| Carlton | 3.4 | 22 | 7.11 | 53 | 8.15 | 63 | 15.20 | 110 | | Essendon | 5.2 | 32 | 11.5 | 71 | 16.8 | 104 | 21.12 | 138 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Tuesday April 25, 1989 |
| Result: Lose by 28 points | Umpires: P.Cameron & P.Carey | Crowd: 31,492 |
| Goalkickers: S.Kernahan 3, M.Gallagher 3, S.Silvagni 2, C.Bradley 2, R.Dennis 1, W.Blackwell 1, A.Gleeson 1, M.Naley 1, L.O'Sullivan 1. |
| Best: S.Kernahan, M.Naley, M.Hanna, C.Bradley, R.Dennis, D.Rhys-Jones. |
| Reports: Nil. |
| Injuries: Nil. |
Game Review
On Anzac Day Carlton lost their fourth game in a row to start the Season.
Stephen Kernahan was outstanding with 20 kicks, 16 marks, 6 h/bs and three goals. Mark Naley 24 kicks and David Rhys-Jones 27 possessions proved excellent contributors.
Team
| B: | 43 Mick Kennedy | 6 Jon Dorotich | 13 Mil Hanna |
| HB: | 26 David Rhys-Jones | 27 Paul Payne | 31 Tom Alvin |
| C: | 38 Shane Robertson | 21 Craig Bradley | 22 Ian Aitken |
| HF: | 8 Wayne Blackwell | 4 Stephen Kernahan (c) | 3 Richard Dennis |
| F: | 29 Michael Gallagher | 1 Stephen Silvagni | 17 Mark Naley |
| Ruck: | 44 Justin Madden (vc) | 25 Ian Herman | 12 Adrian Gleeson |
| Interchange: | 9 Ken Hunter | 41 Luke O'Sullivan | |
| Emgs: | 20 Fraser Brown | 5 Steve Da Rui | 19 Andrew Phillips |
| Coach: | Robert Walls |
Round 3 |
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