1989 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1989 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in thirteenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1989 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |