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{{Short description|Rugby league competition}}
{{Infobox rugby league season
{{Infobox rugby league season
| year = 1990
| year = 1990
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| matches = 183
| matches = 183
| points = 6107
| points = 6107
| attendance = 2209354
| attendance = 2,209,354
| avg_attendance = 12,139
| top point scorer = {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Mal Meninga]] (212)
| top point scorer = {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Mal Meninga]] (212)
| top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Mal Meninga]] (17)
| top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Mal Meninga]] (17)
| player of the year = {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]] ([[Rothmans Medal]])
| MVP = {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Peter Sterling (rugby league)|Peter Sterling]]
| MVP_link = Rothmans Medal
| prevseason_link = 1989 NSWRL season
| prevseason_link = 1989 NSWRL season
| prevseason_year = 1989
| prevseason_year = 1989
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| nextseason_year = 1991
| nextseason_year = 1991
}}
}}

The '''1990 [[New South Wales Rugby League]] season''' was the eighty-third season of professional [[rugby league]] football in Australia. Sixteen clubs competed for the [[J J Giltinan Shield]] and [[Winfield Cup]] during the premiership season, which culminated in a [[grand final]] between the previous season's premiers, the Canberra Raiders and the Penrith Panthers, who were making their grand final debut.
The '''1990 [[New South Wales Rugby League]] season''' was the eighty-third season of professional [[rugby league]] football in Australia. Sixteen clubs competed for the [[J J Giltinan Shield]] and [[Winfield Cup]] during the premiership season, which culminated in a [[grand final]] between the previous season's premiers, the Canberra Raiders and the Penrith Panthers, who were making their grand final debut.


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|archive-date=2010-01-12
|archive-date=2011-03-17
}}</ref> Twenty-two regular season rounds were played from March till August, resulting in a top six of Canberra, Brisbane, Penrith, Manly, Balmain and Newcastle.
}}</ref> Twenty-two regular season rounds were played from March till August, resulting in a top six of Canberra, Brisbane, Penrith, Manly, Balmain and Newcastle.


Parramatta's halfback [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]] won the official player of the year award, the [[Rothmans Medal]]. The Dally M Medal was awarded to Manly's five-eighth [[Cliff Lyons]]. ''[[Rugby League Week]]'' gave their player of the year award to Canberra Raiders centre and captain, [[Mal Meninga]].
Parramatta's halfback [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]] won the official player of the year award, the [[Rothmans Medal]]. The Dally M Medal was awarded to Manly's five-eighth [[Cliff Lyons]]. ''[[Rugby League Week]]'' gave their player of the year award to Canberra Raiders centre and captain, [[Mal Meninga]].

The grand finals;

* {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders vs {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers (Senior Grade)
* {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders vs {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos (Reserve Grade)
* {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders vs {{leagueicon|St George|16}} St George Dragons (Under-21s Grade)


The winners in all grades were:
The winners in all grades were:


* First/Senior Grade: Canberra Raiders defeated Penrith Panthers
* {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders (Senior Grade)
* Second/Reserve Grade: Brisbane Broncos defeated Canberra Raiders
* {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos (Reserve Grade)
* Third/Under-21s Grade: Canberra Raiders defeated St George Dragons
* {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders (Under-21s Grade)


===Teams===
===Teams===
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Coach: [[Allan Fitzgibbon]]<br />Captain: [[David Hatch (rugby league)|David Hatch]]</small>
Coach: [[Allan Fitzgibbon]]<br />Captain: [[David Hatch (rugby league)|David Hatch]]</small>
|align="center"|'''[[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs Roosters]]'''[[File:Eastern Suburbs Jersey 1984.png|100px|center]]
|align="center"|'''[[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs Roosters]]'''[[File:Eastern Suburbs Jersey 1984.png|100px|center]]
<small>[[1990 Eastern Suburbs Roosters season|83rd season]]<br />Ground: [[Sydney Football Stadium]]<br />
<small>[[1990 Eastern Suburbs Roosters season|83rd season]]<br />Ground: [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]<br />
Coach: [[Russell Fairfax]]→[[Hugh McGahan]]<br />Captain: [[Hugh McGahan]]</small>
Coach: [[Russell Fairfax]]→[[Hugh McGahan]]<br />Captain: [[Hugh McGahan]]</small>
|align="center"|'''[[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast Seagulls]]'''[[File:Gold Coast Jersey 1990.png|100px|center]]
|align="center"|'''[[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast Seagulls]]'''[[File:Gold Coast Jersey 1990.png|100px|center]]
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Coach: [[Phil Gould (rugby league)|Phil Gould]]<br />Captain: [[Royce Simmons]]</small>
Coach: [[Phil Gould (rugby league)|Phil Gould]]<br />Captain: [[Royce Simmons]]</small>
|align="center"|'''[[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]'''[[File:South Sydney Jersey 1986.png|100px|center]]
|align="center"|'''[[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]'''[[File:South Sydney Jersey 1986.png|100px|center]]
<small>[[1990 South Sydney Rabbitohs season|83rd season]]<br />Ground: [[Sydney Football Stadium]]<br />
<small>[[1990 South Sydney Rabbitohs season|83rd season]]<br />Ground: [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]<br />
Coach: [[George Piggins]] → [[Frank Curry]]<br />Captain: [[Mario Fenech]]</small>
Coach: [[George Piggins]] → [[Frank Curry]]<br />Captain: [[Mario Fenech]]</small>
|align="center"|'''[[St. George Dragons]]'''[[File:St George Jersey 1984.png|100px|center]]
|align="center"|'''[[St. George Dragons]]'''[[File:St George Jersey 1984.png|100px|center]]
<small>70th season<br />Ground: [[Kogarah Oval]]<br />
<small>70th season<br />Ground: [[Kogarah Oval]]<br />
Coach: [[Craig Young]]<br />Captain: [[Trevor Bailey (rugby league)|Trevor Bailey]]</small>
Coach: [[Craig Young (rugby league)|Craig Young]]<br />Captain: [[Trevor Bailey (rugby league)|Trevor Bailey]]</small>
|align="center"|'''[[Western Suburbs Magpies]]'''[[File:Western Suburbs Jersey 1984.png|100px|center]]
|align="center"|'''[[Western Suburbs Magpies]]'''[[File:Western Suburbs Jersey 1984.png|100px|center]]
<small>83rd season<br />Ground: [[Campbelltown Stadium|Orana Park]]<br />
<small>83rd season<br />Ground: [[Campbelltown Stadium|Orana Park]]<br />
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===Advertising===
===Advertising===
1990 saw the NSWRL's advertising shift to a new level of sophistication, marking the first use of [[Tina Turner]]'s 1989 hit "[[The Best (song)|The Best]]". The league and its Sydney advertising agency Hertz Walpole struck gold in forging a link between the game and the song, which would become the soundtrack to a marketing success story that skyrocketed right up to a point of self-implosion in the [[Super League war]] of 1996-1997.
1990 saw the NSWRL's advertising shift to a new level of sophistication, marking the first use of [[Tina Turner]]'s 1989 hit "[[The Best (song)|The Best]]". The league and its Sydney advertising agency Hertz Walpole struck gold in forging a link between the game and the song, which would become the soundtrack to a marketing success story that skyrocketed right up to a point of self-implosion in the [[Super League war|Super League war of 1996–1997]].


Tina Turner's manager [[Roger Davies (manager)|Roger Davies]] contacted agency chief Jim Walpole in 1989 to advise that Turner's upcoming album ''[[Foreign Affair (Tina Turner album)|Foreign Affair]]'' was to contain a rendition of a [[Mike Chapman]] and [[Holly Knight]] song which might possibly be of interest to Walpole's NSWRL client. The track, which had been previously released by [[Bonnie Tyler]] with modest results, would prove to be one of Turner's most successful singles. After hearing demo tracks, Walpole and the NSWRL General Manager John Quayle and his marketing staff sensed the linkage could be perfect.
Tina Turner's manager [[Roger Davies (manager)|Roger Davies]] contacted agency chief Jim Walpole in 1989 to advise that Turner's upcoming album ''[[Foreign Affair (Tina Turner album)|Foreign Affair]]'' was to contain a rendition of a [[Mike Chapman]] and [[Holly Knight]] song which might possibly be of interest to Walpole's NSWRL client. The track, which had been previously released by [[Bonnie Tyler]] with modest results, would prove to be one of Turner's most successful singles. After hearing demo tracks, Walpole and the NSWRL General Manager John Quayle and his marketing staff sensed the linkage could be perfect.
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The finished 1990 advertisement, in its full two-minute version, tells the story of Turner's touchdown at Sydney Airport and a scurry through paparazzi; she then finds herself in a warehouse training scene that's more glamour than grit where players from a number of clubs are working out on weights and climbing vertical chains. She plays touch footy on a beach, attends a lunch where she cheekily surprises [[Gavin Miller]], whom she had met at the 1989 UK shoot, and later arrives by helicopter to a black-tie dinner with [[Andrew Ettingshausen]] and [[Gene Miles]]. Throughout are the ''de rigueur'' big hits and action shots, with Turner cheering in a replica grand final crowd, and finally congratulating the [[NSWRL season 1989|1989 premiership]] captain, [[Mal Meninga]].
The finished 1990 advertisement, in its full two-minute version, tells the story of Turner's touchdown at Sydney Airport and a scurry through paparazzi; she then finds herself in a warehouse training scene that's more glamour than grit where players from a number of clubs are working out on weights and climbing vertical chains. She plays touch footy on a beach, attends a lunch where she cheekily surprises [[Gavin Miller]], whom she had met at the 1989 UK shoot, and later arrives by helicopter to a black-tie dinner with [[Andrew Ettingshausen]] and [[Gene Miles]]. Throughout are the ''de rigueur'' big hits and action shots, with Turner cheering in a replica grand final crowd, and finally congratulating the [[NSWRL season 1989|1989 premiership]] captain, [[Mal Meninga]].

==Regular season==

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|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''BAL<br/>+14'''
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|style="background:#808080;"|
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|align="left"| [[Canberra Raiders]]
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|style="background:#cfc;" |ILA<br/>+14
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CBY<br/>−4'''
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|style="background:#cfc;" |EAS<br/>+16
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''BRI<br/>+28'''
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|align="left"| [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''STG<br/>−2'''
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|style="background:#cfc;" |ILA<br/>+18
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CRO<br/>+8'''
|style="background:#E6E7CE;"|EAS<br/>0
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''GCS<br/>+22'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''MAN<br/>+10'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |PEN<br/>+22
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL<br/>−20
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''PAR<br/>−20'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|WES<br/>−8
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''NOR<br/>−6'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''BRI<br/>−18'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU<br/>+16'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|STG<br/>−1
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|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
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|align="left"| [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU<br/>+26'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''STG<br/>+13'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CAN<br/>+1'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY<br/>−8
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|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
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|align="left"| [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs Roosters]]
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''STG<br/>+4'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CAN<br/>−62
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CRO<br/>−28
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''NOR<br/>−30'''
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''MAN<br/>−34'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL<br/>−20
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''PAR<br/>−30'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |WES<br/>+12
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''ILA<br/>−16'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|GCS<br/>−16
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU<br/>+8'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |STG<br/>+12
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CAN<br/>−16'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY<br/>−8
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CRO<br/>+5'''
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|-
|align="left"| [[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast Seagulls]]
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|STG<br/>−20
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CAN<br/>−8'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY<br/>−22
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NOR<br/>−23
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''WES<br/>−15'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BRI<br/>−16
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''STG<br/>+8'''
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|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|-
|align="left"| [[Illawarra Steelers]]
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|style="background:#cfc;" |GCS<br/>+35
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CBY<br/>−18'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU<br/>+2'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |CRO<br/>+12
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''STG<br/>−7'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR<br/>−4
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''NEW<br/>−6'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''WES<br/>+12'''
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''PEN<br/>+8'''
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|style="background:#cfc;" |EAS<br/>+16
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''GCS<br/>+8'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY<br/>−4
|style="background:#cfc;" |SOU<br/>+6
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CRO<br/>+34'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |STG<br/>+4
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|-
|align="left"| [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]]
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''NEW<br/>+16'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PEN<br/>−14
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BRI<br/>−2
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''NOR<br/>−8'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |WES<br/>+14
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''PAR<br/>+14'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY<br/>−10
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CRO<br/>+16'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |EAS<br/>+34
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''GCS<br/>+34'''
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''ILA<br/>+18'''
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|style="background:#cfc;" |'''BAL<br/>+14'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NEW<br/>−6
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''PEN<br/>−18'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''BRI<br/>+14'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |NOR<br/>+7
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''WES<br/>+6'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |PAR<br/>+16
|style="background:#99ccff;"|X
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''BAL<br/>+16'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''BRI<br/>−8'''
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|-
|align="left"| [[Newcastle Knights]]
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''NOR<br/>+5'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MAN<br/>−16
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''WES<br/>+34'''
|style="background:#E6E7CE;"|PEN<br/>0
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''PAR<br/>−23'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''BRI<br/>−24'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL<br/>−20
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''STG<br/>+22'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |ILA<br/>+6
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CAN<br/>−6
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CBY<br/>+2'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |CRO<br/>+2
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''EAS<br/>+18'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |GCS<br/>+8
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU<br/>+5'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |NOR<br/>+20
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''MAN<br/>+6'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |WES<br/>+32
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''PEN<br/>−14'''
|style="background:#E6E7CE;"|PAR<br/>0
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BRI<br/>−20
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''BAL<br/>+2'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL<br/>−8
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|-
|align="left"| [[North Sydney Bears]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NEW<br/>−5
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''WES<br/>+2'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR<br/>−1
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''BAL<br/>−12'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |MAN<br/>+8
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''PEN<br/>−4'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |BRI<br/>+2
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''GCS<br/>+23'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |EAS<br/>+30
|style="background:#cfc;" |SOU<br/>+17
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''ILA<br/>+8'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|STG<br/>−6
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CAN<br/>−23'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |CBY<br/>+6
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CRO<br/>+16'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''NEW<br/>−20'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |WES<br/>+10
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''PAR<br/>−2'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL<br/>−8
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''MAN<br/>−7'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PEN<br/>−4
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''BRI<br/>−6'''
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|-
|align="left"| [[Parramatta Eels]]
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''PEN<br/>+9'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BRI<br/>−20
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''NOR<br/>+1'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|WES<br/>−16
|style="background:#cfc;" |NEW<br/>+23
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''BAL<br/>−17'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MAN<br/>−14
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''ILA<br/>+4'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|SOU<br/>−16
|style="background:#cfc;" |STG<br/>+10
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CAN<br/>+9'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |CBY<br/>+20
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CRO<br/>−6'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |EAS<br/>+30
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''GCS<br/>+40'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PEN<br/>−12
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''BRI<br/>−2'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |NOR<br/>+2
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''WES<br/>+7'''
|style="background:#E6E7CE;"|'''NEW<br/>0'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |BAL<br/>+4
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''MAN<br/>−16'''
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|-
|align="left"| [[Penrith Panthers]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR<br/>−9
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''BAL<br/>+14'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''MAN<br/>+14'''
|style="background:#E6E7CE;"|'''NEW<br/>0'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |BRI<br/>+8
|style="background:#cfc;" |NOR<br/>+4
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''WES<br/>+2'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CRO<br/>−16
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CBY<br/>−22'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''EAS<br/>+2'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |GCS<br/>+22
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU<br/>+38'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|ILA<br/>−8
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''STG<br/>+10'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |CAN<br/>+21
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''PAR<br/>+12'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL<br/>−5
|style="background:#cfc;" |MAN<br/>+18
|style="background:#cfc;" |NEW<br/>+14
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''BRI<br/>+16'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''NOR<br/>+4'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|WES<br/>−10
|style="background:#99ccff;"|X
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''BRI<br/>+10'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CAN<br/>+18'''
|style="background:#99ccff;"|X
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|'''CAN<br/>−4'''
|-
|align="left"| [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CBY<br/>−4'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CRO<br/>−26
|style="background:#cfc;" |EAS<br/>+14
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|GCS<br/>−13
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|ILA<br/>−2
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''STG<br/>−23'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CAN<br/>−34
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|WES<br/>−8
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''PAR<br/>+16'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''NOR<br/>−17'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''BRI<br/>−28'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PEN<br/>−38
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''MAN<br/>−6'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL<br/>−34
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NEW<br/>−5
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY<br/>−16
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CRO<br/>−16'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|EAS<br/>−8
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''GCS<br/>−26'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''ILA<br/>−6'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|STG<br/>−22
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CAN<br/>−48'''
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|-
|align="left"| [[St. George Dragons]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CAN<br/>−16
|style="background:#cfc;" |CBY<br/>+2
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CRO<br/>−13
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|EAS<br/>−4
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''GCS<br/>+20'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |SOU<br/>+23
|style="background:#cfc;" |ILA<br/>+7
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NEW<br/>−22
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL<br/>−2
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''PAR<br/>−10'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|WES<br/>−6
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''NOR<br/>+6'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''BRI<br/>−4'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PEN<br/>−10
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''MAN<br/>−4'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''CAN<br/>−16'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CBY<br/>+1'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CRO<br/>+22'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''EAS<br/>−12'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|GCS<br/>−8
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU<br/>+22'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''ILA<br/>−4'''
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|-
|align="left"| [[Western Suburbs Magpies]]
|style="background:#E6E7CE;"|'''BRI<br/>0'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NOR<br/>−2
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NEW<br/>−34
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''PAR<br/>+16'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL<br/>−8
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''MAN<br/>−14'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PEN<br/>−2
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU<br/>+8'''
|style="background:#cfc;" |GCS<br/>+15
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|ILA<br/>−12
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''STG<br/>+6'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CAN<br/>−4
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''CBY<br/>+8'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CRO<br/>−6
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''EAS<br/>−12'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BRI<br/>−20
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''NOR<br/>−10'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''NEW<br/>−32'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR<br/>−7
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|'''BAL<br/>−4'''
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MAN<br/>−6
|style="background:#cfc;" |'''PEN<br/>+10'''
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|style="background:#808080;"|
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! F1
! F2
! F3
! F4
! GF
|}

<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Home game</span><br>
<span style="font-size:85%">X&nbsp;– Bye</span><br>
<span style="font-size:85%">Opponent for round listed above margin</span>


===Ladder===
===Ladder===
South Sydney went from minor premiers in 1989 to wooden spooners in 1990, becoming the third club to suffer this ignominy after Canterbury from [[1942 NSWRFL season|1942]] to [[1943 NSWRFL season|1943]] and Western Suburbs from [[1952 NSWRFL season|1952]] to [[1953 NSWRFL season|1953]] – however, the Rabbitohs’ decline of sixteen and a half wins is easily the most severe in league history. It would mark the beginning of a 22-year barren wilderness for the Rabbitohs spanning 1990-2011 (which included two seasons excluded from the competition in 2000-01), during which they would only record a solitary finals appearance in 2007. Canberra won their first and to date only minor premiership.
South Sydney went from minor premiers in 1989 to wooden spooners in 1990, becoming the third club to suffer this ignominy after Canterbury from [[1942 NSWRFL season|1942]] to [[1943 NSWRFL season|1943]] and Western Suburbs from [[1952 NSWRFL season|1952]] to [[1953 NSWRFL season|1953]] – however, the Rabbitohs’ decline of sixteen and a half wins is easily the most severe in league history. It would mark the beginning of a 22-year barren wilderness for the Rabbitohs spanning 1990-2011 (which included two seasons excluded from the competition in 2000–01), during which they would only record a solitary finals appearance in 2007. Canberra won their first and to date only minor premiership.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!width=20 abbr="Position×" |
!width=20 abbr="Position×" |
!width=175 |Team
!width=200 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
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|22||15||1||6||415||286||+129||'''31'''
|22||15||1||6||415||286||+129||'''31'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|4||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah]]
|4||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly]]
|22||15||0||7||395||255||+125||'''30'''
|22||15||0||7||395||255||+140||'''30'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|5||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} [[Balmain Tigers|Balmain]]
|5||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} [[Balmain Tigers|Balmain]]
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|22||13||2||7||344||305||+39||'''28'''
|22||13||2||7||344||305||+39||'''28'''
|-
|-
|7||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]]
|7||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury]]
|22||12||1||9||354||291||+65||'''25'''
|22||12||1||9||354||291||+63||'''25'''
|-
|-
|8||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]]
|8||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]]
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|22||11||1||10||366||361||+5||'''23'''
|22||11||1||10||366||361||+5||'''23'''
|-
|-
|10||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]]
|10||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla]]
|22||11||0||11||370||359||+11||'''22'''
|22||11||0||11||370||359||+11||'''22'''
|-
|-
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|22||6||1||15||283||547||-264||'''13'''
|22||6||1||15||283||547||-264||'''13'''
|-
|-
|15||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Canada|16}} [[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast]]
|15||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Seagulls|16}} [[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast]]
|22||4||0||18||233||567||-334||'''8'''
|22||4||0||18||233||567||-334||'''8'''
|-
|-
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|22||2||0||20||302||652||-350||'''4'''
|22||2||0||20||302||652||-350||'''4'''
|-
|-
|}

===Ladder progression===

*Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
*Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
*Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height: 90%; font-size:90%;" width=100%
|-
!width=20 abbr="Position" |
!width=250 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Round 1" |1
!width=20 abbr="Round 2" |2
!width=20 abbr="Round 3" |3
!width=20 abbr="Round 4" |4
!width=20 abbr="Round 5" |5
!width=20 abbr="Round 6" |6
!width=20 abbr="Round 7" |7
!width=20 abbr="Round 8" |8
!width=20 abbr="Round 9" |9
!width=20 abbr="Round 10" |10
!width=20 abbr="Round 11" |11
!width=20 abbr="Round 12" |12
!width=20 abbr="Round 13" |13
!width=20 abbr="Round 14" |14
!width=20 abbr="Round 15" |15
!width=20 abbr="Round 16" |16
!width=20 abbr="Round 17" |17
!width=20 abbr="Round 18" |18
!width=20 abbr="Round 19" |19
!width=20 abbr="Round 20" |20
!width=20 abbr="Round 21" |21
!width=20 abbr="Round 22" |22
|-
|1|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16}} [[Canberra Raiders]] || style="background: #ccffcc;"|2 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|4 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|4 || 4 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|6 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|8 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|10 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|12 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|14 || style="background: #99ccff;"|16 || style="background: #99ccff;"|16 || style="background: #99ccff;"|18 || style="background: #99ccff;"|20 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|20 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|20 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|22 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|23 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|25 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|27 || style="background: #99ccff;"|29 || style="background: #99ccff;"|31 || style="background: #99ccff;"|33
|-
|2|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] || 1 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|3 || 3 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|5 || 5 || 7 || 7 || 9 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|11 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|13 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|15 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|17 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|19 || style="background: #99ccff;"|21 || style="background: #99ccff;"|23 || style="background: #99ccff;"|25 || style="background: #99ccff;"|27 || style="background: #99ccff;"|29 || style="background: #99ccff;"|29 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|29 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|31 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|33
|-
|3|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Old Penrith|size=16}} [[Penrith Panthers]] || 0 || 2 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|4 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|5 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|7 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|9 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|11 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|11 || 11 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|13 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|15 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|17 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|17 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|19 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|21 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|23 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|23 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|25 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|27 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|29 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|31 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|31
|-
|4|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Manly|size=16}} [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] || 2 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 6 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 14 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|16 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|18 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|20 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|22 || 22 || 22 || 24 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|26 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|28 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|30
|-
|5|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Balmain|size=16}} [[Balmain Tigers]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 6 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|8 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|10 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|10 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|12 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|14 || 14 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|16 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|18 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|20 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|22 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|22 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|24 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|24 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|26 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|28 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|28 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|28
|-
|6|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16}} [[Newcastle Knights]] || style="background: #ccffcc;"|2 || 2 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|4 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 7 || 9 || 9 || 11 || 13 || 15 || 17 || 19 || 21 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|23 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|25 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|25 || 26 || 26 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|28
|-
|7|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|size=16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] || style="background: #ccffcc;"|2 || 2 || 4 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|6 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|8 || style="background: #99ccff;"|9 || style="background: #99ccff;"|11 || style="background: #99ccff;"|13 || style="background: #99ccff;"|15 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|15 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|15 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|15 || 15 || 15 || 15 || 17 || 17 || 17 || 19 || 21 || 23 || 25
|-
|8|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16}} [[Parramatta Eels]] || style="background: #ccffcc;"|2 || 2 || 4 || 4 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 8 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 14 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 18 || 18 || 20 || 22 || 23 || 25 || 25
|-
|9|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Illawarra|size=16}} [[Illawarra Steelers]] || 2 || 2 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|4 || 4 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|6 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 14 || 15 || 17 || 17 || 19 || 21 || 23
|-
|10|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|size=16}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] || style="background: #99ccff;"|2 || style="background: #99ccff;"|4 || style="background: #99ccff;"|6 || style="background: #99ccff;"|8 || style="background: #99ccff;"|8 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|8 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|10 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|12 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|12 || 12 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|14 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 18 || 20 || 22 || 22 || 22 || 22 || 22 || 22
|-
|11|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|North Sydney|size=16}} [[North Sydney Bears]] || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 4 || 6 || 8 || 10 || 12 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 16 || 18 || 18 || 20 || 20 || 20 || 20 || 20 || 20
|-
|12|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|St. George|size=16}} [[St. George Dragons]] || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 12 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 16 || 16
|-
|13|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|size=16}} [[Western Suburbs Magpies]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 5 || 7 || 7 || 9 || 9 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 13
|-
|14|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|size=16}} [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs Roosters]] || 0 || style="background: #ccffcc;"|2 || 2 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 9 || 11 || 11 || 11 || 13
|-
|15|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Seagulls|size=16}} [[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast Seagulls]] || style="background: #ffcccc;"|0 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|0 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|0 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|2 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|4 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|4 || 6 || 8 || 8 || 8
|-
|16|| style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|4 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|4 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|4 || style="background: #ffcccc;"|4
|}
|}


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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Balmain|23}} [[Balmain Tigers]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Balmain|23}} [[Balmain Tigers]]
|1 September 1990
|1 September 1990
|[[Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Bill Harrigan]]
|[[Bill Harrigan]]
|30,965
|30,965
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Old Penrith|23}} '''[[Penrith Panthers]]'''
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Old Penrith|23}} '''[[Penrith Panthers]]'''
|2 September 1990
|2 September 1990
|[[Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]
|Eddie Ward
|Eddie Ward
|24,409
|24,409
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | '''Semi Finals'''
| colspan=7 | '''Semi-finals'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|23}} '''[[Brisbane Broncos]]'''
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|23}} '''[[Brisbane Broncos]]'''
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Manly|23}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Manly|23}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]
|8 September 1990
|8 September 1990
|[[Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Bill Harrigan]]
|[[Bill Harrigan]]
|31,424
|31,424
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Old Penrith|23}} '''[[Penrith Panthers]]'''
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Old Penrith|23}} '''[[Penrith Panthers]]'''
|9 September 1990
|9 September 1990
|[[Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]
|Greg McCallum
|Greg McCallum
|35,263
|35,263
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | '''Preliminary Final'''
| colspan=7 | '''Preliminary final'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Canberra|23}} '''[[Canberra Raiders]]'''
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Canberra|23}} '''[[Canberra Raiders]]'''
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|23}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|23}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|16 September 1990
|16 September 1990
|[[Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Bill Harrigan]]
|[[Bill Harrigan]]
|31,628
|31,628
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | '''Grand Final'''
| colspan=7 | '''Grand final'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Canberra|23}} '''[[Canberra Raiders]]'''
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Canberra|23}} '''[[Canberra Raiders]]'''
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Old Penrith|23}} [[Penrith Panthers]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Old Penrith|23}} [[Penrith Panthers]]
|23 September 1990
|23 September 1990
|[[Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]
|[[Bill Harrigan]]
|[[Bill Harrigan]]
|41,535
|41,535
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===Chart===
===Chart===
{{5McIntyre | RD1= '''Qualifying/Elimination Final'''
{{5McIntyre
| RD1= '''Qualifying final'''
| RD2= '''Major/Minor Semi Final'''
| RD2= '''Major semi-final'''
| RD3= '''Preliminary Final'''
| RD4= '''Grand final'''
| RD4= '''Grand Final'''
| RD1b='''Elimination final'''
| RD2b='''Minor semi-final'''
| RD3b='''Preliminary final'''


| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-seed1=2
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}}
}}


===Grand Final===
===Grand final===
The 1990 season's [[grand final]] was played on the afternoon of Sunday, 23 September at the [[Sydney Football Stadium]] before a crowd of 41,535.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Souza |first=Miguel |title=Grand Final History |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082626/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2014 |work=wwos.ninemsn.com.au |publisher=[[Australian Associated Press|AAP]] |access-date=8 September 2013 }}</ref> Penrith were attempting to become the first team to win a grand final in their first attempt, but were coming up against an experienced Canberra team.
The 1990 season's [[grand final]] was played on the afternoon of Sunday, 23 September at the [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]] before a crowd of 41,535.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Souza |first=Miguel |title=Grand Final History |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082626/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2014 |work=wwos.ninemsn.com.au |publisher=[[Australian Associated Press|AAP]] |access-date=8 September 2013 }}</ref> Penrith were attempting to become the first team to win a grand final in their first attempt, but were coming up against an experienced Canberra team.


{| align="right" class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
{| align="right" class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor="#FF0033"
|- bgcolor="#FF0033"
! align="centre" style="width:140px; border:3px solid blue; background: #32CD32; color: white"|Canberra Raiders
! style="width:140px; border:3px solid blue; background: #32CD32; color: white"|Canberra Raiders
! style="width:40px; text-align:center; background:#eee; color:black;"|Position
! style="width:40px; text-align:center; background:#eee; color:black;"|Position
! align="centre" style="width:140px; border:3px solid brown; background: white; color: black"|Penrith Panthers
! style="width:140px; border:3px solid brown; background: white; color: black"|Penrith Panthers
|- align=center
|- align=center
| [[Gary Belcher]] || [[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]|| [[David Greene (rugby league)|David Greene]]
| [[Gary Belcher]] || [[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]|| [[David Greene (rugby league)|David Greene]]
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|- align=center
|- align=center
| [[Tim Sheens]] || Coach || [[Phil Gould (rugby league)|Phil Gould]]
| [[Tim Sheens]] || Coach || [[Phil Gould (rugby league)|Phil Gould]]
|}Extra time in the reserve grade grand final followed by the pre-match entertainment (including a performance by [[John Farnham]]) running late meant that referee [[Bill Harrigan]] blew time on for the kick-off half an hour behind schedule. This may have worked to the advantage of the more experienced Raiders and served to rattle the young Panthers. Canberra jumped to a 12-nil lead in the opening minutes after their half-back Ricky Stuart laid on tries for winger John Ferguson and Laurie Daley and the match appeared as good as over despite a strengthening of Penrith's defence as they recovered. The Panthers came back to trail 12-10 after Greg Alexander put Brad Fittler in for a try just before half-time and Paul Smith in for another seven minutes into the second half. Canberra moved to 18-10 in the second half when replacement winger Matthew Wood scored. A late try from Alexander still left Penrith trailing 18-14 at the full-time siren.<ref>{{cite news|title=NRL Finals in the 1990s |url=http://www.sportal.com.au/league-ford-ute-display/nrl-finals-in-the-1990s-97342 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206023313/http://www.sportal.com.au/league-ford-ute-display/nrl-finals-in-the-1990s-97342 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 December 2012 |access-date=30 June 2012 |newspaper=sportal.com.au }}</ref> Both sides finished with three tries each but the wizardry of Stuart and the kicking boot of Meninga were the difference that saw the Raiders with their second consecutive premiership.
|}Extra time in the reserve grade grand final followed by the pre-match entertainment (including a performance by [[John Farnham]]) running late meant that referee [[Bill Harrigan]] blew time on for the kick-off half an hour behind schedule. This may have worked to the advantage of the more experienced Raiders and served to rattle the young Panthers. Canberra jumped to a 12-nil lead in the opening minutes after their half-back Ricky Stuart laid on tries for winger John Ferguson and Laurie Daley and the match appeared as good as over despite a strengthening of Penrith's defence as they recovered. The Panthers came back to trail 12-10 after Greg Alexander put Brad Fittler in for a try just before half-time and Paul Smith in for another seven minutes into the second half. Canberra moved to 18–10 in the second half when replacement winger Matthew Wood scored. A late try from Alexander still left Penrith trailing 18–14 at the full-time siren.<ref>{{cite news|title=NRL Finals in the 1990s |url=http://www.sportal.com.au/league-ford-ute-display/nrl-finals-in-the-1990s-97342 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206023313/http://www.sportal.com.au/league-ford-ute-display/nrl-finals-in-the-1990s-97342 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 December 2012 |access-date=30 June 2012 |newspaper=sportal.com.au }}</ref> Both sides finished with three tries each but the wizardry of Stuart and the kicking boot of Meninga were the difference that saw the Raiders with their second consecutive premiership.


Canberra's [[Ricky Stuart]] was awarded the [[Clive Churchill Medal]] as man of the match.
Canberra's [[Ricky Stuart]] was awarded the [[Clive Churchill Medal]] as man of the match.
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!width=30 |Tries
!width=30 |Tries
!width=30 |Goals
!width=30 |Goals
!width=30 |Field Goals
!width=30 |Field goals
|-
|-
!184
!184
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llo6Ll6aSfI&mode=related&search ''1990 Winfield Cup 2min TVC'']
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llo6Ll6aSfI&mode=related&search ''1990 Winfield Cup 2min TVC'']
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/seasons/NSWRL_1990/summary.html NSWRL season 1990 at rugbyleagueproject.com]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/seasons/NSWRL_1990/summary.html NSWRL season 1990 at rugbyleagueproject.com]
*[http://www.rleague.com//db/year/1953/j_j_giltinan_shield/index.php/db/year/1990/j_j_giltinan_shield_and_winfield_cup/index.php 1990 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup at rleague.com]{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
*[http://www.rleague.com//db/year/1953/j_j_giltinan_shield/index.php/db/year/1990/j_j_giltinan_shield_and_winfield_cup/index.php 1990 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup at rleague.com]{{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/competitions/NSWRL_1990.html NSWRL season 1990 at rugbyleagueproject.com]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/competitions/NSWRL_1990.html NSWRL season 1990 at rugbyleagueproject.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724073940/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Results---1981-1990.html Results: 1981-90 at rabbitohs.com.au]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724073940/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Results---1981-1990.html Results: 1981-90 at rabbitohs.com.au]

Latest revision as of 03:49, 5 October 2024

1990 New South Wales Rugby League premiership
Teams16
Premiers Canberra (2nd title)
Minor premiers Canberra (1st title)
Matches played183
Points scored6107
Average attendance12,139
Attendance2,209,354
Top points scorer(s) Mal Meninga (212)
Rothmans Medal Peter Sterling
Top try-scorer(s) Mal Meninga (17)

The 1990 New South Wales Rugby League season was the eighty-third season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Sixteen clubs competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup during the premiership season, which culminated in a grand final between the previous season's premiers, the Canberra Raiders and the Penrith Panthers, who were making their grand final debut.

Season summary

[edit]

For the 1990 season, the salary cap was introduced in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership.[1] Twenty-two regular season rounds were played from March till August, resulting in a top six of Canberra, Brisbane, Penrith, Manly, Balmain and Newcastle.

Parramatta's halfback Peter Sterling won the official player of the year award, the Rothmans Medal. The Dally M Medal was awarded to Manly's five-eighth Cliff Lyons. Rugby League Week gave their player of the year award to Canberra Raiders centre and captain, Mal Meninga.

The grand finals;

  • Canberra Raiders vs Penrith Panthers (Senior Grade)
  • Canberra Raiders vs Brisbane Broncos (Reserve Grade)
  • Canberra Raiders vs St George Dragons (Under-21s Grade)

The winners in all grades were:

  • Canberra Raiders (Senior Grade)
  • Brisbane Broncos (Reserve Grade)
  • Canberra Raiders (Under-21s Grade)

Teams

[edit]

The number of teams competing remained unchanged for the second consecutive year, with sixteen clubs contesting the premiership, including five Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, two from greater New South Wales, two from Queensland, and one from the Australian Capital Territory

Balmain Tigers

83rd season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Warren Ryan
Captain: Wayne Pearce

Brisbane Broncos

3rd season
Ground: Lang Park
Coach: Wayne Bennett
Captain: Gene Miles

Canberra Raiders

9th season
Ground: Bruce Stadium
Coach: Tim Sheens
Captain: Mal Meninga

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

56th season
Ground: Belmore Sports Ground
Coach: Chris Anderson
Captain: Terry Lamb

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

24th season
Ground: Endeavour Field
Coach: Allan Fitzgibbon
Captain: David Hatch

Eastern Suburbs Roosters

83rd season
Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: Russell Fairfax→Hugh McGahan
Captain: Hugh McGahan

Gold Coast Seagulls

3rd season
Ground: Seagulls Stadium
Coach: Bob McCarthy
Captain: Billy Johnstone

Illawarra Steelers

9th season
Ground: Wollongong Showground
Coach: Ron Hilditch
Captain: Chris Walsh

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

44th season
Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Graham Lowe
Captain: Michael O'Connor

Newcastle Knights

3rd season
Ground: Marathon Stadium
Coach: Allan McMahon
Captain: Sam Stewart

North Sydney Bears

83rd season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Steve Martin
Captain: Tony Rea

Parramatta Eels

44th season
Ground: Parramatta Stadium
Coach: Mick Cronin
Captain: Peter Sterling

Penrith Panthers

24th season
Ground: Penrith Stadium
Coach: Phil Gould
Captain: Royce Simmons

South Sydney Rabbitohs

83rd season
Ground: Sydney Football Stadium
Coach: George Piggins → Frank Curry
Captain: Mario Fenech

St. George Dragons

70th season
Ground: Kogarah Oval
Coach: Craig Young
Captain: Trevor Bailey

Western Suburbs Magpies

83rd season
Ground: Orana Park
Coach: John Bailey
Captain: Ivan Henjak

Advertising

[edit]

1990 saw the NSWRL's advertising shift to a new level of sophistication, marking the first use of Tina Turner's 1989 hit "The Best". The league and its Sydney advertising agency Hertz Walpole struck gold in forging a link between the game and the song, which would become the soundtrack to a marketing success story that skyrocketed right up to a point of self-implosion in the Super League war of 1996–1997.

Tina Turner's manager Roger Davies contacted agency chief Jim Walpole in 1989 to advise that Turner's upcoming album Foreign Affair was to contain a rendition of a Mike Chapman and Holly Knight song which might possibly be of interest to Walpole's NSWRL client. The track, which had been previously released by Bonnie Tyler with modest results, would prove to be one of Turner's most successful singles. After hearing demo tracks, Walpole and the NSWRL General Manager John Quayle and his marketing staff sensed the linkage could be perfect.

Turner was brought to Australia amid much public interest for a massive film shoot where enough footage was secured for advertisements for both the 1990 and 1991 seasons.

The finished 1990 advertisement, in its full two-minute version, tells the story of Turner's touchdown at Sydney Airport and a scurry through paparazzi; she then finds herself in a warehouse training scene that's more glamour than grit where players from a number of clubs are working out on weights and climbing vertical chains. She plays touch footy on a beach, attends a lunch where she cheekily surprises Gavin Miller, whom she had met at the 1989 UK shoot, and later arrives by helicopter to a black-tie dinner with Andrew Ettingshausen and Gene Miles. Throughout are the de rigueur big hits and action shots, with Turner cheering in a replica grand final crowd, and finally congratulating the 1989 premiership captain, Mal Meninga.

