1934 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1934 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 16 of the 1934 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park. Syd Coventry captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), F. Asling, P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, A. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, V. Doherty, K. Fraser, F. Froude, A. Fyfe, P. Kyne, N. Le Brun, L. Morgan, J. Regan, L. Riley, H. Rumney, A. Ryan, M. Whelan

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), J. Carney, C. Coles, J. Collins, L. Daily, J. Evans, A. Everett, L. Hardiman, B. Kuhlken, R. McDonald, A. McGregor, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, A. Muller, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker

Collingwood (16.16.112) were defeated by Geelong (16.21.117).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Kyne (4), G. Coventry (3), A. Collier (2), S. Coventry, V. Doherty, N. Le Brun, L. Morgan, L. Riley, A. Ryan, M. Whelan
Geelong: J. Collins (5), L. Hardiman (5), B. Troughton (4), J. Carney, A. McGregor

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Collingwood v Geelong
Date: Saturday 1 September 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Geelong
Score: 16.16.112 - 16.21.117

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 3 7 . 7 14 . 13 16 . 16 16 . 16 (112)
Geelong 3 . 3 8 . 8 11 . 11 16 . 21 16 . 21 (117)
Margin COLL by 12 GEEL by 7 COLL by 20 GEEL by 5 GEEL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Captains: Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Marcus Whelan COLL 28 3
Jack Metherell GEEL 22 2
Reg Hickey GEEL 18 1

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Asling, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
7 Carmody, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Albert ? ? 2 ?
3 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
4 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Doherty, Vin ? ? 1 ?
14 Fraser, Keith ? ? 0 ?
12 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
13 Fyfe, Alec ? ? 0 ?
17 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 4 ?
18 Le Brun, Norm ? ? 1 ?
19 Morgan, Leo ? ? 1 ?
24 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Riley, Lou ? ? 1 ?
22 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
25 Ryan, Alan ? ? 1 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 16

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 1 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
4 Collins, Jack ? ? 5 ?
20 Daily, Lou ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 5 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
7 McGregor, Alex ? ? 1 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 4 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 21

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