1988 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1988 season
PresidentTrevor Coote
Coach Alan Joyce
Captain(s) Michael Tuck
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 19–3 (1st)
Finals series Premiers
(Defeated Melbourne 152–56)
Best and Fairest Jason Dunstall
Leading goalkicker Jason Dunstall (132)
Highest home attendance93,754 (Grand Final vs. Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance8,176 (Round 12 vs. Brisbane Bears)
Average home attendance25,908

The 1988 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 64th season in the Victorian Football League and 87th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 18.18 (126)15.21 (111)Lost by 15 points Princes Park (A)27,2660–1
2Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 26.15 (171)12.14 (86)Won by 85 points VFL Park (H)18,0821–1
3Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 17.12 (114)13.15 (93)Won by 21 points Princes Park (H)9,8022–1
4Saturday, 23 April (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 17.18 (120)15.16 (106)Won by 14 points Princes Park (H)13,2053–1
5Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.14 (128)31.19 (205)Won by 77 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)15,4384–1
6Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 13.13 (91)14.9 (93)Won by 2 points VFL Park (A)53,1845–1
7Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 15.21 (111)13.12 (90)Lost by 21 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)34,7735–2
8Sunday, 22 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 9.9 (63)17.14 (116)Won by 53 points Subiaco Oval (A)27,3446–2
9Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 23.16 (154)9.11 (65)Won by 89 points Princes Park (H)12,7867–2
10Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 17.19 (121)21.11 (137)Won by 16 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)25,6938–2
11Monday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 17.16 (118)10.8 (68)Won by 50 points Princes Park (H)27,6429–2
12Saturday, 18 June (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 10.20 (80)2.5 (17)Won by 63 points Princes Park (H)8,17610–2
13Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.10 (112)12.15 (87)Won by 25 points Princes Park (H)13,86711–2
14Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 11.11 (77)15.15 (105)Won by 28 points Western Oval (A)14,33812–2
15Sunday, 10 July (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 12.19 (91)17.13 (115)Won by 24 points Carrara Stadium (A)14,21313–2
16Sunday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 24.19 (163)16.16 (112)Lost by 51 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)14,59113–3
17Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 10.8 (68)21.11 (137)Won by 69 points VFL Park (A)37,30714–3
18Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 12.16 (88)9.8 (62)Won by 26 points VFL Park (H)35,66215–3
19Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 27.16 (178)15.14 (104)Won by 74 points Princes Park (H)12,64616–3
20Sunday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 10.8 (68)19.14 (128)Won by 60 points Kardinia Park (A)23,82117–3
21Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 18.15 (123)11.12 (78)Won by 45 points VFL Park (H)19,22218–3
22Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 28.16 (184)13.11 (89)Won by 95 points Princes Park (H)11,90319–3
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
2nd semi-finalSaturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 9.12 (66)6.9 (45)Won by 21 points VFL Park (H)60,052
Grand Final Saturday, 24 September (2:50 pm) Melbourne 22.20 (152)6.20 (56)Won by 96 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)93,754
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Hawthorn (P)22193027911962142.376
2 Collingwood 22156119481728112.762
3 Carlton 22157023421961119.460
4 West Coast 22139021991966111.952
5 Melbourne 22139020031961102.152
6 Essendon 221210021862017108.448
7 Sydney 22121002169217699.748
8 Footscray 221111018801803104.344
9 Geelong 221012023562246104.940
10 Richmond 2281402161254085.132
11 North Melbourne 2271412361263889.530
12 Fitzroy 2271502128253883.828
13 Brisbane Bears 2271501806242174.628
14 St Kilda 2241801708208182.116

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 97.5
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1988 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.