1934 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1934 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1934 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 97.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Colin Niven
Vice-Captain:
Harry Long
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beames, Percy | #24 | 18 | 28 | R01-18 |
| Bennett, Jack | #10 | 15 | 7 | R01-15 |
| Deague, Bill | #5 | 7 | 2 | R02-05, R16-18 |
| Fischer, Rowley | #8 | 16 | 4 | R02-03, R05-18 |
| Gibb, Maurie | #14 | 7 | 11 | R04-06, R14, R16-18 |
| Glass, Eric | #16 | 17 | 20 | R01-17 |
| Hooper, Don | #18 | 17 | 3 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Jones, Les | #13 | 10 | 4 | R09-18 |
| Kelly, Frank | #25 | 15 | 0 | R01, R04-09, R11-18 |
| Kinnear, Joe | #2 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| La Fontaine, Allan | #17 | 18 | 32 | R01-18 |
| Libbis, Billy | #22 | 14 | 10 | R01-03, R07-17 |
| Long, Harry | #20 | 15 | 0 | R01-09, R13-18 |
| Longhurst, Charlie | #9 | 12 | 1 | R01-05, R12-18 |
| Margitich, George | #3 | 10 | 16 | R04, R07-13, R15-16 |
| McNamara, Pat | #28 | 4 | 0 | R04, R06-08 |
| Meehl, Sid | #11 | 3 | 1 | R04, R06-07 |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 14 | 52 | R01-10, R14-16, R18 |
| Murray, Wyn | #2 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Niven, Colin | #1 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Niven, Ray | #33 | 2 | 2 | R13, R15 |
| Ogden, Gordon | #32 | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R07-13 |
| Pemberton, Edwin | #15 | 4 | 1 | R09-11, R18 |
| Power, Jack | #31 | 6 | 2 | R11-12, R14-17 |
| Riley, Lou | #26 | 3 | 3 | R01-03 |
| Roberts, Archie | #6 | 15 | 0 | R02-15, R17 |
| Sambell, Jack | #4 | 9 | 3 | R01-08, R18 |
| Smith, Len | #26 | 13 | 0 | R05-08, R10-18 |
| Sweeney, Bill | 2 | 2 | R17-18 | |
| Taylor, Bert | #35 | 13 | 11 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-15 |
| Vanthoff, Bill | #21 | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R06 |
| Vine, Frank | #23 | 15 | 3 | R01-12, R16-18 |
| Walsh, Billy | #34 | 3 | 2 | R16-18 |
| Wilson, Ron | #19 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Young, Jack | #29 | 6 | 0 | R09-10, R12-14, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, Frank | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1934 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 41 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 12/05/1934 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 89 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 19/05/1934 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 39 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 26/05/1934 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 6 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 04/06/1934 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 2 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 09/06/1934 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 33 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 23/06/1934 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 47 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 30/06/1934 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 49 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 07/07/1934 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 2 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 14/07/1934 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 9 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 21/07/1934 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 56 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 28/07/1934 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 6 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 04/08/1934 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 3 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 18/08/1934 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 53 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 25/08/1934 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 33 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 01/09/1934 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 33 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 08/09/1934 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 2 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |
| 15/09/1934 | Round 18 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 66 | Frank Hughes | Colin Niven |