1988 WAFL season
1988 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Subiaco 7th premiership |
Minor premiers | Claremont 7th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | David Bain (East Perth) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Todd Breman (Subiaco) |
Matches played | 88 |
← 1987 1989 → |
The 1988 WAFL season was the 104th season of the West Australian Football League in its various incarnations.
In many ways the “end of an era”, the 1988 season saw the membership base of most WAFL clubs severely affected by the transfer of the State's best players to West Coast, a problem only marginally ameliorated by reciprocal memberships given to many Eagle members.[1] The WAFL was laced with several off-field controversies, with chief executive Peter Cumminsky refusing to allow an exhibition match in Vancouver which Subiaco and Swan Districts planned to play on the last Saturday in September,[2] and opposing the WAFC over an Eagles reserves team and maximum transfer fees to VFL clubs being set $13,000 lower than what the clubs said was needed to actually develop the highest standard footballers – in effect funding “destitute” VFL clubs.[3]
The season also saw the end of the exceptionally high scoring of the past decade: for the first time since 1977 the WA(N)FL did not see a single score of over 200 points or a match where both teams scored twenty goals, while the highest score of 27.20 (182) was the lowest since 1974. The average score of 103.97 points per team per game was the lowest since 1975.
Claremont and Subiaco continued to dominate the WAFL this year under coaches Gerard Neesham and Haydn Bunton Jr.[a] but this time the Lions took the honours with their second convincing Grand Final win in three seasons. There was controversy because the Lions played Laurie Keene after the WAFL ruled on 7 September that a VFL match against Melbourne on the Queen's Birthday, for which Keene travelled to Melbourne an emergency, counted as a WAFL game to determine eligibility for finals.[4] Early-1980s power club Swan Districts, who lost champion coach John Todd to the Eagles and suffered the first of numerous financial crises in the subsequent fifteen years,[5] became the first club since the colts competition began in 1957 to suffer the ignominy of finishing last in all three grades,[6][7][b] although expectations the black and whites would suffer another lengthy period in the cellar were not fulfilled in subsequent seasons. South Fremantle, who had lost their last eighteen matches of 1987, convincingly won the WAFL's pre-season competition[8] and despite a second consecutive injury crisis with twenty-four senior list players unavailable as of Round 12,[9] rebounded for their first finals appearance in five seasons due to the return of Maurice Rioli and the discovery of numerous young stars like Peter Sumich, Scott Watters and Stevan Jackson.
Home-and-away season
Round 1 (Easter Monday)
Round 1 | |||||
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Monday, 4 April | West Perth 23.23 (161) | def. | Swan Districts 10.17 (77) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 6700) | |
Monday, 4 April | South Fremantle 21.23 (149) | def. | East Perth 6.12 (48) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6800) | |
Monday, 4 April | Claremont 21.16 (142) | def. | Subiaco 11.9 (75) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 5700) | [10] |
Monday, 4 April | Perth 13.20 (98) | def. by | East Fremantle 17.15 (117) | WACA (crowd: 4500) | |
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Round 2
Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 April | Swan Districts 17.23 (125) | def. | South Fremantle 14.11 (95) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 4383) | |
Saturday, 9 April | Subiaco 14.15 (99) | def. | East Perth 10.10 (70) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3011) | [14] |
Saturday, 9 April | Claremont 8.18 (66) | def. by | Perth 10.14 (74) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3315) | |
Saturday, 9 April | East Fremantle 14.19 (103) | def. | West Perth 14.9 (93) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4388) | [15] |
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Round 3
Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 April | Subiaco 26.18 (174) | def. | Swan Districts 9.11 (65) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4002) | |
Saturday, 16 April | West Perth 8.16 (64) | def. by | Perth 18.9 (117) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 4361) | [17] |
Saturday, 16 April | East Perth 10.10 (70) | def. by | Claremont 21.23 (149) | WACA (crowd: 2744) | [18] |
Saturday, 16 April | East Fremantle 11.19 (85) | def. | South Fremantle 10.12 (72) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7764) | [19] |
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Round 4 (Anzac Day)
Round 4 | |||||
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Sunday, 24 April | East Fremantle 8.12 (60) | def. by | Subiaco 15.19 (109) | Geraldton (crowd: 3420) | [23] |
Monday, 25 April | Swan Districts 16.16 (112) | def. | East Perth 14.12 (96) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 4300) | [24] |
Monday, 25 April | Perth 24.22 (166) | def. | South Fremantle 16.13 (109) | WACA (crowd: 9000) | [25] |
Monday, 25 April | West Perth 20.13 (133) | def. | Claremont 16.7 (103) | WACA (crowd: 9000) | |
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Round 5
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 April | South Fremantle 16.26 (122) | def. | West Perth 6.13 (49) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3842) | |
Saturday, 30 April | Subiaco 23.10 (148) | def. | Perth 15.15 (105) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5015) | |
Saturday, 30 April | Claremont 18.19 (127) | def. | Swan Districts 13.11 (89) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2873) | |
Saturday, 30 April | East Perth 16.9 (105) | def. by | East Fremantle 17.23 (125) | WACA (crowd: 2210) | [27] |
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Round 6
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 May | West Perth 12.15 (87) | def. by | Subiaco 20.12 (132) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 4679) | |
Saturday, 7 May | Perth 20.20 (140) | def. | East Perth 15.6 (96) | WACA (crowd: 3102) | |
Saturday, 7 May | South Fremantle 14.17 (101) | def. by | Claremont 18.19 (127) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5159) | |
Saturday, 7 May | Swan Districts 15.18 (108) | def. by | East Fremantle 22.19 (151) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 4388) | [30] |
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Round 7
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 May | Subiaco 25.23 (173) | def. | South Fremantle 11.13 (79) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2722) | |
Saturday, 14 May | Perth 27.20 (182) | def. | Swan Districts 11.15 (81) | WACA (crowd: 2736) | |
Saturday, 14 May | West Perth 10.9 (69) | def. by | East Perth 14.13 (97) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2417) | [33] |
Saturday, 14 May | East Fremantle 9.10 (64) | def. by | Claremont 11.16 (82) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4086) | |
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Round 8
Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 May | Perth 13.11 (89) | def. by | South Fremantle 18.18 (126) | WACA (crowd: 2713) | |
Saturday, 21 May | Swan Districts 21.17 (143) | def. | East Perth 19.16 (130) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3028) | [37] |
Saturday, 21 May | Claremont 18.15 (123) | def. | West Perth 6.20 (56) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3191) | |
Saturday, 21 May | East Fremantle 18.13 (121) | def. | Subiaco 11.13 (79) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3593) | [38] |
South Fremantle stay in touch with the top four by overwhelming Perth after a slow start, with coach Wiley saying Perth did too little to attack the ball.[39] |
Round 9
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 May | South Fremantle 20.15 (135) | def. | Swan Districts 14.12 (96) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3485) | [40] |
Saturday, 28 May | East Perth 14.10 (94) | def. by | Subiaco 20.10 (130) | WACA (crowd: 2656) | |
Saturday, 28 May | Claremont 22.10 (142) | def. | Perth 16.13 (109) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3508) | [41] |
Saturday, 28 May | West Perth 14.16 (100) | def. by | East Fremantle 18.14 (122) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2871) | [42] |
A blunder by Ray Ewen – handballing after a free kick[d] – that leads to a goal to Georgiades, plus several other serious mistakes derail East Perth’s determined effort to cause a big upset with a final-quarter charge. The Royals pressure Subiaco well but their lack of skill proved decisive.[43] |
Round 10
Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 4 June | Subiaco 16.19 (115) | def. | Swan Districts 10.8 (68) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3505) | |
Saturday, 4 June | Perth 17.16 (118) | def. | West Perth 14.13 (97) | WACA (crowd: 3123) | [44] |
Saturday, 4 June | Claremont 17.12 (114) | def. | East Perth 10.13 (73) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3213) | |
Monday, 6 June | South Fremantle 16.10 (106) | def. | East Fremantle 12.12 (84) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9981) | |
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Round 11
Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 11 June | Swan Districts 10.15 (75) | def. by | West Perth 16.17 (113) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2946) | [47] |
Saturday, 11 June | East Perth 14.15 (99) | def. | South Fremantle 13.12 (90) | WACA (crowd: 3015) | |
Saturday, 11 June | Subiaco 10.13 (73) | def. by | Claremont 15.13 (103) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6301) | |
Saturday, 11 June | East Fremantle 22.11 (143) | def. | Perth 15.21 (111) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3547) | [48] |
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Round 12
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 June | Subiaco 11.8 (74) | def. by | West Perth 16.19 (115) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3769) | [51] |
Saturday, 18 June | Perth 18.13 (121) | def. | East Perth 17.11 (113) | WACA (crowd: 3177) | |
Saturday, 18 June | Claremont 18.18 (126) | def. | South Fremantle 11.9 (75) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3819) | |
Saturday, 18 June | East Fremantle 18.17 (125) | def. | Swan Districts 18.6 (114) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2878) | [52] |
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Round 13
Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 25 June | West Perth 17.22 (124) | def. | South Fremantle 8.9 (57) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2813) | |
Saturday, 25 June | Perth 9.19 (73) | def. | Subiaco 9.8 (62) | WACA (crowd: 4297) | |
Saturday, 25 June | Swan Districts 11.10 (76) | drew with | Claremont 10.16 (76) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2263) | |
Saturday, 25 June | East Perth 13.12 (90) | def. by | East Fremantle 22.24 (156) | WACA (crowd: 4297) | [54] |
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Round 14
Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 July | South Fremantle 21.10 (136) | def. | Subiaco 17.8 (110) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3000) | |
Saturday, 2 July | Swan Districts 13.21 (99) | def. by | Perth 18.15 (123) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3100) | [58] |
Saturday, 2 July | East Perth 15.11 (101) | def. by | West Perth 18.12 (120) | Perth Oval (crowd: 2995) | [59] |
Saturday, 2 July | East Fremantle 14.10 (94) | def. by | Claremont 17.19 (121) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4514) | |
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Round 15
Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 July | Swan Districts 20.22 (142) | def. | West Perth 11.12 (78) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3106) | |
Saturday, 9 July | East Perth 9.17 (71) | def. by | South Fremantle 10.12 (72) | WACA (crowd: 2600) | [62] |
Saturday, 9 July | Claremont 17.15 (117) | def. by | Subiaco 18.11 (119) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3682) | |
Saturday, 9 July | East Fremantle 21.14 (140) | def. | Perth 13.20 (98) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3626) | [63] |
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Round 16
Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 July | South Fremantle 25.6 (156) | def. | Swan Districts 17.13 (115) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3260) | [67] |
Saturday, 16 July | Subiaco 18.18 (126) | def. | East Perth 13.3 (81) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2928) | [68] |
Saturday, 16 July | Perth 13.16 (94) | def. by | Claremont 23.17 (155) | WACA (crowd: 3685) | |
Saturday, 16 July | West Perth 17.19 (121) | def. | East Fremantle 13.10 (88) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2624) | |
Despite one brilliant mark by Mick Rea, Perth are overwhelmed apart from a 6.3 (39) to 4.7 (31) second quarter by a strengthened Tiger team that produces its best team football of 1988.[69] |
Round 17
Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 July | South Fremantle 13.13 (91) | def. | Perth 10.12 (72) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2700) | |
Saturday, 23 July | East Perth 10.12 (72) | def. | Swan Districts 6.8 (44) | WACA (crowd: 1766) | |
Saturday, 23 July | West Perth 7.7 (49) | def. | Claremont 4.6 (30) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2153) | [70] |
Saturday, 23 July | Subiaco 6.7 (43) | def. | East Fremantle 3.9 (27) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2717) | [71] |
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Round 18
Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 July | Swan Districts 15.7 (97) | def. by | Subiaco 15.18 (108) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3103) | [76] |
Saturday, 30 July | West Perth 13.8 (86) | def. by | Perth 19.14 (128) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 4568) | |
Saturday, 30 July | East Perth 11.6 (72) | def. by | Claremont 20.21 (141) | WACA (crowd: 2757) | |
Saturday, 30 July | East Fremantle 13.13 (91) | def. by | South Fremantle 26.20 (176) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6682) | |
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Round 19
Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 6 August | South Fremantle 22.7 (139) | def. | West Perth 16.15 (111) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4622) | [79] |
Saturday, 6 August | Perth 15.12 (102) | def. by | Subiaco 18.21 (129) | WACA (crowd: 4187) | |
Saturday, 6 August | Claremont 18.16 (124) | def. | Swan Districts 11.7 (73) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2727) | [80] |
Saturday, 6 August | East Fremantle 13.15 (93) | def. by | East Perth 16.15 (111) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2391) | |
East Fremantle – clear second in mid-July – become in danger of losing fourth position by losing to last-placed East Perth, who make many mistakes to skilfully exploit the Sharks’ poor discipline in a rough match.[81] Top rover David Bushell – the worst offender – obtained three weeks' suspension plus a nominal fine of one dollar at Monday night’s tribunal session.[82] |
Round 20
Round 20 | |||||
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Sunday, 14 August (11:40 am) | Claremont 13.20 (98) | def. by | South Fremantle 16.9 (105) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6486) | |
Sunday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 20.20 (140) | def. | West Perth 7.17 (59) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6486) | [83] |
Sunday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | Perth 16.12 (108) | def. | East Perth 15.13 (103) | WACA (crowd: 2632) | |
Sunday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 16.19 (115) | def. | Swan Districts 11.13 (79) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2335) | [84] |
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Round 21
Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 20 August | South Fremantle 16.19 (115) | def. | Subiaco 11.12 (78) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6618) | [87] |
Saturday, 20 August | Swan Districts 17.11 (113) | def. by | Perth 26.13 (169) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3541) | [88] |
Saturday, 20 August | West Perth 15.17 (107) | def. by | East Perth 16.17 (113) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2468) | [89] |
Saturday, 20 August | Claremont 12.16 (88) | def. by | East Fremantle 18.14 (122) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3871) | |
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Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | Claremont | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2354 | 1796 | 131.1 | 58 |
2 | Subiaco (P) | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2296 | 1916 | 119.8 | 56 |
3 | South Fremantle | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2306 | 2137 | 107.9 | 52 |
4 | East Fremantle | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2226 | 2104 | 105.8 | 52 |
5 | Perth | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2397 | 2280 | 105.1 | 48 |
6 | West Perth | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1992 | 2201 | 90.5 | 32 |
7 | East Perth | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1905 | 2408 | 79.1 | 20 |
8 | Swan Districts | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1991 | 2625 | 75.8 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
First semi-final
First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 27 August | South Fremantle 14.20 (104) | def. by | East Fremantle 24.14 (158) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 19,668) | [92] |
South Fremantle, playing in the finals for the first time since 1983 and with only three players having previous experience therein, do not cope with the pressure. Boom forward Sumich scores 1.7 (13). |
Second semi-final
Second semi-final | |||||
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Sunday, 4 September | Claremont 22.12 (144) | def. | Subiaco 17.17 (119) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 11,175) | |
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Preliminary final
Preliminary final | |||||
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Sunday, 11 September | Subiaco 19.10 (124) | def. | East Fremantle 17.19 (121) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 13,112) | |
Lion rookie Gary Kemp goals with thirty seconds remaining to win a fluctuating match where Subiaco score only 4.5 (29) to 13.11 (89) in the second and third quarters. Key Shark defender Shane Ellis was injured and could not counter John Georgiades, who kicks three goals in each of the first and final quarters.[94] |
Grand Final
1988 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday, 18 September | Claremont | def. by | Subiaco | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 28,183) | [95] |
2.3 (15) 5.6 (36) 5.9 (39) | Q1 Q2 Q3 | 3.3 (21) 6.4 (40) 10.7 (67) | Simpson Medal: Mick Lee (Subiaco) Field umpires: Phil O‘Reilly, David Johnson | ||
8.12 (60) | Final | 19.8 (122) | |||
Malaxos 3, Brayshow 2, Ahmat, Allan, Neesham | Goals | Georgiades 6, Cocker 3, McDougall 2, Jones 2, Breman 2, Jennings, Brian Taylor, Lee, Carpenter | |||
Neesham, Pyke, David O‘Connell, Beers, Scott, Thorne | Best | Keene, Georgiades, Brian Taylor, Breman, Carpenter, Neil Taylor, Willet, Lee | |||
Peter Melesso for striking Rod Willet in first quarter (three umpires) Peter Melesso for striking Ian Dargie in first quarter Dale Kickett for unduly rough play toward Clint Brown in first quarter | Reports | Ian Dargie for striking Peter Thorne in first quarter | |||
Subiaco, aided controversially by Eagle Laurie Keene and providing a more traditional style against Neesham’s innovative “chip and draw” which had demolished all opponents during the previous season, run away with the game after half-time in hot 31 °C (88 °F) weather.[1] |
Notes
- ^ In 1987 Bunton had been rumoured to be going to Fitzroy as a replacement for David Parkin
- ^ The only other clubs to finish last in all three grades since 1957 have been Peel Thunder in their inaugural 1997 season and West Perth in 1992. No club would win premierships in all three grades until Subiaco in 2018 won all three premierships.
- ^ Billy was the younger brother of former Tiger stars – then with North Melbourne – Jimmy and Phil Krakouer.
- ^ As in the VFL, handballing after a free kick was banned in the 1988 and 1989 WAFL seasons, with a ball-up occurring for breaches.
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- ^ Lewis, Ross (4 July 1988). ""Old" Team Link Up To Sink Swans". The West Australian. p. 107.
- ^ Thompson, Brad (4 July 1988). "Former Royal Returns to Haunt His Old Club". The West Australian. p. 107.
- ^ McDonald, Ron (4 July 1988). "Bulldogs Pull One from Hat for Mr. Magic". The West Australian. p. 106.
- ^ Stocks, Gary (4 July 1988). "Sharks Beached – Third-Term Burst Proves Decisive". The West Australian. p. 107.
- ^ Lewis, Ross (11 July 1988). "Torment as Royals Throw It All Away". The West Australian. p. 91.
- ^ Stocks, Gary (11 July 1988). "Baxter's Patience Pays Off". The West Australian. p. 92.
- ^ Marsh, David (12 July 1988). "Neesham banned Three Weeks". The West Australian. p. 98.
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Won from Third Quarter Deficit". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ Thompson, Brad (11 July 1988). "Grasso Puts Block on the Falcons". The West Australian. p. 91.
- ^ Thompson, Brad (18 July 1988). "South Treat Small Crowd". The West Australian. p. 95.
- ^ "Mis-Casting Pays Off for Lions". The West Australian. 18 July 1988. p. 96.
- ^ McDonald, Ron (18 July 1988). "Sad Demons Will Recall Key Players". The West Australian. p. 94.
- ^ Lewis, Ross (25 July 1988). "Falcons a Big Threat". The West Australian. p. 93.
- ^ McDonald, Ron (25 July 1988). "The Lions Are Roaring Again". The West Australian. p. 92.
- ^ "Perth Regional Office (009034) July 1988 rainfall". Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
- ^ Subiaco: Lowest Scores Conceded
- ^ Stocks, Gary (25 July 1988). "Little Matera Is a Muddy Marvel". The West Australian. p. 91.
- ^ Thompson, Brad (25 July 1988). "Bad News for Swans as Royals Rejoice". The West Australian. p. 91.
- ^ Thompson, Brad (1 August 1988). "Bunton Sees Benefit from Tight Encounter". The West Australian. p. 99.
- ^ McDonald, Ron (1 August 1988). "A Birthday to Savour". The West Australian. p. 101.
- ^ Stocks, Gary (1 August 1988). "Falcons Flop and No Two Ways about It". The West Australian. p. 100.
- ^ Lewis, Ross (8 August 1988). "Bulldogs' Win Is Just what Doctor Ordered". The West Australian. p. 97.
- ^ Marsh, David (8 August 1988). "Swans' Plight No Laughing Matter". The West Australian. p. 96.
- ^ Thompson, Brad (8 August 1988). "Bushell Smacks Himself in the Face". The West Australian. p. 97.
- ^ "Three Weeks and $1". The West Australian. 9 August 1988. p. 92.
- ^ McDonald, Ron (15 August 1988). "The Happy Wanderer Runs riot". The West Australian. p. 127.
- ^ Denham, Greg (15 August 1988). "Some You Win, Some You Lose". The West Australian. p. 128.
- ^ Stocks, Gary (15 August 1988). "Magnificent Seven Save the Bulldogs". The West Australian. p. 128.
- ^ Lewis, Ross (15 August 1988). "Ryder Boots Perth Home". The West Australian. p. 129.
- ^ Thompson, Brad (22 August 1988). "Cruising Bulldogs Ease Past Lions". The West Australian. p. 116.
- ^ McDonald, Ron (22 August 1988). "Scoreboard Drama Ends Demons' Joy". The West Australian. p. 117.
- ^ Lewis, Ross (22 August 1988). "Time To Reflect as Royals Escape the Spoon". The West Australian. p. 116.
- ^ McDonald, Ron (22 August 1988). "Rea Is Ready to Bow Out". The West Australian. p. 117.
- ^ Stocks, Gary (22 August 1988). "Wolf Sheds Tears of Joy". The West Australian. p. 116.
- ^ Stocks, Gary (29 August 1988). "Sharks on Course for Final". The West Australian. p. 125.
- ^ Stocks, Gary (5 September 1988). "Melesso Magic". The West Australian. p. 124.
- ^ Stocks, Gary (12 September 1988). "Lions Again Deny Ellis His Moment". The West Australian. p. 124.
- ^ Stocks, Gary (19 September 1988). "Keene Mauls Tigers". The West Australian. p. 144.
External links
- Official WAFL website
- West Australian Football League Season 1988
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