M.C.G. · Sat 21 Apr 1990 · 17,975 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 49 |
| EssendonESS | 5.3 | 9.9 | 14.16 | 127 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 49 and 127.
Essendon won by 78 points.
6.13 (49) — 18.19 (127)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Knights | 16 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Pickering | 20 | 5 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Nichols | 21 | 4 | 25 | 8 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| Craig Lambert | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Free | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Mitchell | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Stephen Ryan | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Bowden | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Powell | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lee | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Gale | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Banik | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Cloke | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Leys | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Nixon | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Des Ryan | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Hamilton | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Goodwin | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brendan Bower | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Keighran | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary ODonnell | 21 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Derek Kickett | 13 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Thompson | 15 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Bewick | 19 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Daniher | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Peter Cransberg | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Salmon | 15 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Manning | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Hamilton | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ezard | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Craig OBrien | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Long | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Simon Madden | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Daniher | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Duckworth | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Anderson | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Flood | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Werner | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |