1990 AFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Season:
1990 AFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 113.2%)
Finals Performance:
Knocked out by West Coast (Semi Final)
Players:
37
Brownlow Leader(s):
Brett Lovett (15)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Darren Bennett (81)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s):
Garry Lyon
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Greg Healy
Vice-Captain(s):
Brett Lovett
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Bennett, Darren | #19 | 23 | R01-R20, R22, EF, SF | 87 | 10 |
| Beveridge, Luke | #24 | 3 | R01, R08, R10 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron, Stuart | #39 | 5 | R10-R14 | 1 | 0 |
| Campbell, Tony | #4 | 18 | R03-R10, R15-R22, EF, SF | 22 | 0 |
| Clark, Steven | #32 | 3 | R01-R03 | 7 | 2 |
| Eishold, Simon | #25 | 20 | R01-R10, R15-R22, EF, SF | 22 | 3 |
| Febey, Steven | #21 | 23 | R01-R18, R20-R22, EF, SF | 6 | 2 |
| Flintoff, David | #37 | 6 | R01, R10-R11, R16-R18 | 4 | 0 |
| Grinter, Rod | #14 | 13 | R01-R05, R07-R08, R19-R22, EF, SF | 5 | 0 |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 13 | R05-R07, R09, R15-R20, R22, EF, SF | 11 | 0 |
| Heaver, Brent | #54 | 9 | R11-R13, R15-R17, R19, R21-R22 | 10 | 0 |
| Hickmott, Robert | #36 | 2 | R13-R14 | 0 | 0 |
| Howat, John | #28 | 6 | R10, R19, R21-R22, EF, SF | 2 | 0 |
| Hughes, Danny | #10 | 17 | R03-R09, R11-R20 | 7 | 0 |
| Jackson, Ricky | #45 | 10 | R15-R22, EF, SF | 26 | 5 |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 7 | R04, R10-R15 | 6 | 3 |
| Keogh, Rod | #31 | 4 | R11-R14 | 4 | 0 |
| Lovell, Andy | #16 | 12 | R02-R10, R12-R14 | 17 | 3 |
| Lovett, Brett | #17 | 24 | R01-R22, EF, SF | 7 | 15 |
| Lovett, Glenn | #6 | 10 | R07-R14, EF, SF | 3 | 0 |
| Lyon, Garry | #3 | 21 | R01-R13, R15-R18, R20-R22, EF | 13 | 9 |
| Mahoney, Mathew | #46 | 4 | R19-R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport, Stephen | #34 | 18 | R01-R14, R21-R22, EF, SF | 8 | 0 |
| Obst, Andrew | #29 | 22 | R01-R15, R18-R22, EF, SF | 9 | 8 |
| O'Dwyer, Steven | #1 | 15 | R01-R03, R06-R07, R09-R12, R15-R18, EF, SF | 9 | 1 |
| Rohde, Peter | #41 | 13 | R01-R04, R16-R22, EF, SF | 0 | 1 |
| Seow, Dannie | #30 | 2 | R14-R15 | 0 | 0 |
| Spalding, Earl | #5 | 22 | R02-R09, R11-R22, EF, SF | 15 | 3 |
| Spencer, Trevor | #23 | 2 | R01-R02 | 0 | 0 |
| Stretch, Steven | #18 | 23 | R01-R21, EF, SF | 8 | 2 |
| Stynes, Jim | #11 | 24 | R01-R22, EF, SF | 11 | 5 |
| Tingay, Stephen | #15 | 24 | R01-R22, EF, SF | 14 | 0 |
| Viney, Jay | #26 | 9 | R05-R06, R08, R14, R18-R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Viney, Todd | #12 | 15 | R04-R09, R11-R18, SF | 12 | 1 |
| Wight, Sean | #27 | 2 | R01-R02 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 13 | R01-R06, R09, R15-R17, R19-R21 | 11 | 1 |
| Yeats, Graeme | #8 | 23 | R01-R14, R16-R22, EF, SF | 9 | 6 |
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Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Northey, John | 24 | 17 | -0- | 7 | R01-R22, EF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 31/03/1990 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 53 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 07/04/1990 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MEL by 37 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 16/04/1990 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MEL by 27 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 21/04/1990 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 25 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 28/04/1990 | Round 5 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 64 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 06/05/1990 | Round 6 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 5 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 11/05/1990 | Round 7 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | MEL by 55 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 19/05/1990 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MEL by 53 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 26/05/1990 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 44 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 02/06/1990 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 52 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 11/06/1990 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MEL by 6 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 17/06/1990 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 33 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 23/06/1990 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STK by 33 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 07/07/1990 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 127 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 14/07/1990 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 10 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 21/07/1990 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 8 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 28/07/1990 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MEL by 19 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 04/08/1990 | Round 18 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | MEL by 13 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 11/08/1990 | Round 19 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | MEL by 67 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 19/08/1990 | Round 20 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 36 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 25/08/1990 | Round 21 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 36 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 01/09/1990 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MEL by 12 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 09/09/1990 | Elimination Final | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MEL by 9 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 22/09/1990 | Semi Final | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 30 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
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