Sturt
"Try a word association test involving the name ‘Sturt’ with South Australian football followers of more than fifty years of age - and long memories - and the chances are that the most popular responses would be terms like “skilful”, “brilliant”, “classy” and “dazzling”. The Sturt side that dominated South Australian football during the second half of the 1960s had an impact which no other team in the history of the SANFL, with the possible exception of the great Port Adelaide side which won six successive premierships during the 1950s, ever managed ... "
- John Devaney looks at the history of the Double Blues and their extraordinary run of success in the late 1960s
1940 Season (SANFL) Fixture
Sturt's 1940 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-04-20 1 | A | Sturt | 0.0 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 17.14 | 116 | WON | West Adelaide | 6.6 | 10.8 | 12.13 | 15.16 | 106 | 10 | ADO | 1940-04-20 Apr 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-04-27 2 | A | Sturt | 3.3 | 4.4 | 8.10 | 12.13 | 85 | LOST | Port Adelaide | 1.5 | 7.12 | 12.19 | 17.22 | 124 | -39 | ALB | 1940-04-27 Apr 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-05-04 3 | H | Sturt | 4.11 | 6.12 | 15.15 | 15.16 | 106 | WON | West Torrens | 1.1 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 77 | 29 | UNL | 1940-05-04 May 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-05-11 4 | H | Sturt | 5.6 | 11.11 | 17.14 | 19.17 | 131 | WON | South Adelaide | 5.0 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 18.10 | 118 | 13 | UNL | 1940-05-11 May 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-05-18 5 | A | Sturt | 6.4 | 11.4 | 19.8 | 23.13 | 151 | WON | Glenelg | 3.0 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 13.11 | 89 | 62 | GLE | 1940-05-18 May 18 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-05-25 6 | A | Sturt | 2.4 | 11.7 | 16.10 | 22.14 | 146 | WON | Norwood | 3.4 | 7.9 | 14.12 | 20.14 | 134 | 12 | NOR | 1940-05-25 May 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-06-01 7 | A | Sturt | 5.6 | 7.8 | 8.13 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | North Adelaide | 1.4 | 7.6 | 14.9 | 17.15 | 117 | -47 | PRO | 1940-06-01 Jun 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-06-08 8 | H | Sturt | 4.4 | 7.12 | 9.12 | 15.16 | 106 | WON | West Torrens | 3.3 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 80 | 26 | UNL | 1940-06-08 Jun 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-06-15 9 | H | Sturt | 9.5 | 11.8 | 13.11 | 14.15 | 99 | WON | West Adelaide | 3.3 | 4.5 | 7.12 | 11.16 | 82 | 17 | UNL | 1940-06-15 Jun 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-06-22 10 | A | Sturt | 2.2 | 7.7 | 10.11 | 14.14 | 98 | LOST | South Adelaide | 5.1 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 16.9 | 105 | -7 | ADO | 1940-06-22 Jun 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-06-29 11 | H | Sturt | 4.6 | 10.11 | 17.12 | 25.15 | 165 | WON | Port Adelaide | 1.3 | 6.5 | 9.10 | 10.14 | 74 | 91 | UNL | 1940-06-29 Jun 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-07-06 12 | A | Sturt | 2.4 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 14.13 | 97 | WON | Norwood | 3.7 | 6.8 | 12.13 | 13.17 | 95 | 2 | NOR | 1940-07-06 Jul 6 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-07-20 13 | H | Sturt | 7.3 | 19.6 | 22.12 | 29.17 | 191 | WON | Glenelg | 4.3 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 11.11 | 77 | 114 | UNL | 1940-07-20 Jul 20 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-07-27 14 | H | Sturt | 4.6 | 4.9 | 6.20 | 9.21 | 75 | WON | Norwood | 0.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 7.16 | 58 | 17 | UNL | 1940-07-27 Jul 27 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-08-17 15 | A | Sturt | 4.1 | 11.4 | 14.5 | 18.13 | 121 | WON | West Torrens | 4.2 | 4.4 | 7.12 | 9.16 | 70 | 51 | THB | 1940-08-17 Aug 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-08-24 16 | H | Sturt | 4.0 | 11.6 | 16.7 | 22.12 | 144 | WON | North Adelaide | 5.4 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 14.12 | 96 | 48 | UNL | 1940-08-24 Aug 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-08-31 17 | A | Sturt | 2.4 | 6.9 | 12.13 | 16.16 | 112 | LOST | Glenelg | 7.7 | 8.8 | 14.9 | 19.12 | 126 | -14 | GLE | 1940-08-31 Aug 31 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-09-14 2SF | H | Sturt | 3.0 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 11.13 | 79 | WON | Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 5.8 | 8.12 | 10.16 | 76 | 3 | ADO | 1940-09-14 Sep 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1940-09-28 GF | H | Sturt | 4.5 | 5.6 | 11.10 | 14.16 | 100 | WON | South Adelaide | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 11.13 | 79 | 21 | ADO | 1940-09-28 Sep 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |