1988 VFL season

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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1988.

Contents

[edit] Pre Season

Hawthorn 10.10 (70) defeated Geelong 9.13 (67)

[edit] Premiership season

[edit] Round 1

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Geelong 11.17 (83) West Coast Eagles 14.20 (104) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 20,981 2 April 1988
Essendon 25.14 (164) North Melbourne 12.10 (82) Windy Hill 18,390 2 April 1988
Carlton 18.18 (126) Hawthorn 15.21 (111) Princes Park 28,141 2 April 1988
Brisbane Bears 10.15 (75) Collingwood 11.17 (83) Carrara Stadium 11,306 3 April 1988
Fitzroy 20.20 (140) St Kilda 17.16 (118) Princes Park 18,774 4 April 1988
Richmond 16.12 (108) Melbourne 23.16 (154) MCG 34,824 4 April 1988
Footscray 16.6 (102) Sydney Swans 11.10 (76) VFL Park 18,980 4 April 1988

[edit] Round 2

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
West Coast Eagles 26.19 (175) Essendon 11.10 (76) WACA Ground 24,886 8 April 1988
Footscray 9.12 (66) Melbourne 13.8 (86) Western Oval 15,693 9 April 1988
Collingwood 15.12 (102) Fitzroy 9.16 (70) Victoria Park 26,158 9 April 1988
North Melbourne 20.7 (127) Geelong 21.16 (142) MCG 15,233 9 April 1988
Carlton 19.15 (129) Brisbane Bears 7.19 (61) Princes Park 16,891 9 April 1988
Hawthorn 26.15 (171) Richmond 12.14 (86) VFL Park 18,082 9 April 1988
Sydney Swans 9.12 (66) St Kilda 7.13 (55) SCG 9,000 10 April 1988

[edit] Round 3

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Hawthorn 17.12 (114) Sydney Swans 13.15 (93) Princes Park 9,921 16 April 1988
St Kilda 17.6 (108) North Melbourne 11.16 (82) Moorabbin Oval 16,573 16 April 1988
Melbourne 9.18 (72) Geelong 9.10 (64) MCG 30,870 16 April 1988
Footscray 16.12 (108) Fitzroy 7.15 (57) Western Oval 12,683 16 April 1988
Essendon 11.13 (79) Carlton 23.13 (151) Windy Hill 21,311 16 April 1988
Collingwood 23.12 (150) Richmond 12.8 (80) VFL Park 34,444 16 April 1988
West Coast Eagles 29.18 (192) Brisbane Bears 10.14 (74) WACA Ground 16,354 17 April 1988

[edit] Round 4

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 13.18 (96) Brisbane Bears 5.11 (41) MCG 18,908 22 April 1988
Collingwood 13.16 (94) West Coast Eagles 8.7 (55) Victoria Park 26,276 23 April 1988
Hawthorn 17.18 (120) Fitzroy 15.16 (106) Princes Park 13,299 23 April 1988
North Melbourne 19.11 (125) Footscray 13.9 (87) VFL Park 14,948 23 April 1988
Sydney Swans 10.20 (80) Carlton 24.22 (166) SCG 16,091 24 April 1988
Richmond 11.16 (82) Geelong 24.17 (161) MCG 27,417 25 April 1988
St Kilda 10.9 (69) Essendon 14.7 (91) Moorabbin Oval 31,679 25 April 1988

[edit] Round 5

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
West Coast Eagles 14.16 (100) Footscray 14.9 (93) WACA Ground 17,662 29 April 1988
Fitzroy 12.19 (91) Richmond 23.15 (153) Princes Park 8,941 30 April 1988
North Melbourne 19.14 (128) Hawthorn 31.19 (205) MCG 15,438 30 April 1988
Geelong 17.14 (116) Essendon 13.14 (92) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 23,805 30 April 1988
St Kilda 12.12 (84) Brisbane Bears 13.15 (93) Moorabbin Oval 15,260 30 April 1988
Collingwood 14.13 (97) Carlton 10.9 (69) VFL Park 76,354 30 April 1988
Sydney Swans 12.17 (89) Melbourne 17.14 (116) SCG 9,269 1 May 1988

[edit] Round 6

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 17.21 (123) West Coast Eagles 17.8 (110) MCG 11,133 6 May 1988
Footscray 12.19 (91) Richmond 5.16 (46) Western Oval 12,374 7 May 1988
Carlton 10.12 (72) St Kilda 4.8 (32) Princes Park 15,812 7 May 1988
Melbourne 9.14 (68) Essendon 16.5 (101) MCG 34,679 7 May 1988
Hawthorn 14.9 (93) Collingwood 13.13 (91) VFL Park 53,184 7 May 1988
Geelong 16.15 (111) Sydney Swans 17.12 (114) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 19,106 8 May 1988
Brisbane Bears 17.11 (113) Fitzroy 16.15 (111) Carrara Stadium 9,981 8 May 1988

[edit] Round 7

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
West Coast Eagles 17.10 (112) St Kilda 3.18 (36) WACA Ground 12,803 13 May 1988
Fitzroy 15.16 (106) Sydney Swans 9.13 (67) Princes Park 8,568 14 May 1988
Melbourne 15.21 (111) Hawthorn 13.12 (90) MCG 34,773 14 May 1988
Essendon 17.17 (119) Collingwood 11.9 (75) Windy Hill 24,323 14 May 1988
Geelong 15.14 (104) Carlton 14.9 (93) VFL Park 26,372 14 May 1988
Brisbane Bears 10.12 (72) Footscray 9.17 (71) Carrara Stadium 10,898 15 May 1988
Richmond 11.7 (73) North Melbourne 22.18 (150) MCG 12,880 15 May 1988

[edit] Round 8

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Sydney Swans 11.21 (87) Brisbane Bears 17.13 (115) SCG 13,322 20 May 1988
Fitzroy 12.17 (89) Melbourne 17.13 (115) Princes Park 12,997 21 May 1988
Essendon 20.17 (137) Richmond 13.11 (89) Windy Hill 14,520 21 May 1988
Collingwood 13.10 (88) Footscray 11.16 (82) Victoria Park 22,683 21 May 1988
Carlton 19.20 (134) North Melbourne 19.7 (121) VFL Park 22,978 21 May 1988
Geelong 16.12 (108) St Kilda 17.12 (114) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 20,345 22 May 1988
West Coast Eagles 9.9 (63) Hawthorn 17.14 (116) Subiaco Oval 27,024 22 May 1988

[edit] Round 9

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Essendon 29.20 (194) Brisbane Bears 8.6 (54) MCG 26,653 27 May 1988
Richmond 10.13 (73) Sydney Swans 20.16 (136) MCG 11,468 28 May 1988
St Kilda 16.10 (106) Melbourne 11.12 (78) Moorabbin Oval 21,334 28 May 1988
Hawthorn 23.16 (154) Footscray 9.11 (65) Princes Park 12,786 28 May 1988
Geelong 20.13 (133) Fitzroy 15.10 (100) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 13,962 28 May 1988
Collingwood 11.17 (83) North Melbourne 4.11 (35) VFL Park 28,849 28 May 1988
West Coast Eagles 12.15 (87) Carlton 15.10 (100) Subiaco Oval 27,184 29 May 1988

[edit] Round 10

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Sydney Swans 11.11 (77) Essendon 8.7 (55) SCG 14,753 3 June 1988
Fitzroy 24.13 (157) North Melbourne 18.16 (124) Princes Park 8,395 4 June 1988
Hawthorn 21.11 (137) St Kilda 17.19 (121) MCG 25,693 4 June 1988
Melbourne 12.12 (84) Collingwood 10.11 (71) VFL Park 61,163 4 June 1988
Richmond 16.20 (116) West Coast Eagles 10.15 (75) MCG 7,157 5 June 1988
Brisbane Bears 16.13 (109) Geelong 24.18 (162) Carrara Stadium 8,637 5 June 1988
Footscray 11.9 (75) Carlton 15.6 (96) Western Oval 17,515 5 June 1988

[edit] Round 11

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Carlton 21.18 (144) Fitzroy 15.11 (101) Princes Park 21,900 11 June 1988
Sydney Swans 18.24 (132) North Melbourne 19.11 (125) SCG 11,729 11 June 1988
Footscray 11.12 (78) St Kilda 7.9 (51) VFL Park 24,149 11 June 1988
Brisbane Bears 23.13 (151) Richmond 15.13 (103) Carrara Stadium 13,222 12 June 1988
Melbourne 13.15 (93) West Coast Eagles 10.13 (73) MCG 28,045 13 June 1988
Hawthorn 17.16 (118) Essendon 10.8 (68) Princes Park 28,590 13 June 1988
Geelong 9.10 (64) Collingwood 16.7 (103) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 34,789 13 June 1988

[edit] Round 12

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 15.20 (110) Carlton 12.21 (93) MCG 19,458 17 June 1988
Footscray 7.14 (56) Geelong 3.12 (30) Western Oval 13,720 18 June 1988
North Melbourne 10.14 (74) Melbourne 7.19 (61) MCG 18,078 18 June 1988
St Kilda 3.12 (30) Collingwood 7.9 (51) Moorabbin Oval 23,880 18 June 1988
Hawthorn 10.20 (80) Brisbane Bears 2.5 (17) Princes Park 8,377 18 June 1988
Fitzroy 7.9 (51) Essendon 4.9 (33) VFL Park 18,854 18 June 1988
Sydney Swans 14.20 (104) West Coast Eagles 8.13 (61) SCG 12,624 19 June 1988

[edit] Round 13

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Essendon 10.15 (75) Footscray 15.9 (99) Windy Hill 15,861 25 June 1988
Collingwood 9.14 (68) Sydney Swans 2.11 (23) Victoria Park 23,031 25 June 1988
St Kilda 8.18 (66) Richmond 5.11 (41) Moorabbin Oval 17,770 25 June 1988
Hawthorn 17.10 (112) Geelong 12.15 (87) Princes Park 14,048 25 June 1988
North Melbourne 22.19 (151) Brisbane Bears 13.7 (85) MCG 7,764 25 June 1988
Melbourne 10.6 (66) Carlton 5.13 (43) VFL Park 37,953 25 June 1988
West Coast Eagles 17.19 (121) Fitzroy 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval 14,827 26 June 1988

[edit] Round 14

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Sydney Swans 13.18 (96) Richmond 19.17 (131) SCG 8,008 1 July 1988
Geelong 8.8 (56) Melbourne 13.11 (89) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 16,777 2 July 1988
Footscray 11.11 (77) Hawthorn 15.15 (105) Western Oval 14,338 2 July 1988
Essendon 16.16 (112) West Coast Eagles 13.7 (85) Windy Hill 10,274 2 July 1988
North Melbourne 15.20 (110) Fitzroy 10.11 (71) VFL Park 10,310 2 July 1988
Collingwood 16.14 (110) Carlton 11.21 (87) MCG 72,906 2 July 1988
Brisbane Bears 14.15 (99) St Kilda 12.17 (89) Carrara Stadium 10,394 3 July 1988

