1940 VFL Season: South Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 87.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates, George | #10 | 3 | 0 | R03, R05-06 |
| Benison, Alf | #10 | 1 | 2 | R13 |
| Brown, Stan | #6 | 3 | 0 | R11, R13-14 |
| Chinn, Ian | #23 | 8 | 11 | R06-11, R13, R16 |
| Chirgwin, Dick | #13 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Collard, George | #31 | 17 | 16 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Couper, Norm | #13 | 5 | 1 | R11-13, R17-18 |
| Coyle, Reg | #28 | 17 | 0 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Dineen, Ken | #16 | 11 | 16 | R01-04, R12-18 |
| Dudley, Merv | #18 | 3 | 7 | R16-18 |
| Evans, Owen | #24 | 12 | 28 | R01-04, R07-09, R14-18 |
| Fergeus, Jack | #8 | 2 | 1 | R11-12 |
| Graham, Jack | #22 | 17 | 18 | R01, R03-18 |
| Gray, Harry | #27 | 9 | 5 | R03-11 |
| Grossman, Don | #17 | 9 | 1 | R04-08, R15-18 |
| Hacker, Jack | #29 | 13 | 0 | R01-10, R12-14 |
| Hamilton, Gordon | #7 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Harris, Wilbur | #33 | 10 | 1 | R01-04, R08-10, R13-15 |
| Hill, Frank | #19 | 3 | 0 | R08-09, R15 |
| Jasper, Howard | #9 | 5 | 0 | R14-18 |
| Kelly, Brian | #31 | 9 | 0 | R02, R10, R12-18 |
| King, Billy | #12 | 2 | 1 | R13-14 |
| Leonard, Mick | #6 | 2 | 1 | R04-05 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #1 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Matthews, Norm | #2 | 13 | 5 | R03-05, R08-09, R11-18 |
| McKenzie, Jock | #26 | 11 | 25 | R02-12 |
| McNamara, Lindsay | #12 | 1 | 3 | R01 |
| McNamara, Pat | #12 | 12 | 1 | R01, R03-07, R09-13, R15 |
| McNaughton, Keith | #17 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Mitchell, Alex | #18 | 13 | 9 | R01-12, R14 |
| Mullenger, Allan | #21 | 7 | 0 | R01, R07-12 |
| Mullenger, Bobby | #6 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| O'Halloran, Kevin | #17 | 2 | 3 | R02, R06 |
| Patterson, Sandy | #9 | 2 | 2 | R01, R03 |
| Quinn, Jack | #2 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Reiffel, Lou | #5 | 16 | 33 | R01-11, R14-18 |
| Richards, Reg | #11 | 16 | 6 | R01-07, R10-18 |
| Ritchie, Rex | #4 | 17 | 0 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Smith, Keith | #15 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Traynor, Harold | #7 | 2 | 2 | R10-11 |
| Turner, Arthur | #15 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Virtue, Keith | #19 | 2 | 3 | R17-18 |
| Whitfield, Ted | #30 | 16 | 2 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Williams, Jack | 1 | 0 | R12 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baggott, Jack | 18 | 7 | -0- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1940 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 12 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 32 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 11 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 39 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 21 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 1 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 9 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 15/06/1940 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 5 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 13 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 59 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 52 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 13/07/1940 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 86 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 15 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 2 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 10/08/1940 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 6 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 4 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 66 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 47 | Jack Baggott | Herbie Matthews |