Princes Park · Sat 21 May 1988 · 12,747 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 4.3 | 6.11 | 10.15 | 89 |
| MelbourneMELB | 4.2 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 115 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 89 and 115.
Melbourne won by 26 points.
12.17 (89) — 17.13 (115)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Harris | 22 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| John Blakey | 12 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Stephens | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 4 |
| 0 |
| Darren Handley | 14 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Gale | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Phillip Knight | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Darren Kappler | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ross Thornton | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Lyon | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Pekin | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Osborne | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Roos | 13 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Armstrong | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| John Ironmonger | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Brockhurst | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig McGrath | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Pert | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Clayton | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynd | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alastair Lynch | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Wilson | 16 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Healy | 20 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| David Williams | 17 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Alan Johnson | 18 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Stretch | 18 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Jackson | 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Bret Bailey | 14 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Lovett | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Lovell | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Steven ODwyer | 11 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Stynes | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Newport | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jamie Duursma | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Wight | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Yeats | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Febey | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Chiron | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Rohde | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Viney | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Campbell | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |