1940 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured eighteen rounds. Essendon Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Collingwood Seconds were the premiers, with Horrie Edmonds as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1940 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds Princes Park Charlie Canet
Collingwood Seconds Victoria Park Horrie Edmonds
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Geelong Seconds Corio Oval
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds MCG Bill Adams
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Danny Guinane
South Melbourne Seconds Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood Seconds
Runners-Up: Carlton Seconds
Minor Premiers: Essendon Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Essendon Seconds 1st 14 -0- 4 56 137.6% 1,696 1,233 239 262 169 219
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 140.9% 1,813 1,287 254 289 182 195
Carlton Seconds 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 130.0% 1,762 1,355 247 280 186 239
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 13 -0- 5 52 116.8% 1,644 1,408 227 282 195 238
Melbourne Seconds 5th 12 -0- 6 48 125.3% 1,831 1,461 263 253 204 237
Richmond Seconds 6th 11 -0- 7 44 113.8% 1,639 1,440 227 277 201 234
Geelong Seconds 7th 9 -0- 9 36 94.3% 1,371 1,454 187 249 206 218
Footscray Seconds 8th 7 -0- 11 28 101.3% 1,516 1,496 212 244 205 266
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 6 -0- 12 24 86.5% 1,364 1,577 186 248 217 275
St Kilda Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 74.3% 1,267 1,706 172 235 237 284
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 16 8 75.7% 1,368 1,807 187 246 251 301
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 2 -0- 16 8 51.0% 1,089 2,136 152 177 300 336

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Collingwood Seconds 1st Premiers
Carlton Seconds 2nd Runners-Up
Essendon Seconds 3rd Defeated by Carlton Seconds (Preliminary Final)
Fitzroy Seconds 4th Defeated by Carlton Seconds (Semi Final)
Melbourne Seconds 5th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond Seconds 6th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Seconds 7th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Seconds 8th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn Seconds 9th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Seconds 10th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne Seconds 11th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne Seconds 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1940 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) Princes Park 163 - 59
SAT 27/04/1940 Collingwood (S) v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 133 - 96
SAT 27/04/1940 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 85 - 72
SAT 27/04/1940 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 80 - 85
SAT 27/04/1940 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 57 - 59
SAT 27/04/1940 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 90 - 92

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 276.3% 163 59
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 138.5% 133 96
Footscray Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 118.1% 85 72
Essendon Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 106.3% 85 80
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 103.5% 59 57
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 1 -0- 0 4 102.2% 92 90
St Kilda Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 97.8% 90 92
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 96.6% 57 59
Melbourne Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 94.1% 80 85
Richmond Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 84.7% 72 85
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 72.2% 96 133
Geelong Seconds 12th 0 -0- 1 0 36.2% 59 163

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1940 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 110 - 68
SAT 04/05/1940 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 62 - 101
SAT 04/05/1940 Geelong (S) v Collingwood (S) Corio Oval 94 - 85
SAT 04/05/1940 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 72 - 75
SAT 04/05/1940 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 61 - 153
SAT 04/05/1940 South Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Lakeside Oval 49 - 103

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 246.3% 266 108
Essendon Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 131.8% 195 148
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 159.6% 233 146
North Melbourne Seconds 4th 1 -0- 1 4 130.6% 158 121
Collingwood Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 114.7% 218 190
St Kilda Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 100.6% 165 164
Hawthorn Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 99.2% 131 132
Footscray Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 84.1% 153 182
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 1 -0- 1 4 80.6% 154 191
Geelong Seconds 10th 1 -0- 1 4 61.7% 153 248
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 61.4% 145 236
Richmond Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 55.9% 133 238

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1940 Carlton (S) v Collingwood (S) Princes Park 149 - 94
SAT 11/05/1940 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 72 - 43
SAT 11/05/1940 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 68 - 75
SAT 11/05/1940 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 117 - 90
SAT 11/05/1940 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 94 - 83
SAT 11/05/1940 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 49 - 127

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 205.4% 415 202
Essendon Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 163.5% 322 197
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 143.9% 308 214
North Melbourne Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 130.3% 275 211
Fitzroy Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 96.6% 226 234
Hawthorn Seconds 6th 1 -0- 2 4 94.7% 214 226
Collingwood Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 4 92.0% 312 339
St Kilda Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 90.7% 255 281
Footscray Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 86.0% 221 257
Richmond Seconds 10th 1 -0- 2 4 70.7% 227 321
Geelong Seconds 11th 1 -0- 2 4 61.3% 196 320
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 3 0 53.4% 194 363

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1940 Collingwood (S) v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 139 - 51
SAT 18/05/1940 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 95 - 100
SAT 18/05/1940 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Corio Oval 77 - 84
SAT 18/05/1940 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 130 - 84
SAT 18/05/1940 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 97 - 57
SAT 18/05/1940 St Kilda (S) v Footscray (S) Junction Oval 101 - 80

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 3 -0- 1 12 157.9% 472 299
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 149.4% 405 271
Essendon Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 140.4% 417 297
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 3 -0- 1 12 99.1% 326 329
Collingwood Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 115.6% 451 390
Hawthorn Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 111.0% 344 310
St Kilda Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 8 98.6% 356 361
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 2 8 93.1% 326 350
Richmond Seconds 9th 2 -0- 2 8 78.1% 311 398
Footscray Seconds 10th 1 -0- 3 4 84.1% 301 358
Geelong Seconds 11th 1 -0- 3 4 67.6% 273 404
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 4 0 56.4% 278 493

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1940 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 70 - 84
SAT 25/05/1940 Collingwood (S) v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 123 - 69
SAT 25/05/1940 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 127 - 81
SAT 25/05/1940 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 76 - 42
SAT 25/05/1940 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 85 - 65
SAT 25/05/1940 South Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Lakeside Oval 62 - 65

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 3 -0- 2 12 141.5% 542 383
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 2 12 125.1% 574 459
Essendon Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 123.1% 459 373
Melbourne Seconds 4th 3 -0- 2 12 120.3% 474 394
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 119.3% 420 352
St Kilda Seconds 6th 3 -0- 2 12 102.1% 440 431
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 3 -0- 2 12 94.4% 391 414
Richmond Seconds 8th 3 -0- 2 12 85.5% 396 463
Footscray Seconds 9th 2 -0- 3 8 97.5% 428 439
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 3 8 85.3% 407 477
Geelong Seconds 11th 2 -0- 3 8 72.5% 338 466
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 5 0 60.9% 340 558

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1940 Essendon (S) v Collingwood (S) Windy Hill 80 - 64
SAT 01/06/1940 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 91 - 97
SAT 01/06/1940 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Corio Oval 81 - 70
SAT 01/06/1940 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 152 - 54
SAT 01/06/1940 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 65 - 132
SAT 01/06/1940 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 85 - 113

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 4 -0- 2 16 139.7% 626 448
Carlton Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 134.8% 639 474
Essendon Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 123.3% 539 437
Richmond Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 92.9% 509 548
Collingwood Seconds 5th 3 -0- 3 12 118.4% 638 539
St Kilda Seconds 6th 3 -0- 3 12 96.5% 525 544
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 3 -0- 3 12 94.3% 482 511
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 3 -0- 3 12 94.0% 474 504
Geelong Seconds 9th 3 -0- 3 12 78.2% 419 536
Footscray Seconds 10th 2 -0- 4 8 95.8% 498 520
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 4 8 77.5% 472 609
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 5 4 75.8% 472 623

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1940 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) Princes Park 54 - 44
SAT 08/06/1940 Collingwood (S) v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 80 - 36
SAT 08/06/1940 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 97 - 56
SAT 08/06/1940 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) Glenferrie Oval 94 - 99
SAT 08/06/1940 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 167 - 37
SAT 08/06/1940 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 63 - 116

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 5 -0- 2 20 163.5% 793 485
Carlton Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 133.8% 693 518
Essendon Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 129.0% 636 493
Richmond Seconds 4th 5 -0- 2 20 102.3% 625 611
Collingwood Seconds 5th 4 -0- 3 16 124.9% 718 575
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 4 -0- 3 16 96.0% 581 605
Hawthorn Seconds 7th 3 -0- 4 12 94.2% 568 603
St Kilda Seconds 8th 3 -0- 4 12 89.9% 561 624
Geelong Seconds 9th 3 -0- 4 12 75.0% 475 633
Footscray Seconds 10th 2 -0- 5 8 94.4% 542 574
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 5 8 65.6% 509 776
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 6 4 72.4% 535 739

