Round 1
Richmond 20.17.137 defeated Melbourne 20.6.126
Goals - Partington 8, Power 3, Cuthbertson 2, Schwarz 2, Goonewardene 1, Roberts 1, Morey 1, Lance 1, Kiepert 1
Round 2
Melbourne 18.14.122 defeated Hawthorn 16.16.112
Goals - Power 4, Schwarz 4, Lamb 2, Alford 2, Keipert 2, Roberts 1, Morey 1, Bourke 1, Cuthbertson 1
Best - Lamb, Keipert, Bourke
Round 3
Melbourne 18.10.118 defeated Fitzroy 13.14.92
Goals - Howat 4, Keipert 4, Power 2, Lamb 2, Lance 2, Roberts 1, Partington 1, Morey 1, Cuthbertson 1
Best - Keipert, More, Fanning
Round 4
Footscray 22.13.145 d. Melbourne 7.6.48
Goals: Ford 3, Partington 1, Fanning 1, Howat 1, Bourke 1
Best: Lance, Marshall, Howat
Round 5
Melbourne 19.14.128 d. Sydney 12.10.82
Goals - Solyom 4, Lamb 3, Roberts 3, Putamorsi 2, Ford 2, Prendergast 2, Farrell 2, Schwarz 1
Best - B. Stynes, Goldberg, Schwarz
Round 6
North Melbourne 22.24.156 d Melbourne 4.3.27
Goals: Putamorsi, Prendergast, Lamb, Solyom
Best: Goldberg, Farrell, Schwarz
Round 7
Carlton 14.19.103 d. Melbourne 8.14.62
Goals - Partington 3, Millett 2, Lamb 2, Fanning 1
Best - Schwarz, Millett, B. Stynes
Round 8
Melbourne 23.15.153 defeated Collingwood 10.10.70
Goals - Farrell 7, Morey 4, Schwarz 4, Howat 3, Keipert 2, Ahern 1, Keogh 1, Fanning 1
Best - Schwarz, Farrell, Morey
Round 9
Essendon 21.11.137 d Melbourne 14.15.99
Goals: Beesley 3, Schwarz 3, Fanning 2, Lamb 2, Putamorsi 1, Heaver 1, Power 1, Partington 1
Best: Power, Marshall, Partington
Round 10
St Kilda 12.10.82 d. Melbourne 11.14.80
Goals - Solyom 4, Heaver 2, Keipert 2, Putamorsi 1, Fanning 1, Millett 1
Best - Bourke, Alford, Solyom
Round 11
Geelong 24.7.151 d. Melbourne 8.11.59
Goals - Putamorsi 2, Morey 2, Grehan 1, Solyom 1, Sullivan 1, Keipert 1
Best - Morey, Keipert, Solyom
Round 12
Richmond 5.12.42 defeated Melbourne 3.11.29
Goals - Lamb 2, Keipert 1
Best - Fedorik, Heaver, Putamorsi
Round 13
Melbourne 13.21.99 defeated Hawthorn 5.4.34
Goals - Howat 3, Walker 3, Farrell 2, Putamorsi 2, Keogh 1, Ahern 1, Keipert 1
Best - Morey, Cuthbertson, Putamorsi
Round 14
Melbourne 13.17.95 defeated Fitzroy 4.5.29
Goals - Partington 4, Ahern 2, Putamorsi 1, Keogh 1, Power 1, Marshall 1, Fanning 1, Cuthbertson 1, Schwarz 1
Best - Cuthbertson, Ahern, Solyom
Round 15
Melbourne 16.16 defeated Footscray 6.4
Goals - Ahern 4, B. Stynes 3, Putamorsi 3, Lamb 3, Fedoruk 1, Fanning 1, Cuthbertson 1
Best - Putamorsi, Ahern, Solyom
Round 16
Sydney 14.19.103 d. Melbourne 13.9.87
Goals - B. Stynes 5, Fanning 2, Keipert 2, Putamorsi 1, Heaver 1, Lamb 1, Sullivan 1
Best - Solyom, Putamorsi, Goldberg
Round 17
Melbourne 22.8.140 defeated North Melbourne 10.14.74
Goals - Farrell 5, Keipert 5, Putamorsi 3, Heaver 2, B. Stynes 2, Lamb 2, Sullivan 2, Keogh 1
Best - Cuthbertson, Keipert, B. Stynes
Round 18
Carlton 10.14.74 defeated Melbourne 6.10.46
Goals - Farrell 2, Keogh 1, Lamb 1, Turner 1, Keipert 1
Best - Ford, Keogh, Partington
Round 19
Melbourne 11.12.78 defeated Collingwood 10.7.67
Goals - Siderellis 3, Lamb 2, Keipert 2, Turner 2, Sullivan 1, Heaver 1
Best - Keipert, Keogh, Lamb
Round 20
Essendon 24.14.158 d Melbourne 10.8.68
Goals: Goonewardene 3, Lamb 2, Heaver 1, Siderellis 1, Werner 1, Turner 1, Schwarz 1
Best: Keogh, Cuthbertson, Aubrey
Round 21
Melbourne 16.5 defeated St Kilda 6.6
Goals - Schwarz 4, Turner 2, Putamorsi 2, Lamb 2, Ahern 1, Keogh 1, Marshall 1, Fanning 1, Morey 1, Sullivan 1
Best - Cuthbertson, Farrell, Schwarz
Round 22
Geelong 21.13.139 d. Melbourne 15.11.101
Goals - NOT AVAILABLE
Best - Lance, Schwarz, Partington
Ladder
W | D | L | % | P
| |
| North Melbourne | 19 | 0 | 3 | 179.3 | 76 |
| Essendon | 18 | 0 | 4 | 144.5 | 72 |
| Richmond | 15 | 0 | 7 | 123.0 | 60 |
| Geelong | 13 | 0 | 9 | 120.1 | 52 |
| Carlton | 12 | 0 | 10 | 112.7 | 48 |
| Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 12 | 95.8 | 40 |
| St Kilda | 9 | 0 | 13 | 85.1 | 36 |
| Sydney | 8 | 1 | 13 | 85.2 | 34 |
| Fitzroy | 8 | 0 | 14 | 79.2 | 32 |
| Footscray | 7 | 0 | 15 | 82.9 | 28 |
| Hawthorn | 5 | 0 | 17 | 64.3 | 20 |
Goalkickers
Goalkickers from Round 22 not available
Best and Fairest
| Player | |||||
| 1st | Darren Cuthbertson | ||||
| 2nd | Unknown | ||||
| 3rd | Unknown | ||||
| 4th | Unknown | ||||
| 5th | Phillip Goldberg | ||||
Awards
Coaches award - Phillip Goldberg
Notes
Inside Football 30/08/1989 says a Footscray vs Sydney game was cancelled.
Media
Australian Jewish News - 20/10/1989