The 1990 AFL season was the 94th season of the Australian Football League (AFL) and the first under this name, having been known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. It was the highest level senior Australian rules football competition and administrative body in Victoria; and, as it featured clubs from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, it was the ''de facto'' highest level senior competition in Australia. The season featured fourteen clubs, ran from 31 March until 6 October, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a

finals series Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...

featuring the top five clubs. The premiership was won by the Collingwood Football Club for the 14th time, after it defeated by 48 points in the

1990 AFL Grand Final The 1990 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and the Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 6 October 1990. It was the 94th annual gran ...

Foster's Cup

defeated 17.10 (112) to 10.16 (76) in the final.

Club leadership

Premiership Season

Round 1

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.15 (99) , , , , 15.14 (104) , , Princes Park, , 22,427 , , Saturday 31, March , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 20.21 (141) , , , , 8.12 (60) , , Windy Hill, , 18,960 , , Saturday 31, March , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.11 (77) , , , , 28.24 (192) , ,

Waverley Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football ...

, , 41,694 , , Saturday, 31 March , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.17 (89) , , , , 22.10 (142) , ,

MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...

, , 23,191 , , Saturday, 31 March , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 19.19 (133) , , , , 10.14 (74) , ,

Carrara Stadium Carrara Stadium (known commercially as Metricon Stadium) is a stadium on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara. The stadium is primarily used for Australian rules football, serving as the home ground of the ...

, , 11,814 , , Saturday, 31 March , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.16 (100) , , , , 8.6 (54) , ,

Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval (; nicknamed Subi) was a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Subiaco. It was opened in 1908 and closed in 2017 after the completion of the new Perth Stadium in Burswood. Subiaco Oval was the high ...

, , 25,342 , , Sunday, 1 April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.15 (81) , , , , 22.12 (144) , , Whitten Oval, , 28,553 , , Sunday, 1 April

Round 2

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 9.14 (68) , , , , 32.17 (209) , ,

, , 18,105 , , Friday, 6 April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.9 (87) , , , , 19.8 (122) , ,

, , 44,906 , , Saturday, 7 April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.20 (98) , , , , 8.11 (59) , , Princes Park, , 6,838 , , Saturday, 7 April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.20 (128) , , , , 13.13 (91) , ,

, , 29,024 , , Saturday, 7 April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.19 (127) , , , , 10.9 (69) , ,

Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home ...

, , 23,161 , , Saturday, 7 April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 24.15 (159) , , , , 14.13 (97) , ,

, , 55,311 , , Sunday, 8 April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.18 (78) , , , , 20.20 (140) , , SCG, , 11,051 , , Sunday, 8 April

Round 3

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.10 (76) , , , , 14.8 (92) , ,

, , 53,065 , , Saturday 14, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 7.17 (59) , , , , 18.14 (122) , , Whitten Oval, , 14,842 , , Saturday 14, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.21 (111) , , , , 10.21 (81) , , Princes Park, , 11,698 , , Saturday 14, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.11 (95) , , , , 17.11 (113) , ,

, , 8,683 , , Sunday 15, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 20.8 (128) , , , , 12.21 (93) , , Victoria Park, , 27,839 , , Monday 16, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.14 (122) , , , , 14.11 (95) , ,

, , 59,894 , , Monday 16, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 22.18 (150) , , , , 11.11 (77) , , Kardinia Park, , 23,031 , , Monday 16, April

Round 4

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.18 (120) , , , , 10.10 (70) , ,

WACA Ground The WACA (formally the WACA Ground) is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. The stadium's name derives from the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association. The WACA has been referred to as Wester ...

, , 28,568 , , Friday 20, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.12 (96) , , , , 11.12 (78) , , Victoria Park, , 17,948 , , Saturday 21, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 6.13 (49) , , , , 18.19 (127) , ,

, , 17,975 , , Saturday 21, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 9.10 (64) , , , , 13.11 (89) , ,

, , 13,671 , , Saturday 21, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.12 (120) , , , , 5.8 (38) , , Princes Park, , 8,649 , , Saturday 21, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.22 (112) , , , , 20.23 (143) , ,

, , 28,512 , , Sunday 22, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.19 (97) , , , , 19.17 (131) , , SCG, , 11,472 , , Sunday 22, April

Round 5

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.16 (76) , , , , 15.13 (103) , , Princes Park, , 24,960 , , Wednesday 25, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 21.17 (143) , , , , 9.10 (64) , ,

, , 23,078 , , Wednesday 25, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.13 (91) , , , , 12.20 (92) , ,

, , 67,893 , , Saturday 28, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.15 (81) , , , , 12.17 (89) , ,

, , 42,097 , , Saturday 28, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.12 (108) , , , , 10.18 (78) , , Princes Park, , 13,144 , , Saturday 28, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 8.13 (61) , , , , 19.11 (125) , ,

, , 9,381 , , Saturday 28, April , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 19.14 (128) , , , , 10.7 (67) , ,

, , 25,683 , , Sunday 29, April

Round 6

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 9.14 (68) , , , , 15.13 (103) , ,

, , 17,229 , , Friday 4, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 20.13 (133) , , , , 14.19 (103) , , Princes Park, , 17,555 , , Saturday 5, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.15 (75) , , , , 15.11 (101) , ,

, , 63,218 , , Saturday 5, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.10 (82) , , , , 5.20 (50) , ,

, , 13,610 , , Saturday 5, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 23.13 (151) , , , , 12.8 (80) , , Kardinia Park, , 18,426 , , Saturday 5, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.14 (104) , , , , 14.17 (101) , ,

, , 30,895 , , Saturday 5, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.14 (98) , , , , 12.21 (93) , , SCG, , 10,155 , , Sunday 6, May

Round 7

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.8 (116) , , , , 9.7 (61) , ,

, , 32,269 , , Friday 11, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.13 (91) , , , , 17.9 (111) , , Windy Hill, , 22,198 , , Saturday 12, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.14 (92) , , , , 13.16 (94) , ,

, , 48,099 , , Saturday 12, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.13 (121) , , , , 15.13 (103) , , Princes Park, , 14,524 , , Saturday 12, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.13 (85) , , , , 12.15 (87) , ,

, , 16,155 , , Saturday 12, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 9.28 (82) , , , , 13.18 (96) , , Kardinia Park, , 21,181 , , Sunday 13, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.12 (96) , , , , 13.10 (88) , ,

, , 7,226 , , Sunday 13, May

Round 8

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.17 (107) , , , , 13.20 (98) , , SCG, , 8,960 , , Friday 18, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.18 (126) , , , , 9.5 (59) , ,

, , 36,370 , , Saturday 19, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 9.21 (75) , , , , 17.18 (120) , , Princes Park, , 16,530 , , Saturday 19, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 20.13 (133) , , , , 11.14 (80) , ,

, , 26,376 , , Saturday 19, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.22 (94) , , , , 11.12 (78) , ,

, , 22,351 , , Saturday 19, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.12 (78) , , , , 14.13 (97) , , Whitten Oval, , 25,255 , , Sunday 20, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.26 (122) , , , , 9.9 (63) , ,

, , 20,457 , , Sunday 20, May

Round 9

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.15 (123) , , , , 11.16 (82) , , Princes Park, , 19,052 , , Saturday 26, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 26.20 (176) , , , , 14.12 (96) , , Victoria Park, , 22,232 , , Saturday 26, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.16 (124) , , , , 17.11 (113) , , Windy Hill, , 21,251 , , Saturday 26, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.8 (92) , , , , 7.6 (48) , ,

, , 39,701 , , Saturday 26, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 8.8 (56) , , , , 19.11 (125) , ,

, , 6,628 , , Saturday 26, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.16 (112) , , , , 13.15 (93) , ,

, , 21,323 , , Sunday 27, May , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 20.19 (139) , , , , 9.6 (60) , ,

, , 19,465 , , Sunday 27, May

Round 10

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.16 (118) , , , , 13.12 (90) , ,

, , 9,377 , , Friday 1, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.18 (108) , , , , 13.7 (85) , ,

, , 31,648 , , Saturday 2, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.14 (110) , , , , 9.4 (58) , ,

, , 49,655 , , Saturday 2, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.13 (103) , , , , 13.11 (89) , , Princes Park, , 11,329 , , Saturday 2, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 21.22 (148) , , , , 10.11 (71) , ,

, , 14,099 , , Saturday 2, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.8 (74) , , , , 25.14 (164) , , SCG, , 12,551 , , Sunday 3, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.12 (96) , , , , 13.16 (94) , , Kardinia Park, , 26,073 , , Sunday 3, June

Round 11

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.9 (99) , , , , 8.12 (60) , , Windy Hill, , 19,427 , , Saturday 9, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.14 (104) , , , , 16.16 (112) , ,

, , 47,572 , , Saturday 9, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 19.18 (132) , , , , 11.17 (83) , , Princes Park, , 11,848 , , Saturday 9, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.13 (73) , , , , 15.17 (107) , ,

, , 12,339 , , Sunday 10, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.9 (99) , , , , 13.15 (93) , ,

, , 59,782 , , Monday 11, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.12 (78) , , , , 15.10 (100) , , Princes Park, , 13,271 , , Monday 11, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.6 (96) , , , , 12.10 (82) , , Whitten Oval, , 29,698 , , Monday 11, June

Round 12

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.9 (105) , , , , 12.10 (82) , , WACA, , 28,094 , , Friday 15, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 24.14 (158) , , , , 11.23 (89) , , Princes Park, , 11,738 , , Saturday 16, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.16 (88) , , , , 14.15 (99) , ,

, , 53,917 , , Saturday 16, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.16 (124) , , , , 13.16 (94) , , Windy Hill, , 16,311 , , Saturday 16, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.20 (128) , , , , 16.12 (108) , ,

, , 31,180 , , Saturday 16, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.11 (71) , , , , 17.14 (116) , , SCG, , 6,136 , , Sunday 17, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.8 (68) , , , , 15.11 (101) , , Whitten Oval, , 17,828 , , Sunday 17, June

Round 13

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.15 (123) , , , , 13.26 (104) , , Princes Park, , 29,571 , , Saturday 23, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.15 (99) , , , , 20.12 (132) , ,

, , 38,511 , , Saturday 23, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 7.13 (55) , , , , 15.19 (109) , ,

, , 10,105 , , Saturday 23, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.17 (101) , , , , 5.12 (42) , , Victoria Park, , 31,447 , , Saturday 30, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.13 (73) , , , , 14.7 (91) , ,

, , 22,388 , , Saturday 30, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.23 (131) , , , , 5.11 (41) , ,

, , 10,721 , , Saturday 30, June , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 20.8 (128) , , , , 13.13 (91) , ,

, , 20,133 , , Sunday 1, July

Round 14

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 22.21 (153) , , , , 10.11 (71) , ,

, , 11,438 , , Friday 6, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.12 (102) , , , , 11.10 (76) , , Victoria Park, , 23,596 , , Saturday 7, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 9.7 (61) , , , , 20.24 (144) , , Princes Park, , 13,339 , , Saturday 7, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.12 (78) , , , , 12.13 (85) , ,

, , 28,202 , , Saturday 7, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.10 (118) , , , , 7.8 (50) , ,

, , 30,211 , , Saturday 7, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.13 (73) , , , , 31.14 (200) , ,

, , 19,272 , , Saturday 7, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.12 (90) , , , , 25.12 (162) , , SCG, , 10,555 , , Sunday 8, July

Round 15

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.12 (108) , , , , 14.6 (90) , , WACA, , 20,474 , , Friday 13, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.11 (113) , , , , 8.11 (59) , ,

, , 76,390 , , Saturday 14, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.7 (67) , , , , 21.16 (142) , , Princes Park, , 25,159 , , Saturday 14, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.10 (112) , , , , 13.18 (96) , , Whitten Oval, , 13,184 , , Saturday 14, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.11 (113) , , , , 15.13 (103) , , Kardinia Park, , 18,265 , , Saturday 14, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 22.12 (144) , , , , 15.10 (100) , ,

, , 21,426 , , Saturday 14, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.9 (111) , , , , 9.8 (62) , ,

, , 7,347 , , Sunday 15, July

Round 16

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.13 (109) , , , , 9.12 (66) , , WACA, , 20,296 , , Friday 20, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 19.9 (123) , , , , 15.18 (108) , , Princes Park, , 25,235 , , Saturday 21, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.16 (106) , , , , 17.12 (114) , , Windy Hill, , 19,945 , , Saturday 21, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.6 (108) , , , , 12.9 (81) , ,

, , 13,335 , , Saturday 21, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.8 (68) , , , , 25.9 (159) , ,

, , 25,532 , , Saturday 21, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 19.9 (123) , , , , 21.21 (147) , , SCG, , 11,722 , , Sunday 22, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.12 (90) , , , , 7.12 (54) , ,

, , 8,310 , , Sunday 22, July

Round 17

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.11 (101) , , , , 20.12 (132) , , Princes Park, , 18,712 , , Saturday 28, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.17 (125) , , , , 6.10 (46) , ,

, , 24,436 , , Saturday 28, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.19 (109) , , , , 12.18 (90) , ,

, , 20,222 , , Saturday 28, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.8 (110) , , , , 20.11 (131) , , Kardinia Park, , 18,018 , , Saturday 28, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 22.16 (148) , , , , 10.13 (73) , ,

, , 19,108 , , Saturday 28, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.12 (96) , , , , 12.21 (93) , ,

, , 52,724 , , Sunday 29, July , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.11 (95) , , , , 16.14 (110) , ,

, , 8,768 , , Sunday 29, July

Round 18

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.14 (98) , , , , 15.18 (108) , ,

, , 44,627 , , Friday 3, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.21 (117) , , , , 7.7 (49) , , Victoria Park, , 28,301 , , Saturday 4, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.8 (92) , , , , 13.16 (94) , , Kardinia Park, , 21,796 , , Saturday 4, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.17 (113) , , , , 10.15 (75) , , Princes Park, , 8,949 , , Saturday 4, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.13 (73) , , , , 9.6 (60) , ,

, , 10,890 , , Saturday 4, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 9.13 (67) , , , , 15.6 (96) , , Whitten Oval, , 22,142 , , Sunday 5, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 10.8 (68) , , , , 12.11 (83) , , SCG, , 6,970 , , Sunday 5, August

Round 19

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.16 (88) , , , , 17.21 (123) , , Princes Park, , 10,482 , , Saturday 11, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.17 (119) , , , , 13.5 (83) , ,

, , 27,612 , , Saturday 11, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 27.11 (173) , , , , 15.16 (106) , ,

, , 16,719 , , Saturday 11, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 25.13 (163) , , , , 14.13 (97) , ,

, , 8,180 , , Saturday 11, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.11 (89) , , , , 7.13 (55) , ,

, , 21,094 , , Sunday 12, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.6 (84) , , , , 11.12 (78) , ,

, , 65,293 , , Sunday 12, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 22.21 (153) , , , , 16.9 (105) , ,

, , 22,939 , , Sunday 12, August

Round 20

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 11.20 (86) , , , , 7.13 (55) , , SCG, , 5,272 , , Friday 17, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.11 (107) , , , , 12.15 (87) , , Princes Park, , 25,455 , , Saturday 18, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 26.7 (163) , , , , 12.8 (80) , ,

, , 53,982 , , Saturday 18, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.15 (117) , , , , 18.8 (116) , ,

, , 13,712 , , Saturday 18, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.16 (88) , , , , 17.13 (115) , , Whitten Oval, , 16,087 , , Saturday 18, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 14.10 (94) , , , , 24.14 (158) , ,

, , 16,984 , , Saturday 18, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.13 (103) , , , , 21.13 (139) , ,

, , 35,623 , , Sunday 19, August

Round 21

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 27.17 (179) , , , , 12.15 (87) , ,

, , 18,079 , , Friday 24, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.14 (116) , , , , 12.13 (85) , , Princes Park, , 23,200 , , Saturday 25, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.16 (118) , , , , 4.8 (32) , , Victoria Park, , 21,008 , , Saturday 25, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.14 (104) , , , , 11.14 (80) , , Windy Hill, , 17,258 , , Saturday 25, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.18 (90) , , , , 14.8 (92) , , Kardinia Park, , 13,109 , , Saturday 25, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 7.8 (50) , , , , 12.14 (86) , ,

, , 15,342 , , Saturday 25, August , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 8.11 (59) , , , , 14.16 (100) , ,

, , 7,286 , , Sunday 26, August

Round 22

, - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 18.17 (125) , , , , 16.17 (113) , , Princes Park, , 14,168 , , Saturday 1, September , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 8.19 (67) , , , , 23.18 (156) , ,

, , 43,044 , , Saturday 1, September , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 13.15 (93) , , , , 19.14 (128) , ,

