Waverley Park · Sat 18 Jun 1988 · 18,854 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 0.3 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 51 |
| EssendonESS | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 33 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 51 and 33.
Fitzroy won by 18 points.
7.9 (51) — 4.9 (33)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Harris | 30 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Clayton | 19 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynd | 21 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 0 |
| Darren Kappler | 20 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Armstrong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Brockhurst | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Blakey | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Mick Conlan | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Strooper | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Brett Stephens | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Carafa | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Roos | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Gale | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Pert | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Broderick | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Osborne | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Alastair Lynch | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ironmonger | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Keane | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Williams | 19 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 20 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Watson | 19 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin Keane | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Clark | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Anderson | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary ODonnell | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Daniher | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Salmon | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Dean Bailey | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew Rogers | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Hamilton | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Duckworth | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Wallis | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul OBrien | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Winton | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Stubbs | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Walsh | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |