1934 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1934 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1934 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts.
Colin Niven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, T. Clarke, B. Earle, T. Fay, T. Freyer, L. Griggs, H. Gyles, C. Hearn, J. Hiskins, B. Lowenthal, B. Luff, W. Milne, H. Okey, D. Reynolds, H. Torney, B. Turner, L. Webster
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), P. Beames, J. Bennett, R. Fischer, E. Glass, D. Hooper, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, A. La Fontaine, B. Libbis, G. Margitich, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, E. Pemberton, A. Roberts, L. Smith, B. Taylor, F. Vine, J. Young
Essendon (6.15.51) were defeated by Melbourne (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (3), K. Forbes (2), L. Webster
Melbourne: A. La Fontaine (3), G. Margitich (2), J. Mueller (2), B. Taylor
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 July 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie May
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Colin Niven
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Boyd
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Ogden | MELB | 32 | 3 |
| Dick Reynolds | ESSE | 3 | 2 |
| Colin Niven | MELB | 1 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Earle, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Fay, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gyles, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hiskins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Milne, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Turner, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 15 | |||
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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pemberton, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Young, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 12 | |||