1928 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1928 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1928 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |