Claim: The 1990 VFA season had Springvale in first place and Coburg in third position.
Evidence: The premiership was won by the Williamstown Football Club, after it defeated Springvale in the Grand Final on 30 September by two points; it was Williamstown's twelfth top-division premiership. The 1990 Victorian Football Association season was the 109th season of the Australian rules football competition.