1989 VFL season
| 1989 VFL Premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 14 |
| Premiers |
Hawthorn (8th premiership) |
| Minor premiers |
Hawthorn (7th minor premiership) |
| Pre-season Cup |
Melbourne (1st Pre-season Cup win) |
| Matches played | 160 |
| Attendance | 3,581,822 (22,386 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 94,796 (Grand Final, Hawthorn v Geelong) |
| Coleman Medallist | Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) |
| Brownlow Medallist | Paul Couch (Geelong) |
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← 1988 1990 (AFL) → | |
The 1989 Victorian Football League season was the 93rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Night Series
| 1989 Night Series Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | def. by | Melbourne | |||
| 3.2 (20) 6.6 (42) 9.7 (61) 9.13 (67) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.5 (17) 4.7 (31) 5.11 (41) 10.16 (76) |
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Premiership season
Round 1
| Home team | Home score | Away team | Away score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 14.12 (96) | Essendon | 17.10 (112) | WACA Ground | 25,664 | 31 March 1989 |
| Carlton | 10.13 (73) | Footscray | 19.18 (132) | Princes Park | 22,000 | 1 April 1989 |
| Melbourne | 18.8 (116) | Fitzroy | 16.15 (111) | MCG | 25,792 | 1 April 1989 |
| St Kilda | 20.16 (136) | Brisbane Bears | 15.7 (97) | Moorabbin Oval | 17,236 | 1 April 1989 |
| Collingwood | 13.15 (93) | Hawthorn | 11.17 (83) | VFL Park | 50,287 | 1 April 1989 |
| Sydney | 12.17 (89) | Richmond | 11.7 (73) | SCG | 8,611 | 2 April 1989 |
| North Melbourne | 18.17 (125) | Geelong | 17.21 (123) | MCG | 24,383 | 2 April 1989 |
Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 14.10 (94) | Melbourne | 9.14 (68) | Windy Hill | 20,123 | 8 April 1989 |
| Richmond | 24.12 (156) | Footscray | 13.10 (88) | MCG | 22,835 | 8 April 1989 |
| Fitzroy | 20.12 (132) | Collingwood | 16.11 (107) | Princes Park | 23,837 | 8 April 1989 |
| St Kilda | 13.18 (96) | Carlton | 13.14 (92) | Moorabbin Oval | 27,796 | 8 April 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 21.15 (141) | North Melbourne | 11.6 (72) | VFL Park | 18,939 | 8 April 1989 |
| Geelong | 26.19 (175) | West Coast | 11.14 (80) | Kardinia Park | 19,926 | 9 April 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 18.15 (123) | Sydney | 8.17 (65) | Carrara Stadium | 11,405 | 9 April 1989 |
Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 8.18 (66) | North Melbourne | 12.12 (84) | Western Oval | 14,926 | 15 April 1989 |
| Richmond | 8.13 (61) | Melbourne | 18.14 (122) | MCG | 32,580 | 15 April 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 20.15 (135) | Essendon | 13.13 (91) | Princes Park | 23,618 | 15 April 1989 |
| Collingwood | 19.21 (135) | Brisbane Bears | 11.9 (75) | Victoria Park | 18,240 | 15 April 1989 |
| Fitzroy | 19.18 (132) | St Kilda | 19.8 (122) | VFL Park | 31,780 | 15 April 1989 |
| Sydney | 20.14 (134) | West Coast | 11.17 (83) | SCG | 11,298 | 16 April 1989 |
| Geelong | 16.21 (117) | Carlton | 9.10 (64) | Kardinia Park | 27,475 | 16 April 1989 |
Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Brisbane Bears | 7.11 (53) | MCG | 17,560 | 21 April 1989 |
| Fitzroy | 11.13 (79) | Sydney | 23.15 (153) | Princes Park | 13,027 | 22 April 1989 |
| Collingwood | 23.21 (159) | St Kilda | 14.11 (95) | Victoria Park | 27,304 | 22 April 1989 |
| Footscray | 12.15 (87) | Geelong | 14.15 (99) | Western Oval | 22,844 | 23 April 1989 |
| West Coast | 10.12 (72) | North Melbourne | 18.7 (115) | WACA Ground | 18,546 | 23 April 1989 |
| Carlton | 15.20 (110) | Essendon | 21.12 (138) | Princes Park | 31,492 | 25 April 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 15.20 (110) | Richmond | 9.12 (66) | VFL Park | 41,347 | 25 April 1989 |
Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 16.17 (113) | Geelong | 16.16 (112) | Princes Park | 13,377 | 29 April 1989 |
| Essendon | 20.18 (138) | St Kilda | 12.12 (84) | Windy Hill | 18,694 | 29 April 1989 |
