1940 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 102.9%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Essendon (Semi Final)
Players: 31
Brownlow Leader(s): George Dougherty (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Jack Grant (46)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Tom Arklay

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Reg Hickey

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Arklay, Tom #8 19 R01-R18, SF 16
Bethune, Rupe #26 6 R05, R08-R10, R14-R15 0
Butcher, Jack #31 18 R02-R18, SF 0
Dean, Leo #1 15 R01-R06, R08-R10, R12-R14, R17-R18, SF 0
Dougherty, George #6 18 R01-R16, R18, SF 29
Everett, Allan #10 19 R01-R18, SF 0
Glenister, Mick #25 18 R01-R07, R09-R18, SF 1
Glenister, Norm #23 16 R01-R04, R06-R08, R10-R14, R16-R18, SF 38
Gniel, George #7 16 R01, R04-R13, R15-R18, SF 1
Grant, Jack #14 19 R01-R18, SF 47
Harwood, Bill #12 18 R02-R18, SF 5
Helmer, Clyde #29 14 R01-R05, R07-R11, R15, R17-R18, SF 14
Hickey, Reg #18 3 R01, R03-R04 1
Hore, Bernie #9 7 R01-R03, R15-R17, SF 0
Howard, Stan #3 14 R05-R14, R16-R18, SF 0
Knight, Jim #22 17 R01-R17 21
Lynch, Jack #17 16 R01, R04-R05, R07-R18, SF 22
Mahon, Geoff #15 17 R01-R03, R05-R11, R13-R18, SF 7
Marsham, Alan #11 3 R12-R13, R15 1
Muller, Angie #28 13 R01-R07, R12-R14, R17-R18, SF 4
Muller, Nick #16 7 R07-R09, R11, R17-R18, SF 0
Nash, Jim #2 14 R01-R04, R06, R10-R16, R18, SF 4
Quinn, Tommy #16 4 R01-R04 6
Sceney, Ron #19 2 R06-R07 3
Sellwood, Joe #21 17 R01-R12, R14-R18 5
Slack, Laurie #24 1 R16 0
Taylor, Percy #4 14 R05-R07, R09-R18, SF 12
Toyne, Len #18 3 R08, R11-R12 0
Tucker, Neil #20 6 R08-R09, R13-R16 0
Tuohill, Ted #5 1 R02 0
Wills, Jim #27 6 R01-R06 2

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hickey, Reg 5 3 -0- 2 R01-R05
Laver, Les 2 1 -0- 1 R06-R07
Everett, Allan 12 7 -0- 5 R08-R18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
27/04/1940 Round 1 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 27 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
04/05/1940 Round 2 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEE by 15 Reg Hickey unknown
11/05/1940 Round 3 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 29 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
18/05/1940 Round 4 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 45 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
25/05/1940 Round 5 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 21 Reg Hickey unknown
01/06/1940 Round 6 Footscray AWAY WIN GEE by 8 Les Laver unknown
08/06/1940 Round 7 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 15 Les Laver unknown
15/06/1940 Round 8 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 35 Allan Everett unknown
22/06/1940 Round 9 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 44 Allan Everett unknown
29/06/1940 Round 10 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 3 Allan Everett unknown
06/07/1940 Round 11 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 18 Allan Everett unknown
13/07/1940 Round 12 Carlton AWAY WIN GEE by 1 Allan Everett unknown
20/07/1940 Round 13 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 65 Allan Everett unknown
27/07/1940 Round 14 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 27 Allan Everett unknown
10/08/1940 Round 15 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 20 Allan Everett unknown
17/08/1940 Round 16 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 4 Allan Everett unknown
24/08/1940 Round 17 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 5 Allan Everett unknown
31/08/1940 Round 18 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 60 Allan Everett unknown
07/09/1940 Semi Final Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 18 Allan Everett unknown