1940 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1940 Victorian Football League season December 2017 December 2017 1940 VFL 50px 15.17 (107) 50px 10.8 (68) MEL RIC 4.8 (32) 10.11 (71) 13.15 (93) 15.17 (107) 3.0 (18) 4.2 (26) 5.4 (34) 10.8 (68) 28 September 1940 70,330 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1939 1941 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 _red_v_top 061A33 000000 ff0000 Melbourne _goldrightsash _hoops_black 000000 ffffff FFD200 Richmond #CC2031 Melbourne Melbourne Football Club #061A33 Richie Emselle Frank Roberts Harold Ball Col McLean Gordon Jones Dick Hingston Ray Wartman Allan La Fontaine (c) Syd Anderson Maurie Gibb Ron Baggott Keith Truscott Fred Fanning Norm Smith Alby Rodda Jack Mueller Jack O'Keefe Percy Beames Ron Barassi Checker Hughes #FED102 Richmond Richmond Football Club #000000 Kevin O'Neill George Smeaton Jack Symons Raymond Steele Ian Hull Jack Cotter Alan McDonald Bernie Waldron Bert Edwards Ray Martin Jack Crane Laird Smith Bob Bawden Jack Titus Dick Harris Percy Bentley (c) Jack Dyer Jack Quinn Leo Merrett Percy Bentley Umpire – Alan Coward Statistics Goalkickers thumb|right|300px|Melbourne FC, premier team Melbourne: N Smith 7 R Baggott 2 P Beames 2 J O'Keefe 2 F Fanning 1 K Truscott 1Richmond: D Harris 5 J Titus 3 R Bawden 1 J Crane 1 References AFL Tables: 1940 Grand Final See also 1940 VFL season Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:Melbourne Football Club Category:Richmond Football Club Category:September 1940 sports events in Australia