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AFL - KEY FACTS

Official name
Australian Football League

Known as
AFL

Duration
1897–2023

Headquarters
140 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, VIC, 3008

Phone
1300 722 515

Website
afl.com.au

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Premiership Season 1897-2023; Women's Premiership Season 2017-2023; Women's Under-18 Championships 2010-2023; Night/Pre-Season Competition 1956-2023; Under-18 Championships 1953-2023

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
AFLX 2018-2019; Women's Winter Series 2018-2019; Women's Exhibition Series 2013-2016; Reserves 1919-1999; Under 19s 1946-1991; Reserves


Premiership Season

Official Name
V/AFL Premiership Season

Duration
1897–2023

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Carlton (VIC) 1897-2023; Collingwood (VIC) 1897-2023; Essendon (VIC) 1897-2023; Geelong (VIC) 1897-2023; Melbourne (VIC) 1897-2023; Sydney (VIC) 1897-2023; St. Kilda (VIC) 1897-2023; Richmond (VIC) 1908-2023; North Melbourne (VIC) 1925-2023; Western Bulldogs (VIC) 1925-2023; Hawthorn (VIC) 1925-2023; Brisbane (QLD) 1987-2023; West Coast (WA) 1987-2023; Adelaide (SA) 1991-2023; Fremantle (WA) 1995-2023; Port Adelaide (SA) 1997-2023; Gold Coast (QLD) 2011-2023; Greater Western Sydney (NSW) 2012-2023

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Fitzroy (VIC) 1897-1996; University (VIC) 1908-1914

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Adelaide Oval; Bellerive Oval; Carrara Stadium; Docklands; Eureka Stadium; Gabba; Kardinia Park; M.C.G.; Manuka Oval; Marrara Stadium; Norwood Oval; Perth Stadium; S.C.G.; Summit Sport Park; Sydney Showground; Traeger Park; York Park

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Albury Sports Ground; Arden Street; Blacktown; Brisbane Exhibition Ground; Brunswick Street; Canberra Stadium; Cazaly's Stadium; Coburg City Oval; Corio Oval; East Melbourne; Euroa Memorial Oval; Football Park; Glenferrie Oval; Jiangwan Stadium; Junction Oval; Lake Oval; Moorabbin Oval; North Hobart Oval; Olympic Park; Princes Park; Punt Road; Riverway Stadium; Stadium Australia; Subiaco Oval; Toorak Park; Victoria Park; W.A.C.A.; Waverley Park; Wellington Stadium; Whitten Oval; Windy Hill; Yallourn Oval; Yarraville Oval

1940 V/AFL Premiership Season

V/AFL - League records
 
1939 1941
Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Every player | Every goalkicker
 
Ladder | Round by Round | Finals
 

1940 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Melbourne 18 14 4 0 2110 1677 125.82 56
2 Richmond 18 12 6 0 1787 1489 120.01 48
3 Essendon 18 12 6 0 1611 1489 108.19 48
4 Geelong 18 11 7 0 1645 1599 102.88 44
5 Carlton 18 10 8 0 1730 1555 111.25 40
6 Footscray 18 9 9 0 1696 1558 108.86 36
7 Fitzroy 18 9 9 0 1443 1563 92.32 36
8 Collingwood 18 8 10 0 1621 1611 100.62 32
9 Hawthorn 18 7 11 0 1549 1760 88.01 28
10 South Melbourne 18 7 11 0 1480 1696 87.26 28
11 St. Kilda 18 5 13 0 1418 1634 86.78 20
12 North Melbourne 18 4 14 0 1381 1840 75.05 16
  H&A 108 108 108 0 19471 19471 100.00 432
  Finals 4 4 4 0 724 724 100.00 16
  Total 112 112 112 0 20195 20195 100.00 448

