Kardinia Park · Sat 2 Jul 1988 · 17,227 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 2.1 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 56 |
| MelbourneMELB | 1.4 | 5.7 | 10.10 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 56 and 89.
Melbourne won by 33 points.
8.8 (56) — 13.11 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bews | 20 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Darcy | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Hocking | 13 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 |
| Gavin Exell | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Bairstow | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Denham | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Cameron | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Yeates | 11 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Bos | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Russell | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Stoneham | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Craig Alderdice | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hocking | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Scott | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Lindner | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Gary Ablett | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Flanigan | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Troy | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Morgan | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Wilson | 19 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Lovett | 16 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Yeats | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Stretch | 20 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| David Williams | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Alan Johnson | 15 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Newport | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Wight | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Lyon | 12 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Ricky Jackson | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Lovell | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Steven ODwyer | 11 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Grinter | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Stynes | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Todd Viney | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Earl Spalding | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| David Flintoff | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Duursma | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bret Bailey | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Chiron | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |