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 fixture Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladderposition Scores () 18.17 (125) 17.21 (123) MCG [A] 24,383 8th () 26.19 (175) 11.14 (80) Kardinia Park [H] 19,939 3rd () 16.21 (117) 9.10 (64) Kardinia Park [H] 27,633 1st () 12.15 (87) 14.15 (99) Western Oval [A] 22,844 2nd () 16.17 (113) 16.16 (112) Princes Park [A] 13,102 5th () 26.15 (171) 25.13 (163) Princes Park [A] 17,430 8th () 35.18 (228) 16.13 (109) Kardinia Park [H] 21,421 6th () 26.23 (179) 6.14 (50) Kardinia Park [H] 17,265 5th () 10.17 (77) 32.19 (211) MCG [A] 24,321 4th () 13.10 (88) 23.16 (154) MCG [A] 65,185 4th () 12.17 (89) 4.11 (35) MCG [H] 87,653 3rd () 2.8 (20) 13.11 (89) MCG [A] 38,128 2nd () 14.19 (103) 16.15 (111) SCG [A] 12,967 2nd () 11.16 (82) 8.10 (58) Kardinia Park [H] 18,407 2nd () 11.11 (77) 22.19 (151) Carrara Oval [A] 18,198 2nd () 17.7 (109) 16.16 (112) Waverley Park [H] 38,865 3rd () 14.20 (104) 19.11 (125) MCG [H] 35,217 4th () 13.12 (90) 17.11 (113) Moorabbin Oval [A] 14,243 3rd () 18.16 (124) 10.14 (74) Kardinia Park [H] 17,046 3rd () 18.18 (126) 12.10 (82) WACA Ground [A] 15,721 3rd () 20.19 (139) 17.15 (117) Kardinia Park [H] 18,025 3rd () 23.24 (162) 12.14 (86) Kardinia Park [H] 20,788 3rd

Ladder

Honours

Milestones Round 6 – Gary Ablett, snr (100 VFL games)

Others Paul Couch won the Brownlow Medal

Notes Key

H ^ Home match. A ^ Away match.

Notes Geelong's scores are indicated in bold font.

References

External links Official website of the Geelong Football Club Official website of the Australian Football League