1940 Round by Round

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

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon5.78.1014.1418.17 125 Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 pm Windy Hill23,000
Melbourne3.67.89.1116.12 108 Essendon won by 17 points[Stats]
Fitzroy3.58.713.1013.13 91 Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 pm Brunswick Street20,000
St. Kilda2.37.810.1310.20 80 Fitzroy won by 11 points[Stats]
Geelong3.74.117.149.18 72 Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 pm Corio Oval12,000
Carlton1.56.188.2112.27 99 Carlton won by 27 points[Stats]
Hawthorn5.414.517.925.11 161 Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 pm Glenferrie Oval14,000
North Melbourne2.46.68.813.11 89 Hawthorn won by 72 points[Stats]
Richmond4.47.99.1314.19 103 Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 pm Punt Road24,000
Footscray7.210.715.1017.13 115 Footscray won by 12 points[Stats]
South Melbourne2.66.96.1211.14 80 Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 pm Lake Oval18,000
Collingwood5.46.613.813.14 92 Collingwood won by 12 points[Stats]

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton4.27.811.1015.19 109 Sat 4-May-1940 2:45 pm Princes Park19,000
South Melbourne3.18.211.312.5 77 Carlton won by 32 points[Stats]
Collingwood1.25.69.1011.13 79 Sat 4-May-1940 2:45 pm Victoria Park11,000
Geelong5.45.610.814.10 94 Geelong won by 15 points[Stats]
Melbourne4.410.712.1118.14 122 Sat 4-May-1940 2:45 pm M.C.G.20,044
Richmond2.47.810.1314.15 99 Melbourne won by 23 points[Stats]
North Melbourne5.77.1110.1415.16 106 Sat 4-May-1940 2:45 pm Arden Street11,000
Fitzroy2.14.26.37.9 51 North Melbourne won by 55 points[Stats]
St. Kilda2.58.1010.1612.25 97 Sat 4-May-1940 2:45 pm Junction Oval17,000
Hawthorn4.66.97.127.13 55 St. Kilda won by 42 points[Stats]
Footscray6.27.313.817.9 111 Sat 4-May-1940 2:45 pm Western Oval25,000
Essendon1.15.57.69.12 66 Footscray won by 45 points[Stats]

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood5.46.813.1818.19 127 Sat 11-May-1940 2:45 pm Victoria Park23,000
Carlton2.45.67.1312.18 90 Collingwood won by 37 points[Stats]
Essendon4.36.89.1012.14 86 Sat 11-May-1940 2:45 pm Windy Hill16,000
South Melbourne2.37.69.910.15 75 Essendon won by 11 points[Stats]
Geelong7.49.614.1316.19 115 Sat 11-May-1940 2:45 pm Corio Oval8,500
Fitzroy2.48.612.613.8 86 Geelong won by 29 points[Stats]
Hawthorn4.111.414.815.12 102 Sat 11-May-1940 2:45 pm Glenferrie Oval16,000
Richmond6.313.616.1219.15 129 Richmond won by 27 points[Stats]
Melbourne3.39.914.1620.21 141 Sat 11-May-1940 2:45 pm M.C.G.30,867
Footscray2.39.614.1015.12 102 Melbourne won by 39 points[Stats]
St. Kilda1.25.38.612.12 84 Sat 11-May-1940 2:45 pm Junction Oval15,500
North Melbourne2.53.65.99.11 65 St. Kilda won by 19 points[Stats]

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton3.35.88.913.12 90 Sat 18-May-1940 2:45 pm Princes Park18,000
Melbourne4.57.913.1716.20 116 Melbourne won by 26 points[Stats]
Fitzroy5.46.910.1512.15 87 Sat 18-May-1940 2:45 pm Brunswick Street13,000
Essendon2.25.58.910.16 76 Fitzroy won by 11 points[Stats]
North Melbourne6.57.1011.1414.15 99 Sat 18-May-1940 2:45 pm Arden Street11,000
Collingwood1.36.96.1310.15 75 North Melbourne won by 24 points[Stats]
Richmond3.58.915.1017.15 117 Sat 18-May-1940 2:45 pm Punt Road13,000
Geelong4.24.36.511.6 72 Richmond won by 45 points[Stats]
South Melbourne6.38.818.1022.13 145 Sat 18-May-1940 2:45 pm Lake Oval9,000
Hawthorn6.09.611.916.10 106 South Melbourne won by 39 points[Stats]
Footscray3.46.68.129.16 70 Sat 18-May-1940 2:45 pm Western Oval16,000
St. Kilda3.36.79.1213.14 92 St. Kilda won by 22 points[Stats]

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon2.44.612.1412.18 90 Sat 25-May-1940 2:45 pm Windy Hill12,000
Hawthorn2.27.77.79.19 73 Essendon won by 17 points[Stats]
Fitzroy4.75.77.138.14 62 Sat 25-May-1940 2:45 pm Brunswick Street14,000
Richmond3.16.38.512.11 83 Richmond won by 21 points[Stats]
Geelong3.74.88.1712.21 93 Sat 25-May-1940 2:45 pm Corio Oval5,000
South Melbourne0.35.77.1010.12 72 Geelong won by 21 points[Stats]
Melbourne5.69.713.1217.12 114 Sat 25-May-1940 2:45 pm M.C.G.20,043
Collingwood1.47.119.1413.20 98 Melbourne won by 16 points[Stats]
North Melbourne0.22.53.77.11 53 Sat 25-May-1940 2:45 pm Arden Street13,000
Footscray3.26.59.79.12 66 Footscray won by 13 points[Stats]
St. Kilda1.23.114.166.18 54 Sat 25-May-1940 2:45 pm Junction Oval21,000
Carlton5.67.88.1411.19 85 Carlton won by 31 points[Stats]

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton5.76.76.1110.16 76 Sat 1-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Princes Park16,000
Fitzroy1.24.76.98.14 62 Carlton won by 14 points[Stats]
Collingwood2.27.98.1012.13 85 Sat 1-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Victoria Park11,000
Essendon4.46.810.1211.17 83 Collingwood won by 2 points[Stats]
Hawthorn2.67.78.1412.15 87 Sat 1-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Glenferrie Oval8,000
Melbourne3.36.87.1111.15 81 Hawthorn won by 6 points[Stats]
Richmond4.18.412.617.10 112 Sat 1-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Punt Road20,000
St. Kilda0.33.36.811.10 76 Richmond won by 36 points[Stats]
South Melbourne3.17.310.616.9 105 Sat 1-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Lake Oval9,000
North Melbourne6.211.215.816.8 104 South Melbourne won by 1 point[Stats]
Footscray4.44.49.610.6 66 Sat 1-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Western Oval12,000
Geelong1.17.68.710.14 74 Geelong won by 8 points[Stats]

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Fitzroy2.210.514.817.11 113 Sat 8-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Brunswick Street7,000
Hawthorn6.26.58.1012.14 86 Fitzroy won by 27 points[Stats]
Geelong1.25.87.109.13 67 Sat 8-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Corio Oval5,000
Essendon2.73.115.1910.22 82 Essendon won by 15 points[Stats]
North Melbourne2.06.18.18.1 49 Sat 8-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Arden Street5,000
Melbourne3.65.1510.2312.34 106 Melbourne won by 57 points[Stats]
Richmond2.16.58.713.16 94 Sat 8-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Punt Road10,000
South Melbourne5.68.1110.1312.13 85 Richmond won by 9 points[Stats]
St. Kilda3.24.67.910.12 72 Sat 8-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Junction Oval13,000
Collingwood3.48.711.1213.14 92 Collingwood won by 20 points[Stats]
Footscray2.34.137.1512.18 90 Sat 8-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Western Oval13,000
Carlton5.38.411.712.8 80 Footscray won by 10 points[Stats]

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood1.31.64.106.13 49 Sat 15-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Victoria Park20,000
Richmond3.47.77.810.15 75 Richmond won by 26 points[Stats]
Essendon4.16.47.1212.14 86 Sat 15-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Windy Hill16,000
Carlton3.36.67.118.15 63 Essendon won by 23 points[Stats]
Hawthorn2.44.87.148.17 65 Sat 15-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Glenferrie Oval10,000
Footscray3.65.109.1515.20 110 Footscray won by 45 points[Stats]
North Melbourne3.94.117.158.15 63 Sat 15-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Arden Street5,000
Geelong0.23.103.1313.20 98 Geelong won by 35 points[Stats]
South Melbourne3.15.47.712.9 81 Sat 15-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Lake Oval12,000
St. Kilda1.65.117.1210.16 76 South Melbourne won by 5 points[Stats]
Melbourne1.38.611.812.15 87 Mon 17-Jun-1940 2:30 pm M.C.G.19,737
Fitzroy5.37.611.912.13 85 Melbourne won by 2 points[Stats]

