1928 Hawthorn Football Club season
Australian rules football club season
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The 1928 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 4th season in the Victorian Football League and 27th overall.
| 1928 season | |
|---|---|
| President | J.W. Kennon |
| Coach | Bert Sutton |
| Captain | Bert Sutton |
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval |
| VFL Season | 0â18 (12th) |
| Finals Series | Did not qualify |
| Best and Fairest | Miles Sellers |
| Leading goalkicker | Bert Hyde (62) |
| Highest home attendance | 15,000 (Round 1 vs. St Kilda) |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 (Round 13 vs. North Melbourne) |
| Average home attendance | 8,167 |
Fixture
Premiership Season
| 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 | 0â1 |
| 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 | 0â2 |
| 3 | Saturday, 5 May (2:45 pm) | Carlton | 7.17 (59) | 14.9 (93) | Lost by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 0â3 |
| 4 | Saturday, 12 May (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 15.22 (112) | 5.9 (39) | Lost by 73 points | Victoria Park (A) | 8,000 | 0â4 |
| 5 | Saturday, 19 May (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | 16.14 (110) | Lost by 9 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 0â5 |
| 6 | Saturday, 26 May (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 17.19 (121) | 7.3 (45) | Lost by 76 points | Western Oval (A) | 14,000 | 0â6 |
| 7 | Saturday, 2 June (2:45 pm) | Essendon | 7.15 (57) | 13.20 (98) | Lost by 41 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 6,000 | 0â7 |
| 8 | Monday, 4 June (2:45 pm) | Geelong | 15.21 (111) | 3.9 (27) | Lost by 84 points | Corio Oval (A) | 9,500 | 0â8 |
| 9 | Saturday, 9 June (2:45 pm) | Fitzroy | 10.12 (72) | 15.16 (106) | Lost by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 0â9 |
| 10 | Saturday, 23 June (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 13.24 (102) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 26 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 16,000 | 0â10 |
| 11 | Saturday, 30 June (2:45 pm) | South Melbourne | 14.11 (95) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 5 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 6,000 | 0â11 |
| 12 | Saturday, 7 July (2:45 pm) | St Kilda | 20.14 (134) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 49 points | Junction Oval (A) | 19,000 | 0â12 |
| 13 | Saturday, 14 July (2:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 8.17 (65) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 4 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 3,000 | 0â13 |
| 14 | Saturday, 28 July (2:45 pm) | Carlton | 22.17 (149) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 70 points | Princes Park (A) | 10,000 | 0â14 |
| 15 | Saturday, 4 August (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 9.9 (63) | 17.18 (120) | Lost by 57 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 0â15 |
| 16 | Saturday, 11 August (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 12.16 (88) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 24 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 6,547 | 0â16 |
| 17 | Saturday, 18 August (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 8.8 (56) | 19.9 (123) | Lost by 67 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,500 | 0â17 |
| 18 | Saturday, 1 September (2:45 pm) | Essendon | 16.22 (118) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 58 points | Windy Hill (A) | 10,000 | 0â18 |
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Ladder
| (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
