| Carlton | 0.1 | 1 | 4.3 | 27 | 5.3 | 33 | 8.10 | 58 | | Essendon | 4.3 | 27 | 6.5 | 41 | 8.6 | 54 | 9.7 | 61 |
| Venue: Waverley Park | Date: Saturday July 8, 1989 |
| Result: Lose by 3 points | Umpires: D.Rich & R.Sawers | Crowd: 34,617 Gate: $135,008 |
| Goalkickers: S.Kernahan 2, P.Meldrum 2, R.Dennis 1, S.Da Rui 1, M.Hanna 1, F.Murphy 1. |
| Best: C.Bradley, I.Herman, S.Kernahan, P.Meldrum. |
| Reports: Wayne Blackwell (Striking Brad Plain) - 2 Weeks. |
| Injuries: Nil. |
Game Review
Carlton kicked themselves out of the chance for victory with poor conversion in front of goal, in the last quarter, the Blues dominated with 10 shots to two on goal. But alas for the Blues, it equated to 3 goals 7 behinds to Essendon's 1 goal, 1 behind and a three point loss to the Blues.
Craig Bradley produced a wonderful four quarter display racking up 31 kicks 10 marks and 3 handballs as the Blues mid year revival came to a halt in a thriller at Waverley.
Team
| B: | 43 Mick Kennedy | 45 Warren McKenzie | 31 Tom Alvin |
| HB: | 35 Peter Dean | 22 Ian Aitken | 13 Mil Hanna |
| C: | 8 Wayne Blackwell | 21 Craig Bradley | 25 Ian Herman |
| HF: | 7 Wayne Johnston | 4 Stephen Kernahan (c) | 3 Richard Dennis |
| F: | 23 Paul Meldrum | 15 Simon Verbeek | 12 Adrian Gleeson |
| Ruck: | 44 Justin Madden (vc) | 38 Shane Robertson | 17 Mark Naley |
| Interchange: | 30 Fraser Murphy | 5 Steve Da Rui | |
| Emgs: | 29 Michael Gallagher | 47 Andrew McKinnon | 53 Simon Minton-Connell |
| Coach: | Alex Jesaulenko |
Milestones
200 Games: Wayne Johnston.
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