1988 VFL Season: Sydney
These are the details of the premiership results of Sydney for the 1988 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
Sydney
Home Ground:
SCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 99.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battiston, Adrian | #34 | 7 | 3 | R06-10, R14-15 |
| Bayes, Mark | #30 | 19 | 3 | R01-04, R08-22 |
| Bolton, David | #16 | 15 | 8 | R01-05, R13-22 |
| Brinkkotter, John | #44 | 2 | 1 | R01, R22 |
| Brown, David | #41 | 5 | 14 | R06-10 |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 8 | 3 | R03-05, R18-22 |
| Carroll, Dennis | #7 | 21 | 3 | R01-21 |
| Carter, Rod | #13 | 20 | 0 | R01-08, R11-22 |
| Coleman, Glenn | #23 | 16 | 32 | R01-08, R15-22 |
| Cordner, David | #11 | 5 | 6 | R02-05, R07 |
| Cordy, Graeme | #28 | 10 | 1 | R01, R09-11, R15-17, R20-22 |
| Cordy, Neil | #29 | 20 | 4 | R01, R04-22 |
| Davis, Craig | #60 | 9 | 17 | R01-07, R13-14 |
| Eustice, Mark | #6 | 5 | 0 | R17, R19-22 |
| Healy, Gerard | #3 | 20 | 26 | R01-16, R18-21 |
| Henwood, Wayne | #9 | 16 | 12 | R04-05, R07-18, R21-22 |
| Higgins, Leon | #47 | 13 | 17 | R01-07, R12, R17-21 |
| Holden, Craig | #22 | 4 | 1 | R06-08, R20 |
| Kellett, Mark | #46 | 11 | 0 | R12-22 |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 9 | 0 | R09-16, R22 |
| Lockman, Michael | #39 | 11 | 1 | R01-11 |
| McAsey, Darren | #12 | 2 | 0 | R01, R06 |
| Mitchell, Barry | #10 | 21 | 35 | R02-22 |
| Morwood, Tony | #21 | 13 | 21 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-12, R16, R18-19 |
| Murphy, David | #35 | 21 | 14 | R01-21 |
| Neagle, Merv | #4 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
| Parsons, Michael | #1 | 12 | 6 | R02, R04-05, R09-17 |
| Phyland, Michael | #31 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R07 |
| Potter, Craig | #17 | 14 | 6 | R08, R10-22 |
| Roberts, Ian | #5 | 16 | 2 | R01-09, R11-12, R14, R17-19, R22 |
| Silvestro, Jim | #36 | 8 | 7 | R03-04, R09-13, R22 |
| Smith, Tony | #19 | 10 | 1 | R01-03, R08-14 |
| Thripp, Terry | #33 | 5 | 1 | R02-06 |
| Toohey, Bernard | #15 | 22 | 13 | R01-22 |
| Williams, Greg | #2 | 18 | 20 | R05-22 |
| Willis, David | #25 | 8 | 0 | R15-22 |
| Wright, Stephen | #26 | 18 | 23 | R01-02, R06-13, R15-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafey, Tom | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1988 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 26 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 10/04/1988 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 11 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 16/04/1988 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 21 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 24/04/1988 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 86 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 01/05/1988 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 27 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 08/05/1988 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 3 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 14/05/1988 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 39 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 20/05/1988 | Round 8 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | LOSS | BRIB by 28 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 28/05/1988 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 63 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 03/06/1988 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 22 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 10/06/1988 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 7 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 19/06/1988 | Round 12 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 43 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 25/06/1988 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 45 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 01/07/1988 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 35 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 09/07/1988 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 73 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 17/07/1988 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 51 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 23/07/1988 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 7 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 29/07/1988 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 63 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 06/08/1988 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 28 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 14/08/1988 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 63 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 19/08/1988 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 12 | Tom Hafey | Dennis Carroll |
| 28/08/1988 | Round 22 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 4 | Tom Hafey | unknown |
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.