1990 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1990 season
PresidentTrevor Coote
Coach Allan Jeans
Captain(s) Michael Tuck
Home ground Princes Park
Waverley Park
AFL season 14–8 (5th)
Finals seriesElimination final
(Lost to Melbourne 64–73)
Best and Fairest Andrew Collins
Leading goalkicker Jason Dunstall (83)
Highest home attendance53,982 (round 20 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance8,649 (Round 4 vs. Brisbane Bears)
Average home attendance24,327

The 1990 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 66th season in the newly named Australian Football League and 89th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the two-time defending Premiers, having won back-to-back premierships.

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Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm) Geelong 11.11 (77)28.24 (192)Won by 115 points Waverley Park (A)41,6941–0
2Saturday, 8 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 24.15 (159)14.13 (97)Lost by 62 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)55,3111–1
3Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.21 (111)10.21 (81)Won by 30 points Princes Park (H)11,6982–1
4Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 18.12 (120)5.8 (38)Won by 82 points Princess Park (H)8,6493–1
5Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 16.12 (108)10.18 (78)Won by 30 points Princess Park (H)13,1444–1
6Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 15.14 (104)14.17 (101)Lost by 3 points Moorabbin Oval (A)30,8954–2
7Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm) Collingwood 13.14 (92)13.16 (94)Won by 2 points Waverley Park (A)48,0995–2
8Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 18.18 (126)9.5 (59)Lost by 67 points Waverley Park (A)36,3705–3
9Saturday, 26 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 14.8 (92)7.6 (48)Won by 44 points Waverley Park (H)39,7016–3
10Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 15.13 (103)13.11 (89)Lost by 14 points Princes Park (A)11,3296–4
11Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm) Sydney 19.18 (132)11.17 (83)Won by 49 points Princes Park (H)11,8487–4
12Friday, 15 June (7:40 pm) West Coast 16.9 (105)12.10 (82)Lost by 23 points WACA (A)28,0947–5
13Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm) Footscray 10.13 (73)14.7 (91)Lost by 18 points Waverley Park (H)22,3887–6
14Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 18.10 (118)7.8 (50)Won by 68 points Waverley Park (H)30,2118–6
15Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.7 (67)21.16 (142)Lost by 75 points Princes Park (H)25,1598–7
16Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 10.8 (68)25.9 (159)Won by 91 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)25,5329–7
17Sunday, 29 July (2:10 pm) Brisbane Bears 14.11 (95)16.14 (110)Won by 15 points Carrara Stadium (A)8,76810–7
18Friday, 3 August (7:40 pm) North Melbourne 14.14 (98)15.18 (108)Won by 10 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)44,62711–7
19Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 17.17 (119)13.5 (83)Won by 36 points Waverley Park (H)27,61212–7
20Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 26.7 (163)12.8 (80)Won by 83 points Waverley Park (H)53,98213–7
21Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 17.14 (116)12.13 (85)Won by 31 points Princes Park (H)23,20014–7
22Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm) Melbourne 17.14 (116)15.14 (104)Lost by 12 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)57,24714–8
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Finals series

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Elimination finalSunday, 9 September (2:30 pm) Melbourne 10.13 (73)8.16 (64)Lost by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)74,954
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Ladder

1990 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Essendon 22175025261815139.268 Finals series
2 Collingwood (P)22166023761825130.264
3 West Coast 22166022741920118.464
4 Melbourne 22166023392066113.264
5 Hawthorn 22148024142002120.656
6 North Melbourne 221210025192210114.048
7 Footscray 22121002016203199.348
8 Carlton 221111022772187104.144
9 St Kilda 22913023282313100.636
10 Geelong 2281402248239893.732
11 Richmond 2271501988253078.628
12 Fitzroy 2271501874238978.428
13 Sydney 2251701904270470.420
14 Brisbane Bears 2241801733242671.416
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables - 1990 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.