1940 VFLS Season: Essendon Seconds

These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Seconds for the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Collingwood Seconds in the second semi final, the Essendon Seconds were defeated by the Carlton Seconds in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1940 VFLS Season
Team: Essendon Seconds
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 137.6)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Carlton (S) (Preliminary Final)

Player Results

Player	Guernseys	Matches	Goals	Rounds

Coach Results

Coach	Matches (W-D-L)				Rounds

Match Results

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result		Coach	Captain (Nominated)
27/04/1940	Round 1	Melbourne (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 5	unknown	unknown
04/05/1940	Round 2	Footscray (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 42	unknown	unknown
11/05/1940	Round 3	South Melbourne (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 78	unknown	unknown
18/05/1940	Round 4	Fitzroy (S)	HOME	LOSS	FITS by 5	unknown	unknown
25/05/1940	Round 5	Hawthorn (S)	AWAY	LOSS	HWTS by 34	unknown	unknown
01/06/1940	Round 6	Collingwood (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 16	unknown	unknown
08/06/1940	Round 7	Geelong (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 41	unknown	unknown
15/06/1940	Round 8	Carlton (S)	AWAY	LOSS	CARS by 2	unknown	unknown
22/06/1940	Round 9	Richmond (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 44	unknown	unknown
29/06/1940	Round 10	St Kilda (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 16	unknown	unknown
06/07/1940	Round 11	North Melbourne (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 126	unknown	unknown
13/07/1940	Round 12	Melbourne (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 28	unknown	unknown
20/07/1940	Round 13	Footscray (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 42	unknown	unknown
27/07/1940	Round 14	South Melbourne (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 22	unknown	unknown
10/08/1940	Round 15	Fitzroy (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 4	unknown	unknown
17/08/1940	Round 16	Hawthorn (S)	HOME	WIN	ESSS by 35	unknown	unknown
24/08/1940	Round 17	Collingwood (S)	AWAY	LOSS	COLS by 11	unknown	unknown
31/08/1940	Round 18	Geelong (S)	AWAY	WIN	ESSS by 16	unknown	unknown
14/09/1940	Semi Final	Collingwood (S)	HOME	LOSS	COLS by 12	unknown	unknown
21/09/1940	Preliminary Final	Carlton (S)	HOME	LOSS	CARS by 7	unknown	unknown

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1940 VFLS Season

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