1934 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1934 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1934 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 83.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Bruce | #16 | 16 | 0 | R01-14, R17-18 |
| Bawden, Tom | #9 | 5 | 3 | R11-12, R15-16, R18 |
| Bell, George | #10 | 12 | 0 | R04, R06-11, R14-18 |
| Bloomer, Steve | #27 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Braid, Colin | #33 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Clarke, Tom | #23 | 16 | 0 | R01-03, R06-18 |
| Crawford, Col | #11 | 8 | 4 | R01, R04, R11, R14-18 |
| Dalton, Eric | #35 | 5 | 6 | R03-06, R09 |
| Earle, Bill | #25 | 13 | 0 | R03-10, R13-16, R18 |
| Fay, Ted | #31 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R06-13, R15-18 |
| Forbes, Keith | #1 | 14 | 47 | R01-12, R17-18 |
| Freyer, Ted | #26 | 17 | 61 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Griggs, Les | #19 | 15 | 6 | R01-03, R05-08, R10, R12-18 |
| Gyles, Harry | #13 | 9 | 6 | R10-18 |
| Hardiman, Kevin | #30 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Hearn, Clarrie | #4 | 12 | 12 | R01, R06-12, R15-18 |
| Hiskins, Jack | #5 | 13 | 5 | R01-02, R05-10, R12-13, R15, R17-18 |
| Lowenthal, Bill | #7 | 15 | 0 | R01-12, R14-16 |
| Luff, Bill | #10 | 10 | 17 | R01-02, R04-06, R10-13, R15 |
| Madden, Russell | #18 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Milne, Wally | #14 | 11 | 8 | R01-11 |
| Nash, Frank | #22 | 7 | 2 | R03-04, R07-09, R14, R17 |
| Oakley, Joe | #15 | 2 | 2 | R04-05 |
| O'Brien, Jock | #6 | 7 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05, R08, R13, R16 |
| Okey, Howard | #2 | 12 | 4 | R01-02, R06-07, R09-10, R12-17 |
| Pattinson, George | #24 | 6 | 4 | R12-13, R15-18 |
| Plummer, Elton | #8 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Plummer, Harry | #36 | 2 | 0 | R11, R13 |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 16 | 14 | R01-04, R07-18 |
| Rippon, Ted | #21 | 8 | 1 | R01-03, R11, R14, R16-18 |
| Sharpe, Lew | #22 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Storey, Merv | #34 | 2 | 2 | R13-14 |
| Torney, Hugh | #20 | 15 | 11 | R01-14, R16 |
| Turner, Bill | #18 | 12 | 1 | R05-10, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Walker, Johnny | #8 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Wallace, Len | #17 | 14 | 0 | R02-03, R05-09, R11-15, R17-18 |
| Walsh, Paddy | #28 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Webster, Len | #32 | 18 | 17 | R01-18 |
| Wilkie, David | 1 | 3 | R03 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May, Charlie | 18 | 5 | -0- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1934 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 12/05/1934 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 28 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 19/05/1934 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 42 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 26/05/1934 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 14 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 04/06/1934 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 22 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 09/06/1934 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 13 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 23/06/1934 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 5 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 30/06/1934 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 87 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 07/07/1934 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 16 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 14/07/1934 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 9 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 21/07/1934 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 39 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 28/07/1934 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 42 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 04/08/1934 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 48 | Charlie May | Bruce Anderson |
| 18/08/1934 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 75 | Charlie May | Bruce Anderson |
| 25/08/1934 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 2 | Charlie May | unknown |
| 01/09/1934 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 23 | Charlie May | unknown |
| 08/09/1934 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 116 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
| 15/09/1934 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.