1988 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1988 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing fourteen matches there (nine as hosts and five as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Coast in the elimination final, defeating Collingwood in the first semi final and defeating Carlton in the preliminary final, Melbourne were defeated by Hawthorn in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 102.1)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, Bret | #24 | 16 | 6 | R01-15, R19 |
| Campbell, Tony | #4 | 17 | 15 | R01-10, R12, R16-21 |
| Chiron, Dean | #29 | 7 | 0 | R07-09, R14-17 |
| Dean, Warren | #23 | 7 | 3 | R01-06, R20 |
| Duursma, Jamie | #28 | 13 | 0 | R07-09, R11-12, R14-15, R21-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Eishold, Simon | #25 | 7 | 5 | R01-06, R20 |
| Febey, Steven | #21 | 12 | 1 | R07-13, R15, R17, R20, PF, GF |
| Fidge, Ted | #36 | 1 | 1 | R10 |
| Flintoff, David | #37 | 9 | 6 | R09, R13-15, R19-21, PF, GF |
| Grinter, Rod | #14 | 19 | 0 | R01-02, R10-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 22 | 13 | R01-08, R10-11, R15-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Hughes, Danny | #10 | 18 | 1 | R01-07, R10-13, R16-17, R22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Jackson, Ricky | #45 | 26 | 43 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 25 | 13 | R02-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Koop, Doug | #39 | 7 | 0 | R03-05, R20-21, EF, SF |
| Lovell, Andy | #16 | 22 | 23 | R03-09, R11-18, R20-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Lovett, Brett | #17 | 26 | 2 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Lyon, Garry | #3 | 22 | 41 | R01-06, R09-11, R13-14, R16-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Newport, Stephen | #34 | 24 | 11 | R01-19, R22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| O'Dwyer, Steven | #1 | 24 | 16 | R01-20, R22, EF, SF, PF |
| Payne, Paul | #19 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Rohde, Peter | #41 | 7 | 0 | R06-09, R20-22 |
| Spalding, Earl | #5 | 22 | 9 | R01-06, R10-19, R21-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Sparks, Bradley | #42 | 1 | 1 | R18 |
| Stretch, Steven | #18 | 26 | 5 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Stynes, Jim | #11 | 26 | 26 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Viney, Jay | #26 | 3 | 2 | R18-19, R21 |
| Viney, Todd | #12 | 12 | 1 | R08, R12-16, R18-19, R22, EF, SF, GF |
| Wight, Sean | #27 | 26 | 17 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Williams, David | #15 | 21 | 33 | R01-02, R07-14, R16-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 25 | 32 | R01-19, R21-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Yeats, Graeme | #8 | 26 | 9 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northey, John | 26 | 16 | -0- | 10 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1988 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 46 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 09/04/1988 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 20 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 16/04/1988 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 8 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 22/04/1988 | Round 4 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | MELB by 55 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 01/05/1988 | Round 5 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 27 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 07/05/1988 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 33 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 14/05/1988 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 21 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 21/05/1988 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 26 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 28/05/1988 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 28 | John Northey | unknown |
| 04/06/1988 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 13 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 13/06/1988 | Round 11 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | MELB by 20 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 18/06/1988 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | John Northey | unknown |
| 25/06/1988 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 23 | John Northey | unknown |
| 02/07/1988 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 33 | John Northey | Todd Viney |
| 09/07/1988 | Round 15 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 73 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 16/07/1988 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 46 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 23/07/1988 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 69 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 31/07/1988 | Round 18 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 44 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 06/08/1988 | Round 19 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 18 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 13/08/1988 | Round 20 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 10 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 20/08/1988 | Round 21 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 38 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 27/08/1988 | Round 22 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 30 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 03/09/1988 | Elimination Final | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 2 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 11/09/1988 | Semi Final | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 13 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 17/09/1988 | Preliminary Final | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 22 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 24/09/1988 | Grand Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 96 | John Northey | Greg Healy |