carlton (3-2) vs fitzroy (2-3) princess park
blues beat lions by 14. carlton (4-2) play footscray. fitzroy (2-4) host hawthorn.
| Carlton | 5.7 6.7 6.11 10.16 | 76 | Sat 01-Jun-1940 2:30 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Fitzroy | 1.2 4.7 6.9 8.14 | 62 | Carlton won by 14 pts |
collingwood (2-3) vs essendon (3-2) victoria park
pies edge dons by 2. collingwood (3-3) play st kilda. essendon (3-3) play geelong.
| Collingwood | 2.2 7.9 8.10 12.13 | 85 | Sat 01-Jun-1940 2:30 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Essendon | 4.4 6.8 10.12 11.17 | 83 | Collingwood won by 2 pts |
footscray (3-2) vs geelong (3-2) western oval
cats edge dogs by 8 behinds. geelong (4-2) host essendon. fotoscray (3-3) play carlton.
| Footscray | 4.4 4.4 9.6 10.6 | 66 | Sat 01-Jun-1940 2:30 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| Geelong | 1.1 7.6 8.7 10.14 | 74 | Geelong won by 8 pts |
hawthorn (1-4) vs melbourne (4-1) glenferie oval
hawks cause upset of the year so far against dees by 1 goal. hawthorn (2-4) play fitzroy. melbourne (4-2) play north.
| Hawthorn | 2.6 7.7 8.14 12.15 | 87 | Sat 01-Jun-1940 2:30 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Melbourne | 3.3 6.8 7.11 11.15 | 81 | Hawthorn won by 6 pts |
south (1-4) vs north (2-3) lake oval
swans come from way back to beat roos by 1 point. south (2-4) play richmond. north (2-4) host meloburne.
| South Melbourne | 3.1 7.3 10.6 16.9 | 105 | Sat 01-Jun-1940 2:30 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| North Melbourne | 6.2 11.2 15.8 16.8 | 104 | South Melbourne won by 1 pt |
richmond (3-2) vs st kilda (3-2) punt rd
richmond take the lead by 6 goals over the saints. richmond (4-2) host south. st kilda (3-3) host collingwood.
| Richmond | 4.1 8.4 12.6 17.10 | 112 | Sat 01-Jun-1940 2:30 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| St Kilda | 0.3 3.3 6.8 11.10 | 76 | Richmond won by 36 pts |
ladder
| Rd 6 Ladder | |||
| RI | 6 | 16 | 117.1 |
| ME | 6 | 16 | 113.5 |
| CA | 6 | 16 | 108.1 |
| GE | 6 | 16 | 100.2 |
| SK | 6 | 12 | 101.0 |
| FO | 6 | 12 | 100.2 |
| CW | 6 | 12 | 99.3 |
| ES | 6 | 12 | 97.6 |
| NM | 6 | 8 | 95.2 |
| SM | 6 | 8 | 93.9 |
| HW | 6 | 8 | 92.6 |
| FI | 6 | 8 | 81.9 |
round 7 matches
footscray v carlton WO
st kilda v collingwood JO
geelong v essendon CO
fitzroy v hawthorn BS
north v melbourne AS
richmond v south PR