1988 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North 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 ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 7-1-14, P%: 89.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerly, David | #10 | 10 | 1 | R01-03, R14-16, R19-22 |
| Allison, Brett | #33 | 22 | 21 | R01-22 |
| Arceri, Mark | #17 | 18 | 27 | R01-03, R07-16, R18-22 |
| Bryce, Paul | #40 | 14 | 8 | R06-08, R12-22 |
| Buckley, Ben | #14 | 11 | 3 | R04-10, R19-22 |
| Chandler, Jeff | #30 | 5 | 0 | R07, R10-13 |
| Clarkson, Alastair | #23 | 19 | 34 | R04-22 |
| Crocker, Darren | #27 | 4 | 0 | R01, R03, R09-10 |
| Fairley, Ian | #6 | 14 | 12 | R01-03, R10-11, R13-15, R17-22 |
| German, Peter | #29 | 22 | 25 | R01-22 |
| Harris, Brenton | #38 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Harris, Darren | #26 | 15 | 13 | R01-02, R05-10, R13, R17-22 |
| Hepburn, Mark | #34 | 10 | 4 | R01-03, R06-09, R12-14 |
| Hickey, Steve | #24 | 2 | 1 | R04-05 |
| Holt, John | #2 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Hughes, Kevin | #48 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Jonas, Peter | #45 | 3 | 3 | R06-07, R11 |
| Kerr, Robert | #59 | 3 | 0 | R03-04, R18 |
| Krakouer, Jim | #3 | 19 | 35 | R01-06, R08-14, R17-22 |
| Krakouer, Phil | #8 | 21 | 27 | R01-21 |
| Larkin, Matthew | #9 | 19 | 15 | R03-21 |
| Law, John | #13 | 16 | 1 | R01-13, R16-18 |
| Lisle, Mark | #1 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Longmire, John | #43 | 11 | 21 | R04-05, R14-22 |
| Love, Jason | #39 | 12 | 24 | R03-06, R11-18 |
| MacKenzie, Brett | #55 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Martyn, Mick | #50 | 21 | 1 | R02-22 |
| McCann, Stephen | #16 | 3 | 0 | R06-08 |
| McCarthy, John | #41 | 15 | 9 | R08-22 |
| McDonald, Donald | #25 | 13 | 7 | R01, R03-11, R16-17, R22 |
| McRae, Dean | #19 | 22 | 8 | R01-22 |
| Mossop, John | #4 | 14 | 3 | R02-05, R10-12, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Murphy, Michael | #11 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R22 |
| O'Donoghue, Mark | #49 | 2 | 2 | R02-03 |
| Ogier, Darren | #42 | 2 | 3 | R07-08 |
| Passmore, Michael | #37 | 3 | 0 | R01, R16-17 |
| Robertson, Rohan | #12 | 4 | 1 | R04-06, R17 |
| Rock, Anthony | #52 | 4 | 2 | R12-15 |
| Romero, Jose | #36 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Schwass, Wayne | #46 | 7 | 3 | R01-02, R18-22 |
| Smith, Ross | #15 | 10 | 0 | R08-11, R14-15, R18-21 |
| Smith, Shaun | #32 | 9 | 5 | R06-07, R09-15 |
| Spargo, Paul | #31 | 15 | 21 | R02-09, R11-12, R15-17, R20, R22 |
| Steele, Darren | #7 | 11 | 2 | R01-05, R09, R12-16 |
| Stevenson, Jamie | #18 | 3 | 1 | R02, R04-05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy, John | 22 | 7 | -1- | 14 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1988 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 82 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 09/04/1988 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 15 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 16/04/1988 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 26 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 23/04/1988 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 38 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 30/04/1988 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 77 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 06/05/1988 | Round 6 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 13 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 15/05/1988 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 77 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 21/05/1988 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 13 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 28/05/1988 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 48 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 04/06/1988 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 33 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 10/06/1988 | Round 11 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 7 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 18/06/1988 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 13 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 25/06/1988 | Round 13 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 66 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 02/07/1988 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 39 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 10/07/1988 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 46 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 17/07/1988 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 27 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 23/07/1988 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 30/07/1988 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 31 | John Kennedy | John Law |
| 07/08/1988 | Round 19 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 31 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 13/08/1988 | Round 20 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 4 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 19/08/1988 | Round 21 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 12 | John Kennedy | unknown |
| 27/08/1988 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 95 | John Kennedy | unknown |