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Geelong vs Melbourne Match Centre

Sunday 17-Sep-1989 Final Semi Final
Geelong logo
GEE
153 22.21
Coach: Malcolm Blight
90 12.18
MEL
Melbourne logo
Coach: John Northey
M.C.G. Geelong by 63 GEE by 63
Summary Lineups Player Statistics
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Geelong

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

25 Shane Hamilton — · Position unavailable 5 Gary Ablett — · Position unavailable 27 Andrew Bews — · Position unavailable 26 Barry Stoneham — · Position unavailable 3 Mark Bairstow — · Position unavailable 7 Paul Couch — · Position unavailable 12 Spiro Malakellis — · Position unavailable 32 Garry Hocking — · Position unavailable 19 Neville Bruns — · Position unavailable 1 Steve Hocking — · Position unavailable 24 Mark Bos — · Position unavailable 21 Mark Yeates — · Position unavailable 36 David Cameron — · Position unavailable 28 Tim Darcy — · Position unavailable 16 Bill Brownless — · Position unavailable 14 Darren Flanigan — · Position unavailable 23 Michael Schulze — · Position unavailable 30 Damian Bourke — · Position unavailable 29 Damian Drum — · Position unavailable 2 Bruce Lindner — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

17 Brett Lovett — · Position unavailable 12 Todd Viney — · Position unavailable 33 Greg Healy — · Position unavailable 18 Steven Stretch — · Position unavailable 34 Stephen Newport — · Position unavailable 11 Jim Stynes — · Position unavailable 9 Alan Johnson — · Position unavailable 1 Steven ODwyer — · Position unavailable 7 Brian Wilson — · Position unavailable 14 Rod Grinter — · Position unavailable 19 Darren Bennett — · Position unavailable 28 Jamie Duursma — · Position unavailable 8 Graeme Yeats — · Position unavailable 5 Earl Spalding — · Position unavailable 21 Steven Febey — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Campbell — · Position unavailable 48 Luke Beveridge — · Position unavailable 45 Ricky Jackson — · Position unavailable 27 Sean Wight — · Position unavailable 41 Peter Rohde — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
GEE3.35.54.310.10153
MEL1.52.65.54.290

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Gary AblettGEE
Behinds
7
Gary AblettGEE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
6
Barry StonehamGEE

Team Stats

GEEMEL

Scoring / Attack

22Goals12
20Behinds16
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

326Disposals270
226Kicks190
100Handballs80

Clearance / Contest

30Tackles32
22Hitouts19

Other

95Marks61
22Frees For33
33Frees Against24

Match Summary

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Statistics updated: 19 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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