1989 VFL Grand Final
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The 1989 Victorian Football League Grand Final was held on 30 September 1989 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was contested between Hawthorn and Geelong and is regarded as one of the greatest Grand Finals of all time.[1]It was a physical game right from the start when Geelong's Mark Yeates ran through Dermott Brereton at the opening bounce, bruising Brereton's kidney and causing internal bleeding. In a courageous display, Brereton refused to leave the ground and marked and goaled several minutes later to stem Geelong's attempt to establish superiority. Later heavy clashes would see John Platten concussed and Robert DiPierdomenico suffer broken ribs and a punctured lung. Despite a Grand Final record nine goals from Geelong champion Gary Ablett, Hawthorn held on to win by six points.
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[edit] Teams
| 1989 Geelong Grand Final Team | |||
| B: | Spiro Malakellis | Tim Darcy | Mark Bos |
| HB: | Bruce Lindner | Michael Schulze | Steven Hocking |
| C: | Garry Hocking | Paul Couch | Neville Bruns |
| HF: | Gary Ablett | Barry Stoneham | Mark Yeates |
| F: | Robert Scott | Bill Brownless | David Cameron |
| Foll: | Damian Bourke (c) | Mark Bairstow | Andrew Bews |
| Int: | Darren Flanigan | Shane Hamilton | |
| Coach: | Malcolm Blight | ||
[edit] Result
| Hawthorn vs Geelong | ||||
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| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final |
| Hawthorn | 8.4 (54) | 12.9 (81) | 18.13 (121) | 21.18 (144) |
| Geelong | 2.0 (12) | 7.2 (44) | 13.7 (85) | 21.12 (138) |
| Venue: | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |||
| Date: | September 30, 1989 – 2:30PM AEST | |||
| Attendance: | 94,796 | |||
| Umpires: | Sheehan, Carey | |||
| Goal scorers: | Hawthorn | 4: Dunstall, Anderson, Buckenara 3: Brereton, Curran 1: DiPierdomenico, Wittman, Morrissey. |
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| Geelong | 9: Ablett 2: Brownless, Stoneham, Hamilton, Cameron 1: Bews, Bairstow, Bruns, Flanigan. |
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| Best: | Hawthorn | Pritchard, Anderson, Collins, Buckenara, Mew, Brereton, Tuck. | ||
| Geelong | Ablett, Lindner, Flanigan, Hamilton, Yeates, Bews, Couch. | |||
| Reports: | Robert Dipierdomenico | |||
| Injuries: | Brereton(concussion), DiPierdomenico(broken ribs), Ayres, Platten(concussion), Tuck, Pritchard, Maginness. | |||
| Coin toss winner: | Damian Bourke | |||
| Norm Smith Medal: | Gary Ablett, Geelong | |||
| Australian television broadcaster: | Seven Network | |||
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Final scores from AFL Tables
- Video footage
- Hawthorn Website
- Dermott Brereton Toyota Commercial
- Summary on fullpointsfooty.net
- AFL Website
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