West Coast won at home first up but fell to nemesis Essendon in the Panasonic Cup quarter final.
Format[]
The knockout night series became exclusively a pre-season competition in 1988 after previously running into the early rounds of the home-and-away season.
Round 1[]
West Coast v Sydney
Sat, 20 February 1988
Attendance: 12,597
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 7.3.45 | 9.3.57 | 12.6.78 | 19.14.128 | ||||
| Sydney | 1.2.8 | 3.6.24 | 3.8.26 | 5.11.41 |
Goals: Lockyer 6, Holmes 3, Laidley, D.O'Connell 2, Caton, Hart, Lamb, Scott, Turner, Wrensted
Best: Malaxos, Mainwaring, Lamb, Langdon
Injuries: Nil
West Coast thrashed Sydney to kick off the 1988 season, with Andrew Lockyer kicking four first-quarter goals and finishing with half a dozen.
Named side:
| West Coast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 8.Malaxos | 4.Glendinning | 27.Zanotti | |
| HB: | 24.Worsfold | 37.Mifka | 19.Langdon | |
| C: | 15.Laidley | 32.Wrensted | 3.Mainwaring | |
| HF: | 2.Annear | 21.D.O'Connell | 33.Holmes | |
| F: | 12.Scott | 45.Lockyer | 36.Hart | |
| R: | 25.Keene | 5.Lamb | 16.Cormack1.Matera | |
| I: | 6.Miles | 10.Turner | 11.Caton | |
| E: |
Quarter final[]
Essendon v West Coast
Sat, 12 March 1988
Attendance: 5,992
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2.0.12 | 6.2.38 | 7.7.49 | 14.12.96 | ||||
| West Coast | 2.2.14 | 3.4.22 | 6.9.45 | 8.12.60 |
Goals: Cormack, Miles 2, Hart, Lamb, Mifka, Scott
Best: Lamb, Malaxos, Miles, Turner, Ishchenko
Injuries: Turner (concussion), Lockyer (corked thigh), Laidley (calf)
Named side:
| West Coast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 3.Mainwaring | 4.Glendinning | 27.Zanotti | |
| HB: | 24.Worsfold | 34.Rance | 6.Miles | |
| C: | 15.Laidley | 8.Malaxos | 38.Barich | |
| HF: | 10.Turner | 23.Bartlett | 18.MacNish | |
| F: | 12.Scott | 45.Lockyer | 36.Hart | |
| R: | 26.Ishchenko | 5.Lamb | 1.Matera | |
| I: | 35.Ugle | 16.Cormack | 22.Mifka | |
| E: | 32.Wrensted | 33.Holmes |
Practice match[]
Melbourne v West Coast
Sat, 26 March 1988
Attendance: n/a
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0.7.7 | 6.8.44 | 9.10.64 | 12.12.84 | ||||
| West Coast | 4.3.27 | 8.7.55 | 13.13.91 | 20.15.135 |
Goals: M.O'Connell 8, Scott, Gastev, Hart, Lamb, Peos 2, Malaxos
Best: M.O'Connell, Scott, Lamb. Peos, Ishchenko, Langdon
Injuries: Malaxos (ankle)
Reports: Ishchenko for striking B.Wilson, Malaxos for striking S.Eishold
References[]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_National_Panasonic_Cup
http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/national%2Bpanasonic%2Bcup/11/12/1988/advanced