Saturday August 3
MCG
Crowd: Approximately 30,000
The "Patriotic Premiership" was played as a fundraiser for the war effort. 3000p was raised.
Matches were played over two ten minute halves with no time added on. Melbourne lost heavily in the first round.
Round 1
Richmond 5.5
Melbourne 0.1 (Half time - 1.2 to 0.1)
The big men dominated, but Richmond were a far more accomplished side on the day and stormed to a big victory in the second half.
Best were Lock, McLean and Emselle.
Selected team
B: Emselle, Lock, Neenan
HB: McLean, G. Jones, Hingston
C: Anderson, La Fontaine, Wartman
HF: Gibb, Baggott, L. Jones
F: Maher, Smith, Dowsing
Foll: Mueller, Fischer, Beames
19th: Baxter
Media
Herald - 02/08/1940
Sporting Globe - 03/08/1940
Football Record R15 1940