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 with Bruce Anderson as vice-captain.
Fred Davies captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Len Wigraft.
Essendon
Back:
G. Bell, T. Fay, T. Bawden
Half-back:
L. Wallace, J. Hiskins, B. Turner
Centre:
T. Clarke, D. Reynolds, B. Earle
Half-forward:
C. Crawford, G. Pattinson, L. Griggs
Forward:
H. Gyles, C. Hearn, T. Freyer
Follower:
B. Anderson (vice-capt.), L. Webster, K. Forbes (capt.)
Sub.:
T. Rippon
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
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
14.11.95 - 12.4.76
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie May
(Essendon),
Len Wigraft
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Fred Davies
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Bruce Anderson
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
16
|
Anderson, Bruce
(vc)
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
9
|
Bawden, Tom
|
BPR
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
10
|
Bell, George
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
23
|
Clarke, Tom
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
11
|
Crawford, Col
|
HFFL
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
25
|
Earle, Bill
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
31
|
Fay, Ted
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
1
|
Forbes, Keith
(c)
|
RO
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
26
|
Freyer, Ted
|
FPR
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
19
|
Griggs, Les
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
13
|
Gyles, Harry
|
FPL
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
4
|
Hearn, Clarrie
|
FF
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
5
|
Hiskins, Jack
|
CHB
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
24
|
Pattinson, George
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
3
|
Reynolds, Dick
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
21
|
Rippon, Ted
|
SUB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
18
|
Turner, Bill
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
17
|
Wallace, Len
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
32
|
Webster, Len
|
RU
|
?
|
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
|
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