1989 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1989 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (eight as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1989 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 97.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Matt | #14 | 22 | 11 | R01-22 |
| Baldwin, Jason | #32 | 8 | 1 | R11, R16-22 |
| Blakey, John | #18 | 20 | 7 | R01-09, R11-20, R22 |
| Bourke, Peter | #41 | 13 | 3 | R07-10, R14-22 |
| Brockhurst, Andrew | #5 | 12 | 0 | R01-08, R11, R13-14, R22 |
| Broderick, Paul | #17 | 17 | 16 | R01-04, R08-09, R12-22 |
| Caton, Kevin | #28 | 9 | 8 | R02-10 |
| Clayton, Scott | #40 | 12 | 0 | R02-06, R11-12, R15-17, R20-21 |
| Conlan, Mick | #12 | 7 | 14 | R05-06, R11-15 |
| Dilena, Carl | #2 | 11 | 4 | R01-07, R10, R18, R21-22 |
| Edwards, Bradley | #10 | 6 | 1 | R01, R04-08 |
| Gale, Michael | #7 | 21 | 4 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Harris, Leon | #38 | 8 | 2 | R13-20 |
| Kappler, Darren | #21 | 19 | 8 | R01-02, R04-13, R16-22 |
| Lupson, Dean | #46 | 3 | 0 | R19, R21-22 |
| Lynch, Alastair | #11 | 18 | 26 | R01-07, R09-11, R15-22 |
| Lyon, Ross | #29 | 14 | 13 | R01-12, R20-21 |
| Matera, Wally | #16 | 20 | 22 | R01-07, R09-10, R12-22 |
| McCormack, Brendan | #22 | 15 | 3 | R01, R06-18, R22 |
| McGrath, Craig | #35 | 14 | 6 | R01-03, R06-15, R19 |
| Osborne, Graham | #19 | 5 | 1 | R09, R11-14 |
| Osborne, Richard | #44 | 16 | 68 | R01-08, R13-20 |
| Pekin, Tim | #24 | 14 | 0 | R01-10, R18-19, R21-22 |
| Pert, Gary | #3 | 21 | 2 | R01-08, R10-22 |
| Rendell, Matthew | #9 | 18 | 1 | R01-05, R07, R10-18, R20-22 |
| Roos, Paul | #1 | 20 | 36 | R01-05, R08-22 |
| Rowe, Duane | #20 | 6 | 0 | R15-20 |
| Scott, Mark | #23 | 6 | 16 | R08-13 |
| Stephens, Brett | #33 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Strooper, David | #31 | 9 | 10 | R08-09, R16-22 |
| Thornton, Ross | #4 | 5 | 0 | R10-14 |
| Trewella, Mark | #39 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| Wheildon, Darren | #50 | 6 | 12 | R09-10, R12-15 |
| Woods, Tony | #34 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Wynd, Jim | #8 | 21 | 4 | R01-17, R19-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, Rod | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1989 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 5 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 08/04/1989 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 25 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 15/04/1989 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 10 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 22/04/1989 | Round 4 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 74 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 29/04/1989 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 05/05/1989 | Round 6 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 8 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 13/05/1989 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 81 | Rod Austin | unknown |
| 20/05/1989 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 27/05/1989 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 37 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 03/06/1989 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 53 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 10/06/1989 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 35 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 18/06/1989 | Round 12 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 14 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 24/06/1989 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 28 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 08/07/1989 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 24 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 15/07/1989 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 6 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 23/07/1989 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 41 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 28/07/1989 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 72 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 05/08/1989 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 48 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 12/08/1989 | Round 19 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 32 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 19/08/1989 | Round 20 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 26/08/1989 | Round 21 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | LOSS | BRIB by 13 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |
| 02/09/1989 | Round 22 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 15 | Rod Austin | Paul Roos |