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Grand final: 21.18 (144) d Geelong Cats 21.12 (138) · M.C.G.
| # | Club | W–L–D | P | W | L | D | % | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HawthornHawthorn | 19–3–0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 153.2 | 76 | |
| 2 | EssendonEssendon | 17–5–0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 131.4 | 68 | |
| 3 | Geelong CatsGeelong | 16–6–0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 146.8 | 64 | |
| 4 | MelbourneMelbourne | 14–8–0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 96.5 | 56 | |
| 5 | CollingwoodCollingwood | 13–9–0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 112.8 | 52 | |
| 6 | FitzroyFitzroy | 12–10–0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 97.4 | 48 | |
| 7 | Sydney SwansSydney | 11–11–0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.1 | 44 | |
| 8 | CarltonCarlton | 9–12–1 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 92.4 | 38 | |
| 9 | North MelbourneNorth | 9–13–0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 89.6 | 36 | |
| 10 | Brisbane BearsBrisbane Bears | 8–14–0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 78.8 | 32 | |
| 11 | West Coast EaglesWest Coast | 7–15–0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 86.7 | 28 | |
| 12 | St KildaSt Kilda | 7–15–0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 84.3 | 28 | |
| 13 | FootscrayFootscray | 6–15–1 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 87.0 | 26 | |
| 14 | RichmondRichmond | 5–17–0 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 70.9 | 20 |
Hawthorn won the 1989 premiership, beating Geelong Cats in the grand final, 21.18 (144) to 21.12 (138) at M.C.G..
Hawthorn were minor premiers with 19 wins from 22 games.
Richmond finished last with 5 wins.
Results before 2001 come from Squiggle (squiggle.com.au); match files with player stats start in 2001.