1928 SANFL Premiership season
The SANFL (South Australian National Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in South Australia. Originally formed as the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) on 30 April 1877, the SANFL is the oldest surviving football league of any code in Australia and one of the oldest football competitions in the world. The 'home and away' season is played over 23 weeks from April to September. The top five teams then play off in a final series culminating in the grand final for the Thomas Seymour Hill Premiership Trophy.
1928 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1487 | 1251 | 54.31 | 28 |
| 2 | West Adelaide | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1694 | 1228 | 57.97 | 26 |
| 3 | Norwood | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1323 | 1258 | 51.26 | 20 |
| 4 | North Adelaide | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1355 | 1368 | 49.76 | 19 |
| 5 | West Torrens | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1184 | 1235 | 48.95 | 16 |
| 6 | Sturt | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1294 | 1442 | 47.30 | 14 |
| 7 | Glenelg | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1397 | 1652 | 45.82 | 8 |
| 8 | South Adelaide | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1257 | 1557 | 44.67 | 5 |
| H&A | 68 | 65 | 65 | 3 | 10991 | 10991 | 50.00 | 136 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 587 | 587 | 50.00 | 8 | |
| Total | 72 | 69 | 69 | 3 | 11578 | 11578 | 50.00 | 144 |
1928 Round by Round
Round
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1SF |
2SF |
PF |
GF
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.1 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 66 | Sat 28-Apr-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 4.2 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 13.15 | 93 | North Adelaide won by 27 points | |||
| West Torrens | 0.2 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 47 | Sat 28-Apr-1928 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Sturt | 3.6 | 6.7 | 6.12 | 7.21 | 63 | Sturt won by 16 points | |||
| Glenelg | 3.5 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 28-Apr-1928 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 8.7 | 10.11 | 13.13 | 91 | Port Adelaide won by 7 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 1.4 | 4.8 | 7.10 | 8.11 | 59 | Sat 28-Apr-1928 | Adelaide Showground | ||
| Norwood | 2.2 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 15.13 | 103 | Norwood won by 44 points | |||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Torrens | 4.2 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 67 | Sat 5-May-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.13 | 37 | West Torrens won by 30 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 6.1 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 66 | Sat 5-May-1928 | Alberton Oval | ||
| Norwood | 0.3 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 8.12 | 60 | Port Adelaide won by 6 points | |||
| Sturt | 4.3 | 8.6 | 14.11 | 17.13 | 115 | Sat 5-May-1928 | Unley Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 3.1 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 12.10 | 82 | Sturt won by 33 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 3.7 | 5.10 | 12.12 | 14.12 | 96 | Sat 5-May-1928 | Adelaide Showground | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.2 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 12.11 | 83 | West Adelaide won by 13 points | |||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.5 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 12.13 | 85 | Sat 12-May-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 2.1 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 68 | South Adelaide won by 17 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.4 | 2.9 | 7.14 | 7.18 | 60 | Sat 12-May-1928 | Norwood Oval | ||
| Sturt | 2.4 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 13.11 | 89 | Sturt won by 29 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 5.3 | 5.4 | 7.15 | 7.17 | 59 | Sat 12-May-1928 | Prospect Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.1 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 20.7 | 127 | West Adelaide won by 68 points | |||
| West Torrens | 3.4 | 3.5 | 9.13 | 10.13 | 73 | Sat 12-May-1928 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 3.13 | 5.13 | 10.17 | 77 | Port Adelaide won by 4 points | |||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Norwood | 0.5 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 19-May-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 42 | Norwood won by 37 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 1.5 | 10.10 | 14.15 | 14.19 | 103 | Sat 19-May-1928 | Alberton Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 79 | Port Adelaide won by 24 points | |||
| Sturt | 3.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 11.14 | 80 | Sat 19-May-1928 | Unley Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 4.2 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 80 | Sturt drew with North Adelaide | |||
| West Adelaide | 5.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 65 | Sat 19-May-1928 | Adelaide Showground | ||
| Glenelg | 1.2 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 6.12 | 48 | West Adelaide won by 17 points | |||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 3.5 | 9.6 | 11.12 | 14.14 | 98 | Sat 26-May-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 2.3 | 4.5 | 8.10 | 11.15 | 81 | West Adelaide won by 17 points | |||
| Glenelg | 4.2 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 14.8 | 92 | Sat 26-May-1928 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 3.2 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 75 | Glenelg won by 17 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 4.3 | 5.8 | 9.11 | 12.15 | 87 | Sat 26-May-1928 | Prospect Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 5.7 | 11.11 | 13.12 | 90 | Port Adelaide won by 3 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.5 | 5.6 | 10.14 | 11.16 | 82 | Sat 26-May-1928 12:00 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.5 | 4.9 | 6.12 | 8.16 | 64 | Norwood won by 18 points | |||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Sturt | 3.2 | 6.4 | 14.9 | 15.11 | 101 | Sat 2-Jun-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 2.6 | 5.11 | 7.12 | 12.17 | 89 | Sturt won by 12 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 2.3 | 3.12 | 8.19 | 12.23 | 95 | Sat 2-Jun-1928 | Prospect Oval | ||
| Norwood | 2.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 51 | North Adelaide won by 44 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 3.10 | 4.15 | 7.23 | 65 | Mon 4-Jun-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 7.3 | 13.6 | 19.6 | 25.7 | 157 | West Adelaide won by 92 points | |||
| West Torrens | 3.2 | 4.5 | 12.10 | 14.12 | 96 | Mon 4-Jun-1928 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.1 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 75 | West Torrens won by 21 points | |||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 75 | Sat 9-Jun-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.4 | 5.7 | 9.11 | 15.12 | 102 | North Adelaide won by 27 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 5.2 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 9-Jun-1928 | Alberton Oval | ||
| Sturt | 0.3 | 2.8 | 4.12 | 4.15 | 39 | Port Adelaide won by 54 points | |||
| Glenelg | 1.7 | 3.12 | 6.12 | 9.18 | 72 | Sat 9-Jun-1928 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| Norwood | 2.3 | 6.4 | 12.8 | 13.11 | 89 | Norwood won by 17 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 2.3 | 7.8 | 8.11 | 14.16 | 100 | Sat 9-Jun-1928 | Adelaide Showground | ||
| West Torrens | 5.5 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 10.15 | 75 | West Adelaide won by 25 points | |||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.1 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 61 | Sat 23-Jun-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Norwood | 3.2 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 14.10 | 94 | Norwood won by 33 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 23-Jun-1928 | Alberton Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 4.3 | 5.4 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 86 | Port Adelaide won by 7 points | |||
| West Torrens | 3.2 | 6.8 | 7.11 | 11.11 | 77 | Sat 23-Jun-1928 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.4 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 51 | West Torrens won by 26 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 1.3 | 5.6 | 8.11 | 12.15 | 87 | Sat 23-Jun-1928 | Adelaide Showground | ||
| Sturt | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 6.11 | 47 | West Adelaide won by 40 points | |||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.5 | 8.7 | 12.11 | 14.12 | 96 | Sat 30-Jun-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 1.1 | 4.10 | 6.12 | 10.15 | 75 | South Adelaide won by 21 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 5.8 | 12.10 | 15.12 | 102 | Sat 30-Jun-1928 | Alberton Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.5 | 4.8 | 6.12 | 8.14 | 62 | Port Adelaide won by 40 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.2 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 74 | Sat 30-Jun-1928 | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 3.2 | 6.7 | 7.14 | 9.17 | 71 | Norwood won by 3 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.9 | 10.12 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 30-Jun-1928 | Prospect Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 2.6 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 68 | North Adelaide won by 31 points | |||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 6.0 | 12.3 | 14.10 | 20.13 | 133 | Sat 7-Jul-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 0.6 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 63 | West Adelaide won by 70 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.3 | 4.9 | 7.12 | 9.15 | 69 | Sat 7-Jul-1928 | Norwood Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 4.5 | 7.11 | 8.14 | 62 | Norwood won by 7 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 1.5 | 5.10 | 10.12 | 11.14 | 80 | Sat 7-Jul-1928 | Prospect Oval | ||
| Sturt | 2.4 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 10.11 | 71 | North Adelaide won by 9 points | |||
| West Torrens | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.14 | 9.18 | 72 | Sat 7-Jul-1928 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.1 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.12 | 72 | West Torrens drew with South Adelaide | |||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 4.2 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 53 | Sat 14-Jul-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 6.6 | 7.10 | 10.13 | 73 | Port Adelaide won by 20 points | |||
| Glenelg | 3.2 | 6.10 | 7.12 | 11.15 | 81 | Sat 14-Jul-1928 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 3.7 | 6.8 | 10.10 | 11.18 | 84 | North Adelaide won by 3 points | |||
| West Torrens | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.14 | 6.14 | 50 | Sat 14-Jul-1928 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Norwood | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.16 | 40 | West Torrens won by 10 points | |||
| Sturt | 4.2 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 78 | Sat 14-Jul-1928 | Unley Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.3 | 5.10 | 9.15 | 14.20 | 104 | West Adelaide won by 26 points | |||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Port Adelaide | 6.4 | 8.5 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 99 | Sat 21-Jul-1928 | Alberton Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 2.2 | 6.7 | 6.11 | 10.16 | 76 | Port Adelaide won by 23 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 3.3 | 5.10 | 9.15 | 13.20 | 98 | Sat 21-Jul-1928 | Prospect Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 4.1 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 63 | North Adelaide won by 35 points | |||
| West Torrens | 4.5 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 63 | Sat 21-Jul-1928 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.5 | 5.10 | 8.11 | 59 | West Torrens won by 4 points | |||
| Sturt | 7.6 | 8.9 | 11.16 | 12.20 | 92 | Sat 21-Jul-1928 | Unley Oval | ||
| Norwood | 1.2 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 9.13 | 67 | Sturt won by 25 points | |||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.7 | 3.10 | 3.15 | 6.20 | 56 | Sat 4-Aug-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 3.5 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 14.15 | 99 | West Adelaide won by 43 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 3.5 | 6.7 | 10.14 | 12.19 | 91 | Sat 4-Aug-1928 | Alberton Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 3.1 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 63 | Port Adelaide won by 28 points | |||
| Glenelg | 2.6 | 6.10 | 13.13 | 16.14 | 110 | Sat 4-Aug-1928 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| Sturt | 5.2 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 11.10 | 76 | Glenelg won by 34 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 68 | Sat 4-Aug-1928 | Norwood Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 5.4 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 14.12 | 96 | North Adelaide won by 28 points | |||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Sturt | 1.2 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 78 | Sat 11-Aug-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 7.9 | 11.11 | 14.15 | 99 | Port Adelaide won by 21 points | |||
| Glenelg | 1.6 | 7.11 | 11.16 | 16.19 | 115 | Sat 11-Aug-1928 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.4 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 11.14 | 80 | Glenelg won by 35 points | |||
| Norwood | 3.5 | 3.10 | 7.12 | 10.17 | 77 | Sat 11-Aug-1928 | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.7 | 4.9 | 7.12 | 9.18 | 72 | Norwood won by 5 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 3.7 | 4.8 | 9.11 | 11.11 | 77 | Sat 11-Aug-1928 | Prospect Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 1.2 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 78 | West Torrens won by 1 point | |||
