1928 VFA season

none December 2017 December 2017 VFA Premiership season 1928 VFA 10 Coburg 3 Coburg 3 1927 1929 The 1928 Victorian Football Association season was the 50th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Coburg Football Club, after it defeated Port Melbourne by seven points in the final on 8 September. It was the club's third VFA premiership, achieved in only its fourth season of senior competition, and was the third in a sequence of three premierships won consecutively from 1926 until 1928. Association membership After six seasons with limited on-field success, Geelong's supporter base had become very low, and its gate takings were unable to cover both running costs and the travel expenses of visiting teams. As such, the Association excluded Geelong from its senior ranks after the 1927 season, and sought applications from Melbourne-based replacements.The Argus Melbourne 10 September 1927 21 Football – Association troubles The Association elected to admit the Yarraville Football Club from the Victorian Junior Football Association into its senior ranks. Yarraville had been a leading junior club was located in a strong industrial area, and was expected to attract former fans of the nearby Footscray Football Club who had rejected the club after it joined the League in 1925. After being admitted, but prior to the season, Yarraville amalgamated with neighbouring club Kingsville, which was also a leading club in the V.J.F.A – Kingsville had beaten Yarraville in the 1927 V.J.F.A. section Grand Final.The Argus Melbourne Victorian Juniors 26 September 1927 6 The other application to be seriously considered was from the Sandringham Council, which intended to establish a new senior club in its suburb, which was experiencing strong population growth at the time; but its attempts to join were ultimately hampered by the lack of a suitable home venue, after it was refused permission to fence the Beach Oval.The Argus Melbourne 13 December 1927 21 Association Football – Yarraville club admitted The Kew Football Club from the V.J.F.A. was also considered.The Argus Melbourne 4 October 1927 11 Association change The Victorian Junior Football Association, which had been affiliated with the V.F.A. since 1924, was reduced in size to ten teams, each of which was affiliated with a V.F.A. senior club and served as its second eighteen – and therefore effectively served for the first time as a dedicated Association seconds competition.The Argus Melbourne V.J.F.A. annual meeting 8 March 1928 5 It retained the V.J.F.A. name until 1932, when it formally became the V.F.A. second eighteens.The Age V.F.A. seconds final 21 September 1932 14 Melbourne, VIC After having used the Motordrome for the previous three years, the Association staged each of its finals on different neutral Association ground.The Argus Melbourne 7 July 1928 20 Football – Association semi-final Premiership The home-and-home season was played over eighteen rounds, with each club playing the others twice; then, the top four clubs contested a finals series under the amended Argus system to determine the premiers for the season. Ladder main WDL Q 1928 VFA ladder true points y 4 2 COB Coburg PMB Port Melbourne BRI Brighton NBU Preston CAM Camberwell YAR Yarraville BRU Brunswick NOR Northcote WIL Williamstown PRA Prahran 15 3 0 1742 1052 P 14 4 0 1500 1016 12 6 0 1412 1246 11 7 0 1376 1104 11 7 0 1270 1189 10 8 0 1212 1233 8 10 0 1208 1249 3 15 0 1670 1648 3 15 0 974 1491 3 15 0 1099 1732 4 Premiers #CCFFCC A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Argus 20 August 1928 Association – final four unaltered 7 Melbourne Onlooker Finals Semifinals Saturday, 25 August Port Melbourne 9.15 (69) H Preston 9.11 (65) Coburg Cricket Ground 12,000 The Argus Melbourne Association – first semi-final 27 August 1928 6 Onlooker Saturday, 1 September Coburg 11.16 (82) H Brighton 12.7 (79) Port Melbourne Cricket Ground 8,000 The Argus Melbourne Association – Second Semi-Final 3 September 1928 7 Onlooker 1928 VFA Final Saturday, 8 September Coburg 5.4 (34) 7.5 (47) 15.9 (99) 17.12 (114) Plant 5, Stone 4, Colbert 3, Kerley 2, Gardiner, Huntington, Mears H Port Melbourne 3.4 (22) 10.7 (67) 12.9 (81) 16.11 (107) McInnes 5, Kuhlken 4, Smith 2, Barnes, Bourke, Erridge, Hyde, Tuck Brunswick Cricket Ground 10,854 Association Final – Coburg successful https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3955811 The Argus 28 December 2025 15 10 September 1928 Murray Had Port Melbourne won, minor premiers Coburg would have been entitled to a rematch the following Saturday to decide the premiership. Awards Frank Plant (Coburg) was the leading goalkicker, with 71 goals in the home-and-home season and 78 goals overall. Frank Smith (Prahran) won the Recorder Cup as the Association's best and fairest, polling seven votes. J. Lawn (Camberwell) was second with six votes; Frank Seymour (Northcote), Roy McKay (Williamstown), L. Carroll (Brighton) and H. Bridgierd (Preston) were all equal-third with four votes apiece. The Victorian Junior Football Association premiership, serving as the Association's seconds premiership, was won by Coburg. Coburg 4.5 (29) defeated Port Melbourne 1.9 (15) in the Grand Final on 15 September at the Coburg Cricket Ground.The Argus Melbourne Coburg wins Junior premiership 17 September 1928 15 Notable events The two home-and-home matches were replayed during the season. On each occasion, a timekeeping error resulted in the match being played over less than the required duration: In the opening round – and Yarraville's first ever senior game – Yarraville 10.12 (72) defeated Camberwell 8.17 (65).The Argus Melbourne 23 April 1928 7 Association – keen interest shown Onlooker Camberwell protested that the timekeepers had called an end to the final quarter ten minutes early, so the result was nullified.The Argus Melbourne 28 April 1928 19 The Association – Charge against player The replay was held on Monday 4 June (King's Birthday holiday), and Yarraville 11.12 (78) defeated Camberwell 8.15 (63). Then, on King's Birthday holiday, Brunswick 13.8 (86) defeated Brighton 8.16 (64).The Argus Melbourne 5 June 1928 6 Brunswick wins well Onlooker Brighton protested that the timekeepers had called an end to the second quarter ten minutes early, and this result was also nullified.The Argus Melbourne 9 June 1928 2 Rough football – two charges dismissedThe Argus Melbourne 19 June 1928 7 Football – Police control of grounds The replay was held on Wednesday 18 July at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in which Brunswick 10.15 (75) defeated Brighton 10.9 (69).The Argus Melbourne 19 July 1928 5 Football – Association replay John Aikman, who had served as Association president since 1903,The Argus Melbourne Victorian Football Association 2 May 1903 18 died after a long illness on 29 July.The Argus Melbourne Association – All leaders win well 30 July 1928 6 Onlooker He was formally replaced the following year by J. J. Liston, who was elected at the annual general meeting in February 1929. See also List of VFA premiers References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL