1928 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1928 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1928 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.