1934 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1934 between Essendon and Geelong during round 6 of the 1934 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill. Keith Forbes captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, T. Clarke, E. Dalton, B. Earle, T. Fay, T. Freyer, L. Griggs, C. Hearn, J. Hiskins, B. Lowenthal, B. Luff, W. Milne, H. Okey, H. Torney, B. Turner, L. Wallace, L. Webster

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

Essendon (14.11.95) defeated Geelong (11.16.82).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (4), H. Torney (3), T. Freyer (2), L. Griggs (2), C. Hearn, B. Luff, W. Milne
Geelong: L. Daily (4), N. Glenister (2), L. Hardiman (2), L. Metherell (2), J. Metherell

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 9 June 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 14.11.95 - 11.16.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 3 5 . 4 10 . 6 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
Geelong 0 . 3 3 . 8 7 . 13 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Margin ESSE by 30 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 13 ESSE by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie May (Essendon), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Captains: Keith Forbes (Essendon), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Frood

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Keith Forbes ESSE 1 3
Angie Muller GEEL 28 2
Tom Clarke ESSE 23 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
35 Dalton, Eric ? ? 0 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Fay, Ted ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 4 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 2 ?
19 Griggs, Les ? ? 2 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
5 Hiskins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Luff, Bill ? ? 1 ?
14 Milne, Wally ? ? 1 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 3 ?
18 Turner, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 11

Geelong

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

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