All 6 games of Round 1, 1940 are complete. The biggest win was Hawthorn over North Melbourne by 72 points; the closest was Fitzroy over St Kilda by 11.
Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:27pm (Melbourne time)
| Home | Score | Away | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 18.17 (125) | Melbourne | 16.12 (108) | Windy Hill |
| Geelong | 9.18 (72) | Carlton | 12.27 (99) | Corio Oval |
| Hawthorn | 25.11 (161) | North Melbourne | 13.11 (89) | Glenferrie Oval |
| Richmond | 14.19 (103) | Western Bulldogs | 17.13 (115) | Punt Rd |
| Sydney | 11.14 (80) | Collingwood | 13.14 (92) | Lake Oval |
| Fitzroy | 13.13 (91) | St Kilda | 10.20 (80) | Brunswick St |