carlton (8-7) vs north (5-10) princess park
blues keep finals hopes alive by 26 points over north. carlton (9-7) host south. north (5-11) host collingwood.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 3.4 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 11-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 14,000 | |
| North Melbourne | 0.2 | 2.7 | 4.10 | 6.10 | 46 | Carlton won by 26 points | |||
collingwood (13-2) vs st kilda (9-6) victoria park
pies all but end saints hopes by 56 points. collingwood (14-2) play north. st kilda (9-7) host melbourne.
| Collingwood | 3.0 | 6.4 | 13.11 | 15.16 | 106 | Sat 11-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 25,000 |
| St. Kilda | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.11 | 6.14 | 50 | Collingwood won by 56 points | ||
essendon (10-5) vs fitzroy (5-10) windy hill
lions stun dons by 8 points. fitzroy (6-10) host geelong. essendon (10-6) play richmond.
| Essendon | 2.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 7.12 | 54 | Sat 11-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 18,000 |
| Fitzroy | 2.3 | 5.6 | 6.12 | 8.14 | 62 | Fitzroy won by 8 points | ||
melbourne (12-3) vs hawthorn (0-15) mcg
dees beat hawks by 4 goals. melbourne (13-3) play st kilda. hawthorn (0-16) host footscray.
| Melbourne | 1.3 | 3.10 | 5.13 | 12.16 | 88 | Sat 11-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 6,547 |
| Hawthorn | 1.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 64 | Melbourne won by 24 points | ||
south (3-12) vs geelong (6-9) lake oval
swans stun cats by 37 points. south (4-12) play cralton. geelong (6-10) play fitzroy.
| South Melbourne | 2.4 | 3.5 | 10.7 | 15.14 | 104 | Sat 11-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 8,000 |
| Geelong | 2.3 | 6.9 | 8.12 | 9.13 | 67 | South Melbourne won by 37 points | ||
footscray (8-7) vs richmond (11-4) western oval
tigers end dogs hopes of a debut finals by 23 points. richmond (12-4) host essendon. footscray (8-8) play hawthorn.
| Footscray | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 54 | Sat 11-Aug-1928 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 18,000 |
| Richmond | 0.0 | 2.14 | 5.14 | 10.17 | 77 | Richmond won by 23 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 16 Ladder | |||
| CW | 16 | 56 | 140.8 |
| ME | 16 | 52 | 116.9 |
| RI | 16 | 48 | 127.1 |
| ES | 16 | 40 | 116.6 |
| CA | 16 | 36 | 120.5 |
| SK | 16 | 36 | 101.9 |
| FO | 16 | 32 | 105.0 |
| GE | 16 | 24 | 105.8 |
| FI | 16 | 24 | 86.0 |
| NM | 16 | 20 | 70.1 |
| SM | 16 | 16 | 84.5 |
| HW | 16 | 0 | 63.6 |
round 17 matches
carltonv south PP
north v collingwood AS
richmond v essendon PR
fitzroy v geelong BS
hawthorn v footscray GO
st kilda v melbourne JO