The 1990 AFL Foster's Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season cup competition played in its entirety before the 1990 season began.
| 1990 Foster's Cup | |
|---|---|
| AFL pre-season competition | |
| Season | 1990 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | Essendon (1st title) |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Attendance | 216,946 (average 16,688 per match) |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 10.15 (75) | Richmond | 8.6 (54) | Waverley Park | 16,968 | Wednesday, 7 February |
| Essendon | 5.11 (41) | West Coast | 4.14 (38) | Waverley Park | 6,988 | Saturday, 10 February |
| Fitzroy | 12.13 (85) | St Kilda | 9.13 (67) | Waverley Park | 12,656 | Wednesday, 14 February |
| Carlton | 17.7 (109) | Collingwood | 12.10 (82) | Waverley Park | 41,185 | Saturday, 17 February |
| North Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | West Coast1 | 8.18 (66) | Waverley Park | 4,554 | Wednesday, 21 February |
| Sydney | 16.9 (105) | Hawthorn | 13.17 (95) | Bruce Stadium | 12,314 | Sunday, 25 February |
1 West Coast replaced Brisbane, who were forced to withdraw due to financial problems and a player's strike.
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 8.8 (56) | Melbourne | 12.13 (85) | Waverley Park | 15,010 | Saturday, 24 February |
| Essendon | 7.10 (52) | Fitzroy | 7.4 (46) | Waverley Park | 8,144 | Wednesday, 28 February |
| Carlton | 9.13 (67) | Sydney | 9.12 (66) | Waverley Park | 14,613 | Saturday, 3 March |
| Geelong | 12.8 (80) | North Melbourne | 20.20 (140) | Waverley Park | 10,123 | Sunday, 4 March |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 14.12 (96) | Melbourne | 6.13 (49) | Waverley Park | 13,383 | Wednesday, 7 March |
| Carlton | 9.16 (70) | North Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | Waverley Park | 12,449 | Saturday, 10 March |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 17.10 (112) | North Melbourne | 10.16 (76) | Waverley Park | 48,559 | Saturday, 17 March |