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1988 West Coast Eagles season

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West Coast Eagles
1988 season
PresidentRichard Colless
CoachJohn Todd
Captain(s)Ross Glendinning
Home groundSubiaco Oval
WACA Ground
National Panasonic Cupsemi-finals
VFL season5th
Finals seriesN/A
Best & FairestChris Mainwaring
Leading goalkickerRoss Glendinning (73 goals)
Highest home attendance43,438 (elimination final vs Melbourne at Waverley Park)
Lowest home attendance7,157 (round 10 vs Richmond at the MCG)
Average home attendance19,277

The 1988 VFL season was the West Coast Eagles' second season in the Victorian Football League (VFL). John Todd was appointed coach after Ron Alexander was sacked and Ross Glendinning remained captain. The Eagles played 22 games, winning 13 and losing 9 to finish 5th on the ladder.

List

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Recruitment

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West Coast recruited 12 players, with 11 from WAFL clubs, for the 1988 season:

Squad

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Pre-season

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Panasonic Cup

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West Coast defeated Sydney by 87 points in front of a crowd of 12,587 at the WACA Ground in the first round of the competition, the first night-series/pre-season match to be played in Western Australia since 1981, before losing to Essendon by 36 points in the second round.

Home team's score listed in bold:

Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Venue Attendance
1 Wednesday, 10 February 2:10pm 19.14 (128) Sydney 5.11 (41) Won by 87 points WACA Ground 12,587
2 Saturday, 12 March 2:10pm 8.12 (60) Essendon 14.12 (96) Lost by 36 points Waverley Park 5,992

Regular season

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Home team's score listed in bold:

Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Venue Attendance Best on ground Team
1 Saturday, 2 April 2:10pm 14.20 (104) Geelong 11.17 (83) Won by 21 points Kardinia Park (stadium) 20,781 Alex Ishchenko West Coast
2 Friday, 8 April 7:40pm 26.19 (175) Essendon 11.10 (76) Won by 99 points WACA Ground 24,886 John Gastev West Coast
3 Sunday, 17 April 2:10pm 29.18 (192) Brisbane Bears 10.14 (74) Won by 118 points WACA Ground 16,354 Chris Mainwaring West Coast
4 Saturday, 23 April 2:10pm 8.7 (55) Collingwood 13.16 (94) Lost by 87 points Victoria Park 26,276 James Manson Collingwood
5 Friday, 29 April 7:40pm 14.16 (100) Footscray 14.9 (93) Won by 7 points WACA Ground 17,662 Ross Glendinning West Coast
6 Friday, 6 May 7:40pm 17.8 (110) North Melbourne 17.23 (123) Lost by 13 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 10,133 Donald McDonald North Melbourne
7 Friday, 13 May 7:40pm 17.10 (112) St Kilda 3.18 (36) Won by 76 points WACA Ground 12,803 Alex Ishchenko West Coast
8 Sunday, 22 May 2:10pm 9.9 (63) Hawthorn 17.14 (116) Lost by 53 points Subiaco Oval 27,344 Chris Wittman Hawthorn
9 Sunday, 29 May 2:10pm 12.15 (87) Carlton 15.10 (100) Lost by 13 points Subiaco Oval 27,663 Ken Hunter Carlton
10 Sunday, 5 June 2:10pm 10.15 (75) Richmond 16.20 (116) Lost by 41 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 7,157 Peter Wilson Richmond
11 Monday, 13 June 2:10pm 10.13 (73) Melbourne 13.15 (93) Lost by 20 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 28,045 Alan Johnson Melbourne
12 Sunday, 19 June 2:10pm 8.13 (61) Sydney 14.20 (104) Lost by 43 points Sydney Cricket Ground 12,664 Michael Parsons Sydney
13 Sunday, 26 June 2:10pm 17.19 (121) Fitzroy 13.9 (87) Won by 34 points Subiaco Oval 15,028 Wally Matera West Coast
14 Saturday, 2 July 2:10pm 13.7 (85) Essendon 16.16 (112) Lost by 27 points Windy Hill 10,298 Simon Madden Essendon
15 Sunday, 10 July 2:10pm 18.18 (126) Geelong 16.10 (106) Won by 20 points Subiaco Oval 18,537 Chris Mainwaring West Coast
16 Friday, 15 July 7:40pm 14.14 (98) Brisbane Bears 12.17 (89) Won by 9 points WACA Ground 16,074 Mark Withers Brisbane Bears
17 Friday, 22 July 7:40pm 8.16 (64) Fitzroy 19.20 (134) Lost by 70 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 7,611 John Ironmonger Fitzroy
18 Sunday, 31 July 2:10pm 18.14 (122) Melbourne 11.12 (78) Won by 44 points Subiaco Oval 16,266 Murray Rance West Coast
19 Sunday, 7 August 2:10pm 16.9 (115) North Melbourne 12.12 (84) Won by 31 points Subiaco Oval 18,193 Guy McKenna West Coast
20 Saturday, 13 August 2:10pm 14.13 (97) St Kilda 13.10 (88) Won by 9 points Moorabbin Oval 11,074 Laurie Keene West Coast
21 Sunday, 21 August 7:40pm 16.15 (111) Collingwood 7.9 (51) Won by 60 points Subiaco Oval 36,638 Karl Langdon West Coast
22 Sunday, 28 August 2:10pm 7.11 (53) Footscray 3.11 (29) Won by 24 points Western Oval 18,456 Chris Mainwaring West Coast
EF Saturday, 3 September 2:10pm 10.11 (71) Melbourne 11.7 (73) Lost by 2 points Waverley Park 43,438

Source: AFLTables

Ladder

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(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

References

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