1934 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1934 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 9 of the 1934 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Colin Niven captained the hosts.
Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Harry Collier as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), P. Beames, J. Bennett, R. Fischer, E. Glass, D. Hooper, L. Jones, F. Kelly, A. La Fontaine, B. Libbis, H. Long, G. Margitich, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, E. Pemberton, A. Roberts, B. Taylor, F. Vine, J. Young
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Collier (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, A. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, V. Doherty, F. Froude, A. Fyfe, J. Galbally, J. Knight, P. Kyne, N. Le Brun, L. Murphy, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney, M. Whelan
Melbourne (8.15.63) were defeated by Collingwood (8.17.65).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Mueller (3), L. Jones, A. La Fontaine, G. Margitich, E. Pemberton, B. Taylor
Collingwood: P. Kyne (3), H. Collier (2), G. Coventry (2), J. Ross
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
13,807
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
8.15.63 - 8.17.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Margin | COLL by 10 | level | COLL by 18 | COLL by 2 | COLL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Colin Niven
(Melbourne),
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Coventry | COLL | 4 | 3 |
| Archie Roberts | MELB | 6 | 2 |
| Harry Collier | COLL | 6 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pemberton, Edwin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Young, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collier, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Fyfe, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Galbally, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Le Brun, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 17 | |||