1934 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1934 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1934 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts.
Fred Davies captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Len Wigraft.
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, T. Bawden, G. Bell, T. Clarke, C. Crawford, B. Earle, T. Fay, T. Freyer, L. Griggs, H. Gyles, C. Hearn, J. Hiskins, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, B. Turner, L. Wallace, L. Webster
Fitzroy
F. Davies (capt.), H. Bunton, A. Callick, C. Cameron, J. Cordner, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, F. Donnellan, N. Fisher, I. Fleming, W. Gray, M. Hearn, D. Nicholls, L. Pye, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, J. Steigenberger, A. Thompson, T. Williams
Essendon (14.11.95) defeated Fitzroy (12.4.76).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (3), C. Crawford (2), H. Gyles (2), C. Hearn (2), L. Webster (2), T. Bawden, T. Freyer, J. Hiskins
Fitzroy: H. Bunton (5), C. Cameron (3), T. Williams (2), M. Hearn, L. Pye
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 15 September 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
5,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | (76) |
| Margin | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie May
(Essendon),
Len Wigraft
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Fred Davies
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Anderson | ESSE | 16 | 3 |
| Horrie Dawson | FITZ | 30 | 2 |
| Wilfred Smallhorn | FITZ | 21 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bawden, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Crawford, Col | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Earle, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Fay, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gyles, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Hiskins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Turner, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Davies, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Donnellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Fisher, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Nicholls, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pye, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Steigenberger, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Thompson, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 4 | |||