1990 AFL finals series

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The 1990 finals series was the first finals series to be played under the newly renamed Australian Football League. The series was scheduled to occur over four weekends in September 1990, culminating with the 94th AFL/VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 1990. However, after Collingwood and West Coast drew in the qualifying final, the series was extended to five weeks, ending on 6 October. Collingwood would eventually go on to win the 1990 Premiership, breaking a famous 32-year drought marked by numerous Grand Final losses.

## The finals system[edit]

Main article: AFL finals series

This was the 18th and final season in which the McIntyre final five system would be used. With the introduction of the Adelaide Crows the following season, the system would expand to become a final six.

## Qualification[edit]

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1 | Essendon | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2526 | 1815 | 139.2 | 68
2 | Collingwood (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2376 | 1825 | 130.2 | 64
3 | West Coast | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2274 | 1920 | 118.4 | 64
4 | Melbourne | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2339 | 2066 | 113.2 | 64
5 | Hawthorn | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2414 | 2002 | 120.6 | 56
6 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2519 | 2210 | 114.0 | 48
7 | Footscray | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2016 | 2031 | 99.3 | 48
8 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2277 | 2187 | 104.1 | 44
9 | St Kilda | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2328 | 2313 | 100.6 | 36
10 | Geelong | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2248 | 2398 | 93.7 | 32
11 | Richmond | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1988 | 2530 | 78.6 | 28
12 | Fitzroy | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1874 | 2389 | 78.4 | 28
13 | Sydney | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1904 | 2704 | 70.4 | 20
14 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1733 | 2426 | 71.4 | 16

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 100.1
Source: AFL Tables Essendon won the minor premiership with 17 wins, followed by Collingwood, West Coast and Melbourne on 16 wins each. Reigning premiers Hawthorn rounded out the Top Five with 14 wins.

## Finals[edit]

### Qualifying Finals (Collingwood v West Coast)[edit]

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Sep 08, 1990  | Collingwood | drew with  | West Coast | Waverley Park (crowd: 54,816)  | [1]
| 3.6 (24)
7.11 (53)
10.12 (72)
13.12 (90) | Q1

Final  | 3.1 (19)
6.5 (41)
10.10 (70)
13.12 (90) |
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### Qualifying Final Replay (Collingwood v West Coast)[edit]

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Sep. 15 1990  | Collingwood | def.  | West Coast | Waverley Park (crowd: 53,520)  |
| 8.1 (49)
12.6 (78)
14.9 (93)
19.12 (126) | Q1

Final  | 2.1 (13)
4.5 (29)
9.9 (63)
9.13 (67) |
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Brown (4), Daicos (4), Crosisca (2), Francis (2), Manson (2), McGuane, Christian, Kelly, Millane, Russell  | Goals | Sumich (4), Keene (2), Kemp, Langdon, Turley
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### Elimination final (Melbourne v Hawthorn)[edit]

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Sep. 09, 1990  | Melbourne | def.  | Hawthorn | MCG (crowd: 74,954)  |
| 1.2 (8)
3.6 (24)
9.10 (64)
10.13 (73) | Q1

Final  | 2.6 (18)
4.7 (31)
5.10 (40)
8.16 (64) | Umpires: Rowan Sawers, Peter Carey

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Bennett (4), Stretch (2), Fishold, Healy, Jackson, Spalding  | Goals | Brereton (2), Dunstall (2), Hall (2), Platten, Pritchard
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### First Semi-Final (West Coast v. Melbourne)[edit]

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Sep. 22, 1990  | West Coast | def.  | Melbourne | Waverley Park (crowd: 43,458)  |
| 4.2 (26)
10.5 (65)
16.10 (106)
19.16 (130) | Q1

Final  | 2.1 (13)
2.8 (20)
8.9 (57)
15.10 (100) | Umpires: Rowan Sawers, Denis Rich

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Chris Waterman 6,
Peter Sumich 4,
Stevan Jackson 3,
Chris Mainwaring 2,
Laurie Keene, Dean Kemp, Karl Langdon, Chris Lewis 1  | Goals | Rod Grinter 4
Darren Bennett, Ricky Jackson, Graeme Yeats 2,
Tony Campbell, Simon Eishold, Greg Healy, Earl Spalding, Stephen Tingay 1
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### Second Semi-Final (Collingwood v. Essendon)[edit]

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September 23, 1990  | Collingwood | def.  | Essendon | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 91,555)  |
| 4.5 (29)
7.7 (49)
12.8 (80)
17.15 (117) | Q1

Final  | 2.3 (15)
5.7 (37)
7.10 (52)
7.12 (54) | Umpires: Peter Carey, Bryan Sheehan

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Gavin Brown 5
Doug Barwick, Peter Daicos 3
Scott Russell, Craig Starcevich 2
Gavin Crosisca, Tony Francis 1  | Goals | Paul Salmon 3
Mark Harvey, Derek Kickett, Mark Thompson, Paul Vander Haar 1
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### Preliminary final (Essendon v West Coast)[edit]

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29 September, 2:30pm  | Essendon | def.  | West Coast | Waverley Park (crowd: 55,813)  |
| 4.1 (25)
11.3 (69)
13.10 (88)
18.13 (121) | Q1

Final  | 1.2 (8)
5.3 (33)
6.8 (44)
8.10 (58) | Umpires: Carey, Sheehan
Television broadcast: Seven Network

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Harvey, Ezard 3
Vander Haar, Salmon, Madden 2
Long, Bewick, Kickett, Anderson, Watson, Manning 1  | Goals | Jackson 3
Sumich 2
Mainwaring, Langdon, Heady 1
Madden, T. Daniher, Anderson, Grenvold, Ezard, Hamilton, Bewick  | Best | Mainwaring, Lewis, Scott, Hart, Heady, Brennan, McKenna
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### Grand Final (Collingwood vs. Essendon)[edit]

Main article: 1990 AFL Grand Final

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Saturday, 6 October 2:30pm  | Collingwood | def.  | Essendon | MCG (crowd: 98,944)  |
| 2.5 (17)
8.9 (57)
11.10 (76)
13.11 (89) | Q1

Final  | 2.2 (14)
3.5 (23)
5.6 (36)
5.11 (41) | Umpires: Sawers, Rich
Norm Smith Medal: Tony Shaw
Television broadcast: Seven Network
National anthem: Normie Rowe

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Brown 2, Barwick 2, Crosisca 2, Russell 2, Daicos 2, Monkhorst, Starcevich, McGuane | Goals | Salmon 2, Kickett, Somerville, Grenvold
Shaw, Russell, Monkhorst, Millane, Francis, Kerrison, Starcevich, Crosisca, McGuane | Best | Watson, Sporn, T. Daniher, Kickett, Ezard, O'Donnell
Brown (concussion), Starcevich (concussion)  | Injuries | Nil
See Tribunal | Reports | See Tribunal

* Match was also broadcast on 3AW and 3LO radio

## See also[edit]

* 1990 AFL season

## Notes and references[edit]

## External links[edit]

* AFL official website
* RealFooty by The Age (Melbourne) Online Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
* SportsAustralia (news and views)

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