1988 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of Port Adelaide for the 1988 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Norwood in a semi final, Port Adelaide defeated Glenelg in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1988 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 56.0)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Russell Johnston
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Bruce | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Brown, David | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Ginever, Tim | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Kerr, Roger | 2 | 0 | R01, GF | |
| Leslie, Martin | #17 | 1 | 0 | GF |
| Obst, Andrew | #3 | 1 | 0 | GF |
| Phillips, Greg | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Williams, Stephen | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill, John | 24 | 18 | -0- | 6 | R01-22, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04/1988 | Round 1 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | PADL by 52 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 16/04/1988 | Round 2 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 39 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 25/04/1988 | Round 3 | Central District | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 19 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 30/04/1988 | Round 4 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 8 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 07/05/1988 | Round 5 | North Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | NADL by 36 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 16/05/1988 | Round 6 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 30 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 21/05/1988 | Round 7 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 127 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 28/05/1988 | Round 8 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | PADL by 68 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 04/06/1988 | Round 9 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 69 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 11/06/1988 | Round 10 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 34 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 18/06/1988 | Round 11 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 10 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 25/06/1988 | Round 12 | Central District | AWAY | LOSS | CDIS by 65 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 02/07/1988 | Round 13 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | PADL by 52 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 09/07/1988 | Round 14 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 4 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 16/07/1988 | Round 15 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 9 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 23/07/1988 | Round 16 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 159 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 30/07/1988 | Round 17 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 26 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 06/08/1988 | Round 18 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 75 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 14/08/1988 | Round 19 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 1 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 20/08/1988 | Round 20 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 3 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 27/08/1988 | Round 21 | Central District | HOME | WIN | PADL by 46 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 03/09/1988 | Round 22 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | PADL by 29 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 17/09/1988 | Semi Final | Norwood | HOME | WIN | PADL by 60 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 01/10/1988 | Grand Final | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 29 | John Cahill | Martin Leslie |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.