1989 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1989 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Kardinia Park as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Essendon in the qualifying final, defeating Melbourne in the first semi final and defeating Essendon in the preliminary final, Geelong were defeated by Hawthorn in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1989 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
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 |
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 |