Grand final of the 1989 Victorian Football League season
1989 VFL Grand final
Hawthorn
Geelong
21.18 (144)
21.12 (138)
1
2
3
4
HAW
8.4 (52)
12.9 (81)
18.13 (121)
21.18 (144)
GEE
2.0 (12)
7.2 (44)
13.7 (85)
21.12 (138)
Date
30 September 1989
Stadium
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Attendance
94,796
Favourite
Hawthorn
Ceremonies
National anthem
John Farnham
Accolades
Norm Smith Medallist
Gary Ablett Sr. Geelong
Jock McHale Medallist
Allan Jeans
Broadcast in Australia
Network
Seven Network
Commentators
Sandy Roberts (host) Dennis Cometti (commentator) Ian Robertson (commentator) Don Scott (expert commentator) Bernie Quinlan (boundary rider) Michael Roberts (boundary rider) Peter McKenna (analyst) Ross Glendinning (analyst)
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The 1989 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and the Geelong Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 30 September 1989. It was the 93rd annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1989 VFL season. The match, attended by 94,796 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 6 points, marking that club's eighth premiership victory. It is regarded as one of the greatest grand finals of all time, noted for its high scoring, close winning margin, extreme physical toughness, and the courage and on-field heroics displayed by its injured players.[1][2][3][4]
^The sweet agony of brave, gallant, heroic defeat :: ABC Sport
^"Your Moment of the Match... from the '89 GF". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^Dermott Brereton Amazing Courage 1989 VFL/AFL Grand Final, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 30 September 2021
^"Robert DiPierdomenico". hawthornfc.com.au. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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