1989 season | |||
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President | Trevor 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 attendance | 94,796 (Grand Final vs. Geelong) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 6,292 (Round 13 vs. Brisbane Bears) | ||
Average home attendance | 27,390 | ||
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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
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
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Home | Away | Result | ||||||
1 | Saturday, 1 April (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 13.15 (93) | 11.17 (83) | Lost by 10 points | VFL Park (A) | 50,287 | 0–1 |
2 | Saturday, 8 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 11.6 (72) | 21.15 (141) | Won by 69 points | VFL Park (A) | 18,939 | 1–1 |
3 | Saturday, 15 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 20.15 (135) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 44 points | Princes Park (H) | 23,922 | 2–1 |
4 | Tuesday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 9.12 (66) | 15.20 (110) | Won by 44 points | VFL Park (A) | 41,347 | 3–1 |
5 | Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 18.17 (125) | 10.11 (71) | Won by 54 points | VFL Park (H) | 31,827 | 4–1 |
6 | Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 26.15 (171) | 25.13 (163) | Won by 8 points | Princes Park (H) | 17,430 | 5–1 |
7 | Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy | 25.15 (165) | 13.6 (84) | Won by 81 points | Princes Park (H) | 16,316 | 6–1 |
8 | Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) | Sydney | 22.25 (157) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 74 points | Princes Park (H) | 13,148 | 7–1 |
9 | Sunday, 28 May (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 10.13 (73) | 17.15 (117) | Won by 44 points | Western Oval (A) | 16,437 | 8–1 |
10 | Sunday, 4 June (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 15.15 (105) | 16.14 (110) | Won by 5 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 20,219 | 9–1 |
11 | Monday, 12 June (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 8.6 (54) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 15 points | Princes Park (H) | 21,396 | 9–2 |
12 | Saturday, 17 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 8.6 (54) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 18 points | Moorabbin Oval (A) | 18,124 | 10–2 |
13 | Friday, 23 June (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Bears | 15.16 (106) | 4.11 (35) | Won by 71 points | VFL Park (H) | 6,292 | 11–2 |
14 | Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 19.27 (141) | 6.14 (50) | Won by 91 points | Princes Park (H) | 7,894 | 12–2 |
15 | Sunday, 16 July (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 15.14 (104) | 22.10 (142) | Won by 38 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 17,894 | 13–2 |
16 | Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 21.11 (137) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 60 points | Princes Park (H) | 21,487 | 14–2 |
17 | Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 9.24 (78) | 23.16 (154) | Won by 76 points | VFL Park (A) | 15,523 | 15–2 |
18 | Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 14.6 (90) | 14.11 (95) | Won by 5 points | VFL Park (A) | 33,615 | 16–2 |
19 | Saturday, 12 August (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | 12.15 (87) | Won by 24 points | VFL Park (A) | 28,117 | 17–2 |
20 | Sunday, 20 August (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears | 12.5 (77) | 9.7 (61) | Lost by 16 points | Carrara Stadium (A) | 9,093 | 17–3 |
21 | Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 19.20 (134) | 8.11 (59) | Won by 75 points | Princes Park (H) | 10,022 | 18–3 |
22 | Saturday, 2 September (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 28.13 (181) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 90 points | VFL Park (H) | 25,532 | 19–3 |
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Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
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Home | Away | Result | |||||
2nd semi-final | Saturday, 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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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
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1 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2678 | 1748 | 153.2 | 76 | Finals |
2 | Essendon | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2240 | 1705 | 131.4 | 68 | |
3 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2916 | 1987 | 146.8 | 64 | |
4 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1876 | 1944 | 96.5 | 56 | |
5 | Collingwood | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2216 | 1964 | 112.8 | 52 | |
6 | Fitzroy | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2069 | 2125 | 97.4 | 48 | |
7 | Sydney | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1959 | 1958 | 100.1 | 44 | |
8 | Carlton | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1921 | 2079 | 92.4 | 38 | |
9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2061 | 2301 | 89.6 | 36 | |
10 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1792 | 2274 | 78.8 | 32 | |
11 | West Coast | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1948 | 2247 | 86.7 | 28 | |
12 | St Kilda | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2108 | 2502 | 84.3 | 28 | |
13 | Footscray | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1614 | 1855 | 87.0 | 26 | |
14 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1725 | 2434 | 70.9 | 20 |
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