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{{Infobox VFL Premiership Season
{{User:Chicgeek/sidebar}}
| year = 1979
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| teams = 12
| premiers = [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| count = 4th
| minor premiers = [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| mpcount =
| matches =
| top goal scorer = [[Jack Titus]] <small>({{AFL Ric}})</small>
| brownlow medalist = [[Des Fothergill]] <small>({{AFL Col}})</small>
<br>[[Herbie Matthews]] <small>(South Melbourne)</small>


[[Peter Moore]] <small>({{AFL Col}})</small>
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}}
{{Infobox Victorian Football League season
| year = 1940
| image =
| imagesize = px
| caption =
| clubs = 12
| home-and-away season = 18 rounds
| premiership team = [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| count = 4th
| minor premiers = [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| brownlow medalist = [[Des Fothergill]] <br /> [[Herbie Matthews]]
| champion of the season = [[Jack Dyer]]
| top goal kicker = [[Jack Titus]] (98)
}}
Results and statistics for the '''[[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] season of 1940'''.


==Premiership season==
I was born on [[1983]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]], the youngest of three children. Currently, I live in [[York]] in the [[United Kingdom]], making a living as a [[web developer]] and [[soprano]].
In 1940, 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.
==Education==
I attended [[Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts]] for studies in [[vocal music]]. Following a [[BMus|Bachelor of Music]] Honours degree in [[Music Theory]] from [[The University of Western Ontario]], I acquired a [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Masters of Arts]] in Vocal Studies at the [[University of York]] with [[John Potter (musician)|John Potter]], completed in Autumn 2008. My academic focus includes [[a cappella]] music and [[music performance|performance]] of various sorts.


Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1940 VFL ''Premiers'' were determined by the specific format and conventions of the [[Early_VFL_Final_systems#The_Page-McIntyre_system_.281931.29|"Page-McIntyre system"]].
==Fixations==
*'''[[Vocal Music]]''', including modern [[a cappella]] and [[Renaissance]] [[polyphony]].
*'''[[Musician|Performers]]''', including [[Rajaton]], the [[Tallis Scholars]], [[Bobby McFerrin]], and the [[Toronto Children's Chorus]].
*'''[[Design]]''', including [[web design]], [[graphic design]], [[fashion]], and [[architecture]].
*'''[[Television program|TV Shows]]''', including [[Scrubs (TV Series)|Scrubs]], [[Firefly (TV Series)|Firefly]], [[Heroes (TV Series)|Heroes]], [[House MD]], and [[Dr. Horrible]].
*'''[[Board Games|Board]]''' and '''[[Card Games]]''', including [[Settlers of Catan]], [[Set (game)|Set]], [[Euchre]], and [[Dutch Blitz]].


===Round 1===
</div>
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''25.11 (161)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 13.11 (89)
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 14,000
| 27 April 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''13.13 (91)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.20 (80)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 20,000
| 27 April 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''18.17 (125)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 16.12 (108)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 23,000
| 27 April 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Ric}}
| 14.19 (103)
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''17.13 (115)'''
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 24,000
| 27 April 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL SM}}
| 11.14 (80)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''13.14 (92)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 18,000
| 27 April 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Gee}}
| 9.18 (72)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''12.27 (99)'''
| [[Corio Oval]]
| 12,000
| 27 April 1940
{{end box}}


===Round 2===
[[Category:Canadian Wikipedians]]
{{start box}}
[[Category:Wikipedians_in_Yorkshire]]
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
[[Category:Wikipedian graduate students]]
|'''Home team'''
[[Category:Wikipedian web developers]]
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''18.14 (122)'''
| {{AFL Ric}}
| 14.15 (99)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 20,044
| 4 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Col}}
| 11.13 (79)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''14.10 (94)'''
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 11,000
| 4 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''15.19 (109)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 12.5 (77)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 19,000
| 4 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''12.25 (97)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 7.13 (55)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 17,000
| 4 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''15.16 (106)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 7.9 (51)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 11,000
| 4 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''17.9 (111)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 9.12 (66)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 25,000
| 4 May 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 3===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Haw}}
| 15.12 (102)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''19.15 (129)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 16,000
| 11 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''12.14 (86)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 10.15 (75)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 16,000
| 11 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''12.12 (84)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 9.11 (65)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 15,500
| 11 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''20.21 (141)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 15.12 (102)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 30,867
| 11 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''16.19 (115)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 13.8 (86)
| [[Corio Oval]]
| 8,500
| 11 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''18.19 (127)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 12.18 (90)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 23,000
| 11 May 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 4===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Foo}}
| 9.16 (70)
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''13.14 (92)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 16,000
| 18 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Car}}
| 13.12 (90)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''16.20 (116)'''
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 18,000
| 18 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''22.13 (145)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 16.10 (106)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 9,000
| 18 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''17.15 (117)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 11.6 (72)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 13,000
| 18 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''12.15 (87)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 10.16 (76)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 13,000
| 18 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''14.15 (99)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 10.15 (75)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 11,000
| 18 May 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 5===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''12.21 (93)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 10.12 (72)
| [[Corio Oval]]
| 5,000
| 25 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Fit}}
| 8.14 (62)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''12.11 (83)'''
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 14,000
| 25 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''12.18 (90)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 9.19 (73)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 12,000
| 25 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Nor}}
| 7.11 (53)
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''9.12 (66)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 13,000
| 25 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''17.12 (114)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 13.20 (98)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 20,043
| 25 May 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL StK}}
| 6.18 (54)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''11.19 (85)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 21,000
| 25 May 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 6===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''17.10 (112)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 11.10 (76)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 20,000
| 1 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''12.15 (87)'''
| {{AFL Mel}}
| 11.15 (81)
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 8,000
| 1 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Foo}}
| 10.6 (66)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''10.14 (74)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 12,000
| 1 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''12.13 (85)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 11.17 (83)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 11,000
| 1 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''10.16 (76)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 8.14 (62)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 16,000
| 1 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''16.9 (105)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 16.8 (104)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 9,000
| 1 June 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 7===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''13.16 (94)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 12.13 (85)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 10,000
| 8 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''17.11 (113)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 12.14 (86)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 7,000
| 8 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Nor}}
| 8.1 (49)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''12.34 (106)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 5,000
| 8 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Gee}}
| 9.13 (67)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''10.22 (82)'''
| [[Corio Oval]]
| 5,000
| 8 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL StK}}
| 10.12 (72)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''13.14 (92)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 13,000
| 8 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''12.18 (90)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 12.8 (80)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 13,000
| 8 June 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 8===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Col}}
| 6.13 (49)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''10.15 (75)'''
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 20,000
| 15 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''12.9 (81)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.16 (76)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 12,000
| 15 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Nor}}
| 8.15 (63)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''13.20 (98)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 5,000
| 15 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Haw}}
| 8.17 (65)
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''15.20 (110)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 10,000
| 15 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''12.14 (86)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 8.15 (63)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 16,000
| 15 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''12.15 (87)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 12.13 (85)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 19,737
| 17 June 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 9===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''12.18 (90)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 6.10 (46)
| [[Corio Oval]]
| 4,000
| 22 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''10.30 (90)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 10.17 (77)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 12,000
| 22 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Car}}
| 16.20 (116)
| '''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''18.12 (120)'''
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 13,000
| 22 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL StK}}
| 16.16 (112)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''17.21 (123)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 13,000
| 22 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Ric}}
| 12.5 (77)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''12.10 (82)'''
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 19,000
| 22 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''15.10 (100)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 12.12 (84)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 15,000
| 22 June 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 10===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Nor}}
| 13.11 (89)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''17.16 (118)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 11,000
| 29 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''15.15 (105)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 6.10 (46)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 14,000
| 29 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Col}}
| 12.17 (89)
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''15.13 (103)'''
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 14,000
| 29 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Car}}
| 13.11 (89)
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''13.18 (96)'''
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 10,000
| 29 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Mel}}
| 22.19 (151)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''24.10 (154)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 15,265
| 29 June 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL StK}}
| 14.18 (102)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''15.14 (104)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 15,000
| 29 June 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 11===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''12.22 (94)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 11.10 (76)
| [[Corio Oval]]
| 6,500
| 6 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''17.8 (110)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 14.13 (97)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 18,000
| 6 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''19.14 (128)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 16.9 (105)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 11,000
| 6 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL SM}}
| 10.18 (78)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''19.16 (130)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 10,000
| 6 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Haw}}
| 10.17 (77)
| '''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''14.17 (101)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 10,000
| 6 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Ric}}
| 9.11 (65)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''9.22 (76)'''
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 18,000
| 6 July 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 12===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Foo}}
| 12.10 (82)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''15.10 (100)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 11,000
| 13 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''19.14 (128)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 4.18 (42)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 6,500
| 13 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Car}}
| 11.24 (90)
| '''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''12.19 (91)'''
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 9,000
| 13 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Nor}}'''
| '''11.11 (77)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 9.16 (70)
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 3,000
| 13 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''8.11 (59)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 6.12 (48)
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 10,000
| 13 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''17.20 (122)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 7.12 (54)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 18,640
| 13 July 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 13===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''17.17 (119)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 8.15 (63)
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 8,000
| 20 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''16.17 (113)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 9.13 (67)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 10,000
| 20 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''13.17 (95)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 13.13 (91)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 17,000
| 20 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Ric}}
| 13.9 (87)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''13.16 (94)'''
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 21,000
| 20 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''23.18 (156)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 12.19 (91)
| [[Corio Oval]]
| 8,500
| 20 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''17.11 (113)'''
| {{AFL Car}}
| 14.14 (98)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 8,000
| 20 July 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 14===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Nor}}
| 6.11 (47)
| '''{{AFL StK}}'''
| '''13.6 (84)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 4,500
| 27 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Foo}}
| 12.19 (91)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''15.20 (110)'''
| [[Western Oval]]
| 12,000
| 27 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''10.27 (87)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 8.12 (60)
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 17,000
| 27 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''14.18 (102)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 13.9 (87)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 9,000
| 27 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Ric}}
| 11.13 (79)
| '''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''12.15 (87)'''
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 9,000
| 27 July 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''9.6 (60)'''
| {{AFL Ess}}
| 7.16 (58)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 10,000
| 27 July 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 15===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''10.19 (79)'''
| {{AFL SM}}
| 10.13 (73)
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 8,000
| 10 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Gee}}
| 12.15 (87)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''16.11 (107)'''
| [[Corio Oval]]
| 10,000
| 10 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Ess}}
| 10.12 (72)
| '''{{AFL Fit}}'''
| '''10.15 (75)'''
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 18,000
| 10 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''12.21 (93)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 6.17 (53)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 6,500
| 10 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL StK}}
| 13.9 (87)
| '''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''15.22 (112)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 13,000
| 10 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Mel}}
| 14.12 (96)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''20.13 (133)'''
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 16,500
| 10 August 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 16===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Foo}}'''
| '''17.22 (124)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 8.13 (61)
| [[Western Oval]]
| 8,000
| 17 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Col}}
| 12.18 (90)
| '''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''16.8 (104)'''
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 8,000
| 17 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''13.14 (92)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 6.16 (52)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 6,000
| 17 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''12.19 (91)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 13.9 (87)
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 7,000
| 17 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''14.15 (99)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 10.11 (71)
| [[Punt Road Oval]]
| 22,000
| 17 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Haw}}
| 11.18 (84)
| '''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''18.12 (120)'''
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 9,000
| 17 August 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 17===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Nor}}
| 8.5 (53)
| '''{{AFL SM}}'''
| '''16.23 (119)'''
| [[Arden Street Oval]]
| 5,000
| 24 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL StK}}
| 10.17 (77)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''20.15 (135)'''
| [[Junction Oval]]
| 14,000
| 24 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''26.20 (176)'''
| {{AFL Haw}}
| 8.14 (62)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 8,722
| 24 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Gee}}'''
| '''12.17 (89)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 11.18 (84)
| [[Corio Oval]]
| 10,000
| 24 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''12.20 (92)'''
| {{AFL Col}}
| 6.16 (52)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 13,000
| 24 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL Fit}}
| 10.11 (71)
| '''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''21.14 (140)'''
| [[Brunswick Street Oval]]
| 20,000
| 24 August 1940
{{end box}}

===Round 18===
{{start box}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|'''Home team'''
| '''Home team score'''
| '''Away team'''
| '''Away team score'''
| '''Venue'''
| '''Crowd'''
| '''Date'''
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Mel}}'''
| '''18.21 (129)'''
| {{AFL Nor}}
| 11.15 (81)
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| 5,500
| 31 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Ess}}'''
| '''16.16 (112)'''
| {{AFL Gee}}
| 7.10 (52)
| [[Windy Hill, Essendon|Windy Hill]]
| 13,000
| 31 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Col}}'''
| '''15.19 (109)'''
| {{AFL StK}}
| 10.15 (75)
| [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| 6,000
| 31 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Car}}'''
| '''15.12 (102)'''
| {{AFL Foo}}
| 11.14 (80)
| [[Princes Park Football Ground|Princes Park]]
| 9,000
| 31 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|{{AFL SM}}
| 8.13 (61)
| '''{{AFL Ric}}'''
| '''16.12 (108)'''
| [[Lake Oval]]
| 17,000
| 31 August 1940
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|'''{{AFL Haw}}'''
| '''13.16 (94)'''
| {{AFL Fit}}
| 5.8 (38)
| [[Glenferrie Oval]]
| 5,500
| 31 August 1940
{{end box}}

==Grand Final==
''See [[List of Australian Football League premiers]] for a complete list.''

[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] defeated [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] 15.17 (107) to 10.8 (68), in front of a crowd of 69,061 people. (For an explanation of scoring see [[Australian rules football]]).

==Ladder==

{| class="wikitable"
|
!Team
!Won
!Lost
!Draw
!For
!Against
!%
!Points
|-
!1
|[[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|4
|align=center|0
|align=center|2110
|align=center|1677
|align=center|125.8
|align=center|56
|-
!2
|[[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|align=center|12
|align=center|6
|align=center|0
|align=center|1787
|align=center|1489
|align=center|120.0
|align=center|48
|-
!3
|[[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|align=center|12
|align=center|6
|align=center|0
|align=center|1611
|align=center|1489
|align=center|108.2
|align=center|48
|-
!4
|[[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|align=center|11
|align=center|7
|align=center|0
|align=center|1645
|align=center|1599
|align=center|102.9
|align=center|44
|-
|colspan=9 height=4px|
|-
!5
|[[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
|align=center|10
|align=center|8
|align=center|0
|align=center|1730
|align=center|1555
|align=center|111.3
|align=center|40
|-
!6
|[[Western Bulldogs|Footscray]]
|align=center|9
|align=center|9
|align=center|0
|align=center|1696
|align=center|1558
|align=center|108.9
|align=center|36
|-
!7
|[[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]]
|align=center|9
|align=center|9
|align=center|0
|align=center|1433
|align=center|1563
|align=center|92.3
|align=center|36
|-
!8
|[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|align=center|8
|align=center|10
|align=center|0
|align=center|1621
|align=center|1611
|align=center|100.6
|align=center|32
|-
!9
|[[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|align=center|7
|align=center|11
|align=center|0
|align=center|1549
|align=center|1760
|align=center|88.0
|align=center|28
|-
!10
|[[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]
|align=center|7
|align=center|11
|align=center|0
|align=center|1480
|align=center|1696
|align=center|87.3
|align=center|28
|-
!11
|[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|align=center|5
|align=center|13
|align=center|0
|align=center|1418
|align=center|1634
|align=center|86.8
|align=center|20
|-
!12
|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
|align=center|4
|align=center|14
|align=center|0
|align=center|1381
|align=center|1840
|align=center|75.1
|align=center|16
|-
|}

