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1990 AFL season#Round 9

{{Short description|94th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{for|the 1990 season of the Arena Football League|1990 Arena Football League season}}

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = afl

| year = 1990

| image =

| imagesize = 100px

| caption = The original AFL logo.

| teams = 14

| premiers = {{AFL Col}}

| count = 14

| minor premiers = {{AFL Ess}}

| mpcount = 13

| pre-season cup = {{AFL Ess}}

| pscount = 1

| matches = 161

| attendance = 4086283

| highattend = 98,944 (Grand final, {{AFL Col}} vs. {{AFL Ess}})

| top goal scorer = John Longmire ({{AFL NM}})

| brownlow medal = Tony Liberatore ({{AFL Foo}})

| prevseason = 1989 (VFL)

| nextseason = 1991

}}

The 1990 AFL season was the 94th season of the Australian Football League (AFL) and the first under this name, having been known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. It was the highest level senior Australian rules football competition and administrative body in Victoria; and, as it featured clubs from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, it was the de facto highest level senior competition in Australia. The season featured fourteen clubs, ran from 31 March until 6 October, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs.

The premiership was won by the Collingwood Football Club for the 14th time, after it defeated {{AFL Ess}} by 48 points in the 1990 AFL Grand Final.

Club leadership

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
width=10%| Club

! width=15%| Coaches

! width=15%| Chairman/President

! width=20%| Executive Director/General Manager

! width=20%| Football Manager

! width=20%| Leadership group

! {{tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}

{{AFL BB}}

| Norm Dare (senior)
Rodney Eade (reserves)

| Noel Gordon

| Andrew Ireland

| Shane O'Sullivan

| Roger Merrett (captain)
Scott McIvor (v/captain)
Martin Leslie (deputy v/c)

|{{cite magazine|url=http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/158577|title=CLUB PERSONNEL|page=18|magazine=The Football Record|via=State Library of Victoria|date=1 April 1990}}

{{AFL Car}}

| Alex Jesaulenko (senior)
Rod Ashman (reserves)
Ross Henshaw (under 19s)

| John Elliott

| Ian Collins

| Stephen Gough

| Stephen Kernahan (captain)
Craig Bradley (v/captain)
David Rhys-Jones (deputy v/c)

|

{{AFL Col}}

| Leigh Matthews (senior)
Michael Taylor (reserves)
Keith Burns (under 19s)

| Allan McAlister

| Rob Petrie

| Graeme Allan

| Tony Shaw (captain)
Peter Daicos (v/captain)
Brian Taylor, Gavin Crosisca, Darren Millane (deputy v/captains)

|

{{AFL Ess}}

| Kevin Sheedy (senior)
Mervyn Keane (reserves)
Ray Jordon (under 19s)

| Ron Evans

| David Shaw (exec. director)
Roger Hampson (gen. manager)

| Kevin Egan

| Tim Watson (captain)
Simon Madden (v/captain)
Mark Thompson (deputy v/c)

|

{{AFL Fit}}

| Rod Austin (senior)
Robert Shaw (reserves)
Leigh Carlson (under 19s)

| Leon Wiegard

| Max Kelleher

| Arthur Wilson

| Paul Roos (captain)
Gary Pert (v/captain)

|

{{AFL Foo}}

| Terry Wheeler (senior)
Trevor Fletcher (reserves)
Neil Clarke (under 19s)

| Peter Gordon

| Dennis Galimberti

| Gary Merrington

| Doug Hawkins (captain)
Stephen Wallis (v/captain)
Tony McGuinness (deputy v/c)

|{{cite magazine|url=http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/158577|title=CLUB PERSONNEL|page=19|magazine=The Football Record|via=State Library of Victoria|date=1 April 1990}}

{{AFL Gee}}

| Malcolm Blight (senior)
Dennis Davey (reserves)
Brendan Tinkler (under 19s)

| Ron Hovey

| Ken Gannon

| Garry Fletcher

| Andrew Bews (captain)
Steve Hocking (v/captain)
Barry Stoneham (deputy v/c)

|

{{AFL Haw}}

| Allan Jeans (senior)
Des Meagher (reserves)
Russell Greene (under 19s)

| Trevor Coote

| John Lauritz

| John Hook (football manager)
Alan Joyce (director of football)

| Michael Tuck (captain)
Gary Ayres (v/captain)

|

{{AFL Mel}}

| John Northey (senior)
Mark Cross (reserves & under 19s)

| Stuart Spencer

| Tony King

| John Sell

| Greg Healy (captain)
Garry Lyon (v/captain)
Jim Stynes (deputy v/c)

|

{{AFL NM}}

| Wayne Schimmelbusch (senior)
Laurie Dwyer (reserves)
Denis Pagan (under 19s)

| Bob Ansett

| Ken Montgomery

| Greg Miller

| Matthew Larkin (captain)
Ben Buckley (v/captain)

|

{{AFL Ric}}

| Kevin Bartlett (senior)
Emmett Dunne (reserves)
Doug Searl (under 19s)

| Neville Crowe

| Cameron Schwab

| John Wardrop

| Dale Weightman (captain)
Michael Pickering (v/captain)

|

{{AFL StK}}

| Ken Sheldon (senior)
Warren Jones (reserves)
Gary Colling (under 19s)

| Travis Payze

| Rick Watt

| Peter Hudson

| Danny Frawley (captain)

|{{cite magazine|url=http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/158577|title=CLUB PERSONNEL|page=20|magazine=The Football Record|via=State Library of Victoria|date=1 April 1990}}

{{AFL Syd}}

| Colin Kinnear (senior)
Mark Maclure (reserves)
Greg Harris (under 19s)

| Michael Willesee

| Geoff Slade (exec. director)
Barry Breen (gen. manager)

| John Reid

| Dennis Carroll (captain)
Gerard Healy (v/captain)
Greg Williams (deputy v/c)

|

{{AFL WC}}

| Michael Malthouse (senior)

| Terry O'Connor

| Brian Cook

| Trevor Nisbett

| Steve Malaxos (captain)
John Worsfold (v/captain)
Phil Scott (deputy v/c)

|

Foster's Cup

{{Main|1990 Foster's Cup}}

{{AFL Ess}} defeated {{AFL NM}} 17.10 (112) to 10.16 (76) in the final.

Home-and-away season

=Round 1=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 14.15 (99) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 15.14 (104) ||Princes Park|| 22,427 ||Saturday 31, March

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 20.21 (141) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 8.12 (60) ||Windy Hill|| 18,960 ||Saturday 31, March

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 11.11 (77) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 28.24 (192) ||Waverley Park|| 41,694 ||Saturday, 31 March

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 12.17 (89) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 22.10 (142) ||MCG|| 23,191 ||Saturday, 31 March

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 19.19 (133) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 10.14 (74) ||Carrara Stadium|| 11,814 ||Saturday, 31 March

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 14.16 (100) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 8.6 (54) ||Subiaco Oval|| 25,342 ||Sunday, 1 April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 11.15 (81) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 22.12 (144) ||Whitten Oval|| 28,553 || Sunday, 1 April

{{s-end}}

=Round 2=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 9.14 (68) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 32.17 (209) ||MCG|| 18,105 ||Friday, 6 April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 13.9 (87) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 19.8 (122) ||Waverley Park|| 44,906 ||Saturday, 7 April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 13.20 (98) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 8.11 (59) ||Princes Park|| 6,838 ||Saturday, 7 April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 18.20 (128) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 13.13 (91) ||MCG|| 29,024 ||Saturday, 7 April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 18.19 (127) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 10.9 (69) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 23,161 ||Saturday, 7 April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 24.15 (159) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 14.13 (97) ||MCG|| 55,311 ||Sunday, 8 April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 10.18 (78) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 20.20 (140) ||SCG|| 11,051 ||Sunday, 8 April

{{s-end}}

=Round 3=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 11.10 (76) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 14.8 (92) ||Waverley Park|| 53,065 ||Saturday 14, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 7.17 (59) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 18.14 (122) ||Whitten Oval|| 14,842 ||Saturday 14, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 15.21 (111) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 10.21 (81) ||Princes Park|| 11,698 ||Saturday 14, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 14.11 (95) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 17.11 (113) ||Carrara Stadium|| 8,683 ||Sunday 15, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 20.8 (128) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 12.21 (93) ||Victoria Park|| 27,839 ||Monday 16, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 18.14 (122) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 14.11 (95) ||MCG|| 59,894 ||Monday 16, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 22.18 (150) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 11.11 (77) ||Kardinia Park|| 23,031 ||Monday 16, April

{{s-end}}

=Round 4=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 17.18 (120) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 10.10 (70) ||WACA Ground|| 28,568 ||Friday 20, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 14.12 (96) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 11.12 (78) ||Victoria Park|| 17,948 ||Saturday 21, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 6.13 (49) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 18.19 (127) ||MCG|| 17,975 ||Saturday 21, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 9.10 (64) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 13.11 (89) ||Waverley Park|| 13,671 ||Saturday 21, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 18.12 (120) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 5.8 (38) ||Princes Park|| 8,649 ||Saturday 21, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 15.22 (112) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 20.23 (143) ||MCG|| 28,512 ||Sunday 22, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 13.19 (97) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 19.17 (131) ||SCG|| 11,472 ||Sunday 22, April

{{s-end}}

=Round 5=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 10.16 (76) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 15.13 (103) ||Princes Park|| 24,960 ||Wednesday 25, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 21.17 (143) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 9.10 (64) ||MCG|| 23,078 ||Wednesday 25, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 13.13 (91) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 12.20 (92) ||MCG|| 67,893 ||Saturday 28, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 11.15 (81) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 12.17 (89) ||Waverley Park|| 42,097 ||Saturday 28, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 16.12 (108) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 10.18 (78) ||Princes Park|| 13,144 ||Saturday 28, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 8.13 (61) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 19.11 (125) ||Carrara Stadium|| 9,381 ||Saturday 28, April

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 19.14 (128) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 10.7 (67) ||Subiaco Oval|| 25,683 ||Sunday 29, April

{{s-end}}

=Round 6=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 9.14 (68) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 15.13 (103) ||MCG|| 17,229 ||Friday 4, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 20.13 (133) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 14.19 (103) ||Princes Park|| 17,555 ||Saturday 5, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 10.15 (75) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 15.11 (101) ||MCG|| 63,218 ||Saturday 5, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 12.10 (82) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 5.20 (50) ||Waverley Park|| 13,610 ||Saturday 5, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 23.13 (151) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 12.8 (80) ||Kardinia Park|| 18,426 ||Saturday 5, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 15.14 (104) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 14.17 (101) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 30,895 ||Saturday 5, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 14.14 (98) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 12.21 (93) ||SCG|| 10,155 ||Sunday 6, May

{{s-end}}

=Round 7=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 18.8 (116) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 9.7 (61) ||MCG|| 32,269 ||Friday 11, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 13.13 (91) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 17.9 (111) ||Windy Hill|| 22,198 ||Saturday 12, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 13.14 (92) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 13.16 (94) ||Waverley Park|| 48,099 ||Saturday 12, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 18.13 (121) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 15.13 (103) ||Princes Park|| 14,524 ||Saturday 12, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 12.13 (85) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 12.15 (87) ||MCG|| 16,155 ||Saturday 12, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 9.28 (82) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 13.18 (96) ||Kardinia Park|| 21,181 ||Sunday 13, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 14.12 (96) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 13.10 (88) ||Carrara Stadium|| 7,226 ||Sunday 13, May

{{s-end}}

=Round 8=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 15.17 (107) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 13.20 (98) ||SCG|| 8,960 ||Friday 18, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 18.18 (126) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 9.5 (59) ||Waverley Park|| 36,370 ||Saturday 19, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 9.21 (75) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 17.18 (120) ||Princes Park|| 16,530 ||Saturday 19, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 20.13 (133) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 11.14 (80) ||MCG|| 26,376 ||Saturday 19, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 12.22 (94) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 11.12 (78) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 22,351 ||Saturday 19, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 11.12 (78) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 14.13 (97) ||Whitten Oval|| 25,255 ||Sunday 20, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 16.26 (122) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 9.9 (63) ||Subiaco Oval|| 20,457 ||Sunday 20, May

{{s-end}}

=Round 9=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 18.15 (123) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 11.16 (82) ||Princes Park|| 19,052 ||Saturday 26, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 26.20 (176) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 14.12 (96) ||Victoria Park|| 22,232 ||Saturday 26, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 18.16 (124) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 17.11 (113) ||Windy Hill|| 21,251 ||Saturday 26, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 14.8 (92) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 7.6 (48) ||Waverley Park|| 39,701 ||Saturday 26, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 8.8 (56) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 19.11 (125) ||Carrara Stadium|| 6,628 ||Saturday 26, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 16.16 (112) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 13.15 (93) ||Subiaco Oval|| 21,323 ||Sunday 27, May

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 20.19 (139) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 9.6 (60) ||MCG|| 19,465 ||Sunday 27, May

{{s-end}}

=Round 10=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 17.16 (118) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 13.12 (90) ||MCG|| 9,377 ||Friday 1, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 15.18 (108) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 13.7 (85) ||MCG|| 31,648 ||Saturday 2, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 16.14 (110) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 9.4 (58) ||Waverley Park|| 49,655 ||Saturday 2, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 15.13 (103) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 13.11 (89) ||Princes Park|| 11,329 ||Saturday 2, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 21.22 (148) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 10.11 (71) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 14,099 ||Saturday 2, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 11.8 (74) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 25.14 (164) ||SCG|| 12,551 ||Sunday 3, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 14.12 (96) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 13.16 (94) ||Kardinia Park|| 26,073 ||Sunday 3, June

{{s-end}}

=Round 11=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 15.9 (99) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 8.12 (60) ||Windy Hill|| 19,427 ||Saturday 9, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 15.14 (104) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 16.16 (112) ||Waverley Park|| 47,572 ||Saturday 9, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 19.18 (132) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 11.17 (83) ||Princes Park|| 11,848 ||Saturday 9, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 10.13 (73) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 15.17 (107) ||Carrara Stadium|| 12,339 ||Sunday 10, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 15.9 (99) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 13.15 (93) ||MCG|| 59,782 ||Monday 11, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 11.12 (78) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 15.10 (100) ||Princes Park|| 13,271 ||Monday 11, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 15.6 (96) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 12.10 (82) ||Whitten Oval|| 29,698 ||Monday 11, June

{{s-end}}

=Round 12=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 16.9 (105) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 12.10 (82) ||WACA|| 28,094 ||Friday 15, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 24.14 (158) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 11.23 (89) ||Princes Park|| 11,738 ||Saturday 16, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 12.16 (88) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 14.15 (99) ||Waverley Park|| 53,917 ||Saturday 16, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 18.16 (124) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 13.16 (94) ||Windy Hill|| 16,311 ||Saturday 16, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 18.20 (128) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 16.12 (108) ||MCG|| 31,180 ||Saturday 16, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 10.11 (71) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 17.14 (116) ||SCG|| 6,136 ||Sunday 17, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 10.8 (68) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 15.11 (101) ||Whitten Oval|| 17,828 ||Sunday 17, June

{{s-end}}

=Round 13=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 18.15 (123) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 13.26 (104) ||Princes Park|| 29,571 ||Saturday 23, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 14.15 (99) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 20.12 (132) ||MCG|| 38,511 ||Saturday 23, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 7.13 (55) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 15.19 (109) ||Carrara Stadium|| 10,105 ||Saturday 23, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 14.17 (101) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 5.12 (42) ||Victoria Park|| 31,447 ||Saturday 30, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 10.13 (73) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 14.7 (91) ||Waverley Park|| 22,388 ||Saturday 30, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 18.23 (131) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 5.11 (41) ||MCG|| 10,721 ||Saturday 30, June

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 20.8 (128) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 13.13 (91) ||Subiaco Oval|| 20,133 ||Sunday 1, July

{{s-end}}

=Round 14=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 22.21 (153) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 10.11 (71) ||MCG|| 11,438 ||Friday 6, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 15.12 (102) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 11.10 (76) ||Victoria Park|| 23,596 ||Saturday 7, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 9.7 (61) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 20.24 (144) ||Princes Park|| 13,339 ||Saturday 7, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 11.12 (78) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 12.13 (85) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 28,202 ||Saturday 7, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 18.10 (118) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 7.8 (50) ||Waverley Park|| 30,211 ||Saturday 7, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 10.13 (73) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 31.14 (200) ||MCG|| 19,272 ||Saturday 7, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 13.12 (90) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 25.12 (162) ||SCG|| 10,555 ||Sunday 8, July

{{s-end}}

=Round 15=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 16.12 (108) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 14.6 (90) ||WACA|| 20,474 ||Friday 13, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 17.11 (113) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 8.11 (59) ||Waverley Park|| 76,390 ||Saturday 14, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 10.7 (67) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 21.16 (142) ||Princes Park|| 25,159 ||Saturday 14, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 17.10 (112) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 13.18 (96) ||Whitten Oval|| 13,184 ||Saturday 14, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 17.11 (113) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 15.13 (103) ||Kardinia Park|| 18,265 ||Saturday 14, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 22.12 (144) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 15.10 (100) ||MCG|| 21,426 ||Saturday 14, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 17.9 (111) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 9.8 (62) ||Carrara Stadium|| 7,347 ||Sunday 15, July

{{s-end}}

=Round 16=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 16.13 (109) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 9.12 (66) ||WACA|| 20,296 ||Friday 20, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 19.9 (123) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 15.18 (108) ||Princes Park|| 25,235 ||Saturday 21, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 15.16 (106) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 17.12 (114) ||Windy Hill|| 19,945 ||Saturday 21, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 17.6 (108) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 12.9 (81) ||Waverley Park|| 13,335 ||Saturday 21, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 10.8 (68) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 25.9 (159) ||MCG|| 25,532 ||Saturday 21, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 19.9 (123) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 21.21 (147) ||SCG|| 11,722 ||Sunday 22, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 13.12 (90) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 7.12 (54) ||MCG|| 8,310 ||Sunday 22, July

{{s-end}}

=Round 17=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 15.11 (101) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 20.12 (132) ||Princes Park|| 18,712 ||Saturday 28, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 18.17 (125) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 6.10 (46) ||Waverley Park|| 24,436 ||Saturday 28, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 15.19 (109) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 12.18 (90) ||MCG|| 20,222 ||Saturday 28, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 17.8 (110) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 20.11 (131) ||Kardinia Park|| 18,018 ||Saturday 28, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 22.16 (148) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 10.13 (73) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 19,108 ||Saturday 28, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 14.12 (96) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 12.21 (93) ||MCG|| 52,724 ||Sunday 29, July

