1989 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1989 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in thirteenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1989 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
13th (W-D-L: 6-1-15, P%: 87.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athorn, Mark | #20 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Atkins, Simon | #23 | 21 | 12 | R01-08, R10-22 |
| Baxter, Darren | #35 | 14 | 0 | R01-06, R15-22 |
| Beasley, Simon | #18 | 6 | 15 | R04-09 |
| Campbell, Adrian | #3 | 14 | 21 | R01-03, R05, R09-17, R19 |
| Charles, Justin | #17 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| Collins, Darren | #34 | 10 | 16 | R04-05, R10-16, R22 |
| Cousins, Richard | #2 | 17 | 7 | R01-04, R07-08, R10-20 |
| Cullen, Mark | #22 | 7 | 7 | R01-03, R18-21 |
| Davies, Darren | #4 | 7 | 4 | R01-02, R06-07, R12, R18, R22 |
| Eppelstun, Greg | #12 | 14 | 0 | R01-03, R10-14, R17-22 |
| Evans, Tony | #29 | 3 | 1 | R04-05, R12 |
| Fitzpatrick, Lynton | #42 | 3 | 4 | R08-10 |
| Ford, Michael | #45 | 17 | 9 | R01-09, R13-15, R18-22 |
| Foster, Peter | #32 | 19 | 13 | R01-12, R16-22 |
| Georgiades, John | #9 | 9 | 19 | R01-07, R11-12 |
| Hannebery, Matt | #36 | 13 | 4 | R08-16, R18-21 |
| Harrington, Tim | #30 | 10 | 0 | R04-13 |
| Hawkins, Doug | #7 | 20 | 8 | R01-04, R07-22 |
| Hogg, Matthew | #43 | 21 | 2 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Hunter, Mark | #10 | 16 | 0 | R03-07, R11-16, R18-22 |
| James, Ron | #5 | 5 | 2 | R08, R19-22 |
| Kellett, Nigel | #48 | 3 | 0 | R17-18, R22 |
| Kennedy, Rick | #8 | 12 | 5 | R01-05, R09, R13-18 |
| Kolyniuk, Steven | #21 | 3 | 1 | R10-12 |
| Liberatore, Tony | #39 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| MacPherson, Stephen | #27 | 14 | 6 | R01-09, R13-17 |
| McGuinness, Tony | #11 | 22 | 14 | R01-22 |
| McLean, Michael | #51 | 12 | 3 | R03-10, R13-16 |
| Moloney, Troy | #40 | 8 | 2 | R06-11, R13, R21 |
| Nicol, Stuart | #37 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| O'Keeffe, Phillip | #31 | 9 | 19 | R01-03, R16-18, R20-22 |
| Petraglia, Angelo | #38 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Royal, Brian | #33 | 12 | 11 | R06-11, R14-18, R20 |
| Tzatzaris, Zeno | #19 | 4 | 0 | R19-22 |
| Wallace, Terry | #16 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Wallis, Steve | #24 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Wigney, Stuart | #6 | 18 | 1 | R05-22 |
| Williams, Mark | #28 | 8 | 6 | R01-02, R09, R14-17, R22 |
| Wynd, Scott | #15 | 20 | 5 | R01-15, R17, R19-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malthouse, Mick | 22 | 6 | -1- | 15 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1989 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 59 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 08/04/1989 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 68 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 15/04/1989 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 18 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 23/04/1989 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 12 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 29/04/1989 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 11 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 07/05/1989 | Round 6 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | LOSS | BRIB by 8 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 13/05/1989 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 28 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 20/05/1989 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 28/05/1989 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 44 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 03/06/1989 | Round 10 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 32 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 10/06/1989 | Round 11 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 16/06/1989 | Round 12 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 28 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 24/06/1989 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 5 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 09/07/1989 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 48 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 16/07/1989 | Round 15 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 40 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 22/07/1989 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 30/07/1989 | Round 17 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 37 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 06/08/1989 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 28 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 12/08/1989 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 50 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 19/08/1989 | Round 20 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 78 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 26/08/1989 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 75 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
| 02/09/1989 | Round 22 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 15 | Mick Malthouse | Steve Wallis |
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.