorn
Back:
L. Murphy, B. Geary, J. McAuliffe
Half-back:
C. Lonsdale, W. Williamson (capt.), A. Fuller
Centre:
N. Allison, I. McAlpine, S. Spinks
Half-forward:
M. Drury, G. Dower, B. Chandler
Forward:
B. Ford, J. Green, F. Nolan
Follower:
S. Stewart, W. Ware, T. Pool
Sub.:
F. Sayer
Essendon (15.13.103) defeated Hawthorn (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Luff (5), K. Forbes (4), T. Freyer (3), E. Dalton (2), J. Oakley
Hawthorn: J. Green (5), M. Drury (2), B. Ford, B. Geary, I. McAlpine, F. Nolan, T. Pool, W. Williamson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Hawthorn
Score:
15.13.103 - 13.11.89
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie May
(Essendon),
Bill Twomey
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Wally Williamson
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Bruce Anderson
(Essendon),
unknown
(Hawthorn)
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
16
|
Anderson, Bruce
(vc)
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
10
|
Bell, George
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
11
|
Crawford, Col
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
35
|
Dalton, Eric
|
HFFR
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
25
|
Earle, Bill
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
1
|
Forbes, Keith
(c)
|
FPL
|
?
|
4
|
?
|
|
26
|
Freyer, Ted
|
FPR
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
7
|
Lowenthal, Bill
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
10
|
Luff, Bill
|
FF
|
?
|
5
|
?
|
|
18
|
Madden, Russell
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
14
|
Milne, Wally
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
22
|
Nash, Frank
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
15
|
Oakley, Joe
|
RO
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
6
|
O'Brien, Jock
|
SUB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
3
|
Reynolds, Dick
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
20
|
Torney, Hugh
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
8
|
Walker, Johnny
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
28
|
Walsh, Paddy
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
32
|
Webster, Len
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(19 players)
|
15
|
13
|
Hawthorn
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
24
|
Allison, Neil
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
5
|
Chandler, Bert
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
25
|
Dower, George
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
11
|
Drury, Mal
|
HFFL
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
21
|
Ford, Bill
|
FPL
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
22
|
Fuller, Alan
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
3
|
Geary, Brian
|
FB
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
6
|
Green, Jack
|
FF
|
?
|
5
|
?
|
|
4
|
Lonsdale, Clarrie
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
32
|
McAlpine, Ivan
|
C
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
26
|
McAuliffe, Jerry
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
16
|
Murphy, Leo
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
28
|
Nolan, Frank
|
FPR
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
19
|
Pool, Ted
|
RO
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
7
|
Sayer, Fred
|
SUB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
8
|
Spinks, Stan
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
9
|
Stewart, Stuart
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
31
|
Ware, Walter
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
1
|
Williamson, Wally
(ac)
|
CHB
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(19 players)
|
13
|
11
|
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