1940 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1940 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 4-0-14, P%: 75.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Jim | #8 | 17 | 0 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Baker, John | #19 | 6 | 1 | R06-07, R14, R16-18 |
| Bolger, Merv | #2 | 3 | 0 | R06-07, R10 |
| Bromley, Ray | #16 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Carter, Wally | #17 | 10 | 1 | R01-09, R12 |
| Casey, Vin | #20 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Cordner, Jock | #6 | 8 | 0 | R01-08 |
| Coward, George | #30 | 9 | 1 | R08-15, R18 |
| Davies, Laurie | #13 | 9 | 3 | R04-09, R12-13, R17 |
| Dyer, Sid | #5 | 13 | 24 | R01-09, R14-16, R18 |
| Findlay, Bill | #9 | 18 | 32 | R01-18 |
| Green, Harry | #11 | 9 | 6 | R01, R10-12, R14-18 |
| Harrison, Jack | #10 | 11 | 12 | R01-08, R11, R14-15 |
| Hasell, Neil | #28 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Hogan, Vin | #24 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Jones, Herb | #16 | 13 | 1 | R01-03, R09-18 |
| Jones, Trevor | #27 | 1 | 1 | R16 |
| Kemp, Don | #22 | 12 | 3 | R02-05, R10-17 |
| Kennedy, George | #18 | 15 | 9 | R01-15 |
| Kenny, Jack | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Lyons, Roy | #20 | 4 | 0 | R08-11 |
| McCorkell, Jock | #14 | 15 | 0 | R01-05, R08-13, R15-18 |
| McFarlane, Mick | #15 | 7 | 4 | R06-07, R11, R13-14, R16, R18 |
| Montgomery, Bill | #23 | 6 | 0 | R06-10, R18 |
| Murray, Sel | #26 | 14 | 58 | R01-14 |
| O'Brien, Dally | #28 | 14 | 1 | R01-09, R11-14, R18 |
| Parks, Ossy | #29 | 11 | 0 | R01-05, R09-14 |
| Roulent, Tom | #3 | 10 | 2 | R02-09, R15, R18 |
| Ryan, Jack | #15 | 5 | 2 | R01-05 |
| Ryan, Reg | #27 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Sitch, Roy | #12 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-15, R17-18 |
| Skinner, Charles | #7 | 12 | 0 | R01-07, R10-14 |
| Slater, Syd | #2 | 6 | 2 | R10-13, R15, R17 |
| Spratling, Col | #31 | 8 | 3 | R11-18 |
| Stewart, Jim | #4 | 13 | 10 | R01-02, R08-18 |
| Stubbs, Frank | #21 | 15 | 4 | R02-10, R13-18 |
| Thomas, Len | #1 | 6 | 9 | R01-03, R06-08 |
| Tomkinson, Norm | #25 | 2 | 2 | R09-10 |
| Wells, Billy | #24 | 6 | 2 | R01, R04-05, R15-17 |
| Willis, Geoff | #25 | 5 | 0 | R12-13, R15-17 |
| Wynd, Ray | 2 | 3 | R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas, Len | 7 | 2 | -0- | 5 | R01-07 |
| Adamson, Jim | 11 | 2 | -0- | 9 | R08-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1940 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 72 | Len Thomas | unknown |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 55 | Len Thomas | unknown |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 19 | Len Thomas | unknown |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 24 | Len Thomas | Jim Adamson |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 13 | Len Thomas | Jim Adamson |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 1 | Len Thomas | unknown |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 7 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 57 | Len Thomas | Len Thomas |
| 15/06/1940 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 35 | Jim Adamson | unknown |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 4 | Jim Adamson | Jim Adamson |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Jim Adamson | Jim Adamson |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 23 | Jim Adamson | Jim Adamson |
| 13/07/1940 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 7 | Jim Adamson | Jim Adamson |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 46 | Jim Adamson | Jim Adamson |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 37 | Jim Adamson | Jim Adamson |
| 10/08/1940 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 40 | Jim Adamson | Jim Adamson |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 63 | Jim Adamson | Jim Adamson |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 66 | Jim Adamson | Jim Adamson |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 48 | Jim Adamson | Jim Adamson |
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.