1988 VFL Grand Final

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The 1988 VFL Grand Final took place on September 24, 1988 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between VFL clubs Hawthorn and Melbourne. It was Hawthorn's sixth successive Grand Final while Melbourne were competing in their first since 1964.

Hawthorn won the match by 96 points and in doing set a VFL record for the greatest winning margin in a Grand Final. It remained a record until Geelong's 119 point demolition of Port Adelaide in 2007.

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[edit] Teams

Hawthorn
B: Andrew Collins Chris Langford Gary Ayres
HB: Scott Maginness Chris Mew Michael Tuck (c)
C: Robert DiPierdomenico Peter Schwab Tony Hall
HF: Chris Wittman Dermott Brereton John Kennedy
F: Paul Abbott Jason Dunstall James Morrissey
Foll: Greg Dear Gary Buckenara John Platten
Int: Russell Greene Darrin Pritchard
Coach: Alan Joyce
Melbourne
B: Alan Johnson Steven Stretch Rod Grinter
HB: Stephen Newport Jamie Duursma Brett Lovett
C: Todd Viney Brian Wilson Graeme Yeats
HF: Garry Lyon Earl Spalding David Williams
F: Jim Stynes Sean Wight Ricky Jackson
Foll: Danny Hughes Andy Lovell Greg Healy (c)
Int: David Flintoff Steven Febey
Coach: John Northey

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Score

Team 1 2 3 Final
Hawthorn 4.4 10.9 14.16 22.20 (152)
Melbourne 1.5 2.8 5.14 6.20 (56)
  • Attendance - 93,754

[edit] Goal kickers

Hawthorn

  • Dunstall 7
  • Abbott 6
  • Brereton 5
  • DiPierdomenico 1
  • Kennedy 1
  • Morrissey 1
  • Schwab 1

Melbourne

  • Lyon 2
  • Williams 2
  • Healy 1
  • Johnson 1

[edit] Norm Smith Medal

The Norm Smith Medal was won by Hawthorn's defender Gary Ayres who had 22 disposals.

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[edit] See also

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