1940 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1940 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 92.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calverley, Bruce | #20 | 17 | 2 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Calverley, Des | #12 | 11 | 1 | R05-06, R09-12, R14-18 |
| Clay, Alf | #15 | 5 | 8 | R01-05 |
| Clay, Bert | #31 | 4 | 3 | R09-10, R14-15 |
| Curcio, Frank | #18 | 17 | 0 | R01-17 |
| Curtin, Claude | #33 | 13 | 56 | R03, R06-17 |
| Dawson, Horrie | #30 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Denning, Clen | #32 | 13 | 0 | R01, R06-17 |
| Dudley, Wal | #19 | 3 | 4 | R09-10, R18 |
| Dyring, Lindsay | #24 | 8 | 2 | R09, R11-17 |
| Edwards, Arthur | #11 | 2 | 1 | R06-07 |
| Fields, Allan | #17 | 11 | 10 | R01-07, R10-13 |
| Forbes, Keith | #3 | 4 | 10 | R05-08 |
| Fox, Kevin | #4 | 6 | 8 | R01-02, R04-07 |
| Gillespie-Jones, Audley | #7 | 7 | 0 | R01-05, R07, R18 |
| Hall, Arthur | #25 | 16 | 0 | R01-14, R16-17 |
| Hart, Arthur | #9 | 15 | 14 | R02-04, R06-08, R10-18 |
| Hearn, Maurie | #23 | 11 | 7 | R04-06, R08, R11-17 |
| Hill, Ted | #12 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R17 |
| Hillard, Norm | #8 | 13 | 0 | R01, R07-18 |
| Hughson, Fred | #6 | 16 | 8 | R01-12, R15-18 |
| Hughson, Mick | #5 | 15 | 3 | R01-03, R07-18 |
| James, Shadrach | #2 | 11 | 9 | R03-06, R08-12, R15-16 |
| Knott, Arch | #1 | 12 | 5 | R01-05, R11, R13-18 |
| McGain, Syd | #13 | 8 | 0 | R08-14, R18 |
| McNamara, Lindsay | #12 | 3 | 1 | R04-05, R17 |
| Merrick, Bob | #14 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Muir, Alan | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Murray, Dan | #3 | 6 | 1 | R13-18 |
| Price, Noel | #22 | 8 | 2 | R05-10, R12-13 |
| Ruthven, Allan | #14 | 6 | 7 | R11, R13-16, R18 |
| Sharp, Mickey | #27 | 18 | 13 | R01-18 |
| Sier, Ken | #7 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Smallhorn, Wilfred | #21 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Smith, Len | #29 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Stackpole, Keith | #26 | 17 | 23 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Tagell, Jim | #16 | 3 | 0 | R03-04, R18 |
| Treweek, Bernie | #10 | 8 | 0 | R01-08 |
| Wright, Stan | #22 | 4 | 1 | R08-09, R12, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minogue, Dan | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1940 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 55 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 29 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 21 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 14 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 27 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 17/06/1940 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 2 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 13 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 14 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 13 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 13/07/1940 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 11 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 46 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 27 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 10/08/1940 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 3 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 28 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 69 | Dan Minogue | Frank Curcio |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 56 | Dan Minogue | 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.