| Carlton | 5.4 | 34 | 15.7 | 97 | 19.9 | 123 | 24.15 | 159 | | Fitzroy | 3.4 | 22 | 4.8 | 32 | 14.11 | 95 | 18.14 | 122 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday May 27, 1989 |
| Result: Win by 37 points | Umpires: P.Cameron & M.Ball. | Crowd: 19,520 Gate: $44,811 |
| Goalkickers: S.Kernahan 5, S.Verbeek 5, M.Majerczak 3, A.Phillips 2, I.Herman 2, J.Dorotich 1, W.Blackwell 1, A.Gleeson 1, C.Bradley 1, D.Rhys-Jones 1, J.Madden 1, P.White 1. |
| Best: S.Kernahan, C.Bradley, W.Blackwell, M.Hanna, W.Johnston, J.Madden.
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| Reports: Nil. |
| Injuries: Nil. |
Game Review
Game proved somewhat of a shoot out. Craig Bradley was superb with 35 disposals, whilst Stephen Kernahan & Simon Verbeek proved a handful in attack with five goals each. Wayne Johnston in the unfamiliar role as a defender provided plenty of drive, racking up 28 kicks.
Team
| B: | 7 Wayne Johnston | 45 Warren McKenzie | 13 Mil Hanna |
| HB: | 26 David Rhys-Jones | 35 Peter Dean | 31 Tom Alvin |
| C: | 41 Luke O'Sullivan | 21 Craig Bradley | 38 Shane Robertson |
| HF: | 15 Simon Verbeek | 4 Stephen Kernahan (c) | 8 Wayne Blackwell |
| F: | 33 Mark Majerczak | 6 Jon Dorotich | 12 Adrian Gleeson |
| Ruck: | 44 Justin Madden (vc) | 25 Ian Herman | 19 Andrew Phillips |
| Interchange: | 46 Peter White | 27 Paul Payne | |
| Emgs: | 20 Fraser Brown | 53 Simon Minton-Connell | 36 Michael Garvey |
| Coach: | Robert Walls |
Round 8 |
Round 10
