1934 VFL Semi Final 2: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1934 between Richmond and Geelong in the second semi final of the 1934 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, D. Baxter, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Harris, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), J. Carney, C. Coles, J. Collins, L. Daily, J. Evans, A. Everett, L. Hardiman, B. Kuhlken, R. McDonald, A. McGregor, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, A. Muller, T. Quinn, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker
Richmond (19.20.134) defeated Geelong (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (5), D. Harris (4), P. Bentley (3), R. Martin (2), T. O'Halloran (2), D. Baxter, J. Dyer, J. Murdoch
Geelong: T. Quinn (2), A. Everett, L. Hardiman, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, G. Moloney
As a result of this match, Richmond faced South Melbourne in the grand final and Geelong faced South Melbourne in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 29 September 1934
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
35,934
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 20 | 19 | . | 20 | (134) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Margin | RICH by 13 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 39 | RICH by 84 | RICH by 84 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Arthur Coghlan
(Geelong)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 20 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Daily, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kuhlken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McGregor, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Troughton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Walker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 8 | |||