1988 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1988 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.