1934 VFL Round 14: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1934 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1934 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Keith Forbes, vice-captain Bruce Anderson captained the hosts.
Jack Bisset captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Jack Bisset.
Essendon
Back:
T. Clarke, L. Wallace, B. Turner
Half-back:
G. Bell, B. Anderson (capt.), B. Lowenthal
Centre:
E. Plummer, H. Okey, B. Earle
Half-forward:
H. Torney, L. Griggs, C. Crawford
Forward:
H. Gyles, T. Freyer, T. Rippon
Follower:
F. Nash, L. Webster, D. Reynolds
Sub.:
M. Storey
South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, T. Brain, H. Clarke, J. Fahey, B. Faul, W. Harris, R. Hillis, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, H. McKay, L. Nash, B. Pratt, P. Reville, L. Richards, A. Robertson, L. Thomas, A. Welch
Essendon (9.17.71) were defeated by South Melbourne (22.14.146).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (5), L. Griggs, F. Nash, T. Rippon, L. Webster
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (11), L. Nash (7), P. Reville (4)
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and South Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
9.17.71 - 22.14.146
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 9 | 22 | . | 14 | 22 | . | 14 | (146) |
| Margin | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 50 | SMLB by 19 | SMLB by 75 | SMLB by 75 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie May
(Essendon),
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bruce Anderson
(Essendon),
Jack Bisset
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
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| Ron Hillis | SMLB | 26 | 3 |
| Dick Reynolds | ESSE | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Pratt | SMLB | 10 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Anderson, Bruce (ac) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Bell, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Crawford, Col | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Earle, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Griggs, Les | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gyles, Harry | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Storey, Merv | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Turner, Bill | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bisset, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fahey, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McKay, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 21 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Richards, Lin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Welch, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 14 | |||
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
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| 7 | B. Lowenthal | 16 | B. Anderson (ac) | 10 | G. Bell |
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