Match Recap
Round 18·Sat, 31-Aug-1940 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·13,000 att.
Essendon
16.16 (112)
vs
Geelong
7.10 (52)
Essendon won by 60

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon3.4 (22)5.7 (37)11.12 (78)16.16 (112)16.16 (112)
Geelong2.1 (13)4.5 (29)4.6 (30)7.10 (52)7.10 (52)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Norm Baker
#24 Les Begley2
#12 George Bell
#9 Ted Bryce2
#35 Percy Bushby5
#5 Jack Caesar
#19 Jack Cassin1
#1 Ernie Coward
#4 Murray Exelby1
#26 Fred Green
#33 Les Griggs
#6 Allan Hird
#18 Jack Hunter4
#17 Harold Lambert
#8 Elton Plummer
#3 Dick Reynolds1
#23 Max Smith
#20 Hugh Torney
#14 Stan Wilson

Geelong — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#8 Tom Arklay
#31 Jack Butcher
#1 Leo Dean
#6 George Dougherty3
#10 Allan Everett
#25 Mick Glenister
#23 Norm Glenister1
#7 George Gniel
#14 Jack Grant
#12 Bill Harwood1
#29 Clyde Helmer
#3 Stan Howard
#17 Jack Lynch
#15 Geoff Mahon
#28 Angie Muller1
#16 Nick Muller
#2 Jim Nash
#21 Joe Sellwood
#4 Percy Taylor1