1988 West Coast Eagles season
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The 1988 VFL season
was the West Coast Eagles
' second season in the Victorian Football League
(VFL). John Todd
was appointed coach after Ron Alexander
was sacked and Ross Glendinning
remained captain. The Eagles played 22 games, winning 11 and losing 11 to finish 8th on the ladder.
clubs, for the 1988 season:
in the first round of the competition, the first night-series/pre-season
match to be played in Western Australia
since 1981, before losing to by 36 points in the second round.
Home team's score listed in bold:
Source: AFLTables
1988 VFL season
The 92nd Victorian Football League Premiership Season commenced in April 1988 and concluded on 24 September 1988, with Hawthorn winning their seventh Premiership in their sixth consecutive Grand Final appearance.-Night Series:...
was the West Coast Eagles
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...
' second season in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
(VFL). John Todd
John Todd (footballer)
John Todd is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. After becoming youngest ever winner of the Sandover Medal in his first year of senior football he suffered a serious knee injury, which affected his playing career...
was appointed coach after Ron Alexander
Ron Alexander
Ron Alexander is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League and West Australian Football League as well as being the inaugural coach of the West Coast Eagles.-Playing career:...
was sacked and 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...
remained captain. The Eagles played 22 games, winning 11 and losing 11 to finish 8th on the ladder.
Recruitment
West Coast recruited 12 players, with 11 from WAFLWest Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
clubs, for the 1988 season:
- Clinton BrowningClinton BrowningClinton Browning is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League ....
(East FremantleEast Fremantle Football ClubThe East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
) - Kevin CatonKevin CatonKevin Caton is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL for the West Coast Eagles, Fitzroy and Brisbane Bears.-References:...
(Swan Districts) - Joe CormackJoe CormackJoe Cormack is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Fitzroy in the Victorian/Australia Football League .West Coast recruited Cormack from Swan Districts, where he had played since 1986...
(Swan Districts) - Shane EllisShane EllisShane Ellis is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League ....
(East FremantleEast Fremantle Football ClubThe East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
) - Richard GearyRichard GearyRichard Geary is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League ....
(South FremantleSouth Fremantle Football ClubThe South Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, playing in the West Australian Football League...
) - Peter Higgins (ClaremontClaremont Football ClubThe Claremont Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . Its official colours are navy blue and gold....
) - Brent HuttonBrent HuttonBrent Hutton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League and Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League ....
(Swan Districts) - Don LangsfordDon LangsfordDonald Leslie "Don" Langsford is a former Australian rules footballer who was highly successful in the West Australian Football League playing for the Swan Districts Football Club....
(Swan Districts) - Guy McKennaGuy McKennaGuy Lindsay McKenna is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is the current coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League . McKenna also played 267 games for the West Coast Eagles, including the 1992 and 1994 premiership wins...
(ClaremontClaremont Football ClubThe Claremont Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . Its official colours are navy blue and gold....
) - Murray RanceMurray RanceMurray Rance is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and West Coast in the Victorian Football League during the late 1980s....
- Troy UgleTroy Ugle-Playing career:Ugle began his senior football career with Carey Park in the South West Football League.In 1986 he joined Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League, making his debut the following year...
(Swan Districts) - Chris WatermanChris WatermanChris Waterman is a former Australian rules footballer and has been a part of AFL football for over half of his life . Waterman's playing career started in Rossmoyne's junior football league where he was eventually recruited by the East Fremantle Football Club at the age of 15...
(investigate)
Panasonic Cup
West Coast defeated by 87 points in front of a crowd of 12,587 at the WACA GroundWACA 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....
in the first round of the competition, the first night-series/pre-season
Australian Football League pre-season competition
The Australian Football League pre-season competition, which is known at present as the NAB Cup, is a competition held before the beginning of the Australian Football League premiership season...
match to be played in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
since 1981, before losing to by 36 points in the second round.
Home team's score listed in bold:
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | Wednesday, 10 February 2:10pm | 19.14 (128) | 5.11 (41) | Won by 87 points | 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.... |
12,587 | |
| 2 | Saturday, 12 March 2:10pm | 8.12 (60) | 14.12 (96) | Lost by 36 points | 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... |
5,992 |
Regular season
Home team's score listed in bold:| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance | Best on ground | Team |
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| 1 | Saturday, 2 April 2:10pm | 14.20 (104) | 11.17 (83) | Won by 21 points | Kardinia Park (stadium) | 20,781 | Alex Ishchenko Alex Ishchenko Alex Ishchenko is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast, the Brisbane Bears and North Melbourne in the VFL/AFL.... |
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| 2 | Friday, 8 April 7:40pm | 26.19 (175) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 99 points | 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 | John Gastev John Gastev John Gastev is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.A cult figure and "crowd favourite" standing at only 177cm and weighing just 73kg, Gastev debuted with the West Coast Eagles in their inaugural season in 1987 after playing for West Perth... |
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| 3 | Sunday, 17 April 2:10pm | 29.18 (192) | 10.14 (74) | Won by 118 points | 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 | Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League... |
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| 4 | Saturday, 23 April 2:10pm | 8.7 (55) | 13.16 (94) | Lost by 87 points | 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 | James Manson James Manson James Manson is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL.From North Hobart, Tasmania, Manson provided some great assets to a fighting Collingwood Magpies. Manson stood at 194 cm and was solidly built with a great overhead mark thanks to his great hands... |
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| 5 | Friday, 29 April 7:40pm | 14.16 (100) | 14.9 (93) | Won by 7 points | 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 | 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... |
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| 6 | Friday, 6 May 7:40pm | 17.8 (110) | 17.23 (123) | Lost by 13 points | 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... |
10,133 | Donald McDonald Donald McDonald -Playing career:Recruited from St. Brendan's, McDonald debuted with the North Melbourne Football Club in the VFL in 1982. He was a tall player who could play key position or in the ruck, and in 1984 won the Kangaroos' leading goalkicker award... |
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| 7 | Friday, 13 May 7:40pm | 17.10 (112) | 3.18 (36) | Won by 76 points | 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 | Alex Ishchenko Alex Ishchenko Alex Ishchenko is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast, the Brisbane Bears and North Melbourne in the VFL/AFL.... |
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| 8 | Sunday, 22 May 2:10pm | 9.9 (63) | 17.14 (116) | Lost by 53 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
27,344 | Chris Wittman Chris Wittman Chris Wittman is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL/AFL.Originally from Xavier College, Wittman played mostly as a rover for Hawthorn. He kicked 33 goals in 1988 and played in their premiership side that year, finishing as a premiership player again the... |
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| 9 | Sunday, 29 May 2:10pm | 12.15 (87) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 13 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
27,663 | Ken Hunter Ken Hunter Ken Hunter is a former champion Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club in the VFL .... |
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| 10 | Sunday, 5 June 2:10pm | 10.15 (75) | 16.20 (116) | Lost by 41 points | 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... |
7,157 | Peter Wilson | ||
| 11 | Monday, 13 June 2:10pm | 10.13 (73) | 13.15 (93)) | Lost by 20 points | 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... |
28,045 | Alan Johnson Alan Johnson (footballer) Alan Johnson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.... |
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| 12 | Sunday, 19 June 2:10pm | 8.13 (61) | 14.20 (104) | Lost by 43 points | Sydney Cricket Ground 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... |
12,664 | Michael Parsons Michael Parsons (footballer) Michael "Mike" Parsons was a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League and North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League .... |
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| 13 | Sunday, 26 June 2:10pm | 17.19 (121) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 34 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
15,028 | Wally Matera Wally Matera Wally Matera is a former Australian rules footballer of Indigenous and Italian heritage. He played with the West Coast Eagles and Fitzroy in the AFL and for South Fremantle in the WAFL... |
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| 14 | Saturday, 2 July 2:10pm | 13.7 (85) | 16.16 (112) | Lost by 27 points | Windy Hill Windy Hill, Essendon Windy Hill is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern suburb of the Melbourne metropolitan area.... |
10,298 | 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.... |
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| 15 | Sunday, 10 July 2:10pm | 18.18 (126) | 16.10 (106) | Won by 20 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
18,537 | Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League... |
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| 16 | Friday, 15 July 7:40pm | 14.14 (98) | 12.17 (89) | Won by 9 points | 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.... |
16,074 | Mark Withers Mark Withers (footballer) Mark Withers is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.... |
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| 17 | Friday, 22 July 7:40pm | 8.16 (64) | 19.20 (134) | Lost by 70 points | 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... |
7,611 | John Ironmonger John Ironmonger John Ironmonger is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans and Fitzroy in the VFL/AFL.Ironmonger was a 200 cm ruckman and started his football career at East Perth in the WAFL. He made his debut in 1980 and won a Sandover Medal for his efforts in the 1983 season... |
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| 18 | Sunday, 31 July 2:10pm | 18.14 (122) | 11.12 (78) | Won by 44 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
16,266 | Murray Rance Murray Rance Murray Rance is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and West Coast in the Victorian Football League during the late 1980s.... |
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| 19 | Sunday, 7 August 2:10pm | 16.9 (115) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 31 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
18,193 | Guy McKenna Guy McKenna Guy Lindsay McKenna is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is the current coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League . McKenna also played 267 games for the West Coast Eagles, including the 1992 and 1994 premiership wins... |
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| 20 | Saturday, 13 August 2:10pm | 14.13 (97) | 13.10 (88) | Won by 9 points | 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 | Laurie Keene Laurie Keene Lawrence Kimberley Brett "Laurie" Keene is former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL.... |
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| 21 | Sunday, 21 August 7:40pm | 16.15 (111) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 60 points | Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
36,638 | Karl Langdon Karl Langdon Karl John Langdon is a leading sports commentator and radio personality in Western Australia and a former Australian rules footballer with the Subiaco Football Club and the West Coast Eagles.- Early life :... |
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| 22 | Sunday, 28 August 2:10pm | 7.11 (53) | 3.11 (29) | Won by 24 points | Western Oval | 18,456 | Chris Mainwaring Chris Mainwaring Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League... |
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| EF | Saturday, 3 September 2:10pm | 10.11 (71) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 2 points | 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... |
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Source: AFLTables