1940 VFL Season: Richmond

These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Melbourne in the second semi final, Richmond were defeated by Melbourne in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1940 VFL Season
Team: Richmond
Club: Richmond
Home Ground: Punt Road Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 120.0)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Ablett, Len #3 9 0 R01, R08-14, R16
Bawden, Bob #23 15 8 R01-07, R12-17, SF, GF
Bentley, Perce #1 19 32 R01-13, R15-18, SF, GF
Cosgrove, Bill #21 3 0 R01-02, R05
Cotter, Jack #15 19 0 R01-10, R12-18, SF, GF
Crane, Jack #18 18 21 R01-15, R18, SF, GF
Dyer, Jack #17 19 4 R01, R03-18, SF, GF
Edwards, Bert #2 20 4 R01-18, SF, GF
Harris, Dick #20 18 50 R01-07, R10-18, SF, GF
Hodges, Alby #35 1 0 R14
Hull, Ian #27 18 6 R01-15, R18, SF, GF
Martin, Ray #7 20 6 R01-18, SF, GF
McDonald, Alan #10 19 1 R01-11, R13-18, SF, GF
Merrett, Leo #22 11 3 R05-13, R15, GF
O'Connell, Maurie #5 7 8 R01-04, R12-14
O'Neill, Kevin #16 19 0 R01-15, R17-18, SF, GF
Perkins, Bill #9 1 0 R09
Priestley, Charlie #11 17 3 R02-14, R16-18, SF
Quinn, Jack #2 7 3 R11, R15-18, SF, GF
Quinn, Roy #25 1 0 R08
Reilly, Joe #34 7 0 R04-07, R16-18
Scott, Jack #6 17 8 R01-17
Smeaton, George #24 20 2 R01-18, SF, GF
Smith, Laird #8 20 19 R01-18, SF, GF
Steele, Ray #4 10 1 R01-04, R06, R16-18, SF, GF
Symons, Jack #19 13 5 R02-03, R08-11, R14-18, SF, GF
Titus, Jack #12 20 100 R01-18, SF, GF
Waldron, Bernie #13 12 1 R07-12, R15-18, SF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Bentley, Perce 20 13 -0- 7 R01-18, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
27/04/1940 Round 1 Footscray HOME LOSS FOOT by 12 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
04/05/1940 Round 2 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MELB by 23 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
11/05/1940 Round 3 Hawthorn AWAY WIN RICH by 27 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
18/05/1940 Round 4 Geelong HOME WIN RICH by 45 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
25/05/1940 Round 5 Fitzroy AWAY WIN RICH by 21 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
01/06/1940 Round 6 St Kilda HOME WIN RICH by 36 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
08/06/1940 Round 7 South Melbourne HOME WIN RICH by 9 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
15/06/1940 Round 8 Collingwood AWAY WIN RICH by 26 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
22/06/1940 Round 9 Essendon HOME LOSS ESSE by 5 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
29/06/1940 Round 10 North Melbourne AWAY WIN RICH by 29 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
06/07/1940 Round 11 Carlton HOME LOSS CARL by 11 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
13/07/1940 Round 12 Footscray AWAY WIN RICH by 18 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
20/07/1940 Round 13 Melbourne HOME LOSS MELB by 7 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
27/07/1940 Round 14 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HWTH by 8 Perce Bentley Jack Dyer
10/08/1940 Round 15 Geelong AWAY WIN RICH by 20 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
17/08/1940 Round 16 Fitzroy HOME WIN RICH by 28 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
24/08/1940 Round 17 St Kilda AWAY WIN RICH by 58 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
31/08/1940 Round 18 South Melbourne AWAY WIN RICH by 47 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
14/09/1940 Semi Final Melbourne AWAY WIN RICH by 6 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
28/09/1940 Grand Final Melbourne HOME LOSS MELB by 39 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley