essendon v melbourne windy hill
melbourne beat essendon by 13 points. melbourne (1-0) host geelong. essendon (0-1) play footscray.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 3.2 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 72 | Sat 21-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 20,000 | |
| Melbourne | 2.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 13.7 | 85 | Melbourne won by 13 points | |||
fitzroy v carlton brunswick st
blues overrun lions by 38 points. carlton (1-0) host richmond. fitzroy (0-1) play collingwood.
| Fitzroy | 2.4 | 6.12 | 9.12 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 21-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 30,000 |
| Carlton | 7.3 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 18.9 | 117 | Carlton won by 38 points | ||
geelong v collingwood corio oval
pies edge cats by 1 goal. collingwood (1-0) host fitzroy. geelong (0-1) play melbourne.
| Geelong | 3.2 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 8.12 | 60 | Sat 21-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 18,000 |
| Collingwood | 0.5 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 9.12 | 66 | Collingwood won by 6 points | ||
hawthorn v st kilda glenferie oval
hawks get overrun by saints by 3 points. st kilda (1-0) host south. hawthorn (0-1) play north.
| Hawthorn | 2.0 | 6.4 | 9.11 | 9.13 | 67 | Sat 21-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 15,000 |
| St. Kilda | 3.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 10.10 | 70 | St. Kilda won by 3 points | ||
richmond v north punt rd
richmond destory north by 13 goals. richmond (1-0) play carlton. north (0-1) host hawthorn.
| Richmond | 3.2 | 7.5 | 11.10 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 21-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 20,000 |
| North Melbourne | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 21 | Richmond won by 78 points | ||
south v footscray lake oval
interesting score south get a 1 point win kicking 100 against footscray 99. south (1-0) play st kilda. footscray (0-1) host essendon.
| South Melbourne | 3.6 | 6.7 | 11.10 | 14.16 | 100 | Sat 21-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 20,000 |
| Footscray | 2.2 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 15.9 | 99 | South Melbourne won by 1 point | ||
ladder
| Rd 1 Ladder | |||
| RI | 1 | 4 | 471.4 |
| CA | 1 | 4 | 148.1 |
| ME | 1 | 4 | 118.1 |
| CW | 1 | 4 | 110.0 |
| SK | 1 | 4 | 104.5 |
| SM | 1 | 4 | 101.0 |
| FO | 1 | 0 | 99.0 |
| HW | 1 | 0 | 95.7 |
| GE | 1 | 0 | 90.9 |
| ES | 1 | 0 | 84.7 |
| FI | 1 | 0 | 67.5 |
| NM | 1 | 0 | 21.2 |
round 2 matches
carlton v richmond PP
collingwood v fitzroy VP
footscray v essendon WO
melbourne v geelong MCG
north v hawthorn AS
st kilda v south JO