| Carlton | 6.1 | 37 | 7.3 | 45 | 9.9 | 63 | 10.11 | 71 | | Hawthorn | 5.6 | 36 | 8.10 | 58 | 14.12 | 96 | 18.17 | 125 |
| Venue: Waverley Park | Date: Saturday April 29, 1989 |
| Result: Lose by 54 points | Umpires: D.Rich & Sneddon | Crowd: 31,827 |
| Goalkickers: C.Bradley 2, I.Herman 2, S.Silvagni 1, M.Naley 1, F.Brown 1, D.Rhys-Jones 1, M.Gallagher 1, L.O'Sullivan 1. |
| Best: M.Hanna, C.Bradley, D.Rhys-Jones. |
| Reports: |
| Injuries: |
Game Review
This loss gave the club it's worst start to a season since 1899. Craig Bradley was the Blues' best. First gamer Andrew Phillips showed a lot of promise, racking up 9 kicks in third term, finishing with 12 disposals for the game.
Team
| B: | 43 Mick Kennedy | 45 Warren McKenzie | 13 Mil Hanna |
| HB: | 6 Jon Dorotich | 22 Ian Aitken | 31 Tom Alvin |
| C: | 8 Wayne Blackwell | 21 Craig Bradley | 26 David Rhys-Jones |
| HF: | 25 Ian Herman | 4 Stephen Kernahan (c) | 3 Richard Dennis |
| F: | 41 Luke O'Sullivan | 1 Stephen Silvagni | 19 Andrew Phillips |
| Ruck: | 29 Michael Gallagher | 38 Shane Robertson | 17 Mark Naley |
| Interchange: | 20 Fraser Brown | 9 Ken Hunter | |
| Emgs: | 5 Steve Da Rui | 47 Andrew McKinnon | 2 Dom Fotia |
| Coach: | Robert Walls |
Milestones
Debut: Andrew Phillips
Round 4 |
Round 6
