1940 VFL Grand Final
Melbourne
Richmond
15.17 (107)
10.8 (68)
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2
3
4
MEL
4.8 (32)
10.11 (71)
13.15 (93)
15.17 (107)
RIC
3.0 (18)
4.2 (26)
5.4 (34)
10.8 (68)
Date 28 September 1940 Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance 70,330
The 1940 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Richmond Football Club , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1940. It was the 42nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the 1940 VFL season . The match, attended by 70,330 spectators, was won by Melbourne by a margin of 39 points, marking that club's fourth premiership victory.
This was Melbourne's second successive premiership, having defeated Collingwood in the 1939 VFL Grand Final .
Teams [ ]
Statistics [ ]
Goalkickers [ ]
Melbourne FC, premier team
Melbourne :
N Smith 7
R Baggott 2
P Beames 2
J O'Keefe 2
F Fanning 1
K Truscott 1
Richmond :
D Harris 5
J Titus 3
R Bawden 1
J Crane 1
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Melbourne 15.17 (107) defeated Richmond 10.8 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
4. Smith
5. Truscott
5. Fanning
9. Emselle
10. Gibb
11. Ball
12. Mueller
13. Jones
15. Baggott
17. La Fontaine (c)
19. Roberts
23. Wartman
24. Beames
25. McLean
29. O'Keefe
30. Rodda
31. Barassi
32. Hingston
36. Anderson
AFL coach: Simon Goodwin
AFL captain: Max Gawn
AFLW coach: Mick Stinear
AFLW captain: Daisy Pearce
VFL/AFL home grounds
Melbourne Cricket Ground (1897–1941; 1946–)
Punt Road Oval (1942–45)
AFLW home grounds VFL/AFL premierships (13) Seasons (147) Related articles Melbourne did not field a team from 1916–18 due to the First World War
AFL coach: Damien Hardwick
AFL captain: Trent Cotchin
AFLW coach: Tom Hunter
AFLW captain: Katie Brennan
VFL/AFL home grounds
Punt Road Oval (1908–1964)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (1964–)
AFLW home grounds
Princes Park (2020–)
Punt Road Oval (2021–)
VFA premierships (2) VFL/AFL premierships (13) Seasons (136) Related articles
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Geelong
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Melbourne
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St Kilda
Sydney
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Seasons Grand finals Venues
Adelaide Oval
Bellerive Oval
Carrara Stadium
Docklands Stadium
Eureka Stadium
The Gabba
Jiangwan Stadium
Kardinia Park
Manuka Oval
Marrara Oval
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Perth Stadium
Riverway Stadium
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Showground Stadium
Traeger Park
York Park
Awards Major recurring events Second-tier and junior competitions
AFL Under 18 Championships
NAB League
North East Australian Football League
South Australian National Football League
Victorian Football League
West Australian Football League
Former clubs Related articles Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924