New South Wales Australian National Football League

Season 1940

 

Results

 

Round 1

25/04/1940 (Thu) Newtown 11-17-83 Eastern Suburbs 6-13-49 Venue: Trumper Park

27/04/1940 (Sat) St. George 15-15-105 South Sydney 13-9-87 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah

27/04/1940 (Sat) North Shore 6-12-48 Sydney 5-8-38 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 2

04/05/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 7-15-57 Eastern Suburbs 7-13-55 Venue: Trumper Park

04/05/1940 (Sat) Newtown 20-21-141 Sydney 7-7-49 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

04/05/1940 (Sat) St. George 14-8-92 North Shore 7-17-59 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah

 

Round 3

11/05/1940 (Sat) St. George 10-10-70 Newtown 8-11-59 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

11/05/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 15-17-107 Sydney 9-9-63 Venue: Trumper Park

11/05/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 11-13-79 North Shore 8-11-59 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 4

18/05/1940 (Sat) St. George 8-10-58 Eastern Suburbs 7-16-58 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah

18/05/1940 (Sat) Newtown 13-17-95 North Shore 11-7-73 Venue: Trumper Park

18/05/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 21-13-139 Sydney 7-10-52 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

 

Round 5

25/05/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 11-16-82 Newtown 8-13-61 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

25/05/1940 (Sat) St. George 17-16-118 Sydney 8-10-58 Venue: Kensington Oval

25/05/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 16-9-105 North Shore 13-7-85 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 6

01/06/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 18-12-120 St. George 8-8-56 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Kogarah

01/06/1940 (Sat) Newtown 13-21-99 Eastern Suburbs 9-10-64 Venue: Trumper Park

01/06/1940 (Sat) North Shore 15-15-105 Sydney 11-12-78 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

 

Round 7

08/06/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 19-14-128 Eastern Suburbs 13-12-90 Venue: Trumper Park

08/06/1940 (Sat) St. George 13-15-93 North Shore 10-9-69 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

08/06/1940 (Sat) Newtown 12-15-87 Sydney 7-11-53 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 8

15/06/1940 (Sat) Newtown 16-8-104 St. George 6-7-43 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

15/06/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 26-17-173 Sydney 15-7-97 Venue: Trumper Park

15/06/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 9-14-68 North Shore 7-12-54 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 9

22/06/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 17-16-118 St. George 10-9-69 Venue: Trumper Park

22/06/1940 (Sat) Newtown 10-18-78 North Shore 8-9-57 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

22/06/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 19-17-131 Sydney 6-4-40 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 10

29/06/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 13-14-92 Newtown 11-13-79 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

29/06/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 20-18-138 North Shore 14-12-96 Venue: Trumper Park

29/06/1940 (Sat) St. George 13-17-95 Sydney 10-7-67 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 11

13/07/1940 (Sat) St. George 16-13-109 South Sydney 11-18-84 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

13/07/1940 (Sat) Newtown 11-13-79 Eastern Suburbs 10-8-68 Venue: Erskineville Oval

13/07/1940 (Sat) North Shore 16-19-115 Sydney 7-11-53 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 12

20/07/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 10-12-72 South Sydney 8-12-60 Venue: Trumper Park

20/07/1940 (Sat) St. George 14-22-106 North Shore 10-13-73 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

20/07/1940 (Sat) Newtown 13-16-94 Sydney 4-5-29 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Round 13

27/07/1940 (Sat) Newtown 11-10-76 St. George 7-10-52 Venue: Erskineville Oval

27/07/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 18-14-122 North Shore 14-12-96 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

27/07/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 24-15-159 Sydney 8-15-63 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 14

10/08/1940 (Sat) Newtown 18-19-127 North Shore 6-2-38 Venue: Erskineville Oval

10/08/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 17-14-116 St. George 11-22-88 Venue: Trumper Park

10/08/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 24-24-168 Sydney 9-8-62 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

 

Round 15

17/08/1940 (Sat) Newtown 10-13-73 South Sydney 10-7-67 Venue: Erskineville Oval

17/08/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 20-22-142 North Shore 7-9-51 Venue: Trumper Park

17/08/1940 (Sat) St. George 15-18-108 Sydney 6-8-44 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

 

Round 16

24/08/1940 (Sat) Newtown 17-12-114 Eastern Suburbs 12-15-87 Venue: Trumper Park

24/08/1940 (Sat) South Sydney 12-11-83 St. George 9-15-69 Venue: Erskineville Oval

24/08/1940 (Sat) North Shore 10-22-82 Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

 

Round 17

31/08/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 23-14-152 South Sydney 12-10-82 Venue: Erskineville Oval

31/08/1940 (Sat) Newtown 14-10-94 Sydney 8-13-61 Venue: SCG Oval No. 2

31/08/1940 (Sat) St. George 14-17-101 North Shore 10-10-70 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Final ladder

 

1940

Club

Played

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

Newtown

17

14

3

0

1543

1034

149.23

56

2

South Sydney

17

12

5

0

1649

1284

128.43

48

3

Eastern Suburbs

17

10

6

1

1753

1372

127.77

42

4

St. George

17

10

6

1

1432

1345

106.47

42

5

North Shore

17

4

13

0

1230

1571

78.29

16

6

Sydney

17

0

17

0

963

1964

49.03

0

 

Total

102

50

50

2

8570

8570

 

204

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

07/09/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 12-12-84 St. George 8-9-57 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Second Semi-Final

14/09/1940 (Sat) Newtown 9-18-72 South Sydney 10-6-66 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Preliminary Final

21/09/1940 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 7-10-52 South Sydney 5-11-41 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Grand Final

28/09/1940 (Sat) Newtown 10-11-71 Eastern Suburbs 8-8-56 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

 

1940 premiers: Newtown

 

 

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First created: 21 May 2020
Last updated: 4 May 2025

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