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1928 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1928 season
PresidentJ.W. Kennon
CoachBert Sutton
Captain(s)Bert Sutton
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
VFL Season0–18 (12th)
Finals SeriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestMiles Sellers
Leading goalkickerBert Hyde (62)
Highest home attendance15,000 (Round 1 vs. St Kilda)
Lowest home attendance3,000 (Round 13 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance8,167

The 1928 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 4th season in the Victorian Football League and 27th overall.

Fixture

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Premiership Season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 21 April (2:45 pm) St Kilda 9.13 (67) 10.10 (70) Lost by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,000 0–1
2 Saturday, 28 April (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 10.16 (76) 8.13 (61) Lost by 15 points Arden Street Oval (A) 6,000 0–2
3 Saturday, 5 May (2:45 pm) Carlton 7.17 (59) 14.9 (93) Lost by 34 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 0–3
4 Saturday, 12 May (2:45 pm) Collingwood 15.22 (112) 5.9 (39) Lost by 73 points Victoria Park (A) 8,000 0–4
5 Saturday, 19 May (2:45 pm) Melbourne 14.17 (101) 16.14 (110) Lost by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 0–5
6 Saturday, 26 May (2:45 pm) Footscray 17.19 (121) 7.3 (45) Lost by 76 points Western Oval (A) 14,000 0–6
7 Saturday, 2 June (2:45 pm) Essendon 7.15 (57) 13.20 (98) Lost by 41 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 6,000 0–7
8 Monday, 4 June (2:45 pm) Geelong 15.21 (111) 3.9 (27) Lost by 84 points Corio Oval (A) 9,500 0–8
9 Saturday, 9 June (2:45 pm) Fitzroy 10.12 (72) 15.16 (106) Lost by 34 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 0–9
10 Saturday, 23 June (2:45 pm) Richmond 13.24 (102) 11.10 (76) Lost by 26 points Punt Road Oval (A) 16,000 0–10
11 Saturday, 30 June (2:45 pm) South Melbourne 14.11 (95) 15.10 (100) Lost by 5 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 6,000 0–11
12 Saturday, 7 July (2:45 pm) St Kilda 20.14 (134) 12.13 (85) Lost by 49 points Junction Oval (A) 19,000 0–12
13 Saturday, 14 July (2:45 pm) North Melbourne 8.17 (65) 10.9 (69) Lost by 4 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 3,000 0–13
14 Saturday, 28 July (2:45 pm) Carlton 22.17 (149) 11.13 (79) Lost by 70 points Princes Park (A) 10,000 0–14
15 Saturday, 4 August (2:45 pm) Collingwood 9.9 (63) 17.18 (120) Lost by 57 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,000 0–15
16 Saturday, 11 August (2:45 pm) Melbourne 12.16 (88) 9.10 (64) Lost by 24 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 6,547 0–16
17 Saturday, 18 August (2:45 pm) Footscray 8.8 (56) 19.9 (123) Lost by 67 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,500 0–17
18 Saturday, 1 September (2:45 pm) Essendon 16.22 (118) 9.6 (60) Lost by 58 points Windy Hill (A) 10,000 0–18
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Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Collingwood (P) 18 15 3 0 1540 1144 134.6 60
2 Richmond 18 14 4 0 1640 1228 133.6 56
3 Melbourne 18 14 4 0 1507 1233 122.2 56
4 Carlton 18 11 7 0 1598 1316 121.4 44
5 Essendon 18 11 7 0 1441 1275 113.0 44
6 St Kilda 18 11 7 0 1499 1470 102.0 44
7 Footscray 18 9 9 0 1465 1340 109.3 36
8 Fitzroy 18 7 11 0 1480 1675 88.4 28
9 Geelong 18 6 12 0 1336 1343 99.5 24
10 South Melbourne 18 5 13 0 1461 1709 85.5 20
11 North Melbourne 18 5 13 0 1058 1563 67.7 20
12 Hawthorn 18 0 18 0 1171 1900 61.6 0

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 79.6
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1928 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.