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton6.510.912.1816.20 116 Sat 22-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Princes Park13,000
North Melbourne3.18.812.918.12 120 North Melbourne won by 4 points[Stats]
Fitzroy2.57.148.1910.30 90 Sat 22-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Brunswick Street12,000
South Melbourne4.54.98.1410.17 77 Fitzroy won by 13 points[Stats]
Geelong1.35.109.1512.18 90 Sat 22-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Corio Oval4,000
Hawthorn3.45.45.66.10 46 Geelong won by 44 points[Stats]
Richmond6.18.111.412.5 77 Sat 22-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Punt Road19,000
Essendon1.25.89.912.10 82 Essendon won by 5 points[Stats]
St. Kilda4.37.913.1016.16 112 Sat 22-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Junction Oval13,000
Melbourne5.67.1010.1817.21 123 Melbourne won by 11 points[Stats]
Footscray5.57.811.815.10 100 Sat 22-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Western Oval15,000
Collingwood4.15.410.812.12 84 Footscray won by 16 points[Stats]

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton1.35.75.713.11 89 Sat 29-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Princes Park10,000
Hawthorn7.410.713.1613.18 96 Hawthorn won by 7 points[Stats]
Collingwood2.47.811.1612.17 89 Sat 29-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Victoria Park14,000
Fitzroy5.46.99.1015.13 103 Fitzroy won by 14 points[Stats]
Melbourne9.613.1117.1722.19 151 Sat 29-Jun-1940 2:30 pm M.C.G.15,265
Geelong7.215.419.924.10 154 Geelong won by 3 points[Stats]
North Melbourne5.47.611.913.11 89 Sat 29-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Arden Street11,000
Richmond2.29.912.1017.16 118 Richmond won by 29 points[Stats]
St. Kilda2.88.1212.1214.18 102 Sat 29-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Junction Oval15,000
Essendon4.45.58.1115.14 104 Essendon won by 2 points[Stats]
Footscray2.88.1013.1215.15 105 Sat 29-Jun-1940 2:30 pm Western Oval14,000
South Melbourne2.32.54.76.10 46 Footscray won by 59 points[Stats]

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon2.46.816.1019.14 128 Sat 6-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Windy Hill11,000
North Melbourne3.37.510.616.9 105 Essendon won by 23 points[Stats]
Fitzroy6.211.417.717.8 110 Sat 6-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Brunswick Street18,000
Footscray5.67.810.1014.13 97 Fitzroy won by 13 points[Stats]
Geelong6.19.69.1712.22 94 Sat 6-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Corio Oval6,500
St. Kilda3.27.611.911.10 76 Geelong won by 18 points[Stats]
Hawthorn6.07.610.1610.17 77 Sat 6-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Glenferrie Oval10,000
Collingwood5.57.1010.1114.17 101 Collingwood won by 24 points[Stats]
Richmond1.04.27.69.11 65 Sat 6-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Punt Road18,000
Carlton5.66.136.189.22 76 Carlton won by 11 points[Stats]
South Melbourne3.34.107.1510.18 78 Sat 6-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Lake Oval10,000
Melbourne6.69.1112.1419.16 130 Melbourne won by 52 points[Stats]

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton3.44.128.1611.24 90 Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Princes Park9,000
Geelong1.65.99.1512.19 91 Geelong won by 1 point[Stats]
Collingwood3.18.712.1119.14 128 Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Victoria Park6,500
South Melbourne1.42.74.114.18 42 Collingwood won by 86 points[Stats]
Melbourne4.27.1010.1517.20 122 Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 pm M.C.G.18,640
Essendon3.44.56.97.12 54 Melbourne won by 68 points[Stats]
North Melbourne5.46.49.1111.11 77 Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Arden Street3,000
Hawthorn1.25.86.119.16 70 North Melbourne won by 7 points[Stats]
St. Kilda2.22.64.108.11 59 Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Junction Oval10,000
Fitzroy4.45.65.106.12 48 St. Kilda won by 11 points[Stats]
Footscray4.36.610.912.10 82 Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Western Oval11,000
Richmond2.57.810.815.10 100 Richmond won by 18 points[Stats]

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon4.56.79.1513.17 95 Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Windy Hill17,000
Footscray3.47.711.1013.13 91 Essendon won by 4 points[Stats]
Fitzroy1.68.1412.1616.17 113 Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Brunswick Street10,000
North Melbourne2.44.68.99.13 67 Fitzroy won by 46 points[Stats]
Geelong5.310.617.1323.18 156 Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Corio Oval8,500
Collingwood4.26.119.1412.19 91 Geelong won by 65 points[Stats]
Hawthorn3.37.813.1217.17 119 Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Glenferrie Oval8,000
St. Kilda2.74.116.138.15 63 Hawthorn won by 56 points[Stats]
Richmond4.58.613.713.9 87 Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Punt Road21,000
Melbourne4.45.710.1213.16 94 Melbourne won by 7 points[Stats]
South Melbourne4.69.914.1017.11 113 Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Lake Oval8,000
Carlton5.310.613.914.14 98 South Melbourne won by 15 points[Stats]

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton4.47.1211.1414.18 102 Sat 27-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Princes Park9,000
Collingwood5.29.410.613.9 87 Carlton won by 15 points[Stats]
Fitzroy3.114.158.1810.27 87 Sat 27-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Brunswick Street17,000
Geelong0.14.35.68.12 60 Fitzroy won by 27 points[Report]  [Stats]
North Melbourne1.41.74.116.11 47 Sat 27-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Arden Street4,500
St. Kilda3.07.28.513.6 84 St. Kilda won by 37 points[Stats]
Richmond2.16.68.811.13 79 Sat 27-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Punt Road9,000
Hawthorn3.44.67.1312.15 87 Hawthorn won by 8 points[Stats]
South Melbourne3.15.38.49.6 60 Sat 27-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Lake Oval10,000
Essendon5.25.56.137.16 58 South Melbourne won by 2 points[Stats]
Footscray6.77.811.1712.19 91 Sat 27-Jul-1940 2:30 pm Western Oval12,000
Melbourne2.26.99.1115.20 110 Melbourne won by 19 points[Stats]

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood2.96.148.1612.21 93 Sat 10-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Victoria Park6,500
North Melbourne0.63.84.116.17 53 Collingwood won by 40 points[Stats]
Essendon2.33.66.910.12 72 Sat 10-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Windy Hill18,000
Fitzroy2.46.78.1110.15 75 Fitzroy won by 3 points[Stats]
Geelong1.55.107.1412.15 87 Sat 10-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Corio Oval10,000
Richmond5.37.513.916.11 107 Richmond won by 20 points[Stats]
Hawthorn3.54.127.1610.19 79 Sat 10-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Glenferrie Oval8,000
South Melbourne1.14.47.810.13 73 Hawthorn won by 6 points[Stats]
Melbourne3.25.59.814.12 96 Sat 10-Aug-1940 2:45 pm M.C.G.16,500
Carlton4.410.813.1020.13 133 Carlton won by 37 points[Stats]
St. Kilda4.28.410.613.9 87 Sat 10-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Junction Oval13,000
Footscray2.98.1312.1815.22 112 Footscray won by 25 points[Stats]

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton2.64.89.913.14 92 Sat 17-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Princes Park6,000
St. Kilda0.23.84.116.16 52 Carlton won by 40 points[Stats]
Collingwood3.26.510.1312.18 90 Sat 17-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Victoria Park8,000
Melbourne4.39.410.416.8 104 Melbourne won by 14 points[Stats]
Hawthorn4.46.79.1511.18 84 Sat 17-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Glenferrie Oval9,000
Essendon4.212.413.918.12 120 Essendon won by 36 points[Stats]
Richmond2.28.610.814.15 99 Sat 17-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Punt Road22,000
Fitzroy2.34.59.810.11 71 Richmond won by 28 points[Stats]
South Melbourne3.73.1110.1512.19 91 Sat 17-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Lake Oval7,000
Geelong4.18.410.613.9 87 South Melbourne won by 4 points[Stats]
Footscray5.410.713.1017.22 124 Sat 17-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Western Oval8,000
North Melbourne1.53.86.118.13 61 Footscray won by 63 points[Stats]