Round 15[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 6.4 | 10.8 | 13.13 | 14.17 | 101 | Sat 18-Aug-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Norwood | 3.3 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 12.11 | 83 | North Adelaide won by 18 points | |||
| West Torrens | 3.7 | 3.10 | 6.14 | 7.15 | 57 | Sat 18-Aug-1928 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 1.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 74 | Glenelg won by 17 points | |||
| Sturt | 3.5 | 7.8 | 10.16 | 11.21 | 87 | Sat 18-Aug-1928 | Unley Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.2 | 5.7 | 9.10 | 10.14 | 74 | Sturt won by 13 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 5.3 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 18-Aug-1928 | Adelaide Showground | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 68 | West Adelaide won by 15 points | |||
Round 16[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.6 | 6.9 | 9.11 | 13.14 | 92 | Sat 1-Sep-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 6.5 | 7.9 | 11.9 | 14.12 | 96 | West Torrens won by 4 points | |||
| Norwood | 3.3 | 6.9 | 14.15 | 17.17 | 119 | Sat 1-Sep-1928 | Norwood Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 4.3 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 83 | Norwood won by 36 points | |||
| Sturt | 1.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 40 | Sat 1-Sep-1928 | Unley Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 1.3 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 13.16 | 94 | Port Adelaide won by 54 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 4.2 | 8.8 | 11.13 | 14.18 | 102 | Sat 1-Sep-1928 | Adelaide Showground | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.1 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 54 | West Adelaide won by 48 points | |||
Round 17[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.5 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 8-Sep-1928 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Norwood | 3.0 | 8.9 | 10.14 | 15.18 | 108 | Norwood won by 25 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 5.4 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 18.13 | 121 | Sat 8-Sep-1928 | Alberton Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 3.0 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 62 | Port Adelaide won by 59 points | |||
| Glenelg | 1.3 | 6.10 | 10.13 | 15.16 | 106 | Sat 8-Sep-1928 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 13.4 | 17.7 | 23.13 | 29.17 | 191 | West Adelaide won by 85 points | |||
| Sturt | 7.4 | 7.6 | 9.10 | 12.10 | 82 | Sat 8-Sep-1928 | Unley Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 1.2 | 4.8 | 7.11 | 11.16 | 82 | Sturt drew with West Torrens | |||
1928 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1487 | 1251 | 54.31 | 28 |
| 2 | West Adelaide | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1694 | 1228 | 57.97 | 26 |
| 3 | Norwood | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1323 | 1258 | 51.26 | 20 |
| 4 | North Adelaide | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1355 | 1368 | 49.76 | 19 |
| 5 | West Torrens | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1184 | 1235 | 48.95 | 16 |
| 6 | Sturt | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1294 | 1442 | 47.30 | 14 |
| 7 | Glenelg | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1397 | 1652 | 45.82 | 8 |
| 8 | South Adelaide | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1257 | 1557 | 44.67 | 5 |
| H&A | 68 | 65 | 65 | 3 | 10991 | 10991 | 50.00 | 136 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 587 | 587 | 50.00 | 8 | |
| Total | 72 | 69 | 69 | 3 | 11578 | 11578 | 50.00 | 144 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 3.4 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 15.11 | 101 | Sat 15-Sep-1928 | Adelaide Oval | 22,400 | |
| North Adelaide | 1.4 | 5.6 | 9.8 | 11.11 | 77 | West Adelaide won by 24 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Norwood | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.13 | 61 | Sat 22-Sep-1928 | Adelaide Oval | 24,800 | |
| Port Adelaide | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 20 | Norwood won by 41 points | |||
Preliminary Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Norwood | 5.3 | 10.11 | 11.15 | 13.17 | 95 | Sat 29-Sep-1928 | Adelaide Oval | 30,100 | |
| West Adelaide | 5.1 | 6.6 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 73 | Norwood won by 22 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Port Adelaide | 5.5 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 15.14 | 104 | Sat 6-Oct-1928 | Adelaide Oval | 35,700 | |
| Norwood | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 7.14 | 56 | Port Adelaide won by 48 points | |||