Pre-season 1990

West Coast played two first-round games, replacing Brisbane in a fixture after the Bears withdrew following a players strike, but lost both times.

Format[]

The Fosters Cup night series was played as a knockout competition during the pre-season as a precursor to the home-and-away season.

Round 1[]

Essendon v West Coast

Sat, 10 February 1990

Waverley Park

Attendance: 6,988

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Essendon		2.5.17		3.7.25		4.8.32		5.11.41
West Coast		3.3.21		3.9.27		3.12.30		4.14.38

Goals: Lamb 2, Lewis, Turner

Best: Lewis, Ugle, Scott, Irving, Hart

Injuries: Wilson (ankle)

West Coast lost their first official match under Mick Malthouse, going down to the Bombers by three points in wet and windy conditions at Waverley.

Named squad: Pyke, Annear, Mainwaring, Sumich, Lamb, Miles, Turley, Malaxos, Hutton, Turner, Breman, Scott, McKenna, MacNish, Peos, O'Connell, Ellis, Worsfold, Lewis, Irving, Ugle, Hart, Wilson, Gwilliam, Lockyer, Heady

Essendon: Salmon, Long, A.Daniher, N.Daniher, T.Daniher, O'Donnell, Anderson, Cransberg, Plain, Ezard, Hamilton, Sporn, Duckworth, Werner, Fox, Thompson, Madden, Flood, Grenvold, Walsh, Bailey, Watson, Strickland, Considine, Moore, D.Johnston, Manning, O'Brien

Round 1 (part deux)[]

North Melbourne v West Coast

Wed, 21 February 1990

Waverley Park

Attendance: 4,554

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
North Melbourne		2.1.13		7.4.46		8.6.54		10.8.68
West Coast		0.7.7		0.11.11		2.13.25		8.18.66

Goals: Breman, Irving, Wilson 2, Mainwaring, Turner

Best: Irving, Pyke, Mainwaring, Matera, Rance

Injuries: Nil

Named side: Pyke, Mainwaring, Sumich, Lamb, Miles, Malaxos, Wilson, Turner, Breman, Scott, McKenna, Peos, Rance, Worsfold, Melesso, Jackson, Lewis, Irving, Ugle, Matera, Heady, Gwilliam, Lockyer

North Melbourne: Schwass, Martyn, Steele, Larkin, Hamilton, Buckley, R.Smith, McCarthy, Arceri, McRae, Bryce, McDonald, Kickett, German, Hepburn, Longmire, Romero, Harris, Carey, Sholl, Brayshaw, Angus, Rock, Pickering, Stevens

West Coast were out of the match early before a final-quarter charge, sparked by resting ruckman Dean Irving's two goals, saw an improbable comeback fall just short.