, , 26,661 , , Saturday 1, September This was the only game which all 4 Daniher brothers played in the same match. , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 16.21 (117) , , , , 15.6 (96) , , Whitten Oval, , 11,371 , , Saturday 1, September , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 12.11 (83) , , , , 14.6 (90) , , Kardinia Park, , 16,312 , , Saturday 1, September , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 17.14 (116) , , , , 15.14 (104) , ,

, , 57,247 , , Saturday 1, September , - style="background:#fff;" , , , 15.19 (109) , , , , 20.19 (139) , , SCG, , 7,180 , , Sunday 2, September

Ladder

All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 154. An additional 7 games were played during the finals series.

Finals Series

Elimination Final

Qualifying Final

Semi Finals

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

Match attendance

Total match attendance for the home-and-away season was 3,587,595 people. Total attendance for the finals series was 475,790 people.

Awards

*The

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by t ...

was awarded to Tony Liberatore of . *The

Coleman Medal The Coleman Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually to the Australian Football League (AFL) player who kicks the most goals A goal is an objective that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve. Goal may also refer ...

was awarded to John Longmire of North Melbourne. *The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Tony Shaw of Collingwood *The

Leigh Matthews Trophy The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of Leigh Matthews, who won the first MVP award in 1982, when the league was st ...

was awarded to Darren Millane of Collingwood *The

Wooden Spoon Wooden Spoon may refer to: * Wooden spoon, implement * Wooden spoon (award) A wooden spoon is an award that is given to an individual or team that has come last in a competition. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous e ...

was "awarded" to

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*The Under 19's Grand Final was won by North Melbourne against

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

*The Reserves Grand Final was won by Carlton against

*The Seniors Grand Final was won by Collingwood against Essendon

Notable events

* The Victorian Football League (VFL) was renamed and re-badged, with a new logo), as the Australian Football League in 1990. * VFL Park was re-designated as Waverley Park, although it took about two or three years for football commentators and sporting editors to relinquish the usage of the old name for the ground. * Prior to the season, it was announced that and – both in serious financial difficulty – would be merging to form a single club known as the Fitzroy Bulldogs, which was to have commenced in the AFL in 1990. Less than three weeks after the announcement, a successful grass-roots campaign by Footscray supporters restored their club to a position of financial viability, and the merger was cancelled. * Five minutes into the third quarter of the Round 1 game between Geelong and Hawthorn, the Cats lead the Hawks 10.6 (66) to 9.11 (65): Hawthorn then outscored Geelong 19.13 (127) to 1.5 (11) in the rest of the game to win by 115 points. * Under the AFL rules at the time, the drawn qualifying final between and was replayed on the following weekend. This meant that minor premier was given a second consecutive bye week, giving them three weeks between games: Essendon ultimately reached the Grand Final through the preliminary final, but they were soundly beaten in both the Second Semi-Final and Grand Final, to which many laid partial blame upon the extended layoff. Additionally, the one-week delay caused scheduling issues for venues and hotels, as a large number of league and corporate events related to the finals, and particularly in the week of the Grand Final, had to be rescheduled: the extent of this was unprecedented, as the number and scale of such events had increased significantly since the last drawn early weeks finals match, the 1972 Second Semi-Final. The AFL introduced the provision to play extra time in drawn finals matches, except the Grand Final, in future years to prevent any repeat of these logistical problems, with extra time being implemented in the Grand Final in 2016. * The Port Adelaide Football Club from the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as t ...

made a bid to join the AFL; the application was rejected, with a composite SANFL team, christened the "

Adelaide Crows The Adelaide Crows (officially the Adelaide Football Club) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1990. The Crows has fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since ...

", being admitted to the AFL competition in the 1991 season. Port Adelaide would ultimately enter the competition in 1997. *The Brisbane-Melbourne game in round 5 was the 10,000th VFL/AFL match. * North Melbourne won the Under 19's premiership. North Melbourne 16.12 (108) defeated

5.14 (44) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the reserves grand final on 6 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * Carlton won the reserves premiership. Carlton 14.14 (98) defeated

11.15 (81) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors grand final on 6 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

References

* Stephen Rodgers: ''Every Game Ever Played'' VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia . {{DEFAULTSORT:1990 Afl Season AFL season Australian Football League seasons