1989 VFLR Season

These are the results for the 1989 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured twenty-two rounds. Carlton Reserves were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the McIntyre Final Five system. Fitzroy Reserves were the premiers, with Robert Shaw as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1989 VFLR Season
Teams: 13
Rounds: 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Matches: 136

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brisbane Bears Reserves Carrara Stadium Mark MacLure
Carlton Reserves Princes Park Rod Ashman
Collingwood Reserves Victoria Park Michael Taylor
Essendon Reserves Windy Hill Merv Keane
Fitzroy Reserves Princes Park Robert Shaw
Footscray Reserves Western Oval
Geelong Reserves Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Reserves Princes Park
Melbourne Reserves MCG Mark Cross
North Melbourne Reserves MCG Laurie Dwyer
Richmond Reserves MCG Emmett Dunne
St Kilda Reserves Moorabbin Oval Gary Colling
Sydney Reserves SCG

Season Results

Premiers: Fitzroy Reserves
Runners-Up: Geelong Reserves
Minor Premiers: Carlton Reserves

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Carlton Reserves 1st 16 -0- 4 64 129.8% 2,312 1,781 345 242 255 251
Geelong Reserves 2nd 15 -0- 5 60 153.7% 2,721 1,770 402 309 255 240
Essendon Reserves 3rd 15 -0- 5 60 125.0% 2,057 1,645 297 275 230 265
Footscray Reserves 4th 13 -0- 7 52 136.0% 2,096 1,541 305 266 223 203
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 13 -0- 7 52 123.8% 2,119 1,711 300 319 244 247
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 12 -0- 8 48 119.1% 2,062 1,731 297 280 245 261
Collingwood Reserves 7th 11 -0- 9 44 115.8% 1,989 1,718 291 243 246 242
Hawthorn Reserves 8th 9 -1- 10 38 93.0% 1,987 2,136 286 271 308 288
Sydney Reserves 9th 9 -0- 11 36 92.3% 1,652 1,790 232 260 253 272
Richmond Reserves 10th 7 -0- 13 28 65.9% 1,561 2,370 225 211 348 282
Melbourne Reserves 11th 4 -0- 16 16 68.5% 1,581 2,307 222 249 340 267
Brisbane Bears Reserves 12th 3 -1- 16 12 76.2% 1,779 2,336 254 255 346 260
St Kilda Reserves 13th 1 -2- 17 6 61.3% 1,708 2,788 242 256 405 358

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Fitzroy Reserves 1st Premiers
Geelong Reserves 2nd Runners-Up
Carlton Reserves 3rd Defeated by Fitzroy Reserves (Preliminary Final)
Essendon Reserves 4th Defeated by Fitzroy Reserves (Semi Final)
Footscray Reserves 5th Defeated by Fitzroy Reserves (Elimination Final)
North Melbourne Reserves 6th Did not qualify for finals
Collingwood Reserves 7th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn Reserves 8th Did not qualify for finals
Sydney Reserves 9th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond Reserves 10th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne Reserves 11th Did not qualify for finals
Brisbane Bears Reserves 12th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Reserves 13th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/04/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Footscray (R) Princes Park 104 - 91
SAT 01/04/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 97 - 126
SAT 01/04/1989 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 68 - 138
SAT 01/04/1989 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) Moorabbin Oval 149 - 94
SUN 02/04/1989 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 84 - 137
SUN 02/04/1989 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Richmond (R) SCG 58 - 65

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Reserves 1st 1 -0- 0 4 202.9% 138 68
Geelong Reserves 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 163.1% 137 84
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 129.9% 126 97
Carlton Reserves 4th 1 -0- 0 4 114.3% 104 91
Richmond Reserves 5th 1 -0- 0 4 112.1% 65 58
St Kilda Reserves 6th 0 -1- 0 0 158.5% 149 94
Sydney Reserves 7th 0 -0- 1 0 89.2% 58 65
Footscray Reserves 8th 0 -0- 1 0 87.5% 91 104
Collingwood Reserves 9th 0 -0- 1 0 77.0% 97 126
Brisbane Bears Reserves 10th 0 -1- 0 0 63.1% 94 149
North Melbourne Reserves 11th 0 -0- 1 0 61.3% 84 137
Melbourne Reserves 12th 0 -0- 1 0 49.3% 68 138

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/04/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 117 - 169
SAT 08/04/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) Windy Hill 136 - 82
SAT 08/04/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 115 - 108
SAT 08/04/1989 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) VFL Park 82 - 130
SAT 08/04/1989 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) Moorabbin Oval 82 - 104
SUN 09/04/1989 11:10 AM Brisbane Bears (R) v Sydney (R) Carrara Stadium 118 - 72

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Reserves 1st 2 -0- 0 8 165.9% 307 185
Carlton Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 120.2% 208 173
Essendon Reserves 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 165.9% 136 82
Geelong Reserves 4th 1 -0- 0 4 163.1% 137 84
Richmond Reserves 5th 1 -0- 1 4 100.0% 173 173
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 1 -0- 1 4 97.7% 214 219
Footscray Reserves 7th 1 -0- 1 4 97.2% 206 212
Brisbane Bears Reserves 8th 1 -1- 0 4 95.9% 212 221
Hawthorn Reserves 9th 1 -0- 1 4 91.6% 208 227
St Kilda Reserves 10th 0 -1- 1 0 116.7% 231 198
Collingwood Reserves 11th 0 -0- 2 0 72.5% 214 295
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 2 0 71.0% 130 183
Melbourne Reserves 13th 0 -0- 2 0 54.7% 150 274

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/04/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) Victoria Park 103 - 59
SAT 15/04/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 88 - 101
SAT 15/04/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 144 - 97
SAT 15/04/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) Western Oval 133 - 104
SAT 15/04/1989 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 61 - 94
SUN 16/04/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) Kardinia Park 107 - 88

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Reserves 1st 3 -0- 0 12 159.9% 451 282
Geelong Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 141.9% 244 172
Richmond Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 114.1% 267 234
Footscray Reserves 4th 2 -0- 1 8 107.3% 339 316
Carlton Reserves 5th 2 -0- 1 8 105.7% 296 280
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 2 -0- 1 8 98.1% 309 315
Essendon Reserves 7th 1 -0- 1 4 122.4% 224 183
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 1 -0- 2 4 90.3% 318 352
Collingwood Reserves 9th 1 -0- 2 4 89.5% 317 354
Brisbane Bears Reserves 10th 1 -1- 1 4 83.6% 271 324
St Kilda Reserves 11th 0 -1- 2 0 95.9% 328 342
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 2 0 71.0% 130 183
Melbourne Reserves 13th 0 -0- 3 0 57.3% 211 368

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 21/04/1989 4:45 PM Melbourne (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) MCG 72 - 128
SAT 22/04/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) Victoria Park 127 - 65
SAT 22/04/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Sydney (R) Princes Park 125 - 86
SAT 22/04/1989 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) Junction Oval 147 - 132
SUN 23/04/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) Western Oval 97 - 101
TUE 25/04/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) Princes Park 131 - 83

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Reserves 1st 4 -0- 0 16 156.5% 576 368
Geelong Reserves 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 128.3% 345 269
Carlton Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 117.6% 427 363
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 3 -0- 1 12 102.0% 456 447
Collingwood Reserves 5th 2 -0- 2 8 106.0% 444 419
Richmond Reserves 6th 2 -0- 2 8 104.7% 399 381
Footscray Reserves 7th 2 -0- 2 8 104.6% 436 417
Brisbane Bears Reserves 8th 2 -1- 1 8 100.8% 399 396
Essendon Reserves 9th 1 -0- 2 4 97.8% 307 314
North Melbourne Reserves 10th 1 -0- 2 4 90.3% 318 352
St Kilda Reserves 11th 0 -1- 3 0 83.8% 393 469
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 3 0 70.1% 216 308
Melbourne Reserves 13th 0 -0- 4 0 57.1% 283 496

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/04/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 138 - 103
SAT 29/04/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) Windy Hill 140 - 127
SAT 29/04/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Geelong (R) Princes Park 207 - 110
SAT 29/04/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Melbourne (R) MCG 134 - 47
SUN 30/04/1989 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 107 - 142
SUN 30/04/1989 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Collingwood (R) SCG 45 - 75

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Reserves 1st 5 -0- 0 20 163.8% 783 478
Carlton Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 121.2% 565 466
Footscray Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 122.8% 570 464
Collingwood Reserves 4th 3 -0- 2 12 111.9% 519 464
Richmond Reserves 5th 3 -0- 2 12 110.9% 541 488
Geelong Reserves 6th 3 -0- 1 12 95.6% 455 476
Hawthorn Reserves 7th 3 -0- 2 12 95.6% 559 585
Essendon Reserves 8th 2 -0- 2 8 101.4% 447 441
Brisbane Bears Reserves 9th 2 -1- 1 8 100.8% 399 396
North Melbourne Reserves 10th 1 -0- 3 4 86.0% 425 494
St Kilda Reserves 11th 0 -1- 4 0 85.4% 520 609
Sydney Reserves 12th 0 -0- 4 0 68.1% 261 383
Melbourne Reserves 13th 0 -0- 5 0 52.4% 330 630

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) VFL Park 137 - 81
SAT 06/05/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 118 - 121
SAT 06/05/1989 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 113 - 68
SAT 06/05/1989 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Sydney (R) Moorabbin Oval 108 - 117
SUN 07/05/1989 11:10 AM Brisbane Bears (R) v Footscray (R) Carrara Stadium 79 - 110
SUN 07/05/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 82 - 94

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Reserves 1st 5 -0- 0 20 163.8% 783 478
Carlton Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 128.3% 702 547
Footscray Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 125.2% 680 543
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 4 -0- 2 16 96.7% 680 703
Collingwood Reserves 5th 3 -0- 3 12 101.7% 587 577
Richmond Reserves 6th 3 -0- 3 12 99.5% 622 625
Geelong Reserves 7th 3 -0- 2 12 96.0% 573 597
Essendon Reserves 8th 2 -0- 3 8 98.9% 529 535
Brisbane Bears Reserves 9th 2 -1- 2 8 94.5% 478 506
North Melbourne Reserves 10th 2 -0- 3 8 90.1% 519 576
Sydney Reserves 11th 1 -0- 4 4 77.0% 378 491
Melbourne Reserves 12th 1 -0- 5 4 63.5% 443 698
St Kilda Reserves 13th 0 -1- 5 0 86.5% 628 726

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/05/1989 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v North Melbourne (R) SCG 85 - 65
SAT 13/05/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) Victoria Park 97 - 109
SAT 13/05/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Hawthorn (R) Princes Park 96 - 160
SAT 13/05/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) Kardinia Park 172 - 73
SAT 13/05/1989 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 113 - 144
SUN 14/05/1989 11:10 AM Brisbane Bears (R) v Essendon (R) Carrara Stadium 102 - 123

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 6 -0- 1 24 128.2% 846 660
Fitzroy Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 137.8% 879 638
Footscray Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 123.3% 789 640
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 5 -0- 2 20 105.1% 840 799
Geelong Reserves 5th 4 -0- 2 16 111.2% 745 670
Essendon Reserves 6th 3 -0- 3 12 102.4% 652 637
Collingwood Reserves 7th 3 -0- 4 12 99.7% 684 686
Richmond Reserves 8th 3 -0- 3 12 99.5% 622 625
Brisbane Bears Reserves 9th 2 -1- 3 8 92.2% 580 629
North Melbourne Reserves 10th 2 -0- 4 8 88.4% 584 661
Sydney Reserves 11th 2 -0- 4 8 83.3% 463 556
Melbourne Reserves 12th 1 -0- 6 4 66.0% 556 842
St Kilda Reserves 13th 0 -1- 6 0 78.1% 701 898

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) VFL Park 86 - 75
SAT 20/05/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) Windy Hill 136 - 101
SAT 20/05/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) Western Oval 124 - 53
SAT 20/05/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) Kardinia Park 125 - 71
SAT 20/05/1989 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Sydney (R) Princes Park 80 - 112
SAT 20/05/1989 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) Moorabbin Oval 61 - 174

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 7 -0- 1 28 126.8% 932 735
Footscray Reserves 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 131.7% 913 693
Fitzroy Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 122.3% 932 762
Geelong Reserves 4th 5 -0- 2 20 117.4% 870 741
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 5 -0- 3 20 101.0% 920 911
Essendon Reserves 6th 4 -0- 3 16 106.8% 788 738
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 3 -0- 4 12 105.0% 758 722
Collingwood Reserves 8th 3 -0- 5 12 98.3% 759 772
Richmond Reserves 9th 3 -0- 4 12 95.0% 723 761
Sydney Reserves 10th 3 -0- 4 12 90.4% 575 636
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 2 -1- 4 8 86.3% 651 754
Melbourne Reserves 12th 1 -0- 6 4 66.0% 556 842
St Kilda Reserves 13th 0 -1- 7 0 71.1% 762 1,072

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/05/1989 4:45 PM North Melbourne (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) MCG 152 - 88
SAT 27/05/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Princes Park 128 - 89
SAT 27/05/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 85 - 100
SAT 27/05/1989 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 72 - 234
SUN 28/05/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) Western Oval 124 - 65
SUN 28/05/1989 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Melbourne (R) SCG 113 - 89

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 8 -0- 1 32 128.6% 1,060 824
Footscray Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 136.8% 1,037 758
Geelong Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 135.8% 1,104 813
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 5 -0- 3 20 114.7% 1,021 890
Essendon Reserves 5th 5 -0- 3 20 107.9% 888 823
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 5 -0- 4 20 95.2% 985 1,035
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 4 -0- 4 16 112.3% 910 810
Sydney Reserves 8th 4 -0- 4 16 94.9% 688 725
Collingwood Reserves 9th 3 -0- 6 12 96.8% 844 872
Richmond Reserves 10th 3 -0- 5 12 79.9% 795 995
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 2 -1- 5 8 81.6% 739 906
Melbourne Reserves 12th 1 -0- 7 4 67.5% 645 955
St Kilda Reserves 13th 0 -1- 7 0 71.1% 762 1,072

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 02/06/1989 4:45 PM Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 85 - 166
SAT 03/06/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) Princes Park 188 - 114
SAT 03/06/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 119 - 102
SAT 03/06/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) Windy Hill 119 - 105
SAT 03/06/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Sydney (R) Western Oval 117 - 24
SAT 03/06/1989 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 123 - 84

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 9 -0- 1 36 133.0% 1,248 938
Footscray Reserves 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 147.6% 1,154 782
Geelong Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 129.4% 1,206 932
Essendon Reserves 4th 6 -0- 3 24 108.5% 1,007 928
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 5 -0- 4 20 120.2% 1,076 895
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 5 -0- 4 20 111.6% 1,126 1,009
Hawthorn Reserves 7th 5 -0- 4 20 95.2% 985 1,035
Collingwood Reserves 8th 4 -0- 6 16 98.9% 963 974
Richmond Reserves 9th 4 -0- 5 16 85.1% 918 1,079
Sydney Reserves 10th 4 -0- 5 16 84.6% 712 842
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 2 -1- 6 8 78.0% 853 1,094
Melbourne Reserves 12th 1 -0- 8 4 65.1% 730 1,121
St Kilda Reserves 13th 0 -1- 8 0 70.8% 846 1,195

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 09/06/1989 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Carlton (R) SCG 73 - 82
SAT 10/06/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v North Melbourne (R) Princes Park 71 - 54
SAT 10/06/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) Western Oval 157 - 27
SAT 10/06/1989 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) MCG 59 - 52
MON 12/06/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 20 - 103
MON 12/06/1989 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) Princes Park 55 - 67

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 10 -0- 1 40 131.6% 1,330 1,011
Footscray Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 162.1% 1,311 809
Geelong Reserves 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 137.5% 1,309 952
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 6 -0- 4 24 112.6% 1,197 1,063
Essendon Reserves 5th 6 -0- 4 24 99.6% 1,027 1,031
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 5 -0- 5 20 117.0% 1,130 966
Hawthorn Reserves 7th 5 -0- 5 20 94.4% 1,040 1,102
Richmond Reserves 8th 5 -0- 5 20 86.4% 977 1,131
Collingwood Reserves 9th 4 -0- 6 16 98.9% 963 974
Sydney Reserves 10th 4 -0- 6 16 85.0% 785 924
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 2 -1- 7 8 78.5% 905 1,153
Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 8 8 67.8% 797 1,176
St Kilda Reserves 13th 0 -1- 9 0 64.6% 873 1,352

