1934
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1934 Summary
In 1934 the Robert Reynolds Trophy, in dedication to a past club Vice President, was introduced to be awarded annually to the club's best and fairest player. This award continued until 2003, with the best and fairest award re-named the John Nicholls Medal in 2004, in dedication to the player who had won the most Robert Reynolds Trophies (5 in 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, and 1967). The change was made largely because the club felt that the best and fairest award should be named after a champion player, rather than a past administrator.
For the first time since 1926, the Blues missed the finals after finishing in fifth place. Perhaps the highs of 1932 were well and truly behind the team, or perhaps this would be the driver to a renewed effort. Only history would tell, but in 1934, 12 wins just were not enough. The club was also crippled by injuries; only four players playing in every game. At one point, the Blues had ten top line players out injured. Several controversial suspensions didn't help.
The season started well enough, with a solid win against Hawthorn and a narrow victory over South Melbourne. In fact, the season looked very promising at the the end of Round 12, Carlton having won 9 of its 12 games. The Blues were sitting in fourth place on the ladder, but in a close season were only half a game from top spot.Then the injuries started mounting.
Successive losses to South Melbourne, Richmond and Geelong (all subsequently finalists) in the next three rounds dropped the club to fifth place, 10 points out of the top 4. Three consecutive wins in the final three rounds closed the gap to fourth place to 6 points, but the Blues fell short of an eighth finals appearance in a row, finishing the season with a 12-6 win/loss record. Fifth place seems to be a fair indication of the teams ability in 1934, 5 of our 6 losses were to teams that would finish in the Top 4 and the club would only win 2 of its 7 games against the finalists.
The pain of missing out on finals would be shortlived, the Blues improving markedly in 1935 to once again play in finals football.
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Richmond | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 228.250.1618 | 187.212.1334 | 121.3 |
| 2 | Geelong | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 258.286.1834 | 193.197.1355 | 135.4 |
| 3 | Sth Melbourne | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 318.279.2187 | 222.228.1560 | 140.2 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 275.265.1915 | 223.233.1571 | 121.9 |
| 5 | Carlton | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 284.282.1986 | 246.231.1707 | 116.3 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 224.279.1623 | 237.248.1670 | 97.2 |
| 7 | St Kilda | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 230.212.1592 | 228.293.1661 | 95.8 |
| 8 | Fitzroy | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 223.251.1589 | 238.232.1660 | 95.7 |
| 9 | Footscray | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 200.244.1444 | 240.259.1699 | 85 |
| 10 | Essendon | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 236.219.1635 | 284.254.1958 | 83.5 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 184.196.1300 | 274.273.1917 | 67.8 |
| 12 | Nth Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 172.213.1245 | 260.316.1876 | 66.4 |
People of 1934
Captain: Maurie Johnson Coach: Dan Minogue Leading Goal-kicker: Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp - 44 goals Best & Fairest: Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp
vs Wimmera at Central Park Stawell, August 11
Carlton arrived on Friday and were given a civic reception by the mayor Cr. S. P. Freeland. Then the team was given a tour of the Great Western wine cellars. An overcast day greeted the players for the match. Gate takings 72 pounds. Vallence scored 6 goals in the final term. Five minutes before the final siren J. Cooper flew for a mark and came down heavily. Cooper broke a bone in his ankle, he was taken to the hospital and returned home with the team. J. Francis was presented with a cup for the best and fairest Carlton player, although he was not mentioned in the match report as one of the better players. On the Monday holiday the team had a picnic in the Grampians. Carlton team; Backs; K. Dunn, A. DeLuca, R. McLean Half backs; D. Arrell, J. Francis, F. W. Gilby Centres; J. W. Kelly, R. Green, F. Finn Half forwards; D. Mutimer, J. Cooper, H. Vallence Forwards; A. Clarke, F. Anderson, McElroy Followers; E. Pollock, M. Johnson Rover; R. Cooper 19th Man; D. Treweek Carlton won by 23 points. Carl; 7.7 9.8 11.12 18.14.122 Wim; 1.3 5.10 12.12 14.15.99 Goals; H. Vallence 8, J. Cooper 3, F. Anderson 2, R. Cooper 2, M. Johnson, E. Pollock, A. Clarke Best; Johnson, R. Cooper, Vallence, Green, DeLuca, Anderson, Finn.
Milestones
Debuts: Dave Arrell, Bernie Treweek, Wally Mutimer, Frank Anderson, Jim Francis, Keith Dunn, George Dougherty, Frank Finn, Jack Cashman, Terry Ogden, Alby De Luca, Bobby Mills, Harold Maskell
Footnote
A total of 1,732,400 attended the V.F.L. home and way season. This is down by 13,700 on the 1933 season.
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Gallery
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1934 Rd 10 - Blues & Pies brawl.100 Years of Australian Rules Football. -
1934 Rd 2 - Blues defeat Swans. -
1934 Jack Cooper Rnd 8 v Melbourne 1934 Jack Cooper Rnd 8 v Melbourne Courtesy Carlton Football Club -
1934 Rnd 7 v St.Kilda Maurie Johnson (Carl) 1934 Rnd 7 v StKilda Trove; Sporting Globe June 23 -
1934 Blue Team - Carlton Practice Match 1934 Blue Team - Carlton Practice Match Sporting Globe April 18 -
1934 Blue & White Team - Carlton Practice Match 1934 Blue & White team - Carlton Practice Match Sporting Globe April 18 -
1934 Frank Gill (21) Rnd 13 v South Melbourne 1934 Frank Gill (21) Rnd 13 v South Melbourne Trove; Daily News W.A. August 13 -
1934 New press box alongside the old one. 1934 New press box alongside the old one. Trove: The Herald February 26 p3 -
1934 CFC Gurney caricatures 1934 CFC Gurney caricatures Trove; Herald May 17 p38 -
1934 Rnd 3 v Richmond at Punt Rd. 1934 Rnd 3 v Richmond at Punt Rd. Harry Vallence marking shepherded by Ron Cooper Leader May 26 -
1934 Rnd 14 v Richmond School boys teams and band pre game at Princes Park 1934 Rnd 14 v Richmond School boys teams and band pre game at Princes Park SLV; Leader August 25 -
1934 Rnd 14 v Richmond at Princes Park 1934 Rnd 14 v Richmond at Princes Park Harry Vallence bumped by Sheahan (Rich) Leader August 25 -
1934 Rnd 14 v Richmond 1934 Rnd 14 v Richmond Crowd, Trove: Leader August 25 -
1934 Rnd 4 Carlton (with names) v Geelong at Princes Park 1934 Rnd 4 Carlton (with names) v Geelong at Princes Park Cropped, focus and colour adjusted. Image: CFC/Blueseum Alby De Luca scrapbook -
1934 Rnd 4 v Geelong at Princes Park 1934 Rnd 4 v Geelong at Princes Park Frank Lee cartoon The Star May 30 -
1934 Rnd 2 v South Melbourne at Princes Park 1934 Rnd 2 v South Melbourne at Princes Park Frank Lee cartoon The Star May 14 -
1934 Radio station 3KZ broadcasting tower at the Lake Oval 1934 Radio station 3KZ broadcasting tower at the Lake Oval A long climb for the commentary team. SLV; The Star May 05 -
1915 Vic Leverson CFC massuer 1934 - 36 1915 Vic Leverson CFC massuer 1934 - 36 Trove; Winner January 16 p8 -
1934 Jack Green article"1934 Jack Green article Sporting Globe April 21 p6 -
1934 Frank Finn 1934 Frank Finn Trove; Sporting Globe July 14 p7 -
1934 - Former Blue; Northcote's Frank Seymour. -
1934 Harry Vallence with bootstudder C. Kearns 1934 Harry Vallence with bootstudder C. Kearns Trove; Sun-News Pictorial April 11 p29 -
1934 H. Maskell Beats Jocka Todd V Geel TT May 31 P5 Capture -
1934 K. Shea V Geelong May 05 Table Talk Apture -
1934 Vallence V Geel Round 4 Argus May 28 Capture -
1934 V Geel Round 4 Argus May 28 Capture -
1934 Pratt Marks Over J.Park Sporting Globe Aug 08 Capture -
1934 V SM Dave Crone Sporting Globe August 08 Capture
