1990 AFL Grand Final: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 6 October 1990 between Collingwood and Essendon in the grand final of the 1990 AFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at MCG. Tony Shaw captained the hosts with Peter Daicos as vice-captain. Tim Watson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Leigh Matthews and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Collingwood
T. Shaw (capt.), P. Daicos (vice-capt.), D. Banks, D. Barwick, G. Brown, M. Christian, G. Crosisca, T. Francis, M. Gayfer, C. Kelly, S. Kerrison, J. Manson, M. McGuane, D. Millane, D. Monkhorst, S. Morwood, S. Russell, C. Starcevich, J. Turner, G. Wright

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, P. Cransberg, A. Daniher, C. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, D. Grenvold, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, D. Kickett, M. Long, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon, P. Somerville, K. Sporn, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar

Collingwood (13.11.89) defeated Essendon (5.11.41).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Barwick (2), G. Brown (2), G. Crosisca (2), P. Daicos (2), S. Russell (2), M. McGuane, D. Monkhorst, C. Starcevich
Essendon: P. Salmon (2), D. Grenvold, D. Kickett, P. Somerville

As a result of this match, Collingwood were the premiers and Essendon were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1990 AFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 6 October 1990
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 98,944

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Essendon
Score: 13.11.89 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 5 8 . 9 11 . 10 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Essendon 2 . 2 3 . 5 5 . 6 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin COLL by 3 COLL by 34 COLL by 40 COLL by 48 COLL by 48
Duration 29:49 31:25 30:07 28:33 1:59:54

Honour Roll

Coaches: Leigh Matthews (Collingwood), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Tony Shaw (Collingwood), Tim Watson (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Peter Daicos (Collingwood), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Rich, R. Sawers
Goal Umpire: A. Grant, G. Williams
Boundary Umpire: M. Donsen, P. Sutton

Norm Smith Votes

Player Team # Votes 3 2 1
Tony Shaw COLL 22 ? ? ? ?

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
12 Banks, Denis ? ? 0 0 11 2 9 2 0 2 0 2
17 Barwick, Doug ? ? 2 4 12 9 3 4 0 4 1 0
26 Brown, Gavin ? ? 2 1 7 4 3 0 0 3 2 0
21 Christian, Michael ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 4 0 1 3 1
28 Crosisca, Gavin ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 1 0 5 0 0
35 Daicos, Peter (vc) ? ? 2 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 0 0
2 Francis, Tony ? ? 0 1 24 15 9 3 0 8 2 5
3 Gayfer, Mick ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 1 2 1
23 Kelly, Craig ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 1 0 3 2
44 Kerrison, Shane ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 2 0 4 0 2
30 Manson, James ? ? 0 1 6 3 3 3 3 0 0 3
34 McGuane, Mick ? ? 1 0 22 18 4 4 0 3 1 2
42 Millane, Darren ? ? 0 0 28 24 4 3 0 5 0 1
1 Monkhorst, Damian ? ? 1 1 17 11 6 7 11 0 1 1
7 Morwood, Shane ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 2 1 3 1 1
29 Russell, Scott ? ? 2 0 27 25 2 2 0 2 3 2
22 Shaw, Tony (c) ? ? 0 0 32 22 10 8 0 4 0 1
27 Starcevich, Craig ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 7 0 1 0 0
24 Turner, Jamie ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 2 0 0
19 Wright, Graham ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 2 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 11 314 221 93 64 16 52 20 27

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 1 0 0 0 0
23 Cransberg, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 0 1 2
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 6 0 1 3 1
7 Daniher, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 7 1 1
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 7 0 1 2 2
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 1 1 2 3 3
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 4 0 2 1 0
16 Hamilton, Paul ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 1 3 0 1
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 1 0 1 1 3
9 Kickett, Derek ? ? 1 2 17 15 2 4 0 2 1 2
4 Long, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 2 1 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 2 12 3 3 2
10 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 1 0 0
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 2 2 10 8 2 7 3 0 2 1
19 Somerville, Peter ? ? 1 0 3 1 2 2 5 1 0 0
17 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 0 2 18 17 1 5 0 0 2 0
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 0 0 2 0
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 0 2 2
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 3 0 1 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 5 11 244 190 54 59 22 27 27 20

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 COLL Shane Kerrison behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 00:18
COLL Damian Monkhorst behind 0.2.2 - 0.0.0 03:21
ESSE Paul Salmon goal 0.2.2 - 1.0.6 06:49
ESSE Paul Salmon behind 0.2.2 - 1.1.7 12:38
ESSE Paul Salmon behind 0.2.2 - 1.2.8 15:20
ESSE Paul Salmon goal 0.2.2 - 2.2.14 16:47
COLL Peter Daicos goal 1.2.8 - 2.2.14 21:27
COLL Craig Starcevich behind 1.3.9 - 2.2.14 22:27
COLL Gavin Brown behind 1.4.10 - 2.2.14 26:27
COLL James Manson behind 1.5.11 - 2.2.14 28:11
COLL Gavin Brown goal 2.5.17 - 2.2.14 28:47
Q2 COLL Craig Starcevich goal 3.5.23 - 2.2.14 00:57
COLL Tony Francis behind 3.6.24 - 2.2.14 02:45
COLL Gavin Crosisca goal 4.6.30 - 2.2.14 03:47
COLL Scott Russell goal 5.6.36 - 2.2.14 06:43
COLL Gavin Crosisca goal 6.6.42 - 2.2.14 08:16
COLL Scott Russell goal 7.6.48 - 2.2.14 09:46
ESSE Darren Bewick behind 7.6.48 - 2.3.15 14:18
COLL Doug Barwick behind 7.7.49 - 2.3.15 15:06
COLL Rushed behind 7.8.50 - 2.3.15 18:42
ESSE Kieran Sporn behind 7.8.50 - 2.4.16 22:09
ESSE Derek Kickett behind 7.8.50 - 2.5.17 23:08
ESSE Derek Kickett goal 7.8.50 - 3.5.23 24:22
COLL Doug Barwick goal 8.8.56 - 3.5.23 28:31
COLL Doug Barwick behind 8.9.57 - 3.5.23 31:48
Q3 COLL Mick McGuane goal 9.9.63 - 3.5.23 01:10
COLL Peter Daicos goal 10.9.69 - 3.5.23 17:12
ESSE Peter Somerville goal 10.9.69 - 4.5.29 19:21
ESSE David Grenvold goal 10.9.69 - 5.5.35 20:39
COLL Gavin Brown goal 11.9.75 - 5.5.35 24:45
ESSE Derek Kickett behind 11.9.75 - 5.6.36 27:06
COLL Doug Barwick behind 11.10.76 - 5.6.36 29:14
Q4 ESSE Simon Madden behind 11.10.76 - 5.7.37 02:54
COLL Doug Barwick behind 11.11.77 - 5.7.37 05:31
ESSE Mark Harvey behind 11.11.77 - 5.8.38 10:22
ESSE Kieran Sporn behind 11.11.77 - 5.9.39 14:41
ESSE Rushed behind 11.11.77 - 5.10.40 15:52
COLL Doug Barwick goal 12.11.83 - 5.10.40 19:17
COLL Damian Monkhorst goal 13.11.89 - 5.10.40 25:14
ESSE Rushed behind 13.11.89 - 5.11.41 28:02