VFL Football Preliminary Final 1988 - Carlton v Melbourne

[cmloz]

Ricky Jackson - 24 possessions, 3 marks, 5 goals

[Quest1989]

Perhaps Melbourne's most famous victory in the last 46 years. Poor Demons.

[whish92]

what a goal g lyon

[lachyxav]

how far was that kick by garry lyon at the end?bit of malcolm blight about it!

[Quest1989]

It was better than Blights effort because the ball was soaking wet and heavy when Lyon roostered that 80 metre kick.

[harrison1993301]

who wins it?

[aussie80s]

Melbourne won and went in to the Grand Final but were thumped by Hawthorn to the tune of 96 points - 152 to 56.

[harrison1993301]

ah yes and it was the biggest victory/loss in a grand final until last years'

[sliat1981]

@aussie80s better than not making it at all

[thunderhawk11]

yeh melb won. but we smashed em a week later by 96 .. just like we did this year by 104 pts.

[MHJanson]

MELB 19.6 (Jackson 5, Wight 4, Lyon 3, Flintoff, Healy, Lovell, O'Dwyer, Wilson, Williams, Yeats) def CARL 14.14 (Sartori 4, Kernahan 4, Murphy 2, Blackwell, Bradley, Gleeson, Naley)