1988 VFL Season: Sydney
These are the details of the premiership results for Sydney for the 1988 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the SCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFL Season
Team:
Sydney
Club:
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 |