Match Recap
Preliminary Final·Sat, 23-Sep-1989 2:30 PM·Waverley Park·67,892 att.
Essendon
10.10 (70)
vs
Geelong
24.20 (164)
Geelong won by 94

Geelong defeated Essendon 164–70, by 94 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the second quarter, when Geelong outscored Essendon 50–13; Geelong won disposals 312–267 and tackles 51–31.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon4.3 (27)6.4 (40)6.9 (45)10.10 (70)10.10 (70)
Geelong6.4 (40)13.12 (90)19.15 (129)24.20 (164)24.20 (164)

Essendon — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#11 Greg Anderson184224—11————————
#2 Tony Antrobus10313211—1———————
#31 Dean Bailey63943——————————
#8 Darren Bewick124161321————————
#6 Anthony Daniher1041433——————————
#5 Terry Daniher2252710——1————————
#15 Alan Ezard71832——————————
#16 Paul Hamilton681422——————————
#4 Michael Long11314341—————————
#27 Simon Madden95146———13———————
#41 Andrew Manning810185411————————
#44 Gary ODonnell63922—1————————
#14 Bradley Plain54922——————————
#17 Kieran Sporn83114321————————
#26 Mark Thompson176234——1————————
#21 Dean Wallis8412————————————
#30 Kevin Walsh741151—11———————
#32 Tim Watson146207122————————
#24 Michael Werner1121———————————
#13 Darren Williams1—1————————————

Geelong — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Gary Ablett2212310385————————
#3 Mark Bairstow199285414————————
#27 Andrew Bews11516431—————————
#24 Mark Bos7613—1——1———————
#30 Damian Bourke1121———8———————
#16 Bill Brownless93125142————————
#19 Neville Bruns19—1953——————————
#36 David Cameron95143311————————
#7 Paul Couch1411253521————————
#28 Tim Darcy1231541—1————————
#29 Damian Drum33622——————————
#14 Darren Flanigan4151——113———————
#25 Shane Hamilton1721962—1————————
#32 Garry Hocking171431662—————————
#1 Steve Hocking581321——————————
#2 Bruce Lindner1351873—1————————
#12 Spiro Malakellis891732——————————
#23 Michael Schulze415—3——3———————
#8 Robert Scott84125321————————
#26 Barry Stoneham145194531————————