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