1934 VFL season

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1934 VFL premiership season
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Richmond 1934 VFL premiership team
Overview
Date5 May—13 October 1934
Teams12
Premiers Richmond
4th premiership
Runners-up South Melbourne
5th runners-up result
Brownlow Medallist Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
19 votes
Leading goalkicker medallist Bob Pratt (South Melbourne)
138 goals
Attendance
Matches played112
Total attendance1,899,507 (16,960 per match)
Highest (H&A)45,000 (round 13, Carlton v South Melbourne)
Highest (finals)65,335 (grand final, Richmond v South Melbourne)
  1933
1935  

The 1934 VFL season was the 38th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs and ran from 5 May to 13 October, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.

Contents

Richmond won the premiership, defeating South Melbourne by 39 points in the 1934 VFL grand final; it was Richmond's fourth VFL premiership. Richmond won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 15–3 win–loss record. Essendon's Dick Reynolds won the Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player, and South Melbourne's Bob Pratt won his second consecutive leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker; Pratt's 150 goals for the season (including finals) is a league record that has only been equalled once, in 1971.

Background

In 1934, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.

Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.

Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1934 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 16.13 (109) St Kilda 11.7 (73) Corio Oval 15,0005 May 1934
Fitzroy 11.16 (82) North Melbourne 10.11 (71) Brunswick Street Oval 21,0005 May 1934
Essendon 19.11 (125) Footscray 16.18 (114) Windy Hill 21,0005 May 1934
Richmond 18.14 (122) Melbourne 12.9 (81) Punt Road Oval 17,0005 May 1934
South Melbourne 19.13 (127) Collingwood 13.14 (92) Lake Oval 38,0005 May 1934
Hawthorn 12.8 (80) Carlton 17.26 (128) Glenferrie Oval 17,0005 May 1934

Round 2

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Collingwood 17.12 (114) Essendon 13.8 (86) Victoria Park 17,50012 May 1934
Carlton 17.20 (122) South Melbourne 17.17 (119) Princes Park 45,00012 May 1934
St Kilda 12.11 (83) Richmond 13.9 (87) Junction Oval 24,00012 May 1934
Melbourne 20.13 (133) Hawthorn 6.8 (44) MCG 9,84212 May 1934
North Melbourne 10.10 (70) Geelong 10.17 (77) Arden Street Oval 14,00012 May 1934
Footscray 14.12 (96) Fitzroy 9.18 (72) Western Oval 16,00012 May 1934

Round 3

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 12.14 (86) Melbourne 6.11 (47) Corio Oval 13,00019 May 1934
Fitzroy 11.14 (80) St Kilda 13.15 (93) Brunswick Street Oval 19,00019 May 1934
North Melbourne 8.14 (62) Footscray 10.17 (77) Arden Street Oval 17,00019 May 1934
South Melbourne 23.10 (148) Essendon 15.16 (106) Lake Oval 20,00019 May 1934
Hawthorn 9.8 (62) Collingwood 19.15 (129) Glenferrie Oval 8,00019 May 1934
Richmond 14.20 (104) Carlton 9.13 (67) Punt Road Oval 37,00019 May 1934

Round 4

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 12.12 (84) South Melbourne 17.18 (120) Western Oval 21,00026 May 1934
Essendon 15.13 (103) Hawthorn 13.11 (89) Windy Hill 10,00026 May 1934
Collingwood 13.13 (91) Richmond 9.9 (63) Victoria Park 26,00026 May 1934
Carlton 15.14 (104) Geelong 14.10 (94) Princes Park 30,00026 May 1934
St Kilda 14.18 (102) North Melbourne 10.20 (80) Junction Oval 18,00026 May 1934
Melbourne 9.11 (65) Fitzroy 8.11 (59) MCG 15,86426 May 1934

Round 5

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 13.14 (92) South Melbourne 22.12 (144) Glenferrie Oval 12,0002 June 1934
St Kilda 22.23 (155) Footscray 11.18 (84) Junction Oval 25,0002 June 1934
Fitzroy 15.12 (102) Carlton 12.15 (87) Brunswick Street Oval 26,5002 June 1934
North Melbourne 17.14 (116) Melbourne 15.28 (118) Arden Street Oval 17,0004 June 1934
Richmond 15.12 (102) Essendon 12.8 (80) Punt Road Oval 24,5004 June 1934
Geelong 16.13 (109) Collingwood 16.13 (109) Corio Oval 21,5004 June 1934

Round 6

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 14.17 (101) St Kilda 20.14 (134) MCG 18,1029 June 1934
Essendon 14.11 (95) Geelong 11.16 (82) Windy Hill 15,0009 June 1934
Collingwood 16.15 (111) Fitzroy 13.18 (96) Victoria Park 22,0009 June 1934
Carlton 20.25 (145) North Melbourne 12.11 (83) Princes Park 15,0009 June 1934
South Melbourne 9.10 (64) Richmond 16.12 (108) Lake Oval 32,0009 June 1934
Hawthorn 11.11 (77) Footscray 10.11 (71) Glenferrie Oval 8,0009 June 1934

Round 7

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 15.16 (106) South Melbourne 11.11 (77) Corio Oval 14,20023 June 1934
Footscray 6.8 (44) Melbourne 13.13 (91) Western Oval 11,00023 June 1934
Richmond 16.14 (110) Hawthorn 11.15 (81) Punt Road Oval 10,00023 June 1934
Fitzroy 15.12 (102) Essendon 14.13 (97) Brunswick Street Oval 19,00023 June 1934
North Melbourne 12.14 (86) Collingwood 16.16 (112) Arden Street Oval 11,00023 June 1934
St Kilda 16.12 (108) Carlton 24.22 (166) Junction Oval 33,00023 June 1934

Round 8

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Essendon 29.16 (190) North Melbourne 15.13 (103) Windy Hill 12,00030 June 1934
Collingwood 12.12 (84) St Kilda 10.15 (75) Victoria Park 15,00030 June 1934
Carlton 19.20 (134) Melbourne 11.19 (85) Princes Park 20,00030 June 1934
Hawthorn 11.12 (78) Geelong 17.17 (119) Glenferrie Oval 6,00030 June 1934
Richmond 9.10 (64) Footscray 6.12 (48) Punt Road Oval 14,00030 June 1934
South Melbourne 13.19 (97) Fitzroy 13.10 (88) Lake Oval 27,00030 June 1934

Round 9

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 7.4 (46) South Melbourne 20.18 (138) Arden Street Oval 11,0007 July 1934
Geelong 7.13 (55) Richmond 4.9 (33) Corio Oval 16,5007 July 1934
Fitzroy 13.21 (99) Hawthorn 11.13 (79) Brunswick Street Oval 9,0007 July 1934
St Kilda 11.8 (74) Essendon 7.16 (58) Junction Oval 20,0007 July 1934
Melbourne 8.15 (63) Collingwood 8.17 (65) MCG 13,8077 July 1934
Footscray 12.11 (83) Carlton 15.17 (107) Western Oval 12,5007 July 1934

Round 10

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 6.17 (53) North Melbourne 6.12 (48) Glenferrie Oval 6,00014 July 1934
Essendon 6.15 (51) Melbourne 8.12 (60) Windy Hill 9,00014 July 1934
South Melbourne 15.20 (110) St Kilda 7.4 (46) Lake Oval 24,00014 July 1934
Geelong 13.15 (93) Footscray 9.10 (64) Corio Oval 11,00014 July 1934
Richmond 10.16 (76) Fitzroy 9.9 (63) Punt Road Oval 17,50014 July 1934
Collingwood 13.17 (95) Carlton 10.5 (65) Victoria Park 25,00014 July 1934

Round 11

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 11.12 (78) Richmond 15.9 (99) Arden Street Oval 6,00021 July 1934
Melbourne 14.15 (99) South Melbourne 22.23 (155) MCG 21,78521 July 1934
Fitzroy 10.11 (71) Geelong 14.18 (102) Brunswick Street Oval 15,00021 July 1934
Carlton 22.16 (148) Essendon 16.13 (109) Princes Park 23,00021 July 1934
St Kilda 13.10 (88) Hawthorn 10.12 (72) Junction Oval 10,00021 July 1934
Footscray 14.11 (95) Collingwood 16.9 (105) Western Oval 12,50021 July 1934

Round 12

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 13.23 (101) Richmond 14.11 (95) MCG 13,80528 July 1934
Collingwood 13.19 (97) South Melbourne 21.19 (145) Victoria Park 28,00028 July 1934
Carlton 22.13 (145) Hawthorn 10.6 (66) Princes Park 12,00028 July 1934
St Kilda 13.6 (84) Geelong 16.18 (114) Junction Oval 17,00028 July 1934
North Melbourne 15.8 (98) Fitzroy 21.16 (142) Arden Street Oval 10,00028 July 1934
Footscray 15.9 (99) Essendon 8.9 (57) Western Oval 13,00028 July 1934

Round 13

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Richmond 7.25 (67) St Kilda 5.8 (38) Punt Road Oval 16,0004 August 1934
Hawthorn 11.7 (73) Melbourne 10.16 (76) Glenferrie Oval 6,0004 August 1934
Geelong 18.15 (123) North Melbourne 5.12 (42) Corio Oval 7,0004 August 1934
Fitzroy 10.18 (78) Footscray 10.12 (72) Brunswick Street Oval 14,0004 August 1934
Essendon 15.12 (102) Collingwood 22.18 (150) Windy Hill 11,0004 August 1934
South Melbourne 23.13 (151) Carlton 17.8 (110) Lake Oval 30,0004 August 1934

Round 14

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 10.18 (78) North Melbourne 6.14 (50) Western Oval 5,00018 August 1934
Essendon 9.17 (71) South Melbourne 22.14 (146) Windy Hill 15,00018 August 1934
Collingwood 23.22 (160) Hawthorn 10.13 (73) Victoria Park 5,00018 August 1934
Carlton 14.12 (96) Richmond 16.13 (109) Princes Park 30,00018 August 1934
Melbourne 13.10 (88) Geelong 21.15 (141) MCG 12,16318 August 1934
St Kilda 13.11 (89) Fitzroy 10.10 (70) Junction Oval 10,00018 August 1934

Round 15

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 11.13 (79) St Kilda 12.12 (84) Arden Street Oval 5,00025 August 1934
Fitzroy 20.19 (139) Melbourne 16.10 (106) Brunswick Street Oval 9,50025 August 1934
South Melbourne 23.18 (156) Footscray 9.16 (70) Lake Oval 17,42025 August 1934
Hawthorn 11.15 (81) Essendon 11.13 (79) Glenferrie Oval 5,00025 August 1934
Richmond 12.14 (86) Collingwood 11.9 (75) Punt Road Oval 26,50025 August 1934
Geelong 13.17 (95) Carlton 10.10 (70) Corio Oval 18,50025 August 1934

Round 16

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 11.24 (90) North Melbourne 7.15 (57) MCG 5,0111 September 1934
Footscray 13.20 (98) St Kilda 10.17 (77) Western Oval 5,5001 September 1934
Essendon 13.12 (90) Richmond 15.23 (113) Windy Hill 10,0001 September 1934
Collingwood 16.16 (112) Geelong 16.21 (117) Victoria Park 18,0001 September 1934
Carlton 18.12 (120) Fitzroy 9.15 (69) Princes Park 15,5001 September 1934
South Melbourne 15.11 (101) Hawthorn 10.10 (70) Lake Oval 13,0001 September 1934

Round 17

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Richmond 14.14 (98) South Melbourne 13.14 (92) Punt Road Oval 40,0008 September 1934
Footscray 14.18 (102) Hawthorn 12.7 (79) Western Oval 5,0008 September 1934
St Kilda 13.12 (90) Melbourne 12.16 (88) Junction Oval 8,0008 September 1934
Geelong 21.31 (157) Essendon 6.5 (41) Corio Oval 9,5008 September 1934
Fitzroy 14.17 (101) Collingwood 16.10 (106) Brunswick Street Oval 15,0008 September 1934
North Melbourne 8.8 (56) Carlton 7.16 (58) Arden Street Oval 8,0008 September 1934

Round 18

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 7.9 (51) Richmond 11.16 (82) Glenferrie Oval 4,00015 September 1934
Essendon 14.11 (95) Fitzroy 12.4 (76) Windy Hill 5,00015 September 1934
Collingwood 15.18 (108) North Melbourne 2.8 (20) Victoria Park 4,00015 September 1934
Carlton 16.18 (114) St Kilda 15.9 (99) Princes Park 10,00015 September 1934
South Melbourne 13.19 (97) Geelong 8.7 (55) Lake Oval 17,00015 September 1934
Melbourne 19.17 (131) Footscray 9.11 (65) MCG 4,23215 September 1934

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Richmond (P)18153016181334121.360
2 Geelong 18143118341355135.458
3 South Melbourne 18144021871560140.256
4 Collingwood 18134119151571121.954
5 Carlton 18126019861707116.348
6 Melbourne 189901623167097.236
7 St Kilda 189901592166195.836
8 Fitzroy 1871101589166095.728
9 Footscray 1861201444169985.024
10 Essendon 1851301635195883.520
11 Hawthorn 1831501300191767.812
12 North Melbourne 1801801245187666.40

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 92.4
Source: AFL Tables

Finals series

Semi-finals

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueCrowdDate
South Melbourne 12.12 (78) Collingwood 9.21 (75) MCG 52,02222 September
Richmond 19.20 (134) Geelong 7.8 (50) MCG 35,93429 September

Preliminary final

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 7.6 (48) South Melbourne 15.18 (108) MCG 30,4006 October

Grand final

Season notes

Awards

See also

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