This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1988 between Hawthorn and Melbourne in the grand final of the 1988 VFL season.
Hawthorn "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Michael Tuck captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alan Joyce and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Hawthorn
Back:
G. Ayres, C. Langford, A. Collins
Half-back:
S. Maginness, C. Mew, P. Schwab
Centre:
R. DiPierdomenico, G. Buckenara, T. Hall
Half-forward:
C. Wittman, D. Brereton, P. Abbott
Forward:
J. Kennedy, J. Dunstall, D. Pritchard
Follower:
G. Dear, M. Tuck (capt.), J. Platten
Int.:
R. Greene, J. Morrissey
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), J. Duursma, S. Febey, D. Flintoff, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Hawthorn (22.20.152) defeated Melbourne (6.20.56).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Dunstall (7), P. Abbott (6), D. Brereton (5), R. DiPierdomenico, J. Kennedy, J. Morrissey, P. Schwab
Melbourne: G. Lyon (2), D. Williams (2), G. Healy, A. Johnson
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were the premiers and Melbourne were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 September 1988
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
93,754
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
def.
Melbourne
Score:
22.20.152 - 6.20.56
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alan Joyce
(Hawthorn),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Michael Tuck
(Hawthorn),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
B. Sheehan
Goal Umpire:
L. Keen,
D. Mitchell
Boundary Umpire:
A. Hammond,
L. Paterson
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
FF
|
FA
|
|
39
|
Abbott, Paul
|
HFFR
|
?
|
6
|
0
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
7
|
Ayres, Gary
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
2
|
22
|
18
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
|
23
|
Brereton, Dermott
|
CHF
|
?
|
5
|
3
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
|
11
|
Buckenara, Gary
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
14
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
40
|
Collins, Andy
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
12
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
14
|
Dear, Greg
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
|
9
|
DiPierdomenico, Robert
|
WL
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
21
|
15
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
19
|
Dunstall, Jason
|
FF
|
?
|
7
|
2
|
15
|
14
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
29
|
Greene, Russell
|
INT
|
?
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
6
|
Hall, Tony
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
22
|
9
|
13
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
34
|
Kennedy, John
|
FPL
|
?
|
1
|
2
|
14
|
9
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
24
|
Langford, Chris
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
20
|
Maginness, Scott
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
Mew, Chris
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
35
|
Morrissey, James
|
INT
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
19
|
10
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
44
|
Platten, John
|
RO
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
15
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
18
|
Pritchard, Darrin
|
FPR
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
30
|
Schwab, Peter
|
HBFR
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
7
|
11
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
17
|
Tuck, Michael
(c)
|
RR
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
|
10
|
Wittman, Chris
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Rushed
|
3
|
|
|
Total
(20 players)
|
22
|
20
|
292
|
192
|
100
|
82
|
16
|
18
|
26
|
22
|
Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
FF
|
FA
|
|
28
|
Duursma, Jamie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
21
|
Febey, Steven
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
37
|
Flintoff, David
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
14
|
Grinter, Rod
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
33
|
Healy, Greg
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
10
|
Hughes, Danny
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
45
|
Jackson, Ricky
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
9
|
Johnson, Alan
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
2
|
17
|
15
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
|
16
|
Lovell, Andy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
15
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
17
|
Lovett, Brett
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
12
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
3
|
Lyon, Garry
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
34
|
Newport, Stephen
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
5
|
Spalding, Earl
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
|
18
|
Stretch, Steven
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
2
|
14
|
11
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
11
|
Stynes, Jim
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
15
|
1
|
4
|
12
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
12
|
Viney, Todd
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
27
|
Wight, Sean
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
15
|
Williams, David
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
7
|
Wilson, Brian
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
22
|
11
|
11
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
8
|
Yeats, Graeme
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
Rushed
|
3
|
|
|
Total
(20 players)
|
6
|
20
|
225
|
171
|
54
|
53
|
17
|
16
|
22
|
26
|
Legend
ToG%:
Time-on-Ground Percentage,
GL:
Goals,
BH:
Behinds,
DI:
Disposals,
KI:
Kicks,
HB:
Handballs,
MK:
Marks,
HO:
Hitouts,
TA:
Tackles,
CL:
Clearances,
CR:
Clangers,
FF:
Free Kicks For,
FA:
Free Kicks Against,
RF:
Rebounds Inside 50,
IF:
Inside 50s