S.C.G. · Fri 3 Jun 1988 · 14,753 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 4.1 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 77 |
| EssendonESS | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 55 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 77 and 55.
Sydney won by 22 points.
11.11 (77) — 8.7 (55)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Mitchell | 19 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| David Murphy | 21 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Williams | 16 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 17 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Bayes | 16 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Wright | 14 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 17 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 21 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 11 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Henwood | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Graeme Cordy | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Dennis Carroll | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Potter | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Michael Lockman | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Smith | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Silvestro | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Battiston | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Parsons | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| David Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Daniher | 17 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 19 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Williams | 9 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Anderson | 13 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Salmon | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Steven Clark | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Bewick | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Alan Ezard | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Duckworth | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gavin Keane | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| David Johnston | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Daniher | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Glenn Hawker | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Wallis | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| David Flood | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hamilton | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary ODonnell | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |