| Carlton | 5.4 | 34 | 9.6 | 60 | 14.11 | 95 | 17.13 | 115 | | Brisbane Bears | 3.4 | 22 | 10.4 | 64 | 13.8 | 86 | 18.10 | 118 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday June 3, 1989 |
| Result: Lose by 3 points | Umpires: P.O'Reily & G.Forster | Crowd: 12,247 Gate: $19,189 |
| Goalkickers: J.Dorotich 5 S.Kernahan 4, R.Dennis 2, M.Naley 2, A.Gleeson 1, I.Herman 1, M.Majerczak 1, L.O'Sullivan 1. |
| Best: T.Alvin, M.Naley, W.Blackwell, R.Dennis, S.Kernahan, I.Herman. |
| Reports: Nil. |
| Injuries: Other than pride, Nil. |
Game Review
Carlton's horror start to Season 1989 continued right into the middle of the season, this time a horrible last minute loss to the lowly Bears at home.
But this loss would be different to the previous 7 losses this year - after 3 successive finals performances in the prior years including the 1987 Premiership - this one would see the downfall of Coach
Robert Walls. After this game, brought about by a last minute goal to Warwick Capper, Walls would be
sacked and replaced with Alex Jesaulenko.
Team
| B: | 7 Wayne Johnston | 45 Warren McKenzie | 31 Tom Alvin |
| HB: | 26 David Rhys-Jones | 13 Mil Hanna | 35 Peter Dean |
| C: | 8 Wayne Blackwell | 21 Craig Bradley | 38 Shane Robertson |
| HF: | 41 Luke O'Sullivan | 4 Stephen Kernahan (c) | 3 Richard Dennis |
| F: | 15 Simon Verbeek | 6 Jon Dorotich | 17 Mark Naley |
| Ruck: | 44 Justin Madden (vc) | 25 Ian Herman | 12 Adrian Gleeson |
| Interchange: | 33 Mark Majerczak | 19 Andrew Phillips | |
| Emgs: | 43 Mick Kennedy | 46 Peter White | 27 Paul Payne |
| Coach: | Robert Walls |
Milestones
Last game (as Coach): Robert Walls
Round 9 |
Round 11
