1989 Panasonic Cup (Australian rules football)

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1989 Panasonic Cup
AFL pre-season competition
Season1989
Teams14
WinnersMelbourne (1st title)
Matches played13
Attendance195,090 (average 15,007 per match)

The 1989 VFL Panasonic Cup was the Victorian Football League Pre-season Cup competition played in its entirety before the Victorian Football League's 1989 Premiership Season began. It culminated the final in March 1989.

Games[edit]

1st Round[edit]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
St Kilda 10.8 (68) West Coast 14.10 (94) VFL Park 10,085 Wednesday 8 February
Melbourne 8.15 (63) Sydney 6.11 (47) VFL Park 11,554 Saturday 11 February
Fitzroy 17.18 (120) Richmond 12.8 (80) VFL Park 8,670 Sunday 12 February
Carlton 12.7 (79) North Melbourne 10.14 (74) VFL Park 9,494 Wednesday 15 February
Collingwood 9.12 (66) Footscray 9.13 (67) VFL Park 21,158 Saturday 18 February
Essendon 15.14 (104) Brisbane 10.3 (63) VFL Park 8,496 Wednesday 22 February

Quarter-finals[edit]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Hawthorn 13.10 (88) West Coast 14.5 (89) VFL Park 9,605 Saturday 25 February
Fitzroy 9.16 (70) Melbourne 10.13 (73) VFL Park 6,695 Sunday 26 February
Carlton 14.11 (95) Footscray 8.14 (62) VFL Park 9,801 Wednesday 1 March
Essendon 6.8 (44) Geelong 16.14 (110) VFL Park 20,105 Saturday 4 March

Semi-finals[edit]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Melbourne 7.13 (55) West Coast 6.18 (54) VFL Park 7,185 Wednesday 8 March
Carlton 5.9 (39) Geelong 16.16 (112) VFL Park 23,522 Saturday 11 March

Final[edit]

Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd Date
Geelong 9.13 (67) Melbourne 10.16 (76) VFL Park 48,729 Saturday 18 March

Finals Standings[edit]

1989 Panasonic Cup
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Melbourne 4 4 0 0 267 238 112.2 16 Premiers
2 Geelong 4 3 1 0 289 159 181.8 12 Grand Final
3 West Coast 3 2 1 0 237 211 112.3 8
4 Carlton 3 2 1 0 213 248 85.9 8
5 Fitzroy 2 1 1 0 190 153 124.2 4
6 Hawthorn 2 1 1 0 88 89 98.9 4
7 Essendon 2 1 1 0 148 173 85.5 4
8 Footscray 2 1 1 0 129 161 80.1 4
9 Collingwood 1 0 1 0 66 67 98.5 0
10 North Melbourne 1 0 1 0 74 79 93.7 0
11 Sydney 1 0 1 0 47 63 74.6 0
12 St Kilda 1 0 1 0 68 94 72.3 0
13 Richmond 1 0 1 0 80 120 66.7 0
14 Brisbane Bears 0 0 0 0 63 104 60.6 0
Source: NAB Cup AFL Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
  • Hawthorn and Geelong were given a bye through to the Quarter Finals (listed as a win).

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