1934 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1934 between St Kilda and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1934 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Colin Watson captained the hosts.
Colin Niven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Colin Watson and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
St Kilda
C. Watson (capt.), H. Comte, J. Davis, R. Fisher, H. Gainger, J. George, P. Hartnett, A. Hender, C. Hindson, L. Hughson, S. Lloyd, K. Mackie, J. McCoy, G. McInnes, E. Penny, J. Perkins, D. Rayment, F. Roberts, W. Roberts
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), P. Beames, B. Deague, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, E. Glass, D. Hooper, L. Jones, F. Kelly, A. La Fontaine, B. Libbis, H. Long, C. Longhurst, J. Power, A. Roberts, L. Smith, B. Sweeney, F. Vine, B. Walsh
St Kilda (13.12.90) defeated Melbourne (12.16.88).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: E. Penny (3), J. Perkins (2), H. Comte, R. Fisher, H. Gainger, P. Hartnett, A. Hender, K. Mackie, G. McInnes, F. Roberts
Melbourne: M. Gibb (4), P. Beames (3), D. Hooper (3), B. Deague, B. Sweeney
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 September 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | STKL by 1 | STKL by 10 | MELB by 7 | STKL by 2 | STKL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Colin Watson
(St Kilda),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Colin Watson
(St Kilda),
Colin Niven
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Boyd
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan La Fontaine | MELB | 17 | 3 |
| William Roberts | STKL | 21 | 2 |
| Ern Penny | STKL | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Comte, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Davis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Fisher, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Gainger, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | George, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hartnett, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hender, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Hindson, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lloyd, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mackie, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCoy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McInnes, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Penny, Ern | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Perkins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Watson, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Power, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Sweeney, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Walsh, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 16 | |||