1934 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1934 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in a 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.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1934 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
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 |
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.