The 92nd Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 Premiership Season commenced in April 1988 and concluded on 24 September 1988, with Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

 winning their seventh Premiership in their sixth consecutive Grand Final

AFL Grand Final

The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions for that year...

 appearance.

Night Series

Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

 10.10 (70) defeated Geelong

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

 9.13 (67)

Round 1

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.17 (83)
|
| 14.20 (104)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 20,981
| 2 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 25.14 (164)
|
| 12.10 (82)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 18,390
| 2 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.18 (126)
|
| 15.21 (111)
| Princes Park
| 28,141
| 2 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.15 (75)
|
| 11.17 (83)
| Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

| 11,306
| 3 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.20 (140)
|
| 17.16 (118)
| Princes Park
| 18,774
| 4 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.12 (108)
|
| 23.16 (154)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 34,824
| 4 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.6 (102)
|
| 11.10 (76)
| VFL Park
| 18,980
| 4 April 1988

Round 2

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 26.19 (175)
|
| 11.10 (76)
| WACA Ground

WACA Ground

The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....

| 24,886
| 8 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.12 (66)
|
| 13.8 (86)
| Western Oval
| 15,693
| 9 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.12 (102)
|
| 9.16 (70)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 26,158
| 9 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.7 (127)
|
| 21.16 (142)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 15,233
| 9 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.15 (129)
|
| 7.19 (61)
| Princes Park
| 16,891
| 9 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 26.15 (171)
|
| 12.14 (86)
| VFL Park
| 18,082
| 9 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.12 (66)
|
| 7.13 (55)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 9,000
| 10 April 1988

Round 3

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.12 (114)
|
| 13.15 (93)
| Princes Park
| 9,921
| 16 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.6 (108)
|
| 11.16 (82)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 16,573
| 16 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.18 (72)
|
| 9.10 (64)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 30,870
| 16 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.12 (108)
|
| 7.15 (57)
| Western Oval
| 12,683
| 16 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.13 (79)
|
| 23.13 (151)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 21,311
| 16 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 23.12 (150)
|
| 12.8 (80)
| VFL Park
| 34,444
| 16 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 29.18 (192)
|
| 10.14 (74)
| WACA Ground

WACA Ground

The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....

| 16,354
| 17 April 1988

Round 4

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.18 (96)
|
| 5.11 (41)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 18,908
| 22 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.16 (94)
|
| 8.7 (55)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 26,276
| 23 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.18 (120)
|
| 15.16 (106)
| Princes Park
| 13,299
| 23 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.11 (125)
|
| 13.9 (87)
| VFL Park
| 14,948
| 23 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.20 (80)
|
| 24.22 (166)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 16,091
| 24 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.16 (82)
|
| 24.17 (161)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 27,417
| 25 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.9 (69)
|
| 14.7 (91)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 31,679
| 25 April 1988

Round 5

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.16 (100)
|
| 14.9 (93)
| WACA Ground

WACA Ground

The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....

| 17,662
| 29 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.19 (91)
|
| 23.15 (153)
| Princes Park
| 8,941
| 30 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.14 (128)
|
| 31.19 (205)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 15,438
| 30 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.14 (116)
|
| 13.14 (92)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 23,805
| 30 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.12 (84)
|
| 13.15 (93)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 15,260
| 30 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.13 (97)
|
| 10.9 (69)
| VFL Park
| 76,354
| 30 April 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.17 (89)
|
| 17.14 (116)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 9,269
| 1 May 1988

Round 6

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.21 (123)
|
| 17.8 (110)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 11,133
| 6 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.19 (91)
|
| 5.16 (46)
| Western Oval
| 12,374
| 7 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.12 (72)
|
| 4.8 (32)
| Princes Park
| 15,812
| 7 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.14 (68)
|
| 16.5 (101)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 34,679
| 7 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.9 (93)
|
| 13.13 (91)
| VFL Park
| 53,184
| 7 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.15 (111)
|
| 17.12 (114)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 19,106
| 8 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.11 (113)
|
| 16.15 (111)
| Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

| 9,981
| 8 May 1988

Round 7

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.10 (112)
|
| 3.18 (36)
| WACA Ground

WACA Ground

The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....

| 12,803
| 13 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.16 (106)
|
| 9.13 (67)
| Princes Park
| 8,568
| 14 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.21 (111)
|
| 13.12 (90)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 34,773
| 14 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.17 (119)
|
| 11.9 (75)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 24,323
| 14 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.14 (104)
|
| 14.9 (93)
| VFL Park
| 26,372
| 14 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.12 (72)
|
| 9.17 (71)
| Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

| 10,898
| 15 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.7 (73)
|
| 22.18 (150)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 12,880
| 15 May 1988

Round 8

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.21 (87)
|
| 17.13 (115)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 13,322
| 20 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.17 (89)
|
| 17.13 (115)
| Princes Park
| 12,997
| 21 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.17 (137)
|
| 13.11 (89)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 14,520
| 21 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.10 (88)
|
| 11.16 (82)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 22,683
| 21 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.20 (134)
|
| 19.7 (121)
| VFL Park
| 22,978
| 21 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.12 (108)
|
| 17.12 (114)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 20,345
| 22 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.9 (63)
|
| 17.14 (116)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 27,024
| 22 May 1988

Round 9

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 29.20 (194)
|
| 8.6 (54)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 26,653
| 27 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.13 (73)
|
| 20.16 (136)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 11,468
| 28 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.10 (106)
|
| 11.12 (78)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 21,334
| 28 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 23.16 (154)
|
| 9.11 (65)
| Princes Park
| 12,786
| 28 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.13 (133)
|
| 15.10 (100)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 13,962
| 28 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.17 (83)
|
| 4.11 (35)
| VFL Park
| 28,849
| 28 May 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.15 (87)
|
| 15.10 (100)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 27,184
| 29 May 1988

Round 10

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.11 (77)
|
| 8.7 (55)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 14,753
| 3 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 24.13 (157)
|
| 18.16 (124)
| Princes Park
| 8,395
| 4 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.11 (137)
|
| 17.19 (121)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 25,693
| 4 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.12 (84)
|
| 10.11 (71)
| VFL Park
| 61,163
| 4 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.20 (116)
|
| 10.15 (75)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 7,157
| 5 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.13 (109)
|
| 24.18 (162)
| Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

| 8,637
| 5 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.9 (75)
|
| 15.6 (96)
| Western Oval
| 17,515
| 5 June 1988

Round 11

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.18 (144)
|
| 15.11 (101)
| Princes Park
| 21,900
| 11 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.24 (132)
|
| 19.11 (125)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 11,729
| 11 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.12 (78)
|
| 7.9 (51)
| VFL Park
| 24,149
| 11 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 23.13 (151)
|
| 15.13 (103)
| Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

| 13,222
| 12 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.15 (93)
|
| 10.13 (73)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 28,045
| 13 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.16 (118)
|
| 10.8 (68)
| Princes Park
| 28,590
| 13 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.10 (64)
|
| 16.7 (103)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 34,789
| 13 June 1988

Round 12

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.20 (110)
|
| 12.21 (93)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 19,458
| 17 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 7.14 (56)
|
| 3.12 (30)
| Western Oval
| 13,720
| 18 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.14 (74)
|
| 7.19 (61)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 18,078
| 18 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 3.12 (30)
|
| 7.9 (51)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 23,880
| 18 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.20 (80)
|
| 2.5 (17)
| Princes Park
| 8,377
| 18 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 7.9 (51)
|
| 4.9 (33)
| VFL Park
| 18,854
| 18 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.20 (104)
|
| 8.13 (61)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 12,624
| 19 June 1988

Round 13

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.15 (75)
|
| 15.9 (99)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 15,861
| 25 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.14 (68)
|
| 2.11 (23)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 23,031
| 25 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.18 (66)
|
| 5.11 (41)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 17,770
| 25 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.10 (112)
|
| 12.15 (87)
| Princes Park
| 14,048
| 25 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 22.19 (151)
|
| 13.7 (85)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 7,764
| 25 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.6 (66)
|
| 5.13 (43)
| VFL Park
| 37,953
| 25 June 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.19 (121)
|
| 13.9 (87)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 14,827
| 26 June 1988

Round 14

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.18 (96)
|
| 19.17 (131)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 8,008
| 1 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.8 (56)
|
| 13.11 (89)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 16,777
| 2 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.11 (77)
|
| 15.15 (105)
| Western Oval
| 14,338
| 2 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.16 (112)
|
| 13.7 (85)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 10,274
| 2 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.20 (110)
|
| 10.11 (71)
| VFL Park
| 10,310
| 2 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.14 (110)
|
| 11.21 (87)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 72,906
| 2 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.15 (99)
|
| 12.17 (89)
| Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

| 10,394
| 3 July 1988

Round 15

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 8.9 (57)
|
| 19.16 (130)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 20,269
| 9 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.16 (142)
|
| 7.10 (52)
| Princes Park
| 13,961
| 9 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.11 (65)
|
| 10.9 (69)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 15,416
| 9 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.8 (80)
|
| 8.7 (55)
| VFL Park
| 14,721
| 9 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.19 (91)
|
| 17.13 (115)
| Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

| 14,213
| 10 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.18 (126)
|
| 16.10 (106)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 18,536
| 10 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.10 (94)
|
| 21.14 (140)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 26,755
| 10 July 1988

Round 16

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.14 (98)
|
| 12.17 (89)
| WACA Ground

WACA Ground

The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....

| 15,831
| 15 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.14 (110)
|
| 9.12 (66)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 14,467
| 16 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.15 (141)
|
| 14.14 (98)
| Princes Park
| 17,821
| 16 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.10 (94)
|
| 6.12 (48)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 74,964
| 16 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.13 (115)
|
| 15.8 (98)
| VFL Park
| 20,199
| 16 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 24.19 (163)
|
| 16.16 (112)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 14,591
| 17 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.14 (86)
|
| 16.17 (113)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 16,872
| 17 July 1988

Round 17

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.20 (134)
|
| 8.16 (64)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 7,611
| 22 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.8 (92)
|
| 13.21 (99)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 11,657
| 23 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.8 (92)
|
| 13.14 (92)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 16,082
| 23 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.22 (100)
|
| 8.12 (60)
| Princes Park
| 17,503
| 23 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 17.13 (115)
|
| 10.9 (69)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 13,492
| 23 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 21.11 (137)
|
| 10.8 (68)
| VFL Park
| 37,307
| 23 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.14 (74)
|
| 16.7 (103)
| Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

| 15,950
| 24 July 1988

Round 18

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.16 (88)
|
| 22.19 (151)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 12,228
| 29 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.13 (109)
|
| 21.14 (140)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 11,909
| 30 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.18 (114)
|
| 11.14 (80)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 16,408
| 30 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.13 (67)
|
| 22.11 (143)
| Princes Park
| 15,467
| 30 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.16 (88)
|
| 9.8 (62)
| VFL Park
| 35,662
| 30 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.14 (122)
|
| 11.12 (78)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 16,188
| 31 July 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.18 (84)
|
| 5.13 (43)
| Western Oval
| 11,694
| 31 July 1988

Round 19

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.14 (122)
|
| 11.10 (76)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 20,575
| 5 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.18 (132)
|
| 9.9 (63)
| Western Oval
| 10,477
| 6 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.18 (90)
|
| 24.13 (157)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 15,641
| 6 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 23.11 (149)
|
| 20.11 (131)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 20,475
| 6 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 27.16 (178)
|
| 15.14 (104)
| Princes Park
| 12,836
| 6 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 15.17 (107)
|
| 11.13 (79)
| VFL Park
| 18,355
| 6 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.19 (115)
|
| 12.12 (84)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 18,089
| 7 August 1988

Round 20

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.20 (86)
|
| 14.16 (100)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 15,026
| 12 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 13.10 (88)
|
| 14.13 (97)
| Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval

Moorabbin Oval, also known by its sponsorship name of Linen House Oval, is an Australian Rules Football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin....

| 11,074
| 13 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 20.21 (141)
|
| 20.17 (137)
| Princes Park
| 16,723
| 13 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.16 (100)
|
| 17.8 (110)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 27,026
| 13 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.14 (74)
|
| 10.13 (73)
| VFL Park
| 52,719
| 13 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 10.8 (68)
|
| 19.14 (128)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 22,000
| 14 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 24.16 (160)
|
| 14.13 (97)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 13,811
| 14 August 1988

Round 21

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.17 (113)
|
| 14.17 (101)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 14,772
| 19 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 22.14 (146)
|
| 16.12 (108)
| Kardinia Park (Stadium)
| 14,338
| 20 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.13 (127)
|
| 17.11 (113)
| Princes Park
| 13,028
| 20 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.14 (128)
|
| 13.12 (90)
| Windy Hill

Windy Hill, Essendon

Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area....

| 19,863
| 20 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 18.15 (123)
|
| 11.12 (78)
| VFL Park
| 19,222
| 20 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.13 (97)
|
| 13.22 (100)
| Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

| 16,727
| 21 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 16.15 (111)
|
| 7.9 (51)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 36,116
| 21 August 1988

Round 22

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Home team score
| Away team
| Away team score
| Venue
| Crowd
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 23.19 (157)
|
| 7.12 (54)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 19,496
| 26 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 28.16 (184)
|
| 13.11 (89)
| Princes Park
| 12,117
| 27 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 19.15 (129)
|
| 14.10 (94)
| Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Melbourne

Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Built for the purpose of both Australian rules football and cricket, the stadium is oval shaped....

| 19,813
| 27 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.12 (96)
|
| 10.6 (66)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 50,178
| 27 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.12 (84)
|
| 8.17 (65)
| VFL Park
| 26,134
| 27 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.11 (77)
|
| 10.21 (81)
| Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara....

| 12,718
| 28 August 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 3.11 (29)
|
| 7.11 (53)
| Western Oval
| 18,456
| 29 August 1988

Elimination Finals

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Score
| Away team
| Score
| Venue
| Attendance
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 11.7 (73)
|
| 10.11 (71)
| Waverley Park

Waverley Park

Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of...

| 43,438
| Saturday, 3 September

Qualifying Final

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Score
| Away team
| Score
| Venue
| Attendance
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 22.13 (145)
|
| 16.11 (107)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 83,032
| Sunday, 4 September

Semi Finals

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Score
| Away team
| Score
| Venue
| Attendance
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 9.12 (66)
|
| 6.9 (45)
| Waverley Park

Waverley Park

Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of...

| 60,052
| Saturday, 10 September
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 12.10 (82)
|
| 13.17 (95)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 87,407
| Sunday, 11 September

Preliminary Final

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Score
| Away team
| Score
| Venue
| Attendance
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 14.14 (98)
|
| 19.6 (120)
| Waverley Park

Waverley Park

Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of...

| 68,516
| Saturday, 17 September

Grand Final

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Home team
| Score
| Away team
| Score
| Venue
| Attendance
| Date
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|
| 22.20 (152)
|
| 6.20 (56)
| Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

| 93,754
| Saturday, 24 September

Leading goalkickers

	Name	Club	Goals
1	Jason Dunstall Jason Dunstall Jason Hadfield Dunstall is a former Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club of the AFL. He is the third greatest goalkicker in the history of the VFL/AFL. Dunstall is regarded as one of the greatest full-forwards to have ever played, kicking 1254 goals, a feat only...	Hawthorn Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...	132
2	Simon Beasley Simon Beasley Simon Beasley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League .Recruited from Swan Districts in the WAFL, Beasley moved to Melbourne in 1982 to pursue his career as a stockbroker, and signed with Footscray in the VFL...	Footscray Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...	82
-	Gary Ablett	Geelong Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...	82
4	Brian Taylor Brian Taylor Brian Taylor is a former Australian rules footballer and now AFL commentator on Foxtel. He played with both Richmond and Collingwood during the 1980s....	Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	73
-	Ross Glendinning Ross Glendinning Ross Glendinning was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League...	West Coast West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...	73

Brownlow Medal Count

	Name	Club	Votes
1	Gerard Healy Gerard Healy Gerard Healy is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator.Healy attended St Bede's College in Mentone, where he was the Senior Football Captain.-Melbourne Demons:...	Sydney Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...	20
2	Simon Madden Simon Madden Simon Madden was an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club from 1974 until 1992. He was also president of the AFL Players Association from 1985 until 1989....	Essendon Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	16
-	Jason Dunstall Jason Dunstall Jason Hadfield Dunstall is a former Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club of the AFL. He is the third greatest goalkicker in the history of the VFL/AFL. Dunstall is regarded as one of the greatest full-forwards to have ever played, kicking 1254 goals, a feat only...	Hawthorn Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...	16
4	Tony Hall Tony Hall Tony Hall may refer to:* Tony P. Hall , U.S. politician, representative and ambassador* Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead , chief executive of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London...	Hawthorn	15
5	Darren Millane Darren Millane Darren "Pants" Millane was an Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL for the Collingwood Football Club between 1984 and 1991.-AFL career:...	Collingwood Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...	14
-	Darren Kappler Darren Kappler Darren Kappler is a former professional Australian rules footballer.Recruited from South Australian National Football League club South Adelaide, Kappler played 187 games for Fitzroy, Sydney Swans and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League...	Fitzroy Fitzroy Football Club The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...	14
-	Peter Foster Peter Foster Peter Clarence Foster is an Australian who has been convicted and jailed on three continents for offences involving weight loss products and property transactions....	Footscray Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...	14

• The Leigh Matthews Trophy
  Leigh Matthews Trophy
  The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of Leigh Matthews, who won the first MVP award in 1982, when the league was still known as the Victorian Football League...
  
   was awarded to Gerard Healy
  Gerard Healy
  Gerard Healy is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator.Healy attended St Bede's College in Mentone, where he was the Senior Football Captain.-Melbourne Demons:...
  
   of the Sydney Swans
  Sydney Swans
  The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
  
  .
• The Norm Smith Medal
  Norm Smith Medal
  The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in the AFL Grand Final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match.-History:The Norm Smith Medal is named after former Melbourne player and coach, Norm Smith...
  
   was awarded to Gary Ayres
  Gary Ayres
  Gary Ayres is a former Australian rules footballer for the Hawthorn Football Club and currently the senior coach for the Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victoria Football League.-Playing career:...
  
   of Hawthorn
  Hawthorn Football Club
  The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
  
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See also

• Early VFL Final systems
  Early VFL Final systems
  Throughout its history, the Victorian Football League has used a system of finals after playing a regular season to determine the winner of the premiership....
  
  
• List of VFL debuts in 1988
• Page-McIntyre "Final Four" system
• McIntyre "Final Five" system