Kardinia Park · Sun 8 May 1988 · 19,132 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 5.0 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 111 |
| SydneySYD | 2.4 | 8.6 | 14.11 | 114 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 111 and 114.
Sydney won by 3 points.
16.15 (111) — 17.12 (114)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bairstow | 24 | 18 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 23 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Troy | 13 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 |
| Robert Scott | 17 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Paul Couch | 16 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean Denham | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Bews | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 19 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Darcy | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Russell | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Ablett | 13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Damian Drum | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Hocking | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Denneman | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Christensen | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Damian Bourke | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Flanigan | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Schulze | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Stoneham | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Scott 2, Couch 3, Ablett 6, Turner 4, Christensen 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Mitchell | 21 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Gerard Healy | 15 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Coleman | 11 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| David Murphy | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Carroll | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 11 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 13 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Williams | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Stephen Wright | 12 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Craig Holden | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Lockman | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| David Brown | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Ian Roberts | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Thripp | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Adrian Battiston | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Carter | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Leon Higgins | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren McAsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |