Western Suburbs Magpies - Season Summary
- Coach
- Merv Gray
- Captain
- Max Gray
- Biggest home crowd
- 7,000 (vs. Canterbury in round 4)
- Average home crowd
- 5,167
- Top pointscorer
- Bill Keato (43)
- Top tryscorers
- Albert McGuinness, Jack Whitehurst (5)
Results
| Date | Day | Competition | Opposition | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | Thu 3:15pm | Round 1 | H * | Souths | W | 16 | - | 11 | M Gray | M Gray | Cumberland | 5,000 | 2nd | |
| 27 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 2 | A | Newtown | L | 9 | - | 30 | M Gray | M Gray | Henson | 3,500 | 1st | |
| May 4 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 3 | H | North Sydney | W | 13 | - | 9 | M Gray | M Gray | Pratten | 3rd | ||
| 11 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 4 | H | Canterbury | L | 13 | - | 20 | M Gray | M Gray | Pratten | 7,000 | 2nd | |
| 18 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 5 | A | Balmain | L | 7 | - | 25 | M Gray | M Gray | Leichhardt | 5,000 | 2nd | |
| 25 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 6 | A | Eastern Suburbs | L | 11 | - | 26 | M Gray | M Gray | Sports Ground | 4th | ||
| Jun 1 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 7 | H | St George | L | 8 | - | 15 | M Gray | M Gray | Pratten | 5,500 | 7th | |
| 22 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 8 | A | Souths | L | 2 | - | 4 | M Gray | M Gray | Sports Ground | 8th | ||
| 29 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 9 | H * | Newtown | L | 14 | - | 25 | M Gray | M Gray | Cumberland | 2,500 | 8th | |
| Jul 6 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 10 | A | Canterbury | L | 5 | - | 10 | M Gray | M Gray | Belmore | 8th | ||
| 13 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 11 | A | North Sydney | W | 17 | - | 15 | M Gray | M Gray | North Sydney | 8th | ||
| 20 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 12 | H | Eastern Suburbs | L | 12 | - | 16 | M Gray | M Gray | Pratten | 8th | ||
| 27 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 13 | H | Balmain | L | 17 | - | 22 | M Gray | M Gray | Pratten | 3,000 | 8th | |
| Aug 3 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 14 | A | St George | L | 15 | - | 31 | M Gray | M Gray | Hurstville | 3,000 | 8th | |
14 games
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Legend
H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
| Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Harry | 25 | 7 | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | |||
| BABER, Fred | 22 | Newcastle-Maitland | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BROWN, Bruce | 21 | Parramatta | 14 | - | 14 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | ||
| CAMPBELL, Ron | 24 | Sydney | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| COLLISS, Dave | 29 | Wagga Wagga | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| COOPER, Phil | 23 | Sydney | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| FARRELL, Jack | 27 | Sydney | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| FEWTRELL, Colin | 23 | Sydney | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| GRAY, Max | 29 | Goulburn | 14 | - | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| GULLIVER, Don | 24 | Dubbo |  | 7 | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | |
| KEATO, Bill | 21 | Sydney | 12 | - | 12 | 1 | 20 | - | 43 | - | - | ||
| KINNAIRD, Jim | 26 | Sydney | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| KNOX, Jack | 25 | Sydney | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| LOCK, Ken | 28 | Tamworth | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| LUCAS, George | 22 | Sydney | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| LYNCH, Cal | 25 | Tumut | 13 | - | 13 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | ||
| McGUINNESS, Albert | 24 | Sydney | 14 | - | 14 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | ||
| McKEAN, Fred | 27 | Sydney | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| MARTIN, Harry | 22 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| MEWTON, Ted | 29 | Picton | 9 | - | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| PATRICK, Alex | 26 | Los Ángeles | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| PIPER, Jack | 24 | Sydney | 14 | - | 14 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | ||
| RIDLEY, Ron | 20 | Sydney | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| ROGERS, Doug | 21 | Mudgee | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | - | ||
| SCHUBACK, Jack | 26 | Bega | 8 | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | ||
| SIMPSON, Stan | 30 | Sydney | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 7 | - | 17 | - | - | ||
| TISDALE, Jack | 24 | Crookwell | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| WHITEHURST, Jack | 22 | Sydney | 14 | - | 14 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | ||
| 28 players | 25.01 | 5 cur. / 8 tot. | 14 matches | 31 | 33 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 1 | ||||
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 3 Aug 1940.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.
Legend
Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Paul Carter