1989 VFL Season: North Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1989 VFL Season
Team: North Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 9th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 89.6%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 42
Brownlow Leader(s): Wayne Schwass (10)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Ian Fairley (28)
Syd Barker Medal Recipient(s): Mick Martyn

Team Leaders

Captain(s): John Law

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ackerly, David #10 6 R01, R11-R13, R19-R20 0 0
Allison, Brett #33 12 R02, R04-R10, R19-R22 8 5
Angus, Warwick #45 3 R03-R05 1 0
Arceri, Mark #17 12 R03-R10, R13-R16 24 5
Bryce, Paul #22 17 R06-R22 15 4
Buckley, Ben #14 18 R01-R10, R12-R14, R16-R20 3 0
Carey, Wayne #40 4 R11-R12, R14, R17 0 0
Chandler, Jeff #30 3 R01, R08-R09 0 0
Clarkson, Alastair #23 13 R01-R08, R10-R11, R15-R16, R18 8 0
Crocker, Darren #27 9 R02-R06, R18-R21 12 0
Dwyer, David #5 13 R06-R16, R19, R21 7 0
Fairley, Ian #6 18 R01-R08, R13-R22 28 2
German, Peter #29 22 R01-R22 24 5
Harris, Darren #26 2 R01-R02 3 3
Hepburn, Mark #34 19 R01-R10, R14-R22 10 0
Kickett, Derek #28 12 R06-R14, R20-R22 12 1
Krakouer, Andrew #53 2 R17-R18 1 0
Krakouer, Jim #3 11 R01-R04, R06-R09, R13, R15-R16 9 3
Krakouer, Phil #8 7 R03, R09-R13, R16 10 0
Larkin, Matthew #9 20 R01-R04, R07-R22 9 2
Law, John #13 19 R01, R03, R05-R07, R09-R22 0 3
Lisle, Mark #1 3 R11-R13 1 0
Longmire, John #35 16 R01-R05, R12-R22 9 0
Love, Jason #39 15 R01-R08, R14-R19, R21 22 0
Martyn, Mick #4 18 R01-R18 3 4
McCarthy, John #16 22 R01-R22 20 3
McDonald, Donald #25 10 R06-R11, R19-R22 5 0
McGrath, Tim #51 3 R09-R11 0 0
McRae, Dean #19 12 R02-R05, R11-R12, R14-R19 2 0
Pickering, Liam #48 5 R15, R17-R18, R21-R22 0 0
Rock, Anthony #44 1 R22 0 0
Romero, Jose #36 14 R06-R08, R11-R18, R20-R22 16 0
Schwass, Wayne #2 22 R01-R22 14 10
Sholl, Craig #41 4 R16-R17, R20, R22 0 0
Smith, Ross #15 20 R01-R10, R12-R15, R17-R22 6 0
Smith, Shaun #32 1 R22 0 0
Spargo, Paul #31 7 R01-R02, R05, R09-R12 9 0
Steele, Darren #7 13 R01-R02, R04-R05, R10-R12, R14-R15, R19-R22 0 0
Stevens, Anthony #58 4 R19-R22 0 0
Stevenson, Jamie #18 3 R05, R17-R18 2 0
Tudor, Leigh #52 1 R13 1 0
Venner, Steven #50 4 R01-R04 0 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Kennedy, John 22 9 -0- 13 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/04/1989 Round 1 Geelong HOME WIN NOR by 2 John Kennedy John Law
08/04/1989 Round 2 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 69 John Kennedy unknown
15/04/1989 Round 3 Footscray AWAY WIN NOR by 18 John Kennedy John Law
23/04/1989 Round 4 West Coast AWAY WIN NOR by 43 John Kennedy unknown
30/04/1989 Round 5 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 37 John Kennedy John Law
07/05/1989 Round 6 Essendon HOME WIN NOR by 16 John Kennedy John Law
12/05/1989 Round 7 Sydney AWAY WIN NOR by 9 John Kennedy John Law
20/05/1989 Round 8 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 3 John Kennedy unknown
26/05/1989 Round 9 Brisbane Bears HOME WIN NOR by 94 John Kennedy John Law
02/06/1989 Round 10 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 30 John Kennedy John Law
10/06/1989 Round 11 Fitzroy AWAY WIN NOR by 35 John Kennedy John Law
17/06/1989 Round 12 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 11 John Kennedy John Law
24/06/1989 Round 13 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 52 John Kennedy John Law
07/07/1989 Round 14 St Kilda HOME WIN NOR by 60 John Kennedy John Law
15/07/1989 Round 15 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 36 John Kennedy John Law
23/07/1989 Round 16 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 41 John Kennedy John Law
29/07/1989 Round 17 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 76 John Kennedy John Law
05/08/1989 Round 18 Brisbane Bears AWAY LOSS BRB by 83 John Kennedy John Law
13/08/1989 Round 19 Collingwood HOME WIN NOR by 2 John Kennedy John Law
19/08/1989 Round 20 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 16 John Kennedy John Law
26/08/1989 Round 21 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 22 John Kennedy John Law
01/09/1989 Round 22 Sydney HOME LOSS SYD by 43 John Kennedy John Law