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1940 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 79 - 77
SAT 15/06/1940 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 131 - 62
SAT 15/06/1940 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 99 - 53
SAT 15/06/1940 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 78 - 29
SAT 15/06/1940 Richmond (S) v Collingwood (S) Punt Road Oval 67 - 54
SAT 15/06/1940 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 61 - 55

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 6 -0- 2 24 129.7% 772 595
Richmond Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 104.1% 692 665
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 138.8% 855 616
Essendon Seconds 4th 5 -0- 3 20 124.7% 713 572
Fitzroy Seconds 5th 5 -0- 3 20 106.7% 712 667
Collingwood Seconds 6th 4 -0- 4 16 120.2% 772 642
St Kilda Seconds 7th 4 -0- 4 16 91.6% 622 679
Geelong Seconds 8th 4 -0- 4 16 83.5% 553 662
Footscray Seconds 9th 3 -0- 5 12 102.2% 641 627
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 3 -0- 5 12 88.5% 621 702
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 6 8 63.0% 538 854
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 7 4 73.8% 590 800

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1940 Collingwood (S) v Footscray (S) Victoria Park 104 - 86
SAT 22/06/1940 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 100 - 56
SAT 22/06/1940 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 88 - 64
SAT 22/06/1940 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 118 - 72
SAT 22/06/1940 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Arden Street Oval 42 - 149
SAT 22/06/1940 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 95 - 103

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 7 -0- 2 28 144.6% 921 637
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 141.4% 973 688
Essendon Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 129.5% 813 628
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 6 -0- 3 24 107.0% 815 762
Richmond Seconds 5th 6 -0- 3 24 97.8% 748 765
Collingwood Seconds 6th 5 -0- 4 20 120.3% 876 728
Hawthorn Seconds 7th 4 -0- 5 16 92.6% 709 766
St Kilda Seconds 8th 4 -0- 5 16 87.1% 694 797
Geelong Seconds 9th 4 -0- 5 16 82.3% 617 750
Footscray Seconds 10th 3 -0- 6 12 99.5% 727 731
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 7 8 57.8% 580 1,003
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 8 4 75.9% 685 903

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1940 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 103 - 87
SAT 29/06/1940 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) Brunswick Street Oval 90 - 80
SAT 29/06/1940 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 101 - 57
SAT 29/06/1940 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 72 - 110
SAT 29/06/1940 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 172 - 42
SAT 29/06/1940 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 66 - 97

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 8 -0- 2 32 145.4% 1,031 709
Essendon Seconds 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 128.1% 916 715
Richmond Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 114.0% 920 807
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 7 -0- 3 28 107.5% 905 842
Melbourne Seconds 5th 6 -0- 4 24 130.5% 1,030 789
Collingwood Seconds 6th 5 -0- 5 20 116.9% 956 818
Geelong Seconds 7th 5 -0- 5 20 89.0% 718 807
Footscray Seconds 8th 4 -0- 6 16 103.4% 824 797
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 4 -0- 6 16 89.2% 781 876
St Kilda Seconds 10th 4 -0- 6 16 86.8% 781 900
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 8 8 52.9% 622 1,175
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 9 4 75.1% 751 1,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1940 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 132 - 82
SAT 06/07/1940 Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 102 - 80
SAT 06/07/1940 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 63 - 73
SAT 06/07/1940 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 134 - 70
SAT 06/07/1940 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 63 - 189
SAT 06/07/1940 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 55 - 105

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 9 -0- 2 36 147.0% 1,163 791
Essendon Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 142.0% 1,105 778
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 108.1% 978 905
Melbourne Seconds 4th 7 -0- 4 28 135.5% 1,164 859
Richmond Seconds 5th 7 -0- 4 28 106.7% 1,002 939
Collingwood Seconds 6th 6 -0- 5 24 117.8% 1,058 898
Geelong Seconds 7th 6 -0- 5 24 95.5% 823 862
Footscray Seconds 8th 4 -0- 7 16 102.0% 887 870
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 4 -0- 7 16 88.0% 861 978
St Kilda Seconds 10th 4 -0- 7 16 83.2% 836 1,005
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 9 8 50.2% 685 1,364
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 10 4 72.4% 821 1,134

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1940 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 99 - 71
SAT 13/07/1940 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 101 - 49
SAT 13/07/1940 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Corio Oval 73 - 48
SAT 13/07/1940 Hawthorn (S) v North Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 88 - 33
SAT 13/07/1940 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 56 - 65
SAT 13/07/1940 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Lakeside Oval 56 - 88

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 9 -0- 3 36 141.8% 1,204 849
Carlton Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 140.2% 1,211 864
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 113.1% 1,079 954
Melbourne Seconds 4th 7 -0- 5 28 128.9% 1,235 958
Collingwood Seconds 5th 7 -0- 5 28 120.1% 1,146 954
Richmond Seconds 6th 7 -0- 5 28 105.4% 1,058 1,004
Geelong Seconds 7th 7 -0- 5 28 98.5% 896 910
Footscray Seconds 8th 5 -0- 7 20 102.8% 952 926
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 5 -0- 7 20 93.9% 949 1,011
St Kilda Seconds 10th 4 -0- 8 16 80.0% 885 1,106
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 10 8 49.4% 718 1,452
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 11 4 71.8% 877 1,222

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1940 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 128 - 65
SAT 20/07/1940 Collingwood (S) v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 114 - 38
SAT 20/07/1940 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 59 - 101
SAT 20/07/1940 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 91 - 77
SAT 20/07/1940 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 68 - 130
SAT 20/07/1940 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Junction Oval 94 - 76

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 10 -0- 3 40 144.1% 1,339 929
Essendon Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 143.7% 1,305 908
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 118.3% 1,209 1,022
Melbourne Seconds 4th 8 -0- 5 32 128.1% 1,326 1,035
Collingwood Seconds 5th 8 -0- 5 32 127.0% 1,260 992
Richmond Seconds 6th 7 -0- 6 28 103.7% 1,135 1,095
Geelong Seconds 7th 7 -0- 6 28 91.2% 934 1,024
Footscray Seconds 8th 5 -0- 8 20 98.4% 1,011 1,027
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 5 -0- 8 20 92.8% 1,025 1,105
St Kilda Seconds 10th 5 -0- 8 20 82.8% 979 1,182
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 11 8 49.7% 786 1,582
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 12 4 69.8% 942 1,350

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1940 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 118 - 75
SAT 27/07/1940 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 94 - 72
SAT 27/07/1940 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Corio Oval 92 - 95
SAT 27/07/1940 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 82 - 98
SAT 27/07/1940 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 100 - 94
SAT 27/07/1940 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 70 - 64

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 11 -0- 3 44 142.8% 1,399 980
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 117.1% 1,304 1,114
Carlton Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 135.1% 1,414 1,047
Collingwood Seconds 4th 9 -0- 5 36 129.1% 1,378 1,067
Melbourne Seconds 5th 9 -0- 5 36 126.3% 1,426 1,129
Richmond Seconds 6th 8 -0- 6 32 104.8% 1,233 1,177
Geelong Seconds 7th 7 -0- 7 28 91.7% 1,026 1,119
St Kilda Seconds 8th 6 -0- 8 24 84.2% 1,049 1,246
Footscray Seconds 9th 5 -0- 9 20 98.0% 1,105 1,127
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 5 -0- 9 20 92.0% 1,107 1,203
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 12 8 51.5% 850 1,652
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 13 4 70.2% 1,014 1,444

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1940 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 72 - 112
SAT 10/08/1940 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 78 - 82
SAT 10/08/1940 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 130 - 65
SAT 10/08/1940 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Arden Street Oval 40 - 146
SAT 10/08/1940 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 86 - 42
SAT 10/08/1940 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 71 - 89

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 12 -0- 3 48 140.0% 1,481 1,058
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 115.6% 1,382 1,196
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 137.7% 1,524 1,107
Carlton Seconds 4th 10 -0- 5 40 128.2% 1,486 1,159
Melbourne Seconds 5th 10 -0- 5 40 128.1% 1,538 1,201
Richmond Seconds 6th 9 -0- 6 36 108.2% 1,319 1,219
Geelong Seconds 7th 7 -0- 8 28 88.6% 1,068 1,205
Footscray Seconds 8th 6 -0- 9 24 103.6% 1,235 1,192
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 6 -0- 9 24 93.9% 1,196 1,274
St Kilda Seconds 10th 6 -0- 9 24 81.0% 1,114 1,376
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 13 8 49.5% 890 1,798
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 14 4 70.8% 1,085 1,533

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1940 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 99 - 64
SAT 17/08/1940 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 85 - 77
SAT 17/08/1940 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 105 - 79
SAT 17/08/1940 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) MCG 77 - 133
SAT 17/08/1940 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 54 - 89
SAT 17/08/1940 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 41 - 82

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 13 -0- 3 52 140.8% 1,580 1,122
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 115.2% 1,467 1,273
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 139.9% 1,657 1,184
Carlton Seconds 4th 11 -0- 5 44 130.7% 1,568 1,200
Melbourne Seconds 5th 10 -0- 6 40 121.1% 1,615 1,334
Richmond Seconds 6th 9 -0- 7 36 107.1% 1,396 1,304
Geelong Seconds 7th 8 -0- 8 32 91.4% 1,173 1,284
Footscray Seconds 8th 7 -0- 9 28 106.3% 1,324 1,246
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 6 -0- 10 24 91.8% 1,260 1,373
St Kilda Seconds 10th 6 -0- 10 24 79.2% 1,155 1,458
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 14 8 50.0% 944 1,887
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 15 4 71.1% 1,164 1,638

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1940 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 86 - 61
SAT 24/08/1940 Collingwood (S) v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 55 - 44
SAT 24/08/1940 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) Western Oval 98 - 142
SAT 24/08/1940 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 55 - 88
SAT 24/08/1940 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 147 - 53
SAT 24/08/1940 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 121 - 73

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 13 -0- 4 52 138.0% 1,624 1,177
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 139.4% 1,712 1,228
Carlton Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 131.2% 1,654 1,261
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 12 -0- 5 48 112.4% 1,528 1,359
Melbourne Seconds 5th 11 -0- 6 44 122.6% 1,703 1,389
Richmond Seconds 6th 10 -0- 7 40 113.7% 1,543 1,357
Geelong Seconds 7th 9 -0- 8 36 95.2% 1,315 1,382
Footscray Seconds 8th 7 -0- 10 28 102.4% 1,422 1,388
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 6 -0- 11 24 90.0% 1,315 1,461
St Kilda Seconds 10th 6 -0- 11 24 75.3% 1,208 1,605
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 15 8 75.1% 1,285 1,711
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 2 -0- 15 8 50.6% 1,017 2,008

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1940 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 116 - 49
SAT 31/08/1940 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 94 - 108
SAT 31/08/1940 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Corio Oval 56 - 72
SAT 31/08/1940 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 72 - 128
SAT 31/08/1940 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 96 - 83
SAT 31/08/1940 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood (S) Junction Oval 59 - 101

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 14 -0- 4 56 137.6% 1,696 1,233
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 140.9% 1,813 1,287
Carlton Seconds 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 130.0% 1,762 1,355
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 13 -0- 5 52 116.8% 1,644 1,408
Melbourne Seconds 5th 12 -0- 6 48 125.3% 1,831 1,461
Richmond Seconds 6th 11 -0- 7 44 113.8% 1,639 1,440
Geelong Seconds 7th 9 -0- 9 36 94.3% 1,371 1,454
Footscray Seconds 8th 7 -0- 11 28 101.3% 1,516 1,496
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 6 -0- 12 24 86.5% 1,364 1,577
St Kilda Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 74.3% 1,267 1,706
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 16 8 75.7% 1,368 1,807
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 2 -0- 16 8 51.0% 1,089 2,136

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1940 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 83 - 82
SAT 14/09/1940 Essendon (S) v Collingwood (S) MCG 75 - 87

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1940 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 64 - 71

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1940 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 52 - 30