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
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | George Bell | Ted Fay | Bill Turner |
| Half-Back: | Len Wallace | Bruce Anderson | Bill Lowenthal |
| Centre: | Bill Earle | Howard Okey | Tom Clarke |
| Half-Forward: | Dick Reynolds | Clarrie Hearn | Les Griggs |
| Forward: | Bill Luff | Hugh Torney | Ted Freyer |
| Follower: | Frank Nash | Len Webster | Keith Forbes |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 17 out of 18 matches was used.
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 |
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.