1989 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club
1989 season
President	Trevor Coote
Coach	Allan Jeans
Captain(s)	Michael Tuck
Home ground	Princes Park
VFL season	19–3 (1st)
Finals series	Premiers; (Defeated Geelong 144–138)
Best and Fairest	Jason Dunstall
Leading goalkicker	Jason Dunstall (138)
Highest home attendance	94,796 (Grand Final vs. Geelong)
Lowest home attendance	6,292 (Round 13 vs. Brisbane Bears)
Average home attendance	27,390
← 1988	1990 (AFL) →

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

Premiership season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Record
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

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance
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

(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

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

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