| 1988 AFL pre-season competition | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | Hawthorn (1st title) |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Attendance | 155,035 (average 11,926 per match) |
The 1988 VFL National Panasonic Cup was the Victorian Football League Pre-season Cup competition played in its entirety before the Victorian Football League's 1988 Premiership Season began. It culminated the Final in March 1988. This was the first of the night premierships to be played entirely in the pre-season.
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| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 14.10 (94) | Footscray | 7.13 (55) | Waverley Park | 8,921 | Wednesday 10 February |
| Carlton | 5.8 (38) | Richmond | 15.3 (93) | Waverley Park | 14,185 | Saturday 13 February |
| Geelong | 12.7 (79) | St. Kilda | 7.17 (59) | Waverley Park | - | Sunday 14 February |
| Hawthorn | 16.9 (105) | Brisbane | 12.8 (80) | Waverley Park | - | Sunday 14 February |
| Collingwood | 16.13 (109) | North Melbourne | 11.9 (75) | Waverley Park | 13,938 | Wednesday 17 February |
| West Coast | 19.14 (128) | Sydney | 5.11 (41) | WACA | 12,587 | Saturday 20 February |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 18.10 (118) | Melbourne | 13.8 (86) | Waverley Park | 10,273 | Wednesday 24 February |
| Geelong | 15.18 (108) | Richmond | 9.7 (61) | Waverley Park | 11,813 | Saturday 27 February |
| Collingwood | 11.10 (76) | Hawthorn | 14.9 (93) | Waverley Park | 17,433 | Wednesday 9 March |
| Essendon | 14.12 (96) | West Coast | 8.12 (60) | Waverley Park | 5,992 | Saturday 12 March |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 5.6 (36) | Geelong | 8.16 (64) | Waverley Park | 8,596 | Wednesday 16 March |
| Essendon | 9.7 (61) | Hawthorn | 15.14 (104) | Waverley Park | 15,494 | Saturday 19 March |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 9.13 (67) | Hawthorn | 10.10 (70) | Waverley Park | 35,803 | Saturday 26 March |
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