# 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.

## 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 | 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 | | |
| Matt Richardson | Warracknabeal | | |
| Damian Berto | St Mary's | | |
| 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.

### Draft selections

Pre-draft selections
    1: Stevan Jackson
    2: Don Pyke
    3: Peter Sumich
    4: Craig Turley
    5: Scott Watters
1988 National draft
    2: Todd Breman
    10: Peter Higgins (re-drafted)
    24: David Hynes
    38: Jeremy Crough
    44: Scott Williamson
    52: Darren Bartsch
    66: Matt Richardson
    80: Damian Berto
    94: Andrew Geddes
    108: Peter Melesso
1989 pre-season draft
    10: Shane Cable
    24: Clinton Browning
    38: Shane Ellis
    52: Richard Geary

### Panasonic Cup

The 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.
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Wednesday, 8 February | 14.10 (94) | St Kilda | 10.8 (68) | Won by 26 points | Waverley Park | 10,085 |
| QF | Saturday, 25 February | 14.5 (89) | Hawthorn | 13.10 (88) | Won by 1 point | Waverley Park | 9,605 |
| SF | Wednesday, 8 March | 7.13 (55) | Melbourne | 6.18 (54) | Lost by 1 point | Waverley Park | 7,185 |

## Regular season

Home team's score listed in bold Best on ground refers to the player who was awarded three votes in the Brownlow Medal
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Venue | Attendance | Best on ground | Team |
| 1 | Friday, 31 March 7:40pm | 14.12 (96) | Essendon | 17.10 (112) | Lost by 16 points | WACA Ground | 25,664 | Greg Anderson | Essendon |
| 2 | Sunday, 9 April 2:10pm | 11.14 (80) | Geelong | 26.19 (175) | Lost by 95 points | Kardinia Park | 19,939 | Paul Couch | Geelong |
| 3 | Sunday, 16 April 2:10pm | 11.17 (83) | Sydney | 20.14 (134) | Lost by 95 points | SCG | 11,298 | Mark Eustice | Sydney |
| 4 | Sunday, 23 April 2:10pm | '10.12 (72) | North Melbourne | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 43 points | SCG | 18,546 | Peter German | North Melbourne |
| 5 | Sunday, 30 April 2:10pm | 19.11 (125) | Brisbane Bears | 10.13 (73) | Won by 52 points | Carrara Stadium | 9,694 | Dwayne Lamb | West Coast |
| 6 | Friday, 5 May 7:40pm | '12.9 (81) | Fitzroy | 12.17 (89) | Lost by 8 points | WACA Ground | 21,268 | Richard Osborne | Fitzroy |

### Summary
## Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| | Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2678 | 1748 | 153.2 | 76 |
| 2 | Essendon | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2240 | 1705 | 131.4 | 68 |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2916 | 1987 | 146.8 | 64 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1876 | 1944 | 96.5 | 56 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2216 | 1964 | 112.8 | 52 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2069 | 2125 | 97.4 | 48 |
| 7 | Sydney | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1959 | 1958 | 100.1 | 44 |
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1921 | 2079 | 92.4 | 38 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2061 | 2301 | 89.6 | 36 |
| 10 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1792 | 2274 | 78.8 | 32 |
| 11 | West Coast | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1948 | 2247 | 86.7 | 28 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2108 | 2502 | 84.3 | 28 |
| 13 | Footscray | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1614 | 1855 | 87.0 | 26 |
| 14 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1725 | 2434 | 70.9 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 94.6 Source: AFL Tables

## Citations

* ↑ AFL Record Guide to Season 2007, p. 398