1988 VFLR Season

These are the results for the 1988 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured twenty-two rounds. Footscray Reserves were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the McIntyre Final Five system. Footscray Reserves were the premiers, with Rod Austin as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1988 VFLR Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Matches: 138

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Reserves Princes Park Col Kinnear
Collingwood Reserves Victoria Park Michael Taylor
Essendon Reserves Windy Hill Robert Shaw
Fitzroy Reserves Princes Park Garry Wilson
Footscray Reserves Western Oval Rod Austin
Geelong Reserves Kardinia Park Ian Nankervis
Hawthorn Reserves Princes Park Des Meagher
Melbourne Reserves MCG Greg Wells
North Melbourne Reserves MCG Laurie Dwyer
Richmond Reserves MCG Emmett Dunne
St Kilda Reserves Moorabbin Oval Gary Colling
Sydney Reserves SCG John Reid

Season Results

Premiers: Footscray Reserves
Runners-Up: North Melbourne Reserves
Minor Premiers: Footscray Reserves

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Footscray Reserves 1st 19 -0- 3 76 172.0% 2,573 1,496 370 353 210 236
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 17 -0- 5 68 128.8% 2,573 1,998 371 347 291 252
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 15 -0- 7 60 121.7% 2,640 2,170 383 342 308 322
Carlton Reserves 4th 15 -0- 7 60 105.8% 2,277 2,153 332 285 311 287
Essendon Reserves 5th 12 -1- 9 50 112.8% 2,342 2,077 344 278 296 301
Collingwood Reserves 6th 12 -0- 10 48 105.8% 2,125 2,009 304 301 287 287
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 10 -0- 12 40 99.0% 2,545 2,572 367 343 374 328
Richmond Reserves 8th 8 -0- 14 32 82.2% 2,120 2,578 309 266 369 364
Melbourne Reserves 9th 7 -1- 14 30 84.3% 2,031 2,408 290 291 353 290
Geelong Reserves 10th 6 -1- 15 26 91.8% 2,290 2,494 335 280 360 334
St Kilda Reserves 11th 6 -1- 15 26 75.0% 1,943 2,592 276 287 381 306
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 19 12 67.5% 1,891 2,803 271 265 412 331

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Footscray Reserves 1st Premiers
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd Runners-Up
Essendon Reserves 3rd Defeated by North Melbourne Reserves (Preliminary Final)
Hawthorn Reserves 4th Defeated by Essendon Reserves (Semi Final)
Carlton Reserves 5th Defeated by Essendon Reserves (Elimination Final)
Collingwood Reserves 6th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Reserves 7th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond Reserves 8th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne Reserves 9th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Reserves 10th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Reserves 11th Did not qualify for finals
Sydney Reserves 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/04/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 119 - 78
SAT 02/04/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) Windy Hill 93 - 89
SAT 02/04/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Collingwood (R) Kardinia Park 106 - 108
MON 04/04/1988 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v St Kilda (R) Princes Park 159 - 88
MON 04/04/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Sydney (R) VFL Park 131 - 84
MON 04/04/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 179 - 92

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Reserves 1st 1 -0- 0 4 194.6% 179 92
Fitzroy Reserves 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 180.7% 159 88
Footscray Reserves 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 156.0% 131 84
Carlton Reserves 4th 1 -0- 0 4 152.6% 119 78
Essendon Reserves 5th 1 -0- 0 4 104.5% 93 89
Collingwood Reserves 6th 1 -0- 0 4 101.9% 108 106
Geelong Reserves 7th 0 -0- 1 0 98.1% 106 108
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 0 -0- 1 0 95.7% 89 93
Hawthorn Reserves 9th 0 -0- 1 0 65.5% 78 119
Sydney Reserves 10th 0 -0- 1 0 64.1% 84 131
St Kilda Reserves 11th 0 -0- 1 0 55.3% 88 159
Richmond Reserves 12th 0 -0- 1 0 51.4% 92 179

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/04/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 130 - 126
SAT 09/04/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) Victoria Park 129 - 88
SAT 09/04/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Melbourne (R) Western Oval 117 - 64
SAT 09/04/1988 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) VFL Park 71 - 79
SAT 09/04/1988 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 164 - 59
SUN 10/04/1988 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v St Kilda (R) SCG 105 - 158

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 2 -0- 0 8 167.6% 248 148
Collingwood Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 122.2% 237 194
Carlton Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 122.1% 249 204
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 1 -0- 1 4 166.4% 253 152
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 1 -0- 1 4 130.7% 285 218
Melbourne Reserves 6th 1 -0- 1 4 116.3% 243 209
St Kilda Reserves 7th 1 -0- 1 4 93.2% 246 264
Essendon Reserves 8th 1 -0- 1 4 83.0% 181 218
Richmond Reserves 9th 1 -0- 1 4 68.4% 171 250
Hawthorn Reserves 10th 0 -0- 2 0 75.3% 149 198
Sydney Reserves 11th 0 -0- 2 0 65.4% 189 289
Geelong Reserves 12th 0 -0- 2 0 60.7% 165 272

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) Windy Hill 94 - 72
SAT 16/04/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Carlton (R) Windy Hill 63 - 117
SAT 16/04/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) Western Oval 158 - 64
SAT 16/04/1988 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Sydney (R) Princes Park 145 - 71
SAT 16/04/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 152 - 100
SAT 16/04/1988 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) Moorabbin Oval 89 - 132

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 3 -0- 0 12 191.5% 406 212
Carlton Reserves 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 137.1% 366 267
Collingwood Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 124.4% 331 266
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 2 -0- 1 8 159.8% 385 241
Melbourne Reserves 5th 2 -0- 1 8 127.8% 395 309
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 1 -0- 2 4 109.3% 294 269
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 1 -0- 2 4 92.8% 349 376
St Kilda Reserves 8th 1 -0- 2 4 84.6% 335 396
Essendon Reserves 9th 1 -0- 2 4 72.8% 244 335
Richmond Reserves 10th 1 -0- 2 4 70.6% 243 344
Geelong Reserves 11th 0 -0- 3 0 62.5% 265 424
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 3 0 59.9% 260 434

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/04/1988 4:45 PM Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 70 - 116
SAT 23/04/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 132 - 72
SAT 23/04/1988 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 150 - 99
SAT 23/04/1988 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Essendon (R) Moorabbin Oval 118 - 84
SUN 24/04/1988 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Carlton (R) SCG 105 - 113
MON 25/04/1988 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 140 - 110

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 4 -0- 0 16 189.4% 538 284
Collingwood Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 133.0% 447 336
Carlton Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 0 16 128.8% 479 372
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 2 -0- 2 8 122.5% 457 373
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 2 -0- 2 8 120.7% 444 368
Melbourne Reserves 6th 2 -0- 2 8 109.4% 465 425
St Kilda Reserves 7th 2 -0- 2 8 94.4% 453 480
Richmond Reserves 8th 2 -0- 2 8 84.4% 383 454
Fitzroy Reserves 9th 1 -0- 3 4 85.2% 448 526
Essendon Reserves 10th 1 -0- 3 4 72.4% 328 453
Sydney Reserves 11th 0 -0- 4 0 66.7% 365 547
Geelong Reserves 12th 0 -0- 4 0 66.5% 375 564

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) VFL Park 146 - 82
SAT 30/04/1988 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Richmond (R) Princes Park 148 - 97
SAT 30/04/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) Kardinia Park 119 - 128
SAT 30/04/1988 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) MCG 206 - 118
SAT 30/04/1988 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Footscray (R) Moorabbin Oval 64 - 174
SUN 01/05/1988 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Melbourne (R) SCG 106 - 153

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 5 -0- 0 20 204.6% 712 348
Carlton Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 137.7% 625 454
Collingwood Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 109.8% 529 482
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 3 -0- 2 12 135.0% 663 491
Melbourne Reserves 5th 3 -0- 2 12 116.4% 618 531
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 2 -0- 3 8 97.9% 562 574
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 2 -0- 3 8 95.7% 596 623
Richmond Reserves 8th 2 -0- 3 8 79.7% 480 602
Essendon Reserves 9th 2 -0- 3 8 79.7% 456 572
St Kilda Reserves 10th 2 -0- 3 8 79.1% 517 654
Geelong Reserves 11th 0 -0- 5 0 71.4% 494 692
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 5 0 67.3% 471 700

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/05/1988 4:45 PM North Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 155 - 92
SAT 07/05/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v St Kilda (R) Princes Park 124 - 106
SAT 07/05/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 95 - 131
SAT 07/05/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) Western Oval 126 - 26
SAT 07/05/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 107 - 107
SUN 08/05/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Sydney (R) Kardinia Park 87 - 112

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 6 -0- 0 24 224.1% 838 374
Carlton Reserves 2nd 6 -0- 0 24 133.8% 749 560
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 140.3% 818 583
Collingwood Reserves 4th 4 -0- 2 16 101.8% 624 613
Melbourne Reserves 5th 3 -1- 2 14 113.6% 725 638
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 3 -0- 3 12 103.6% 693 669
Essendon Reserves 7th 2 -1- 3 10 82.9% 563 679
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 2 -0- 4 8 88.4% 688 778
St Kilda Reserves 9th 2 -0- 4 8 80.1% 623 778
Richmond Reserves 10th 2 -0- 4 8 69.5% 506 728
Sydney Reserves 11th 1 -0- 5 4 74.1% 583 787
Geelong Reserves 12th 0 -0- 6 0 72.3% 581 804

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) VFL Park 127 - 97
SAT 14/05/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) Windy Hill 85 - 121
SAT 14/05/1988 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Sydney (R) Princes Park 177 - 108
SAT 14/05/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) MCG 107 - 171
SAT 14/05/1988 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Collingwood (R) Moorabbin Oval 87 - 158
SUN 15/05/1988 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 67 - 54

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 7 -0- 0 28 208.9% 959 459
Carlton Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 0 28 133.3% 876 657
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 138.9% 885 637
Collingwood Reserves 4th 5 -0- 2 20 111.7% 782 700
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 4 -0- 3 16 111.3% 864 776
Melbourne Reserves 6th 3 -1- 3 14 102.8% 832 809
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 3 -0- 4 12 97.6% 865 886
Essendon Reserves 8th 2 -1- 4 10 81.0% 648 800
St Kilda Reserves 9th 2 -0- 5 8 75.9% 710 936
Richmond Reserves 10th 2 -0- 5 8 70.4% 560 795
Sydney Reserves 11th 1 -0- 6 4 71.7% 691 964
Geelong Reserves 12th 0 -0- 7 0 72.8% 678 931

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 20/05/1988 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Hawthorn (R) SCG 63 - 121
SAT 21/05/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 88 - 165
SAT 21/05/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) Victoria Park 75 - 88
SAT 21/05/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) Windy Hill 156 - 55
SAT 21/05/1988 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Melbourne (R) Princes Park 145 - 89
SUN 22/05/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) Kardinia Park 102 - 102

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 8 -0- 0 32 196.1% 1,047 534
Carlton Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 117.3% 964 822
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 144.8% 1,050 725
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 5 -0- 3 20 117.4% 985 839
Collingwood Reserves 5th 5 -0- 3 20 108.8% 857 788
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 4 -0- 4 16 103.6% 1,010 975
Melbourne Reserves 7th 3 -1- 4 14 96.5% 921 954
Essendon Reserves 8th 3 -1- 4 14 94.0% 804 855
St Kilda Reserves 9th 2 -1- 5 10 78.2% 812 1,038
Richmond Reserves 10th 2 -0- 6 8 64.7% 615 951
Sydney Reserves 11th 1 -0- 7 4 69.5% 754 1,085
Geelong Reserves 12th 0 -1- 7 2 75.5% 780 1,033

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 89 - 115
SAT 28/05/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Carlton (R) Windy Hill 141 - 67
SAT 28/05/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 89 - 105
SAT 28/05/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Fitzroy (R) Kardinia Park 149 - 107
SAT 28/05/1988 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Sydney (R) MCG 98 - 97
SAT 28/05/1988 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Melbourne (R) Moorabbin Oval 61 - 125

