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.
| 1989 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Neil Hamilton | ||
| Coach | John Todd | ||
| Captain(s) | Murray Rance | ||
| Home ground | Subiaco Oval WACA Ground | ||
| Panasonic Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| VFL season | 11th | ||
| Finals series | N/A | ||
| Best & Fairest | Guy McKenna | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Peter Sumich (90 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,664, against Essendon, rd. 1 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,118, against Sydney, rd. 16 | ||
| Average home attendance | 18,691 | ||
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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 | Fitzroy |
| Scott Watters | South Fremantle | Murray Wrensted | Collingwood |
| Todd Breman | Subiaco | John Gastev | Brisbane Bears |
| Peter Higgins | West Coast Eagles[n 1] | Alex Ishchenko | Brisbane Bears |
| David Hynes | Port Adelaide | Kevin Caton | Fitzroy |
| Jeremy Crough | South Bendigo | Mark Zanotti | Brisbane Bears |
| Scott Williamson | Wangaratta | ||
| Darren Bartsch | West Adelaide[n 2] | ||
| Matt Richardson | Warracknabeal | ||
| Damian Berto | St Mary's[n 3] | ||
| Andrew Geddes | Katunga | ||
| Peter Melesso | Claremont | ||
- 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.
- Bartsch was drafted by West Coast, but decided to remain in Adelaide, never joining the club.
- 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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Pre-draft selections
1989 pre-season draft
Panasonic CupThe 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 Melbourne, who went on to win the tournament.
Regular seasonHome team's score listed in bold
SummaryLadder
Source: VFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers. Citations
References
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