1940 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
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 |