1989 VFL season
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[edit] Pre Season
Melbourne 10.16 (76) defeated Geelong 9.13 (67)
[edit] Ladder
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 154. An additional 6 games were played during the finals series.
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn | 19 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 76 |
| 2 | Essendon | 17 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 68 |
| 3 | Geelong | 16 | 6 | 0 | 147 | 64 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 14 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 56 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 13 | 9 | 0 | 113 | 52 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 12 | 10 | 0 | 97 | 48 |
| 7 | Sydney | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100 | 44 |
| 8 | Carlton | 9 | 12 | 1 | 92 | 38 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 9 | 13 | 0 | 90 | 36 |
| 10 | Brisbane | 8 | 14 | 0 | 79 | 32 |
| 11 | West Coast | 7 | 15 | 0 | 87 | 28 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 7 | 15 | 0 | 84 | 28 |
| 13 | Footscray | 6 | 15 | 1 | 87 | 26 |
| 14 | Richmond | 5 | 17 | 0 | 71 | 20 |
[edit] Finals
[edit] Elimination Finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Melbourne Demons | 17.9 (111) | Collingwood Magpies | 13.10 (88) | Waverley Park | 63,062 | Saturday, 9 September |
[edit] Qualifying Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Essendon Bombers | 24.13 (157) | Geelong Cats | 11.15 (81) | MCG | 75,861 | Sunday, 10 September |
[edit] Semi Finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 16.16 (112) | Essendon Bombers | 11.10 (76) | Waverley Park | 66,003 | Saturday, 16 September |
| Geelong Cats | 22.21 (153) | Melbourne Demons | 12.18 (90) | MCG | 69,082 | Sunday, 17 September |
[edit] Preliminary Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Essendon Bombers | 10.10 (70) | Geelong Cats | 24.20 (164) | Waverley Park | 67,892 | Saturday, 23 September |
[edit] Grand Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Hawthorn Hawks | 21.18 (144) | Geelong Cats | 21.12 (138) | MCG | 94,796 | Saturday, 30 September |
[edit] Awards
The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Paul Couch of Geelong.
The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Tim Watson of Essendon.
The Coleman Medal was awarded to Jason Dunstall of Hawthorn.
The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Gary Ablett of Geelong.
The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Richmond.
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