1989 VFL Season: Brisbane Bears
These are the details of the premiership results for the Brisbane Bears for the 1989 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Carrara Stadium as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1989 VFL Season
Team:
Brisbane Bears
Club:
Brisbane Bears
Home Ground:
Carrara Stadium
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 8-0-14, P%: 78.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcroft, Marcus | #43 | 10 | 5 | R09-15, R20-22 |
| Bain, David | #22 | 20 | 14 | R01-08, R11-22 |
| Banfield, Peter | #12 | 6 | 0 | R03, R08-10, R16-17 |
| Campbell, Matt | #25 | 8 | 1 | R01, R07-13 |
| Capper, Warwick | #39 | 11 | 16 | R01-04, R08-12, R16-17 |
| Carlson, Darren | #44 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Dickson, Dale | #6 | 10 | 0 | R02-05, R09-11, R13-15 |
| Eade, Rodney | #26 | 12 | 1 | R03-08, R17-22 |
| Fidge, John | #10 | 3 | 5 | R02-04 |
| Gastev, John | #45 | 19 | 11 | R01-05, R09-22 |
| Gibson, Michael | #38 | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R06, R08, R10-12, R18-22 |
| Hardie, Brad | #5 | 20 | 54 | R01, R04-22 |
| Harris, Ben | #49 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Harris, Bernie | #13 | 18 | 22 | R01-08, R13-22 |
| Hose, Simon | #47 | 5 | 2 | R02-03, R06-08 |
| Ishchenko, Alex | #9 | 13 | 1 | R01-08, R14, R19-22 |
| Kennedy, Michael | #36 | 9 | 2 | R12-13, R16-22 |
| Leslie, Martin | #14 | 11 | 0 | R01-05, R16-17, R19-22 |
| Lester-Smith, Rod | #16 | 16 | 4 | R01-14, R18-19 |
| McIvor, Scott | #19 | 22 | 9 | R01-22 |
| Merrett, Roger | #24 | 22 | 24 | R01-22 |
| Mickan, Mark | #1 | 16 | 12 | R01, R05-15, R17-18, R20-21 |
| O'Brien, Cameron | #28 | 8 | 19 | R05-07, R15-19 |
| O'Keeffe, David | #31 | 20 | 3 | R01, R03, R05-22 |
| O'Sullivan, Chris | #15 | 6 | 2 | R09-10, R12-14, R16 |
| Phillips, Brenton | #11 | 21 | 3 | R01-07, R09-22 |
| Raines, Geoff | #4 | 20 | 4 | R01-08, R11-22 |
| Reynoldson, Steve | #3 | 11 | 2 | R05, R09-11, R13-18, R22 |
| Richardson, Mike | #8 | 15 | 9 | R01-03, R10-21 |
| Roberts, Mark | #27 | 19 | 5 | R01-12, R14-15, R18-22 |
| Sim, Lachlan | #20 | 6 | 2 | R02, R06-07, R09, R14-15 |
| Taylor, Andrew | #29 | 8 | 6 | R06-08, R15-16, R20-22 |
| Walsh, Phil | #18 | 8 | 2 | R01-02, R04-09 |
| Williams, Mark | #2 | 22 | 19 | R01-22 |
| Zanotti, Mark | #21 | 10 | 0 | R09-12, R15-19, R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights, Peter | 15 | 3 | -0- | 12 | R01-15 |
| Feltham, Paul | 7 | 5 | -0- | 2 | R16-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1989 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 39 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 09/04/1989 | Round 2 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 58 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 15/04/1989 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 60 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 21/04/1989 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 26 | Peter Knights | unknown |
| 30/04/1989 | Round 5 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 52 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 07/05/1989 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 8 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 14/05/1989 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 31 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 20/05/1989 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 129 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 26/05/1989 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 94 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 03/06/1989 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | BRIB by 3 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 10/06/1989 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 19 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 18/06/1989 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 14 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 23/06/1989 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 71 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 09/07/1989 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 14 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 15/07/1989 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 74 | Peter Knights | Mark Mickan |
| 22/07/1989 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 4 | Paul Feltham | unknown |
| 30/07/1989 | Round 17 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 25 | Paul Feltham | Mark Mickan |
| 05/08/1989 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 83 | Paul Feltham | Mark Mickan |
| 12/08/1989 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 54 | Paul Feltham | unknown |
| 20/08/1989 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 16 | Paul Feltham | Mark Mickan |
| 26/08/1989 | Round 21 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | BRIB by 13 | Paul Feltham | Mark Mickan |
| 03/09/1989 | Round 22 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | BRIB by 35 | Paul Feltham | unknown |