south (3-9) vs carlton (5-7) lake oval
swans stun blues by 15. south (4-9) host essendon. carlton (5-8) host collingwood.
| South Melbourne | 4.6 9.9 14.10 17.11 | 113 | Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Carlton | 5.3 10.6 13.9 14.14 | 98 | South Melbourne won by 15 pts |
geelong (9-3) vs collingwood (6-6) corio oval
cats win high scoring game over pies by 65. geelong (10-3) play fitzroy. collingwood (6-7) play carlton.
| Geelong | 5.3 10.6 17.13 23.18 | 156 | Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 8,500 Venue: Corio Oval |
| Collingwood | 4.2 6.11 9.14 12.19 | 91 | Geelong won by 65 pts |
essendon (8-4) vs footscray (7-5) windy hill
dons edge dogs by 4. essendon (9-4) play south. footscray (7-6) host melbourne.
| Essendon | 4.5 6.7 9.15 13.17 | 95 | Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 17,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Footscray | 3.4 7.7 11.10 13.13 | 91 | Essendon won by 4 pts |
fitzroy (6-6) vs north (4-8) brunswick st
lions beat roos by 46. fitzroy (7-6) host geelong. north (4-9) host st kilda.
| Fitzroy | 1.6 8.14 12.16 16.17 | 113 | Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| North Melbourne | 2.4 4.6 8.9 9.13 | 67 | Fitzroy won by 46 pts |
hawthorn (3-9) vs st kilda (4-8) glenferie oval
hawks smash saints by 56. hawthorn (4-9) play richmond. st kilda (4-9) play north.
| Hawthorn | 3.3 7.8 13.12 17.17 | 119 | Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| St Kilda | 2.7 4.11 6.13 8.15 | 63 | Hawthorn won by 56 pts |
richmond (8-4) vs melbourne (9-3) punt rd
dees edge tigers by 7. melbourne (10-3) play footscray. richmond (8-5) host hawthorn.
| Richmond | 4.5 8.6 13.7 13.9 | 87 | Sat 20-Jul-1940 2:30 PM Att: 21,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Melbourne | 4.4 5.7 10.12 13.16 | 94 | Melbourne won by 7 pts |
ladder
| Rd 13 Ladder | |||
| ME | 13 | 40 | 122.5 |
| GE | 13 | 40 | 113.6 |
| ES | 13 | 36 | 99.2 |
| RI | 13 | 32 | 113.8 |
| FO | 13 | 28 | 108.7 |
| FI | 13 | 28 | 100.3 |
| CW | 13 | 24 | 100.4 |
| CA | 13 | 20 | 99.3 |
| SK | 13 | 16 | 91.6 |
| HW | 13 | 16 | 89.7 |
| NM | 13 | 16 | 84.1 |
| SM | 13 | 16 | 82.1 |
round 14 matches
carlton v collingwood PP
south v essendon LO
fitzroy v geelong BS
footscray v melbourne WO
richmond v hawthorn PR
north v st kilda AS