Round 1, 1940 · Punt Road Oval · Saturday 27 April 1940, 2:45pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 28 | 51 | 67 | 103 |
| Footscray | 44 | 67 | 100 | 115 |
Crowd 24,000. Coaches: Perce Bentley and Joe Kelly. Umpires: Eric Thomas.
| Laird Smith | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Cotter | 15 | 0 |
| Kevin ONeill | 16 | 0 |
| Alan McDonald | 10 | 0 |
| Ray Martin | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Cosgrove (debut) | 21 | 0 |
| Len Ablett | 3 | 0 |
| Ian Hull | 27 | 0 |
| Jack Crane | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Steele (debut) | 4 | 0 |
| George Smeaton | 24 | 0 |
| Jack Scott | 6 | 1 |
| Bert Edwards | 2 | 1 |
| Perce Bentley | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bawden | 23 | 1 |
| Jack Dyer | 17 | 2 |
| Dick Harris | 20 | 2 |
| Maurie OConnell | 5 | 2 |
| Jack Titus | 12 | 4 |
| George Bennett | 5 | 0 |
| Stan Livingstone | 23 | 0 |
| Paul Standfield | 6 | 0 |
| Rob Sainsbury | 18 | 0 |
| Norm Ware | 4 | 0 |
| Roy Porter | 22 | 0 |
| Harry Hickey | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Greenham | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Flanigan | 13 | 0 |
| Ted Ellis | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Ryan | 10 | 0 |
| Jim May (debut) | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Miller | 14 | 1 |
| Arthur Olliver | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Thoms | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Ryan | 10 | 1 |
| Reg Evenden | 19 | 1 |
| Alan Collins | 2 | 3 |
| Charlie Page | 26 | 9 |
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163 meetings: Richmond 82, Footscray 79, 2 drawn.
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