1989 West Coast Eagles season

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.

West Coast Eagles
1989 season
PresidentNeil Hamilton
CoachJohn Todd
Captain(s)Murray Rance
Home groundSubiaco Oval
WACA Ground
Panasonic CupSemi-finals
VFL season11th
Finals seriesN/A
Best & FairestGuy McKenna
Leading goalkickerPeter Sumich (90 goals)
Highest home attendance25,664, against Essendon, rd. 1
Lowest home attendance13,118, against Sydney, rd. 16
Average home attendance18,691

List

Player changes

InFromOutTo
Stevan JacksonSouth FremantleRoss Glendinningretired
Don PykeClaremontMichael O'Connellde-listed
Peter SumichSouth FremantlePeter Higginsde-listed
Craig TurleyWest PerthWally MateraFitzroy
Scott WattersSouth FremantleMurray WrenstedCollingwood
Todd BremanSubiacoJohn GastevBrisbane Bears
Peter HigginsWest Coast Eagles[n 1]Alex IshchenkoBrisbane Bears
David HynesPort AdelaideKevin CatonFitzroy
Jeremy CroughSouth BendigoMark ZanottiBrisbane Bears
Scott WilliamsonWangaratta
Darren BartschWest Adelaide[n 2]
Matt RichardsonWarracknabeal
Damian BertoSt Mary's[n 3]
Andrew GeddesKatunga
Peter MelessoClaremont
  1. Higgins 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.
  2. Bartsch was drafted by West Coast, but decided to remain in Adelaide, never joining the club.
  3. Berto was drafted by West Coast, but decided to remain in the Northern Territory, never joining the club.

Pre-season

Trades

West Coast traded Alex Ishchenko and Mark Zanotti to the Brisbane Bears for selections 2 and 44 in the 1988 VFL Draft.[1]

Draft selections

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