M.C.G. · Sat 9 Jul 1988 · 20,269 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 57 |
| SydneySYD | 6.2 | 9.4 | 15.9 | 130 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 57 and 130.
Sydney won by 73 points.
8.9 (57) — 19.16 (130)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Johnson | 21 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Jackson | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Chiron | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 |
| Brian Wilson | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Stynes | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jamie Duursma | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Healy | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lovett | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Newport | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Steven ODwyer | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Lovell | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Graeme Yeats | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Wight | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| David Flintoff | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Stretch | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Viney | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Febey | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Spalding | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Grinter | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bret Bailey | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | 17 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Mitchell | 19 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| David Bolton | 18 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerard Healy | 13 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Carroll | 20 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Bayes | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 10 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Henwood | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Stephen Wright | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Lloyd | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Glenn Coleman | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Graeme Cordy | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| David Murphy | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Potter | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Kellett | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Rod Carter | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| David Willis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Parsons | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Battiston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |