1990 AFL Grand Final - Wikipedia 1990 AFL Grand Final 1990 AFL Grand Final Collingwood Essendon 13.11 ( 89 ) 5.11 ( 41 ) COL 2.5 ( 17 ) 8.9 ( 57 ) 11.10 ( 76 ) 13.11 ( 89 ) ESS 2.2 ( 14 ) 3.5 ( 23 ) 5.6 ( 36 ) 5.11 ( 41 ) Date 6 October 1990, 2.30 pm Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance 98,944 Umpires Sawers, Rich Ceremonies Pre-match entertainment Normie Rowe National anthem Normie Rowe Accolades Norm Smith Medallist Tony Shaw ( Collingwood ) Broadcast 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 Australian Football League ( formerly the Victorian 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. Contents 1 Background 2 Match summary 2.1 First quarter 2.1. 1 Quarter time brawl 2.2 Second quarter 2.3 Third quarter 2.4 Fourth quarter 3 Teams 4 Scorecard 4.1 Statistics 5 Tribunal 6 Postscript 7 See also 8 References Background Main article : 1990 AFL season 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 ; that match was the last game of Collingwood coach and then - Hawthorn forward Leigh Matthews ' playing career. 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. The top five qualified for the finals, which were played under the McIntyre Final Five system. Collingwood and West Coast played a draw in the Qualifying Final at Waverley Park in the first week of the finals. The match was replayed the following week, with Collingwood winning convincingly by 59 points to advance to the Second Semi-Final against Essendon. In the Second - Semi Final, Collingwood scored ten goals to two after half time to win by 63 points and advance to the Grand Final. Essendon faced West Coast in the Preliminary Final, winning by 63 points, to earn its place in the Grand Final. Collingwood 's drawn game with West Coast caused the Grand Final and all other finals to be delayed by a week from the originally scheduled dates. This proved controversial, because in the second semi-final, it had been 21 days since Essendon 's last competitive match, due to receiving a bye in the first week of the finals, following by the replayed Qualifying Final in the second week ; Essendon had played an unofficial practice match against 12th - placed Fitzroy during the second week. For the 1991 and successive AFL seasons, the rules were changed to allow extra time to be played in finals, excluding the Grand Final, if scores were level at the end of the fourth quarter. The first final to require extra time was four years later in the 1994 Qualifying Final between North Melbourne and Hawthorn. 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 At the sounding of the quarter time siren, a wild brawl erupted in the Essendon forward pocket drawing all players on the ground and spreading to include team officials. During the brawl, Gavin Brown was flattened by Terry Daniher in retaliation for Brown felling Kieran Sporn. The umpires, police, stadium security and Channel Seven boundary rider Bernie Quinlan were needed to restore order. In the aftermath ten players and officials were reported ( see below for details ). The violent brawl, beamed live across Australia and the world, shocked viewers, fans and officials alike, and would be the catalyst for the AFL to crack down on violence in the game, leading to greater penalties and severe fines for players engaging in brawls. Second quarter Following the brawl, the umpires took a hard line on any indiscretions. Collingwood, playing in front at the contests, benefitted from this, and won several free kicks and fifty metre penalties, from which they scored five goals in the first nine minutes of the quarter. Essendon never really recovered from this purple patch, and after finishing with six goals to one in the second quarter, Collingwood led by 34 points at half time. Third quarter Collingwood continued strongly after half time, whilst Kevin Sheedy had shuffled his Essendon players into different position all across the ground in an attempt to bridge the deficit, mirroring his successful 3 / 4 time efforts in the 1984 VFL Grand Final. 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. Peter Daicos scored a spectacular goal from near the behind post to extend Collingwood 's margin to 46 points. Essendon scored the next two goals midway through the third quarter with two quick goals, before Gavin Brown goaled late to give Collingwood a 40 - point lead at three - quarter time. Fourth quarter Essendon attacked and dominated the play early in the last quarter but could only manage behinds, including hitting the post twice from set shots. After absorbing the Essendon pressure for twenty minutes, Collingwood 's Doug Barwick scored the first goal of the quarter, with a snap shot from 25 metres. The siren sounded soon after Damian Monkhorst goalled to make the margin 48 points. Essendon was held goalless in the final quarter. The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Collingwood 's Tony Shaw for being judged the best player afield, with 32 possessions in an inspirational display. 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 ( one of them against Kevin Sheedy 's Bombers ) in the 2000s. Many of Essendon 's senior players would retire or move on in the following two seasons, however their next Grand Final appearance came three years later, when the Baby Bombers ( so named because of the astounding number of players they had under 21 ) surprised the football world and won the 1993 AFL Grand Final against Carlton. Collingwood did not win another premiership for 20 years, until they defeated St Kilda in 2010. Teams Collingwood Football Club B : 44 Shane Kerrison 21 Michael Christian 12 Denis Banks HB : 7 Shane Morwood 23 Craig Kelly 3 Michael Gayfer C : 42 Darren Millane 22 Tony Shaw ( c ) 19 Graham Wright HF : 29 Scott Russell 35 Peter Daicos 17 Doug Barwick F : 26 Gavin Brown 1 Damian Monkhorst 28 Gavin Crosisca Foll : 30 James Manson 34 Michael McGuane 2 Tony Francis Int : 24 Jamie Turner 27 Craig Starcevich Coach : Leigh Matthews Essendon Football Club B : 16 Paul Hamilton 6 Anthony Daniher 5 Terry Daniher HB : 7 Chris Daniher 10 Gary O'Donnell 29 David Grenvold C : 11 Greg Anderson 9 Derek Kickett 23 Peter Cransberg HF : 32 Tim Watson ( c ) 18 Paul Van Der Haar 4 Michael Long F : 15 Alan Ezard 3 Paul Salmon 8 Darren Bewick Foll : 27 Simon Madden 1 Mark Harvey 26 Mark Thompson Int : 17 Kieran Sporn 19 Peter Somerville Coach : Kevin Sheedy Scorecard 1990 AFL Grand Final 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 Q2 Q3 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 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 Statistics Collingwood Magpies 89 -- 41 Essendon Bombers ( 13.11 ) ( 5.11 ) Position Player Pos'ns Goals Back Shane Kerrison 17 Back Michael Christian 19 Back Michael Gayfer 9 Half - back Shane Morwood 18 Half - back Craig Kelly 16 Half - back Gavin Crosisca 5 Centre Darren Millane 26 Centre Tony Shaw 24 Centre Graham Wright 15 Half - forward Dennis Banks 11 Half - forward James Manson 5 Half - forward Doug Barwick 13 Forward Scott Russell 26 Forward Gavin Brown 7 Forward Peter Daicos 7 Ruck Damian Monkhorst 17 Ruck - rover Mick McGuane 23 Rover Tony Francis 25 Interchange : Interchange Jamie Turner 12 Interchange Craig Starcevich 14 Coach : Leigh Matthews Position Player Pos'ns Goals Back Mark Thompson - Back Anthony Daniher - Back Paul Hamilton - Half - back David Grenvold - Half - back Terry Daniher - Half - back Gary O'Donnell - Centre Greg Anderson - Centre Derek Kickett - Centre Michael Long - Half - forward Mark Harvey - Half - forward Paul Van Der Haar - Half - forward Peter Cransberg - Forward Alan Ezard - Forward Paul Salmon - Forward Kieran Sporn - Ruck Simon Madden - Ruck - rover Tim Watson ( c ) - Rover Darren Bewick - Interchange : Interchange Chris Daniher - Interchange Peter Somerville - Coach : Kevin Sheedy Tribunal Ten players and officials were reported on a total of seventeen offences as a result of the brawl : Terry Daniher ( Essendon ) : Charged with striking Gavin Brown and striking Craig Starcevich. Suspended for 12 matches. Graeme Allan ( Colllingwood football manager ) : Charged with striking Essendon runner Peter Power and conduct unbecoming of a team official. Suspended for six matches and fined $15,000. Eddie Hillgrove ( Colllingwood team manager ) : Charged with assaulting Essendon bootstudder Graham Menola and conduct unbecoming of a team official. Suspended for six matches and fined $7,500. Darren Bewick ( Essendon ) : Charged with striking and rough conduct against Tony Shaw, kneeing Denis Banks, and striking Doug Barwick. Cleared of first three charges ; suspended for four matches. Gavin Brown ( Colllingwood ) : Charged with striking Kieran Sporn. Suspended for three matches. Kieran Sporn ( Essendon ) : Charged with striking Denis Banks. Suspended for two matches. John Synan ( Essendon doorman ) : Charged with charging Colllingwood team manager Eddie Hillgrove and conduct unbecoming of a team official. Fined $5,000. Craig Kelly ( Colllingwood ) and Paul Van Der Haar ( Essendon ) : Charged with striking each other. Both found not guilty. Derek Kickett ( Essendon ) : Charged with striking Mick McGuane. Found not guilty. Postscript In a tragic postscript, Collingwood player Darren Millane, who was in possession of the ball when the final siren sounded, was killed in a car accident one year and one day after this match. See also 1990 AFL season References Jump up ^ Rodgers, Stephen, Every Game Every Played : VFL / AFL Results 1897 -- 1991, Ringwood, VIC : Viking O'Neal, p. 741 ^ Jump up to : Pos'ns stands for Possessions. 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Millane 44. 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Question: who won the afl grand final in 1990
Answer: Collingwood