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 with Bruce Anderson as vice-captain.
Colin Niven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
Back:
J. Hiskins, T. Fay, B. Turner
Half-back:
G. Bell, B. Anderson (vice-capt.), B. Lowenthal
Centre:
B. Earle, H. Okey, T. Clarke
Half-forward:
D. Reynolds, C. Hearn, L. Griggs
Forward:
W. Milne, B. Luff, T. Freyer
Follower:
H. Torney, L. Webster, K. Forbes (capt.)
Sub.:
H. Gyles
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
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
6.15.51 - 8.12.60
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie May
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Colin Niven
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Bruce Anderson
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
16
|
Anderson, Bruce
(vc)
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
10
|
Bell, George
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
23
|
Clarke, Tom
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
25
|
Earle, Bill
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
31
|
Fay, Ted
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
1
|
Forbes, Keith
(c)
|
RO
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
26
|
Freyer, Ted
|
FPR
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
19
|
Griggs, Les
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
13
|
Gyles, Harry
|
SUB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
4
|
Hearn, Clarrie
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
5
|
Hiskins, Jack
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
7
|
Lowenthal, Bill
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
10
|
Luff, Bill
|
FF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
14
|
Milne, Wally
|
FPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
2
|
Okey, Howard
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
3
|
Reynolds, Dick
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
20
|
Torney, Hugh
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
18
|
Turner, Bill
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
32
|
Webster, Len
|
RU
|
?
|
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
|
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