M.C.G. · Sat 6 Aug 1988 · 20,475 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 3.3 | 9.5 | 16.9 | 149 |
| MelbourneMELB | 9.3 | 13.7 | 19.9 | 131 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 149 and 131.
Richmond won by 18 points.
23.11 (149) — 20.11 (131)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mitchell | 17 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| Craig Lambert | 16 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Weightman | 16 | 9 | 25 | 7 |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| Michael Pickering | 17 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Brendan Bower | 17 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Wilson | 13 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Free | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Pickering | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Pym | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Richard Nixon | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Allan McKellar | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor Poole | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Egan | 11 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Matthew Knights | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Des Ryan | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Laffy | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Leys | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Hogg | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Lee | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen James | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lovett | 17 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Graeme Yeats | 19 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ricky Jackson | 14 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Steven Stretch | 18 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Stynes | 13 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Healy | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Newport | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| David Flintoff | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bret Bailey | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Lyon | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Steven ODwyer | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Wight | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| David Williams | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Todd Viney | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Grinter | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Alan Johnson | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Earl Spalding | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Wilson | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Viney | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Tony Campbell | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |