| 1989 VFL Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 30 September 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 94,796 | |||||||||||||||
| Favourite | Hawthorn | |||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | John Farnham | |||||||||||||||
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| Norm Smith Medallist | Gary Ablett Sr. Geelong | |||||||||||||||
| Jock McHale Medallist | Allan Jeans | |||||||||||||||
| Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | Seven Network | |||||||||||||||
| Commentators | Sandy Roberts (host) Dennis Cometti (commentator) Ian Robertson (commentator) Don Scott (expert commentator) Bernie Quinlan (boundary rider) Michael Roberts (boundary rider) Peter McKenna (analyst) Ross Glendinning (analyst) | |||||||||||||||
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The 1989 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and the Geelong Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 30 September 1989. It was the 93rd annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1989 VFL season. The match, attended by 94,796 spectators, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 6 points, marking that club's eighth premiership victory. It is regarded as one of the greatest grand finals of all time, noted for its high scoring, close winning margin, extreme physical toughness, and the courage and on-field heroics displayed by its injured players.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ The sweet agony of brave, gallant, heroic defeat :: ABC Sport
- ^ "Your Moment of the Match... from the '89 GF". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Dermott Brereton Amazing Courage 1989 VFL/AFL Grand Final, 21 May 2021, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 30 September 2021
- ^ "Robert DiPierdomenico". hawthornfc.com.au. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.