Finals
Balmain and Newcastle both finished on equal competition points in fifth position at the end of the regular season, so had to play off for the chance to advance through the finals.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Playoff | ||||||||
| Balmain Tigers | 12-4 | Newcastle Knights | 28 August 1990 | Parramatta Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 19,174 | ||
| Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
| Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 16-0 | Balmain Tigers | 1 September 1990 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 30,965 | ||
| Brisbane Broncos | 16-26 | Penrith Panthers | 2 September 1990 | Sydney Football Stadium | Eddie Ward | 24,409 | ||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
| Brisbane Broncos | 12-4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 September 1990 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 31,424 | ||
| Canberra Raiders | 12-30 | Penrith Panthers | 9 September 1990 | Sydney Football Stadium | Greg McCallum | 35,263 | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Canberra Raiders | 32-4 | Brisbane Broncos | 16 September 1990 | Sydney Football Stadium | Bill Harrigan | 31,628 | ||
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