1989 West Coast Eagles season
The 1989 season was the West Coast Eagles' 3rd season in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The Eagles finished 11th out of 14 teams, the poorest performance of the club's three seasons to date.
| 1989 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Neil Hamilton | ||
| Coach | John Todd | ||
| Captain(s) | Murray Rance | ||
| Home ground | Subiaco Oval WACA Ground | ||
| Panasonic Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| VFL season | 11th | ||
| Finals series | N/A | ||
| Best & Fairest | Guy McKenna | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Peter Sumich (90 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,664, against Essendon, rd. 1 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,118, against Sydney, rd. 16 | ||
| Average home attendance | 18,691 | ||
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List
Player changes
- Higgins was de-listed at the end of the 1988 season, but was re-drafted by the Eagles with pick #10 in the 1988 VFL Draft.
- Bartsch was drafted by West Coast, but decided to remain in Adelaide, never joining the club.
- Berto was drafted by West Coast, but decided to remain in the Northern Territory, never joining the club.
Pre-season
Trades
West Coast traded Alex Ishchenko and Mark Zanotti to the Brisbane Bears for selections 2 and 44 in the 1988 VFL Draft.[1]
Draft selections
Pre-draft selections
- 1: Stevan Jackson
- 2: Don Pyke
- 3: Peter Sumich
- 4: Craig Turley
- 5: Scott Watters
- 2: Todd Breman
- 10: Peter Higgins (re-drafted)
- 24: David Hynes
- 38: Jeremy Crough
- 44: Scott Williamson
- 52: Darren Bartsch
- 66: Matt Richardson
- 80: Damian Berto
- 94: Andrew Geddes
- 108: Peter Melesso
1989 pre-season draft
- 10: Shane Cable
- 24: Clinton Browning
- 38: Shane Ellis
- 52: Richard Geary
Panasonic Cup
The 1989 Panasonic Cup was played in a knock-out format. Matches were played during the months of February and March, before the regular season started. All matches were held at Waverley Park, in Mulgrave, Victoria. West Coast progressed to the semi-finals of the competition before being eliminated by Melbourne, who went on to win the tournament.
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday, 8 February | 14.10 (94) | St Kilda | 10.8 (68) | Won by 26 points | Waverley Park | 10,085 |
| QF | Saturday, 25 February | 14.5 (89) | Hawthorn | 13.10 (88) | Won by 1 point | Waverley Park | 9,605 |
| SF | Wednesday, 8 March | 7.13 (55) | Melbourne | 6.18 (54) | Lost by 1 point | Waverley Park | 7,185 |
Regular season
Home team's score listed in bold
Best on ground refers to the player who was awarded three votes in the Brownlow Medal
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Venue | Attendance | Best on ground | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday, 31 March 7:40pm | 14.12 (96) | Essendon | 17.10 (112) | Lost by 16 points | WACA Ground | 25,664 | Greg Anderson | Essendon |
| 2 | Sunday, 9 April 2:10pm | 11.14 (80) | Geelong | 26.19 (175) | Lost by 95 points | Kardinia Park | 19,939 | Paul Couch | Geelong |
| 3 | Sunday, 16 April 2:10pm | 11.17 (83) | Sydney | 20.14 (134) | Lost by 95 points | SCG | 11,298 | Mark Eustice | Sydney |
| 4 | Sunday, 23 April 2:10pm | '10.12 (72) | North Melbourne | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 43 points | SCG | 18,546 | Peter German | North Melbourne |
| 5 | Sunday, 30 April 2:10pm | 19.11 (125) | Brisbane Bears | 10.13 (73) | Won by 52 points | Carrara Stadium | 9,694 | Dwayne Lamb | West Coast |
| 6 | Friday, 5 May 7:40pm | '12.9 (81) | Fitzroy | 12.17 (89) | Lost by 8 points | WACA Ground | 21,268 | Richard Osborne | Fitzroy |
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
Citations
- AFL Record Guide to Season 2007, p. 398
References
- Lovett, Michael, ed. (2007). AFL Record Guide to Season 2007. AFL Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9758362-7-9.