1988 VFL Season: Brisbane Bears
These are the details of the premiership results for the Brisbane Bears for the 1988 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Carrara Stadium as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in thirteenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
Brisbane Bears
Club:
Brisbane Bears
Home Ground:
Carrara Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
13th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 74.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banfield, Peter | #12 | 19 | 7 | R01, R05-22 |
| Campbell, Matt | #25 | 11 | 2 | R03, R07-12, R14, R20-22 |
| Capper, Warwick | #39 | 18 | 45 | R01-17, R22 |
| Carlson, Darren | #44 | 9 | 2 | R01, R03-06, R13-16 |
| Dickson, Dale | #6 | 13 | 3 | R01-08, R17, R19-22 |
| Dunell, Frank | #7 | 11 | 4 | R01-02, R04-05, R10-12, R17-19, R22 |
| Eade, Rodney | #26 | 13 | 1 | R01-13 |
| Edmond, Jim | #20 | 5 | 8 | R13-16, R18 |
| Fidge, John | #10 | 8 | 12 | R14-21 |
| Garton, Adam | #22 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Gibson, Michael | #38 | 14 | 1 | R04-08, R10-12, R17-22 |
| Hardie, Brad | #5 | 20 | 26 | R01-07, R10-22 |
| Harris, Ben | #49 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Harris, Bernie | #13 | 11 | 4 | R03, R06-11, R18, R20-22 |
| Hein, Neil | #15 | 7 | 7 | R04, R07-12 |
| Judge, Ken | #35 | 9 | 5 | R01-06, R08-09, R19 |
| Kennedy, Michael | #36 | 6 | 1 | R01-02, R10-11, R13-14 |
| Lester-Smith, Rod | #21 | 10 | 7 | R11-12, R15-22 |
| Lynn, Tony | #32 | 6 | 5 | R09-13, R18 |
| Mace, Robert | #23 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| McCarthy, Michael | #9 | 8 | 0 | R11-16, R20-21 |
| McIvor, Scott | #19 | 22 | 14 | R01-22 |
| Merrett, Roger | #24 | 17 | 17 | R01-06, R10-18, R21-22 |
| Mickan, Mark | #1 | 8 | 2 | R01-03, R18-22 |
| O'Brien, Cameron | #28 | 6 | 1 | R01, R03, R06-09 |
| O'Keeffe, David | #31 | 14 | 7 | R02-03, R05-16 |
| Phillips, Brenton | #11 | 13 | 9 | R02-10, R15-17, R22 |
| Raines, Geoff | #4 | 20 | 8 | R01-03, R06-22 |
| Reynoldson, Steve | #3 | 18 | 6 | R01-02, R05-10, R13-22 |
| Richardson, Mike | #8 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Roberts, Mark | #27 | 8 | 1 | R01-05, R09, R19-20 |
| Simpson, Matthew | #30 | 9 | 2 | R07-09, R17-22 |
| Taylor, Andrew | #29 | 13 | 0 | R04-06, R13-22 |
| Walsh, Phil | #18 | 20 | 6 | R01-09, R11-21 |
| Waterson, Chris | #17 | 17 | 7 | R04-05, R07-10, R12-22 |
| Williams, Mark | #2 | 14 | 5 | R01-03, R12-22 |
| Withers, Mark | #37 | 18 | 24 | R01-17, R19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights, Peter | 22 | 7 | -0- | 15 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1988 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 8 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 09/04/1988 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 68 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 17/04/1988 | Round 3 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 118 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 22/04/1988 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 55 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 30/04/1988 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | BRIB by 9 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 08/05/1988 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 2 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 15/05/1988 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 1 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 20/05/1988 | Round 8 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | BRIB by 28 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 27/05/1988 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 140 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 05/06/1988 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 53 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 12/06/1988 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 48 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 18/06/1988 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 63 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 25/06/1988 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 66 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 03/07/1988 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 10 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 10/07/1988 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 24 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 15/07/1988 | Round 16 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 9 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 24/07/1988 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 29 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 31/07/1988 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 41 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 05/08/1988 | Round 19 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 46 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 12/08/1988 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | BRIB by 14 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 21/08/1988 | Round 21 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 3 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 28/08/1988 | Round 22 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 4 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |