1990 Foster's Cup

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1990 Foster's Cup
AFL pre-season competition
Season1990
Teams14
Winners Essendon (1st title)
Matches played13
Attendance216,946 (average 16,688 per match)

The 1990 AFL Foster's Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season cup competition played in its entirety before the 1990 season began.

Australian Football League Australian rules football competition

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football in Australia. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.

The 1990 Australian Football League season was the 94th season of the elite Australian rules football competition, and the first under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.

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Games

1st Round

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Footscray 10.15 (75) Richmond 8.6 (54) Waverley Park 16,968Wednesday, 7 February
Essendon 5.11 (41) West Coast 4.14 (38) Waverley Park 6,988Saturday, 10 February
Fitzroy 12.13 (85) St Kilda 9.13 (67) Waverley Park 12,656Wednesday, 14 February
Carlton 17.7 (109) Collingwood 12.10 (82) Waverley Park 41,185Saturday, 17 February
North Melbourne 10.8 (68) West Coast 18.18 (66) Waverley Park 4,554Wednesday, 21 February
Sydney 16.9 (105) Hawthorn 13.17 (95) Bruce Stadium 12,314Sunday, 25 February

1 West Coast replaced Brisbane, who were forced to withdraw due to financial problems and a player's strike.

Quarter Finals

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Footscray 8.8 (56) Melbourne 12.13 (85) Waverley Park 15,010Saturday, 24 February
Essendon 7.10 (52) Fitzroy 7.4 (46) Waverley Park 8,144Wednesday, 28 February
Carlton 9.13 (67) Sydney 9.12 (66) Waverley Park 14,613Saturday, 3 March
Geelong 12.8 (80) North Melbourne 20.20 (140) Waverley Park 10,123Sunday, 4 March

Semi Finals

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Essendon 14.12 (96) Melbourne 6.13 (49) Waverley Park 13,383Wednesday, 7 March
Carlton 9.16 (70) North Melbourne 14.14 (98) Waverley Park 12,449Saturday, 10 March

Final

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Essendon 17.10 (112) North Melbourne 10.16 (76) Waverley Park 48,559Saturday, 17 March

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