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) VFL Park 98 - 58
SAT 17/06/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Sydney (R) Windy Hill 45 - 54
SAT 17/06/1989 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) Junction Oval 65 - 93
SAT 17/06/1989 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) Arden Street Oval 42 - 50
SAT 17/06/1989 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Hawthorn (R) Moorabbin Oval 81 - 81
SUN 18/06/1989 11:10 AM Brisbane Bears (R) v Fitzroy (R) Carrara Stadium 92 - 111

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 11 -0- 1 44 131.1% 1,380 1,053
Footscray Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 162.1% 1,311 809
Geelong Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 137.9% 1,402 1,017
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 7 -0- 4 28 113.2% 1,308 1,155
Essendon Reserves 5th 6 -0- 5 24 98.8% 1,072 1,085
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 5 -1- 5 22 94.8% 1,121 1,183
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 5 -0- 6 20 115.4% 1,172 1,016
Collingwood Reserves 8th 5 -0- 6 20 102.8% 1,061 1,032
Sydney Reserves 9th 5 -0- 6 20 86.6% 839 969
Richmond Reserves 10th 5 -0- 6 20 84.2% 1,035 1,229
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 2 -1- 8 8 78.9% 997 1,264
Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 9 8 67.9% 862 1,269
St Kilda Reserves 13th 0 -2- 9 2 66.6% 954 1,433

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/06/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 45 - 113
SAT 24/06/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) Windy Hill 43 - 36
SAT 24/06/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Richmond (R) Junction Oval 53 - 30
SAT 24/06/1989 4:45 PM Hawthorn (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) VFL Park 95 - 64
SUN 25/06/1989 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Geelong (R) SCG 79 - 141

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 11 -0- 1 44 131.1% 1,380 1,053
Footscray Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 158.1% 1,347 852
Geelong Reserves 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 140.8% 1,543 1,096
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 8 -0- 4 32 114.9% 1,361 1,185
Essendon Reserves 5th 7 -0- 5 28 99.5% 1,115 1,121
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 6 -1- 5 26 97.5% 1,216 1,247
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 6 -0- 6 24 121.1% 1,285 1,061
Collingwood Reserves 8th 5 -0- 7 20 96.6% 1,106 1,145
Richmond Reserves 9th 5 -0- 7 20 83.1% 1,065 1,282
Sydney Reserves 10th 5 -0- 7 20 82.7% 918 1,110
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 2 -1- 9 8 78.1% 1,061 1,359
Melbourne Reserves 12th 2 -0- 9 8 67.9% 862 1,269
St Kilda Reserves 13th 0 -2- 9 2 66.6% 954 1,433

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) VFL Park 53 - 93
SAT 08/07/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Fitzroy (R) Kardinia Park 82 - 52
SAT 08/07/1989 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) Moorabbin Oval 36 - 144
SAT 08/07/1989 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Richmond (R) Lakeside Oval 68 - 70
SUN 09/07/1989 11:10 AM Brisbane Bears (R) v Melbourne (R) Carrara Stadium 92 - 124
SUN 09/07/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Collingwood (R) Western Oval 91 - 47

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 11 -0- 2 44 125.0% 1,433 1,146
Footscray Reserves 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 160.0% 1,438 899
Geelong Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 141.6% 1,625 1,148
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 8 -0- 5 32 111.5% 1,413 1,267
Essendon Reserves 5th 8 -0- 5 32 102.9% 1,208 1,174
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 7 -0- 6 28 130.3% 1,429 1,097
Hawthorn Reserves 7th 6 -1- 5 26 97.5% 1,216 1,247
Richmond Reserves 8th 6 -0- 7 24 84.1% 1,135 1,350
Collingwood Reserves 9th 5 -0- 8 20 93.3% 1,153 1,236
Sydney Reserves 10th 5 -0- 8 20 83.6% 986 1,180
Melbourne Reserves 11th 3 -0- 9 12 72.4% 986 1,361
Brisbane Bears Reserves 12th 2 -1- 10 8 77.7% 1,153 1,483
St Kilda Reserves 13th 0 -2- 10 2 62.8% 990 1,577

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) VFL Park 97 - 98
SAT 15/07/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v St Kilda (R) Lakeside Oval 97 - 64
SAT 15/07/1989 4:45 PM Brisbane Bears (R) v Geelong (R) Carrara Stadium 155 - 141
SUN 16/07/1989 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) Junction Oval 58 - 116
SUN 16/07/1989 11:10 AM Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) MCG 106 - 99
SUN 16/07/1989 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Footscray (R) SCG 110 - 86

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 11 -0- 3 44 123.0% 1,530 1,244
Footscray Reserves 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 151.0% 1,524 1,009
Geelong Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 135.5% 1,766 1,303
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 9 -0- 5 36 113.4% 1,510 1,331
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 8 -0- 6 32 133.8% 1,545 1,155
Essendon Reserves 6th 8 -0- 5 32 102.9% 1,208 1,174
Richmond Reserves 7th 7 -0- 7 28 85.6% 1,241 1,449
Hawthorn Reserves 8th 6 -1- 6 26 97.2% 1,315 1,353
Collingwood Reserves 9th 6 -0- 8 24 93.8% 1,251 1,333
Sydney Reserves 10th 6 -0- 8 24 86.6% 1,096 1,266
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 3 -1- 10 12 80.5% 1,308 1,624
Melbourne Reserves 12th 3 -0- 10 12 70.7% 1,044 1,477
St Kilda Reserves 13th 0 -2- 11 2 63.0% 1,054 1,674

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1989 11:10 AM Brisbane Bears (R) v St Kilda (R) Carrara Stadium 100 - 117
SAT 22/07/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Hawthorn (R) Victoria Park 118 - 58
SAT 22/07/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) Windy Hill 112 - 54
SAT 22/07/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) Western Oval 53 - 46
SAT 22/07/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Melbourne (R) VFL Park 193 - 65
SAT 22/07/1989 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) Arden Street Oval 64 - 51

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Reserves 1st 11 -0- 4 44 149.5% 1,577 1,055
Geelong Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 143.2% 1,959 1,368
Carlton Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 121.5% 1,576 1,297
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 9 -0- 6 36 133.4% 1,609 1,206
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 9 -0- 6 36 111.9% 1,561 1,395
Essendon Reserves 6th 9 -0- 5 36 107.5% 1,320 1,228
Collingwood Reserves 7th 7 -0- 8 28 98.4% 1,369 1,391
Richmond Reserves 8th 7 -0- 8 28 83.0% 1,295 1,561
Hawthorn Reserves 9th 6 -1- 7 26 93.3% 1,373 1,471
Sydney Reserves 10th 6 -0- 8 24 86.6% 1,096 1,266
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 3 -1- 11 12 80.9% 1,408 1,741
Melbourne Reserves 12th 3 -0- 11 12 66.4% 1,109 1,670
St Kilda Reserves 13th 1 -2- 11 6 66.0% 1,171 1,774

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/07/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Melbourne (R) Princes Park 149 - 100
SAT 29/07/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) Victoria Park 141 - 66
SAT 29/07/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Richmond (R) Lakeside Oval 134 - 30
SAT 29/07/1989 11:10 AM North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 160 - 75
SAT 29/07/1989 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Essendon (R) Moorabbin Oval 96 - 168
SUN 30/07/1989 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) SCG 97 - 81

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 12 -0- 4 48 123.5% 1,725 1,397
Footscray Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 149.5% 1,577 1,055
Geelong Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 134.2% 2,025 1,509
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 10 -0- 6 40 138.1% 1,769 1,281
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 10 -0- 6 40 118.9% 1,695 1,425
Essendon Reserves 6th 10 -0- 5 40 112.4% 1,488 1,324
Collingwood Reserves 7th 8 -0- 8 32 103.6% 1,510 1,457
Sydney Reserves 8th 7 -0- 8 28 88.6% 1,193 1,347
Richmond Reserves 9th 7 -0- 9 28 78.2% 1,325 1,695
Hawthorn Reserves 10th 6 -1- 8 26 88.8% 1,448 1,631
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 3 -1- 12 12 81.0% 1,489 1,838
Melbourne Reserves 12th 3 -0- 12 12 66.5% 1,209 1,819
St Kilda Reserves 13th 1 -2- 12 6 65.2% 1,267 1,942

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) VFL Park 114 - 89
SAT 05/08/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Sydney (R) Victoria Park 135 - 64
SAT 05/08/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Melbourne (R) Lakeside Oval 115 - 52
SAT 05/08/1989 11:10 AM St Kilda (R) v Geelong (R) Moorabbin Oval 67 - 135
SUN 06/08/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Essendon (R) Western Oval 67 - 77

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 13 -0- 4 52 123.8% 1,839 1,486
Geelong Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 137.1% 2,160 1,576
Footscray Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 145.2% 1,644 1,132
Fitzroy Reserves 4th 11 -0- 6 44 122.5% 1,810 1,477
Essendon Reserves 5th 11 -0- 5 44 112.5% 1,565 1,391
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 10 -0- 6 40 138.1% 1,769 1,281
Collingwood Reserves 7th 9 -0- 8 36 108.2% 1,645 1,521
Sydney Reserves 8th 7 -0- 9 28 84.8% 1,257 1,482
Richmond Reserves 9th 7 -0- 9 28 78.2% 1,325 1,695
Hawthorn Reserves 10th 6 -1- 9 26 88.1% 1,537 1,745
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 3 -1- 12 12 81.0% 1,489 1,838
Melbourne Reserves 12th 3 -0- 13 12 65.2% 1,261 1,934
St Kilda Reserves 13th 1 -2- 13 6 64.2% 1,334 2,077

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 80 - 93
SAT 12/08/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) Windy Hill 174 - 21
SAT 12/08/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Footscray (R) Kardinia Park 107 - 95
SAT 12/08/1989 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) Junction Oval 73 - 41
SUN 13/08/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) Lakeside Oval 140 - 82
SUN 13/08/1989 11:10 AM Sydney (R) v St Kilda (R) SCG 156 - 83

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 14 -0- 4 56 126.2% 1,979 1,568
Geelong Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 135.7% 2,267 1,671
Essendon Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 123.2% 1,739 1,412
Footscray Reserves 4th 11 -0- 6 44 140.4% 1,739 1,239
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 11 -0- 6 44 136.8% 1,862 1,361
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 11 -0- 6 44 122.5% 1,810 1,477
Collingwood Reserves 7th 9 -0- 9 36 106.9% 1,725 1,614
Sydney Reserves 8th 8 -0- 9 32 90.3% 1,413 1,565
Hawthorn Reserves 9th 7 -1- 9 30 90.1% 1,610 1,786
Richmond Reserves 10th 7 -0- 10 28 76.7% 1,407 1,835
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 3 -1- 13 12 75.0% 1,510 2,012
Melbourne Reserves 12th 3 -0- 14 12 64.9% 1,302 2,007
St Kilda Reserves 13th 1 -2- 14 6 63.5% 1,417 2,233

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/08/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v St Kilda (R) Princes Park 203 - 105
SAT 19/08/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) VFL Park 96 - 58
SAT 19/08/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) Windy Hill 127 - 91
SAT 19/08/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) Western Oval 122 - 60
SAT 19/08/1989 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) Junction Oval 54 - 128
SUN 20/08/1989 11:10 AM Brisbane Bears (R) v Hawthorn (R) Carrara Stadium 95 - 119

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 15 -0- 4 60 130.4% 2,182 1,673
Geelong Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 135.7% 2,267 1,671
Essendon Reserves 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 124.2% 1,866 1,503
Footscray Reserves 4th 12 -0- 6 48 143.3% 1,861 1,299
North Melbourne Reserves 5th 11 -0- 7 44 131.3% 1,953 1,488
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 11 -0- 7 44 118.8% 1,868 1,573
Collingwood Reserves 7th 10 -0- 9 40 108.9% 1,821 1,672
Sydney Reserves 8th 9 -0- 9 36 95.2% 1,541 1,619
Hawthorn Reserves 9th 8 -1- 9 34 91.9% 1,729 1,881
Richmond Reserves 10th 7 -0- 11 28 75.0% 1,467 1,957
Brisbane Bears Reserves 11th 3 -1- 14 12 75.3% 1,605 2,131
Melbourne Reserves 12th 3 -0- 15 12 63.5% 1,356 2,135
St Kilda Reserves 13th 1 -2- 15 6 62.5% 1,522 2,436

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/08/1989 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Essendon (R) SCG 77 - 113
SAT 26/08/1989 11:10 AM Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) Victoria Park 168 - 46
SAT 26/08/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Brisbane Bears (R) VFL Park 75 - 66
SAT 26/08/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) Western Oval 163 - 66
SAT 26/08/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v North Melbourne (R) Kardinia Park 209 - 51
SAT 26/08/1989 11:10 AM Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) Junction Oval 160 - 94

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 15 -0- 4 60 130.4% 2,182 1,673
Geelong Reserves 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 143.8% 2,476 1,722
Essendon Reserves 3rd 14 -0- 5 56 125.3% 1,979 1,580
Footscray Reserves 4th 13 -0- 6 52 148.3% 2,024 1,365
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 12 -0- 7 48 118.5% 1,943 1,639
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 11 -0- 8 44 118.1% 2,004 1,697
Collingwood Reserves 7th 11 -0- 9 44 115.8% 1,989 1,718
Sydney Reserves 8th 9 -0- 10 36 93.4% 1,618 1,732
Hawthorn Reserves 9th 8 -1- 10 34 87.8% 1,795 2,044
Richmond Reserves 10th 7 -0- 12 28 71.2% 1,513 2,125
Melbourne Reserves 11th 4 -0- 15 16 68.0% 1,516 2,229
Brisbane Bears Reserves 12th 3 -1- 15 12 75.7% 1,671 2,206
St Kilda Reserves 13th 1 -2- 16 6 62.2% 1,616 2,596

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/09/1989 4:45 PM North Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) Arden Street Oval 58 - 34
SAT 02/09/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) Junction Oval 78 - 65
SAT 02/09/1989 11:10 AM Fitzroy (R) v Footscray (R) Princes Park 176 - 72
SAT 02/09/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) Kardinia Park 245 - 48
SAT 02/09/1989 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) VFL Park 192 - 92
SUN 03/09/1989 11:10 AM Brisbane Bears (R) v Carlton (R) Carrara Stadium 108 - 130

Round 22 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Reserves 1st 16 -0- 4 64 129.8% 2,312 1,781
Geelong Reserves 2nd 15 -0- 5 60 153.7% 2,721 1,770
Essendon Reserves 3rd 15 -0- 5 60 125.0% 2,057 1,645
Footscray Reserves 4th 13 -0- 7 52 136.0% 2,096 1,541
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 13 -0- 7 52 123.8% 2,119 1,711
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 12 -0- 8 48 119.1% 2,062 1,731
Collingwood Reserves 7th 11 -0- 9 44 115.8% 1,989 1,718
Hawthorn Reserves 8th 9 -1- 10 38 93.0% 1,987 2,136
Sydney Reserves 9th 9 -0- 11 36 92.3% 1,652 1,790
Richmond Reserves 10th 7 -0- 13 28 65.9% 1,561 2,370
Melbourne Reserves 11th 4 -0- 16 16 68.5% 1,581 2,307
Brisbane Bears Reserves 12th 3 -1- 16 12 76.2% 1,779 2,336
St Kilda Reserves 13th 1 -2- 17 6 61.3% 1,708 2,788

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1989 11:10 AM Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) VFL Park 46 - 104

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 10/09/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 106 - 80

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/09/1989 11:10 AM Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) VFL Park 59 - 66
SUN 17/09/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 88 - 115

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/09/1989 11:10 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) VFL Park 81 - 112

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/09/1989 11:10 AM Geelong (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 112 - 114