1988 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1988 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Greg | #11 | 20 | 12 | R01-12, R15-22 |
| Bailey, Dean | #31 | 8 | 4 | R08, R12-18 |
| Baker, Leon | #4 | 8 | 2 | R06-08, R18-22 |
| Barnes, John | #20 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Bewick, Darren | #8 | 18 | 19 | R01-11, R16-22 |
| Bourke, Peter | #41 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Clark, Steven | #12 | 16 | 22 | R03-04, R06-10, R12-17, R20-22 |
| Considine, Ed | #37 | 6 | 2 | R06-09, R20-21 |
| Daniher, Anthony | #6 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Daniher, Chris | #7 | 2 | 1 | R21-22 |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 19 | 18 | R01-07, R09-15, R18-22 |
| Duckworth, Bill | #22 | 20 | 15 | R01-19, R22 |
| Ezard, Alan | #15 | 20 | 20 | R01-11, R13-19, R21-22 |
| Flood, David | #28 | 7 | 4 | R01-05, R10, R16 |
| Foulds, Garry | #10 | 22 | 13 | R01-22 |
| Francis, Peter | #17 | 4 | 0 | R11, R14, R16-17 |
| Hamilton, Paul | #16 | 21 | 3 | R01-03, R05-22 |
| Harvey, Mark | #1 | 15 | 14 | R01-02, R04-08, R11, R16-22 |
| Hawker, Glenn | #33 | 20 | 10 | R01-10, R13-22 |
| Johnston, David | #39 | 6 | 2 | R01-03, R09-10, R14 |
| Keane, Gavin | #35 | 13 | 9 | R04-13, R15, R17-18 |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 22 | 31 | R01-22 |
| Merryweather, Andrew | #34 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Moore, Brendon | #38 | 4 | 1 | R09, R13-15 |
| O'Brien, Paul | #36 | 3 | 2 | R05, R11-12 |
| O'Donnell, Gary | #44 | 20 | 5 | R03-22 |
| O'Sullivan, Michael | #40 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Plain, Bradley | #14 | 1 | 1 | R22 |
| Rogers, Andrew | #25 | 8 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R12-16 |
| Salmon, Paul | #3 | 19 | 37 | R01-15, R18-21 |
| Somerville, Peter | #42 | 4 | 2 | R15-17, R19 |
| Spencer, Trevor | #23 | 2 | 3 | R14, R17 |
| Stubbs, Justin | #45 | 2 | 3 | R12-13 |
| Sullivan, David | #19 | 5 | 6 | R01-05 |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 2 | 2 | R21-22 |
| Wallis, Dean | #21 | 13 | 9 | R10-22 |
| Walsh, Kevin | #30 | 17 | 0 | R01, R05-13, R16-22 |
| Walsh, Nick | #29 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 19 | 24 | R04-22 |
| Williams, Darren | #13 | 15 | 18 | R01-03, R06-15, R19-20 |
| Winton, Brian | #24 | 6 | 1 | R02-03, R11-12, R18, R20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1988 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 82 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 08/04/1988 | Round 2 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 99 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 16/04/1988 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 72 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 25/04/1988 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 30/04/1988 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 07/05/1988 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 14/05/1988 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 44 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 21/05/1988 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 48 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 27/05/1988 | Round 9 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 140 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 03/06/1988 | Round 10 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 13/06/1988 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 50 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 18/06/1988 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 18 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 25/06/1988 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 02/07/1988 | Round 14 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 10/07/1988 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 46 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 16/07/1988 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 44 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 24/07/1988 | Round 17 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 29 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 30/07/1988 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 26 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 06/08/1988 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 67 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 13/08/1988 | Round 20 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 1 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 20/08/1988 | Round 21 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 38 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 27/08/1988 | Round 22 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |