carlton (9-8) vs footscray (9-8) princess park
blues beat dogs by 22. carlton (10-8) finish 5th. footscray (9-9) finish 6th.
| Carlton 5.6 7.8 11.10 15.12102Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Princes ParkFootscray 4.4 7.8 10.12 11.1480Carlton won by 22 pts |
collingwood (7-10) vs st kilda (5-12) victoria park
pies overrun saints by 34. collingwood (8-10) finish 8th. st kilda (5-13) finish 11th.
| Collingwood | 1.5 5.11 11.16 15.19 | 109 | Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 PM Att: 6,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| St Kilda | 4.5 5.9 7.12 10.15 | 75 | Collingwood won by 34 pts |
essendon (11-6) vs geelong (11-6) windy hill
dons smash cats by 10 goals lets do it again next week because they will in the minor semi. essendon (12-6) geelong (11-7)
| Essendon | 3.4 5.7 11.12 16.16 | 112 | Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 PM Att: 13,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Geelong | 2.1 4.5 4.6 7.10 | 52 | Essendon won by 60 pts |
hawthorn (6-11) vs fitzroy (9-8) glenfeire oval
hawks smash lions by 56. hawthorn (7-11) finish 9th. fitzroy (9-9) finish 7th.
| Hawthorn | 6.2 10.7 12.9 13.16 | 94 | Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 PM Att: 5,500 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Fitzroy | 1.2 2.5 3.8 5.8 | 38 | Hawthorn won by 56 pts [ |
melbourne (13-4) vs north (4-13) mcg
sadly for north they had no chance of an upset to get off the bottom against the ladder leaders melbourne losing by 8 goals. melbourne (14-4) host richmond in the major semi. north (4-14) finish last.
| Melbourne | 2.7 7.13 11.17 18.21 | 129 | Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 PM Att: 5,500 Venue: M.C.G. |
| North Melbourne | 2.5 2.8 5.14 11.15 | 81 | Melbourne won by 48 pts |
south (6-11) vs richmond (11-6) lake oval
tigers beat swans by 47 points. richmond (12-6) play melbourne in minor seim. south (6-12) finish 10th.
| South Melbourne | 1.4 3.7 7.9 8.13 | 61 | Sat 31-Aug-1940 2:45 PM Att: 17,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Richmond | 2.2 5.6 11.7 16.12 | 108 | Richmond won by 47 pts |
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 |
1940 finals week 1
minor semi
essendon v geelong MCG
major semi
melbourne v richmond MCG
Harrison’s world 