Regular season

[edit]
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 F4 GF
Balmain Tigers MAN
−2 		PEN
−14 		BRI
+2 		NOR
+12 		WES
+8 		PAR
+17 		NEW
+20 		CAN
−14 		STG
+2 		CBY
+20 		CRO
−8 		EAS
+20 		GCS
+44 		SOU
+34 		ILA
+24 		MAN
−14 		PEN
+5 		BRI
−14 		NOR
+8 		WES
+4 		PAR
−4 		NEW
−2 		NEW
+8 		MAN
−16
Brisbane Broncos WES
0 		PAR
+20 		BAL
−2 		MAN
+2 		PEN
−8 		NEW
+24 		NOR
−2 		EAS
+24 		CRO
+12 		GCS
+16 		SOU
+28 		ILA
+30 		STG
+4 		CAN
+2 		CBY
+18 		WES
+20 		PAR
+2 		BAL
+14 		MAN
−14 		PEN
−16 		NEW
+20 		NOR
+6 		X PEN
−10 		MAN
+8 		CAN
−28
Canberra Raiders STG
+16 		ILA
+14 		CBY
−4 		CRO
−1 		EAS
+62 		GCS
+8 		SOU
+34 		BAL
+14 		MAN
+17 		NEW
+6 		PAR
−9 		WES
+4 		NOR
+23 		BRI
−2 		PEN
−21 		STG
+16 		ILA
0 		CBY
+8 		CRO
+14 		EAS
+16 		GCS
+24 		SOU
+48 		X X PEN
−18 		BRI
+28 		PEN
+4
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs SOU
+4 		STG
−2 		CAN
+4 		ILA
+18 		CRO
+8 		EAS
0 		GCS
+22 		MAN
+10 		PEN
+22 		BAL
−20 		NEW
−2 		PAR
−20 		WES
−8 		NOR
−6 		BRI
−18 		SOU
+16 		STG
−1 		CAN
−8 		ILA
+4 		CRO
+26 		EAS
+8 		GCS
+6
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GCS
+30 		SOU
+26 		STG
+13 		CAN
+1 		CBY
−8 		ILA
−12 		EAS
+28 		PEN
+16 		BRI
−12 		MAN
−16 		BAL
+8 		NEW
−2 		PAR
+6 		WES
+6 		NOR
−16 		GCS
+28 		SOU
+16 		STG
−22 		CAN
−14 		CBY
−26 		ILA
−34 		EAS
−5
Eastern Suburbs Roosters ILA
−1 		GCS
+14 		SOU
−14 		STG
+4 		CAN
−62 		CBY
0 		CRO
−28 		BRI
−24 		NOR
−30 		PEN
−2 		MAN
−34 		BAL
−20 		NEW
−18 		PAR
−30 		WES
+12 		ILA
−16 		GCS
−16 		SOU
+8 		STG
+12 		CAN
−16 		CBY
−8 		CRO
+5
Gold Coast Seagulls CRO
−30 		EAS
−14 		ILA
−35 		SOU
+13 		STG
−20 		CAN
−8 		CBY
−22 		NOR
−23 		WES
−15 		BRI
−16 		PEN
−22 		MAN
−34 		BAL
−44 		NEW
−8 		PAR
−40 		CRO
−28 		EAS
+16 		ILA
−8 		SOU
+26 		STG
+8 		CAN
−24 		CBY
−6
Illawarra Steelers EAS
+1 		CAN
−14 		GCS
+35 		CBY
−18 		SOU
+2 		CRO
+12 		STG
−7 		PAR
−4 		NEW
−6 		WES
+12 		NOR
−8 		BRI
−30 		PEN
+8 		MAN
−18 		BAL
−24 		EAS
+16 		CAN
0 		GCS
+8 		CBY
−4 		SOU
+6 		CRO
+34 		STG
+4
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles BAL
+2 		NEW
+16 		PEN
−14 		BRI
−2 		NOR
−8 		WES
+14 		PAR
+14 		CBY
−10 		CAN
−17 		CRO
+16 		EAS
+34 		GCS
+34 		SOU
+6 		ILA
+18 		STG
+4 		BAL
+14 		NEW
−6 		PEN
−18 		BRI
+14 		NOR
+7 		WES
+6 		PAR
+16 		X BAL
+16 		BRI
−8
Newcastle Knights NOR
+5 		MAN
−16 		WES
+34 		PEN
0 		PAR
−23 		BRI
−24 		BAL
−20 		STG
+22 		ILA
+6 		CAN
−6 		CBY
+2 		CRO
+2 		EAS
+18 		GCS
+8 		SOU
+5 		NOR
+20 		MAN
+6 		WES
+32 		PEN
−14 		PAR
0 		BRI
−20 		BAL
+2 		BAL
−8
North Sydney Bears NEW
−5 		WES
+2 		PAR
−1 		BAL
−12 		MAN
+8 		PEN
−4 		BRI
+2 		GCS
+23 		EAS
+30 		SOU
+17 		ILA
+8 		STG
−6 		CAN
−23 		CBY
+6 		CRO
+16 		NEW
−20 		WES
+10 		PAR
−2 		BAL
−8 		MAN
−7 		PEN
−4 		BRI
−6
Parramatta Eels PEN
+9 		BRI
−20 		NOR
+1 		WES
−16 		NEW
+23 		BAL
−17 		MAN
−14 		ILA
+4 		SOU
−16 		STG
+10 		CAN
+9 		CBY
+20 		CRO
−6 		EAS
+30 		GCS
+40 		PEN
−12 		BRI
−2 		NOR
+2 		WES
+7 		NEW
0 		BAL
+4 		MAN
−16
Penrith Panthers PAR
−9 		BAL
+14 		MAN
+14 		NEW
0 		BRI
+8 		NOR
+4 		WES
+2 		CRO
−16 		CBY
−22 		EAS
+2 		GCS
+22 		SOU
+38 		ILA
−8 		STG
+10 		CAN
+21 		PAR
+12 		BAL
−5 		MAN
+18 		NEW
+14 		BRI
+16 		NOR
+4 		WES
−10 		X BRI
+10 		CAN
+18 		X CAN
−4
South Sydney Rabbitohs CBY
−4 		CRO
−26 		EAS
+14 		GCS
−13 		ILA
−2 		STG
−23 		CAN
−34 		WES
−8 		PAR
+16 		NOR
−17 		BRI
−28 		PEN
−38 		MAN
−6 		BAL
−34 		NEW
−5 		CBY
−16 		CRO
−16 		EAS
−8 		GCS
−26 		ILA
−6 		STG
−22 		CAN
−48
St. George Dragons CAN
−16 		CBY
+2 		CRO
−13 		EAS
−4 		GCS
+20 		SOU
+23 		ILA
+7 		NEW
−22 		BAL
−2 		PAR
−10 		WES
−6 		NOR
+6 		BRI
−4 		PEN
−10 		MAN
−4 		CAN
−16 		CBY
+1 		CRO
+22 		EAS
−12 		GCS
−8 		SOU
+22 		ILA
−4
Western Suburbs Magpies BRI
0 		NOR
−2 		NEW
−34 		PAR
+16 		BAL
−8 		MAN
−14 		PEN
−2 		SOU
+8 		GCS
+15 		ILA
−12 		STG
+6 		CAN
−4 		CBY
+8 		CRO
−6 		EAS
−12 		BRI
−20 		NOR
−10 		NEW
−32 		PAR
−7 		BAL
−4 		MAN
−6 		PEN
+10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 F4 GF

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

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South Sydney went from minor premiers in 1989 to wooden spooners in 1990, becoming the third club to suffer this ignominy after Canterbury from 1942 to 1943 and Western Suburbs from 1952 to 1953 – however, the Rabbitohs’ decline of sixteen and a half wins is easily the most severe in league history. It would mark the beginning of a 22-year barren wilderness for the Rabbitohs spanning 1990-2011 (which included two seasons excluded from the competition in 2000–01), during which they would only record a solitary finals appearance in 2007. Canberra won their first and to date only minor premiership.

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Canberra (P) 22 16 1 5 532 245 +287 33
2 Brisbane 22 16 1 5 478 278 +200 33
3 Penrith 22 15 1 6 415 286 +129 31
4 Manly 22 15 0 7 395 255 +140 30
5 Balmain 22 14 0 8 432 284 +148 28
6 Newcastle 22 13 2 7 344 305 +39 28
7 Canterbury 22 12 1 9 354 291 +63 25
8 Parramatta 22 12 1 9 387 347 +40 25
9 Illawarra 22 11 1 10 366 361 +5 23
10 Cronulla 22 11 0 11 370 359 +11 22
11 North Sydney 22 10 0 12 322 298 +24 20
12 St. George 22 8 0 14 371 399 -28 16
13 Western Suburbs 22 6 1 15 323 433 -110 13
14 Eastern Suburbs 22 6 1 15 283 547 -264 13
15 Gold Coast 22 4 0 18 233 567 -334 8
16 South Sydney 22 2 0 20 302 652 -350 4

Ladder progression

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  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1 Canberra Raiders 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 23 25 27 29 31 33
2 Brisbane Broncos 1 3 3 5 5 7 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 29 29 31 33
3 Penrith Panthers 0 2 4 5 7 9 11 11 11 13 15 17 17 19 21 23 23 25 27 29 31 31
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 22 22 24 26 28 30
5 Balmain Tigers 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 24 26 28 28 28
6 Newcastle Knights 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 7 9 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 25 26 26 28
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2 2 4 6 8 9 11 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 17 17 17 19 21 23 25
8 Parramatta Eels 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 18 18 20 22 23 25 25
9 Illawarra Steelers 2 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 15 17 17 19 21 23
10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 18 18 20 22 22 22 22 22 22
11 North Sydney Bears 0 2 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20
12 St. George Dragons 0 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 16 16
13 Western Suburbs Magpies 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 5 7 7 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 13
14 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 0 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 11 11 11 13
15 Gold Coast Seagulls 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 8 8 8
16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Finals

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Balmain and Newcastle both finished on equal competition points in fifth position at the end of the regular season, so had to play off for the chance to advance through the finals.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Playoff
Balmain Tigers 12-4 Newcastle Knights 28 August 1990 Parramatta Stadium Bill Harrigan 19,174
Qualifying Finals
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16-0 Balmain Tigers 1 September 1990 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 30,965
Brisbane Broncos 16-26 Penrith Panthers 2 September 1990 Sydney Football Stadium Eddie Ward 24,409
Semi-finals
Brisbane Broncos 12-4 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8 September 1990 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 31,424
Canberra Raiders 12-30 Penrith Panthers 9 September 1990 Sydney Football Stadium Greg McCallum 35,263
Preliminary final
Canberra Raiders 32-4 Brisbane Broncos 16 September 1990 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 31,628
Grand final
Canberra Raiders 18-14 Penrith Panthers 23 September 1990 Sydney Football Stadium Bill Harrigan 41,535

Chart

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Qualifying finalMajor semi-finalPreliminary finalGrand final
1 Canberra12 Penrith14
Penrith30 Canberra18
2 Brisbane16 Canberra32
3 Penrith26Minor semi-final Brisbane4
Brisbane12
4 Manly16 Manly4
5 Balmain0

Grand final

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The 1990 season's grand final was played on the afternoon of Sunday, 23 September at the Sydney Football Stadium before a crowd of 41,535.[2] Penrith were attempting to become the first team to win a grand final in their first attempt, but were coming up against an experienced Canberra team.

Canberra Raiders Position Penrith Panthers
Gary Belcher FB David Greene
Paul Martin WG Alan McIndoe
Mal Meninga (c) CE Brad Fittler
Laurie Daley CE Col Bentley
John Ferguson WG Paul Smith
Chris O'Sullivan FE Brad Izzard
Ricky Stuart HB Greg Alexander
Brent Todd PR Paul Clarke
Steve Walters HK Royce Simmons (c)
Glenn Lazarus PR Barry Walker
Nigel Gaffey SR Mark Geyer
Gary Coyne SR John Cartwright
Dean Lance LK Chris Mortimer
Matthew Wood Bench Steve Carter
Phil Carey Bench Joe Vitanza
Craig Bellamy Bench
David Barnhill Bench
Tim Sheens Coach Phil Gould

Extra time in the reserve grade grand final followed by the pre-match entertainment (including a performance by John Farnham) running late meant that referee Bill Harrigan blew time on for the kick-off half an hour behind schedule. This may have worked to the advantage of the more experienced Raiders and served to rattle the young Panthers. Canberra jumped to a 12-nil lead in the opening minutes after their half-back Ricky Stuart laid on tries for winger John Ferguson and Laurie Daley and the match appeared as good as over despite a strengthening of Penrith's defence as they recovered. The Panthers came back to trail 12-10 after Greg Alexander put Brad Fittler in for a try just before half-time and Paul Smith in for another seven minutes into the second half. Canberra moved to 18–10 in the second half when replacement winger Matthew Wood scored. A late try from Alexander still left Penrith trailing 18–14 at the full-time siren.[3] Both sides finished with three tries each but the wizardry of Stuart and the kicking boot of Meninga were the difference that saw the Raiders with their second consecutive premiership.

Canberra's Ricky Stuart was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as man of the match.

Canberra Raiders 18
Tries: Ferguson, Daley, Wood
Goals: Meninga 3/3

Penrith Panthers 14
Tries: Fittler, Smith, Alexander
Goals: Alexander 1/3

Player statistics

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The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 22.

References

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  1. ^ Middleton, David (2008). League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia (PDF). National Museum of Australia. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-876944-64-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-17.
  2. ^ D'Souza, Miguel. "Grand Final History". wwos.ninemsn.com.au. AAP. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ^ "NRL Finals in the 1990s". sportal.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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