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| Venue: | Punt Road Oval | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | Saturday 6 July 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: | Win by 11 points | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crowd: | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: | J.Wrout 3, K.Baxter 2, C.Mann 2, F.Anderson 1, P.Schmidt 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Jim Francis (Charging Ray Martin) - Not Guilty. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umpire: | Hutchinson | ||||||||||||||||||
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Game Review
The Blues would defeat top of the table Richmond in this away game, demonstrating a topsy-turvy season which must have frustrated the fans (losing to bottom placed Hawthorn the week before).The Blues remained in 7th spot despite the win.
Jim Francis was reported for the only time in his illustrious career but exonerated.
Team
| B: | 31 Charlie McInnes | 26 Jim Park | 22 Jim Jones |
| HB: | 6 Bob Chitty | 10 Jim Francis (acting capt.) | 1 Frank Anderson |
| C: | 7 Jack Carney | 12 Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp | 32 Bob Green |
| HF: | 16 Jim Mooring | 28 Jack Wrout | 27 Cyril Mann |
| F: | 24 Ron Savage | 4 Ken Baxter | 23 Paul Schmidt |
| Ruck: | 14 Rod McLean | 3 Jack Bennett | 11 Jack Hale |
| 19th Man: | 33 Jack Bavin | ||
| Coach: | Brighton Diggins | ||
Milestones
100 Games: Frank AndersonRound 10 | Round 12