1934 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1934 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 13 of the 1934 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. In the absence of Keith Forbes, vice-captain Bruce Anderson captained the hosts. In the absence of Syd Coventry, vice-captain Harry Collier captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon
Back: L. Wallace, T. Fay, T. Clarke
Half-back: H. Plummer, B. Anderson (capt.), G. Pattinson
Centre: J. O'Brien, H. Okey, B. Earle
Half-forward: B. Luff, J. Hiskins, L. Griggs
Forward: H. Gyles, T. Freyer, M. Storey
Follower: H. Torney, L. Webster, D. Reynolds
Sub.: B. Turner

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, G. Carter, A. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, F. Froude, A. Fyfe, J. Knight, P. Kyne, N. Le Brun, L. Murphy, A. Pannam, J. Regan, H. Rumney, J. Twyford, M. Whelan

Essendon (15.12.102) were defeated by Collingwood (22.18.150).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (4), H. Gyles (2), M. Storey (2), L. Webster (2), L. Griggs, J. Hiskins, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, H. Torney
Collingwood: G. Coventry (8), A. Pannam (5), J. Beveridge (2), P. Bowyer (2), H. Collier (2), P. Kyne (2), M. Whelan

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 4 August 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 15.12.102 - 22.18.150

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 6 6 . 8 10 . 9 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Collingwood 2 . 4 10 . 10 13 . 11 22 . 18 22 . 18 (150)
Margin ESSE by 8 COLL by 26 COLL by 20 COLL by 48 COLL by 48
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie May (Essendon), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Bruce Anderson (Essendon), Harry Collier (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Smith

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Dick Reynolds ESSE 3 3
Len Wallace ESSE 17 2
Phonse Kyne COLL 17 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce (ac) CHB ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom BPR ? 0 ?
25 Earle, Bill WR ? 0 ?
31 Fay, Ted FB ? 0 ?
26 Freyer, Ted FF ? 4 ?
19 Griggs, Les HFFR ? 1 ?
13 Gyles, Harry FPL ? 2 ?
5 Hiskins, Jack CHF ? 1 ?
10 Luff, Bill HFFL ? 0 ?
6 O'Brien, Jock WL ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard C ? 0 ?
24 Pattinson, George HBFR ? 1 ?
36 Plummer, Harry HBFL ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick RO ? 1 ?
34 Storey, Merv FPR ? 2 ?
20 Torney, Hugh RU ? 1 ?
18 Turner, Bill SUB ? 0 ?
17 Wallace, Len BPL ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len RU ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 2 ?
2 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 2 ?
7 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Carter, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
6 Collier, Harry (ac) ? ? 2 ?
3 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 8 ?
9 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
13 Fyfe, Alec ? ? 0 ?
16 Knight, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 2 ?
18 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 Pannam, Alby ? ? 5 ?
24 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Twyford, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 22 18

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Charlie May
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






20 H. Torney 18 B. Turner
34 M. Storey 26 T. Freyer 13 H. Gyles 32 L. Webster

FORWARD 3 D. Reynolds

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19 L. Griggs 5 J. Hiskins 10 B. Luff



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













25 B. Earle 2 H. Okey 6 J. O'Brien FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













24 G. Pattinson 16 B. Anderson (ac) 36 H. Plummer



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













23 T. Clarke 31 T. Fay 17 L. Wallace



BACK



Collingwood Coach: Jock McHale