1988 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

1988 season
President	Trevor Coote
Coach	Alan Joyce
Captain(s)	Michael Tuck
Home ground	Princes Park
VFL season	19–3 (1st)
Finals series	Premiers (Defeated Melbourne 152–56)
Best and Fairest	Jason Dunstall
Leading goalkicker	Jason Dunstall (132)
Highest home attendance	93,754 (Grand Final vs. Melbourne)
Lowest home attendance	8,176 (Round 12 vs. Brisbane Bears)
Average home attendance	25,908
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The 1988 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 64th season in the Victorian Football League and 87th overall.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm)	Carlton	18.18 (126)	15.21 (111)	Lost by 15 points	Princes Park (A)	27,266	0–1
2	Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm)	Richmond	26.15 (171)	12.14 (86)	Won by 85 points	VFL Park (H)	18,082	1–1
3	Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm)	Sydney	17.12 (114)	13.15 (93)	Won by 21 points	Princes Park (H)	9,802	2–1
4	Saturday, 23 April (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	17.18 (120)	15.16 (106)	Won by 14 points	Princes Park (H)	13,205	3–1
5	Saturday, 30 April (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	19.14 (128)	31.19 (205)	Won by 77 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	15,438	4–1
6	Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm)	Collingwood	13.13 (91)	14.9 (93)	Won by 2 points	VFL Park (A)	53,184	5–1
7	Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	15.21 (111)	13.12 (90)	Lost by 21 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	34,773	5–2
8	Sunday, 22 May (2:10 pm)	West Coast	9.9 (63)	17.14 (116)	Won by 53 points	Subiaco Oval (A)	27,344	6–2
9	Saturday, 28 May (2:10 pm)	Footscray	23.16 (154)	9.11 (65)	Won by 89 points	Princes Park (H)	12,786	7–2
10	Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	17.19 (121)	21.11 (137)	Won by 16 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	25,693	8–2
11	Monday, 13 June (2:10 pm)	Essendon	17.16 (118)	10.8 (68)	Won by 50 points	Princes Park (H)	27,642	9–2
12	Saturday, 18 June (2:10 pm)	Brisbane Bears	10.20 (80)	2.5 (17)	Won by 63 points	Princes Park (H)	8,176	10–2
13	Saturday, 25 June (2:10 pm)	Geelong	17.10 (112)	12.15 (87)	Won by 25 points	Princes Park (H)	13,867	11–2
14	Saturday, 2 July (2:10 pm)	Footscray	11.11 (77)	15.15 (105)	Won by 28 points	Western Oval (A)	14,338	12–2
15	Sunday, 10 July (2:10 pm)	Brisbane Bears	12.19 (91)	17.13 (115)	Won by 24 points	Carrara Stadium (A)	14,213	13–2
16	Sunday, 17 July (2:10 pm)	Sydney	24.19 (163)	16.16 (112)	Lost by 51 points	Sydney Cricket Ground (A)	14,591	13–3
17	Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm)	Melbourne	10.8 (68)	21.11 (137)	Won by 69 points	VFL Park (A)	37,307	14–3
18	Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm)	Essendon	12.16 (88)	9.8 (62)	Won by 26 points	VFL Park (H)	35,662	15–3
19	Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm)	Fitzroy	27.16 (178)	15.14 (104)	Won by 74 points	Princes Park (H)	12,646	16–3
20	Sunday, 14 August (2:10 pm)	Geelong	10.8 (68)	19.14 (128)	Won by 60 points	Kardinia Park (A)	23,821	17–3
21	Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm)	St Kilda	18.15 (123)	11.12 (78)	Won by 45 points	VFL Park (H)	19,222	18–3
22	Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm)	North Melbourne	28.16 (184)	13.11 (89)	Won by 95 points	Princes Park (H)	11,903	19–3

Finals series

See also: McIntyre "Final Five" system

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
2nd semi-final	Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm)	Carlton	9.12 (66)	6.9 (45)	Won by 21 points	VFL Park (H)	60,052
Grand Final	Saturday, 24 September (2:50 pm)	Melbourne	22.20 (152)	6.20 (56)	Won by 96 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	93,754

Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Hawthorn (P)	22	19	3	0	2791	1962	142.3	76
2	Collingwood	22	15	6	1	1948	1728	112.7	62
3	Carlton	22	15	7	0	2342	1961	119.4	60
4	West Coast	22	13	9	0	2199	1966	111.9	52
5	Melbourne	22	13	9	0	2003	1961	102.1	52
6	Essendon	22	12	10	0	2186	2017	108.4	48
7	Sydney	22	12	10	0	2169	2176	99.7	48
8	Footscray	22	11	11	0	1880	1803	104.3	44
9	Geelong	22	10	12	0	2356	2246	104.9	40
10	Richmond	22	8	14	0	2161	2540	85.1	32
11	North Melbourne	22	7	14	1	2361	2638	89.5	30
12	Fitzroy	22	7	15	0	2128	2538	83.8	28
13	Brisbane Bears	22	7	15	0	1806	2421	74.6	28
14	St Kilda	22	4	18	0	1708	2081	82.1	16

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 97.5
Source: AFL Tables