1988 Hawthorn Football Club season

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

Hawthorn Football Club
1988 season
PresidentTrevor Coote
CoachAlan Joyce
Captain(s)Michael Tuck
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season19–3 (1st)
Finals seriesPremiers
(Defeated Melbourne 152–56)
Best and FairestJason Dunstall
Leading goalkickerJason Dunstall (132)
Highest home attendance93,754 (Grand Final vs. Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance8,176 (Round 12 vs. Brisbane Bears)
Average home attendance25,908

Fixture

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Premiership season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 18.18 (126) 15.21 (111) Lost by 15 points Princes Park (A) 27,266 0–1
2 Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 26.15 (171) 12.14 (86) Won by 85 points VFL Park (H) 18,082 1–1
3 Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Sydney 17.12 (114) 13.15 (93) Won by 21 points Princes Park (H) 9,802 2–1
4 Saturday, 23 April (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 17.18 (120) 15.16 (106) Won by 14 points Princes Park (H) 13,205 3–1
5 Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.14 (128) 31.19 (205) Won by 77 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 15,438 4–1
6 Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 13.13 (91) 14.9 (93) Won by 2 points VFL Park (A) 53,184 5–1
7 Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 15.21 (111) 13.12 (90) Lost by 21 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 34,773 5–2
8 Sunday, 22 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 9.9 (63) 17.14 (116) Won by 53 points Subiaco Oval (A) 27,344 6–2
9 Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 23.16 (154) 9.11 (65) Won by 89 points Princes Park (H) 12,786 7–2
10 Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 17.19 (121) 21.11 (137) Won by 16 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 25,693 8–2
11 Monday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 17.16 (118) 10.8 (68) Won by 50 points Princes Park (H) 27,642 9–2
12 Saturday, 18 June (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 10.20 (80) 2.5 (17) Won by 63 points Princes Park (H) 8,176 10–2
13 Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 17.10 (112) 12.15 (87) Won by 25 points Princes Park (H) 13,867 11–2
14 Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 11.11 (77) 15.15 (105) Won by 28 points Western Oval (A) 14,338 12–2
15 Sunday, 10 July (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 12.19 (91) 17.13 (115) Won by 24 points Carrara Stadium (A) 14,213 13–2
16 Sunday, 17 July (2:10 pm) Sydney 24.19 (163) 16.16 (112) Lost by 51 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 14,591 13–3
17 Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) Melbourne 10.8 (68) 21.11 (137) Won by 69 points VFL Park (A) 37,307 14–3
18 Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 12.16 (88) 9.8 (62) Won by 26 points VFL Park (H) 35,662 15–3
19 Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 27.16 (178) 15.14 (104) Won by 74 points Princes Park (H) 12,646 16–3
20 Sunday, 14 August (2:10 pm) Geelong 10.8 (68) 19.14 (128) Won by 60 points Kardinia Park (A) 23,821 17–3
21 Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 18.15 (123) 11.12 (78) Won by 45 points VFL Park (H) 19,222 18–3
22 Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 28.16 (184) 13.11 (89) Won by 95 points Princes Park (H) 11,903 19–3
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Finals series

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
2nd semi-final Saturday, 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

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Hawthorn (P) 22 19 3 0 2791 1962 142.3 76
2 Collingwood 22 15 6 1 1948 1728 112.7 62
3 Carlton 22 15 7 0 2342 1961 119.4 60
4 West Coast 22 13 9 0 2199 1966 111.9 52
5 Melbourne 22 13 9 0 2003 1961 102.1 52
6 Essendon 22 12 10 0 2186 2017 108.4 48
7 Sydney 22 12 10 0 2169 2176 99.7 48
8 Footscray 22 11 11 0 1880 1803 104.3 44
9 Geelong 22 10 12 0 2356 2246 104.9 40
10 Richmond 22 8 14 0 2161 2540 85.1 32
11 North Melbourne 22 7 14 1 2361 2638 89.5 30
12 Fitzroy 22 7 15 0 2128 2538 83.8 28
13 Brisbane Bears 22 7 15 0 1806 2421 74.6 28
14 St Kilda 22 4 18 0 1708 2081 82.1 16

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1988 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.