1934 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1934 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1934 VFL Season
Team:
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
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 |
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.