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The 1989 Victorian Football League (VFL) season was the 93rd season of the VFL. The season saw 84 Australian rules footballers make their senior VFL debut and a further 25 players transfer to new clubs having previously played in the VFL .
Summary [ edit ]
Name
Club
Age at debut
Round debuted
Games
Goals
Notes
Marcus Ashcroft Brisbane Bears
17 years, 243 days
9 [1] 318
145
John Gastev Brisbane Bears
24 years, 233 days
1 [2] 113
41
Previously played for West Coast.
Martin Leslie Brisbane Bears
26 years, 135 days
1 [3] 107
11
David Bain Brisbane Bears
22 years, 334 days
1 [4] 86
44
Mark Zanotti Brisbane Bears
24 years, 199 days
9 [5] 64
5
Previously played for West Coast.
Alex Ishchenko Brisbane Bears
26 years, 362 days
1 [6] 42
15
Previously played for West Coast.
Lachlan Sim Brisbane Bears
19 years, 136 days
2 [7] 21
5
Chris O'Sullivan Brisbane Bears
21 years, 34 days
9 [8] 8
2
Simon Hose Brisbane Bears
21 years, 361 days
2 [9] 5
2
Fraser Brown Carlton
18 years, 226 days
1 [10] 177
91
Son of Joyce Brown and grandson of Doug Anderson .
Andrew Phillips Carlton
19 years, 92 days
5 [11] 42
26
Uncle of Tom and Ed Phillips .
Simon Verbeek Carlton
22 years, 3 days
1 [12] 38
33
Glenn Hawker Carlton
28 years, 15 days
1 [13] 27
26
Previously played for Essendon.
Simon Minton-Connell Carlton
20 years, 80 days
15 [14] 19
50
Nephew of Peter Hudson and cousin of Paul Hudson .
Dominic Fotia Carlton
19 years, 148 days
6 [15] 18
4
Andrew McKinnon Carlton
20 years, 247 days
1 [16] 15
7
Ashley Matthews Carlton
19 years, 252 days
18 [17] 9
3
Paul Payne Carlton
24 years, 41 days
3 [18] 5
0
Previously played for Melbourne.
Peter White Carlton
18 years, 313 days
8 [19] 3
1
Craig Kelly Collingwood
22 years, 310 days
4 [20] 122
43
Grandson of Bert Kelly .
Colin Alexander Collingwood
18 years, 354 days
1 [21] 24
28
Heath Shephard Collingwood
19 years, 220 days
3 [22] 11
16
Son of Graeme Shephard .
Murray Wrensted Collingwood
24 years, 247 days
5 [23] 10
4
Previously played for West Coast.
Brendan Tranter Collingwood
18 years, 114 days
19 [24] 8
0
Terry Hecker Collingwood
19 years, 239 days
22 [25] 6
1
Mark Bayliss Collingwood
23 years, 152 days
7 [26] 4
6
Simon Taylor Collingwood
18 years, 256 days
21 [27] 2
1
Michael Long Essendon
19 years, 181 days
1 [28] 190
143
David Grenvold Essendon
23 years, 25 days
1 [29] 112
18
Kieran Sporn Essendon
22 years, 215 days
1 [30] 72
65
Brother of Rachael Sporn .
Michael Werner Essendon
19 years, 331 days
6 [31] 40
60
Andrew Manning Essendon
22 years, 256 days
18 [32] 25
20
Previously played for St Kilda.
Craig O'Brien Essendon
19 years, 175 days
21 [33] 21
16
Andrew Underwood Essendon
21 years, 260 days
1 [34] 12
4
Jason Baldwin Fitzroy
19 years, 215 days
11 [35] 125
36
Darren Wheildon Fitzroy
18 years, 197 days
9 [36] 70
160
Brendan McCormack Fitzroy
18 years, 277 days
1 [37] 44
27
Wally Matera Fitzroy
22 years, 125 days
1 [38] 32
39
Brother of Peter and Phillip Matera and father of Brandon Matera . Previously played for West Coast.
Carl Dilena Fitzroy
22 years, 15 days
1 [39] 23
15
Peter Bourke Fitzroy
22 years, 355 days
7 [40] 22
3
Previously played for Essendon.
Tony Woods Fitzroy
19 years, 287 days
3 [41] 13
4
Kevin Caton Fitzroy
23 years, 333 days
2 [42] 9
8
Previously played for West Coast.
Brad Edwards Fitzroy
21 years, 38 days
1 [43] 6
1
Dean Lupson Fitzroy
20 years, 175 days
19 [44] 6
0
Nigel Kellett Footscray
19 years, 224 days
17 [45] 101
41
Justin Charles Footscray
19 years, 332 days
21 [46] 36
24
Son of John R. Charles and nephew of Norm Charles .
Tim Harrington Footscray
25 years, 216 days
4 [47] 18
0
Previously played for North Melbourne and Collingwood.
John Georgiades Footscray
23 years, 88 days
1 [48] 15
27
Father of Mitch Georgiades .
Mark Williams Footscray
22 years, 240 days
1 [49] 14
13
Son of John Williams . Previously played for Carlton.
Phillip O'Keeffe Footscray
22 years, 105 days
1 [50] 9
19
Tony Evans Footscray
23 years, 83 days
4 [51] 3
1
Previously played for St Kilda.
Ken Hinkley Geelong
22 years, 184 days
1 [52] 121
58
Cousin of Gary Rohan . Previously played for Fitzroy.
Andrew Rogers Geelong
24 years, 264 days
6 [53] 75
2
Previously played for Essendon.
Spiro Malakellis Geelong
21 years, 120 days
7 [54] 67
18
Brother of Tony Malakellis .
Adrian Fletcher Geelong
18 years, 289 days
8 [55] 23
10
Ray Sterrett Geelong
24 years, 16 days
2 [56] 20
7
Tim Bourke Geelong
19 years, 353 days
1 [57] 5
0
Brother of Damian Bourke and uncle of Jordan Bourke .
Greg Madigan Hawthorn
19 years, 139 days
11 [58] 40
4
Lawrence Bingham Hawthorn
19 years, 308 days
1 [59] 3
0
Matthew Bourke Hawthorn
20 years, 268 days
10 [60] 1
0
Darren Bennett Melbourne
24 years, 96 days
3 [61] 74
208
Previously played for West Coast.
Luke Beveridge Melbourne
18 years, 263 days
7 [62] 42
41
2016 AFL Premiership coach . Grandson of Jack Beveridge .
John Howat Melbourne
18 years, 317 days
9 [63] 20
10
Dannie Seow Melbourne
21 years, 317 days
1 [64] 7
2
Previously played for Collingwood.
John Ahern Melbourne
18 years, 203 days
1 [65] 2
0
Tom Kavanagh Melbourne
19 years, 22 days
7 [66] 2
1
Son of Brent Crosswell .
Anthony Stevens North Melbourne
18 years, 41 days
19 [67] 292
127
Wayne Carey North Melbourne
18 years, 14 days
11 [68] 244
671
Liam Pickering North Melbourne
20 years, 309 days
15 [69] 22
8
Son of Michael Pickering .
Warwick Angus North Melbourne
19 years, 275 days
3 [70] 13
3
Derek Kickett North Melbourne
26 years, 213 days
6 [71] 12
12
Uncle of Lance Franklin , Jarrod Garlett , Dale Kickett and Byron Pickett . Cousin of Nicky Winmar .
Leigh Tudor North Melbourne
19 years, 272 days
13 [72] 8
6
Andrew Krakouer North Melbourne
18 years, 20 days
17 [73] 8
8
Brother of Jim and Phil Krakouer and uncle of Andrew Krakouer .
Tim McGrath North Melbourne
18 years, 231 days
9 [74] 7
0
Steven Venner North Melbourne
19 years, 209 days
1 [75] 4
0
Barry Young Richmond
18 years, 303 days
4 [76] 53
23
Stuart Griffiths Richmond
20 years, 67 days
2 [77] 17
14
Cory Young Richmond
18 years, 166 days
20 [78] 6
1
Mark Stockdale Richmond
20 years, 284 days
18 [79] 6
2
Richard Lounder Richmond
22 years, 100 days
5 [80] 4
5
Mark McLeod Richmond
20 years, 165 days
11 [81] 3
0
Brett Mahony Richmond
19 years, 60 days
10 [82] 2
0
Craig Devonport St Kilda
19 years, 92 days
5 [83] 94
80
Lazar Vidovic St Kilda
24 years, 105 days
15 [84] 80
13
Paul Harding St Kilda
24 years, 301 days
1 [85] 62
7
Previously played for Hawthorn.
Danny Craven St Kilda
21 years, 333 days
1 [86] 33
10
Peter Russo St Kilda
29 years, 168 days
3 [87] 33
20
Previously played for Hawthorn.
Ian Dargie St Kilda
25 years, 249 days
16 [88] 10
1
Brian Winton St Kilda
25 years, 359 days
16 [89] 5
4
Previously played for Richmond and Essendon.
Robert Handley St Kilda
24 years, 118 days
6 [90] 4
2
Previously played for Hawthorn.
Sanford Wheeler Sydney Swans
19 years, 30 days
6 [91] 43
7
Robert Teal Sydney Swans
21 years, 356 days
3 [92] 18
18
Glenn Page Sydney Swans
19 years, 161 days
22 [93] 18
3
Tim Barling Sydney Swans
24 years, 39 days
17 [94] 13
2
Previously played for Richmond.
Darren Ogier Sydney Swans
26 years, 115 days
9 [95] 8
16
Previously played for Carlton and North Melbourne.
Paul Holdsworth Sydney Swans
19 years, 58 days
3 [96] 6
3
Peter Sumich West Coast
21 years, 79 days
1 [97] 150
514
Don Pyke West Coast
20 years, 116 days
1 [98] 132
70
Son of Frank Pyke and brother of James Pyke .
Craig Turley West Coast
23 years, 219 days
1 [99] 115
91
Scott Watters West Coast
20 years, 100 days
6 [100] 46
13
Stevan Jackson West Coast
19 years, 52 days
5 [101] 38
68
Todd Breman West Coast
23 years, 154 days
1 [102] 23
15
Played first-class cricket for Western Australia .
Shane Ellis West Coast
28 years, 185 days
1 [103] 10
8
Peter Melesso West Coast
27 years, 137 days
3 [104] 6
4
Previously played for South Melbourne and St Kilda.
Clinton Browning West Coast
27 years, 47 days
4 [105] 4
5
Peter Higgins West Coast
22 years, 243 days
11 [106] 4
0
Richard Geary West Coast
25 years, 211 days
4 [107] 2
0
Previously played for Richmond.
Shane Cable West Coast
19 years, 115 days
12 [108] 1
0
Son of Barry Cable .
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