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 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 relinquish the usage of the old name for the ground.
Prior to the season, it was announced that Fitzroy and Footscray – 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.[4]
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.[5]
Under the AFL rules at the time, the drawn qualifying final between Collingwood and West Coast was replayed on the following weekend. This meant that minor premier Essendon 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 the last drawn early weeks finals match, the 1972 Second Semi-final.[6] 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, with extra time being implemented in the Grand Final in 2016.
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.[7]
^Tony de Bolfo (24 October 1989). "Dogs alive". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. pp. 79–80.
^"Geelong v Hawthorn, Round 1, 1990". afltables.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^Bruce Matthews (11 September 1990). "Commission rules out grand final change". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 66.
^Russell Holmesby (7 October 1990). "Blues turn on grand display". The Sunday Sun. Melbourne, VIC. p. 37.
Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia ISBN0-670-90526-7.
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For the 1990 season of the Arena Football League see 1990 Arena Football League season 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 1990 AFL premiership seasonTeams14PremiersCollingwood14th premiershipMinor premiersEssendon13th minor premiershipPre season cupEssendon1st pre season cup winBrownlow MedallistTony Liberatore Footscray Coleman MedallistJohn Longmire North Melbourne AttendanceMatches played161Total attendance4 086 283 25 381 per match Highest98 944 Grand final Collingwood vs Essendon 1989 VFL 1991 The premiership was won by the Collingwood Football Club for the 14th time after it defeated Essendon by 48 points in the 1990 AFL Grand Final Contents 1 Club leadership 2 Foster s Cup 3 Home and away season 3 1 Round 1 3 2 Round 2 3 3 Round 3 3 4 Round 4 3 5 Round 5 3 6 Round 6 3 7 Round 7 3 8 Round 8 3 9 Round 9 3 10 Round 10 3 11 Round 11 3 12 Round 12 3 13 Round 13 3 14 Round 14 3 15 Round 15 3 16 Round 16 3 17 Round 17 3 18 Round 18 3 19 Round 19 3 20 Round 20 3 21 Round 21 3 22 Round 22 4 Ladder 5 Finals series 5 1 Finals week 1 5 2 Finals week 2 5 3 Preliminary final 5 4 Grand final 6 Season notes 7 Awards 8 References 9 SourcesClub leadership editClub Coaches Chairman President Executive Director General Manager Football Manager Leadership group Ref Brisbane Bears 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 1 Carlton 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 1 Collingwood 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 1 Essendon 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 1 Fitzroy Rod Austin senior Robert Shaw reserves Leigh Carlson under 19s Leon Wiegard Max Kelleher Arthur Wilson Paul Roos captain Gary Pert v captain 1 Footscray 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 2 Geelong 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 2 Hawthorn 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 2 Melbourne John Northey senior Mark Cross reserves amp under 19s Stuart Spencer Tony King John Sell Greg Healy captain Garry Lyon v captain Jim Stynes deputy v c 2 North Melbourne Wayne Schimmelbusch senior Laurie Dwyer reserves Denis Pagan under 19s Bob Ansett Ken Montgomery Greg Miller Matthew Larkin captain Ben Buckley v captain 2 Richmond Kevin Bartlett senior Emmett Dunne reserves Doug Searl under 19s Neville Crowe Cameron Schwab John Wardrop Dale Weightman captain Michael Pickering v captain 2 St Kilda Ken Sheldon senior Warren Jones reserves Gary Colling under 19s Travis Payze Rick Watt Peter Hudson Danny Frawley captain 3 Sydney 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 3 West Coast Michael Malthouse senior Terry O Connor Brian Cook Trevor Nisbett Steve Malaxos captain John Worsfold v captain Phil Scott deputy v c 3 Foster s Cup editMain article 1990 Foster s Cup Essendon defeated North Melbourne 17 10 112 to 10 16 76 in the final Home and away season editRound 1 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateCarlton 14 15 99 Sydney 15 14 104 Princes Park 22 427 Saturday 31 MarchEssendon 20 21 141 Fitzroy 8 12 60 Windy Hill 18 960 Saturday 31 MarchGeelong 11 11 77 Hawthorn 28 24 192 Waverley Park 41 694 Saturday 31 MarchNorth Melbourne 12 17 89 Melbourne 22 10 142 MCG 23 191 Saturday 31 MarchBrisbane Bears 19 19 133 Richmond 10 14 74 Carrara Stadium 11 814 Saturday 31 MarchWest Coast 14 16 100 Collingwood 8 6 54 Subiaco Oval 25 342 Sunday 1 AprilFootscray 11 15 81 St Kilda 22 12 144 Whitten Oval 28 553 Sunday 1 AprilRound 2 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateRichmond 9 14 68 North Melbourne 32 17 209 MCG 18 105 Friday 6 AprilCarlton 13 9 87 Collingwood 19 8 122 Waverley Park 44 906 Saturday 7 AprilFitzroy 13 20 98 Brisbane Bears 8 11 59 Princes Park 6 838 Saturday 7 AprilMelbourne 18 20 128 Geelong 13 13 91 MCG 29 024 Saturday 7 AprilSt Kilda 18 19 127 West Coast 10 9 69 Moorabbin Oval 23 161 Saturday 7 AprilEssendon 24 15 159 Hawthorn 14 13 97 MCG 55 311 Sunday 8 AprilSydney 10 18 78 Footscray 20 20 140 SCG 11 051 Sunday 8 AprilRound 3 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateSt Kilda 11 10 76 Carlton 14 8 92 Waverley Park 53 065 Saturday 14 AprilFootscray 7 17 59 West Coast 18 14 122 Whitten Oval 14 842 Saturday 14 AprilHawthorn 15 21 111 Richmond 10 21 81 Princes Park 11 698 Saturday 14 AprilBrisbane Bears 14 11 95 North Melbourne 17 11 113 Carrara Stadium 8 683 Sunday 15 AprilCollingwood 20 8 128 Sydney 12 21 93 Victoria Park 27 839 Monday 16 AprilMelbourne 18 14 122 Essendon 14 11 95 MCG 59 894 Monday 16 AprilGeelong 22 18 150 Fitzroy 11 11 77 Kardinia Park 23 031 Monday 16 AprilRound 4 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateWest Coast 17 18 120 Carlton 10 10 70 WACA Ground 28 568 Friday 20 AprilCollingwood 14 12 96 Footscray 11 12 78 Victoria Park 17 948 Saturday 21 AprilRichmond 6 13 49 Essendon 18 19 127 MCG 17 975 Saturday 21 AprilFitzroy 9 10 64 Melbourne 13 11 89 Waverley Park 13 671 Saturday 21 AprilHawthorn 18 12 120 Brisbane Bears 5 8 38 Princes Park 8 649 Saturday 21 AprilNorth Melbourne 15 22 112 Geelong 20 23 143 MCG 28 512 Sunday 22 AprilSydney 13 19 97 St Kilda 19 17 131 SCG 11 472 Sunday 22 AprilRound 5 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateCarlton 10 16 76 Footscray 15 13 103 Princes Park 24 960 Wednesday 25 AprilRichmond 21 17 143 Fitzroy 9 10 64 MCG 23 078 Wednesday 25 AprilSt Kilda 13 13 91 Collingwood 12 20 92 MCG 67 893 Saturday 28 AprilEssendon 11 15 81 Geelong 12 17 89 Waverley Park 42 097 Saturday 28 AprilHawthorn 16 12 108 North Melbourne 10 18 78 Princes Park 13 144 Saturday 28 AprilBrisbane Bears 8 13 61 Melbourne 19 11 125 Carrara Stadium 9 381 Saturday 28 AprilWest Coast 19 14 128 Sydney 10 7 67 Subiaco Oval 25 683 Sunday 29 AprilRound 6 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateRichmond 9 14 68 West Coast 15 13 103 MCG 17 229 Friday 4 MayCarlton 20 13 133 North Melbourne 14 19 103 Princes Park 17 555 Saturday 5 MayCollingwood 10 15 75 Essendon 15 11 101 MCG 63 218 Saturday 5 MayFootscray 12 10 82 Fitzroy 5 20 50 Waverley Park 13 610 Saturday 5 MayGeelong 23 13 151 Brisbane Bears 12 8 80 Kardinia Park 18 426 Saturday 5 MaySt Kilda 15 14 104 Hawthorn 14 17 101 Moorabbin Oval 30 895 Saturday 5 MaySydney 14 14 98 Melbourne 12 21 93 SCG 10 155 Sunday 6 MayRound 7 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateMelbourne 18 8 116 West Coast 9 7 61 MCG 32 269 Friday 11 MayEssendon 13 13 91 Carlton 17 9 111 Windy Hill 22 198 Saturday 12 MayCollingwood 13 14 92 Hawthorn 13 16 94 Waverley Park 48 099 Saturday 12 MayFitzroy 18 13 121 St Kilda 15 13 103 Princes Park 14 524 Saturday 12 MayNorth Melbourne 12 13 85 Footscray 12 15 87 MCG 16 155 Saturday 12 MayGeelong 9 28 82 Richmond 13 18 96 Kardinia Park 21 181 Sunday 13 MayBrisbane Bears 14 12 96 Sydney 13 10 88 Carrara Stadium 7 226 Sunday 13 MayRound 8 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateSydney 15 17 107 Geelong 13 20 98 SCG 8 960 Friday 18 MayCarlton 18 18 126 Hawthorn 9 5 59 Waverley Park 36 370 Saturday 19 MayFitzroy 9 21 75 Collingwood 17 18 120 Princes Park 16 530 Saturday 19 MayMelbourne 20 13 133 Richmond 11 14 80 MCG 26 376 Saturday 19 MaySt Kilda 12 22 94 North Melbourne 11 12 78 Moorabbin Oval 22 351 Saturday 19 MayFootscray 11 12 78 Essendon 14 13 97 Whitten Oval 25 255 Sunday 20 MayWest Coast 16 26 122 Brisbane Bears 9 9 63 Subiaco Oval 20 457 Sunday 20 MayRound 9 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateCarlton 18 15 123 Fitzroy 11 16 82 Princes Park 19 052 Saturday 26 MayCollingwood 26 20 176 North Melbourne 14 12 96 Victoria Park 22 232 Saturday 26 MayEssendon 18 16 124 St Kilda 17 11 113 Windy Hill 21 251 Saturday 26 MayHawthorn 14 8 92 Melbourne 7 6 48 Waverley Park 39 701 Saturday 26 MayBrisbane Bears 8 8 56 Footscray 19 11 125 Carrara Stadium 6 628 Saturday 26 MayWest Coast 16 16 112 Geelong 13 15 93 Subiaco Oval 21 323 Sunday 27 MayRichmond 20 19 139 Sydney 9 6 60 MCG 19 465 Sunday 27 MayRound 10 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateNorth Melbourne 17 16 118 West Coast 13 12 90 MCG 9 377 Friday 1 JuneRichmond 15 18 108 Carlton 13 7 85 MCG 31 648 Saturday 2 JuneCollingwood 16 14 110 Melbourne 9 4 58 Waverley Park 49 655 Saturday 2 JuneFitzroy 15 13 103 Hawthorn 13 11 89 Princes Park 11 329 Saturday 2 JuneSt Kilda 21 22 148 Brisbane Bears 10 11 71 Moorabbin Oval 14 099 Saturday 2 JuneSydney 11 8 74 Essendon 25 14 164 SCG 12 551 Sunday 3 JuneGeelong 14 12 96 Footscray 13 16 94 Kardinia Park 26 073 Sunday 3 JuneRound 11 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateEssendon 15 9 99 West Coast 8 12 60 Windy Hill 19 427 Saturday 9 JuneSt Kilda 15 14 104 Geelong 16 16 112 Waverley Park 47 572 Saturday 9 JuneHawthorn 19 18 132 Sydney 11 17 83 Princes Park 11 848 Saturday 9 JuneBrisbane Bears 10 13 73 Collingwood 15 17 107 Carrara Stadium 12 339 Sunday 10 JuneMelbourne 15 9 99 Carlton 13 15 93 MCG 59 782 Monday 11 JuneFitzroy 11 12 78 North Melbourne 15 10 100 Princes Park 13 271 Monday 11 JuneFootscray 15 6 96 Richmond 12 10 82 Whitten Oval 29 698 Monday 11 JuneRound 12 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateWest Coast 16 9 105 Hawthorn 12 10 82 WACA 28 094 Friday 15 JuneCarlton 24 14 158 Brisbane Bears 11 23 89 Princes Park 11 738 Saturday 16 JuneGeelong 12 16 88 Collingwood 14 15 99 Waverley Park 53 917 Saturday 16 JuneEssendon 18 16 124 North Melbourne 13 16 94 Windy Hill 16 311 Saturday 16 JuneRichmond 18 20 128 St Kilda 16 12 108 MCG 31 180 Saturday 16 JuneSydney 10 11 71 Fitzroy 17 14 116 SCG 6 136 Sunday 17 JuneFootscray 10 8 68 Melbourne 15 11 101 Whitten Oval 17 828 Sunday 17 JuneRound 13 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateCarlton 18 15 123 Geelong 13 26 104 Princes Park 29 571 Saturday 23 JuneMelbourne 14 15 99 St Kilda 20 12 132 MCG 38 511 Saturday 23 JuneBrisbane Bears 7 13 55 Essendon 15 19 109 Carrara Stadium 10 105 Saturday 23 JuneCollingwood 14 17 101 Richmond 5 12 42 Victoria Park 31 447 Saturday 30 JuneHawthorn 10 13 73 Footscray 14 7 91 Waverley Park 22 388 Saturday 30 JuneNorth Melbourne 18 23 131 Sydney 5 11 41 MCG 10 721 Saturday 30 JuneWest Coast 20 8 128 Fitzroy 13 13 91 Subiaco Oval 20 133 Sunday 1 JulyRound 14 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateRichmond 22 21 153 Brisbane Bears 10 11 71 MCG 11 438 Friday 6 JulyCollingwood 15 12 102 West Coast 11 10 76 Victoria Park 23 596 Saturday 7 JulyFitzroy 9 7 61 Essendon 20 24 144 Princes Park 13 339 Saturday 7 JulySt Kilda 11 12 78 Footscray 12 13 85 Moorabbin Oval 28 202 Saturday 7 JulyHawthorn 18 10 118 Geelong 7 8 50 Waverley Park 30 211 Saturday 7 JulyMelbourne 10 13 73 North Melbourne 31 14 200 MCG 19 272 Saturday 7 JulySydney 13 12 90 Carlton 25 12 162 SCG 10 555 Sunday 8 JulyRound 15 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateWest Coast 16 12 108 St Kilda 14 6 90 WACA 20 474 Friday 13 JulyCollingwood 17 11 113 Carlton 8 11 59 Waverley Park 76 390 Saturday 14 JulyHawthorn 10 7 67 Essendon 21 16 142 Princes Park 25 159 Saturday 14 JulyFootscray 17 10 112 Sydney 13 18 96 Whitten Oval 13 184 Saturday 14 JulyGeelong 17 11 113 Melbourne 15 13 103 Kardinia Park 18 265 Saturday 14 JulyNorth Melbourne 22 12 144 Richmond 15 10 100 MCG 21 426 Saturday 14 JulyBrisbane Bears 17 9 111 Fitzroy 9 8 62 Carrara Stadium 7 347 Sunday 15 JulyRound 16 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateWest Coast 16 13 109 Footscray 9 12 66 WACA 20 296 Friday 20 JulyCarlton 19 9 123 St Kilda 15 18 108 Princes Park 25 235 Saturday 21 JulyEssendon 15 16 106 Melbourne 17 12 114 Windy Hill 19 945 Saturday 21 JulyFitzroy 17 6 108 Geelong 12 9 81 Waverley Park 13 335 Saturday 21 JulyRichmond 10 8 68 Hawthorn 25 9 159 MCG 25 532 Saturday 21 JulySydney 19 9 123 Collingwood 21 21 147 SCG 11 722 Sunday 22 JulyNorth Melbourne 13 12 90 Brisbane Bears 7 12 54 MCG 8 310 Sunday 22 JulyRound 17 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateCarlton 15 11 101 West Coast 20 12 132 Princes Park 18 712 Saturday 28 JulyEssendon 18 17 125 Richmond 6 10 46 Waverley Park 24 436 Saturday 28 JulyMelbourne 15 19 109 Fitzroy 12 18 90 MCG 20 222 Saturday 28 JulyGeelong 17 8 110 North Melbourne 20 11 131 Kardinia Park 18 018 Saturday 28 JulySt Kilda 22 16 148 Sydney 10 13 73 Moorabbin Oval 19 108 Saturday 28 JulyFootscray 14 12 96 Collingwood 12 21 93 MCG 52 724 Sunday 29 JulyBrisbane Bears 14 11 95 Hawthorn 16 14 110 Carrara Stadium 8 768 Sunday 29 JulyRound 18 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateNorth Melbourne 14 14 98 Hawthorn 15 18 108 MCG 44 627 Friday 3 AugustCollingwood 16 21 117 St Kilda 7 7 49 Victoria Park 28 301 Saturday 4 AugustGeelong 14 8 92 Essendon 13 16 94 Kardinia Park 21 796 Saturday 4 AugustFitzroy 16 17 113 Richmond 10 15 75 Princes Park 8 949 Saturday 4 AugustMelbourne 10 13 73 Brisbane Bears 9 6 60 Waverley Park 10 890 Saturday 4 AugustFootscray 9 13 67 Carlton 15 6 96 Whitten Oval 22 142 Sunday 5 AugustSydney 10 8 68 West Coast 12 11 83 SCG 6 970 Sunday 5 AugustRound 19 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateFitzroy 12 16 88 Footscray 17 21 123 Princes Park 10 482 Saturday 11 AugustHawthorn 17 17 119 St Kilda 13 5 83 Waverley Park 27 612 Saturday 11 AugustMelbourne 27 11 173 Sydney 15 16 106 MCG 16 719 Saturday 11 AugustBrisbane Bears 25 13 163 Geelong 14 13 97 Carrara Stadium 8 180 Saturday 11 AugustNorth Melbourne 13 11 89 Carlton 7 13 55 MCG 21 094 Sunday 12 AugustEssendon 13 6 84 Collingwood 11 12 78 Waverley Park 65 293 Sunday 12 AugustWest Coast 22 21 153 Richmond 16 9 105 Subiaco Oval 22 939 Sunday 12 AugustRound 20 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateSydney 11 20 86 Brisbane Bears 7 13 55 SCG 5 272 Friday 17 AugustCarlton 16 11 107 Essendon 12 15 87 Princes Park 25 455 Saturday 18 AugustHawthorn 26 7 163 Collingwood 12 8 80 Waverley Park 53 982 Saturday 18 AugustSt Kilda 17 15 117 Fitzroy 18 8 116 Moorabbin Oval 13 712 Saturday 18 AugustFootscray 12 16 88 North Melbourne 17 13 115 Whitten Oval 16 087 Saturday 18 AugustRichmond 14 10 94 Geelong 24 14 158 MCG 16 984 Saturday 18 AugustWest Coast 15 13 103 Melbourne 21 13 139 Subiaco Oval 35 623 Sunday 19 AugustRound 21 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateNorth Melbourne 27 17 179 St Kilda 12 15 87 MCG 18 079 Friday 24 AugustHawthorn 17 14 116 Carlton 12 13 85 Princes Park 23 200 Saturday 25 AugustCollingwood 17 16 118 Fitzroy 4 8 32 Victoria Park 21 008 Saturday 25 AugustEssendon 15 14 104 Footscray 11 14 80 Windy Hill 17 258 Saturday 25 AugustGeelong 12 18 90 Sydney 14 8 92 Kardinia Park 13 109 Saturday 25 AugustRichmond 7 8 50 Melbourne 12 14 86 Waverley Park 15 342 Saturday 25 AugustBrisbane Bears 8 11 59 West Coast 14 16 100 Carrara Stadium 7 286 Sunday 26 AugustRound 22 edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Crowd DateFitzroy 18 17 125 Carlton 16 17 113 Princes Park 14 168 Saturday 1 SeptemberNorth Melbourne 8 19 67 Collingwood 23 18 156 Waverley Park 43 044 Saturday 1 SeptemberSt Kilda 13 15 93 Essendon 19 14 128 Moorabbin Oval 26 661 Saturday 1 SeptemberFootscray 16 21 117 Brisbane Bears 15 6 96 Whitten Oval 11 371 Saturday 1 SeptemberGeelong 12 11 83 West Coast 14 6 90 Kardinia Park 16 312 Saturday 1 SeptemberMelbourne 17 14 116 Hawthorn 15 14 104 MCG 57 247 Saturday 1 SeptemberSydney 