NSW State Football League

First Grade -- Season 1988

 

Season notes

Sydney University rejoined the league this season, replacing Balmain.

The ground of Campbelltown reverted from Edelsten Park back to Football Park after this season.

 

Results

 

Round 1

27/03/1988 (Sun) North Shore 14-15-99 St. George 12-15-87 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

27/03/1988 (Sun) Holroyd-Parramatta 19-10-124 Sydney University 10-15-75 Venue: Whalan Reserve

27/03/1988 (Sun) Western Suburbs 5-5-35 East Sydney 19-25-139 Venue: Wagener Oval

27/03/1988 (Sun) Hills 17-13-115 Campbelltown 15-11-101 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

 

Round 2

02/04/1988 (Sat) Sydney University 5-10-40 East Sydney 7-23-65 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval

25/04/1988 (Mon) North Shore 19-11-125 Hills 9-17-71 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

03/04/1988 (Sun) St. George 19-19-133 Western Suburbs 7-6-48 Venue: Olds Park

03/04/1988 (Sun) Campbelltown 20-26-146 Holroyd-Parramatta 4-6-30 Venue: Edelsten Park

 

Round 3 (Round cancelled)

09/04/1988 (Sat) Sydney University -- Western Suburbs -- Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval

09/04/1988 (Sat) Campbelltown -- St. George -- Venue: Edelsten Park

09/04/1988 (Sat) East Sydney -- Hills -- Venue: Trumper Park

09/04/1988 (Sat) Holroyd-Parramatta -- North Shore -- Venue: Whalan Reserve

Round 3 matches were initially postponed due to the weather and re-scheduled for Monday 13 June.

Then three games from Round 10 were postponed due to rain, and were played instead of Round 3 which was cancelled.

 

Round 4

17/04/1988 (Sun) Hills 23-20-158 Sydney University 9-5-59 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

17/04/1988 (Sun) Western Suburbs 10-9-69 North Shore 19-19-133 Venue: Wagener Oval

17/04/1988 (Sun) Holroyd-Parramatta 14-8-92 St. George 25-14-164 Venue: Gipps Road Oval

17/04/1988 (Sun) East Sydney 13-20-98 Campbelltown 11-11-77 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Round 5 (Round cancelled)

30/04/1988 (Sat) Western Suburbs -- Holroyd-Parramatta -- Venue: Wagener Oval

30/04/1988 (Sat) Campbelltown -- Sydney University -- Venue: Edelsten Park

30/04/1988 (Sat) North Shore -- East Sydney -- Venue: Trumper Park

30/04/1988 (Sat) Hills -- St. George -- Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

 

Round 6

08/05/1988 (Sun) North Shore 33-21-219 Sydney University 10-8-68 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

08/05/1988 (Sun) St. George 13-17-95 East Sydney 11-11-77 Venue: Olds Park

08/05/1988 (Sun) Holroyd-Parramatta 4-4-28 Hills 25-30-180 Venue: Whalan Reserve

08/05/1988 (Sun) Western Suburbs 11-19-85 Campbelltown 20-19-139 Venue: Wagener Oval

 

Round 7

15/05/1988 (Sun) East Sydney 32-22-214 Holroyd-Parramatta 10-16-76 Venue: Trumper Park

15/05/1988 (Sun) Campbelltown 11-8-74 North Shore 21-11-137 Venue: Edelsten Park

15/05/1988 (Sun) Sydney University 8-12-60 St. George 31-23-209 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval

15/05/1988 (Sun) Hills 23-19-157 Western Suburbs 10-7-67 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

 

Round 8

22/05/1988 (Sun) Campbelltown 10-12-72 Hills 19-14-128 Venue: Edelsten Park

22/05/1988 (Sun) Sydney University 14-15-99 Holroyd-Parramatta 14-23-107 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval

22/05/1988 (Sun) East Sydney 25-22-172 Western Suburbs 10-16-76 Venue: Trumper Park

22/05/1988 (Sun) St. George 18-16-124 North Shore 21-16-142 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Round 9

29/05/1988 (Sun) Sydney University 9-8-62 Western Suburbs 15-22-112 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval

29/05/1988 (Sun) St. George 10-14-74 Campbelltown 23-16-154 Venue: Olds Park

29/05/1988 (Sun) Hills 10-16-76 East Sydney 19-21-135 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

29/05/1988 (Sun) North Shore 29-26-200 Holroyd-Parramatta 8-10-58 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

 

Round 10

05/06/1988 (Sun) Campbelltown 7-13-55 East Sydney 7-9-51 Venue: Edelsten Park

13/06/1988 (Mon) North Shore 27-21-183 Western Suburbs 15-9-99 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

13/06/1988 (Mon) St. George 16-19-115 Holroyd-Parramatta 10-16-76 Venue: Olds Park

13/06/1988 (Mon) Sydney University 10-10-70 Hills 22-25-157 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval

 

Round 11

11/06/1988 (Sat) Western Suburbs 7-12-54 St. George 23-32-170 Venue: Wagener Oval

11/06/1988 (Sat) East Sydney 32-25-217 Sydney University 12-8-80 Venue: Trumper Park

11/06/1988 (Sat) Holroyd-Parramatta 5-8-38 Campbelltown 17-10-112 Venue: Gipps Road Oval

11/06/1988 (Sat) Hills 11-9-75 North Shore 22-15-147 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 12

18/06/1988 (Sat) Western Suburbs 13-13-91 Holroyd-Parramatta 12-9-81 Venue: Gipps Road Oval

18/06/1988 (Sat) Sydney University 6-13-49 Campbelltown 19-20-134 Venue: Jensen Oval

18/06/1988 (Sat) East Sydney 16-18-114 North Shore 16-13-109 Venue: Trumper Park

18/06/1988 (Sat) St. George 18-11-119 Hills 14-12-96 Venue: Rosedale Oval

 

Round 13

25/06/1988 (Sat) Hills 26-16-172 Holroyd-Parramatta 15-11-101 Venue: Gipps Road Oval

26/06/1988 (Sun) East Sydney 17-14-116 St. George 9-13-67 Venue: Trumper Park

26/06/1988 (Sun) North Shore 36-17-233 Sydney University 12-9-81 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

26/06/1988 (Sun) Campbelltown 19-17-131 Western Suburbs 3-8-26 Venue: Edelsten Park

 

Round 14

03/07/1988 (Sun) East Sydney 25-12-162 Holroyd-Parramatta 16-9-105 Venue: Gipps Road Oval

03/07/1988 (Sun) Sydney University 7-7-49 St. George 18-14-122 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval

03/07/1988 (Sun) Western Suburbs 12-10-82 Hills 16-16-112 Venue: Wagener Oval

03/07/1988 (Sun) North Shore 20-16-136 Campbelltown 13-5-83 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

 

Round 15

10/07/1988 (Sun) Western Suburbs 7-12-54 East Sydney 16-16-112 Venue: Wagener Oval

10/07/1988 (Sun) St. George 17-19-121 North Shore 12-12-84 Venue: Olds Park

10/07/1988 (Sun) Holroyd-Parramatta 23-29-167 Sydney University 17-6-108 Venue: Gipps Road Oval

10/07/1988 (Sun) Hills 16-11-107 Campbelltown 19-27-141 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

 

Round 16

16/07/1988 (Sat) East Sydney 14-15-99 Hills 16-18-114 Venue: Trumper Park

16/07/1988 (Sat) North Shore 32-21-213 Holroyd-Parramatta 15-9-99 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

16/07/1988 (Sat) Campbelltown 15-10-100 St. George 11-8-74 Venue: Edelsten Park

16/07/1988 (Sat) Western Suburbs 9-8-62 Sydney University 12-17-89 Venue: Wagener Oval

 

Round 17

24/07/1988 (Sun) East Sydney 18-18-126 Campbelltown 14-15-99 Venue: Trumper Park

24/07/1988 (Sun) Hills 18-29-137 Sydney University 7-5-47 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

24/07/1988 (Sun) Holroyd-Parramatta 10-12-72 St. George 17-18-120 Venue: Gipps Road Oval

24/07/1988 (Sun) North Shore 17-27-129 Western Suburbs 8-5-53 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Round 18

30/07/1988 (Sat) Campbelltown 34-32-236 Holroyd-Parramatta 5-9-39 Venue: Edelsten Park

31/07/1988 (Sun) East Sydney 29-18-192 Sydney University 5-5-35 Venue: Erskineville Oval

31/07/1988 (Sun) North Shore 16-11-107 Hills 17-13-115 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

31/07/1988 (Sun) St. George 15-11-101 Western Suburbs 7-6-48 Venue: Olds Park

 

Round 19

07/08/1988 (Sun) Hills 12-10-82 St. George 12-15-87 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

07/08/1988 (Sun) Western Suburbs 14-16-100 Holroyd-Parramatta 16-15-111 Venue: Wagener Oval

07/08/1988 (Sun) Campbelltown 28-20-188 Sydney University 5-4-34 Venue: Edelsten Park

07/08/1988 (Sun) North Shore 14-17-101 East Sydney 14-11-95 Venue: Gore Hill Oval

 

Round 20

13/08/1988 (Sat) Western Suburbs 5-8-38 Campbelltown 31-22-208 Venue: Wagener Oval

13/08/1988 (Sat) Sydney University 11-12-78 North Shore 33-18-216 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval

13/08/1988 (Sat) St. George 12-6-78 East Sydney 20-22-142 Venue: Olds Park

13/08/1988 (Sat) Hills 29-20-194 Holroyd-Parramatta 9-5-59 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

 

Round 21

21/08/1988 (Sun) Campbelltown 10-12-72 North Shore 7-16-58 Venue: Edelsten Park

21/08/1988 (Sun) Sydney University 9-9-63 St. George 23-33-171 Venue: Sydney University No. 1 Oval

21/08/1988 (Sun) Hills 16-21-117 Western Suburbs 11-9-75 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval

21/08/1988 (Sun) East Sydney 39-21-255 Holroyd-Parramatta 13-7-85 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Final ladder

 

1988

Club

Played

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

East Sydney

19

15

4

0

2581

1457

177.14

60

2

North Shore

19

15

4

0

2771

1636

169.38

60

3

Campbelltown

19

13

6

0

2322

1443

160.91

52

4

Hills

19

13

6

0

2363

1721

137.30

52

5

St. George

19

13

6

0

2231

1654

134.89

52

6

Holroyd-Parramatta

19

4

15

0

1548

2956

52.37

16

7

Western Suburbs

19

2

17

0

1274

2479

51.39

8

8

Sydney University

19

1

18

0

1246

2990

41.67

4

 

Total

152

76

76

0

16336

16336

 

304

 

 

Finals matches

 

First Semi-Final

28/08/1988 (Sun) Campbelltown 17-21-123 Hills 6-7-43 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Second Semi-Final

04/09/1988 (Sun) East Sydney 12-9-81 North Shore 11-12-78 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Preliminary Final

11/09/1988 (Sun) Campbelltown 19-12-126 North Shore 13-12-90 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Grand Final

18/09/1988 (Sun) Campbelltown 13-10-88 East Sydney 8-9-57 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

 

1988 premiers: Campbelltown

 

 

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