1988 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1988 VFL season. 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 a semi final and defeating Carlton in the preliminary final, Melbourne were defeated by Hawthorn in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.