1988 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1988 VFL Season
Team(s): 14
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 160

Season Results

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners-Up: Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medallist(s): Gerard Healy (Sydney)
Coleman Medallist(s): Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Gary Ayres (Hawthorn)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Gerard Healy (Sydney)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Hawthorn (P) 1st 19 -0- 3 142.3% Jason Dunstall (16) Jason Dunstall (124)
Collingwood 2nd 15 -1- 6 112.7% Darren Millane (14) Brian Taylor (63)
Carlton 3rd 15 -0- 7 119.4% Adrian Gleeson (13) Stephen Kernahan (46)
West Coast 4th 13 -0- 9 111.9% Chris Mainwaring (13) Ross Glendinning (68)
Melbourne (R) 5th 13 -0- 9 102.1% Brett Lovett, Steven O'Dwyer (10) Ricky Jackson (36)
Essendon 6th 12 -0- 10 108.4% Simon Madden (16) Paul Salmon (37)
Sydney 7th 12 -0- 10 99.7% Gerard Healy (20) Barry Mitchell (35)
Footscray 8th 11 -0- 11 104.3% Peter Foster (14) Simon Beasley (82)
Geelong 9th 10 -0- 12 104.9% Paul Couch (10) Gary Ablett (82)
Richmond 10th 8 -0- 14 85.1% Michael Mitchell (12) Jeff Hogg (57)
North Melbourne 11th 7 -1- 14 89.5% Mark Arceri, Jim Krakouer, Matthew Larkin (9) Jim Krakouer (35)
Fitzroy 12th 7 -0- 15 83.8% Darren Kappler (14) Richard Osborne (60)
Brisbane Bears 13th 7 -0- 15 74.6% Geoff Raines (12) Warwick Capper (45)
St Kilda 14th 4 -0- 18 82.1% Bradley Gotch, Nicky Winmar (8) Nicky Winmar (43)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 26
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/04/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Kardinia Park 83 - 104 20,781
SAT 02/04/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 126 - 111 27,266
SAT 02/04/1988 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 164 - 82 18,410
SUN 03/04/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Collingwood Carrara Stadium 75 - 83 11,306
MON 04/04/1988 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 108 - 154 34,824
MON 04/04/1988 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Princes Park 140 - 118 17,609
MON 04/04/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v Sydney VFL Park 102 - 76 18,980

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 08/04/1988 7:40 PM West Coast v Essendon WACA 175 - 76 24,886
SAT 09/04/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 66 - 86 15,693
SAT 09/04/1988 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 127 - 142 15,233
SAT 09/04/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Bears Princes Park 129 - 61 15,805
SAT 09/04/1988 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 102 - 70 24,314
SAT 09/04/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond VFL Park 171 - 86 18,082
SUN 10/04/1988 2:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 66 - 55 9,089

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1988 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 72 - 64 30,873
SAT 16/04/1988 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 79 - 151 21,472
SAT 16/04/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 108 - 82 16,573
SAT 16/04/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Princes Park 114 - 93 9,802
SAT 16/04/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 108 - 57 12,783
SAT 16/04/1988 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood VFL Park 80 - 150 34,444
SUN 17/04/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v West Coast WACA 74 - 192 16,354

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/04/1988 7:40 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Bears MCG 96 - 41 18,908
SAT 23/04/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Princes Park 120 - 106 13,205
SAT 23/04/1988 2:10 PM Collingwood v West Coast Victoria Park 94 - 55 26,276
SAT 23/04/1988 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray VFL Park 125 - 87 14,948
SUN 24/04/1988 2:10 PM Sydney v Carlton SCG 80 - 166 16,091
MON 25/04/1988 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 82 - 161 27,417
MON 25/04/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 69 - 91 31,679

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/04/1988 7:40 PM West Coast v Footscray WACA 100 - 93 17,662
SAT 30/04/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 116 - 92 23,840
SAT 30/04/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood VFL Park 69 - 97 76,354
SAT 30/04/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Bears Moorabbin Oval 84 - 93 15,260
SAT 30/04/1988 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Princes Park 91 - 153 8,808
SAT 30/04/1988 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 128 - 205 15,438
SUN 01/05/1988 2:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 89 - 116 9,269

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/05/1988 7:40 PM North Melbourne v West Coast MCG 123 - 110 10,133
SAT 07/05/1988 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 68 - 101 34,697
SAT 07/05/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 72 - 32 15,617
SAT 07/05/1988 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn VFL Park 91 - 93 53,184
SAT 07/05/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 91 - 46 12,374
SUN 08/05/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Kardinia Park 111 - 114 19,132
SUN 08/05/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Fitzroy Carrara Stadium 113 - 111 9,981

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 13/05/1988 7:40 PM West Coast v St Kilda WACA 112 - 36 12,803
SAT 14/05/1988 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 111 - 90 34,773
SAT 14/05/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton VFL Park 104 - 93 26,372
SAT 14/05/1988 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 119 - 75 24,224
SAT 14/05/1988 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Sydney Princes Park 106 - 67 8,394
SUN 15/05/1988 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 73 - 150 12,880
SUN 15/05/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Footscray Carrara Stadium 72 - 71 10,898

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 20/05/1988 7:40 PM Sydney v Brisbane Bears SCG 87 - 115 13,322
SAT 21/05/1988 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Princes Park 89 - 115 12,747
SAT 21/05/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne VFL Park 134 - 121 22,978
SAT 21/05/1988 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 137 - 89 14,568
SAT 21/05/1988 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 88 - 82 22,731
SUN 22/05/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 108 - 114 20,366
SUN 22/05/1988 2:10 PM West Coast v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 63 - 116 27,344

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 27/05/1988 7:40 PM Essendon v Brisbane Bears MCG 194 - 54 26,653
SAT 28/05/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 106 - 78 21,333
SAT 28/05/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 133 - 100 13,968
SAT 28/05/1988 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney MCG 73 - 136 11,468
SAT 28/05/1988 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood VFL Park 35 - 83 28,849
SAT 28/05/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Princes Park 154 - 65 12,786
SUN 29/05/1988 2:10 PM West Coast v Carlton Subiaco Oval 87 - 100 27,663

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/06/1988 7:40 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 77 - 55 14,753
SAT 04/06/1988 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne VFL Park 71 - 84 61,163
SAT 04/06/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 75 - 96 17,515
SAT 04/06/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn MCG 121 - 137 25,693
SAT 04/06/1988 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Princes Park 157 - 124 8,280
SUN 05/06/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Geelong Carrara Stadium 109 - 162 8,736
SUN 05/06/1988 2:10 PM Richmond v West Coast MCG 116 - 75 7,157

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 10/06/1988 7:40 PM Sydney v North Melbourne SCG 132 - 125 11,729
SAT 11/06/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 144 - 101 21,501
SAT 11/06/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray VFL Park 51 - 78 24,149
SUN 12/06/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Richmond Carrara Stadium 151 - 103 13,322
MON 13/06/1988 2:10 PM Melbourne v West Coast MCG 93 - 73 28,045
MON 13/06/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 64 - 103 35,322
MON 13/06/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Princes Park 118 - 68 27,642

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/06/1988 7:40 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 110 - 93 19,458
SAT 18/06/1988 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 74 - 61 18,078
SAT 18/06/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 56 - 30 13,720
SAT 18/06/1988 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon VFL Park 51 - 33 18,854
SAT 18/06/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 30 - 51 23,880
SAT 18/06/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brisbane Bears Princes Park 80 - 17 8,176
SUN 19/06/1988 2:10 PM Sydney v West Coast SCG 104 - 61 12,664

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1988 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton VFL Park 66 - 43 37,953
SAT 25/06/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Princes Park 112 - 87 13,867
SAT 25/06/1988 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 75 - 99 15,861
SAT 25/06/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 66 - 41 17,770
SAT 25/06/1988 2:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Victoria Park 68 - 23 23,031
SAT 25/06/1988 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears MCG 151 - 85 7,764
SUN 26/06/1988 2:10 PM West Coast v Fitzroy Subiaco Oval 121 - 87 15,028

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/07/1988 7:40 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 96 - 131 8,008
SAT 02/07/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 56 - 89 17,227
SAT 02/07/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 87 - 110 72,906
SAT 02/07/1988 2:10 PM Essendon v West Coast Windy Hill 112 - 85 10,298
SAT 02/07/1988 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne VFL Park 71 - 110 10,310
SAT 02/07/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 77 - 105 14,338
SUN 03/07/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v St Kilda Carrara Stadium 99 - 89 10,394

