S.C.G. · Fri 10 Jun 1988 · 11,729 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 6.7 | 10.13 | 15.20 | 132 |
| North MelbourneNM | 5.4 | 10.8 | 14.10 | 125 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 132 and 125.
Sydney won by 7 points.
18.24 (132) — 19.11 (125)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | 16 | 20 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Gerard Healy | 20 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| David Murphy | 18 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| 0 |
| Barry Mitchell | 18 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Roberts | 16 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Henwood | 17 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Stephen Wright | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Tony Morwood | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Carroll | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Potter | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Bayes | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Parsons | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Neil Cordy | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lockman | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Smith | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Cordy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Silvestro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Krakouer | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Arceri | 18 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Larkin | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Spargo | 17 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Krakouer | 12 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Peter German | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Mick Martyn | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Allison | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Love | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Alastair Clarkson | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Chandler | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean McRae | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Donald McDonald | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Smith | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Jonas | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| John McCarthy | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mossop | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Fairley | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Law | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |