| Venue: M.C.G. | Date: Saturday May 13, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lose by 6 points | Umpires: D.Rich & McDonald | Crowd: 35,199 Gate: $150,926 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: M.Naley 5, R.Dennis 2, S.Kernahan 2, J.Dorotich 1, I.Herman 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: M.Naley, I.Herman, S.Kernahan, A.Gleeson, M.Hanna, W.McKenzie. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: Nil. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Blues threw everything at Melbourne in the final term but couldn't quite hit the lead. Mark Naley was outstanding with five goals and 24 disposals. Ian Herman also produced a solid game with 29 disposals.
Team
| B: | 43 Mick Kennedy | 45 Warren McKenzie | 22 Ian Aitken |
| HB: | 31 Tom Alvin | 26 David Rhys-Jones | 13 Mil Hanna |
| C: | 25 Ian Herman | 21 Craig Bradley | 38 Shane Robertson |
| HF: | 41 Luke O'Sullivan | 4 Stephen Kernahan (c) | 3 Richard Dennis |
| F: | 20 Fraser Brown | 6 Jon Dorotich | 2 Dom Fotia |
| Ruck: | 29 Michael Gallagher | 12 Adrian Gleeson | 17 Mark Naley |
| Interchange: | 19 Andrew Phillips | 40 Gerard Butts | |
| Emgs: | 15 Simon Verbeek | 47 Andrew McKinnon | 36 Michael Garvey |
| Coach: | Robert Walls | ||
Milestones
Last game: Gerard ButtsVideo
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