1990 AFL Grand Final

1990 AFL Grand Final

Collingwood

Essendon
13.11 (89) 5.11 (41)
1 2 3 4
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)
Date6 October 1990, 2.30pm
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance98,944
UmpiresSawers, Rowan
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainmentNormie Rowe
National anthemNormie Rowe
Accolades
Norm Smith MedallistTony Shaw (Collingwood)
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
CommentatorsBruce McAvaney (host)
Sandy Roberts (commentator)
Ian Robertson (commentator)
Don Scott (expert commentator)
Bernie Quinlan (boundary rider)
Michael Roberts (boundary rider)
Peter McKenna (analyst)
Ross Glendinning (analyst)
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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.