1940 VFA Season: Williamstown
These are the details of the premiership results of Williamstown for the 1940 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Port Melbourne in a semi final, Williamstown were defeated by Prahran in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFA Season
Team:
Williamstown
Home Ground:
WCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-4, P%: 135.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Prahran (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting, Arthur | 17 | 0 | R01-08, R11-15, R19-20, SF, PF | |
| Glass, Eric | 21 | 0 | R01-09, R11-20, SF, PF | |
| Ogden, Gordon | 17 | 0 | R01-04, R06-18 | |
| Thomas, Reg | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1940 | Round 1 | Yarraville | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 148 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/04/1940 | Round 2 | Brighton | HOME | WIN | WILL by 76 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 3 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 4 | Preston | HOME | WIN | WILL by 76 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 5 | Northcote | AWAY | LOSS | NCOT by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 6 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | WILL by 83 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 7 | Sandringham | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 53 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 8 | Camberwell | HOME | WIN | WILL by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/06/1940 | Round 9 | Coburg | HOME | WIN | WILL by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 10 | Oakleigh | AWAY | LOSS | OAKL by 43 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 11 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | WILL by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 12 | Yarraville | HOME | WIN | WILL by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/07/1940 | Round 13 | Brighton | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WILL by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/08/1940 | Round 15 | Preston | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/08/1940 | Round 16 | Northcote | HOME | WIN | WILL by 36 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 17 | Prahran | AWAY | LOSS | PRAH by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 18 | Coburg | AWAY | WIN | WILL by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 19 | Oakleigh | HOME | WIN | WILL by 91 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/09/1940 | Round 20 | Brunswick | AWAY | LOSS | BRNW by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/09/1940 | Semi Final | Port Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | PMLB by 66 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/09/1940 | Preliminary Final | Prahran | HOME | LOSS | PRAH by 29 | unknown | 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.