1989 VFL Season: Geelong
Season Team Details
Competition:
1989 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 146.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Gary | #5 | 23 | 87 | R01-12, R16-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Bairstow, Mark | #3 | 25 | 25 | R01-07, R09-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Bews, Andrew | #27 | 26 | 21 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Bos, Mark | #24 | 26 | 3 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Bourke, Damian | #30 | 20 | 3 | R02-03, R05-16, R21-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Bourke, Tim | #31 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Brownless, Bill | #16 | 26 | 46 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Bruns, Neville | #19 | 19 | 10 | R07-14, R16-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Cameron, David | #36 | 8 | 12 | R01-05, SF, PF, GF |
| Cameron, Gary | #13 | 5 | 3 | R18-22 |
| Couch, Paul | #7 | 26 | 23 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Darcy, Tim | #28 | 21 | 2 | R06-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Denham, Sean | #18 | 6 | 3 | R01-06 |
| Drum, Damian | #29 | 3 | 0 | QF, SF, PF |
| Exell, Gavin | #17 | 17 | 63 | R04-15, R18-19, R21-22, QF |
| Flanigan, Darren | #14 | 14 | 4 | R03-05, R12, R17-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Fletcher, Adrian | #4 | 8 | 5 | R08, R14-20 |
| Hamilton, Shane | #25 | 6 | 14 | R15, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Hinkley, Ken | #39 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Hocking, Garry | #32 | 26 | 24 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Hocking, Steve | #1 | 26 | 2 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Kol, Michael | #37 | 3 | 0 | R06, R19-20 |
| Lindner, Bruce | #2 | 18 | 27 | R07-17, R20-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Malakellis, Spiro | #12 | 14 | 5 | R07-17, SF, PF, GF |
| McCrabb, Austin | #38 | 8 | 0 | R01-04, R17-20 |
| Morgan, Darren | #11 | 21 | 14 | R01-18, R21-22, QF |
| Rogers, Andrew | #20 | 16 | 2 | R06-21 |
| Russell, Dwayne | #6 | 7 | 10 | R01-05, R08, R13 |
| Schulze, Michael | #23 | 26 | 4 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Scott, Robert | #8 | 23 | 42 | R01-21, PF, GF |
| Sterrett, Ray | #9 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Stoneham, Barry | #26 | 26 | 39 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Troy, Darren | #10 | 6 | 2 | R01-06 |
| Yeates, Mark | #21 | 18 | 8 | R01-07, R09-11, R13-16, R22, QF, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blight, Malcolm | 26 | 18 | -0- | 8 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Spiro Malakellis | Tim Darcy | Mark Bos |
| Half-Back: | Bruce Lindner | Michael Schulze | Steve Hocking |
| Centre: | Garry Hocking | Paul Couch | Neville Bruns |
| Half-Forward: | Gary Ablett | Barry Stoneham | Mark Yeates |
| Forward: | Robert Scott | Bill Brownless | David Cameron |
| Follower: | Damian Bourke | Mark Bairstow | Andrew Bews |
| Interchange: | Gavin Exell | Darren Morgan |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 26 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1989 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 2 | Malcolm Blight | unknown |
| 09/04/1989 | Round 2 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 95 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 16/04/1989 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 53 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 23/04/1989 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 12 | Malcolm Blight | unknown |
| 29/04/1989 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 06/05/1989 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 8 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 13/05/1989 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 119 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 20/05/1989 | Round 8 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 129 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 27/05/1989 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 134 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 03/06/1989 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 66 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 12/06/1989 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 54 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 17/06/1989 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 69 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 25/06/1989 | Round 13 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 8 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 08/07/1989 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 24 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 15/07/1989 | Round 15 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 74 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 22/07/1989 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 3 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 29/07/1989 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 21 | Malcolm Blight | unknown |
| 05/08/1989 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 23 | Malcolm Blight | unknown |
| 12/08/1989 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 50 | Malcolm Blight | unknown |
| 18/08/1989 | Round 20 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 44 | Malcolm Blight | unknown |
| 26/08/1989 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 22 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 02/09/1989 | Round 22 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 76 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 10/09/1989 | Qualifying Final | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 76 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 17/09/1989 | Semi Final | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 63 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 23/09/1989 | Preliminary Final | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 94 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |
| 30/09/1989 | Grand Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 6 | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke |