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1940 WANFL Premiership Season

 
 

1940 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts Home Away GF-BF GA-BA Av For Av AG Acc Acc AG QW-QL-QD WIN%
1 Claremont 20 15 5 0 2208 1603 137.74 60 9-2-0 6-3-0 319.294 223.265 110.40 80.15 52.04 45.70 50-28-2 75.00
2 South Fremantle 20 15 5 0 2079 1687 123.24 60 12-0-0 3-5-0 293.321 243.229 103.95 84.35 47.72 51.48 46-33-1 75.00
3 East Fremantle 20 14 5 1 2035 1661 122.52 58 6-3-0 8-2-1 295.265 240.221 101.75 83.05 52.68 52.06 45-35-0 70.00
4 East Perth 20 13 7 0 1688 1488 113.44 52 5-3-0 8-4-0 236.272 210.228 84.40 74.40 46.46 47.95 41-38-1 65.00
5 West Perth 20 11 9 0 1769 1622 109.06 44 4-6-0 7-3-0 254.245 231.236 88.45 81.10 50.90 49.46 44-34-2 55.00
6 Subiaco 20 5 14 1 1571 1980 79.34 22 2-7-1 3-7-0 224.227 283.282 78.55 99.00 49.67 50.09 32-47-1 25.00
7 Perth 20 4 16 0 1552 1845 84.12 16 2-8-0 2-8-0 221.226 264.261 77.60 92.25 49.44 50.29 31-46-3 20.00
8 Swan Districts 20 2 18 0 1387 2403 57.72 8 0-10-0 2-8-0 195.217 343.345 69.35 120.15 47.33 49.85 26-54-0 10.00
  H&A 80 79 79 1 14289 14289 100.00 320 40-39-1 39-40-1 2037.2067 2037.2067 89.31 89.31 49.63 49.63 315-315-10 49.38
  Finals 4 4 4 0 761 761 100.00 16 2-2-0 2-2-0 107.119 107.119 95.13 95.13 47.35 47.35 15-15-2 50.00
  Total 84 83 83 1 15050 15050 100.00 336 42-41-1 41-42-1 2144.2186 2144.2186 89.58 89.58 49.52 49.52 330-330-12 49.41

1940 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth2.45.510.1014.11 95 Sat 27-Apr-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.853
West Perth3.25.38.715.10 100 West Perth won by 5 points
Claremont3.010.312.418.11 119 Sat 27-Apr-1940 12:00 pm Claremont Oval843
Swan Districts4.44.610.910.9 69 Claremont won by 50 points
Subiaco3.43.59.611.8 74 Sat 27-Apr-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,796
East Perth1.25.117.1115.17 107 East Perth won by 33 points
South Fremantle4.310.516.620.9 129 Sat 27-Apr-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,666
East Fremantle3.47.712.1118.11 119 South Fremantle won by 10 points
 

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco0.23.65.711.9 75 Sat 4-May-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,507
West Perth5.58.1014.1317.14 116 West Perth won by 41 points
East Fremantle2.26.117.1111.18 84 Sat 4-May-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,873
Claremont6.47.714.1217.15 117 Claremont won by 33 points
Swan Districts1.35.55.68.8 56 Sat 4-May-1940 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval722
South Fremantle5.08.416.1318.19 127 South Fremantle won by 71 points
East Perth4.38.513.1015.10 100 Mon 6-May-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval3,877
Perth3.04.36.510.7 67 East Perth won by 33 points
 

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts3.37.39.59.10 64 Sat 11-May-1940 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval472
East Fremantle3.411.814.1320.13 133 East Fremantle won by 69 points
South Fremantle2.53.143.229.24 78 Sat 11-May-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,489
Claremont6.17.98.129.16 70 South Fremantle won by 8 points
Subiaco3.35.49.812.12 84 Sat 11-May-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval950
Perth3.36.97.1214.15 99 Perth won by 15 points
West Perth4.44.59.610.7 67 Sat 11-May-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,253
East Perth0.24.127.1413.20 98 East Perth won by 31 points
 

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle3.56.98.1111.14 80 Sat 18-May-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,169
West Perth4.57.58.712.11 83 West Perth won by 3 points
Claremont5.78.1212.1419.20 134 Sat 18-May-1940 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,293
Subiaco1.45.68.910.10 70 Claremont won by 64 points
East Perth3.29.612.820.14 134 Sat 18-May-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,001
Swan Districts2.32.55.88.11 59 East Perth won by 75 points
Perth3.411.815.1018.15 123 Sat 18-May-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,001
South Fremantle0.20.53.77.10 52 Perth won by 71 points
 

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Perth6.37.613.1414.14 98 Sat 25-May-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval3,221
South Fremantle1.13.65.710.16 76 East Perth won by 22 points
Claremont3.73.89.1311.15 81 Sat 25-May-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,466
West Perth0.26.58.612.10 82 West Perth won by 1 point
Swan Districts1.44.94.127.13 55 Sat 25-May-1940 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval497
Perth3.56.58.1011.12 78 Perth won by 23 points
East Fremantle2.49.814.1323.20 158 Sat 25-May-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,469
Subiaco4.08.212.314.3 87 East Fremantle won by 71 points
 

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts1.41.55.106.11 47 Sat 1-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval422
Subiaco2.39.1313.1518.25 133 Subiaco won by 86 points
West Perth7.59.812.1113.11 89 Sat 1-Jun-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,946
South Fremantle2.28.610.918.19 127 South Fremantle won by 38 points
East Perth3.44.65.156.16 52 Sat 1-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval4,272
Claremont5.17.39.613.18 96 Claremont won by 44 points
East Fremantle3.110.414.718.12 120 Sat 1-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,894
Perth4.48.613.813.12 90 East Fremantle won by 30 points
 

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle1.38.711.1114.18 102 Sat 8-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,840
Subiaco8.69.612.713.9 87 South Fremantle won by 15 points
Swan Districts3.34.44.69.10 64 Sat 8-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval416
West Perth5.26.59.816.10 106 West Perth won by 42 points
Claremont3.511.1114.1222.17 149 Sat 8-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,271
Perth2.54.78.1312.17 89 Claremont won by 60 points
East Perth1.42.55.99.14 68 Sat 8-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval3,246
East Fremantle5.310.613.815.9 99 East Fremantle won by 31 points
 

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth4.64.97.1110.12 72 Sat 15-Jun-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,235
East Perth1.35.99.1512.17 89 East Perth won by 17 points
Claremont1.23.28.312.6 78 Sat 15-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Claremont Oval2,733
East Fremantle3.16.510.612.11 83 East Fremantle won by 5 points
Subiaco2.13.45.55.7 37 Sat 15-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,755
West Perth2.05.211.415.7 97 West Perth won by 60 points
South Fremantle5.78.1616.2222.27 159 Sat 15-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,078
Swan Districts2.26.67.711.11 77 South Fremantle won by 82 points
 

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts4.86.1012.1414.14 98 Sat 22-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval306
Claremont1.58.1011.1216.20 116 Claremont won by 18 points
West Perth5.19.813.1320.17 137 Sat 22-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,923
Perth2.63.75.98.10 58 West Perth won by 79 points
South Fremantle2.47.99.1714.18 102 Sat 22-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,480
East Fremantle3.55.87.1013.11 89 South Fremantle won by 13 points
East Perth3.54.79.1112.15 87 Sat 22-Jun-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,306
Subiaco1.24.95.116.15 51 East Perth won by 36 points
 

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle3.39.712.1418.21 129 Sat 29-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval698
Swan Districts4.26.512.513.6 84 East Fremantle won by 45 points
West Perth3.37.39.311.4 70 Sat 29-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval3,073
East Perth1.15.57.1111.19 85 East Perth won by 15 points
Perth2.33.55.98.9 57 Sat 29-Jun-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.569
Subiaco2.110.312.315.5 95 Subiaco won by 38 points
Claremont4.39.815.1024.13 157 Sat 29-Jun-1940 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,097
South Fremantle3.53.76.1110.16 76 Claremont won by 81 points
 

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth0.26.56.78.13 61 Sat 6-Jul-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,074
East Fremantle6.49.415.920.11 131 East Fremantle won by 70 points
Subiaco2.55.125.1511.23 89 Sat 6-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,477
Claremont7.312.418.820.9 129 Claremont won by 40 points
Swan Districts1.43.55.59.8 62 Sat 6-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval435
East Perth6.68.817.1818.20 128 East Perth won by 66 points
South Fremantle1.52.98.1212.17 89 Sat 6-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,647
Perth3.25.49.99.13 67 South Fremantle won by 22 points
 

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth1.54.106.1510.22 82 Sat 13-Jul-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.472
Swan Districts4.59.711.913.9 87 Swan Districts won by 5 points
South Fremantle2.48.616.1018.14 122 Sat 13-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,684
East Perth5.67.108.1010.13 73 South Fremantle won by 49 points
Claremont5.010.311.1017.13 115 Sat 13-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,833
West Perth0.49.611.714.12 96 Claremont won by 19 points
Subiaco2.38.129.1315.18 108 Sat 13-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,056
East Fremantle4.46.511.1216.12 108 Subiaco drew with East Fremantle
 

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth5.27.49.612.7 79 Sat 20-Jul-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.692
East Fremantle5.411.612.1114.13 97 East Fremantle won by 18 points
Subiaco6.57.610.911.13 79 Sat 20-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval879
Swan Districts3.48.812.1316.13 109 Swan Districts won by 30 points
South Fremantle5.411.616.1118.15 123 Sat 20-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,372
West Perth3.65.99.1112.12 84 South Fremantle won by 39 points
Claremont2.58.810.1011.14 80 Sat 20-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,515
East Perth4.45.49.510.6 66 Claremont won by 14 points
 

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth0.30.115.157.22 64 Sat 27-Jul-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,515
Swan Districts5.86.97.107.12 54 West Perth won by 10 points
Subiaco3.27.48.813.11 89 Sat 27-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval776
South Fremantle1.73.155.226.26 62 Subiaco won by 27 points
East Fremantle2.57.119.1311.18 84 Sat 27-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,362
East Perth2.06.310.610.11 71 East Fremantle won by 13 points
Perth4.26.98.910.11 71 Sat 27-Jul-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,691
Claremont3.27.59.1111.15 81 Claremont won by 10 points
 

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Perth2.05.39.812.13 85 Mon 3-Jun-1940 3:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,586
Perth1.25.47.510.6 66 East Perth won by 19 points
East Fremantle5.28.216.818.11 119 Sat 10-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,695
Claremont2.17.68.79.8 62 East Fremantle won by 57 points
West Perth1.58.138.1516.19 115 Sat 10-Aug-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.702
Subiaco4.64.66.86.8 44 West Perth won by 71 points
South Fremantle7.315.520.624.10 154 Sat 10-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,174
Swan Districts2.57.98.1013.10 88 South Fremantle won by 66 points
 

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth4.56.77.108.10 58 Sat 17-Aug-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.978
West Perth0.43.94.125.16 46 Perth won by 12 points
Claremont6.416.1221.1433.22 220 Sat 17-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Claremont Oval627
Swan Districts2.75.77.137.15 57 Claremont won by 163 points
East Fremantle3.14.38.78.7 55 Sat 17-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,851
South Fremantle3.44.85.1010.14 74 South Fremantle won by 19 points
Subiaco3.34.55.87.11 53 Sat 17-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,227
East Perth2.44.47.68.9 57 East Perth won by 4 points
 

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth3.53.56.76.8 44 Sat 24-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval977
East Perth1.06.57.510.11 71 East Perth won by 27 points
Perth1.15.36.37.6 48 Sat 24-Aug-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.258
Subiaco2.52.57.97.9 51 Subiaco won by 3 points
South Fremantle4.36.87.109.13 67 Sat 24-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,483
Claremont0.42.65.118.14 62 South Fremantle won by 5 points
Swan Districts0.04.84.109.16 70 Sat 24-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval91
East Fremantle4.75.811.1512.16 88 East Fremantle won by 18 points
 

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle3.27.811.1213.15 93 Sat 31-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,790
Perth2.33.77.99.12 66 South Fremantle won by 27 points
Swan Districts3.74.107.128.13 61 Sat 31-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval324
East Perth3.26.89.129.14 68 East Perth won by 7 points
West Perth3.67.810.1212.14 86 Sat 31-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval172
East Fremantle2.26.69.614.10 94 East Fremantle won by 8 points
Claremont1.43.78.1212.15 87 Sat 31-Aug-1940 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,214
Subiaco4.17.58.610.7 67 Claremont won by 20 points
 

Round 19[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco3.76.914.1822.18 150 Sat 7-Sep-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval495
Swan Districts2.45.87.911.12 78 Subiaco won by 72 points
West Perth2.26.49.713.12 90 Sat 7-Sep-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.879
South Fremantle4.16.212.313.6 84 West Perth won by 6 points
Claremont5.010.713.917.17 119 Sat 7-Sep-1940 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,540
East Perth3.54.69.1114.12 96 Claremont won by 23 points
East Fremantle2.39.59.514.15 99 Sat 7-Sep-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval947
Perth4.57.712.914.9 93 East Fremantle won by 6 points
 

Round 20[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth7.68.812.1014.10 94 Sat 14-Sep-1940 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.827
Claremont0.16.714.1120.16 136 Claremont won by 42 points
East Perth1.05.06.08.7 55 Sat 14-Sep-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval3,418
East Fremantle2.32.66.99.12 66 East Fremantle won by 11 points
South Fremantle4.312.917.1328.15 183 Sat 14-Sep-1940 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,974
Subiaco1.21.22.47.6 48 South Fremantle won by 135 points
Swan Districts0.16.36.37.6 48 Sat 14-Sep-1940 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval130
West Perth5.68.815.1520.16 136 West Perth won by 88 points
 

1940 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts Home Away GF-BF GA-BA Av For Av AG Acc Acc AG QW-QL-QD WIN%
1 Claremont 20 15 5 0 2208 1603 137.74 60 9-2-0 6-3-0 319.294 223.265 110.40 80.15 52.04 45.70 50-28-2 75.00
2 South Fremantle 20 15 5 0 2079 1687 123.24 60 12-0-0 3-5-0 293.321 243.229 103.95 84.35 47.72 51.48 46-33-1 75.00
3 East Fremantle 20 14 5 1 2035 1661 122.52 58 6-3-0 8-2-1 295.265 240.221 101.75 83.05 52.68 52.06 45-35-0 70.00
4 East Perth 20 13 7 0 1688 1488 113.44 52 5-3-0 8-4-0 236.272 210.228 84.40 74.40 46.46 47.95 41-38-1 65.00
5 West Perth 20 11 9 0 1769 1622 109.06 44 4-6-0 7-3-0 254.245 231.236 88.45 81.10 50.90 49.46 44-34-2 55.00
6 Subiaco 20 5 14 1 1571 1980 79.34 22 2-7-1 3-7-0 224.227 283.282 78.55 99.00 49.67 50.09 32-47-1 25.00
7 Perth 20 4 16 0 1552 1845 84.12 16 2-8-0 2-8-0 221.226 264.261 77.60 92.25 49.44 50.29 31-46-3 20.00
8 Swan Districts 20 2 18 0 1387 2403 57.72 8 0-10-0 2-8-0 195.217 343.345 69.35 120.15 47.33 49.85 26-54-0 10.00
  H&A 80 79 79 1 14289 14289 100.00 320 40-39-1 39-40-1 2037.2067 2037.2067 89.31 89.31 49.63 49.63 315-315-10 49.38
  Finals 4 4 4 0 761 761 100.00 16 2-2-0 2-2-0 107.119 107.119 95.13 95.13 47.35 47.35 15-15-2 50.00
  Total 84 83 83 1 15050 15050 100.00 336 42-41-1 41-42-1 2144.2186 2144.2186 89.58 89.58 49.52 49.52 330-330-12 49.41

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle3.46.99.109.11 65 Sat 21-Sep-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval6,200
East Perth3.25.77.88.12 60 East Fremantle won by 5 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle2.111.816.1319.16 130 Sat 28-Sep-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval9,166
Claremont3.64.911.1017.13 115 South Fremantle won by 15 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle7.511.912.1413.17 95 Sat 5-Oct-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval10,649
Claremont1.35.712.1119.17 131 Claremont won by 36 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle0.34.65.139.20 74 Sat 12-Oct-1940 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval19,876
Claremont4.75.109.1213.13 91 Claremont won by 17 points
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.