[edit] Round 15

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Melbourne 8.9 (57) Sydney Swans 19.16 (130) MCG 20,269 9 July 1988
Fitzroy 21.16 (142) Collingwood 7.10 (52) Princes Park 13,961 9 July 1988
St Kilda 9.11 (65) Carlton 10.9 (69) Moorabbin Oval 15,416 9 July 1988
Footscray 12.8 (80) Richmond 8.7 (55) VFL Park 14,721 9 July 1988
Brisbane Bears 12.19 (91) Hawthorn 17.13 (115) Carrara Stadium 14,213 10 July 1988
West Coast Eagles 18.18 (126) Geelong 16.10 (106) Subiaco Oval 18,536 10 July 1988
North Melbourne 14.10 (94) Essendon 21.14 (140) MCG 26,755 10 July 1988

[edit] Round 16

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
West Coast Eagles 14.14 (98) Brisbane Bears 12.17 (89) WACA Ground 15,831 15 July 1988
Essendon 16.14 (110) Fitzroy 9.12 (66) Windy Hill 14,467 16 July 1988
Carlton 21.15 (141) Geelong 14.14 (98) Princes Park 17,821 16 July 1988
Melbourne 14.10 (94) Collingwood 6.12 (48) MCG 74,964 16 July 1988
Richmond 17.13 (115) St Kilda 15.8 (98) VFL Park 20,199 16 July 1988
Sydney Swans 24.19 (163) Hawthorn 16.16 (112) SCG 14,591 17 July 1988
North Melbourne 12.14 (86) Footscray 16.17 (113) MCG 16,872 17 July 1988

[edit] Round 17

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Fitzroy 19.20 (134) West Coast Eagles 8.16 (64) MCG 7,611 22 July 1988
St Kilda 14.8 (92) Sydney Swans 13.21 (99) Moorabbin Oval 11,657 23 July 1988
Collingwood 14.8 (92) North Melbourne 13.14 (92) Victoria Park 16,082 23 July 1988
Carlton 13.22 (100) Richmond 8.12 (60) Princes Park 17,503 23 July 1988
Geelong 17.13 (115) Footscray 10.9 (69) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 13,492 23 July 1988
Hawthorn 21.11 (137) Melbourne 10.8 (68) VFL Park 37,307 23 July 1988
Brisbane Bears 10.14 (74) Essendon 16.7 (103) Carrara Stadium 15,950 24 July 1988

[edit] Round 18

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Sydney Swans 12.16 (88) Geelong 22.19 (151) SCG 12,228 29 July 1988
North Melbourne 16.13 (109) Richmond 21.14 (140) MCG 11,909 30 July 1988
Collingwood 16.18 (114) St Kilda 11.14 (80) Victoria Park 16,408 30 July 1988
Fitzroy 9.13 (67) Carlton 22.11 (143) Princes Park 15,467 30 July 1988
Hawthorn 12.16 (88) Essendon 9.8 (62) VFL Park 35,662 30 July 1988
West Coast Eagles 18.14 (122) Melbourne 11.12 (78) Subiaco Oval 16,188 31 July 1988
Footscray 11.18 (84) Brisbane Bears 5.13 (43) Western Oval 11,694 31 July 1988

[edit] Round 19

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Collingwood 18.14 (122) Brisbane Bears 11.10 (76) MCG 20,575 5 August 1988
Footscray 19.18 (132) St Kilda 9.9 (63) Western Oval 10,477 6 August 1988
Essendon 12.18 (90) Geelong 24.13 (157) Windy Hill 15,641 6 August 1988
Richmond 23.11 (149) Melbourne 20.11 (131) MCG 20,475 6 August 1988
Hawthorn 27.16 (178) Fitzroy 15.14 (104) Princes Park 12,836 6 August 1988
Sydney Swans 15.17 (107) Carlton 11.13 (79) VFL Park 18,355 6 August 1988
West Coast Eagles 16.19 (115) North Melbourne 12.12 (84) Subiaco Oval 18,089 7 August 1988

[edit] Round 20

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 11.20 (86) Brisbane Bears 14.16 (100) MCG 15,026 12 August 1988
St Kilda 13.10 (88) West Coast Eagles 14.13 (97) Moorabbin Oval 11,074 13 August 1988
Carlton 20.21 (141) North Melbourne 20.17 (137) Princes Park 16,723 13 August 1988
Melbourne 14.16 (100) Footscray 17.8 (110) MCG 27,026 13 August 1988
Collingwood 10.14 (74) Essendon 10.13 (73) VFL Park 52,719 13 August 1988
Geelong 10.8 (68) Hawthorn 19.14 (128) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 22,000 14 August 1988
Sydney Swans 24.16 (160) Fitzroy 14.13 (97) SCG 13,811 14 August 1988

[edit] Round 21

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
North Melbourne 16.17 (113) Sydney Swans 14.17 (101) MCG 14,772 19 August 1988
Geelong 22.14 (146) Richmond 16.12 (108) Kardinia Park (Stadium) 14,338 20 August 1988
Fitzroy 19.13 (127) Footscray 17.11 (113) Princes Park 13,028 20 August 1988
Essendon 19.14 (128) Melbourne 13.12 (90) Windy Hill 19,863 20 August 1988
Hawthorn 18.15 (123) St Kilda 11.12 (78) VFL Park 19,222 20 August 1988
Brisbane Bears 14.13 (97) Carlton 13.22 (100) Carrara Stadium 16,727 21 August 1988
West Coast Eagles 16.15 (111) Collingwood 7.9 (51) Subiaco Oval 36,116 21 August 1988

[edit] Round 22

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd Date
Richmond 23.19 (157) Fitzroy 7.12 (54) MCG 19,496 26 August 1988
Hawthorn 28.16 (184) North Melbourne 13.11 (89) Princes Park 12,117 27 August 1988
Collingwood 19.15 (129) Geelong 14.10 (94) Victoria Park 19,813 27 August 1988
Melbourne 14.12 (96) Carlton 10.6 (66) MCG 50,178 27 August 1988
Essendon 12.12 (84) St Kilda 8.17 (65) VFL Park 26,134 27 August 1988
Brisbane Bears 11.11 (77) Sydney Swans 10.21 (81) Carrara Stadium 12,718 28 August 1988
Footscray 3.11 (29) West Coast Eagles 7.11 (53) Western Oval 18,456 29 August 1988

[edit] Ladder

All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 154. An additional 6 games were played during the finals series.

Team Won Lost Draw % Points
1 Hawthorn 19 3 0 142 76
2 Collingwood 15 6 1 113 62
3 Carlton 15 7 0 119 60
4 West Coast 13 9 0 112 52
5 Melbourne 13 9 0 102 52
6 Essendon 12 10 0 108 48
7 Sydney 12 10 0 98 48
8 Footscray 11 11 0 104 44
9 Geelong 10 12 0 105 40
10 Richmond 8 14 0 85 32
11 Kangaroos 7 14 1 90 30
12 Fitzroy 7 15 0 84 28
13 Brisbane 7 15 0 75 28
14 St Kilda 4 18 0 82 16

[edit] Finals

[edit] Elimination Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Melbourne 11.7 (73) West Coast Eagles 10.11 (71) Waverley Park 43,438 Saturday, 3 September

[edit] Qualifying Final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Carlton 22.13 (145) Collingwood 16.11 (107) MCG 83,032 Sunday, 4 September

[edit] Semi Finals

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Hawthorn 9.12 (66) Carlton 6.9 (45) Waverley Park 60,052 Saturday, 10 September
Collingwood 12.10 (82) Melbourne 13.17 (95) MCG 87,407 Sunday, 11 September

[edit] Preliminary Final

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Carlton 14.14 (98) Melbourne 19.6 (120) Waverley Park 68,516 Saturday, 17 September

[edit] Grand Final

Main article: 1988 VFL Grand Final
Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Hawthorn 22.20 (152) Melbourne 6.20 (56) Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,754 Saturday, 24 September

[edit] Awards

[edit] See also

[edit] References