1988 VFLR Season: Footscray Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Footscray Reserves for the 1988 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating the North Melbourne Reserves in the second semi final, the Footscray Reserves defeated the North Melbourne Reserves in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1988 VFLR Season
Team:
Footscray Reserves
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 19-0-3, P%: 172.0)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, Rod | 24 | 21 | -0- | 3 | R01-22, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1988 | Round 1 | Sydney (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 47 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 09/04/1988 | Round 2 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 53 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 16/04/1988 | Round 3 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 94 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 23/04/1988 | Round 4 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 60 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 30/04/1988 | Round 5 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 110 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 07/05/1988 | Round 6 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 100 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 14/05/1988 | Round 7 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 36 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 21/05/1988 | Round 8 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 13 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 28/05/1988 | Round 9 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 16 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 04/06/1988 | Round 10 | Carlton (R) | HOME | LOSS | CARR by 11 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 11/06/1988 | Round 11 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 60 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 18/06/1988 | Round 12 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 12 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 25/06/1988 | Round 13 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 52 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 02/07/1988 | Round 14 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 28 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 09/07/1988 | Round 15 | Richmond (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 14 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 16/07/1988 | Round 16 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 41 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 23/07/1988 | Round 17 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 65 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 30/07/1988 | Round 18 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 75 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 06/08/1988 | Round 19 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 68 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 13/08/1988 | Round 20 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 61 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 20/08/1988 | Round 21 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 66 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 28/08/1988 | Round 22 | Sydney (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 105 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 11/09/1988 | Semi Final | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 27 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 24/09/1988 | Grand Final | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 20 | Rod Austin | unknown |