geelong v carlton corio oval
blues beat cats by 27. carlton (1-0) host south. geelong (0-1) play collingwood.
| Geelong 3.7 4.11 7.14 9.1872Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Corio OvalCarlton 1.5 6.18 8.21 12.2799Carlton won by 27 pts [Match stats] |
south v collingwood lake oval
pies survive swans fightback by 2 goals. collingwood (1-0) host geelong. south (0-1) play carlton.
| South Melbourne | 2.6 6.9 6.12 11.14 | 80 | Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Collingwood | 5.4 6.6 13.8 13.14 | 92 | Collingwood won by 12 pts |
essendon v melbourne windy hill
dons hold off regining premiers dees by 17 points. essendon (1-0) play footscray. melbourne (0-1) host richmond.
| Essendon | 5.7 8.10 14.14 18.17 | 125 | Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 PM Att: 23,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Melbourne | 3.6 7.8 9.11 16.12 | 108 | Essendon won by 17 pts |
fitzroy v st kilda brunswick st
lions hold off saints by 11 points. fitzroy (1-0) play north. st kilda (0-1) host hawthorn.
| Fitzroy | 3.5 8.7 13.10 13.13 | 91 | Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| St Kilda | 2.3 7.8 10.13 10.20 | 80 | Fitzroy won by 11 pts |
richmond v footscray punt rd
dogs stun tigers by 2 goals. footscray (1-0) host essendon. richmond (0-1) play melbourne.
| Richmond | 4.4 7.9 9.13 14.19 | 103 | Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 PM Att: 24,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Footscray | 7.2 10.7 15.10 17.13 | 115 | Footscray won by 12 pts |
hawthorn v north glenferie oval
hawks easily the side of round 1 smashing roos by 12 goals. hawthorn (1-0) play st kilda. north (0-1) host fitzroy.
| Hawthorn | 5.4 14.5 17.9 25.11 | 161 | Sat 27-Apr-1940 2:45 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| North Melbourne | 2.4 6.6 8.8 13.11 | 89 | Hawthorn won by 72 pts |
ladder
| Rd 1 Ladder | |||
| HW | 1 | 4 | 180.9 |
| CA | 1 | 4 | 137.5 |
| ES | 1 | 4 | 115.7 |
| CW | 1 | 4 | 115.0 |
| FI | 1 | 4 | 113.8 |
| FO | 1 | 4 | 111.7 |
| RI | 1 | 0 | 89.6 |
| SK | 1 | 0 | 87.9 |
| SM | 1 | 0 | 87.0 |
| ME | 1 | 0 | 86.4 |
| GE | 1 | 0 | 72.7 |
| NM | 1 | 0 | 55.3 |
round 2 matches
carlton v south PP
collingwood v geelong VP
footscray v essendon WO
north v fitzroy AS
st kilda v hawthorn JO
melbourne v richmond MCG
Harrison’s world 