1989 VFL Season: Sydney
Season Team Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Team:
Sydney
Home Ground:
SCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 11-0-11, P%: 100.1%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
38
Brownlow Leader(s):
Greg Williams (16)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Bernard Toohey (27)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s):
Mark Bayes
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Dennis Carroll
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Barling, Tim | #14 | 5 | R17-R21 | 2 | 0 |
| Battiston, Adrian | #34 | 2 | R01-R02 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayes, Mark | #30 | 20 | R01-R09, R12-R22 | 12 | 7 |
| Bolton, David | #16 | 11 | R01-R02, R07, R09, R16-R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Brinkkotter, John | #44 | 3 | R12-R14 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown, David | #41 | 5 | R07-R08, R10-R12 | 3 | 0 |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 2 | R05, R11 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll, Dennis | #7 | 19 | R01-R09, R12, R14-R22 | 14 | 7 |
| Carter, Rod | #13 | 20 | R01-R02, R04, R06-R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Coleman, Glenn | #23 | 10 | R01-R06, R08-R09, R15-R16 | 11 | 0 |
| Cordy, Graeme | #28 | 1 | R21 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordy, Neil | #29 | 11 | R01-R11 | 0 | 0 |
| Eustice, Mark | #6 | 20 | R01-R20 | 7 | 7 |
| Healy, Gerard | #3 | 8 | R01-R08 | 6 | 2 |
| Henwood, Wayne | #9 | 11 | R01-R02, R05-R07, R10-R11, R13-R14, R21-R22 | 9 | 0 |
| Higgins, Leon | #47 | 20 | R01-R08, R11-R22 | 15 | 0 |
| Holdsworth, Paul | #11 | 6 | R03-R06, R13, R15 | 3 | 0 |
| Kellett, Mark | #46 | 15 | R07-R08, R10-R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 4 | R02, R05-R06, R12 | 1 | 0 |
| McAsey, Darren | #33 | 10 | R03, R08-R10, R17-R22 | 11 | 0 |
| Mitchell, Barry | #10 | 20 | R03-R22 | 17 | 1 |
| Morwood, Tony | #21 | 15 | R01-R05, R08-R16, R19 | 16 | 0 |
| Murphy, David | #35 | 22 | R01-R22 | 13 | 8 |
| Neagle, Merv | #4 | 18 | R01-R05, R10-R22 | 0 | 5 |
| Ogier, Darren | #43 | 8 | R09-R16 | 16 | 1 |
| Page, Glenn | #54 | 1 | R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Parsons, Michael | #19 | 10 | R03-R04, R14-R20, R22 | 8 | 1 |
| Phyland, Michael | #31 | 9 | R06-R07, R09, R17-R22 | 3 | 0 |
| Potter, Craig | #17 | 5 | R01-R02, R11, R13-R14 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberts, Ian | #5 | 12 | R03, R10-R12, R15-R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott, Brett | #38 | 7 | R09-R10, R12-R16 | 5 | 0 |
| Teal, Robert | #37 | 17 | R03-R10, R12-R18, R21-R22 | 18 | 0 |
| Thripp, Terry | #12 | 22 | R01-R22 | 22 | 8 |
| Toohey, Bernard | #15 | 22 | R01-R22 | 27 | 6 |
| Wheeler, Sanford | #48 | 2 | R06, R20 | 1 | 0 |
| Williams, Greg | #2 | 17 | R01-R11, R17-R22 | 19 | 16 |
| Willis, David | #25 | 13 | R01-R13 | 3 | 0 |
| Wright, Stephen | #26 | 17 | R01, R04, R07-R11, R13-R22 | 11 | 0 |
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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) | |||
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| Kinnear, Col | 22 | 11 | -0- | 11 | R01-R22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 02/04/1989 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SYD by 16 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 09/04/1989 | Round 2 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | LOSS | BRB by 58 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 16/04/1989 | Round 3 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | SYD by 51 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 22/04/1989 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SYD by 74 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 30/04/1989 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SYD by 11 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 06/05/1989 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 28 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 12/05/1989 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 9 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 20/05/1989 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 74 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 28/05/1989 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MEL by 9 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 03/06/1989 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 32 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 09/06/1989 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 28 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 17/06/1989 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SYD by 5 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 25/06/1989 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 8 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 08/07/1989 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 25 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 16/07/1989 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SYD by 40 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 23/07/1989 | Round 16 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 42 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 30/07/1989 | Round 17 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | SYD by 25 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 05/08/1989 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | SYD by 4 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 13/08/1989 | Round 19 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SYD by 50 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 19/08/1989 | Round 20 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MEL by 11 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 25/08/1989 | Round 21 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SYD by 6 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
| 01/09/1989 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SYD by 43 | Col Kinnear | Dennis Carroll |
Internal Links
- Season (1989): Click here
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