1990 OMFL Grand Final

1990 OMFL Grand Final 50px Lavington LAV 50px Wodonga WOD 4.1 (25) 7.8 (50) 8.10 (58) 8.14 (62) 3.5 (23) 4.9 (33) 5.15 (45) 10.22 (82) 8.14 (62) 10.22 (82) 23 September 1990 Albury Sports Ground 8,000 Shane McDonald Ken Wright Prime Television Nick Coe Gavin Dainton Merv King The 1990 OMFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between Lavington and Wodonga at Albury Sports Ground on 23 September 1990. It was held to determine the premiers of the Ovens & Murray Football League (OMFL), a semi-professional competition based around the Ovens Murray region in New South Wales and Victoria, for the 1990 season. The match became known as "The Bloodbath" after players were engaged in a succession of brawls early in the match. Footage of the brawls was shown around the world, and it has been described as the OMFL's "darkest day".A Brief History https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-6190-0-0-0&sID=89792 GameDay SS&A OVENS & MURRAY FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE https://web.archive.org/web/20240607103021/https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-6190-0-0-0&sID=89792 7 June 2024Cram Matt O&M "Bloodbath": True victory denied https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/50738/om-bloodbath-true-victory-denied/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180929191240/https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/50738/om-bloodbath-true-victory-denied/ 29 September 2018 13 May 2010 Wodonga won the match by 20 points, despite having trailed at the first three breaks, marking the club's fifth senior premiership. This was the second premiership for Jeff Gieschen as Wodonga coach, having coached the club to a victory in 1987, and he later went on to coach WP and .Country Footy Living Legends: The best of the bush https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/sport/country-footy-living-legends-the-best-of-the-bush/news-story/ea643c4317dd379a65f69d14af1a5de6 The Weekly Times 7 June 2024 21 April 2023 The match was held following the 1990 reserves grand final, in which Lavington also played Wodonga, a match that was "equally as fiery" as the seniors.Johnston David Ovens and Murray: 1990 grand final documentary to premiere in July https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/sport/ovens-and-murray-1990-grand-final-documentary-to-premiere-in-july/news-story/8eb284e5effd72f75c57528844c2b6fd The Weekly Times 7 June 2024 1 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20240716094150/https://archive.md/MDneW 16 July 2024 Match summary Around a minute after the first quarter began, a brawl began between Lavington and Wodonga players, which lasted for around three minutes.NewsDNARaw 1990 Ovens and Murray Bloodbath grand final https://www.news.com.au/national/1990-ovens-and-murray-bloodbath-grand-final/video/04721cac5a71a0e5782099a0c1261cc9 news.com.au 7 June 2024 31 May 2023 Eventually, a free kick was awarded to Wodonga captain Ernest Whitehead almost directly in front of his club's goals. However, he missed and kicked a behind, in what was the first score of the match.1990 Ovens and Murray bloodbath grand final https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8mc2iu Dailymotion The Border Mail 7 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240607102217/https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8mc2iu?retry 7 June 2024 31 May 2023 Ken Wright, one of the umpires on the day, recalled in 2014 that "we couldn't get the game going again because the ball had been kicked over the fence, so we didn't even have a ball".Ken Wright – a country umpire https://aflua.com.au/ken-wright-a-country-umpire/ AFL Umpires Association 7 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240607110351/https://aflua.com.au/ken-wright-a-country-umpire/ 7 June 2024 10 September 2014 Lavington led by just two points at quarter time. Their lead was extended to 17 points at half-time, then cut slightly to 13 points at three-quarter time, before Wodonga kicked five goals and restricted Lavington to just four points in the final quarter to win the grand final. Scoreboard A Lavington Wodonga 4.1 (25) 7.8 (50) 8.10 (58) 8.14 (62) 3.5 (23) 4.9 (33) 5.15 (45) 10.22 (82) Sunday, 23 September Albury Sports Ground 8,000 GRAND FINALS https://omfnl.com.au/grand-finals/ O&M Football Netball League 7 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240607104104/https://omfnl.com.au/grand-finals/ 7 June 2024 McDonald, Wright 2: K. Mansell 1: M. Killeen, K. Bahr, A. Banes, J. Lamont, M. McGuirk, B. Wilson 3: B. Allen 2: R. West, T. Burgess, D. Gleeson 2 1: S. Murphy P. Lappin, W. Pendergast, N. Shaw, B. Wilson, W. Stanlake, R. Hamilton G. Cordy, D. Greenhill, S. Murphy, B. Crothers, G. McGhee, A. Nicholls, B. Allen, D. Pevitt, E. Whitehead 1990 OMFL Grand Final Prime Television Aftermath Fifteen players received a combined total of 68 matches in suspensions following the match − a combined 46 for Lavington players and 22 for Wodonga players. Footage of the brawls, which was broadcast live on Prime Television, was shown across Australia and around the world. Legacy 2004 AFL Cairns Grand Final Comparisons to this match were made following the 2004 AFL Cairns Grand Final between Port Douglas and North Cairns, where a brawl began moments after the conclusion of the national anthem before further fighting and the eventual stripping of the premiership against North Cairns.Infamous final won't spur Croc's premiership charge https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-3392-0-0-0&sID=53234&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=31340281 GameDay AFL Cairns 21 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20240607045350/https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-3392-0-0-0&sID=53234&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=31340281 7 June 2024Sparkes Rowan Violence in sport: FNQ's ugliest brawls on and off the field https://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport/violence-in-sport-fnqs-ugliest-brawls-on-and-off-the-field/news-story/fb0e78a5cbd9897c02f4eb155798bb37 Cairns Post 7 June 2024 7 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20240716093514/https://archive.md/PbFBp#selection-755.0-758.0 16 July 2024 A documentary on the match was released on 15 July 2023 and premiered at the Albury Regent Cinema.Moore Josh Bloodbath - Documentary Premiere Screening https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bloodbath-documentary-premiere-screening-tickets-642656782737 eventbrite https://web.archive.org/web/20240607105533/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bloodbath-documentary-premiere-screening-tickets-642656782737 7 June 2024 References External links 1990 O&M Grand Final on YouTube (first quarter) 1990 O&M Grand Final on YouTube (second quarter) 1990 O&M Grand Final on YouTube (third quarter) 1990 O&M Grand Final on YouTube (fourth quarter) 1990 O&M Grand Final on YouTube (post-match credits) Category:Ovens & Murray Football Netball League Ovens Ovens Category:Grand finals