Match Recap
Elimination Final·Sat, 3-Sep-1988 2:30 PM·Waverley Park·43,438 att.
West Coast
10.11 (71)
vs
Melbourne
11.7 (73)
Melbourne won by 2

Melbourne defeated West Coast 73–71, by 2 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored West Coast 38–2.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Coast2.4 (16)5.7 (37)5.9 (39)10.11 (71)10.11 (71)
Melbourne1.1 (7)2.3 (15)8.5 (53)11.7 (73)11.7 (73)

West Coast — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#30 John Gastev1241643——————————
#4 Ross Glendinning102126153————————
#36 David Hart13215211—————————
#25 Laurie Keene134179———16———————
#15 Dani Laidley81941——————————
#5 Dwayne Lamb1541912——————————
#19 Karl Langdon106166111————————
#28 Chris Lewis7—712—1————————
#45 Andrew Lockyer10—106—21————————
#3 Chris Mainwaring1711832—2————————
#8 Stephen Malaxos267338—1—————————
#1 Wally Matera1141553—1————————
#17 Guy McKenna77144———————————
#6 Geoff Miles79166———————————
#21 David OConnell3142——12———————
#23 Murray Rance1341711——————————
#12 Phil Scott112—1——————————
#10 Dean Turner426—4——————————
#24 John Worsfold2062682——————————
#32 Murray Wrensted89173——1————————

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#28 Jamie Duursma951442——————————
#14 Rod Grinter12416—1——————————
#33 Greg Healy18523921—————————
#10 Danny Hughes7—72———————————
#45 Ricky Jackson549—32—————————
#9 Alan Johnson23629911—————————
#39 Doug Koop1331691—1————————
#16 Andy Lovell11314232—————————
#17 Brett Lovett123155———————————
#3 Garry Lyon162185411————————
#34 Stephen Newport61723——————————
#1 Steven ODwyer1—1—2——7———————
#5 Earl Spalding1421610413————————
#18 Steven Stretch1822042——————————
#11 Jim Stynes931241—110———————
#12 Todd Viney32512——————————
#27 Sean Wight11112512—————————
#15 David Williams3363—1—————————
#7 Brian Wilson1161721——————————
#8 Graeme Yeats1431732——————————