The 1988 VFL season was the West Coast Eagles' second season in the Victorian Football League (VFL). John Todd was appointed coach after Ron Alexander was sacked and Ross Glendinning remained captain. The Eagles played 22 games, winning 13 and losing 9 to finish 5th on the ladder.
West Coast recruited 12 players, with 11 from WAFL clubs, for the 1988 season:
West Coast defeated by 87 points in front of a crowd of 12,587 at the WACA Ground in the first round of the competition, the first night-series/pre-season match to be played in Western Australia since 1981, before losing to by 36 points in the second round.
Home team's score listed in bold:
Home team's score listed in bold:
<small>Source: AFLTables</small>