1934 VFL Season Round 16: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1934 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round sixteen of the 1934 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at the MCG.
Colin Niven captained the hosts with Harry Long as vice-captain.
Tom Fitzmaurice captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice.
Melbourne (11.24.90) defeated North Melbourne (7.15.57).
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
5,011
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
11.24.90 - 7.15.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 24 | 11 | . | 24 | (90) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Margin | NMLB by 13 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Colin NivenVice-Captain: Harry Long
Coach: Frank Hughes
North Melbourne
Captain: Tom FitzmauriceCoach: Tom Fitzmaurice (caretaker)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Deague | MELB | 5 | 3 |
| Johnny Lewis | NMLB | 1 | 2 |
| Allan La Fontaine | MELB | 17 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Power, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Walsh, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 24 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Brown, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Diprose, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dwyer, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Fitzmaurice, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Gregory, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Guy, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Huggins, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Johnson, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Long, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mead, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Wells, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 15 | |||