1988 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 108.4%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
41
Brownlow Leader(s):
Simon Madden (16)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Paul Salmon (37)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s):
Tim Watson
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Terry Daniher
Vice-Captain(s):
Tim Watson
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Anderson, Greg | #11 | 20 | R01-R12, R15-R22 | 12 | 7 |
| Bailey, Dean | #31 | 8 | R08, R12-R18 | 4 | 0 |
| Baker, Leon | #4 | 8 | R06-R08, R18-R22 | 2 | 3 |
| Barnes, John | #20 | 2 | R01-R02 | 0 | 0 |
| Bewick, Darren | #8 | 18 | R01-R11, R16-R22 | 19 | 7 |
| Bourke, Peter | #41 | 1 | R20 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark, Steven | #12 | 16 | R03-R04, R06-R10, R12-R17, R20-R22 | 22 | 1 |
| Considine, Ed | #37 | 6 | R06-R09, R20-R21 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniher, Anthony | #6 | 22 | R01-R22 | 3 | 3 |
| Daniher, Chris | #7 | 2 | R21-R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 19 | R01-R07, R09-R15, R18-R22 | 18 | 2 |
| Duckworth, Bill | #22 | 20 | R01-R19, R22 | 15 | 3 |
| Ezard, Alan | #15 | 20 | R01-R11, R13-R19, R21-R22 | 20 | 0 |
| Flood, David | #28 | 7 | R01-R05, R10, R16 | 4 | 0 |
| Foulds, Garry | #10 | 22 | R01-R22 | 13 | 0 |
| Francis, Peter | #17 | 4 | R11, R14, R16-R17 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton, Paul | #16 | 21 | R01-R03, R05-R22 | 3 | 0 |
| Harvey, Mark | #1 | 15 | R01-R02, R04-R08, R11, R16-R22 | 14 | 0 |
| Hawker, Glenn | #33 | 20 | R01-R10, R13-R22 | 10 | 5 |
| Johnston, David | #39 | 6 | R01-R03, R09-R10, R14 | 2 | 0 |
| Keane, Gavin | #35 | 13 | R04-R13, R15, R17-R18 | 9 | 3 |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 22 | R01-R22 | 31 | 16 |
| Merryweather, Andrew | #34 | 5 | R01-R05 | 0 | 0 |
| Moore, Brendon | #38 | 4 | R09, R13-R15 | 1 | 0 |
| O'Brien, Paul | #36 | 3 | R05, R11-R12 | 2 | 0 |
| O'Donnell, Gary | #44 | 20 | R03-R22 | 5 | 0 |
| O'Sullivan, Michael | #40 | 1 | R19 | 0 | 0 |
| Plain, Bradley | #14 | 1 | R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Rogers, Andrew | #25 | 8 | R01-R02, R04, R12-R16 | 1 | 0 |
| Salmon, Paul | #3 | 19 | R01-R15, R18-R21 | 37 | 0 |
| Somerville, Peter | #42 | 4 | R15-R17, R19 | 2 | 3 |
| Spencer, Trevor | #23 | 2 | R14, R17 | 3 | 0 |
| Stubbs, Justin | #45 | 2 | R12-R13 | 3 | 0 |
| Sullivan, David | #19 | 5 | R01-R05 | 6 | 0 |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 2 | R21-R22 | 2 | 0 |
| Wallis, Dean | #21 | 13 | R10-R22 | 9 | 0 |
| Walsh, Kevin | #30 | 17 | R01, R05-R13, R16-R22 | 0 | 3 |
| Walsh, Nick | #29 | 2 | R03-R04 | 0 | 0 |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 19 | R04-R22 | 24 | 11 |
| Williams, Darren | #13 | 15 | R01-R03, R06-R15, R19-R20 | 18 | 3 |
| Winton, Brian | #24 | 6 | R02-R03, R11-R12, R18, R20 | 1 | 0 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Sheedy, Kevin | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-R22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 02/04/1988 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 82 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 08/04/1988 | Round 2 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 99 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 16/04/1988 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 72 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 25/04/1988 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 30/04/1988 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 07/05/1988 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 14/05/1988 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESS by 44 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 21/05/1988 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESS by 48 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 27/05/1988 | Round 9 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | ESS by 140 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 03/06/1988 | Round 10 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 13/06/1988 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 50 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 18/06/1988 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 18 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 25/06/1988 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOO by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 02/07/1988 | Round 14 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESS by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 10/07/1988 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 46 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 16/07/1988 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESS by 44 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 24/07/1988 | Round 17 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 29 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 30/07/1988 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 26 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 06/08/1988 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 67 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 13/08/1988 | Round 20 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 1 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 20/08/1988 | Round 21 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 38 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 27/08/1988 | Round 22 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESS by 19 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
Internal Links
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