1928 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1928 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners-Up: Richmond
Minor Premiers: Collingwood
Brownlow Medallist(s): Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Gordon Coventry (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Collingwood (P) 1st 15 -0- 3 134.6% Syd Coventry (3) Gordon Coventry (78)
Richmond (R) 2nd 14 -0- 4 133.6% Jack Baggott (4) Jack Baggott (60)
Melbourne 3rd 14 -0- 4 122.2% Ivor Warne-Smith (8) Bob Johnson (46)
Carlton 4th 11 -0- 7 121.4% Ray Brew, Horrie Clover, Colin Martyn, Hector Ross (1) Horrie Clover (38)
Essendon 5th 11 -0- 7 113.0% Norm Beckton, Frank Nash (2) Greg Stockdale (39)
St Kilda 6th 11 -0- 7 102.0% Cyril Gambetta (3) Bert Smedley (50)
Footscray 7th 9 -0- 9 109.3% Allan Hopkins (3) Alby Morrison (50)
Fitzroy 8th 7 -0- 11 88.4% Charles Chapman (4) Jack Moriarty (68)
Geelong 9th 6 -0- 12 99.5% Edward Greeves (5) Jack Chambers (28)
South Melbourne 10th 5 -0- 13 85.5% Harry Clarke (3) Ted Johnson (60)
North Melbourne 11th 5 -0- 13 67.7% Leo Dwyer (4) Clarrie Nolan (24)
Hawthorn 12th 0 -0- 18 61.6% Bob Sellers, Jack Sharpley (1) Bert Hyde (62)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 18
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 9

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/04/1928 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 72 - 85 20,000
SAT 21/04/1928 2:45 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 60 - 66 18,000
SAT 21/04/1928 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 117 30,000
SAT 21/04/1928 2:45 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 67 - 70 15,000
SAT 21/04/1928 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 100 - 99 20,000
SAT 21/04/1928 2:45 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 99 - 21 20,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/04/1928 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 47 - 40 15,122
SAT 28/04/1928 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 87 - 66 40,000
SAT 28/04/1928 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 69 - 73 20,000
SAT 28/04/1928 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 96 - 117 20,000
SAT 28/04/1928 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 102 - 67 20,000
SAT 28/04/1928 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 76 - 61 6,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1928 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 118 17,000
SAT 05/05/1928 2:45 PM Geelong v Footscray Corio Oval 77 - 81 12,500
SAT 05/05/1928 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 59 - 93 14,000
SAT 05/05/1928 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 85 - 41 22,000
SAT 05/05/1928 2:45 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 77 - 75 12,000
SAT 05/05/1928 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 44 - 42 36,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1928 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 55 - 51 26,558
SAT 12/05/1928 2:45 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 47 - 50 10,000
SAT 12/05/1928 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 120 - 24 18,000
SAT 12/05/1928 2:45 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 69 - 70 10,000
SAT 12/05/1928 2:45 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 77 - 64 12,500
SAT 12/05/1928 2:45 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 112 - 39 8,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1928 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 101 - 110 8,000
SAT 19/05/1928 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 105 - 81 13,000
SAT 19/05/1928 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 81 - 65 22,000
SAT 19/05/1928 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 95 18,000
SAT 19/05/1928 2:45 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 74 - 102 16,000
SAT 19/05/1928 2:45 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 100 - 86 30,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1928 2:45 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 86 - 74 16,870
SAT 26/05/1928 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 122 - 39 11,000
SAT 26/05/1928 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 82 - 85 28,000
SAT 26/05/1928 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 68 - 61 20,000
SAT 26/05/1928 2:45 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 84 - 45 25,000
SAT 26/05/1928 2:45 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 121 - 45 14,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1928 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 37 - 100 9,000
SAT 02/06/1928 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 93 - 90 10,000
SAT 02/06/1928 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 84 - 87 30,000
SAT 02/06/1928 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 57 - 98 6,000
SAT 02/06/1928 2:45 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 71 - 72 12,000
SAT 02/06/1928 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 113 - 77 8,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 04/06/1928 2:45 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 74 - 64 41,402
MON 04/06/1928 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Corio Oval 111 - 27 9,500
MON 04/06/1928 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 67 - 76 20,000
MON 04/06/1928 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 68 - 85 22,000
MON 04/06/1928 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 115 - 120 15,000
MON 04/06/1928 2:45 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 123 - 61 17,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1928 2:45 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 92 - 80 27,000
SAT 09/06/1928 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 97 - 66 17,000
SAT 09/06/1928 2:45 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 61 - 62 25,000
SAT 09/06/1928 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 59 - 70 13,000
SAT 09/06/1928 2:45 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 142 - 66 21,000
SAT 09/06/1928 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 72 - 106 8,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1928 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 78 - 90 17,000
SAT 23/06/1928 2:45 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Corio Oval 77 - 52 10,000
SAT 23/06/1928 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 66 - 78 22,000
SAT 23/06/1928 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 61 - 88 18,000
SAT 23/06/1928 2:45 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 64 - 78 30,000
SAT 23/06/1928 2:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 102 - 76 16,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1928 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 68 - 56 24,562
SAT 30/06/1928 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 132 - 104 25,000
SAT 30/06/1928 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 85 - 57 16,000
SAT 30/06/1928 2:45 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 65 - 81 28,500
SAT 30/06/1928 2:45 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 95 - 100 6,000
SAT 30/06/1928 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 56 - 102 8,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1928 2:45 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 67 - 89 18,695
SAT 07/07/1928 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 67 - 78 17,000
SAT 07/07/1928 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 82 - 86 25,000
SAT 07/07/1928 2:45 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 134 - 85 19,000
SAT 07/07/1928 2:45 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 91 - 89 17,000
SAT 07/07/1928 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 53 - 90 12,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1928 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 51 - 55 16,500
SAT 14/07/1928 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 105 - 79 30,000
SAT 14/07/1928 2:45 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 104 - 74 20,000
SAT 14/07/1928 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 70 - 121 15,000
SAT 14/07/1928 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 54 - 99 18,000
SAT 14/07/1928 2:45 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 65 - 69 3,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1928 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 126 - 79 13,562
SAT 28/07/1928 2:45 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 57 - 56 14,000
SAT 28/07/1928 2:45 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 149 - 79 10,000
SAT 28/07/1928 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 83 - 119 16,000
SAT 28/07/1928 2:45 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 78 - 137 11,000
SAT 28/07/1928 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 81 - 73 30,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1928 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 79 - 50 26,000
SAT 04/08/1928 2:45 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 38 - 82 10,000
SAT 04/08/1928 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 93 - 69 31,000
SAT 04/08/1928 2:45 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 82 - 80 6,000
SAT 04/08/1928 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 90 - 89 12,000
SAT 04/08/1928 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 63 - 120 5,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1928 2:45 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 88 - 64 6,547
SAT 11/08/1928 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 104 - 67 8,000
SAT 11/08/1928 2:45 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 72 - 46 14,000
SAT 11/08/1928 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 54 - 62 18,000
SAT 11/08/1928 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 106 - 50 25,000
SAT 11/08/1928 2:45 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 54 - 77 18,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1928 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 82 - 81 17,000
SAT 18/08/1928 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 105 - 81 9,000
SAT 18/08/1928 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 74 - 56 18,500
SAT 18/08/1928 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 146 - 77 30,000
SAT 18/08/1928 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 57 - 65 11,000
SAT 18/08/1928 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 56 - 123 8,500

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1928 2:45 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 127 - 40 8,609
SAT 01/09/1928 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 63 - 111 7,000
SAT 01/09/1928 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 67 - 87 30,000
SAT 01/09/1928 2:45 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 118 - 60 10,000
SAT 01/09/1928 2:45 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 67 - 70 14,000
SAT 01/09/1928 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 100 - 90 8,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1928 2:30 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 117 - 64 66,381

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1928 2:30 PM Collingwood v Melbourne MCG 62 - 62 41,423

Semi Final Replay

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1928 2:30 PM Collingwood v Melbourne MCG 68 - 64 42,175

Finals Week 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/1928 2:50 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 96 - 63 50,026