1990 AFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1990 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Collingwood in a semi final and defeating West Coast in the preliminary final, Essendon were defeated by Collingwood in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1990 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 139.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Greg | #11 | 23 | 17 | R01-04, R07-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Antrobus, Tony | #13 | 8 | 5 | R01, R05, R11-12, R17-19, R21 |
| Barnes, John | #20 | 2 | 2 | R14-15 |
| Bewick, Darren | #8 | 25 | 37 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Burns, Adrian | #40 | 8 | 6 | R05-06, R11, R15-16, R21-22, SF |
| Considine, Ed | #37 | 6 | 1 | R01-02, R11, R14-16 |
| Cransberg, Peter | #23 | 25 | 22 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Daniher, Anthony | #6 | 19 | 1 | R01-14, R21-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Daniher, Chris | #7 | 5 | 1 | R11-12, R22, PF, GF |
| Daniher, Neale | #36 | 7 | 9 | R03-04, R06-07, R17-18, R22 |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 23 | 9 | R03-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Duckworth, Bill | #22 | 4 | 1 | R04, R10, R20-21 |
| Ezard, Alan | #15 | 22 | 15 | R01-02, R04-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Flood, David | #28 | 2 | 3 | R04, R16 |
| Grenvold, David | #29 | 23 | 3 | R01-02, R05-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Hamilton, Paul | #16 | 25 | 1 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Harvey, Mark | #1 | 13 | 16 | R10-15, R17, R19-21, SF, PF, GF |
| Johnston, David | #39 | 6 | 2 | R17-22 |
| Kickett, Derek | #9 | 19 | 24 | R01-10, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Long, Michael | #4 | 25 | 13 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 23 | 30 | R01-05, R08-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Manning, Andrew | #41 | 18 | 17 | R01-10, R13-17, R20, SF, PF |
| McMullin, Ian | #35 | 5 | 5 | R09-10, R12-13, R22 |
| Moore, Brendon | #38 | 2 | 0 | R03, R13 |
| O'Brien, Craig | #12 | 8 | 7 | R03-04, R07-09, R20-22 |
| O'Donnell, Gary | #10 | 25 | 11 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Plain, Bradley | #14 | 4 | 6 | R01-03, R06 |
| Salmon, Paul | #3 | 21 | 43 | R01-08, R10-13, R16-21, SF, PF, GF |
| Somerville, Peter | #19 | 4 | 5 | R06-07, R22, GF |
| Sporn, Kieran | #17 | 14 | 11 | R02-03, R05-09, R18-22, PF, GF |
| Stubbs, Justin | #45 | 1 | 2 | R17 |
| Thompson, Mark | #26 | 24 | 7 | R01-06, R08-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Underwood, Andrew | #2 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 17 | 18 | R01-03, R08-17, R19, SF, PF, GF |
| Walsh, Kevin | #30 | 8 | 0 | R07-09, R18-20, R22, SF |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 21 | 19 | R01-16, R18-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Werner, Michael | #24 | 14 | 27 | R01-02, R04-07, R12, R14-16, R18-21 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 25 | 18 | -0- | 7 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1990 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 81 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 08/04/1990 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 62 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 16/04/1990 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 27 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 21/04/1990 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 78 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 28/04/1990 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 8 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 05/05/1990 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 26 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 12/05/1990 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 20 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 20/05/1990 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 26/05/1990 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 03/06/1990 | Round 10 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 90 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 09/06/1990 | Round 11 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 39 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 16/06/1990 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 30 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 23/06/1990 | Round 13 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 54 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 07/07/1990 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 83 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 14/07/1990 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 75 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 21/07/1990 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 8 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 28/07/1990 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 79 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 04/08/1990 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 12/08/1990 | Round 19 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 18/08/1990 | Round 20 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 20 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 25/08/1990 | Round 21 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 01/09/1990 | Round 22 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 23/09/1990 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 63 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 29/09/1990 | Preliminary Final | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 63 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
| 06/10/1990 | Grand Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 48 | Kevin Sheedy | Tim Watson |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.