1940 WANFL Season: Claremont

These are the details of the premiership results for Claremont for the 1940 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used Claremont Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten 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 South Fremantle in the second semi final and defeating East Fremantle in the preliminary final, Claremont defeated South Fremantle in the grand final, winning the premiership.

Team Details

Competition: 1940 WANFL Season
Team: Claremont
Club: Claremont
Home Ground: Claremont Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 15-0-5, P%: 137.7)
Finals Performance: Premiers

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Baker, John 13 0 R01-02, R04, R07-14, R16-17
Byfield, Arnold 4 0 R18-20, GF
Compton, Hector 15 0 R02-12, R15, SF, PF, GF
Edmeades, Jack 19 0 R01-04, R06-10, R12-15, R17, R19-20, SF, PF, GF
Gibson, Mallee 17 0 R02-03, R06-10, R14-20, SF, PF, GF
Grieve, lan 22 0 R01-19, SF, PF, GF
Guthrie, Hugh 22 0 R01-16, R18-20, SF, PF, GF
Headon, Stan 8 0 R01-02, R05-07, R10, R12, R14
Heusler, Reg 22 0 R01-16, R18-20, SF, PF, GF
Hooper, Jackie 21 0 R01-10, R13-20, SF, PF, GF
Hunt, Noel 7 0 R09, R18-20, SF, PF, GF
Julian, Thorold 23 0 R01-20, SF, PF, GF
Kemp, Roy 8 0 R11-13, R15-18, GF
Lovegrove, Harold 4 0 R02-04, R20
Maitland, Harold 21 0 R01, R03-07, R09-20, SF, PF, GF
Moloney, George 22 0 R01-17, R19-20, SF, PF, GF
Moloney, Sydney 22 0 R01-20, SF, PF
O'Neill, William 21 0 R01-08, R10-11, R13-20, SF, PF, GF
Reeves, Jack 8 0 R16-20, SF, PF, GF
Reid, Jim 22 0 R01-10, R12-20, SF, PF, GF
Serjeant, Thomas 16 0 R01-05, R08, R10-15, R20, SF, PF, GF
Shaw, Allan 16 0 R06-13, R15-17, R19-20, SF, PF, GF
Sutherland, William 23 0 R01-20, SF, PF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Leonard, Johnny 23 17 -0- 6 R01-20, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
27/04/1940 Round 1 Swan Districts HOME WIN CLMT by 50 Johnny Leonard unknown
04/05/1940 Round 2 East Fremantle AWAY WIN CLMT by 33 Johnny Leonard unknown
11/05/1940 Round 3 South Fremantle AWAY LOSS SFRM by 8 Johnny Leonard unknown
18/05/1940 Round 4 Subiaco HOME WIN CLMT by 64 Johnny Leonard unknown
25/05/1940 Round 5 West Perth HOME LOSS WPTH by 1 Johnny Leonard unknown
01/06/1940 Round 6 East Perth AWAY WIN CLMT by 44 Johnny Leonard unknown
08/06/1940 Round 7 Perth HOME WIN CLMT by 60 Johnny Leonard unknown
15/06/1940 Round 8 East Fremantle HOME LOSS EFRM by 5 Johnny Leonard unknown
22/06/1940 Round 9 Swan Districts AWAY WIN CLMT by 18 Johnny Leonard unknown
29/06/1940 Round 10 South Fremantle HOME WIN CLMT by 81 Johnny Leonard unknown
06/07/1940 Round 11 Subiaco AWAY WIN CLMT by 40 Johnny Leonard unknown
13/07/1940 Round 12 West Perth HOME WIN CLMT by 19 Johnny Leonard unknown
20/07/1940 Round 13 East Perth HOME WIN CLMT by 14 Johnny Leonard unknown
20/04/1940 Round 14 Perth AWAY WIN CLMT by 10 Johnny Leonard unknown
10/08/1940 Round 15 East Fremantle AWAY LOSS EFRM by 57 Johnny Leonard unknown
17/08/1940 Round 16 Swan Districts HOME WIN CLMT by 163 Johnny Leonard unknown
24/08/1940 Round 17 South Fremantle AWAY LOSS SFRM by 5 Johnny Leonard unknown
31/08/1940 Round 18 Subiaco HOME WIN CLMT by 20 Johnny Leonard unknown
07/09/1940 Round 19 East Perth HOME WIN CLMT by 23 Johnny Leonard unknown
14/09/1940 Round 20 Perth AWAY WIN CLMT by 42 Johnny Leonard unknown
28/09/1940 Semi Final South Fremantle HOME LOSS SFRM by 15 Johnny Leonard unknown
05/10/1940 Preliminary Final East Fremantle HOME WIN CLMT by 36 Johnny Leonard unknown
12/10/1940 Grand Final South Fremantle AWAY WIN CLMT by 17 Johnny Leonard George Moloney