1934 VFL Season Round 12: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1934 between Footscray and Essendon during round twelve of the 1934 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Alby Morrison captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors with Bruce Anderson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Alby Morrison and the visitors were coached by Charlie May.
Footscray (15.9.99) defeated Essendon (8.9.57).
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
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Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 42 | FOOT by 42 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Alby MorrisonVice-Captain: Allan Hopkins
Coach: Alby Morrison (caretaker)
Essendon
Captain: Keith ForbesVice-Captain: Bruce Anderson
Coach: Charlie May
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Grundy | FOOT | 3 | 3 |
| Alby Morrison | FOOT | 7 | 2 |
| Bruce Anderson | ESSE | 16 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Grundy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Honey, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Leahy, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Lockhart, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 12 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | O'Leary, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Pollard, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Rodwell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Trim, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Waye, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce (vc) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bawden, Tom | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Fay, Ted | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Griggs, Les | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gyles, Harry | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hiskins, Jack | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Luff, Bill | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Turner, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Footscray | Coach: Alby Morrison | ||||||||||||||
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| 18 | B. Turner | 31 | T. Fay | 9 | T. Bawden |
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| 17 | L. Wallace | 16 | B. Anderson (vc) | 7 | B. Lowenthal |
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| 3 | D. Reynolds | 2 | H. Okey | 23 | T. Clarke |
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| CENTRE | 20 | H. Torney | 19 | L. Griggs | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 32 | L. Webster |
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| 4 | C. Hearn | 5 | J. Hiskins | 10 | B. Luff | 1 | K. Forbes (c) |
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| 13 | H. Gyles | 26 | T. Freyer | 24 | G. Pattinson |
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| Essendon | Coach: Charlie May | ||||||||||||||