carlton (7-4) vs fitzroy (3-8) princess park
lions stun blues by 4 points. fitzroy (4-8) host collingwood. carlton (7-5) play richmond.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 3.5 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 12.10 | 82 | Sat 7-Jul-1928 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 25,000 | |
| Fitzroy | 7.2 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 12.14 | 86 | Fitzroy won by 4 points | |||
collingwood (10-1) vs geelong (5-6) victoria park
cats stun pies by 11 points. geelong (6-6) host melbourne. collingwood (10-2) play fitzroy.
| Collingwood | 4.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 9.13 | 67 | Sat 7-Jul-1928 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 17,000 |
| Geelong | 3.0 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 78 | Geelong won by 11 points | ||
melbourne (10-1) vs essendon (6-5) mcg
dons cost dees first place by 22 points. essendon (7-5) host footscray. melbourne (10-2) play geelong.
| Melbourne | 2.5 | 4.14 | 6.16 | 8.19 | 67 | Sat 7-Jul-1928 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 18,695 |
| Essendon | 3.5 | 5.6 | 11.12 | 12.17 | 89 | Essendon won by 22 points | ||
north (3-8) vs richmond (8-3) arden st
tigers secure 3rd with a 37 point win over north. richmond (9-3) host carlton. north (3-9) play hawthorn.
| North Melbourne | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 53 | Sat 7-Jul-1928 2:45 pm | Arden Street | 12,000 |
| Richmond | 3.6 | 4.12 | 10.14 | 12.18 | 90 | Richmond won by 37 points | ||
st kilda (5-6) vs hawthorn (0-11) junction oval
saints win shootout over hawks by 49 points. st kilda (6-6) play south. hawthorn (0-12) host north.
| St. Kilda | 3.3 | 8.10 | 14.12 | 20.14 | 134 | Sat 7-Jul-1928 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 19,000 |
| Hawthorn | 6.5 | 9.7 | 10.10 | 12.13 | 85 | St. Kilda won by 49 points | ||
footscray (6-5) vs south (3-8) western oval
bulldogs stay alive in a hopes of a debut finals series by 2 points over south. footscray (7-5) play essendon. south (3-9) host st kilda.
| Footscray | 5.3 | 10.7 | 12.11 | 13.13 | 91 | Sat 7-Jul-1928 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 17,000 |
| South Melbourne | 1.1 | 7.2 | 11.6 | 13.11 | 89 | Footscray won by 2 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 12 Ladder | |||
| CW | 12 | 40 | 131.8 |
| ME | 12 | 40 | 116.9 |
| RI | 12 | 36 | 127.3 |
| CA | 12 | 28 | 122.8 |
| FO | 12 | 28 | 112.9 |
| ES | 12 | 28 | 109.2 |
| GE | 12 | 24 | 118.2 |
| SK | 12 | 24 | 94.7 |
| FI | 12 | 16 | 88.8 |
| SM | 12 | 12 | 83.7 |
| NM | 12 | 12 | 67.5 |
| HW | 12 | 0 | 63.6 |
round 13 matches
richmond v carlton PR
fitzroy v collingwood BS
essendon v footscray WH
geelong v melbourne CO
hawthorn v north GO
south v st kilda LO