Kardinia Park · Sat 30 Apr 1988 · 23,840 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 5.2 | 9.4 | 13.8 | 116 |
| EssendonESS | 2.3 | 6.9 | 11.10 | 92 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 116 and 92.
Geelong won by 24 points.
17.14 (116) — 13.14 (92)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bairstow | 20 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Couch | 16 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Denham | 12 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 6 |
| 0 |
| Tim Darcy | 15 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Scott | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Dwayne Russell | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 13 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Schulze | 11 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Ablett | 15 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Barry Stoneham | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Hocking | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| David Cameron | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Flanigan | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Christensen | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Damian Drum | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Denneman | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Yeates | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Damian Bourke | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Harvey | 23 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Gavin Keane | 23 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Daniher | 15 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Anderson | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan Ezard | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul OBrien | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Watson | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Bewick | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Glenn Hawker | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Duckworth | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Hamilton | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary ODonnell | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Salmon | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Walsh | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Merryweather | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Daniher | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| David Sullivan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Flood | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |