Match Recap
Round 13·Sat, 20-Jul-1940 2:30 PM·Windy Hill·17,000 att.
Essendon
13.17 (95)
vs
Footscray
13.13 (91)
Essendon won by 4

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon4.5 (29)6.7 (43)9.15 (69)13.17 (95)13.17 (95)
Footscray3.4 (22)7.7 (49)11.10 (76)13.13 (91)13.13 (91)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Norm Baker
#12 George Bell
#9 Ted Bryce4
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#5 Jack Caesar
#19 Jack Cassin
#1 Ernie Coward
#4 Murray Exelby
#26 Fred Green
#33 Les Griggs
#17 Harold Lambert
#22 Gordon Lane3
#25 George Pattinson
#8 Elton Plummer
#3 Dick Reynolds2
#29 Tom Reynolds3
#20 Hugh Torney
#28 Ray Watts1
#14 Stan Wilson

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 George Bennett
#8 Pat Cahill3
#2 Alan Collins2
#32 Harry Dolphin
#15 Ted Ellis1
#19 Reg Evenden
#7 Harry Hickey1
#33 Hughie McPherson
#14 Jim Miller1
#3 Arthur Olliver
#24 Ambrose Palmer
#34 Billy Power
#10 Bill Ryan2
#10 Joe Ryan3
#17 Leo Ryan
#18 Rob Sainsbury
#28 Alf Sampson
#1 Jim Thoms
#4 Norm Ware