1989 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1989 season
PresidentTrevor Coote
Coach Allan Jeans
Captain(s) Michael Tuck
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 19–3 (1st)
Finals series Premiers
(Defeated Geelong 144–138)
Best and Fairest Jason Dunstall
Leading goalkicker Jason Dunstall (138)
Highest home attendance94,796 (Grand Final vs. Geelong)
Lowest home attendance6,292 (Round 13 vs. Brisbane Bears)
Average home attendance27,390

The 1989 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 65th season in the Victorian Football League and 88th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 1 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 13.15 (93)11.17 (83)Lost by 10 points VFL Park (A)50,2870–1
2Saturday, 8 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 11.6 (72)21.15 (141)Won by 69 points VFL Park (A)18,9391–1
3Saturday, 15 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 20.15 (135)13.13 (91)Won by 44 points Princes Park (H)23,9222–1
4Tuesday, 25 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 9.12 (66)15.20 (110)Won by 44 points VFL Park (A)41,3473–1
5Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 18.17 (125)10.11 (71)Won by 54 points VFL Park (H)31,8274–1
6Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 26.15 (171)25.13 (163)Won by 8 points Princes Park (H)17,4305–1
7Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 25.15 (165)13.6 (84)Won by 81 points Princes Park (H)16,3166–1
8Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 22.25 (157)12.11 (83)Won by 74 points Princes Park (H)13,1487–1
9Sunday, 28 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 10.13 (73)17.15 (117)Won by 44 points Western Oval (A)16,4378–1
10Sunday, 4 June (2:10 pm) West Coast 15.15 (105)16.14 (110)Won by 5 points Subiaco Oval (A)20,2199–1
11Monday, 12 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 8.6 (54)10.9 (69)Lost by 15 points Princes Park (H)21,3969–2
12Saturday, 17 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 8.6 (54)10.12 (72)Won by 18 points Moorabbin Oval (A)18,12410–2
13Friday, 23 June (7:40 pm) Brisbane Bears 15.16 (106)4.11 (35)Won by 71 points VFL Park (H)6,29211–2
14Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) West Coast 19.27 (141)6.14 (50)Won by 91 points Princes Park (H)7,89412–2
15Sunday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.14 (104)22.10 (142)Won by 38 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)17,89413–2
16Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 21.11 (137)11.11 (77)Won by 60 points Princes Park (H)21,48714–2
17Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.24 (78)23.16 (154)Won by 76 points VFL Park (A)15,52315–2
18Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.6 (90)14.11 (95)Won by 5 points VFL Park (A)33,61516–2
19Saturday, 12 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 9.9 (63)12.15 (87)Won by 24 points VFL Park (A)28,11717–2
20Sunday, 20 August (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 12.5 (77)9.7 (61)Lost by 16 points Carrara Stadium (A)9,09317–3
21Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 19.20 (134)8.11 (59)Won by 75 points Princes Park (H)10,02218–3
22Saturday, 2 September (2:10 pm) St Kilda 28.13 (181)13.13 (91)Won by 90 points VFL Park (H)25,53219–3
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
2nd semi-finalSaturday, 16 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 16.16 (112)11.10 (76)Won by 36 points VFL Park (H)66,003
Grand Final Saturday, 30 September (2:50 pm) Geelong 21.18 (144)21.12 (138)Won by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)94,796
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Ladder

1989 VFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Hawthorn (P)22193026781748153.276 Finals
2 Essendon 22175022401705131.468
3 Geelong 22166029161987146.864
4 Melbourne 2214801876194496.556
5 Collingwood 22139022161964112.852
6 Fitzroy 22121002069212597.448
7 Sydney 221111019591958100.144
8 Carlton 2291211921207992.438
9 North Melbourne 2291302061230189.636
10 Brisbane Bears 2281401792227478.832
11 West Coast 2271501948224786.728
12 St Kilda 2271502108250284.328
13 Footscray 2261511614185587.026
14 Richmond 2251701725243470.920
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1989 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.