| Melbourne | 11.16 (82) | Footscray | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 25,273 | 29 April 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 18.17 (125) | Carlton | 10.11 (71) | VFL Park | 31,827 | 29 April 1989 |
| North Melbourne | 20.14 (134) | Richmond | 26.15 (171) | MCG | 19,691 | 30 April 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 10.13 (73) | West Coast | 19.11 (125) | Carrara Stadium | 9,694 | 30 April 1989 |
| Sydney | 10.17 (77) | Collingwood | 9.12 (66) | SCG | 22,490 | 30 April 1989 |
Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 12.9 (81) | Fitzroy | 12.17 (89) | WACA Ground | 21,268 | 5 May 1989 |
| St Kilda | 13.17 (95) | Sydney | 9.13 (67) | Moorabbin Oval | 20,285 | 6 May 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 26.15 (171) | Geelong | 25.13 (163) | Princes Park | 17,645 | 6 May 1989 |
| Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | Collingwood | 18.16 (124) | MCG | 67,239 | 6 May 1989 |
| Carlton | 15.12 (102) | Richmond | 9.12 (66) | VFL Park | 31,287 | 6 May 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 8.11 (59) | Footscray | 6.15 (51) | Carrara Stadium | 5,134 | 7 May 1989 |
| North Melbourne | 17.19 (121) | Essendon | 16.9 (105) | MCG | 34,379 | 7 May 1989 |
Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Sydney | 7.16 (58) | North Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | SCG | 13,875 | 12 May 1989 |
| Geelong | 35.18 (228) | St Kilda | 16.13 (109) | Kardinia Park | 21,294 | 13 May 1989 |
| Collingwood | 16.10 (106) | Footscray | 11.12 (78) | Victoria Park | 23,523 | 13 May 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 25.15 (165) | Fitzroy | 13.6 (84) | Princes Park | 16,644 | 13 May 1989 |
| Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | Carlton | 11.14 (80) | MCG | 35,199 | 13 May 1989 |
| Richmond | 13.14 (92) | West Coast | 13.12 (90) | VFL Park | 11,745 | 13 May 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 12.9 (81) | Essendon | 17.10 (112) | Carrara Stadium | 12,034 | 14 May 1989 |
Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 22.25 (157) | Sydney | 12.11 (83) | Princes Park | 14,388 | 20 May 1989 |
| Essendon | 21.19 (145) | Richmond | 12.15 (87) | Windy Hill | 18,047 | 20 May 1989 |
| St Kilda | 18.7 (115) | North Melbourne | 17.10 (112) | Moorabbin Oval | 19,193 | 20 May 1989 |
| Footscray | 8.16 (64) | Fitzroy | 9.9 (63) | Western Oval | 11,926 | 20 May 1989 |
| Geelong | 26.23 (179) | Brisbane Bears | 6.14 (50) | Kardinia Park | 17,236 | 20 May 1989 |
| Collingwood | 16.13 (109) | Carlton | 12.8 (80) | VFL Park | 61,237 | 20 May 1989 |
| West Coast | 12.21 (93) | Melbourne | 13.17 (95) | Subiaco Oval | 16,017 | 21 May 1989 |
Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 25.15 (165) | Brisbane Bears | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 8,634 | 26 May 1989 |
| St Kilda | 18.10 (118) | West Coast | 12.11 (83) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,768 | 27 May 1989 |
| Carlton | 24.15 (159) | Fitzroy | 18.14 (122) | Princes Park | 19,520 | 27 May 1989 |
| Richmond | 10.17 (77) | Geelong | 32.19 (211) | MCG | 24,321 | 27 May 1989 |
| Essendon | 19.11 (125) | Collingwood | 7.16 (58) | VFL Park | 71,390 | 27 May 1989 |
| Footscray | 10.13 (73) | Hawthorn | 17.15 (117) | Western Oval | 16,437 | 28 May 1989 |
| Sydney | 6.7 (43) | Melbourne | 6.16 (52) | SCG | 13,475 | 28 May 1989 |
Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | Melbourne | 16.17 (113) | MCG | 27,159 | 2 June 1989 |
| Footscray | 14.14 (98) | Sydney | 10.6 (66) | Western Oval | 10,170 | 3 June 1989 |
| Essendon | 18.14 (122) | Fitzroy | 10.9 (69) | Windy Hill | 15,684 | 3 June 1989 |
| Carlton | 17.13 (115) | Brisbane Bears | 18.10 (118) | Princes Park | 12,247 | 3 June 1989 |
| St Kilda | 13.21 (99) | Richmond | 13.14 (92) | VFL Park | 24,839 | 3 June 1989 |
| Geelong | 23.16 (154) | Collingwood | 13.10 (88) | MCG | 65,187 | 3 June 1989 |
| West Coast | 15.15 (105) | Hawthorn | 16.14 (110) | Subiaco Oval | 20,213 | 4 June 1989 |
Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Sydney | 8.9 (57) | Carlton | 12.13 (85) | SCG | 13,703 | 9 June 1989 |
| Fitzroy | 1.8 (14) | North Melbourne | 6.13 (49) | Princes Park | 7,921 | 10 June 1989 |
| Richmond | 5.15 (45) | Brisbane Bears | 3.8 (26) | MCG | 7,966 | 10 June 1989 |
| Footscray | 9.8 (62) | St Kilda | 7.12 (54) | VFL Park | 17,060 | 10 June 1989 |
| West Coast | 11.15 (81) | Collingwood | 17.14 (116) | Subiaco Oval | 20,233 | 11 June 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 8.6 (54) | Melbourne | 10.9 (69) | Princes Park | 21,716 | 12 June 1989 |
| Geelong | 12.17 (89) | Essendon | 4.11 (35) | MCG | 87,653 | 12 June 1989 |
Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 16.9 (105) | Footscray | 11.11 (77) | WACA Ground | 13,783 | 16 June 1989 |
| Essendon | 7.8 (50) | Sydney | 7.13 (55) | Windy Hill | 13,398 | 17 June 1989 |
| Carlton | 7.9 (51) | North Melbourne | 5.10 (40) | Princes Park | 16,111 | 17 June 1989 |
| St Kilda | 8.6 (54) | Hawthorn | 10.12 (72) | Moorabbin Oval | 18,124 | 17 June 1989 |
| Melbourne | 2.8 (20) | Geelong | 13.11 (89) | MCG | 38,128 | 17 June 1989 |
| Collingwood | 18.15 (123) | Richmond | 9.15 (69) | VFL Park | 26,557 | 17 June 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 18.6 (114) | Fitzroy | 19.14 (128) | Carrara Stadium | 10,008 | 18 June 1989 |
Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 15.16 (106) | Brisbane Bears | 4.11 (35) | VFL Park | 6,292 | 23 June 1989 |
| Essendon | 3.10 (28) | Footscray | 3.5 (23) | Windy Hill | 13,559 | 24 June 1989 |
| Collingwood | 14.24 (108) | North Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | Victoria Park | 21,210 | 24 June 1989 |
| Carlton | 9.10 (64) | West Coast | 5.11 (41) | Princes Park | 11,995 | 24 June 1989 |
| St Kilda | 8.8 (56) | Melbourne | 10.4 (64) | Moorabbin Oval | 19,040 | 24 June 1989 |
| Fitzroy | 15.5 (95) | Richmond | 9.13 (67) | VFL Park | 12,424 | 24 June 1989 |
| Sydney | 14.19 (103) | Geelong | 16.15 (111) | SCG | 12,967 | 25 June 1989 |
Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 18.19 (127) | St Kilda | 9.13 (67) | MCG | 19,354 | 7 July 1989 |
| Richmond | 10.15 (75) | Sydney | 7.8 (50) | MCG | 12,601 | 8 July 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 19.27 (141) | West Coast | 6.14 (50) | Princes Park | 8,028 | 8 July 1989 |
| Geelong | 11.16 (82) | Fitzroy | 8.10 (58) | Kardinia Park | 18,231 | 8 July 1989 |
| Essendon | 9.7 (61) | Carlton | 8.10 (58) | VFL Park | 34,617 | 8 July 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 14.15 (99) | Melbourne | 17.11 (113) | Carrara Stadium | 8,799 | 9 July 1989 |
| Footscray | 15.15 (105) | Collingwood | 7.15 (57) | Western Oval | 18,775 | 9 July 1989 |
Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 17.15 (117) | North Melbourne | 11.15 (81) | MCG | 23,764 | 15 July 1989 |
| Fitzroy | 12.20 (92) | St Kilda | 13.8 (86) | Princes Park | 11,017 | 15 July 1989 |
| Essendon | 25.10 (160) | West Coast | 1.12 (18) | Windy Hill | 11,503 | 15 July 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 11.11 (77) | Geelong | 22.19 (151) | Carrara Stadium | 18,198 | 15 July 1989 |
| Carlton | 15.6 (96) | Collingwood | 12.18 (90) | VFL Park | 44,548 | 15 July 1989 |
| Richmond | 15.14 (104) | Hawthorn | 22.10 (142) | MCG | 17,894 | 16 July 1989 |
| Sydney | 16.21 (117) | Footscray | 10.17 (77) | SCG | 8,010 | 16 July 1989 |
Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Brisbane Bears | 14.10 (94) | St Kilda | 12.18 (90) | Carrara Stadium | 11,004 | 22 July 1989 |
| Richmond | 9.12 (66) | Essendon | 14.15 (99) | MCG | 23,964 | 22 July 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 21.11 (137) | Collingwood | 11.11 (77) | Princes Park | 20,367 | 22 July 1989 |
| Footscray | 6.10 (46) | Carlton | 6.10 (46) | Western Oval | 15,089 | 22 July 1989 |
| Melbourne | 16.16 (112) | Geelong | 17.7 (109) | VFL Park | 38,865 | 22 July 1989 |
| West Coast | 16.16 (112) | Sydney | 9.16 (70) | Subiaco Oval | 13,299 | 23 July 1989 |
| North Melbourne | 8.18 (66) | Fitzroy | 16.11 (107) | MCG | 13,173 | 23 July 1989 |
Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 6.15 (51) | Fitzroy | 18.15 (123) | MCG | 15,045 | 28 July 1989 |
| Carlton | 15.16 (106) | Melbourne | 10.19 (79) | Princes Park | 20,277 | 29 July 1989 |
| St Kilda | 16.10 (106) | Essendon | 20.13 (133) | Moorabbin Oval | 17,000 | 29 July 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 23.16 (154) | North Melbourne | 9.24 (78) | VFL Park | 15,523 | 29 July 1989 |
| Collingwood | 19.11 (125) | Geelong | 14.20 (104) | MCG | 35,217 | 29 July 1989 |
| Footscray | 10.12 (72) | West Coast | 16.13 (109) | Western Oval | 9,467 | 30 July 1989 |
| Sydney | 12.23 (95) | Brisbane Bears | 9.16 (70) | SCG | 7,437 | 30 July 1989 |
Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 23.13 (151) | Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | Princes Park | 11,236 | 5 August 1989 |
| Collingwood | 11.15 (81) | Sydney | 12.13 (85) | Victoria Park | 17,621 | 5 August 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 25.17 (167) | North Melbourne | 12.12 (84) | Carrara Stadium | 9,606 | 5 August 1989 |
| St Kilda | 13.12 (90) | Geelong | 17.11 (113) | Moorabbin Oval | 14,243 | 5 August 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 14.11 (95) | Carlton | 14.6 (90) | VFL Park | 33,615 | 5 August 1989 |
| West Coast | 19.16 (130) | Richmond | 10.19 (79) | Subiaco Oval | 17,660 | 6 August 1989 |
| Footscray | 3.5 (23) | Essendon | 7.9 (51) | Western Oval | 16,005 | 6 August 1989 |
Round 19
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 15.14 (104) | Richmond | 11.10 (76) | VFL Park | 14,783 | 11 August 1989 |
| Fitzroy | 11.6 (72) | West Coast | 5.10 (40) | Princes Park | 6,920 | 12 August 1989 |
| Essendon | 15.11 (101) | Brisbane Bears | 7.5 (47) | Windy Hill | 11,878 | 12 August 1989 |
| Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | Hawthorn | 12.15 (87) | VFL Park | 28,117 | 12 August 1989 |
| Geelong | 18.16 (124) | Footscray | 10.14 (74) | Kardinia Park | 17,977 | 12 August 1989 |
| North Melbourne | 11.14 (80) | Collingwood | 11.12 (78) | VFL Park | 21,027 | 13 August 1989 |
| Sydney | 25.9 (159) | St Kilda | 16.13 (109) | SCG | 11,583 | 13 August 1989 |
Round 20
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 18.18 (126) | Geelong | 12.10 (82) | WACA Ground | 15,721 | 18 August 1989 |
| Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | Sydney | 12.15 (87) | MCG | 16,304 | 19 August 1989 |
| Footscray | 15.17 (107) | Richmond | 3.11 (29) | Western Oval | 8,673 | 19 August 1989 |
| Essendon | 19.14 (128) | North Melbourne | 17.10 (112) | Windy Hill | 15,912 | 19 August 1989 |
| Carlton | 20.13 (133) | St Kilda | 20.12 (132) | Princes Park | 15,227 | 19 August 1989 |
| Collingwood | 14.20 (104) | Fitzroy | 10.11 (71) | VFL Park | 42,111 | 19 August 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 12.5 (77) | Hawthorn | 9.7 (61) | Carrara Stadium | 9,093 | 20 August 1989 |
Round 21
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Sydney | 15.20 (110) | Essendon | 15.14 (104) | SCG | 12,042 | 25 August 1989 |
| Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | St Kilda | 16.8 (104) | MCG | 19,645 | 26 August 1989 |
| Geelong | 20.19 (139) | North Melbourne | 17.15 (117) | Kardinia Park | 16,940 | 26 August 1989 |
| Collingwood | 12.11 (83) | Richmond | 4.13 (37) | Victoria Park | 16,657 | 26 August 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 19.20 (134) | Footscray | 8.11 (59) | Princes Park | 10,178 | 26 August 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 12.9 (81) | Fitzroy | 10.8 (68) | VFL Park | 6,622 | 26 August 1989 |
| West Coast | 21.22 (148) | Carlton | 10.12 (72) | Subiaco Oval | 23,781 | 27 August 1989 |
Round 22
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | Sydney | 21.10 (136) | MCG | 9,235 | 1 September 1989 |
| Geelong | 23.24 (162) | Richmond | 12.14 (86) | Kardinia Park | 20,743 | 2 September 1989 |
| Fitzroy | 13.18 (96) | Footscray | 12.9 (81) | Princes Park | 8,961 | 2 September 1989 |
| Collingwood | 20.9 (129) | West Coast | 11.14 (80) | Victoria Park | 18,118 | 2 September 1989 |
| Melbourne | 13.11 (89) | Essendon | 16.12 (108) | MCG | 41,080 | 2 September 1989 |
| Hawthorn | 28.13 (181) | St Kilda | 13.13 (91) | VFL Park | 25,532 | 2 September 1989 |
| Brisbane Bears | 15.15 (105) | Carlton | 10.10 (70) | Carrara Stadium | 15,409 | 3 September 1989 |
Ladder after Round 22
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2678 | 1748 | 153.20 | 76 | |||
| 2 | Essendon | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2240 | 1705 | 131.38 | 68 | |||
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2916 | 1987 | 146.75 | 64 | |||
| 4 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1876 | 1944 | 96.50 | 56 | |||
| 5 | Collingwood | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2216 | 1964 | 112.83 | 52 | |||
| 6 | Fitzroy | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2069 | 2125 | 97.36 | 48 | |||
| 7 | Sydney | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1959 | 1958 | 100.05 | 44 | |||
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1921 | 2079 | 92.40 | 38 | |||
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2061 | 2301 | 89.57 | 36 | |||
| 10 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1792 | 2274 | 78.80 | 32 | |||
| 11 | West Coast | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1948 | 2247 | 86.69 | 28 | |||
| 12 | St Kilda | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2108 | 2502 | 84.25 | 28 | |||
| 13 | Footscray | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1614 | 1855 | 87.01 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1725 | 2434 | 70.87 | 20 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against | ||||||||||||
Finals
Elimination Final
| Elimination Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 9 September 2:30pm | Melbourne | def. | Collingwood | Waverley Park (Crowd: 63,062) | |
| 2.1 (13) 5.4 (34) 14.6 (90) 17.9 (111) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.2 (20) 6.7 (43) 10.7 (67) 13.10 (88) |
Umpires: Carey, Sheehan | ||
| Bennett 4 Wilson 3 Campbell, Healy, Jackson 1 |
Goals | 3 Starcevich 2 Kelly 1 Banks, Brown, Cloke, Crosisca, Daicos, Hrysoulakis, Robertson, Shaw | |||
| Wilson, Stynes, Febey, Johnson, | Best | Starcevich, Shaw, Wright | |||
Qualifying Final
| Qualifying Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 10 September 2:30pm | Essendon | def. | Geelong | MCG (Crowd: 75,861) | |
| 5.5 (35) 12.9 (81) 19.12 (126) 24.13 (157) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.4 (16) 6.5 (41) 7.7 (49) 11.15 (81) |
Umpires: Rich, Mitchell | ||
| Vander Haar 5 Long 4 Bewick, Daniher 3 Antrobus, Plain, Watson 2 Bailey, Ezard, Madden 1 |
Goals | 3 Ablett, Hamilton 1 Bews, Brownless, Bruns, Excell, Hocking | |||
| Vander Haar, Bewick, Anderson, ODonnell, Bailey | Best | Ablett, Bruns, Hocking | |||
Semi finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Hawthorn | 16.16 (112) | Essendon | 11.10 (76) | Waverley Park | 66,003 | Saturday, 16 September |
| Geelong | 22.21 (153) | Melbourne | 12.18 (90) | MCG | 69,082 | Sunday, 17 September |
Preliminary Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Essendon | 10.10 (70) | Geelong | 24.20 (164) | Waverley Park | 67,892 | Saturday, 23 September |
Grand final
Main article: 1989 VFL Grand Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Hawthorn | 21.18 (144) | Geelong | 21.12 (138) | MCG | 94,796 | Saturday, 30 September |
Notable events
- In their Round 1 match of the reserves competition, both St Kilda and Brisbane Bears were found to have fielded unregistered players. St Kilda was stripped of the premiership points it had earned for winning the game, and they consequently could not be awarded to Brisbane. Both clubs were also fined.[1]
- In Round 6, Geelong’s losing score of 25.13 (163) against Hawthorn remains the highest losing score in VFL/AFL history.
- The wettest Melbourne winter since 1952[2] saw horrible conditions between Rounds 11 and 13 that produced several unusually low scores:
- in Round 11 on the Saturday before the Queen’s Birthday, Fitzroy’s score of 1.8 (14) was the lowest since Footscray kicked an identical score against Geelong in 1965, and the first single goal score since Carlton’s 1.11 (17) on Anzac Day of 1968.
- on the same day, Brad Hardie kicked 3.4 (22) – with all the three goals coming in the first fifteen minutes – of only 3.8 scored by the Bears, this being the first time a player had kicked all his team’s goals[a] since Alex Ruscuklic on the same weekend of 1967.[3]
- in Round 13 Essendon and Footscray played the lowest scoring game since the 1927 Grand Final, with the teams combining for only 6.15 (51).
- Geelong set a record for the most points scored in the home-and-away season, 2916. Footscray’s season aggregate score of 1614 points was the lowest since 1972.
Player statistics and awards
Leading goalkickers
| Name | Club | Gms | Gls/Bhds | Acc% | GpM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Dunstall | Hawthorn | 24 | 138 / 76 | 64 | 5.75 |
| 2 | Gary Ablett | Geelong | 23 | 87 / 54 | 62 | 3.78 |
| 3 | Tony Lockett | St Kilda | 11 | 78 / 24 | 76 | 7.09 |
| 4 | Richard Osborne | Fitzroy | 16 | 68 / 43 | 61 | 4.25 |
| 5 | Gavin Exell | Geelong | 17 | 63 / 31 | 67 | 3.71 |
Abbreviation guide: Gms=Games played in the season, Gls/Bhds=Goals and behinds kicked, Acc%=Accuracy percentage (Goals divided by Goals + Behinds multiplied by 100), GpM=Average goals per match
Brownlow Medal count
| Name | Club | Votes | 3-2-1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Couch | Geelong | 22 | 5-3-1 |
| 2 | John Platten | Hawthorn | 20 | 5-2-1 |
| 3 | Tim Watson | Essendon | 16 | 4-1-2 |
| - | Nicky Winmar | St Kilda | 16 | 4-2-0 |
| - | Greg Williams | Sydney | 16 | 3-3-1 |
| - | Jason Dunstall | Hawthorn | 16 | 2-4-2 |
- The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Tim Watson of Essendon.
- The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Gary Ablett of Geelong.
- Fitzroy won the reserves premiership. Fitzroy 17.12 (114) defeated Geelong 16.16 (112) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors Grand Final on 30 September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[4]
See also
Notes
a Based on a qualification of a team total of three or more goals.
References
- ↑ "Saints, Bears it in "twos"". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. 15 April 1989. p. 86.
- ↑ Melbourne Highest to Lowest Seasonal Rainfall
- ↑ Atkinson, Graeme (1989); 3AW Book of Footy Records; South Melbourne,: Magistra Publishing Company Pty Ltd; p. 147. ISBN 1863210091
- ↑ "Lions claw way to victory". The Sunday Sun. Melbourne, VIC. 1 October 1989. p. 95.
- Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897-1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia ISBN 0-670-90526-7.
- 1989 Season - AFL Tables
- Scores from Round 22 1989
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