1988 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1988 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 11-0-11, P%: 104.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allday, David | #14 | 6 | 1 | R05-09, R17 |
| Athorn, Mark | #20 | 7 | 0 | R06-12 |
| Bamblett, Les | #9 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R09 |
| Baxter, Darren | #35 | 19 | 3 | R01-08, R12-22 |
| Baxter, Peter | #26 | 3 | 1 | R08-10 |
| Beasley, Simon | #18 | 21 | 82 | R01-14, R16-22 |
| Campbell, Adrian | #3 | 8 | 6 | R15-22 |
| Collins, Darren | #34 | 13 | 20 | R10-22 |
| Cordy, Brian | #49 | 2 | 2 | R10, R14 |
| Cousins, Richard | #2 | 20 | 4 | R01-17, R20-22 |
| Cronan, Phil | #17 | 6 | 0 | R01-05, R07 |
| Cullen, Mark | #22 | 9 | 4 | R01-02, R04, R12-17 |
| Davies, Darren | #4 | 21 | 21 | R02-22 |
| Eppelstun, Greg | #12 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Fitzpatrick, Lynton | #42 | 10 | 0 | R03-11, R22 |
| Ford, Michael | #45 | 20 | 4 | R01-07, R10-22 |
| Foster, Peter | #32 | 18 | 18 | R01-07, R11-17, R19-22 |
| Hannebery, Matt | #36 | 10 | 0 | R01-02, R14-20, R22 |
| Hawkins, Doug | #7 | 20 | 7 | R01-16, R19-22 |
| Hogg, Matthew | #43 | 14 | 0 | R01-11, R13, R18, R21 |
| Hunter, Mark | #44 | 14 | 2 | R01-04, R06-07, R15-22 |
| Irvine, Gary | #47 | 7 | 0 | R11-13, R15-17, R20 |
| James, Ron | #5 | 4 | 1 | R07-08, R18-19 |
| Kennedy, Rick | #8 | 15 | 6 | R01-02, R06-16, R21-22 |
| Kolyniuk, Steven | #21 | 5 | 2 | R05-09 |
| Liberatore, Tony | #39 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| MacPherson, Stephen | #27 | 12 | 12 | R03, R05-06, R08-09, R11-13, R19-22 |
| McGuinness, Tony | #11 | 21 | 13 | R01-14, R16-22 |
| McLean, Michael | #51 | 13 | 2 | R09-18, R20-22 |
| Nicol, Stuart | #37 | 6 | 4 | R04, R11-15 |
| Petraglia, Angelo | #38 | 8 | 10 | R03-10 |
| Royal, Brian | #33 | 22 | 19 | R01-22 |
| Shields, Russell | #10 | 3 | 7 | R01-02, R04 |
| Svilar, Michael | #46 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Tzatzaris, Zeno | #19 | 4 | 0 | R03, R05, R14-15 |
| Vilcins, Brenton | #30 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R10, R18-19 |
| Wallace, Terry | #16 | 21 | 8 | R01-06, R08-22 |
| Wallis, Steve | #24 | 13 | 7 | R10-22 |
| Wigney, Stuart | #50 | 4 | 0 | R18-21 |
| Williams, Shane | #6 | 6 | 2 | R01, R03-04, R17-19 |
| Wynd, Scott | #52 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malthouse, Mick | 22 | 11 | -0- | 11 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1988 | Round 1 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 26 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 09/04/1988 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 20 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 16/04/1988 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 51 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 23/04/1988 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 38 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 29/04/1988 | Round 5 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 7 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 07/05/1988 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 45 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 15/05/1988 | Round 7 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | LOSS | BRIB by 1 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 21/05/1988 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 6 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 28/05/1988 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 89 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 04/06/1988 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 21 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 11/06/1988 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 27 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 18/06/1988 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 26 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 25/06/1988 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 24 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 02/07/1988 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 28 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 09/07/1988 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 25 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 17/07/1988 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 27 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 23/07/1988 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 46 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 31/07/1988 | Round 18 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 41 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 06/08/1988 | Round 19 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 69 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 13/08/1988 | Round 20 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 10 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 20/08/1988 | Round 21 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 14 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |
| 28/08/1988 | Round 22 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 24 | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy |