1989 West Coast Eagles season

December 2017 December 2017 West Coast Eagles 1989 120px West Coast Eagles' home jumper for 1989. Neil Hamilton John Todd Murray Rance Subiaco OvalWACA Ground Panasonic Cup Semi-finals VFL season 11th Finals series N/A Best & Fairest Guy McKenna Peter Sumich (90 goals) 25,664, against , rd. 1 13,118, against , rd. 16 18,691 1988 1990 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. List Player changes In From Out To Stevan Jackson South Fremantle Ross Glendinning retired Don Pyke Claremont Michael O'Connell de-listed Peter Sumich South Fremantle Peter Higgins de-listed Craig Turley West Perth Wally Matera Scott Watters South Fremantle Murray Wrensted Todd Breman Subiaco John Gastev Peter Higgins West Coast EaglesHiggins 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. Alex Ishchenko David Hynes Port Adelaide Kevin Caton Jeremy Crough South Bendigo Mark Zanotti Scott Williamson Wangaratta Darren Bartsch West AdelaideBartsch was drafted by West Coast, but decided to remain in Adelaide, never joining the club. Matt Richardson Warracknabeal Damian Berto St Mary'sBerto was drafted by West Coast, but decided to remain in the Northern Territory, never joining the club. Andrew Geddes Katunga Peter Melesso Claremont Pre-season Trades West Coast traded Alex Ishchenko and Mark Zanotti to the for selections 2 and 44 in the 1988 VFL Draft.AFL Record Guide to Season 2007, p. 398 Draft selections Pre-draft selections 1: Stevan Jackson 2: Don Pyke 3: Peter Sumich 4: Craig Turley 5: Scott Watters 1988 National draft 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 , who went on to win the tournament. Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Venue Attendance 1 Wednesday, 8 February 14.10 (94) 10.8 (68) Won by 26 points Waverley Park 10,085 QF Saturday, 25 February 14.5 (89) 13.10 (88) Won by 1 point Waverley Park 9,605 SF Wednesday, 8 March 7.13 (55) 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) 17.10 (112) Lost by 16 points WACA Ground 25,664 Greg Anderson 2 Sunday, 9 April 2:10pm 11.14 (80) 26.19 (175) Lost by 95 points Kardinia Park 19,939 Paul Couch 3 Sunday, 16 April 2:10pm 11.17 (83) 20.14 (134) Lost by 95 points SCG 11,298 Mark Eustice 4 Sunday, 23 April 2:10pm '10.12 (72) 18.7 (115) Lost by 43 points SCG 18,546 Peter German 5 Sunday, 30 April 2:10pm 19.11 (125) 10.13 (73) Won by 52 points Carrara Stadium 9,694 Dwayne Lamb 6 Friday, 5 May 7:40pm '12.9 (81) 12.17 (89) Lost by 8 points WACA Ground 21,268 Richard Osborne Summary Ladder Ladder WC Citations References Lovett, Michael AFL Record Guide to Season 2007 2007 AFL Publishing 978-0-9758362-7-9 External links 2011 West Coast Eagles Fixtures West Coast Eagles Official AFL Site Official Site of the Australian Football League West Coast Eagles Category:West Coast Eagles seasons Category:1980s in Western Australia