Round 15, 1990
Geelong vs Melbourne
Saturday 14 July
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 18,265
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Geelong | 4.1 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 17.11.113 |
| Melbourne | 3.5 | 9.7 | 12.11 | 15.13.103 |
Geelong win by 10 points
Goalkickers: Ricky Jackson 3, Darren Bennett 2, Tony Campbell 2, Greg Healy 2, Brent Heaver 2, Simon Eishold 1, Earl Spalding 1, Stephen Tingay 1, Brian Wilson 1
Brownlow Votes:
Nil
Milestones:
Last Game
Alan Johnson
Dannie Seow
Despite a much improved performance from the one they had served up in being murdered by the Roos and John Longmire a week earlier, the Demons fell to another loss in Geelong. The side which had topped the table for most of the year was now only a game inside the five. Meanwhile the win helped the Cats keep their finals hopes alive.
Geelong began brilliantly with three goals in the first ten minutes to Bill Brownless, but Melbourne dragged the margin back to two points by quarter time. Eight changes seemed to be working well when the Demons took a 30 point lead ten minutes into the third quarter, but Malcolm Blight shuffled the decks and eight goals in the next 20 minutes gave them a two goal lead at the last change and they went on to win comfortably.
Best were Jackson, Wilson and Tingay.
Reserves
Melbourne 16.13.109 d. Geelong 10.15.75
Goals - Newport 3, Hickmott 3, Flintoff 3, Beveridge 2, Cuthbertson 2, Keogh 1, Robins 1, Morey 1
Best - J. Viney, Cuthbertson, Keogh
Under 19's
Melbourne 19.21.135 d. Collingwood 7.18.60
Goals - Stroud 7, Sullivan 3, Solyom 2, Stocker 2, McCarthy 2, Theodore 1, Moreland 1, Aubrey 1
Best - Theodore, Sullivan, Lemon
Media
Canberra Times - 15/07/1990
Football Record R16 1990