Windy Hill · Sat 2 Apr 1988 · 18,410 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 11.3 | 16.9 | 20.11 | 164 |
| North MelbourneNM | 1.6 | 4.8 | 7.10 | 82 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 164 and 82.
Essendon won by 82 points.
25.14 (164) — 12.10 (82)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hawker | 16 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Ezard | 20 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Harvey | 17 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 |
| Darren Bewick | 17 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Duckworth | 15 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Williams | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Daniher | 14 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 14 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| David Johnston | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| David Flood | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Salmon | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Paul Hamilton | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Rogers | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Anderson | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Merryweather | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Sullivan | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| John Barnes | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter German | 19 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Arceri | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Krakouer | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Crocker | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Steele | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hughes | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Allison | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Harris | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Krakouer | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Law | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hepburn | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Lisle | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holt | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Murphy | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Dean McRae | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Passmore | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ackerly | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Fairley | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Schwass | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Donald McDonald | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |