1940 WANFL Season: South Fremantle
These are the details of the premiership results for South Fremantle for the 1940 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used Fremantle Oval as their home ground, playing twelve matches there (eleven as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Claremont in the second semi final, South Fremantle were defeated by Claremont in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1940 WANFL Season
Team:
South Fremantle
Club:
South Fremantle
Home Ground:
Fremantle Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-5, P%: 123.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham, Ernest | 12 | 0 | R01-03, R11-12, R14-18, R20, GF | |
| Jenkins, Frank | 18 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R06, R08-09, R11-20, SF, GF | |
| Lewington, Clive | 6 | 0 | R03-04, R08, R10-11, GF | |
| Lewington, Neil | 2 | 0 | R07, R14 | |
| Reilly, Corp | 2 | 0 | SF, GF | |
| Truscott, Bill | 21 | 0 | R01-14, R16-20, SF, GF | |
| Williams, Alex | 3 | 0 | R07-08, R17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1940 | Round 1 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 2 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 71 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 3 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 4 | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 71 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 5 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 22 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 6 | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 38 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 7 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/06/1940 | Round 8 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 82 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 9 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 10 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 81 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 11 | Perth | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 22 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/07/1940 | Round 12 | East Perth | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 49 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | West Perth | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 39 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | Subiaco | AWAY | LOSS | SUBI by 27 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/08/1940 | Round 15 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 66 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 16 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 17 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 18 | Perth | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 27 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/09/1940 | Round 19 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/09/1940 | Round 20 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 135 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/09/1940 | Semi Final | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/10/1940 | Grand Final | Claremont | HOME | LOSS | CLMT by 17 | unknown | unknown |