1934 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1934 between Essendon and Richmond during round 16 of the 1934 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Allan Geddes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Essendon
T. Bawden, G. Bell, S. Bloomer, T. Clarke, C. Crawford, B. Earle, T. Fay, T. Freyer, L. Griggs, H. Gyles, C. Hearn, B. Lowenthal, J. O'Brien, H. Okey, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, H. Torney, L. Webster
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), D. Baxter, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, D. Harris, F. Heifner, C. Jordon, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech
Essendon (13.12.90) were defeated by Richmond (15.23.113).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (8), D. Reynolds (2), C. Crawford, H. Gyles, C. Hearn
Richmond: D. Baxter (3), J. Titus (3), D. Harris (2), D. Strang (2), J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, A. Geddes, C. Jordon, T. O'Halloran
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 23 | 15 | . | 23 | (113) |
| Margin | RICH by 11 | ESSE by 8 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie May
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Allan Geddes
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Boyd
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Reynolds | ESSE | 3 | 3 |
| Gordon Strang | RICH | 23 | 2 |
| Eric Zschech | RICH | 25 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bawden, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bloomer, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Crawford, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Earle, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Fay, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 19 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gyles, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | O'Brien, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 12 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jordon, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 23 | |||