1934 VFL Season Round 5: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1934 between Richmond and Essendon during round five of the 1934 season of the Victorian Football League.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors with Bruce Anderson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Charlie May.
Richmond (15.12.102) defeated Essendon (12.8.80).
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
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Essendon
Date:
Monday 4 June 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
24,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 10 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Richmond
Captain: Perce BentleyCoach: Perce Bentley
Essendon
Captain: Keith ForbesVice-Captain: Bruce Anderson
Coach: Charlie May
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Forbes | ESSE | 1 | 3 |
| Bruce Anderson | ESSE | 16 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Neill | RICH | 16 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Garvie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jordon, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Saunders, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce (vc) | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Braid, Colin | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Dalton, Eric | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Earle, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | FPL | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Griggs, Les | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hardiman, Kevin | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hiskins, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Bill | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Luff, Bill | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Milne, Wally | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Oakley, Joe | SUB | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | O'Brien, Jock | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Turner, Bill | BPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 8 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Richmond | Coach: Perce Bentley | ||||||||||||||
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| 33 | C. Braid | 16 | B. Anderson (vc) | 18 | B. Turner |
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| 7 | B. Lowenthal | 17 | L. Wallace | 28 | P. Walsh |
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| 6 | J. O'Brien | 19 | L. Griggs | 25 | B. Earle |
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| CENTRE | 5 | J. Hiskins | 15 | J. Oakley | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 32 | L. Webster |
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| 30 | K. Hardiman | 20 | H. Torney | 35 | E. Dalton | 14 | W. Milne |
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| 1 | K. Forbes (c) | 10 | B. Luff | 26 | T. Freyer |
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| Essendon | Coach: Charlie May | ||||||||||||||