1934 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1934 between Geelong and Richmond during round 9 of the 1934 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. Perce Bentley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Arthur Coghlan and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), C. Coles, L. Daily, J. Evans, A. Everett, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, B. Kuhlken, R. McDonald, A. McGregor, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), D. Baxter, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Harris, F. Heifner, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, G. Strang, J. Symons, J. Titus, E. Zschech

Geelong (7.13.55) defeated Richmond (4.9.33).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Kuhlken (2), A. Everett, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, J. Metherell, L. Metherell
Richmond: D. Harris (3), B. McCormack

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 7 July 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 16,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Richmond
Score: 7.13.55 - 4.9.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 2 3 . 5 5 . 9 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Richmond 2 . 3 2 . 4 4 . 6 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Margin RICH by 13 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Coghlan (Geelong), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Perce Bentley (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Kevin O'Neill RICH 16 3
Ray Martin RICH 27 2
Alex McGregor GEEL 7 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
20 Daily, Lou ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 1 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 2 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
7 McGregor, Alex ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 1 ?
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) 7 13

Richmond

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