carlton (5-6) vs geelong (8-3) princess park
cats survive blues scare by 1 point. geelong (9-3) host collingwood. carlton (5-7) play south.
| Carlton | 3.4 4.12 8.16 11.24 | 90 | Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Geelong | 1.6 5.9 9.15 12.19 | 91 | Geelong won by 1 pt |
collingwood (5-6) vs south (3-8) victoria park
pies destroy swans by 86. collingwood (6-6) play geelong. south (3-9) host carlton.
| Collingwood | 3.1 8.7 12.11 19.14 | 128 | Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 6,500 Venue: Victoria Park |
| South Melbourne | 1.4 2.7 4.11 4.18 | 42 | Collingwood won by 86 pts |
melbourne (8-3) vs essendon (8-3) mcg
dees smash dons by 68. melbourne (9-3) play richmond. essendon (8-4) host footscray.
| Melbourne | 4.2 7.10 10.15 17.20 | 122 | Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 18,640 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Essendon | 3.4 4.5 6.9 7.12 | 54 | Melbourne won by 68 pts |
st kilda (3-8) vs fitzroy (6-5) junction oval
saints overrun lions by 11. st kilda (4-8) play hawthorn. fiztroy (6-6) host north.
| St Kilda | 2.2 2.6 4.10 8.11 | 59 | Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Fitzroy | 4.4 5.6 5.10 6.12 | 48 | St Kilda won by 11 pts |
footscray (7-4) vs richmond (7-4) western oval
tigers overrun dogs by 3 goals. richmond (8-4) host melbourne. footscray (7-5) play essendon.
| Footscray | 4.3 6.6 10.9 12.10 | 82 | Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| Richmond | 2.5 7.8 10.8 15.10 | 100 | Richmond won by 18 pts |
north (3-8) vs hawthorn (3-8) arden st
roos beat hawks by 7. north (4-8) play fitzroy. hawthorn (3-9) host st kilda.
| North Melbourne | 5.4 6.4 9.11 11.11 | 77 | Sat 13-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 3,000 Venue: Arden St |
| Hawthorn | 1.2 5.8 6.11 9.16 | 70 | North Melbourne won by 7 pts |
ladder
| Rd 12 Ladder | |||
| ME | 12 | 36 | 123.7 |
| GE | 12 | 36 | 108.5 |
| RI | 12 | 32 | 115.8 |
| ES | 12 | 32 | 98.8 |
| FO | 12 | 28 | 109.9 |
| CW | 12 | 24 | 106.8 |
| FI | 12 | 24 | 95.8 |
| CA | 12 | 20 | 100.7 |
| SK | 12 | 16 | 96.1 |
| NM | 12 | 16 | 86.5 |
| HW | 12 | 12 | 84.6 |
| SM | 12 | 12 | 79.4 |
round 13 matches
south v carlton LO
geelong v collingwood CO
essendon v footscray WH
fitzroy v north BS
hawthorn v st kilda GO
richmond v melbourne PR