1940 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing twelve matches there (eleven as hosts and one as visitors). 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 Richmond in the second semi final and defeating Essendon in the preliminary final, Melbourne defeated Richmond in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 125.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Allan La Fontaine
Vice-Captain:
Jack Mueller
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Syd | #36 | 21 | 3 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Atkins, Jack | #16 | 4 | 1 | R03-06 |
| Baggott, Ron | #15 | 21 | 47 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Ball, Harold | #11 | 13 | 3 | R02-05, R07-10, R12, R14, SF, PF, GF |
| Barassi, Ron | #31 | 14 | 14 | R01-03, R07-16, GF |
| Baxter, Bill | #3 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R06, R10-14, R16-18, SF, PF |
| Beames, Percy | #24 | 15 | 30 | R01-09, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Daly, Gerry | #27 | 2 | 0 | R09, R16 |
| Dowsing, Roy | #2 | 11 | 15 | R07-13, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Dullard, Adrian | #34 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Ellis, Noel | #35 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Emselle, Richie | #9 | 21 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Fanning, Fred | #6 | 5 | 5 | R01, R04, R11, R13, GF |
| Fischer, Rowley | #8 | 16 | 1 | R01-05, R07-13, R15-16, SF, PF |
| Furniss, Jack | #26 | 5 | 0 | R01, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Gibb, Maurie | #10 | 21 | 25 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hingston, Dick | #32 | 12 | 0 | R06-11, R15-18, PF, GF |
| Jones, Gordon | #1 | 10 | 0 | R01-06, R14-15, PF, GF |
| Jones, Les | #13 | 4 | 3 | R11-12, R14-15 |
| Kimberley, Ron | #21 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| La Fontaine, Allan | #17 | 19 | 6 | R01-10, R12-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Lock, Wally | #18 | 15 | 0 | R04-11, R14-18, SF, PF |
| Maher, Jack | #14 | 6 | 1 | R01, R05, R12-14, R16 |
| McGrath, Shane | #22 | 5 | 0 | R05-08, R10 |
| McLean, Col | #25 | 11 | 0 | R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 21 | 38 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Murnane, Hugh | #7 | 11 | 11 | R02-06, R08-13 |
| Neenan, Bernie | #33 | 2 | 1 | R14-15 |
| O'Keefe, Jack | #29 | 13 | 9 | R02-03, R07-15, R18, GF |
| Roberts, Frank | #19 | 16 | 0 | R01-03, R05-09, R11-13, R15-17, SF, GF |
| Rodda, Alby | #30 | 16 | 22 | R02-07, R10, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 21 | 86 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Truscott, Keith | #5 | 9 | 9 | R01-04, R06, R17-18, SF, GF |
| Wartman, Ray | #23 | 21 | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, Frank | 21 | 16 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1940 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 23 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 3 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 39 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 26 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 16 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 6 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 57 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 17/06/1940 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 2 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 11 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 3 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 52 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 13/07/1940 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 68 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 7 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 19 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 10/08/1940 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 37 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 14 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 114 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 48 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 14/09/1940 | Semi Final | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 6 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 21/09/1940 | Preliminary Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 5 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 28/09/1940 | Grand Final | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 39 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |