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The [[Norm Smith Medal]] was awarded to Collingwood's Tony Shaw for being judged the best player afield, with 35 possessions. He was the first team captain to be awarded the medal. |
The [[Norm Smith Medal]] was awarded to Collingwood's Tony Shaw for being judged the best player afield, with 35 possessions. He was the first team captain to be awarded the medal. |
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This win represented the first for [[Leigh Matthews]] as coach. He had previously captained Hawthorn to Grand Finals in the 1980s, and later went on to coach the [[Brisbane Lions]] to premierships in the 2000s. |
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Essendon's next Grand Final appearance came three years later, when they won the [[1993 AFL Grand Final]] against [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]. Collingwood is yet to win another premiership. |
Essendon's next Grand Final appearance came three years later, when they won the [[1993 AFL Grand Final]] against [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]. Collingwood is yet to win another premiership. |
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Revision as of 02:49, 11 October 2009
| 1990 AFL Grand Final | |
|---|---|
| Home Team | Collingwood |
| Away Team | Essendon |
| Date | 6 October 1990 |
| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| City | Melbourne |
| TV in Australia | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| < 1989 • AFL Grand Final • 1991 > | |
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 Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1990 AFL season. The match, attended by 98,944 spectators, was won by Collingwood by a margin of 48 points, marking that club's 14th premiership victory.
Background
Collingwood had made nine unsuccessful Grand Final attempts (including the famous draw in the 1977 VFL Grand Final against North Melbourne), in the previous 32 years, not having won a premiership since the 1958 VFL Grand Final. Essendon had last played a Grand Final in 1985, which it had won against Hawthorn.
At the conclusion of the home and away season, Essendon had finished first on the AFL ladder with 17 wins and 5 losses. Collingwood had finished second with 16 wins and 6 losses.
In the lead-up to the game, Collinwood and West Coast played a draw in the Qualifying Final at Waverley Park, with the Magpies convincingly winning the Qualifying Final replay the following week. They then defeated Essendon by 63 points in the First Semi-Final to advance to the Grand Final. Meanwhile the Bombers, after its defeat by the Magpies in the First Semi-Final, advanced to the Grand Final by beating West Coast in the Preliminary Final.
Collingwood's drawn game with West Coast caused the Grand Final to be delayed by a week from its originally-scheduled date. The system at the time, whereby any draw in the finals was to be replayed the following week, was changed in later years by the introduction of extra time in games where scores were level at the end of the fourth quarter.
Match summary
First quarter
The match began with Essendon starting strongly, as the Bombers' beanpole full-forward Paul Salmon kicked two early goals from strong marks. The signs looked ominous for Collingwood who were unable to penetrate before a classic goal by Peter Daicos from the boundary followed by a late goal by Gavin Brown from an Essendon turnover gave the inaccurate Magpies a three point lead, and considerable momentum, at the first change.
Quarter time brawl
However, the sounding of the quarter time siren sparked the wildest Grand Final brawl in many years, with nearly all players from both teams, as well as officials, taking part in the melee. The main casualty was Gavin Brown, who was felled by Terry Daniher, one of three Daniher brothers to represent the Bombers that afternoon.
Second quarter
Somewhat spooked by the intensity of the brawl, the umpires took a hard line on any indiscretions and Collingwood, playing in front in the contests, benefitted by being awarded several free kicks and fifty metre penalties as they slammed on five goals in the first nine minutes. This broke the game open and the Bombers never really recovered. Collingwood kicked six goals to Essendon's one for the second term and headed into the changerooms with a 34 point half time lead.
Third quarter
Collingwood continued on where they had left off after half time. Craig Starcevich was knocked out by Terry Daniher after taking a mark, with Mick McGuane taking his kick and goalling from the resultant 50 metre penalty. The mercurial Daicos bobbed up to score spectacularly from near the behind post to extend Collingwood's margin to 46 points.
Essendon mounted a brief rally midway through the third quarter with two quick goals. Then Brown bravely returned to the field late in the third quarter and kicked his second goal of the match and steady the ship.
Fourth quarter
Essendon attacked the goals early in the last quarter but could only manage behinds. As the quarter dragged on without any goals it became obvious that Collingwood couldn't lose, but the ground became eerily quiet as long-suffering Magpie fans waited for something to happen to confirm what they now knew in their hearts. The moment came after twenty minutes, when a chain of desperate possessions ended in the hands of Doug Barwick, who snapped truly from 25 metres. The siren sounded soon after Damian Monkhorst goalled to make the margin 48 points.
The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Collingwood's Tony Shaw for being judged the best player afield, with 35 possessions. He was the first team captain to be awarded the medal.
This win represented the first for Leigh Matthews as coach. He had previously captained Hawthorn to Grand Finals in the 1980s, and later went on to coach the Brisbane Lions to premierships in the 2000s.
Essendon's next Grand Final appearance came three years later, when they won the 1993 AFL Grand Final against Carlton. Collingwood is yet to win another premiership.
Teams
Result
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Collingwood | 2.5 | 8.9 | 11.10 | 13.11 (89) | |
| (4) Essendon | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 5.11 (41) |
| Date | Saturday, 6 October 1990, 2:30pm AEST |
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| Coin Toss Winner | Tony Shaw (Collingwood), who kicked to the Punt Road End of the MCG |
| Goals (Coll) | 2: Brown, Barwick, Crosisca, Russell, Daicos 1: Monkhorst, Starcevich, McGuane |
| Goals (Ess) | 2: Salmon 1: Kickett, Somerville, Grenvold |
| Best | Coll: Shaw, Russell, Monkhorst, Millane, Francis, Kerrison, Starcevich, Crosisca, McGuane Ess: Watson, Sporn, T.Daniher, Kickett, Ezard, O'Donnell. |
| Norm Smith Medal | Tony Shaw (Coll) |
| Injuries | Brown (Coll) (concussion), Starcevich (Coll) (concussion) |
| Reports | T.Daniher (Ess) (striking Brown to the head at quarter time), Brown (Coll) (striking Sporn at quarter time)) |
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, VIC |
| Attendance | 98,944 |
| Umpires | R.Sawers, D.Rich |
| Broadcasters | Seven Network(TV), 3AW, 774 ABC |
| National Anthem | Normie Rowe |
Statistics
Postscript
In a tragic postscript, Collingwood player Darren Millane was killed in a car accident a year and a day after he had held the ball aloft in jubilation as the siren sounded to end the match.