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1989 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1989 season
PresidentTrevor Coote
CoachAllan Jeans
Captain(s)Michael Tuck
Home groundPrinces Park
VFL season19–3 (1st)
Finals seriesPremiers
(Defeated Geelong 144–138)
Best and FairestJason Dunstall
Leading goalkickerJason Dunstall (138)
Highest home attendance94,796 (Grand Final vs. Geelong)
Lowest home attendance6,292 (Round 13 vs. Brisbane Bears)
Average home attendance27,390

The 1989 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 65th season in the Victorian Football League and 88th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers

Fixture

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Premiership season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 1 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 13.15 (93) 11.17 (83) Lost by 10 points VFL Park (A) 50,287 0–1
2 Saturday, 8 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 11.6 (72) 21.15 (141) Won by 69 points VFL Park (A) 18,939 1–1
3 Saturday, 15 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 20.15 (135) 13.13 (91) Won by 44 points Princes Park (H) 23,922 2–1
4 Tuesday, 25 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 9.12 (66) 15.20 (110) Won by 44 points VFL Park (A) 41,347 3–1
5 Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) Carlton 18.17 (125) 10.11 (71) Won by 54 points VFL Park (H) 31,827 4–1
6 Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 26.15 (171) 25.13 (163) Won by 8 points Princes Park (H) 17,430 5–1
7 Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 25.15 (165) 13.6 (84) Won by 81 points Princes Park (H) 16,316 6–1
8 Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) Sydney 22.25 (157) 12.11 (83) Won by 74 points Princes Park (H) 13,148 7–1
9 Sunday, 28 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 10.13 (73) 17.15 (117) Won by 44 points Western Oval (A) 16,437 8–1
10 Sunday, 4 June (2:10 pm) West Coast 15.15 (105) 16.14 (110) Won by 5 points Subiaco Oval (A) 20,219 9–1
11 Monday, 12 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 8.6 (54) 10.9 (69) Lost by 15 points Princes Park (H) 21,396 9–2
12 Saturday, 17 June (2:10 pm) St Kilda 8.6 (54) 10.12 (72) Won by 18 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 18,124 10–2
13 Friday, 23 June (7:40 pm) Brisbane Bears 15.16 (106) 4.11 (35) Won by 71 points VFL Park (H) 6,292 11–2
14 Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) West Coast 19.27 (141) 6.14 (50) Won by 91 points Princes Park (H) 7,894 12–2
15 Sunday, 16 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.14 (104) 22.10 (142) Won by 38 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 17,894 13–2
16 Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 21.11 (137) 11.11 (77) Won by 60 points Princes Park (H) 21,487 14–2
17 Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.24 (78) 23.16 (154) Won by 76 points VFL Park (A) 15,523 15–2
18 Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 14.6 (90) 14.11 (95) Won by 5 points VFL Park (A) 33,615 16–2
19 Saturday, 12 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 9.9 (63) 12.15 (87) Won by 24 points VFL Park (A) 28,117 17–2
20 Sunday, 20 August (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 12.5 (77) 9.7 (61) Lost by 16 points Carrara Stadium (A) 9,093 17–3
21 Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 19.20 (134) 8.11 (59) Won by 75 points Princes Park (H) 10,022 18–3
22 Saturday, 2 September (2:10 pm) St Kilda 28.13 (181) 13.13 (91) Won by 90 points VFL Park (H) 25,532 19–3
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Finals series

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
2nd semi-final Saturday, 16 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 16.16 (112) 11.10 (76) Won by 36 points VFL Park (H) 66,003
Grand Final Saturday, 30 September (2:50 pm) Geelong 21.18 (144) 21.12 (138) Won by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 94,796
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Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Hawthorn (P) 22 19 3 0 2678 1748 153.2 76
2 Essendon 22 17 5 0 2240 1705 131.4 68
3 Geelong 22 16 6 0 2916 1987 146.8 64
4 Melbourne 22 14 8 0 1876 1944 96.5 56
5 Collingwood 22 13 9 0 2216 1964 112.8 52
6 Fitzroy 22 12 10 0 2069 2125 97.4 48
7 Sydney 22 11 11 0 1959 1958 100.1 44
8 Carlton 22 9 12 1 1921 2079 92.4 38
9 North Melbourne 22 9 13 0 2061 2301 89.6 36
10 Brisbane Bears 22 8 14 0 1792 2274 78.8 32
11 West Coast 22 7 15 0 1948 2247 86.7 28
12 St Kilda 22 7 15 0 2108 2502 84.3 28
13 Footscray 22 6 15 1 1614 1855 87.0 26
14 Richmond 22 5 17 0 1725 2434 70.9 20

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 94.6
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFL Tables - 1989 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.