1989 Geelong Football Club season

December 2017 December 2017 Geelong Football Club 1989 Ron Hovey Malcolm Blight(1st season) Damian Bourke(3rd season) Kardinia Park Panasonic Cup 2nd VFL season 3rd 1989 VFL finals series Runner-up Best and Fairest Paul Couch Gary Ablett (89) TBA 1988 1990 The 1989 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 118th season of senior competition in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club entered the 1989 season proper after falling 9 points short of Melbourne in the 1989 Panasonic Cup, the league's pre-season grand final. Under new coach Malcolm Blight, the Cats played attractive attacking football, scoring a combined total of 2916 points during the home-and-away season to break 's record set in 1987 (2846 points). The Cats made it to their first Grand Final since 1967, but they ultimately fell six points short to in one of the all-time classic Grand Finals. Season summary Regular season + Geelong's 1989 VFL season fixture2017 Geelong Cats Season Fixtures http://www.geelongcats.com.au/ticketing/fixture Geelong Cats 17 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170218074018/http://www.geelongcats.com.au/ticketing/fixture 18 February 2017 dead Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladderposition ScoresNote1 a a 1 1989-04-02 Sunday, 2 April (2:10 pm) 18.17 (125) 17.21 (123) Lost by 2 points MCG ref_A[A] 24,383 8th 2 1989-04-09 Sunday, 9 April (2:10 pm) 26.19 (175) 11.14 (80) Won by 95 points Kardinia Park ref_H[H] 19,939 3rd 3 1989-04-16 Sunday, 16 April (2:10 pm) 16.21 (117) 9.10 (64) Won by 53 points Kardinia Park ref_H[H] 27,633 1st 4 1989-04-23 Sunday, 23 April (2:10 pm) 12.15 (87) 14.15 (99) Won by 12 points Western Oval ref_A[A] 22,844 2nd 5 1989-04-29 Saturday, 29 April (2:10 pm) 16.17 (113) 16.16 (112) Lost by 1 point Princes Park ref_A[A] 13,102 5th 6 2017-05-06 Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) 26.15 (171) 25.13 (163) Lost by 8 points Princes Park ref_A[A] 17,430 8th 7 1989-05-13 Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) 35.18 (228) 16.13 (109) Won by 119 points Kardinia Park ref_H[H] 21,421 6th 8 1989-05-20 Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) 26.23 (179) 6.14 (50) Won by 129 points Kardinia Park ref_H[H] 17,265 5th 9 1989-05-27 Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) 10.17 (77) 32.19 (211) Won by 134 points MCG ref_A[A] 24,321 4th 10 1989-06-25 Thursday, 25 May (7:20 pm) 13.10 (88) 23.16 (154) Won by 66 points MCG ref_A[A] 65,185 4th 11 1989-06-12 Monday, 12 June (2:10 pm) 12.17 (89) 4.11 (35) Won by 54 points MCG ref_H[H] 87,653 3rd 12 1989-06-17 Saturday, 17 June (2:10 pm) 2.8 (20) 13.11 (89) Won by 69 points MCG ref_A[A] 38,128 2nd 13 1989-06-25 Sunday, 25 June (2:10 pm) 14.19 (103) 16.15 (111) Won by 13 points SCG ref_A[A] 12,967 2nd 14 1989-07-08 Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) 11.16 (82) 8.10 (58) Won by 24 points Kardinia Park ref_H[H] 18,407 2nd 15 1989-07-15 Saturday, 15 July (7:40 pm) 11.11 (77) 22.19 (151) Won by 74 points Carrara Oval ref_A[A] 18,198 2nd 16 1989-07-22 Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm) 17.7 (109) 16.16 (112) Lost by 3 points Waverley Park ref_H[H] 38,865 3rd 17 1989-07-29 Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) 14.20 (104) 19.11 (125) Lost by 21 points MCG ref_H[H] 35,217 4th 18 1989-08-05 Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm) 13.12 (90) 17.11 (113) Won by 23 points Moorabbin Oval ref_A[A] 14,243 3rd 19 1989-08-12 Saturday, 12 August (2:10 pm) 18.16 (124) 10.14 (74) Won by 50 points Kardinia Park ref_H[H] 17,046 3rd 20 1989-08-18 Friday, 18 August (7:40 pm) 18.18 (126) 12.10 (82) Lost by 44 points WACA Ground ref_A[A] 15,721 3rd 21 1989-08-26 Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) 20.19 (139) 17.15 (117) Won by 22 points Kardinia Park ref_H[H] 18,025 3rd 22 1989-09-02 Saturday, 2 September (2:10 pm) 23.24 (162) 12.14 (86) Won by 76 points Kardinia Park ref_H[H] 20,788 3rd Ladder Ladder Gee Honours Milestones Round 6 – Gary Ablett, snr (100 VFL games) Others Paul Couch won the Brownlow Medal Notes Key H endnote_H^ Home match. A endnote_A^ Away match. Notes Note1 a aGeelong's scores are indicated in bold font. References External links Official website of the Geelong Football Club Official website of the Australian Football League 1989 Geelong Football Club Category:1980s in Victoria (state)