Hawthorn vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 30-Sep-1989
Final Grand Final
Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans
144 21.18
138 21.12
Geelong Coach: Malcolm Blight
M.C.G. Hawthorn by 6

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
HAW8.44.56.43.5144
GEE2.05.26.58.5138

Match Leaders

Goals
9
Gary AblettGEE
Behinds
3
3 tied leaders
Darrin PritchardHAW
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Michael TuckHAW

Team Stats

HAWGEE

Scoring / Attack

21Goals21
17Behinds12
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

235Disposals251
175Kicks176
60Handballs75

Clearance / Contest

47Tackles25
19Hitouts21

Other

61Marks57
26Frees For24
24Frees Against26

How the match finished

Hawthorn beat Geelong by 6 points, 144–138.

Hawthorn took a 36-point lead into the last quarter. Geelong cut that back to 6 by the final siren, scoring 53 points to 23 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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