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 8 -0- 1 32 177.8% 1,136 639
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 143.1% 1,165 814
Carlton Reserves 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 107.1% 1,031 963
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 6 -0- 3 24 117.5% 1,090 928
Collingwood Reserves 5th 5 -0- 4 20 104.8% 946 903
Melbourne Reserves 6th 4 -1- 4 18 103.1% 1,046 1,015
Essendon Reserves 7th 4 -1- 4 18 102.5% 945 922
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 4 -0- 5 16 99.4% 1,117 1,124
Richmond Reserves 9th 3 -0- 6 12 68.0% 713 1,048
St Kilda Reserves 10th 2 -1- 6 10 75.1% 873 1,163
Geelong Reserves 11th 1 -1- 7 6 81.5% 929 1,140
Sydney Reserves 12th 1 -0- 8 4 71.9% 851 1,183

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/06/1988 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Essendon (R) SCG 131 - 125
SAT 04/06/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Melbourne (R) VFL Park 109 - 72
SAT 04/06/1988 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) Princes Park 102 - 123
SAT 04/06/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) Western Oval 70 - 81
SAT 04/06/1988 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 180 - 107
SUN 05/06/1988 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 67 - 142

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 8 -0- 2 32 167.5% 1,206 720
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 140.6% 1,288 916
Carlton Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 107.6% 1,112 1,033
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 7 -0- 3 28 122.7% 1,270 1,035
Collingwood Reserves 5th 6 -0- 4 24 108.2% 1,055 975
Essendon Reserves 6th 4 -1- 5 18 101.6% 1,070 1,053
Melbourne Reserves 7th 4 -1- 5 18 99.5% 1,118 1,124
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 4 -0- 6 16 97.8% 1,219 1,247
Richmond Reserves 9th 3 -0- 7 12 65.5% 780 1,190
Geelong Reserves 10th 2 -1- 7 10 88.7% 1,071 1,207
St Kilda Reserves 11th 2 -1- 7 10 73.0% 980 1,343
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 8 8 75.1% 982 1,308

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 10/06/1988 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v North Melbourne (R) SCG 100 - 181
SAT 11/06/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 81 - 140
SAT 11/06/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) Moorabbin Oval 124 - 64
MON 13/06/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 74 - 140
MON 13/06/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Collingwood (R) Kardinia Park 118 - 58
MON 13/06/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 136 - 65

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 9 -0- 2 36 169.6% 1,330 784
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 144.6% 1,469 1,016
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 127.1% 1,410 1,109
Carlton Reserves 4th 8 -0- 3 32 101.7% 1,193 1,173
Collingwood Reserves 5th 6 -0- 5 24 101.8% 1,113 1,093
Melbourne Reserves 6th 5 -1- 5 22 105.5% 1,254 1,189
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 5 -0- 6 20 102.3% 1,359 1,328
Essendon Reserves 8th 4 -1- 6 18 95.9% 1,144 1,193
Geelong Reserves 9th 3 -1- 7 14 94.0% 1,189 1,265
Richmond Reserves 10th 3 -0- 8 12 63.7% 845 1,326
St Kilda Reserves 11th 2 -1- 8 10 71.2% 1,044 1,467
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 9 8 72.7% 1,082 1,489

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/06/1988 4:45 PM Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 98 - 88
SAT 18/06/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 71 - 97
SAT 18/06/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) VFL Park 94 - 75
SAT 18/06/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) Western Oval 95 - 83
SAT 18/06/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 94 - 52
SAT 18/06/1988 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Sydney (R) Moorabbin Oval 89 - 88

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 10 -0- 2 40 164.4% 1,425 867
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 137.0% 1,521 1,110
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 127.7% 1,507 1,180
Carlton Reserves 4th 9 -0- 3 36 102.4% 1,291 1,261
Melbourne Reserves 5th 6 -1- 5 26 108.6% 1,348 1,241
Collingwood Reserves 6th 6 -0- 6 24 99.5% 1,184 1,190
Essendon Reserves 7th 5 -1- 6 22 97.6% 1,238 1,268
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 5 -0- 7 20 100.8% 1,434 1,422
Geelong Reserves 9th 3 -1- 8 14 93.5% 1,272 1,360
St Kilda Reserves 10th 3 -1- 8 14 72.9% 1,133 1,555
Richmond Reserves 11th 3 -0- 9 12 65.5% 933 1,424
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 10 8 74.1% 1,170 1,578

