1928 VFL Season: Richmond
Season Team Details
Competition:
1928 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 133.6)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baggott, Jack | #14 | 17 | 61 | R01-14, R18, SF, GF |
| Baker, Reg | #33 | 10 | 7 | R09-18 |
| Bentley, Perce | #1 | 11 | 5 | R01, R03-05, R09-15 |
| Benton, Bill | #3 | 4 | 0 | R02, R06, R09-10 |
| Bisset, Jack | #7 | 19 | 6 | R01-08, R10-18, SF, GF |
| Don, Donald | #17 | 19 | 3 | R01-05, R07-18, SF, GF |
| Empey, Ralph | #33 | 16 | 13 | R02-03, R07-18, SF, GF |
| Fincher, Jack | #10 | 19 | 23 | R01, R03-18, SF, GF |
| Foster, Bert | #11 | 3 | 1 | R16-17, GF |
| Gallagher, Les | #23 | 19 | 2 | R01-17, SF, GF |
| Geddes, Allan | #8 | 12 | 1 | R01-10, R18, SF |
| Goding, Fred | #31 | 9 | 9 | R07-09, R12-16, GF |
| Harris, Don | #2 | 18 | 1 | R01, R04-18, SF, GF |
| Hayes, Doug | #20 | 4 | 0 | R03-06 |
| Jamison, Sam | #15 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Judkins, Stan | #6 | 14 | 1 | R07-18, SF, GF |
| Kight, Frank | #5 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Lilburne, Dooley | #16 | 20 | 12 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Lunn, Bennie | #19 | 12 | 0 | R02-03, R05-10, R15-18 |
| McCormack, Basil | #9 | 19 | 0 | R01-05, R07-18, SF, GF |
| McCormack, Jack | #21 | 5 | 9 | R01-02, R04, R10-11 |
| Murdoch, Joe | #13 | 17 | 0 | R01-08, R11-14, R16-18, SF, GF |
| Oakley, Allan | #15 | 1 | 1 | R17 |
| O'Brien, Frank | #25 | 5 | 1 | R01-04, R06 |
| O'Halloran, Tom | #18 | 17 | 27 | R01-09, R11-15, R18, SF, GF |
| O'Neill, Bob | #4 | 8 | 2 | R01-07, SF |
| Outram, Roy | #28 | 4 | 2 | R05-08 |
| Rudolph, George | #32 | 17 | 9 | R02-06, R09-18, SF, GF |
| Street, Charlie | #22 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Titus, Jack | #12 | 10 | 26 | R01-02, R06, R12, R15-18, SF, GF |
| Watson, Carl | #22 | 9 | 0 | R11, R13-18, SF, GF |
| Weidner, Harry | #7 | 19 | 31 | R01, R03-18, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, Frank | 20 | 15 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jack Bisset | Donald Don | Don Harris |
| Half-Back: | Dooley Lilburne | Joe Murdoch | Basil McCormack |
| Centre: | Stan Judkins | Les Gallagher | Carl Watson |
| Half-Forward: | Harry Weidner | Jack Baggott | Allan Geddes |
| Forward: | Ralph Empey | Jack Titus | Fred Goding |
| Follower: | Tom O'Halloran | George Rudolph | Jack Fincher |
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 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 78 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 28/04/1928 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 21 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 05/05/1928 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 2 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 12/05/1928 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 4 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 19/05/1928 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RICH by 14 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 26/05/1928 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 7 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 02/06/1928 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RICH by 3 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 04/06/1928 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 5 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 09/06/1928 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 76 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 23/06/1928 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 26 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 30/06/1928 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 16 | Frank Hughes | Donald Don |
| 07/07/1928 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 37 | Frank Hughes | Donald Don |
| 14/07/1928 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 26 | Frank Hughes | Donald Don |
| 28/07/1928 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 8 | Frank Hughes | Donald Don |
| 04/08/1928 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 29 | Frank Hughes | Donald Don |
| 11/08/1928 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 23 | Frank Hughes | Donald Don |
| 18/08/1928 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 69 | Frank Hughes | Donald Don |
| 01/09/1928 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 48 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 08/09/1928 | Semi Final | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 53 | Frank Hughes | Allan Geddes |
| 29/09/1928 | Grand Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Frank Hughes | Donald Don |