Global Information1990 OMFL Grand Final information
| 1990 OMFL Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 23 September 1990 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Albury Sports Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | c. 8,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Shane McDonald Ken Wright | |||||||||||||||
| Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | Prime Television | |||||||||||||||
| Commentators | 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 "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".[1][2]
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 West Perth and Richmond.[3]
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.[4]
- ^ "A Brief History". GameDay. SS&A OVENS & MURRAY FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024.
- ^ Cram, Matt (13 May 2010). "O&M "Bloodbath": True victory denied". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Country Footy Living Legends: The best of the bush". The Weekly Times. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Johnston, David (1 June 2023). "Ovens and Murray: 1990 grand final documentary to premiere in July". The Weekly Times. Retrieved 7 June 2024.