carlton (1-0) vs richmond (1-0) princess park
blues get revenge on tigers by 21 points. carlton (2-0) play hawthorn. richmond (1-1) host collingwood.
| Carlton | 2.1 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 13.9 | 87 | Sat 28-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 40,000 |
| Richmond | 3.1 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 66 | Carlton won by 21 points | ||
collingwood (1-0) vs fitzroy (0-1) victoria park
pies beat lions by 35 points. collingwood (2-0) play richmond. fitzroy (0-2) host melbourne.
| Collingwood | 5.6 | 9.9 | 12.15 | 14.18 | 102 | Sat 28-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 20,000 |
| Fitzroy | 1.3 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 9.13 | 67 | Collingwood won by 35 points | ||
melbourne (1-0) vs geelong (0-1) mcg
dees beat inaccurate cats by 7 points. melbourne (2-0) play fitzroy. geelong (0-2) host footscray.
| Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 6.11 | 47 | Sat 28-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 15,122 |
| Geelong | 1.7 | 2.11 | 3.16 | 4.16 | 40 | Melbourne won by 7 points | ||
north (0-1) vs hawthorn (0-1) arden st
north break a 15 game losing streak against the hawks by 15 points. north (1-1) play st kilda. hawthorn (0-2) host carlton.
| North Melbourne | 6.4 | 6.6 | 9.14 | 10.16 | 76 | Sat 28-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Arden Street | 6,000 |
| Hawthorn | 2.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 8.13 | 61 | North Melbourne won by 15 points | ||
st kilda (11-0) vs south (1-0) junction oval
south beat saints by 21 points. south (2-0) play essendon. st kilda (1-1) host north.
| St. Kilda | 4.3 | 5.6 | 9.11 | 14.12 | 96 | Sat 28-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 20,000 |
| South Melbourne | 5.5 | 9.9 | 12.13 | 17.15 | 117 | South Melbourne won by 21 points | ||
footscray (0-1) vs essendon (0-1) western oval
dons edge bulldogs by 4 points. essendon (1-1) host south. footscray (0-2) play geelong.
| Footscray | 5.5 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 69 | Sat 28-Apr-1928 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 20,000 |
| Essendon | 1.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 10.13 | 73 | Essendon won by 4 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 2 Ladder | |||
| CA | 2 | 8 | 140.7 |
| CW | 2 | 8 | 132.3 |
| ME | 2 | 8 | 117.9 |
| SM | 2 | 8 | 111.3 |
| RI | 2 | 4 | 152.8 |
| ES | 2 | 4 | 94.2 |
| SK | 2 | 4 | 90.2 |
| NM | 2 | 4 | 60.6 |
| FO | 2 | 0 | 97.1 |
| GE | 2 | 0 | 88.5 |
| HW | 2 | 0 | 87.7 |
| FI | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
round 3 matches
hawthorn v carlton GO
richmond v collingwood PR
essendon v south WH
fitzroy v melbourne BS
geelong v footscray CO
st kilda v north JO