1928 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1928 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 122.2)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Jim | #4 | 14 | 20 | R01-06, R13-18, SF, SR |
| Barnes, Charlie | #18 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, SR |
| Beare, Gerry | #21 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Carr, Clem | #19 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Chadwick, Bert | #17 | 16 | 10 | R01-03, R05, R07-12, R14-17, SF, SR |
| Collins, Jack | #10 | 17 | 2 | R01-03, R07-18, SF, SR |
| Corbett, Bob | #12 | 18 | 3 | R01-10, R12-18, SF |
| Coy, Harry | #19 | 7 | 0 | R06-09, R11-12, R16 |
| Davidson, Jimmy | #29 | 20 | 9 | R01-18, SF, SR |
| Deane, Col | #31 | 15 | 6 | R01-05, R10-15, R17-18, SF, SR |
| Driver, Vince | #7 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Dunbar, Hugh | #28 | 13 | 17 | R01-11, R18, SR |
| Haw, Jack | #24 | 4 | 2 | R07, R10, R18, SF |
| Hope, Allan | #6 | 4 | 7 | R01-02, R06-07 |
| Johnson, Bob | #16 | 17 | 55 | R01, R03-09, R12-18, SF, SR |
| Latham, Bill | #39 | 5 | 0 | R04-05, R13-15 |
| London, Hollington | #21 | 1 | 1 | R16 |
| McConville, Tommy | #5 | 18 | 25 | R02-15, R17-18, SF, SR |
| Meade, Les | #20 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Mollison, Derek | #11 | 7 | 1 | R03-04, R09-12, R17 |
| Moodie, Jim | #38 | 2 | 0 | R06, R13 |
| Ogden, Gordon | #32 | 11 | 3 | R03-04, R06, R13-18, SF, SR |
| Streeter, Charlie | #9 | 12 | 0 | R01-12 |
| Taylor, Dick | #35 | 20 | 3 | R01-18, SF, SR |
| Thomas, Ted | #3 | 12 | 0 | R01-03, R06-11, R18, SF, SR |
| Tymms, Bill | #26 | 14 | 1 | R01-02, R04-05, R08-09, R13-18, SF, SR |
| Usher, Ray | #34 | 10 | 0 | R11-18, SF, SR |
| Vine, Frank | #23 | 15 | 10 | R01-03, R06, R08, R10-16, R18, SF, SR |
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | #14 | 20 | 13 | R01-18, SF, SR |
| White, Herbie | #8 | 17 | 7 | R01-03, R05-17, SR |
| Wittman, Stan | #1 | 19 | 34 | R01-02, R04-18, SF, SR |
| Wood, Barney | #2 | 5 | 0 | R05, R09-12 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | 20 | 14 | -1- | 5 | R01-18, SF, SR |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jack Collins | Bill Tymms | Jim Abernethy |
| Half-Back: | Ted Thomas | Bert Chadwick | Bob Corbett |
| Centre: | Dick Taylor | Charlie Barnes | Ray Usher |
| Half-Forward: | Stan Wittman | Frank Vine | Jack Haw |
| Forward: | Tommy McConville | Bob Johnson | Gordon Ogden |
| Follower: | Col Deane | Ivor Warne-Smith | Jimmy Davidson |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 2 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1928 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 13 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 28/04/1928 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 7 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 05/05/1928 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 34 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 12/05/1928 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 4 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 19/05/1928 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 9 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 26/05/1928 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 02/06/1928 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 63 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 04/06/1928 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 10 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 09/06/1928 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 12 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 23/06/1928 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 12 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 30/06/1928 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 07/07/1928 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 22 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 14/07/1928 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 4 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 28/07/1928 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 47 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 04/08/1928 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 11/08/1928 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 24 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 18/08/1928 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 1 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 01/09/1928 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 87 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 15/09/1928 | Semi Final | Collingwood | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 22/09/1928 | Semi Final (R) | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 4 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |