1990 AFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1990 season of the Australian Football League. The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing twelve matches there (eleven as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Hawthorn in the elimination final, Melbourne were defeated by West Coast in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1990 AFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 113.2)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by West Coast (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Darren | #19 | 23 | 87 | R01-20, R22, EF, SF |
| Beveridge, Luke | #24 | 3 | 1 | R01, R08, R10 |
| Cameron, Stuart | #39 | 5 | 1 | R10-14 |
| Campbell, Tony | #4 | 18 | 22 | R03-10, R15-22, EF, SF |
| Clark, Steven | #32 | 3 | 7 | R01-03 |
| Eishold, Simon | #25 | 20 | 22 | R01-10, R15-22, EF, SF |
| Febey, Steven | #21 | 23 | 6 | R01-18, R20-22, EF, SF |
| Flintoff, David | #37 | 6 | 4 | R01, R10-11, R16-18 |
| Grinter, Rod | #14 | 13 | 5 | R01-05, R07-08, R19-22, EF, SF |
| Healy, Greg | #33 | 13 | 11 | R05-07, R09, R15-20, R22, EF, SF |
| Heaver, Brent | #54 | 9 | 10 | R11-13, R15-17, R19, R21-22 |
| Hickmott, Robert | #36 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
| Howat, John | #28 | 6 | 2 | R10, R19, R21-22, EF, SF |
| Hughes, Danny | #10 | 17 | 7 | R03-09, R11-20 |
| Jackson, Ricky | #45 | 10 | 26 | R15-22, EF, SF |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 7 | 6 | R04, R10-15 |
| Keogh, Rod | #31 | 4 | 4 | R11-14 |
| Lovell, Andy | #16 | 12 | 17 | R02-10, R12-14 |
| Lovett, Brett | #17 | 24 | 7 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Lovett, Glenn | #6 | 10 | 3 | R07-14, EF, SF |
| Lyon, Garry | #3 | 21 | 13 | R01-13, R15-18, R20-22, EF |
| Mahoney, Mathew | #46 | 4 | 0 | R19-22 |
| Newport, Stephen | #34 | 18 | 8 | R01-14, R21-22, EF, SF |
| Obst, Andrew | #29 | 22 | 9 | R01-15, R18-22, EF, SF |
| O'Dwyer, Steven | #1 | 15 | 9 | R01-03, R06-07, R09-12, R15-18, EF, SF |
| Rohde, Peter | #41 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R16-22, EF, SF |
| Seow, Dannie | #30 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Spalding, Earl | #5 | 22 | 15 | R02-09, R11-22, EF, SF |
| Spencer, Trevor | #23 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Stretch, Steven | #18 | 23 | 8 | R01-21, EF, SF |
| Stynes, Jim | #11 | 24 | 11 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Tingay, Stephen | #15 | 24 | 14 | R01-22, EF, SF |
| Viney, Jay | #26 | 9 | 1 | R05-06, R08, R14, R18-22 |
| Viney, Todd | #12 | 15 | 12 | R04-09, R11-18, SF |
| Wight, Sean | #27 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 13 | 11 | R01-06, R09, R15-17, R19-21 |
| Yeats, Graeme | #8 | 23 | 9 | R01-14, R16-22, EF, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northey, John | 24 | 17 | -0- | 7 | R01-22, EF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1990 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 53 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 07/04/1990 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 37 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 16/04/1990 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 27 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 21/04/1990 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 25 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 28/04/1990 | Round 5 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 64 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 06/05/1990 | Round 6 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 5 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 11/05/1990 | Round 7 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | MELB by 55 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 19/05/1990 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 53 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 26/05/1990 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 44 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 02/06/1990 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 52 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 11/06/1990 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 6 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 17/06/1990 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 33 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 23/06/1990 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 33 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 07/07/1990 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 127 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 14/07/1990 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 21/07/1990 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 8 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 28/07/1990 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 19 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 04/08/1990 | Round 18 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | MELB by 13 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 11/08/1990 | Round 19 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | MELB by 67 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 19/08/1990 | Round 20 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 36 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 25/08/1990 | Round 21 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 36 | John Northey | Brett Lovett |
| 01/09/1990 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 09/09/1990 | Elimination Final | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 9 | John Northey | Greg Healy |
| 22/09/1990 | Semi Final | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 30 | John Northey | Greg Healy |