1928 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1928 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1928 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 109.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Paddy Scanlan
Vice-Captain:
Allan Hopkins
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aked, Frank | #22 | 10 | 10 | R01-06, R15-18 |
| Aldag, Bill | #11 | 2 | 0 | R12-13 |
| Baker, Harry | #30 | 14 | 0 | R01, R04-10, R12-16, R18 |
| Barlow, Arthur | #4 | 4 | 1 | R12, R15-17 |
| Bult, Frank | #15 | 7 | 1 | R01-04, R07-08, R15 |
| Cahill, Ted | #24 | 8 | 1 | R01-05, R11-13 |
| Chapple, Les | #21 | 3 | 8 | R02-03, R05 |
| Conlon, Leo | #24 | 3 | 1 | R16-18 |
| Doolan, Bill | #11 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Gaudion, Charlie | #3 | 16 | 1 | R01-14, R17-18 |
| Greenhalgh, Ralph | #20 | 16 | 0 | R02-14, R16-18 |
| Hansen, Fred | #14 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Hopkins, Allan | #2 | 11 | 11 | R01-11 |
| Johns, Harry | #11 | 8 | 3 | R08-10, R14-18 |
| Johnstone, Doug | #16 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R10 |
| Lukeman, Joe | #25 | 5 | 0 | R06-07, R11-13 |
| Matheson, Gerry | #12 | 16 | 13 | R03-18 |
| McAlpine, Ivan | #26 | 13 | 2 | R06-18 |
| McDonald, Norm | #17 | 15 | 25 | R01, R03-05, R08-18 |
| McGann, Bob | #4 | 5 | 0 | R14-18 |
| Morrison, Alby | #7 | 16 | 50 | R01-02, R04, R06-18 |
| O'Brien, Jack | #10 | 5 | 12 | R01-05 |
| Outen, Alby | #20 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Rowe, Charlie | #16 | 14 | 11 | R02-07, R10-17 |
| Scanlan, Paddy | #1 | 17 | 7 | R01-16, R18 |
| Sloley, Charlie | #13 | 14 | 17 | R01-02, R05-15, R17 |
| Spurling, Bill | #28 | 7 | 9 | R06-11, R13 |
| Stevens, Arthur | #9 | 16 | 9 | R01, R03-07, R09-18 |
| Thompson, Roy | #23 | 6 | 0 | R08-09, R15-18 |
| Valentine, George | #18 | 2 | 0 | R01, R09 |
| Warden, Wally | #19 | 13 | 3 | R02-14 |
| Watt, Jack | #5 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Woodman, George | #6 | 10 | 13 | R01-08, R14, R18 |
| Woodman, Norm | #21 | 5 | 2 | R14-18 |
| Wunhym, Jack | #10 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanlan, Paddy | 18 | 9 | -0- | 9 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1928 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 1 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 28/04/1928 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 05/05/1928 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 4 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 12/05/1928 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 19/05/1928 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 14 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 26/05/1928 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 76 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 02/06/1928 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 04/06/1928 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 62 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 09/06/1928 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 23/06/1928 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 14 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 30/06/1928 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 12 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 07/07/1928 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 14/07/1928 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 30 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 28/07/1928 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 04/08/1928 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 11/08/1928 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 23 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 18/08/1928 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 67 | Paddy Scanlan | Alby Outen |
| 01/09/1928 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 3 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
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.