Sydney
"In retrospect, the 1986-7 period can be seen as something of a false dawn for the Sydney experiment, with the ensuing seven seasons proving as bleak as almost any in the club's long and often tortured past. The private ownership experiment was also a failure. In the end, the club owners overstretched themselves and the club ended up in a much worse position financially than it had been before the move to Sydney...."
John Devaney retraces the history of South Melbourne's 'bloodstained angels' - and their modern incarnation into the Sydney Swans
1988 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Sydney's 1988 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-04-04 1 | A | Sydney | 3.6 | 7.7 | 9.10 | 11.10 | 76 | LOST | Footscray | 3.3 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 16.6 | 102 | -26 | VFL | 1988-04-04 Apr 4 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-04-10 2 | H | Sydney | 0.4 | 6.9 | 9.12 | 9.12 | 66 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.10 | 7.13 | 55 | 11 | SCG | 1988-04-10 Apr 10 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-04-16 3 | A | Sydney | 3.1 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 13.15 | 93 | LOST | Hawthorn | 3.0 | 7.2 | 14.5 | 17.12 | 114 | -21 | PRI | 1988-04-16 Apr 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-04-24 4 | H | Sydney | 3.3 | 5.6 | 7.12 | 10.20 | 80 | LOST | Carlton | 4.10 | 11.16 | 18.20 | 24.22 | 166 | -86 | SCG | 1988-04-24 Apr 24 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-05-01 5 | H | Sydney | 4.8 | 7.10 | 10.14 | 12.17 | 89 | LOST | Melbourne | 2.1 | 9.6 | 10.10 | 17.14 | 116 | -27 | SCG | 1988-05-01 May 1 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-05-08 6 | A | Sydney | 2.4 | 8.6 | 14.11 | 17.12 | 114 | WON | Geelong | 5.0 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 16.15 | 111 | 3 | KAR | 1988-05-08 May 8 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-05-14 7 | A | Sydney | 2.1 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Fitzroy | 5.5 | 9.7 | 12.10 | 15.16 | 106 | -39 | PRI | 1988-05-14 May 14 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-05-20 8 | H | Sydney | 1.4 | 4.7 | 7.15 | 11.21 | 87 | LOST | Brisbane | 5.2 | 10.2 | 14.7 | 17.13 | 115 | -28 | SCG | 1988-05-20 May 20 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 1988-05-28 9 | A | Sydney | 6.2 | 13.6 | 16.10 | 20.16 | 136 | WON | Richmond | 4.4 | 8.7 | 8.10 | 10.13 | 73 | 63 | MCG | 1988-05-28 May 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-06-03 10 | H | Sydney | 4.1 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 11.11 | 77 | WON | Essendon | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 55 | 22 | SCG | 1988-06-03 Jun 3 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 1988-06-10 11 | H | Sydney | 6.7 | 10.13 | 15.20 | 18.24 | 132 | WON | North Melbourne | 5.4 | 10.8 | 14.10 | 19.11 | 125 | 7 | SCG | 1988-06-10 Jun 10 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 1988-06-19 12 | H | Sydney | 1.3 | 6.6 | 10.13 | 14.20 | 104 | WON | West Coast | 1.5 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.13 | 61 | 43 | SCG | 1988-06-19 Jun 19 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-06-25 13 | A | Sydney | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.11 | 23 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 9.14 | 68 | -45 | VIC | 1988-06-25 Jun 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-07-01 14 | H | Sydney | 6.7 | 9.12 | 12.14 | 13.18 | 96 | LOST | Richmond | 4.4 | 8.9 | 15.10 | 19.17 | 131 | -35 | SCG | 1988-07-01 Jul 1 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 1988-07-09 15 | A | Sydney | 6.2 | 9.4 | 15.9 | 19.16 | 130 | WON | Melbourne | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 57 | 73 | MCG | 1988-07-09 Jul 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-07-17 16 | H | Sydney | 2.4 | 9.10 | 16.14 | 24.19 | 163 | WON | Hawthorn | 3.7 | 9.9 | 15.11 | 16.16 | 112 | 51 | SCG | 1988-07-17 Jul 17 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-07-23 17 | A | Sydney | 5.5 | 6.11 | 8.18 | 13.21 | 99 | WON | St. Kilda | 5.1 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 92 | 7 | MOO | 1988-07-23 Jul 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-07-29 18 | H | Sydney | 2.5 | 8.7 | 8.11 | 12.16 | 88 | LOST | Geelong | 4.4 | 9.8 | 16.12 | 22.19 | 151 | -63 | SCG | 1988-07-29 Jul 29 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 1988-08-06 19 | A | Sydney | 5.4 | 5.8 | 11.10 | 15.17 | 107 | WON | Carlton | 1.5 | 5.8 | 7.11 | 11.13 | 79 | 28 | VFL | 1988-08-06 Aug 6 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-08-14 20 | H | Sydney | 3.4 | 7.8 | 14.11 | 24.16 | 160 | WON | Fitzroy | 5.4 | 9.8 | 10.11 | 14.13 | 97 | 63 | SCG | 1988-08-14 Aug 14 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
| 1988-08-19 21 | A | Sydney | 6.3 | 11.8 | 12.11 | 14.17 | 101 | LOST | North Melbourne | 5.0 | 9.3 | 12.8 | 16.17 | 113 | -12 | MCG | 1988-08-19 Aug 19 (Fri, 7:40) | Scores |
| 1988-08-28 22 | A | Sydney | 3.3 | 6.7 | 8.15 | 10.21 | 81 | WON | Brisbane | 3.4 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 11.11 | 77 | 4 | CRR | 1988-08-28 Aug 28 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |