1928 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1928 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1928 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 113.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur, Alan | #13 | 14 | 32 | R04-15, R17-18 |
| Beckton, Norm | #3 | 17 | 20 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Bertram, Lloyd | #18 | 5 | 10 | R01-05 |
| Campbell, Garnet | #17 | 13 | 2 | R01-03, R06-12, R15-17 |
| Carman, Syd | #19 | 11 | 0 | R01-04, R09, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Carruthers, Bruce | #18 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Cerini, Athol | #34 | 2 | 2 | R09, R11 |
| Charleston, Aub | #26 | 9 | 0 | R05-10, R14-16 |
| Clarke, Tom | #23 | 12 | 0 | R05-10, R12-16, R18 |
| Dolan, Jack | #6 | 12 | 0 | R01, R03-11, R17-18 |
| Forbes, Keith | #35 | 13 | 28 | R06-18 |
| Gomez, Chris | #1 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Gregory, Harry | #12 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Hammond, Joe | #20 | 17 | 1 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Henry, Bill | #14 | 9 | 20 | R03-10, R18 |
| Kidd, Jack | #27 | 5 | 2 | R01-03, R15, R18 |
| Maher, Frank | #24 | 17 | 9 | R01-17 |
| Martin, Ernie | #1 | 11 | 0 | R01-10, R16 |
| McSweeney, Ned | #9 | 4 | 0 | R02, R09, R12-13 |
| Nash, Frank | #22 | 3 | 3 | R01-02, R11 |
| Okey, Howard | #2 | 14 | 8 | R01-06, R10-17 |
| Parris, Keith | #21 | 8 | 0 | R11-18 |
| Quinn, Jim | #31 | 11 | 12 | R04-11, R16-18 |
| Rennie, Artie | #33 | 16 | 0 | R01-10, R12-17 |
| Simpson, Norm | #19 | 6 | 5 | R02-04, R07-08, R18 |
| Speakman, Bill | #30 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Stockdale, Greg | #25 | 10 | 39 | R01-03, R12-18 |
| Vosti, Jack | #5 | 16 | 0 | R01-16 |
| Walsh, Paddy | #28 | 17 | 1 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Watt, Rowley | #10 | 8 | 0 | R05, R11, R13-18 |
| Way, Jack | #16 | 5 | 2 | R12-14, R17-18 |
| Webster, Len | #32 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy, Charlie | 18 | 11 | -0- | 7 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1928 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 13 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 28/04/1928 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 05/05/1928 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 44 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 12/05/1928 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 3 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 19/05/1928 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 26/05/1928 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 7 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 02/06/1928 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 41 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 04/06/1928 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 9 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 09/06/1928 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 23/06/1928 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 12 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 30/06/1928 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 28 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 07/07/1928 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 22 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 14/07/1928 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 30 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 28/07/1928 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 36 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 04/08/1928 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 44 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 11/08/1928 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 8 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 18/08/1928 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 69 | Charlie Hardy | Frank Maher |
| 01/09/1928 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 58 | Charlie Hardy | Greg Stockdale |