1988 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1988 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in the qualifying final and being defeated by Hawthorn in a semi final, Carlton were defeated by Melbourne in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 119.4)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitken, Ian | #22 | 14 | 0 | R01, R08, R10, R15-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Alvin, Tom | #31 | 20 | 4 | R04-09, R12-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Blackwell, Wayne | #8 | 24 | 16 | R01-14, R16-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Bradley, Craig | #21 | 25 | 14 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Buckley, Jim | #16 | 12 | 2 | R02-03, R08-17 |
| Butts, Gerard | #51 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Da Rui, Steve | #5 | 20 | 2 | R01-11, R13, R17-21, QF, SF, PF |
| Dean, Peter | #35 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Dennis, Richard | #3 | 10 | 7 | R01-04, R08-09, R11-14 |
| Dorotich, Jon | #6 | 23 | 25 | R01, R04-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Dunlop, Jamie | #24 | 8 | 1 | R01-03, R09, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Evans, Bernie | #15 | 8 | 4 | R04-06, R12-14, QF, SF |
| Garvey, Michael | #36 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Glascott, David | #32 | 22 | 12 | R01, R03-16, R18-22, QF, PF |
| Gleeson, Adrian | #12 | 23 | 37 | R01-22, PF |
| Hanna, Mil | #13 | 16 | 3 | R01-07, R11-12, R14, R18-19, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Harmes, Wayne | #37 | 11 | 2 | R01-02, R04-05, R08-11, R15-17 |
| Herman, Ian | #25 | 17 | 14 | R02, R06-11, R15-22, SF, PF |
| Hunter, Ken | #9 | 17 | 24 | R01-13, R15, R18, R21-22 |
| Johnston, Wayne | #7 | 18 | 12 | R03-05, R07-15, R19-22, QF, SF |
| Kennedy, Michael | #43 | 14 | 0 | R01, R06-08, R16-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Kernahan, David | #28 | 6 | 7 | R01-05, R12 |
| Kernahan, Stephen | #4 | 23 | 54 | R01-10, R13-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Madden, Justin | #44 | 22 | 12 | R02-07, R10-22, QF, SF, PF |
| McKenzie, Warren | #45 | 8 | 8 | R07-14 |
| Meldrum, Paul | #23 | 18 | 8 | R08-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Murphy, Fraser | #30 | 23 | 28 | R01-03, R06-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Naley, Mark | #17 | 21 | 20 | R01-05, R07, R10-16, R18-22, QF, SF, PF |
| O'Sullivan, Luke | #41 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Poursanidis, Phillip | #49 | 2 | 3 | R06-07 |
| Rhys-Jones, David | #26 | 19 | 17 | R02-05, R09-17, R20-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Robertson, Shane | #38 | 5 | 0 | R15-19 |
| Sartori, Peter | #18 | 12 | 29 | R14-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Shine, Brad | #10 | 6 | 1 | R01-06 |
| Silvagni, Stephen | #1 | 24 | 12 | R01-21, QF, SF, PF |
| Williams, Mark | #39 | 2 | 0 | R05, R17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walls, Robert | 25 | 16 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1988 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CARL by 15 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 09/04/1988 | Round 2 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | CARL by 68 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 16/04/1988 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 72 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 24/04/1988 | Round 4 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 86 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 30/04/1988 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 28 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 07/05/1988 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 40 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 14/05/1988 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 11 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 21/05/1988 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 13 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 29/05/1988 | Round 9 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 13 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 04/06/1988 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 21 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 11/06/1988 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 43 | Robert Walls | Justin Madden |
| 17/06/1988 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 17 | Robert Walls | Justin Madden |
| 25/06/1988 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 23 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 02/07/1988 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 23 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 09/07/1988 | Round 15 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 4 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 16/07/1988 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 43 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 23/07/1988 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | CARL by 40 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 30/07/1988 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 76 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 06/08/1988 | Round 19 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 28 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 13/08/1988 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 4 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 21/08/1988 | Round 21 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 3 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 27/08/1988 | Round 22 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 30 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 04/09/1988 | Qualifying Final | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 38 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 10/09/1988 | Semi Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 21 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
| 17/09/1988 | Preliminary Final | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 22 | Robert Walls | Stephen Kernahan |
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.