1940 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 125.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Richie Emselle | Frank Roberts | Harold Ball |
| Half-Back: | Col McLean | Gordon Jones | Dick Hingston |
| Centre: | Ray Wartman | Allan La Fontaine | Syd Anderson |
| Half-Forward: | Maurie Gibb | Ron Baggott | Keith Truscott |
| Forward: | Fred Fanning | Norm Smith | Alby Rodda |
| Follower: | Jack Mueller | Jack O'Keefe | Percy Beames |
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 1 out of 21 matches was used.
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 |