15 19 109 Richmond 20 19 139 SCG 7 180 Sunday 2 SeptemberThe 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 edit P PremiersQualified for finals Team P W L D PF PA Pts1 Essendon 22 17 5 0 2526 1815 139 2 682 Collingwood P 22 16 6 0 2376 1825 130 2 643 West Coast 22 16 6 0 2274 1920 118 4 644 Melbourne 22 16 6 0 2339 2066 113 2 645 Hawthorn 22 14 8 0 2414 2002 120 6 566 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2519 2210 114 0 487 Footscray 22 12 10 0 2016 2031 99 3 488 Carlton 22 11 11 0 2277 2187 104 1 449 St Kilda 22 9 13 0 2328 2313 100 6 3610 Geelong 22 8 14 0 2248 2398 93 7 3211 Richmond 22 7 15 0 1988 2530 78 6 2812 Fitzroy 22 7 15 0 1874 2389 78 4 2813 Sydney 22 5 17 0 1904 2704 70 4 2014 Brisbane Bears 22 4 18 0 1733 2426 71 4 16Rules for classification 1 premiership points 2 percentage 3 points forAverage score 100 1Source AFL TablesFinals series editFinals week 1 edit Elimination FinalSunday 9 September 2 30pm Melbourne def Hawthorn MCG crowd 74 954 1 2 8 3 6 24 9 10 64 10 13 73 Q1Q2Q3 Final 2 6 18 4 7 31 5 10 40 8 16 64 Umpires Carey SawersTelevision broadcast Seven NetworkBennett 4Stretch 2Eishold Healy Jackson Spalding 1 Goals 2 Brereton Dunstall Hall1 Platten PritchardEishold Stynes Campbell Yeats Rohde Newport Healy Best Hall Tuck Mew PritchardQualifying FinalSaturday 8 September 2 30pm Collingwood drew with West Coast Waverley Park crowd 57 546 3 6 24 7 11 53 10 12 72 13 12 90 Q1Q2Q3 Final 3 1 19 6 5 41 10 10 70 13 12 90 Umpires Ball RichTelevision broadcast Seven NetworkDaicos 4Barwick Brown 3Taylor 2Manson 1 Goals 4 Sumich2 Lewis Heady Langdon1 Kemp Keene WatermanBrown Wright Francis Millane A Richardson Gayfer Daicos Best Lewis Heady Lamb Mainwaring Hart Langdon WattersQualifying Final ReplaySaturday 15 September 2 30pm Collingwood def West Coast Waverley Park crowd 53 520 8 1 49 12 6 78 14 9 93 19 12 126 Q1Q2Q3 Final 2 1 13 4 5 29 9 9 63 9 13 67 Umpires Mitchell SheehanTelevision broadcast Seven NetworkBrown Daicos 4Manson Crosisca Francis 2Kelly Russell McGuane Christian Millane 1 Goals 4 Sumich2 Keene1 Langdon Turley KempChristian Francis Wright Morwood Brown Gayfer McGuane Best Turley Sumich Lamb Keene Worsfold LewisFinals week 2 edit First Semi finalSaturday 22 September 2 30pm West Coast def Melbourne Waverley Park crowd 43 458 4 2 26 10 5 65 16 10 106 19 16 130 Q1Q2Q3 Final 2 1 13 2 8 20 8 9 57 15 10 100 Umpires Sawers RichTelevision broadcast Seven Network6 Waterman4 Sumich3 Jackson2 Mainwaring1 Lewis Keene Langdon Kemp Goals Grinter 4Bennett Yeats Jackson 2Tingay Campbell Spalding Healy Eishold 1Turley Keene Mainwaring Waterman McKenna Jackson Lewis Best B Lovett Spalding Campbell Eishold Stynes GrinterSecond Semi finalSunday 23 September 2 30pm Collingwood def Essendon MCG crowd 91 555 4 5 29 7 7 49 12 8 80 17 15 117 Q1Q2Q3 Final 2 3 15 5 7 37 7 10 52 7 12 54 Umpires Carey SheehanTelevision broadcast Seven NetworkBrown 5Daicos Barwick 3Starcevich Russell 2Francis Crosisca 1 Goals 3 Salmon1 Harvey Kickett Vander Haar ThompsonMcGuane Brown Banks Morwood Russell Francis Christian Best Salmon T Daniher Thompson Bewick EzardPreliminary final edit Preliminary FinalSaturday 29 September 2 30pm Essendon def West Coast Waverley Park crowd 55 813 4 1 25 11 3 69 13 10 88 18 13 121 Q1Q2Q3 Final 1 2 8 5 3 33 6 8 44 8 10 58 Umpires Carey SheehanTelevision broadcast Seven NetworkEzard Harvey 3Salmon Madden Vander Haar 2Anderson Bewick Kickett Long Manning Watson 1 Goals 3 Jackson2 Sumich1 Heady Langdon MainwaringMadden T Daniher Anderson Grenvold Ezard Hamilton Bewick Best Mainwaring Lewis Scott Hart Heady Brennan McKennaGrand final edit 1990 AFL Grand FinalSaturday 6 October 2 30pm Collingwood def Essendon MCG crowd 98 944 2 5 17 8 9 57 11 10 76 13 11 89 Q1Q2Q3 Final 2 2 14 3 5 23 5 6 36 5 11 41 Umpires Sawers Rich Norm Smith Medal Tony Shaw Television broadcast Seven Network National anthem Normie RoweBrown 2 Barwick 2 Crosisca 2 Russell 2 Daicos 2 Monkhorst Starcevich McGuane Goals Salmon 2 Kickett Somerville GrenvoldShaw Russell Monkhorst Millane Francis Kerrison Starcevich Crosisca McGuane Best Watson Sporn T Daniher Kickett Ezard O DonnellBrown concussion Starcevich concussion Injuries NilSee Tribunal Reports See TribunalMatch was also broadcast on 3AW and 3LO radioSeason notes editThe 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 relinquish the usage of the old name for the ground Prior to the season it was announced that Fitzroy and Footscray 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 4 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 5 Under the AFL rules at the time the drawn qualifying final between Collingwood and West Coast was replayed on the following weekend This meant that minor premier Essendon 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 the last drawn early weeks finals match the 1972 Second Semi final 6 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 with extra time being implemented in the Grand Final in 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 would ultimately enter 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 7 Awards editThe Brownlow Medal was awarded to Tony Liberatore of Footscray The Coleman Medal was awarded to John Longmire of North Melbourne The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Tony Shaw of Collingwood The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Darren Millane of Collingwood The Wooden Spoon was awarded to Brisbane The Under 19 s Grand Final was won by North Melbourne against Melbourne The Reserves Grand Final was won by Carlton against Melbourne The Seniors Grand Final was won by Collingwood against EssendonReferences edit a b c d e CLUB PERSONNEL The Football Record 1 April 1990 p 18 via State Library of Victoria a b c d e f CLUB PERSONNEL The Football Record 1 April 1990 p 19 via State Library of Victoria a b c CLUB PERSONNEL The Football Record 1 April 1990 p 20 via State Library of Victoria Tony de Bolfo 24 October 1989 Dogs alive The Sun News Pictorial Melbourne VIC pp 79 80 Geelong v Hawthorn Round 1 1990 afltables com Retrieved 16 September 2020 Bruce Matthews 11 September 1990 Commission rules out grand final change The Sun News Pictorial Melbourne VIC p 66 Russell Holmesby 7 October 1990 Blues turn on grand display The Sunday Sun Melbourne VIC p 37 Stephen Rodgers Every Game Ever Played VFL AFL Results 1897 1991 3rd Edition 1992 Penguin Books Australia ISBN 0 670 90526 7 Sources edit1990 AFL season at AFL Tables 1990 AFL season at Australian Football Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1990 AFL season amp oldid 1215457009, 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