1990 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1990 AFL Season
Team(s): 14
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 161

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners-Up: Essendon
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Brownlow Medallist(s): Tony Liberatore (Footscray)
Coleman Medallist(s): John Longmire (North Melbourne)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Tony Shaw (Collingwood)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Darren Millane (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (R) 1st 17 -0- 5 139.2% Greg Anderson, Darren Bewick (13) Darren Bewick, Paul Salmon (36)
Collingwood (P) 2nd 16 -0- 6 130.2% Graham Wright (17) Peter Daicos (84)
West Coast 3rd 16 -0- 6 118.4% Steve Malaxos (11) Peter Sumich (76)
Melbourne 4th 16 -0- 6 113.2% Brett Lovett (15) Darren Bennett (81)
Hawthorn 5th 14 -0- 8 120.6% Andy Collins (15) Jason Dunstall (81)
North Melbourne 6th 12 -0- 10 114.0% Matthew Larkin, John Longmire (9) John Longmire (98)
Footscray 7th 12 -0- 10 99.3% Tony Liberatore (18) Chris Grant (51)
Carlton 8th 11 -0- 11 104.1% Stephen Silvagni (16) Stephen Kernahan (69)
St Kilda 9th 9 -0- 13 100.6% Stewart Loewe (12) Tony Lockett (65)
Geelong 10th 8 -0- 14 93.7% Bill Brownless (12) Gary Ablett (75)
Richmond 11th 7 -0- 15 78.6% Trent Nichols (10) Stephen Ryan (28)
Fitzroy 12th 7 -0- 15 78.4% Ross Lyon, Brett Stephens (8) Paul Roos (49)
Sydney 13th 5 -0- 17 70.4% Gareth John, Greg Williams (7) Jim West (34)
Brisbane Bears 14th 4 -0- 18 71.4% David Bain (15) Brad Hardie (37)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 27
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/03/1990 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 89 - 142 23,191
SAT 31/03/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Waverley Park 77 - 192 41,694
SAT 31/03/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Princes Park 99 - 104 22,427
SAT 31/03/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 141 - 60 18,960
SAT 31/03/1990 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Richmond Carrara Stadium 133 - 74 11,814
SUN 01/04/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 81 - 144 28,553
SUN 01/04/1990 2:10 PM West Coast v Collingwood Subiaco Oval 100 - 54 25,342

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/04/1990 7:40 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 68 - 209 18,105
SAT 07/04/1990 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 128 - 91 29,024
SAT 07/04/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Waverley Park 87 - 122 44,906
SAT 07/04/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v West Coast Moorabbin Oval 127 - 69 23,161
SAT 07/04/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Brisbane Bears Princes Park 98 - 59 6,838
SUN 08/04/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn MCG 159 - 97 55,311
SUN 08/04/1990 2:10 PM Sydney v Footscray SCG 78 - 140 11,051

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/04/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Waverley Park 76 - 92 53,065
SAT 14/04/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Princes Park 111 - 81 11,698
SAT 14/04/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v West Coast Western Oval 59 - 122 14,842
SUN 15/04/1990 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v North Melbourne Carrara Stadium 95 - 113 8,683
MON 16/04/1990 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 122 - 95 59,894
MON 16/04/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 150 - 77 23,031
MON 16/04/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Victoria Park 128 - 93 27,839

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 20/04/1990 7:40 PM West Coast v Carlton WACA 120 - 70 28,568
SAT 21/04/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Waverley Park 64 - 89 13,671
SAT 21/04/1990 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 49 - 127 17,975
SAT 21/04/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 96 - 78 17,948
SAT 21/04/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brisbane Bears Princes Park 120 - 38 8,649
SUN 22/04/1990 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 112 - 143 28,512
SUN 22/04/1990 2:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 97 - 131 11,472

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
WED 25/04/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 76 - 103 24,960
WED 25/04/1990 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 143 - 64 23,078
SAT 28/04/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Waverley Park 81 - 89 42,097
SAT 28/04/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood MCG 91 - 92 67,893
SAT 28/04/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Princes Park 108 - 78 13,144
SAT 28/04/1990 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Melbourne Carrara Stadium 61 - 125 9,381
SUN 29/04/1990 2:10 PM West Coast v Sydney Subiaco Oval 128 - 67 25,683

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/05/1990 7:40 PM Richmond v West Coast MCG 68 - 103 17,229
SAT 05/05/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v Brisbane Bears Kardinia Park 151 - 80 18,426
SAT 05/05/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 133 - 103 17,555
SAT 05/05/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 75 - 101 63,218
SAT 05/05/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 104 - 101 30,895
SAT 05/05/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Waverley Park 82 - 50 13,610
SUN 06/05/1990 2:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 98 - 93 10,155

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/05/1990 7:40 PM Melbourne v West Coast MCG 116 - 61 32,269
SAT 12/05/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 91 - 111 22,198
SAT 12/05/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Princes Park 121 - 103 14,524
SAT 12/05/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Waverley Park 92 - 94 48,099
SAT 12/05/1990 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray MCG 85 - 87 16,155
SUN 13/05/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 82 - 96 21,181
SUN 13/05/1990 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Sydney Carrara Stadium 96 - 88 7,226

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 18/05/1990 7:40 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 107 - 98 8,960
SAT 19/05/1990 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 133 - 80 26,376
SAT 19/05/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Waverley Park 126 - 59 36,370
SAT 19/05/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 94 - 78 22,351
SAT 19/05/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Princes Park 75 - 120 16,530
SUN 20/05/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 78 - 97 25,255
SUN 20/05/1990 2:10 PM West Coast v Brisbane Bears Subiaco Oval 122 - 63 20,457

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Waverley Park 92 - 48 39,701
SAT 26/05/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 123 - 82 19,052
SAT 26/05/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 124 - 113 21,251
SAT 26/05/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 176 - 96 22,232
SAT 26/05/1990 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Footscray Carrara Stadium 56 - 125 6,628
SUN 27/05/1990 2:10 PM West Coast v Geelong Subiaco Oval 112 - 93 21,323
SUN 27/05/1990 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney MCG 139 - 60 19,465

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/06/1990 7:40 PM North Melbourne v West Coast MCG 118 - 90 9,377
SAT 02/06/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Waverley Park 110 - 58 49,655
SAT 02/06/1990 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 108 - 85 31,648
SAT 02/06/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Bears Moorabbin Oval 148 - 71 14,099
SAT 02/06/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Princes Park 103 - 89 11,329
SUN 03/06/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 96 - 94 26,073
SUN 03/06/1990 2:10 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 74 - 164 12,551

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Waverley Park 104 - 112 47,572
SAT 09/06/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v West Coast Windy Hill 99 - 60 19,427
SAT 09/06/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Princes Park 132 - 83 11,848
SUN 10/06/1990 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Collingwood Carrara Stadium 73 - 107 12,339
MON 11/06/1990 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 99 - 93 59,782
MON 11/06/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Princes Park 78 - 100 13,271
MON 11/06/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 96 - 82 29,698

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/06/1990 7:40 PM West Coast v Hawthorn WACA 105 - 82 28,094
SAT 16/06/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Waverley Park 88 - 99 53,917
SAT 16/06/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Bears Princes Park 158 - 89 11,738
SAT 16/06/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 124 - 94 16,311
SAT 16/06/1990 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 128 - 108 31,180
SUN 17/06/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 68 - 101 17,828
SUN 17/06/1990 2:10 PM Sydney v Fitzroy SCG 71 - 116 6,136

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1990 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 99 - 132 38,511
SAT 23/06/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 123 - 104 29,571
SAT 23/06/1990 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Essendon Carrara Stadium 55 - 109 10,105
SAT 30/06/1990 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Sydney MCG 131 - 41 10,721
SAT 30/06/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 101 - 42 31,447
SAT 30/06/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Waverley Park 73 - 91 22,388
SUN 01/07/1990 2:10 PM West Coast v Fitzroy Subiaco Oval 128 - 91 20,133

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/07/1990 7:40 PM Richmond v Brisbane Bears MCG 153 - 71 11,438
SAT 07/07/1990 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 73 - 200 19,272
SAT 07/07/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Waverley Park 118 - 50 30,211
SAT 07/07/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Princes Park 61 - 144 13,339
SAT 07/07/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 78 - 85 28,202
SAT 07/07/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v West Coast Victoria Park 102 - 76 23,596
SUN 08/07/1990 2:10 PM Sydney v Carlton SCG 90 - 162 10,555

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 13/07/1990 7:40 PM West Coast v St Kilda WACA 108 - 90 20,474
SAT 14/07/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 113 - 103 18,265
SAT 14/07/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton Waverley Park 113 - 59 76,390
SAT 14/07/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Princes Park 67 - 142 25,159
SAT 14/07/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v Sydney Western Oval 112 - 96 13,184
SAT 14/07/1990 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond MCG 144 - 100 21,426
SUN 15/07/1990 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Fitzroy Carrara Stadium 111 - 62 7,347

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 20/07/1990 7:40 PM West Coast v Footscray WACA 109 - 66 20,296
SAT 21/07/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 106 - 114 19,945
SAT 21/07/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Waverley Park 108 - 81 13,335
SAT 21/07/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 123 - 108 25,235
SAT 21/07/1990 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 68 - 159 25,532
SUN 22/07/1990 2:10 PM Sydney v Collingwood SCG 123 - 147 11,722
SUN 22/07/1990 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears MCG 90 - 54 8,310

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1990 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 109 - 90 20,222
SAT 28/07/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 110 - 131 18,018
SAT 28/07/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v West Coast Princes Park 101 - 132 18,712
SAT 28/07/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Waverley Park 125 - 46 24,436
SAT 28/07/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Moorabbin Oval 148 - 73 19,108
SUN 29/07/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood MCG 96 - 93 52,724
SUN 29/07/1990 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Hawthorn Carrara Stadium 95 - 110 8,768

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/08/1990 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 98 - 108 44,627
SAT 04/08/1990 2:10 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Bears Waverley Park 73 - 60 10,890
SAT 04/08/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 92 - 94 21,796
SAT 04/08/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 117 - 49 28,301
SAT 04/08/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Princes Park 113 - 75 8,949
SUN 05/08/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 67 - 96 22,142
SUN 05/08/1990 2:10 PM Sydney v West Coast SCG 68 - 83 6,970

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1990 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 173 - 106 16,719
SAT 11/08/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Waverley Park 119 - 83 27,612
SAT 11/08/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Princes Park 88 - 123 10,482
SAT 11/08/1990 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Geelong Carrara Stadium 163 - 97 8,180
SUN 12/08/1990 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton MCG 89 - 55 21,094
SUN 12/08/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Waverley Park 84 - 78 65,293
SUN 12/08/1990 2:10 PM West Coast v Richmond Subiaco Oval 153 - 105 22,939

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/08/1990 7:40 PM Sydney v Brisbane Bears SCG 86 - 55 5,272
SAT 18/08/1990 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 94 - 158 16,984
SAT 18/08/1990 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 107 - 87 25,455
SAT 18/08/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 117 - 116 13,712
SAT 18/08/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Waverley Park 163 - 80 53,982
SAT 18/08/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 88 - 115 16,087
SUN 19/08/1990 2:10 PM West Coast v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 103 - 139 35,623

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/08/1990 7:40 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 179 - 87 18,079
SAT 25/08/1990 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne Waverley Park 50 - 86 15,342
SAT 25/08/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Kardinia Park 90 - 92 13,109
SAT 25/08/1990 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Princes Park 116 - 85 23,200
SAT 25/08/1990 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 104 - 80 17,258
SAT 25/08/1990 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 118 - 32 21,008
SUN 26/08/1990 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v West Coast Carrara Stadium 59 - 100 7,286

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1990 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 116 - 104 57,247
SAT 01/09/1990 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Kardinia Park 83 - 90 16,312
SAT 01/09/1990 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Princes Park 125 - 113 14,168
SAT 01/09/1990 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 93 - 128 26,661
SAT 01/09/1990 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Waverley Park 67 - 156 43,044
SAT 01/09/1990 2:10 PM Footscray v Brisbane Bears Western Oval 117 - 96 11,371
SUN 02/09/1990 2:10 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 109 - 139 7,180

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 09/09/1990 2:30 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 73 - 64 74,954

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1990 2:30 PM Collingwood v West Coast Waverley Park 90 - 90 57,546

Qualifying Final Replay

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1990 2:30 PM Collingwood v West Coast Waverley Park 126 - 67 53,520

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1990 2:30 PM West Coast v Melbourne Waverley Park 130 - 100 43,458
SUN 23/09/1990 2:30 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 54 - 117 91,555

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/1990 2:30 PM Essendon v West Coast Waverley Park 121 - 58 55,813

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/10/1990 2:50 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 89 - 41 98,944