1934 VFL Season Round 18: Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1934 between Melbourne and Footscray during round eighteen of the 1934 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Footscray at the MCG. Colin Niven captained the hosts with Harry Long as vice-captain. Alby Morrison captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Alby Morrison.

Melbourne (19.17.131) defeated Footscray (9.11.65).

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 15 September 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 4,232

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 19.17.131 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 4 9 . 7 14 . 12 19 . 17 19 . 17 (131)
Footscray 1 . 6 3 . 6 4 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin MELB by 16 MELB by 37 MELB by 63 MELB by 66 MELB by 66
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Colin Niven
Vice-Captain: Harry Long
Coach: Frank Hughes

Footscray

Captain: Alby Morrison
Vice-Captain: Allan Hopkins
Coach: Alby Morrison (caretaker)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

L. Ashmore

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Alby Morrison FOOT 7 3
Les Jones MELB 13 2
Don Hooper MELB 18 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 4 ?
5 Deague, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 1 ?
14 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 4 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Kelly, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Longhurst, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 3 ?
1 Niven, Colin (c) ? ? 1 ?
15 Pemberton, Edwin ? ? 0 ?
4 Sambell, Jack ? ? 3 ?
26 Smith, Len ? ? 0 ?
Sweeney, Bill ? ? 1 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 0 ?
34 Walsh, Billy ? ? 2 ?
29 Young, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 17

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
32 Findlay, Bill ? ? 4 ?
3 Grundy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Honey, Norm ? ? 0 ?
8 Hopkins, Allan (vc) ? ? 1 ?
29 Kelly, Wally ? ? 0 ?
20 Leahy, Billy ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
12 O'Brien, Wally ? ? 0 ?
18 Pollard, Dick ? ? 0 ?
21 Rodwell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
16 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Spilling, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Streeter, Percy ? ? 0 ?
25 Trim, Ted ? ? 2 ?
10 Waye, Tom ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 11

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