| Club: | West Coast Eagles |
| Season: | 1989 |
| President: | Neil Hamilton |
| Coach: | John Todd |
| Captain: | Murray Rance |
| Home Ground: | Subiaco Oval WACA Ground |
| Preseason Comp: | Panasonic Cup |
| Preseason Result: | Semi-finals |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 11th |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | N/A |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best & Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Guy McKenna |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Peter Sumich (90 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 25,664, against, rd. 1 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 13,118, against, rd. 16 |
| Average Attendance: | 18,691 |
| Prevseason: | 1988 |
| Nextseason: | 1990 |
The 1989 season was the West Coast Eagles' 3rd season in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The Eagles finished 11th out of 14 teams, the poorest performance of the club's three seasons to date.
| In | From | Out | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| retired | |||
| de-listed | |||
| de-listed | |||
| West Coast Eagles[1] | |||
| West Adelaide[2] | |||
| Warracknabeal | |||
| Damian Berto | St Mary's[3] | ||
| Andrew Geddes | Katunga | ||
| Claremont |
West Coast traded Alex Ishchenko and Mark Zanotti to the for selections 2 and 44 in the 1988 VFL Draft.[4]
Pre-draft selections
2: Don Pyke
3: Peter Sumich
4: Craig Turley
2: Todd Breman
10: Peter Higgins (re-drafted)
24: David Hynes
38: Jeremy Crough
44: Scott Williamson
52: Darren Bartsch
66: Matt Richardson
80: Damian Berto
94: Andrew Geddes
108: Peter Melesso
1989 pre-season draft
10: Shane Cable
24: Clinton Browning
38: Shane Ellis
52: Richard Geary
The 1989 Panasonic Cup was played in a knock-out format. Matches were played during the months of February and March, before the regular season started. All matches were held at Waverley Park, in Mulgrave, Victoria. West Coast progressed to the semi-finals of the competition before being eliminated by, who went on to win the tournament.
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday, 8 February | 14.10 (94) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 26 points | Waverley Park | 10,085 | ||
| QF | Saturday, 25 February | 14.5 (89) | 13.10 (88) | Won by 1 point | Waverley Park | 9,605 | ||
| SF | Wednesday, 8 March | 7.13 (55) | 6.18 (54) | Lost by 1 point | Waverley Park | 7,185 |
Home team's score listed in bold
Best on ground refers to the player who was awarded three votes in the Brownlow Medal
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Venue | Attendance | Best on ground | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday, 31 March 7:40pm | 14.12 (96) | 17.10 (112) | Lost by 16 points | WACA Ground | 25,664 | Greg Anderson | |||
| 2 | Sunday, 9 April 2:10pm | 11.14 (80) | 26.19 (175) | Lost by 95 points | Kardinia Park | 19,939 | Paul Couch | |||
| 3 | Sunday, 16 April 2:10pm | 11.17 (83) | 20.14 (134) | Lost by 95 points | SCG | 11,298 | Mark Eustice | |||
| 4 | Sunday, 23 April 2:10pm | '10.12 (72) | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 43 points | SCG | 18,546 | Peter German | |||
| 5 | Sunday, 30 April 2:10pm | 19.11 (125) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 52 points | Carrara Stadium | 9,694 | Dwayne Lamb | |||
| 6 | Friday, 5 May 7:40pm | '12.9 (81) | 12.17 (89) | Lost by 8 points | WACA Ground | 21,268 | Richard Osborne |