1989 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1989 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Geelong in the qualifying final and being defeated by Hawthorn in a semi final, Essendon were defeated by Geelong in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1989 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 131.4)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Geelong (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Greg | #11 | 23 | 14 | R01-06, R09-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Antrobus, Tony | #2 | 13 | 21 | R01-04, R08-09, R14, R20-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Bailey, Dean | #31 | 17 | 4 | R03-05, R07-08, R11, R13, R15-20, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Barnes, John | #20 | 2 | 1 | R22, QF |
| Bewick, Darren | #8 | 13 | 30 | R01-04, R15-16, R19-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Clark, Steven | #12 | 3 | 3 | R18-19, R22 |
| Considine, Ed | #37 | 13 | 3 | R01-10, R13, R16, R21 |
| Daniher, Anthony | #6 | 25 | 6 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Daniher, Chris | #7 | 3 | 1 | R05-06, R08 |
| Daniher, Neale | #36 | 4 | 1 | R12-14, R22 |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 23 | 26 | R01-11, R13-20, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Duckworth, Bill | #22 | 13 | 7 | R07-12, R15-19, R22, QF |
| Ezard, Alan | #15 | 19 | 24 | R01-14, R17, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Foulds, Garry | #10 | 12 | 2 | R01-03, R06-07, R10, R16-21 |
| Grenvold, David | #29 | 12 | 2 | R01-07, R13, R15-18 |
| Hamilton, Paul | #16 | 19 | 0 | R02-06, R11-21, QF, SF, PF |
| Harvey, Mark | #1 | 12 | 11 | R03-06, R09-14, R20-21 |
| Johnston, David | #39 | 6 | 1 | R07-12 |
| Long, Michael | #4 | 24 | 19 | R01-03, R05-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 25 | 33 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Manning, Andrew | #41 | 3 | 2 | R18, SF, PF |
| O'Brien, Craig | #45 | 2 | 1 | R21-22 |
| O'Donnell, Gary | #44 | 25 | 3 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Parker, Geoff | #25 | 2 | 0 | R12-13 |
| Plain, Bradley | #14 | 19 | 27 | R07-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Salmon, Paul | #3 | 16 | 39 | R01, R04-09, R12, R14-20, SF |
| Somerville, Peter | #19 | 3 | 2 | R05, R21-22 |
| Spencer, Trevor | #23 | 6 | 3 | R01-03, R15, R20-21 |
| Sporn, Kieran | #17 | 20 | 24 | R01-19, PF |
| Thompson, Mark | #26 | 10 | 0 | R14-17, R19-21, QF, SF, PF |
| Underwood, Andrew | #9 | 11 | 4 | R01-02, R04-12 |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 12 | 13 | R01-04, R10-11, R14-17, QF, SF |
| Wallis, Dean | #21 | 9 | 2 | R17-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Walsh, Kevin | #30 | 25 | 2 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 24 | 23 | R01-21, QF, SF, PF |
| Werner, Michael | #24 | 12 | 16 | R06-15, R18, PF |
| Williams, Darren | #13 | 20 | 5 | R01-02, R04-14, R19-22, QF, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 25 | 18 | -0- | 7 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1989 | Round 1 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 08/04/1989 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 26 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 15/04/1989 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 44 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 25/04/1989 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 29/04/1989 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 54 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 07/05/1989 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 16 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 14/05/1989 | Round 7 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 31 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 20/05/1989 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 58 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 27/05/1989 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 67 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 03/06/1989 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 53 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 12/06/1989 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 54 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 17/06/1989 | Round 12 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 5 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 24/06/1989 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 08/07/1989 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 3 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 15/07/1989 | Round 15 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 142 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 22/07/1989 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 29/07/1989 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 06/08/1989 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 12/08/1989 | Round 19 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 54 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 19/08/1989 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 25/08/1989 | Round 21 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 6 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 02/09/1989 | Round 22 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 10/09/1989 | Qualifying Final | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 76 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 16/09/1989 | Semi Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 36 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 23/09/1989 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 94 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.