1934 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1934 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1934 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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
Team Leaders
Captain:
Keith Forbes
Vice-Captain:
Bruce Anderson
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 | Len Webster |
| 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 |