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 14.11 (95) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 16.14 (110) ||Carrara Stadium|| 8,768 ||Sunday 29, July

{{s-end}}

=Round 18=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 14.14 (98) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 15.18 (108) ||MCG|| 44,627 ||Friday 3, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 16.21 (117) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 7.7 (49) ||Victoria Park|| 28,301 ||Saturday 4, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 14.8 (92) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 13.16 (94) ||Kardinia Park|| 21,796 ||Saturday 4, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 16.17 (113) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 10.15 (75) ||Princes Park|| 8,949 ||Saturday 4, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 10.13 (73) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 9.6 (60) ||Waverley Park|| 10,890 ||Saturday 4, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 9.13 (67) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 15.6 (96) ||Whitten Oval|| 22,142 ||Sunday 5, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 10.8 (68) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 12.11 (83) ||SCG|| 6,970 ||Sunday 5, August

{{s-end}}

=Round 19=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 12.16 (88) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 17.21 (123) ||Princes Park|| 10,482 ||Saturday 11, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 17.17 (119) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 13.5 (83) ||Waverley Park|| 27,612 ||Saturday 11, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 27.11 (173) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 15.16 (106) ||MCG|| 16,719 ||Saturday 11, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 25.13 (163) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 14.13 (97) ||Carrara Stadium|| 8,180 ||Saturday 11, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 13.11 (89) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 7.13 (55) ||MCG|| 21,094 ||Sunday 12, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 13.6 (84) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 11.12 (78) ||Waverley Park|| 65,293 ||Sunday 12, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 22.21 (153) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 16.9 (105) ||Subiaco Oval|| 22,939 ||Sunday 12, August

{{s-end}}

=Round 20=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 11.20 (86) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 7.13 (55) ||SCG|| 5,272 ||Friday 17, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Car}}|| 16.11 (107) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 12.15 (87) ||Princes Park|| 25,455 ||Saturday 18, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 26.7 (163) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 12.8 (80) ||Waverley Park|| 53,982 ||Saturday 18, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 17.15 (117) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 18.8 (116) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 13,712 ||Saturday 18, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 12.16 (88) ||{{AFL NM}}|| 17.13 (115) ||Whitten Oval|| 16,087 ||Saturday 18, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 14.10 (94) ||{{AFL Gee}}|| 24.14 (158) ||MCG|| 16,984 ||Saturday 18, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL WC}}|| 15.13 (103) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 21.13 (139) ||Subiaco Oval|| 35,623 ||Sunday 19, August

{{s-end}}

=Round 21=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 27.17 (179) ||{{AFL StK}}|| 12.15 (87) ||MCG|| 18,079 ||Friday 24, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Haw}}|| 17.14 (116) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 12.13 (85) ||Princes Park|| 23,200 ||Saturday 25, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Col}}|| 17.16 (118) ||{{AFL Fit}}|| 4.8 (32) ||Victoria Park|| 21,008 ||Saturday 25, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ess}}|| 15.14 (104) ||{{AFL Foo}}|| 11.14 (80) ||Windy Hill|| 17,258 ||Saturday 25, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 12.18 (90) ||{{AFL Syd}}|| 14.8 (92) ||Kardinia Park|| 13,109 ||Saturday 25, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Ric}}|| 7.8 (50) ||{{AFL Mel}}|| 12.14 (86) ||Waverley Park|| 15,342 ||Saturday 25, August

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL BB}}|| 8.11 (59) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 14.16 (100) ||Carrara Stadium|| 7,286 ||Sunday 26, August

{{s-end}}

=Round 22=

{{s-start}}

|- style="background:#ccf;"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Crowd

| Date

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Fit}}|| 18.17 (125) ||{{AFL Car}}|| 16.17 (113) ||Princes Park|| 14,168 ||Saturday 1, September

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL NM}}|| 8.19 (67) ||{{AFL Col}}|| 23.18 (156) ||Waverley Park|| 43,044 ||Saturday 1, September

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL StK}}|| 13.15 (93) ||{{AFL Ess}}|| 19.14 (128) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 26,661 ||Saturday 1, September

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Foo}}|| 16.21 (117) ||{{AFL BB}}|| 15.6 (96) ||Whitten Oval|| 11,371 ||Saturday 1, September

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Gee}}|| 12.11 (83) ||{{AFL WC}}|| 14.6 (90) ||Kardinia Park|| 16,312 ||Saturday 1, September

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Mel}}|| 17.14 (116) ||{{AFL Haw}}|| 15.14 (104) ||MCG|| 57,247 ||Saturday 1, September

|- style="background:#fff;"

|{{AFL Syd}}|| 15.19 (109) ||{{AFL Ric}}|| 20.19 (139) ||SCG|| 7,180 ||Sunday 2, September

{{s-end}}

  • The St Kilda-Essendon game was the only one in which all 4 Daniher brothers (Anthony, Terry, Neale, and Chris) played in the same match.

Ladder

class=wikitable

| (P)

Premiers
bgcolor=FFFFBB |Qualified for finals

{{Australian rules football ladder start}}

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} || 22 || 17 || 5 || 0 || 2526 || 1815 || 139.2 || 68

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} (P) || 22 || 16 || 6 || 0 || 2376 || 1825 || 130.2 || 64

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 3 || align=left | {{AFL WC}} || 22 || 16 || 6 || 0 || 2274 || 1920 || 118.4 || 64

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} || 22 || 16 || 6 || 0 || 2339 || 2066 || 113.2 || 64

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 5 || align=left | {{AFL Haw}} || 22 || 14 || 8 || 0 || 2414 || 2002 || 120.6 || 56

|-

| 6 || align=left | {{AFL NM}} || 22 || 12 || 10 || 0 || 2519 || 2210 || 114.0 || 48

|-

| 7 || align=left | {{AFL Foo}} || 22 || 12 || 10 || 0 || 2016 || 2031 || 99.3 || 48

|-

| 8 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 22 || 11 || 11 || 0 || 2277 || 2187 || 104.1 || 44

|-

| 9 || align=left | {{AFL StK}} || 22 || 9 || 13 || 0 || 2328 || 2313 || 100.6 || 36

|-

| 10 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 22 || 8 || 14 || 0 || 2248 || 2398 || 93.7 || 32

|-

| 11 || align=left | {{AFL Ric}} || 22 || 7 || 15 || 0 || 1988 || 2530 || 78.6 || 28

|-

| 12 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 22 || 7 || 15 || 0 || 1874 || 2389 || 78.4 || 28

|-

| 13 || align=left | {{AFL Syd}} || 22 || 5 || 17 || 0 || 1904 || 2704 || 70.4 || 20

|-

| 14 || align=left | {{AFL BB}} || 22 || 4 || 18 || 0 || 1733 || 2426 || 71.4 || 16

|}

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 100.1
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1990.html#lad AFL Tables]

Finals series

=Finals week 1=

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = Elimination Final

|date = Sunday, 9 September 2:30pm

|home team = {{AFL Mel}}

|home Q1 = 1.2 (8)

|home Q2 = 3.6 (24)

|home Q3 = 9.10 (64)

|home final = 10.13 (73)

|home super =

|home goals = Bennett 4
Stretch 2
Eishold, Healy, Jackson, Spalding 1

|home best = Eishold, Stynes, Campbell, Yeats, Rohde, Newport, Healy

|home injuries =

|home reports =

|home substitute=

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL Haw}}

|away Q1 = 2.6 (18)

|away Q2 = 4.7 (31)

|away Q3 = 5.10 (40)

|away final = 8.16 (64)

|away super =

|away goals = 2 Brereton, Dunstall, Hall
1 Platten, Pritchard

|away best = Hall, Tuck, Mew, Pritchard

|away injuries =

|away reports =

|away substitute=

|venue = MCG

|crowd = 74,954

|report =

|umpires = Carey, Sawers

|BOG award =

|BOG winner =

|broadcast = Seven Network

|anthem =

|notes =

}}

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = Qualifying Final

|date = Saturday, 8 September 2:30pm

|home team = {{AFL Col}}

|home Q1 = 3.6 (24)

|home Q2 = 7.11 (53)

|home Q3 = 10.12 (72)

|home final = 13.12 (90)

|home super =

|home goals = Daicos 4
Barwick, Brown 3
Taylor 2
Manson 1

|home best = Brown, Wright, Francis, Millane, A. Richardson, Gayfer, Daicos

|home injuries =

|home reports =

|home substitute=

|winner = D

|away team = {{AFL WC}}

|away Q1 = 3.1 (19)

|away Q2 = 6.5 (41)

|away Q3 = 10.10 (70)

|away final = 13.12 (90)

|away super =

|away goals = 4 Sumich
2 Lewis, Heady, Langdon
1 Kemp, Keene, Waterman

|away best = Lewis, Heady, Lamb, Mainwaring, Hart, Langdon, Watters

|away injuries =

|away reports =

|away substitute=

|venue = Waverley Park

|crowd = 57,546

|report =

|umpires = Ball, Rich

|BOG award =

|BOG winner =

|broadcast = Seven Network

|anthem =

|notes =

}}

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = Qualifying Final Replay

|date = Saturday, 15 September 2:30pm

|home team = {{AFL Col}}

|home Q1 = 8.1 (49)

|home Q2 = 12.6 (78)

|home Q3 = 14.9 (93)

|home final = 19.12 (126)

|home super =

|home goals = Brown, Daicos 4
Manson, Crosisca, Francis 2
Kelly, Russell, McGuane, Christian, Millane 1

|home best = Christian, Francis, Wright, Morwood, Brown, Gayfer, McGuane

|home injuries =

|home reports =

|home substitute=

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL WC}}

|away Q1 = 2.1 (13)

|away Q2 = 4.5 (29)

|away Q3 = 9.9 (63)

|away final = 9.13 (67)

|away super =

|away goals = 4 Sumich
2 Keene
1 Langdon, Turley, Kemp

|away best = Turley, Sumich, Lamb, Keene, Worsfold, Lewis

|away injuries =

|away reports =

|away substitute=

|venue = Waverley Park

|crowd = 53,520

|report =

|umpires = Mitchell, Sheehan

|BOG award =

|BOG winner =

|broadcast = Seven Network

|anthem =

|notes =

}}

=Finals week 2=

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = First Semi-final

|date = Saturday, 22 September 2:30pm

|winner = H

|home team = {{AFL WC}}

|home Q1 = 4.2 (26)

|home Q2 = 10.5 (65)

|home Q3 = 16.10 (106)

|home final = 19.16 (130)

|home super =

|home goals = 6 Waterman
4 Sumich
3 Jackson
2 Mainwaring
1 Lewis, Keene, Langdon, Kemp

|home best = Turley, Keene, Mainwaring, Waterman, McKenna, Jackson, Lewis

|home injuries =

|home reports =

|home substitute=

|away team = {{AFL Mel}}

|away Q1 = 2.1 (13)

|away Q2 = 2.8 (20)

|away Q3 = 8.9 (57)

|away final = 15.10 (100)

|away super =

|away goals = Grinter 4
Bennett, Yeats, Jackson 2
Tingay, Campbell, Spalding, Healy, Eishold 1

|away best = B. Lovett, Spalding, Campbell, Eishold, Stynes, Grinter

|away injuries =

|away reports =

|away substitute=

|venue = Waverley Park

|crowd = 43,458

|report =

|umpires = Sawers, Rich

|BOG award =

|BOG winner =

|broadcast = Seven Network

|anthem =

|notes =

}}

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = Second Semi-final

|date = Sunday, 23 September 2:30pm

|home team = {{AFL Col}}

|home Q1 = 4.5 (29)

|home Q2 = 7.7 (49)

|home Q3 = 12.8 (80)

|home final = 17.15 (117)

|home super =

|home goals = Brown 5
Daicos, Barwick 3
Starcevich, Russell 2
Francis, Crosisca 1

|home best = McGuane, Brown, Banks, Morwood, Russell, Francis, Christian

|home injuries =

|home reports =

|home substitute=

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL Ess}}

|away Q1 = 2.3 (15)

|away Q2 = 5.7 (37)

|away Q3 = 7.10 (52)

|away final = 7.12 (54)

|away super =

|away goals = 3 Salmon
1 Harvey, Kickett, Vander Haar, Thompson

|away best = Salmon, T. Daniher, Thompson, Bewick, Ezard

|away injuries =

|away reports =

|away substitute=

|venue = MCG

|crowd = 91,555

|report =

|umpires = Carey, Sheehan

|BOG award =

|BOG winner =

|broadcast = Seven Network

|anthem =

|notes =

}}

=Preliminary final=

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = Preliminary Final

|date = Saturday, 29 September 2:30pm

|home team = {{AFL Ess}}

|home Q1 = 4.1 (25)

|home Q2 = 11.3 (69)

|home Q3 = 13.10 (88)

|home final = 18.13 (121)

|home super =

|home goals = Ezard, Harvey 3
Salmon, Madden, Vander Haar 2
Anderson, Bewick, Kickett, Long, Manning, Watson 1

|home best = Madden, T. Daniher, Anderson, Grenvold, Ezard, Hamilton, Bewick

|home injuries =

|home reports =

|home substitute=

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL WC}}

|away Q1 = 1.2 (8)

|away Q2 = 5.3 (33)

|away Q3 = 6.8 (44)

|away final = 8.10 (58)

|away super =

|away goals = 3 Jackson
2 Sumich
1 Heady, Langdon, Mainwaring

|away best = Mainwaring, Lewis, Scott, Hart, Heady, Brennan, McKenna

|away injuries =

|away reports =

|away substitute=

|venue = Waverley Park

|crowd = 55,813

|report =

|umpires = Carey, Sheehan

|BOG award =

|BOG winner =

|broadcast = Seven Network

|anthem =

|notes =

}}

=Grand final=

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = 1990 AFL Grand Final

|date = Saturday, 6 October 2:30pm

|home team = {{AFL Col}}

|home capt = Tony Shaw

|home coach = Leigh Matthews

|home Q1 = 2.5 (17)

|home Q2 = 8.9 (57)

|home Q3 = 11.10 (76)

|home final = 13.11 (89)

|home goals = Brown 2, Barwick 2, Crosisca 2, Russell 2, Daicos 2, Monkhorst, Starcevich, McGuane

|home best = Shaw, Russell, Monkhorst, Millane, Francis, Kerrison, Starcevich, Crosisca, McGuane

|home injuries= Brown (concussion), Starcevich (concussion)

|home reports = See Tribunal

|winner = H

|away team = {{AFL Ess}}

|away capt = Tim Watson

|away coach = Kevin Sheedy

|away Q1 = 2.2 (14)

|away Q2 = 3.5 (23)

|away Q3 = 5.6 (36)

|away final = 5.11 (41)

|away goals = Salmon 2, Kickett, Somerville, Grenvold

|away best = Watson, Sporn, T. Daniher, Kickett, Ezard, O'Donnell

|away injuries= Nil

|away reports = See Tribunal

|venue = MCG

|crowd = 98,944

|report =

|umpires = Sawers, Rich

|BOG award = Norm Smith Medal

|BOG winner = Tony Shaw

|broadcast = Seven Network

|anthem = Normie Rowe

|notes =

}}

Season notes

  • The Victorian Football League (VFL) was renamed and re-badged, with a new logo, as the Australian Football League in 1990.
  • VFL Park was re-designated as Waverley Park, although it took about two or three years for football commentators and sporting editors to stop using the old name for the ground. {{cn|date=July 2024}}
  • Prior to the season, it was announced that {{AFL Fit}} and {{AFL Foo}} – both in serious financial difficulty – would be merging to form a single club known as the Fitzroy Bulldogs, which was to have commenced in the AFL in 1990. Less than three weeks after the announcement, a successful grass-roots campaign by Footscray supporters restored their club to a position of financial viability, and the merger was cancelled.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|pages=79–80|author=Tony de Bolfo|date=24 October 1989|title=Dogs alive}}
  • Five minutes into the third quarter of the Round 1 game between Geelong and Hawthorn, the Cats led the Hawks 10.6 (66) to 9.11 (65): Hawthorn then outscored Geelong 19.13 (127) to 1.5 (11) in the rest of the game to win by 115 points.{{cite web |title=Geelong v Hawthorn, Round 1, 1990 |url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1990/091019900331.html |website=afltables.com |access-date=16 September 2020}}
  • Under the AFL rules at the time, the drawn qualifying final between {{AFL Col}} and {{AFL WC}} was replayed on the following weekend. This meant that minor premier {{AFL Ess}} was given a second consecutive bye week, giving them three weeks between games: Essendon ultimately reached the grand final through the preliminary final, but they were soundly beaten in both the second semi-final and grand final, to which many laid partial blame upon the extended layoff. Additionally, the one-week delay caused scheduling issues for venues and hotels, as a large number of league and corporate events related to the finals, and particularly in the week of the grand final, had to be rescheduled: the extent of this was unprecedented, as the number and scale of such events had increased significantly since 1972, which was the last time an early weeks finals match had required a replay.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|page=66|author=Bruce Matthews|date=11 September 1990|title=Commission rules out grand final change}} The AFL introduced the provision to play extra time in drawn finals matches, except the grand final, in future years to prevent any repeat of these logistical problems; extra time was implemented in the grand final from 2016.
  • The Port Adelaide Football Club from the South Australian National Football League made a bid to join the AFL; the application was rejected, with a composite SANFL team, christened the "Adelaide Crows", being admitted to the AFL competition in the 1991 season. Port Adelaide ultimately entered the competition in 1997.
  • The Brisbane-Melbourne game in round 5 was the 10,000th VFL/AFL match.
  • North Melbourne won the Under 19's premiership. North Melbourne 16.12 (108) defeated Melbourne 5.14 (44) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the reserves grand final on 6 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
  • Carlton won the reserves premiership. Carlton 14.14 (98) defeated Melbourne 11.15 (81) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors grand final on 6 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sunday Sun|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|author=Russell Holmesby|date=7 October 1990|page=37|title=Blues turn on grand display}}

Awards

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia {{ISBN|0-670-90526-7}}.

Sources

  • [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1990.html 1990 AFL season] at AFL Tables
  • [https://www.australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1990 1990 AFL season] at Australian Football

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