fitzroy (4-10) vs footscray (8-6) brunswick st
lions all but end bulldogs hopes by 1 point. fitzroy (5-10) play essendon. footscray (8-7) host richmond.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Fitzroy | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 13.12 | 90 | Sat 4-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 12,000 | |
| Footscray | 2.5 | 6.8 | 7.12 | 12.17 | 89 | Fitzroy won by 1 point | |||
geelong (6-8) vs essendon (9-5) corio oval
dons smash cats by 44 points. essendon (10-5) host fitzroy. geelong (6-9) play south.
| Geelong | 0.4 | 1.10 | 2.11 | 4.14 | 38 | Sat 4-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 10,000 |
| Essendon | 5.1 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 12.10 | 82 | Essendon won by 44 points | ||
hawthorn (0-14) vs collingwood (12-2) glenferie oval
hawks remain winless losing to collingwood by 57 points. collingwood (13-2) host st kilda. hawthorn (0-15) play melbourne.
| Hawthorn | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 63 | Sat 4-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 5,000 |
| Collingwood | 1.2 | 8.11 | 13.16 | 17.18 | 120 | Collingwood won by 57 points | ||
north (4-10) vs south (3-11) arden st
roos beat south by 2 points. north (5-10) play carlton. south (3-12) host geelong.
| North Melbourne | 3.2 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 12.10 | 82 | Sat 4-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Arden Street | 6,000 |
| South Melbourne | 5.8 | 10.9 | 10.14 | 11.14 | 80 | North Melbourne won by 2 points | ||
richmond (10-4) vs melbourne (12-2) punt rd
tigers beat dees by 29 points. richmond (11-4) play footscray. melbourne (12-3) host hawthorn.
| Richmond | 3.2 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 4-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 26,000 |
| Melbourne | 2.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 50 | Richmond won by 29 points | ||
st kilda (8-6) vs carlton (8-6) junction oval
saints beat blues by 4 goals. st kilda (9-6) play collingwood. carlton (8-7) host north.
| St. Kilda | 4.6 | 6.9 | 7.12 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 4-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 31,000 |
| Carlton | 3.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 69 | St. Kilda won by 24 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 15 Ladder | |||
| CW | 15 | 52 | 137.1 |
| ME | 15 | 48 | 115.7 |
| RI | 15 | 44 | 126.3 |
| ES | 15 | 40 | 118.4 |
| SK | 15 | 36 | 106.7 |
| CA | 15 | 32 | 119.0 |
| FO | 15 | 32 | 107.4 |
| GE | 15 | 24 | 110.0 |
| FI | 15 | 20 | 84.9 |
| NM | 15 | 20 | 70.4 |
| SM | 15 | 12 | 81.3 |
| HW | 15 | 0 | 63.1 |
round 16 matches
carlton v north PP
collingwood v st kilda VP
essendon v fitzroy WH
footscray v richmond WO
south v geelong LO
melbourne v hawthorn MCG