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1988 West Coast Eagles season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | West Coast Eagles |
| season | 1988 |
| imagesize | 120px |
| caption | West Coast Eagles' home jumper for the 1988 season. |
| president | Richard Colless |
| coach | John Todd |
| captain | Ross Glendinning |
| home ground | Subiaco Oval |
| WACA Ground | |
| preseason comp | National Panasonic Cup |
| preseason result | semi-finals |
| regularseason comp | VFL season |
| regularseason result | 5th |
| finals series | Finals series |
| finals result | N/A |
| club b&f | Best & Fairest |
| best and fairest | Chris Mainwaring |
| leading goalscorer | Ross Glendinning (73 goals) |
| highest attendance | 43,438 (elimination final vs at Waverley Park) |
| lowest attendance | 7,157 (round 10 vs at the MCG) |
| average attendance | 19,277 |
| prevseason | 1987 |
| nextseason | 1989 |
WACA Ground | club b&f = Best & Fairest
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
Recruitment
West Coast recruited 12 players, with 11 from WAFL clubs, for the 1988 season:
- Clinton Browning (East Fremantle)
- Kevin Caton (Swan Districts)
- Joe Cormack (Swan Districts)
- Shane Ellis (East Fremantle)
- Richard Geary (South Fremantle)
- Peter Higgins (Claremont)
- Brent Hutton (Swan Districts)
- Don Langsford (Swan Districts)
- Guy McKenna (Claremont)
- Murray Rance ()
- Troy Ugle (Swan Districts)
- Chris Waterman (East Fremantle)
Squad
Pre-season
Panasonic Cup
West Coast defeated 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 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) | 5.11 (41) | Won by 87 points | WACA Ground | 12,587 | |
| 2 | Saturday, 12 March 2:10pm | 8.12 (60) | 14.12 (96) | Lost by 36 points | Waverley Park | 5,992 |
Regular season
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) | 11.17 (83) | Won by 21 points | Kardinia Park (stadium) | 20,781 | Alex Ishchenko | ||
| 2 | Friday, 8 April 7:40pm | 26.19 (175) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 99 points | WACA Ground | 24,886 | John Gastev | ||
| 3 | Sunday, 17 April 2:10pm | 29.18 (192) | 10.14 (74) | Won by 118 points | WACA Ground | 16,354 | Chris Mainwaring | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 23 April 2:10pm | 8.7 (55) | 13.16 (94) | Lost by 87 points | Victoria Park | 26,276 | James Manson | ||
| 5 | Friday, 29 April 7:40pm | 14.16 (100) | 14.9 (93) | Won by 7 points | WACA Ground | 17,662 | Ross Glendinning | ||
| 6 | Friday, 6 May 7:40pm | 17.8 (110) | 17.23 (123) | Lost by 13 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 10,133 | Donald McDonald | ||
| 7 | Friday, 13 May 7:40pm | 17.10 (112) | 3.18 (36) | Won by 76 points | WACA Ground | 12,803 | Alex Ishchenko | ||
| 8 | Sunday, 22 May 2:10pm | 9.9 (63) | 17.14 (116) | Lost by 53 points | Subiaco Oval | 27,344 | Chris Wittman | ||
| 9 | Sunday, 29 May 2:10pm | 12.15 (87) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 13 points | Subiaco Oval | 27,663 | Ken Hunter | ||
| 10 | Sunday, 5 June 2:10pm | 10.15 (75) | 16.20 (116) | Lost by 41 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7,157 | Peter Wilson | ||
| 11 | Monday, 13 June 2:10pm | 10.13 (73) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 20 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 28,045 | Alan Johnson | ||
| 12 | Sunday, 19 June 2:10pm | 8.13 (61) | 14.20 (104) | Lost by 43 points | Sydney Cricket Ground | 12,664 | Michael Parsons | ||
| 13 | Sunday, 26 June 2:10pm | 17.19 (121) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 34 points | Subiaco Oval | 15,028 | Wally Matera | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 2 July 2:10pm | 13.7 (85) | 16.16 (112) | Lost by 27 points | Windy Hill | 10,298 | Simon Madden | ||
| 15 | Sunday, 10 July 2:10pm | 18.18 (126) | 16.10 (106) | Won by 20 points | Subiaco Oval | 18,537 | Chris Mainwaring | ||
| 16 | Friday, 15 July 7:40pm | 14.14 (98) | 12.17 (89) | Won by 9 points | WACA Ground | 16,074 | Mark Withers | ||
| 17 | Friday, 22 July 7:40pm | 8.16 (64) | 19.20 (134) | Lost by 70 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7,611 | John Ironmonger | ||
| 18 | Sunday, 31 July 2:10pm | 18.14 (122) | 11.12 (78) | Won by 44 points | Subiaco Oval | 16,266 | Murray Rance | ||
| 19 | Sunday, 7 August 2:10pm | 16.9 (115) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 31 points | Subiaco Oval | 18,193 | Guy McKenna | ||
| 20 | Saturday, 13 August 2:10pm | 14.13 (97) | 13.10 (88) | Won by 9 points | Moorabbin Oval | 11,074 | Laurie Keene | ||
| 21 | Sunday, 21 August 7:40pm | 16.15 (111) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 60 points | Subiaco Oval | 36,638 | Karl Langdon | ||
| 22 | Sunday, 28 August 2:10pm | 7.11 (53) | 3.11 (29) | Won by 24 points | Western Oval | 18,456 | Chris Mainwaring | ||
| EF | Saturday, 3 September 2:10pm | 10.11 (71) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 2 points | Waverley Park | 43,438 | – | – |
Source: AFLTables
Ladder
References
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