1934 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1934 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1934 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 85.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captains:
Bill Cubbins, Alby Morrison
Vice-Captains:
Stan Penberthy, Allan Hopkins
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Harry | #9 | 5 | 0 | R01, R03-06 |
| Baker, Ted | #9 | 3 | 5 | R01-03 |
| Bennett, George | #5 | 17 | 1 | R02-18 |
| Bogie, Les | #9 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Cubbins, Bill | #1 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Dayman, Les | #16 | 6 | 15 | R01-02, R04-06, R08 |
| Findlay, Bill | #32 | 4 | 7 | R06-07, R16, R18 |
| Grundy, Bill | #3 | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R10-18 |
| Honey, Norm | #19 | 7 | 0 | R12-18 |
| Hopkins, Allan | #8 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| Jackson, Percy | #1 | 3 | 0 | R08-10 |
| Kelly, Wally | #29 | 7 | 0 | R06-08, R11, R16-18 |
| Leahy, Billy | #20 | 17 | 11 | R02-18 |
| Lockhart, Ken | #24 | 5 | 1 | R02, R10-13 |
| McKay, Roy | #15 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Morrison, Alby | #7 | 12 | 46 | R01, R08-18 |
| Muir, Bob | #19 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| O'Brien, Bernie | #13 | 11 | 13 | R01, R03-05, R07-10, R16-18 |
| O'Brien, Wally | #12 | 11 | 0 | R07-15, R17-18 |
| O'Leary, Charlie | #2 | 7 | 0 | R08-13, R15 |
| Palmer, Ambrose | #28 | 2 | 1 | R06-07 |
| Penberthy, Stan | #17 | 10 | 2 | R01-07, R09, R16-17 |
| Pollard, Dick | #18 | 15 | 14 | R01-04, R08-18 |
| Rait, Alan | #5 | 4 | 3 | R05-07, R10 |
| Rodwell, Roy | #21 | 17 | 5 | R02-18 |
| Ryan, Leo | #16 | 9 | 0 | R10-18 |
| Somerville, Jack | #6 | 7 | 1 | R01-06, R09 |
| Spargo, Bob | #27 | 11 | 2 | R07-15, R17-18 |
| Spilling, Frank | #11 | 6 | 0 | R01, R09, R14, R16-18 |
| Spurling, Bill | #14 | 16 | 7 | R01-06, R08-17 |
| Streeter, Percy | #29 | 5 | 3 | R02, R06, R15-16, R18 |
| Sutherland, Tom | 5 | 7 | R03-04, R07, R14-15 | |
| Thomas, Reg | #22 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Trim, Ted | #25 | 13 | 12 | R01-07, R11-15, R18 |
| Vosti, Jack | #23 | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R11-15 |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 16 | 11 | R01-05, R07-17 |
| Waye, Tom | #10 | 17 | 18 | R01-14, R16-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubbins, Bill | 6 | 2 | -0- | 4 | R01-06 |
| Morrison, Alby | 12 | 4 | -0- | 8 | R07-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1934 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 11 | Bill Cubbins | Stan Penberthy |
| 12/05/1934 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 24 | Bill Cubbins | Stan Penberthy |
| 19/05/1934 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 15 | Bill Cubbins | Stan Penberthy |
| 26/05/1934 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 36 | Bill Cubbins | Stan Penberthy |
| 02/06/1934 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 71 | Bill Cubbins | Bill Cubbins |
| 09/06/1934 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 6 | Bill Cubbins | Stan Penberthy |
| 23/06/1934 | Round 7 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 47 | Alby Morrison | Allan Hopkins |
| 30/06/1934 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 16 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 07/07/1934 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 24 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 14/07/1934 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 29 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 21/07/1934 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 28/07/1934 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 42 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 04/08/1934 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 6 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 18/08/1934 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 28 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 25/08/1934 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 86 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 01/09/1934 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 21 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 08/09/1934 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 23 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |
| 15/09/1934 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 66 | Alby Morrison | Alby Morrison |