1934 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1934 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in the first semi final and defeating Geelong in the preliminary final, South Melbourne were defeated by Richmond in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1934 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 140.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, Jack | #3 | 17 | 4 | R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Backway, Fred | #4 | 3 | 2 | R04-05, R07 |
| Beard, Bert | #22 | 7 | 1 | R02-04, R07, R09, R11, R16 |
| Bertram, Ossie | #23 | 8 | 15 | R01-06, PF, GF |
| Bisset, Jack | #1 | 19 | 1 | R01-06, R08-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Brain, Terry | #5 | 18 | 33 | R01-07, R10-18, SF, GF |
| Clarke, Harry | #6 | 19 | 3 | R01-14, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 6 | 2 | R05-08, R16-17 |
| Davies, Frank | #19 | 3 | 1 | R18, SF, PF |
| Diggins, Brighton | #17 | 5 | 2 | R01-02, R18, SF, GF |
| Fahey, Jock | #24 | 13 | 1 | R04-10, R12-17 |
| Faul, Bill | #14 | 20 | 0 | R01, R03-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Harris, Wilbur | #33 | 5 | 0 | R11, R14, R18, PF, GF |
| Hearn, Maurie | #33 | 1 | 1 | R07 |
| Hillis, Ron | #26 | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R08, R13-17, SF |
| Humphries, Reg | #18 | 16 | 4 | R03-18 |
| Kelleher, Dinny | #29 | 17 | 7 | R01-02, R07-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Lee, Ian | #32 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #2 | 18 | 0 | R01-03, R07-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McKay, Hec | #9 | 19 | 0 | R01-10, R12-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McKenzie, Jock | #30 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R06, R08-11, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McLaughlin, Hugh | #8 | 11 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R12-13, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Nash, Laurie | #25 | 17 | 49 | R01-15, PF, GF |
| O'Meara, Joe | #11 | 20 | 16 | R01-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Pettiona, Cecil | #15 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Pratt, Bob | #10 | 21 | 150 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Reville, Peter | #21 | 18 | 35 | R01-04, R08-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Richards, Lin | #7 | 12 | 0 | R09-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Robertson, Austin | #16 | 17 | 21 | R01-17 |
| Thomas, Len | #12 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Welch, Alan | #27 | 19 | 8 | R01-16, R18, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisset, Jack | 21 | 16 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1934 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 35 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 12/05/1934 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 3 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 19/05/1934 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 42 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 26/05/1934 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 36 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 02/06/1934 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 52 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 09/06/1934 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 44 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 23/06/1934 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 29 | Jack Bisset | unknown |
| 30/06/1934 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 9 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 07/07/1934 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 92 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 14/07/1934 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 64 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 21/07/1934 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 56 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 28/07/1934 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 48 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 04/08/1934 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 41 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 18/08/1934 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 75 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 25/08/1934 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 86 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 01/09/1934 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 31 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 08/09/1934 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 6 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 15/09/1934 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 42 | Jack Bisset | unknown |
| 22/09/1934 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 3 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 06/10/1934 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 60 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |
| 13/10/1934 | Grand Final | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 39 | Jack Bisset | Jack Bisset |