Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Sat, 21-Sep-1940 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·47,348 att.
Melbourne
12.18 (90)
vs
Essendon
12.13 (85)
Melbourne won by 5

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne4.7 (31)8.11 (59)9.16 (70)12.18 (90)12.18 (90)
Essendon3.4 (22)8.8 (56)9.11 (65)12.13 (85)12.13 (85)

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#36 Syd Anderson
#15 Ron Baggott2
#11 Harold Ball
#3 Bill Baxter
#24 Percy Beames1
#2 Roy Dowsing
#9 Richie Emselle
#8 Rowley Fischer
#26 Jack Furniss
#10 Maurie Gibb
#32 Dick Hingston
#1 Gordon Jones
#17 Allan La Fontaine1
#18 Wally Lock
#25 Col McLean
#12 Jack Mueller2
#30 Alby Rodda3
#4 Norm Smith3
#23 Ray Wartman

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Norm Baker
#24 Les Begley
#12 George Bell
#31 Norm Betson
#9 Ted Bryce4
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#5 Jack Caesar
#19 Jack Cassin
#4 Murray Exelby2
#26 Fred Green
#33 Les Griggs2
#6 Allan Hird
#18 Chris Lambert
#17 Harold Lambert
#8 Elton Plummer
#3 Dick Reynolds1
#20 Hugh Torney
#28 Ray Watts3
#14 Stan Wilson