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1988 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 57 - 130 20,269
SAT 09/07/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 65 - 69 15,416
SAT 09/07/1988 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Princes Park 142 - 52 13,841
SAT 09/07/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond VFL Park 80 - 55 14,721
SUN 10/07/1988 2:10 PM West Coast v Geelong Subiaco Oval 126 - 106 18,537
SUN 10/07/1988 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon MCG 94 - 140 26,755
SUN 10/07/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Hawthorn Carrara Stadium 91 - 115 14,213

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/07/1988 7:40 PM West Coast v Brisbane Bears WACA 98 - 89 16,074
SAT 16/07/1988 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 94 - 48 74,964
SAT 16/07/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 141 - 98 17,463
SAT 16/07/1988 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 110 - 66 14,477
SAT 16/07/1988 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda VFL Park 115 - 98 20,199
SUN 17/07/1988 2:10 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 163 - 112 14,591
SUN 17/07/1988 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray MCG 86 - 113 16,872

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/07/1988 7:40 PM Fitzroy v West Coast MCG 134 - 64 7,611
SAT 23/07/1988 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn VFL Park 68 - 137 37,307
SAT 23/07/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 115 - 69 13,505
SAT 23/07/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 100 - 60 17,333
SAT 23/07/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Moorabbin Oval 92 - 99 11,657
SAT 23/07/1988 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 92 - 92 16,082
SUN 24/07/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Essendon Carrara Stadium 74 - 103 15,950

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/07/1988 7:40 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 88 - 151 12,228
SAT 30/07/1988 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Princes Park 67 - 143 15,430
SAT 30/07/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon VFL Park 88 - 62 35,662
SAT 30/07/1988 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 114 - 80 16,408
SAT 30/07/1988 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond MCG 109 - 140 11,909
SUN 31/07/1988 2:10 PM West Coast v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 122 - 78 16,266
SUN 31/07/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v Brisbane Bears Western Oval 84 - 43 11,694

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/08/1988 7:40 PM Collingwood v Brisbane Bears MCG 122 - 76 20,575
SAT 06/08/1988 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 149 - 131 20,475
SAT 06/08/1988 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 90 - 157 15,636
SAT 06/08/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney VFL Park 79 - 107 18,355
SAT 06/08/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 132 - 63 10,477
SAT 06/08/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Princes Park 178 - 104 12,646
SUN 07/08/1988 2:10 PM West Coast v North Melbourne Subiaco Oval 115 - 84 18,193

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/08/1988 7:40 PM Richmond v Brisbane Bears MCG 86 - 100 15,026
SAT 13/08/1988 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 100 - 110 27,026
SAT 13/08/1988 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 141 - 137 16,469
SAT 13/08/1988 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon VFL Park 74 - 73 52,719
SAT 13/08/1988 2:10 PM St Kilda v West Coast Moorabbin Oval 88 - 97 11,074
SUN 14/08/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 68 - 128 23,821
SUN 14/08/1988 2:10 PM Sydney v Fitzroy SCG 160 - 97 13,811

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/08/1988 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Sydney MCG 113 - 101 14,772
SAT 20/08/1988 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 128 - 90 19,163
SAT 20/08/1988 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 146 - 108 14,359
SAT 20/08/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda VFL Park 123 - 78 19,222
SAT 20/08/1988 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Princes Park 127 - 113 12,841
SUN 21/08/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Carlton Carrara Stadium 97 - 100 16,727
SUN 21/08/1988 2:10 PM West Coast v Collingwood Subiaco Oval 111 - 51 36,638

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/08/1988 7:40 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 157 - 54 19,496
SAT 27/08/1988 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 96 - 66 50,178
SAT 27/08/1988 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 129 - 94 19,771
SAT 27/08/1988 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda VFL Park 84 - 65 26,134
SAT 27/08/1988 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Princes Park 184 - 89 11,903
SUN 28/08/1988 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Sydney Carrara Stadium 77 - 81 12,718
SUN 28/08/1988 2:10 PM Footscray v West Coast Western Oval 29 - 53 18,456

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1988 2:30 PM West Coast v Melbourne VFL Park 71 - 73 43,438

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 04/09/1988 2:30 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 107 - 145 83,032

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1988 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Carlton VFL Park 66 - 45 60,052
SUN 11/09/1988 2:30 PM Collingwood v Melbourne MCG 82 - 95 87,407

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1988 2:30 PM Carlton v Melbourne VFL Park 98 - 120 68,516

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1988 2:50 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG 152 - 56 93,754