==Awards==
* The 1940 VFL Premiership team was [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]].
* The [[Coleman Medal|VFL's leading goalkicker]] was [[Jack Titus|Jack "Skinny" Titus]] of [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] with 92 goals (100 after finals).
* ''[[The Argus (Australia)|The Argus]]'' newspaper's "Player of the Year", [[Jack Dyer]] of [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]], was declared 1940 [[Champion of the Colony|Champion of the Season]].
* The joint winners of the 1940 [[Brownlow Medal]] were [[Herbie Matthews]] of [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]] and [[Des Fothergill]] of [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] with 32 votes each.
**The rules of the award stated that there was only one medal to be awarded in any one season. A count-back revealed that each had the same number of 3, 2, and 1 votes; and, although the controversy associated with such a criterion being applied [[1930_VFL_season#Notable_Events|in the case of Stan Judkins in 1930]] meant that it was never used again, having played the whole 18 home-and-away matches each, they could not have been separated on the basis of the number of matches played anyway.
**The VFL announced the tied result and neither player received a medallion.
**As a consequence of its 1981 decision to change its rules relating to tied Brownlow Medal contests, the AFL awarded retrospective medals to [[Herbie Matthews]] and [[Des Fothergill]] in 1989.
* [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] took the "[[Wooden Spoon (award)|wooden spoon]]" in 1940.

==Notable Events==
* The VFL suspends its round 15 matches and conducts a one-day "lightning" carnival at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] on Saturday 3 August 1940 to raise money for the war effort. After a somewhat complex set of knock-out preliminary contests, [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] defeated [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] in the first semi-final, and [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] defeating [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]. In the final, [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] thrashed [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] (who were sorely missing the injured [[Jack Dyer]] 4.2 (26) to 0.2 (2). The trophy awarded to the victorious St Kilda team (which included [[Keith Miller]]) was the '''Victorian Football League Patriotic Match Cup'''.
**The carnival raised almost £3,000 for the war effort.
* The ANFC decides to cancel the 1940 Carnival scheduled to be held in Hobart because of the war.
* In one of the most rugged seasons ever 47 players are reported to the VFL Tribunal.
* In the last quarter of the Grand Final, [[Jack Titus]] scores a goal with his last kick, bringing his season's total to 100 goals.

==References==
* Hogan, P., ''The Tigers Of Old'', The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
* Rogers, S. & Brown, A., ''Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition)'', Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
* Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

==External links==
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/seas/1940.html 1940 Season - AFL Tables]

{{VFL/AFL_seasons}}

[[Category:Australian Football League seasons|1940]]
[[Category:1940 in Australia|VFL]]
[[Category:1940 in sports|VFL]]

Revision as of 05:34, 11 October 2008

Template:Infobox VFL Premiership Season Template:Infobox Victorian Football League season Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1940.

Premiership season

In 1940, 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 1940 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "Page-McIntyre system".

Round 1

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 25.11 (161) North Melbourne 13.11 (89) Glenferrie Oval 14,000 27 April 1940
Fitzroy 13.13 (91) St Kilda 10.20 (80) Brunswick Street Oval 20,000 27 April 1940
Essendon 18.17 (125) Melbourne 16.12 (108) Windy Hill 23,000 27 April 1940
Richmond 14.19 (103) Footscray 17.13 (115) Punt Road Oval 24,000 27 April 1940
South Melbourne 11.14 (80) Collingwood 13.14 (92) Lake Oval 18,000 27 April 1940
Geelong 9.18 (72) Carlton 12.27 (99) Corio Oval 12,000 27 April 1940

Round 2

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 18.14 (122) Richmond 14.15 (99) MCG 20,044 4 May 1940
Collingwood 11.13 (79) Geelong 14.10 (94) Victoria Park 11,000 4 May 1940
Carlton 15.19 (109) South Melbourne 12.5 (77) Princes Park 19,000 4 May 1940
St Kilda 12.25 (97) Hawthorn 7.13 (55) Junction Oval 17,000 4 May 1940
North Melbourne 15.16 (106) Fitzroy 7.9 (51) Arden Street Oval 11,000 4 May 1940
Footscray 17.9 (111) Essendon 9.12 (66) Western Oval 25,000 4 May 1940

Round 3

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 15.12 (102) Richmond 19.15 (129) Glenferrie Oval 16,000 11 May 1940
Essendon 12.14 (86) South Melbourne 10.15 (75) Windy Hill 16,000 11 May 1940
St Kilda 12.12 (84) North Melbourne 9.11 (65) Junction Oval 15,500 11 May 1940
Melbourne 20.21 (141) Footscray 15.12 (102) MCG 30,867 11 May 1940
Geelong 16.19 (115) Fitzroy 13.8 (86) Corio Oval 8,500 11 May 1940
Collingwood 18.19 (127) Carlton 12.18 (90) Victoria Park 23,000 11 May 1940

Round 4

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Footscray 9.16 (70) St Kilda 13.14 (92) Western Oval 16,000 18 May 1940
Carlton 13.12 (90) Melbourne 16.20 (116) Princes Park 18,000 18 May 1940
South Melbourne 22.13 (145) Hawthorn 16.10 (106) Lake Oval 9,000 18 May 1940
Richmond 17.15 (117) Geelong 11.6 (72) Punt Road Oval 13,000 18 May 1940
Fitzroy 12.15 (87) Essendon 10.16 (76) Brunswick Street Oval 13,000 18 May 1940
North Melbourne 14.15 (99) Collingwood 10.15 (75) Arden Street Oval 11,000 18 May 1940

Round 5

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Geelong 12.21 (93) South Melbourne 10.12 (72) Corio Oval 5,000 25 May 1940
Fitzroy 8.14 (62) Richmond 12.11 (83) Brunswick Street Oval 14,000 25 May 1940
Essendon 12.18 (90) Hawthorn 9.19 (73) Windy Hill 12,000 25 May 1940
North Melbourne 7.11 (53) Footscray 9.12 (66) Arden Street Oval 13,000 25 May 1940
Melbourne 17.12 (114) Collingwood 13.20 (98) MCG 20,043 25 May 1940
St Kilda 6.18 (54) Carlton 11.19 (85) Junction Oval 21,000 25 May 1940

Round 6

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 17.10 (112) St Kilda 11.10 (76) Punt Road Oval 20,000 1 June 1940
Hawthorn 12.15 (87) Melbourne 11.15 (81) Glenferrie Oval 8,000 1 June 1940
Footscray 10.6 (66) Geelong 10.14 (74) Western Oval 12,000 1 June 1940
Collingwood 12.13 (85) Essendon 11.17 (83) Victoria Park 11,000 1 June 1940
Carlton 10.16 (76) Fitzroy 8.14 (62) Princes Park 16,000 1 June 1940
South Melbourne 16.9 (105) North Melbourne 16.8 (104) Lake Oval 9,000 1 June 1940

Round 7

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 13.16 (94) South Melbourne 12.13 (85) Punt Road Oval 10,000 8 June 1940
Fitzroy 17.11 (113) Hawthorn 12.14 (86) Brunswick Street Oval 7,000 8 June 1940
North Melbourne 8.1 (49) Melbourne 12.34 (106) Arden Street Oval 5,000 8 June 1940
Geelong 9.13 (67) Essendon 10.22 (82) Corio Oval 5,000 8 June 1940
St Kilda 10.12 (72) Collingwood 13.14 (92) Junction Oval 13,000 8 June 1940
Footscray 12.18 (90) Carlton 12.8 (80) Western Oval 13,000 8 June 1940

Round 8

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Collingwood 6.13 (49) Richmond 10.15 (75) Victoria Park 20,000 15 June 1940
South Melbourne 12.9 (81) St Kilda 10.16 (76) Lake Oval 12,000 15 June 1940
North Melbourne 8.15 (63) Geelong 13.20 (98) Arden Street Oval 5,000 15 June 1940
Hawthorn 8.17 (65) Footscray 15.20 (110) Glenferrie Oval 10,000 15 June 1940
Essendon 12.14 (86) Carlton 8.15 (63) Windy Hill 16,000 15 June 1940
Melbourne 12.15 (87) Fitzroy 12.13 (85) MCG 19,737 17 June 1940

Round 9

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Geelong 12.18 (90) Hawthorn 6.10 (46) Corio Oval 4,000 22 June 1940
Fitzroy 10.30 (90) South Melbourne 10.17 (77) Brunswick Street Oval 12,000 22 June 1940
Carlton 16.20 (116) North Melbourne 18.12 (120) Princes Park 13,000 22 June 1940
St Kilda 16.16 (112) Melbourne 17.21 (123) Junction Oval 13,000 22 June 1940
Richmond 12.5 (77) Essendon 12.10 (82) Punt Road Oval 19,000 22 June 1940
Footscray 15.10 (100) Collingwood 12.12 (84) Western Oval 15,000 22 June 1940

Round 10

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 13.11 (89) Richmond 17.16 (118) Arden Street Oval 11,000 29 June 1940
Footscray 15.15 (105) South Melbourne 6.10 (46) Western Oval 14,000 29 June 1940
Collingwood 12.17 (89) Fitzroy 15.13 (103) Victoria Park 14,000 29 June 1940
Carlton 13.11 (89) Hawthorn 13.18 (96) Princes Park 10,000 29 June 1940
Melbourne 22.19 (151) Geelong 24.10 (154) MCG 15,265 29 June 1940
St Kilda 14.18 (102) Essendon 15.14 (104) Junction Oval 15,000 29 June 1940

Round 11

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Geelong 12.22 (94) St Kilda 11.10 (76) Corio Oval 6,500 6 July 1940
Fitzroy 17.8 (110) Footscray 14.13 (97) Brunswick Street Oval 18,000 6 July 1940
Essendon 19.14 (128) North Melbourne 16.9 (105) Windy Hill 11,000 6 July 1940
South Melbourne 10.18 (78) Melbourne 19.16 (130) Lake Oval 10,000 6 July 1940
Hawthorn 10.17 (77) Collingwood 14.17 (101) Glenferrie Oval 10,000 6 July 1940
Richmond 9.11 (65) Carlton 9.22 (76) Punt Road Oval 18,000 6 July 1940

Round 12

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Footscray 12.10 (82) Richmond 15.10 (100) Western Oval 11,000 13 July 1940
Collingwood 19.14 (128) South Melbourne 4.18 (42) Victoria Park 6,500 13 July 1940
Carlton 11.24 (90) Geelong 12.19 (91) Princes Park 9,000 13 July 1940
North Melbourne 11.11 (77) Hawthorn 9.16 (70) Arden Street Oval 3,000 13 July 1940
St Kilda 8.11 (59) Fitzroy 6.12 (48) Junction Oval 10,000 13 July 1940
Melbourne 17.20 (122) Essendon 7.12 (54) MCG 18,640 13 July 1940

Round 13

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 17.17 (119) St Kilda 8.15 (63) Glenferrie Oval 8,000 20 July 1940
Fitzroy 16.17 (113) North Melbourne 9.13 (67) Brunswick Street Oval 10,000 20 July 1940
Essendon 13.17 (95) Footscray 13.13 (91) Windy Hill 17,000 20 July 1940
Richmond 13.9 (87) Melbourne 13.16 (94) Punt Road Oval 21,000 20 July 1940
Geelong 23.18 (156) Collingwood 12.19 (91) Corio Oval 8,500 20 July 1940
South Melbourne 17.11 (113) Carlton 14.14 (98) Lake Oval 8,000 20 July 1940

Round 14

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 6.11 (47) St Kilda 13.6 (84) Arden Street Oval 4,500 27 July 1940
Footscray 12.19 (91) Melbourne 15.20 (110) Western Oval 12,000 27 July 1940
Fitzroy 10.27 (87) Geelong 8.12 (60) Brunswick Street Oval 17,000 27 July 1940
Carlton 14.18 (102) Collingwood 13.9 (87) Princes Park 9,000 27 July 1940
Richmond 11.13 (79) Hawthorn 12.15 (87) Punt Road Oval 9,000 27 July 1940
South Melbourne 9.6 (60) Essendon 7.16 (58) Lake Oval 10,000 27 July 1940

Round 15

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 10.19 (79) South Melbourne 10.13 (73) Glenferrie Oval 8,000 10 August 1940
Geelong 12.15 (87) Richmond 16.11 (107) Corio Oval 10,000 10 August 1940
Essendon 10.12 (72) Fitzroy 10.15 (75) Windy Hill 18,000 10 August 1940
Collingwood 12.21 (93) North Melbourne 6.17 (53) Victoria Park 6,500 10 August 1940
St Kilda 13.9 (87) Footscray 15.22 (112) Junction Oval 13,000 10 August 1940
Melbourne 14.12 (96) Carlton 20.13 (133) MCG 16,500 10 August 1940

Round 16

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Footscray 17.22 (124) North Melbourne 8.13 (61) Western Oval 8,000 17 August 1940
Collingwood 12.18 (90) Melbourne 16.8 (104) Victoria Park 8,000 17 August 1940
Carlton 13.14 (92) St Kilda 6.16 (52) Princes Park 6,000 17 August 1940
South Melbourne 12.19 (91) Geelong 13.9 (87) Lake Oval 7,000 17 August 1940
Richmond 14.15 (99) Fitzroy 10.11 (71) Punt Road Oval 22,000 17 August 1940
Hawthorn 11.18 (84) Essendon 18.12 (120) Glenferrie Oval 9,000 17 August 1940

Round 17

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 8.5 (53) South Melbourne 16.23 (119) Arden Street Oval 5,000 24 August 1940
St Kilda 10.17 (77) Richmond 20.15 (135) Junction Oval 14,000 24 August 1940
Melbourne 26.20 (176) Hawthorn 8.14 (62) MCG 8,722 24 August 1940
Geelong 12.17 (89) Footscray 11.18 (84) Corio Oval 10,000 24 August 1940
Essendon 12.20 (92) Collingwood 6.16 (52) Windy Hill 13,000 24 August 1940
Fitzroy 10.11 (71) Carlton 21.14 (140) Brunswick Street Oval 20,000 24 August 1940

Round 18

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 18.21 (129) North Melbourne 11.15 (81) MCG 5,500 31 August 1940
Essendon 16.16 (112) Geelong 7.10 (52) Windy Hill 13,000 31 August 1940
Collingwood 15.19 (109) St Kilda 10.15 (75) Victoria Park 6,000 31 August 1940
Carlton 15.12 (102) Footscray 11.14 (80) Princes Park 9,000 31 August 1940
South Melbourne 8.13 (61) Richmond 16.12 (108) Lake Oval 17,000 31 August 1940
Hawthorn 13.16 (94) Fitzroy 5.8 (38) Glenferrie Oval 5,500 31 August 1940

Grand Final

See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.

Melbourne defeated Richmond 15.17 (107) to 10.8 (68), in front of a crowd of 69,061 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).

Ladder

Team Won Lost Draw For Against % Points
1 Melbourne 14 4 0 2110 1677 125.8 56
2 Richmond 12 6 0 1787 1489 120.0 48
3 Essendon 12 6 0 1611 1489 108.2 48
4 Geelong 11 7 0 1645 1599 102.9 44
5 Carlton 10 8 0 1730 1555 111.3 40
6 Footscray 9 9 0 1696 1558 108.9 36
7 Fitzroy 9 9 0 1433 1563 92.3 36
8 Collingwood 8 10 0 1621 1611 100.6 32
9 Hawthorn 7 11 0 1549 1760 88.0 28
10 South Melbourne 7 11 0 1480 1696 87.3 28
11 St Kilda 5 13 0 1418 1634 86.8 20
12 North Melbourne 4 14 0 1381 1840 75.1 16

Awards

Notable Events

  • The VFL suspends its round 15 matches and conducts a one-day "lightning" carnival at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday 3 August 1940 to raise money for the war effort. After a somewhat complex set of knock-out preliminary contests, Richmond defeated North Melbourne in the first semi-final, and St Kilda defeating Carlton. In the final, St Kilda thrashed Richmond (who were sorely missing the injured Jack Dyer 4.2 (26) to 0.2 (2). The trophy awarded to the victorious St Kilda team (which included Keith Miller) was the Victorian Football League Patriotic Match Cup.
    • The carnival raised almost £3,000 for the war effort.
  • The ANFC decides to cancel the 1940 Carnival scheduled to be held in Hobart because of the war.
  • In one of the most rugged seasons ever 47 players are reported to the VFL Tribunal.
  • In the last quarter of the Grand Final, Jack Titus scores a goal with his last kick, bringing his season's total to 100 goals.

References

  • Hogan, P., The Tigers Of Old, The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
  • Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
  • Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

External links

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