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon0.25.710.1312.20 92 Sat 24-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Windy Hill13,000
Collingwood1.73.83.136.16 52 Essendon won by 40 points[Stats]
Fitzroy5.46.58.1110.11 71 Sat 24-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Brunswick Street20,000
Carlton3.48.810.921.14 140 Carlton won by 69 points[Stats]
Geelong4.56.108.1412.17 89 Sat 24-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Corio Oval10,000
Footscray3.27.98.1111.18 84 Geelong won by 5 points[Stats]
Melbourne5.411.1116.1526.20 176 Sat 24-Aug-1940 2:45 pm M.C.G.8,722
Hawthorn3.36.57.78.14 62 Melbourne won by 114 points[Stats]
North Melbourne0.05.35.48.5 53 Sat 24-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Arden Street5,000
South Melbourne6.1210.1415.2116.23 119 South Melbourne won by 66 points[Stats]
St. Kilda2.77.117.1210.17 77 Sat 24-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Junction Oval14,000
Richmond8.212.416.920.15 135 Richmond won by 58 points[Stats]

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton5.67.811.1015.12 102 Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Princes Park9,000
Footscray4.47.810.1211.14 80 Carlton won by 22 points[Stats]
Collingwood1.55.1111.1615.19 109 Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Victoria Park6,000
St. Kilda4.55.97.1210.15 75 Collingwood won by 34 points[Stats]
Essendon3.45.711.1216.16 112 Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Windy Hill13,000
Geelong2.14.54.67.10 52 Essendon won by 60 points[Stats]
Hawthorn6.210.712.913.16 94 Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Glenferrie Oval5,500
Fitzroy1.22.53.85.8 38 Hawthorn won by 56 points[Stats]
Melbourne2.77.1311.1718.21 129 Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 pm M.C.G.5,500
North Melbourne2.52.85.1411.15 81 Melbourne won by 48 points[Stats]
South Melbourne1.43.77.98.13 61 Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 pm Lake Oval17,000
Richmond2.25.611.716.12 108 Richmond won by 47 points[Stats]

1940 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Melbourne 18 14 4 0 2110 1677 125.82 56
2 Richmond 18 12 6 0 1787 1489 120.01 48
3 Essendon 18 12 6 0 1611 1489 108.19 48
4 Geelong 18 11 7 0 1645 1599 102.88 44
5 Carlton 18 10 8 0 1730 1555 111.25 40
6 Footscray 18 9 9 0 1696 1558 108.86 36
7 Fitzroy 18 9 9 0 1443 1563 92.32 36
8 Collingwood 18 8 10 0 1621 1611 100.62 32
9 Hawthorn 18 7 11 0 1549 1760 88.01 28
10 South Melbourne 18 7 11 0 1480 1696 87.26 28
11 St. Kilda 18 5 13 0 1418 1634 86.78 20
12 North Melbourne 18 4 14 0 1381 1840 75.05 16
  H&A 108 108 108 0 19471 19471 100.00 432
  Finals 4 4 4 0 724 724 100.00 16
  Total 112 112 112 0 20195 20195 100.00 448

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Geelong3.25.38.1110.14 74 Sat 7-Sep-1940 2:30 pm M.C.G.44,187
Essendon5.411.1012.1113.14 92 Essendon won by 18 points[Stats]

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Melbourne4.46.811.1714.17 101 Sat 14-Sep-1940 2:30 pm M.C.G.54,763
Richmond4.39.713.816.11 107 Richmond won by 6 points[Stats]

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Melbourne4.78.119.1612.18 90 Sat 21-Sep-1940 2:30 pm M.C.G.47,348
Essendon3.48.89.1112.13 85 Melbourne won by 5 points[Stats]

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Melbourne4.810.1113.1515.17 107 Sat 28-Sep-1940 2:50 pm M.C.G.70,330
Richmond3.04.25.410.8 68 Melbourne won by 39 points[Report]  [Stats]

Footnotes

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