1940 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 88.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albiston, Alec | #5 | 4 | 14 | R01-04 |
| Albiston, Harold | #7 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Angwin, Andrew | #4 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Austen, Col | #5 | 5 | 0 | R11-12, R15-16, R18 |
| Barelli, Alan | #28 | 6 | 7 | R13-18 |
| Barker, Jack | #6 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Bell, Reg | #29 | 13 | 0 | R01-08, R10, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Blackman, Jack | #17 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Bohan, Jim | #15 | 15 | 22 | R01, R04-06, R08-18 |
| Brady, Brendan | #30 | 6 | 7 | R12-17 |
| Bragg, Dudley | #27 | 17 | 0 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Bristowe, Wally | #38 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Burke, Jack | #10 | 8 | 23 | R07-14 |
| Carmichael, Max | #34 | 2 | 3 | R04-05 |
| Carmody, Jack | #11 | 18 | 18 | R01-18 |
| Carter, George | #34 | 3 | 8 | R01-03 |
| Culpitt, Wally | #2 | 14 | 2 | R03, R05-16, R18 |
| Curran, Kevin | #33 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Doherty, Vin | #39 | 5 | 13 | R01-05 |
| Dower, George | #25 | 7 | 3 | R01-05, R08-09 |
| Elder, Ern | #37 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Farrant, Reg | #30 | 5 | 1 | R12-15, R17 |
| Feltscheer, Ken | #18 | 7 | 2 | R02, R06-11 |
| Graham, Bert | #18 | 1 | 1 | R18 |
| Hone, Bruce | #38 | 5 | 3 | R01-03, R10-11 |
| Landrigan, Kevin | #26 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Long, Roy | #20 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Mills, Bert | #12 | 16 | 7 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Moore, Bill | #22 | 6 | 3 | R05-09, R18 |
| Murphy, Leo | #26 | 2 | 2 | R06, R09 |
| Naismith, Alby | #1 | 16 | 25 | R01, R04-18 |
| Pabst, Len | #16 | 12 | 1 | R03-05, R10-18 |
| Pavey, Bill | #19 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R06-08, R12-17 |
| Peters, Laurie | #39 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Pirrie, Dick | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Samblebe, Frank | #24 | 12 | 1 | R04-07, R09-16 |
| Spinks, Stan | #8 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Sutherland, Tom | #14 | 8 | 9 | R01-04, R06, R10-12 |
| Van Der Bist, Charlie | #9 | 3 | 1 | R05-07 |
| Walsh, Len | #35 | 2 | 5 | R03-04 |
| Waters, Gordon | #32 | 5 | 0 | R07-08, R16-18 |
| Wellington, Tom | #23 | 4 | 0 | R02-03, R09, R17 |
| Williams, Bob | #3 | 13 | 23 | R01-02, R07-17 |
| Young, Gus | #21 | 5 | 4 | R01-04, R11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills, Bert | 18 | 7 | -0- | 11 | R01-18 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Wally Culpitt | Dudley Bragg | Bill Pavey |
| Half-Back: | Jack Blackman | Jack Barker | Frank Samblebe |
| Centre: | Andrew Angwin | Stan Spinks | Len Pabst |
| Half-Forward: | Tom Sutherland | Jim Bohan | Alan Barelli |
| Forward: | Brendan Brady | Jack Burke | Bob Williams |
| Follower: | Bert Mills | Alby Naismith | Jack Carmody |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 18 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1940 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 72 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 42 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 27 | Bert Mills | Stan Spinks |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 39 | Bert Mills | Stan Spinks |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 6 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 27 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 15/06/1940 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 45 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 44 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 7 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 24 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 13/07/1940 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 7 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 56 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 8 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 10/08/1940 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 6 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 36 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 114 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 56 | Bert Mills | Bert Mills |