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Melbourne (R) VFL Park 117 - 92
SAT 25/06/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Sydney (R) Victoria Park 96 - 19
SAT 25/06/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) Windy Hill 46 - 98
SAT 25/06/1988 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Geelong (R) Princes Park 97 - 72
SAT 25/06/1988 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 92 - 70
SAT 25/06/1988 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Fitzroy (R) Moorabbin Oval 93 - 46

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 11 -0- 2 44 166.8% 1,523 913
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 136.7% 1,613 1,180
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 128.1% 1,604 1,252
Carlton Reserves 4th 10 -0- 3 40 104.1% 1,408 1,353
Collingwood Reserves 5th 7 -0- 6 28 105.9% 1,280 1,209
Melbourne Reserves 6th 6 -1- 6 26 106.0% 1,440 1,358
Essendon Reserves 7th 5 -1- 7 22 94.0% 1,284 1,366
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 5 -0- 8 20 97.7% 1,480 1,515
St Kilda Reserves 9th 4 -1- 8 18 76.6% 1,226 1,601
Geelong Reserves 10th 3 -1- 9 14 92.2% 1,344 1,457
Richmond Reserves 11th 3 -0- 10 12 66.2% 1,003 1,516
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 11 8 71.0% 1,189 1,674

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/07/1988 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Richmond (R) SCG 138 - 176
SAT 02/07/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 109 - 93
SAT 02/07/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) Windy Hill 115 - 63
SAT 02/07/1988 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 94 - 118
SAT 02/07/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) Western Oval 80 - 108
SAT 02/07/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Melbourne (R) Kardinia Park 145 - 78

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 11 -0- 3 44 157.0% 1,603 1,021
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 135.9% 1,731 1,274
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 3 44 128.5% 1,712 1,332
Carlton Reserves 4th 11 -0- 3 44 104.9% 1,517 1,446
Collingwood Reserves 5th 7 -0- 7 28 104.2% 1,373 1,318
Melbourne Reserves 6th 6 -1- 7 26 101.0% 1,518 1,503
Essendon Reserves 7th 6 -1- 7 26 97.9% 1,399 1,429
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 5 -0- 9 20 96.4% 1,574 1,633
Geelong Reserves 9th 4 -1- 9 18 97.0% 1,489 1,535
St Kilda Reserves 10th 4 -1- 9 18 75.1% 1,289 1,716
Richmond Reserves 11th 4 -0- 10 16 71.3% 1,179 1,654
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 12 8 71.7% 1,327 1,850

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 33 - 88
SAT 09/07/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) VFL Park 59 - 45
SAT 09/07/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Kardinia Park 55 - 48
SAT 09/07/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) MCG 44 - 33
SAT 09/07/1988 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) Moorabbin Oval 71 - 29
SUN 10/07/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 77 - 89

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 12 -0- 3 48 155.9% 1,662 1,066
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 134.7% 1,820 1,351
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 126.9% 1,760 1,387
Carlton Reserves 4th 11 -0- 4 44 101.9% 1,546 1,517
Melbourne Reserves 5th 7 -1- 7 30 101.7% 1,562 1,536
Collingwood Reserves 6th 7 -0- 8 28 100.0% 1,406 1,406
Essendon Reserves 7th 6 -1- 8 26 97.2% 1,476 1,518
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 6 -0- 9 24 99.8% 1,662 1,666
Geelong Reserves 9th 5 -1- 9 22 97.5% 1,544 1,583
St Kilda Reserves 10th 5 -1- 9 22 77.9% 1,360 1,745
Richmond Reserves 11th 4 -0- 11 16 71.5% 1,224 1,713
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 13 8 71.8% 1,360 1,894

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) Princes Park 133 - 80
SAT 16/07/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) Windy Hill 156 - 86
SAT 16/07/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 87 - 98
SAT 16/07/1988 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) Arden Street Oval 28 - 69
SAT 16/07/1988 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 123 - 81
SUN 17/07/1988 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Hawthorn (R) SCG 77 - 135

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 13 -0- 3 52 158.2% 1,731 1,094
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 130.1% 1,848 1,420
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 129.4% 1,895 1,464
Carlton Reserves 4th 12 -0- 4 48 105.1% 1,679 1,597
Collingwood Reserves 5th 8 -0- 8 32 100.7% 1,504 1,493
Essendon Reserves 6th 7 -1- 8 30 101.7% 1,632 1,604
Melbourne Reserves 7th 7 -1- 8 30 100.9% 1,649 1,634
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 6 -0- 10 24 95.9% 1,748 1,822
Geelong Reserves 9th 5 -1- 10 22 94.6% 1,624 1,716
St Kilda Reserves 10th 5 -1- 10 22 77.1% 1,441 1,868
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 11 20 75.1% 1,347 1,794
Sydney Reserves 12th 2 -0- 14 8 70.8% 1,437 2,029

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/07/1988 4:45 PM Richmond (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 120 - 164
SAT 23/07/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) Princes Park 73 - 100
SAT 23/07/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 55 - 75
SAT 23/07/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Footscray (R) Kardinia Park 91 - 156
SAT 23/07/1988 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) VFL Park 110 - 98
SAT 23/07/1988 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Sydney (R) Moorabbin Oval 55 - 64

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 14 -0- 3 56 159.2% 1,887 1,185
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 130.4% 1,923 1,475
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 13 -0- 4 52 128.4% 2,005 1,562
Carlton Reserves 4th 12 -0- 5 48 103.2% 1,752 1,697
Essendon Reserves 5th 8 -1- 8 34 103.3% 1,732 1,677
Collingwood Reserves 6th 8 -0- 9 32 99.4% 1,559 1,568
Melbourne Reserves 7th 7 -1- 9 30 100.2% 1,747 1,744
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 7 -0- 10 28 98.5% 1,912 1,942
Geelong Reserves 9th 5 -1- 11 22 91.6% 1,715 1,872
St Kilda Reserves 10th 5 -1- 11 22 77.4% 1,496 1,932
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 12 20 74.9% 1,467 1,958
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 14 12 72.0% 1,501 2,084

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/07/1988 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Geelong (R) SCG 78 - 164
SAT 30/07/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 94 - 167
SAT 30/07/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) Victoria Park 113 - 61
SAT 30/07/1988 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 73 - 121
SAT 30/07/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) Junction Oval 36 - 111
SAT 30/07/1988 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 157 - 76

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 15 -0- 3 60 163.6% 1,998 1,221
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 134.1% 2,080 1,551
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 123.5% 2,078 1,683
Carlton Reserves 4th 12 -0- 6 48 99.0% 1,846 1,864
Essendon Reserves 5th 9 -1- 8 38 105.9% 1,853 1,750
Collingwood Reserves 6th 9 -0- 9 36 102.6% 1,672 1,629
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 8 -0- 10 32 102.1% 2,079 2,036
Melbourne Reserves 8th 7 -1- 10 30 96.1% 1,783 1,855
Geelong Reserves 9th 6 -1- 11 26 96.4% 1,879 1,950
St Kilda Reserves 10th 5 -1- 12 22 76.1% 1,557 2,045
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 13 20 73.0% 1,543 2,115
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 15 12 70.2% 1,579 2,248

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/08/1988 4:45 PM Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 113 - 76
SAT 06/08/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Sydney (R) VFL Park 100 - 56
SAT 06/08/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) Windy Hill 114 - 81
SAT 06/08/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) Western Oval 145 - 77
SAT 06/08/1988 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) Princes Park 162 - 108
SAT 06/08/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 79 - 109

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 16 -0- 3 64 165.1% 2,143 1,298
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 127.7% 2,188 1,713
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 14 -0- 5 56 125.1% 2,240 1,791
Carlton Reserves 4th 13 -0- 6 52 101.4% 1,946 1,920
Essendon Reserves 5th 10 -1- 8 42 107.4% 1,967 1,831
Collingwood Reserves 6th 10 -0- 9 40 104.7% 1,785 1,705
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 8 -0- 11 32 100.3% 2,155 2,149
Melbourne Reserves 8th 7 -1- 11 30 94.8% 1,862 1,964
Geelong Reserves 9th 6 -1- 12 26 95.0% 1,960 2,064
Richmond Reserves 10th 6 -0- 13 24 75.3% 1,652 2,194
St Kilda Reserves 11th 5 -1- 13 22 74.6% 1,634 2,190
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 16 12 69.6% 1,635 2,348

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/08/1988 4:45 PM Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 168 - 113
SAT 13/08/1988 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v North Melbourne (R) Princes Park 89 - 100
SAT 13/08/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 130 - 84
SAT 13/08/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Kardinia Park 112 - 159
SAT 13/08/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) MCG 67 - 128
SAT 13/08/1988 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Fitzroy (R) SCG 128 - 142

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 17 -0- 3 68 166.4% 2,271 1,365
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 15 -0- 5 60 127.0% 2,288 1,802
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 15 -0- 5 60 126.1% 2,399 1,903
Carlton Reserves 4th 13 -0- 7 52 100.7% 2,035 2,020
Collingwood Reserves 5th 11 -0- 9 44 107.0% 1,915 1,789
Essendon Reserves 6th 10 -1- 9 42 104.6% 2,051 1,961
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 9 -0- 11 36 100.9% 2,297 2,277
Melbourne Reserves 8th 7 -1- 12 30 92.2% 1,929 2,092
Richmond Reserves 9th 7 -0- 13 28 78.9% 1,820 2,307
Geelong Reserves 10th 6 -1- 13 26 93.2% 2,072 2,223
St Kilda Reserves 11th 5 -1- 14 22 74.1% 1,747 2,358
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 17 12 70.8% 1,763 2,490

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/08/1988 4:45 PM North Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) MCG 144 - 64
SAT 20/08/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Carlton (R) Victoria Park 77 - 92
SAT 20/08/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) Windy Hill 166 - 46
SAT 20/08/1988 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Footscray (R) Princes Park 67 - 133
SAT 20/08/1988 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) Kardinia Park 90 - 138
SAT 20/08/1988 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 109 - 126

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 18 -0- 3 72 167.9% 2,404 1,432
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 16 -0- 5 64 130.3% 2,432 1,866
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 15 -0- 6 60 123.6% 2,508 2,029
Carlton Reserves 4th 14 -0- 7 56 101.4% 2,127 2,097
Essendon Reserves 5th 11 -1- 9 46 110.5% 2,217 2,007
Collingwood Reserves 6th 11 -0- 10 44 105.9% 1,992 1,881
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 9 -0- 12 36 98.1% 2,364 2,410
Richmond Reserves 8th 8 -0- 13 32 81.7% 1,958 2,397
Melbourne Reserves 9th 7 -1- 13 30 87.5% 1,975 2,258
Geelong Reserves 10th 6 -1- 14 26 91.6% 2,162 2,361
St Kilda Reserves 11th 6 -1- 14 26 75.9% 1,873 2,467
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 18 12 69.4% 1,827 2,634

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/08/1988 4:45 PM Richmond (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 162 - 181
SAT 27/08/1988 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) Victoria Park 133 - 128
SAT 27/08/1988 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 125 - 70
SAT 27/08/1988 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) Princes Park 132 - 141
SAT 27/08/1988 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 56 - 150
SUN 28/08/1988 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Sydney (R) Western Oval 169 - 64

Round 22 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 19 -0- 3 76 172.0% 2,573 1,496
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 17 -0- 5 68 128.8% 2,573 1,998
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 15 -0- 7 60 121.7% 2,640 2,170
Carlton Reserves 4th 15 -0- 7 60 105.8% 2,277 2,153
Essendon Reserves 5th 12 -1- 9 50 112.8% 2,342 2,077
Collingwood Reserves 6th 12 -0- 10 48 105.8% 2,125 2,009
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 10 -0- 12 40 99.0% 2,545 2,572
Richmond Reserves 8th 8 -0- 14 32 82.2% 2,120 2,578
Melbourne Reserves 9th 7 -1- 14 30 84.3% 2,031 2,408
Geelong Reserves 10th 6 -1- 15 26 91.8% 2,290 2,494
St Kilda Reserves 11th 6 -1- 15 26 75.0% 1,943 2,592
Sydney Reserves 12th 3 -0- 19 12 67.5% 1,891 2,803

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 04/09/1988 11:30 AM Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 55 - 111

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1988 11:30 AM North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 178 - 43

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1988 11:30 AM Hawthorn (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 88 - 90
SUN 11/09/1988 11:30 AM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 80 - 53

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1988 11:30 AM North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 117 - 92

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1988 11:30 AM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 116 - 96