Practice Match, 1988
Melbourne vs Hawthorn
Saturday March 5
Venue: Ararat
Attendance: n/a
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 6.4 | 9.11 | 12.14 | 18.21.129 |
| Hawthorn | 3.4 | 6.8 | 9.13 | 11.15.81 |
Melbourne win by 48 points
Goalkickers: Alan Johnson 4, Brian Wilson 2, Tony Campbell 3, Griffiths 2, David Cordner 2, Simon Eishold 1, David Flintoff 1, Bret Bailey 1, Steven Febey 1
Hawthorn were required to blood a number of recruits due to the Bicentennial interstate carnival taking place at the same time.
Best were O'Dwyer, Campbell and Payne.
Notes
Some sources show Hawthorn on 11.14.80
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