1940 VFA Season: Preston

These are the details of the premiership results of Preston for the 1940 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Preston were defeated by Prahran in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Season Team Details

Competition: 1940 VFA Season
Team: Preston
Home Ground: Preston City Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 14-0-6, P%: 109.0)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Prahran (Semi Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Deacon, Bert 15 0 R04-09, R11-17, R19-20
Dowling, Frank 20 0 R01-15, R17-20, SF
Morrison, Alby 21 0 R01-20, SF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Morrison, Alby 21 14 -0- 7 R01-20, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
20/04/1940 Round 1 Northcote HOME WIN PRST by 38 Alby Morrison unknown
27/04/1940 Round 2 Prahran AWAY LOSS PRAH by 30 Alby Morrison unknown
04/05/1940 Round 3 Sandringham HOME WIN PRST by 42 Alby Morrison unknown
11/05/1940 Round 4 Williamstown AWAY LOSS WILL by 76 Alby Morrison unknown
18/05/1940 Round 5 Coburg HOME WIN PRST by 2 Alby Morrison unknown
25/05/1940 Round 6 Oakleigh AWAY WIN PRST by 48 Alby Morrison unknown
01/06/1940 Round 7 Brunswick HOME WIN PRST by 22 Alby Morrison unknown
08/06/1940 Round 8 Yarraville AWAY WIN PRST by 27 Alby Morrison unknown
15/06/1940 Round 9 Brighton HOME WIN PRST by 2 Alby Morrison unknown
22/06/1940 Round 10 Port Melbourne AWAY LOSS PMLB by 29 Alby Morrison unknown
29/06/1940 Round 11 Camberwell HOME WIN PRST by 55 Alby Morrison unknown
06/07/1940 Round 12 Northcote AWAY WIN PRST by 18 Alby Morrison unknown
13/07/1940 Round 13 Prahran HOME WIN PRST by 5 Alby Morrison unknown
20/07/1940 Round 14 Sandringham HOME WIN PRST by 43 Alby Morrison unknown
03/08/1940 Round 15 Williamstown HOME LOSS WILL by 18 Alby Morrison unknown
10/08/1940 Round 16 Coburg AWAY LOSS COBG by 3 Alby Morrison unknown
17/08/1940 Round 17 Oakleigh HOME WIN PRST by 24 Alby Morrison unknown
24/08/1940 Round 18 Brighton AWAY WIN PRST by 13 Alby Morrison unknown
31/08/1940 Round 19 Port Melbourne HOME LOSS PMLB by 8 Alby Morrison unknown
07/09/1940 Round 20 Camberwell AWAY WIN PRST by 1 Alby Morrison unknown
14/09/1940 Semi Final Prahran AWAY LOSS PRAH by 9 Alby Morrison unknown

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.