1996 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1996 AFL Season
Team(s): 16
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Eight System
Match(es): 185

Season Results

Premiers: North Melbourne
Runners-Up: Sydney
Minor Premiers: Sydney
Brownlow Medallist(s): James Hird (Essendon), Michael Voss (Brisbane Bears)
Coleman Medallist(s): Tony Lockett (Sydney)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Glenn Archer (North Melbourne)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Corey McKernan (North Melbourne)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Sydney (R) 1st 16 -1- 5 123.9% Paul Kelly, Tony Lockett, Paul Roos (14) Tony Lockett (114)
North Melbourne (P) 2nd 16 -0- 6 127.4% Corey McKernan (21) Wayne Carey (75)
Brisbane Bears 3rd 15 -1- 6 125.6% Michael Voss (21) Alastair Lynch (39)
West Coast 4th 15 -0- 7 125.2% Guy McKenna (17) Mitchell White (34)
Carlton 5th 15 -0- 7 110.8% Fraser Brown, Anthony Koutoufides (12) Stephen Kernahan (48)
Essendon 6th 14 -1- 7 109.2% James Hird (21) Scott Cummings (38)
Geelong 7th 13 -1- 8 114.9% Garry Hocking (19) Gary Ablett (68)
Hawthorn 8th 11 -1- 10 98.5% Paul Salmon (18) Jason Dunstall (101)
Richmond 9th 11 -0- 11 117.4% Justin Charles (17) Matthew Richardson (91)
St Kilda 10th 10 -0- 12 101.0% Nathan Burke (20) Stewart Loewe (90)
Collingwood 11th 9 -0- 13 102.8% Scott Russell (13) Sav Rocca (66)
Adelaide 12th 8 -0- 14 96.0% Darren Jarman (9) Tony Modra (75)
Fremantle 13th 7 -0- 15 92.3% Shaun McManus (9) Kingsley Hunter (33)
Melbourne 14th 7 -0- 15 70.8% Jim Stynes (11) David Neitz (56)
Footscray 15th 5 -1- 16 77.3% Chris Grant (20) Jason Watts (44)
Fitzroy 16th 1 -0- 21 49.5% Martin Pike (6) Anthony Mellington (22)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 40
Goal Umpire 10
Boundary Umpire 13

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/03/1996 8:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 56 - 183 46,832
SAT 30/03/1996 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 104 - 122 52,271
SAT 30/03/1996 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Waverley Park 85 - 109 23,434
SAT 30/03/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Whitten Oval 71 - 92 10,239
SAT 30/03/1996 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Footscray Gabba 141 - 54 14,222
SUN 31/03/1996 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 109 - 87 70,152
SUN 31/03/1996 2:10 PM Fremantle v West Coast Subiaco Oval 45 - 67 33,041
SUN 31/03/1996 5:40 PM Adelaide v Sydney Football Park 130 - 40 40,665

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/04/1996 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 164 - 134 25,950
SAT 06/04/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Adelaide Whitten Oval 101 - 133 8,685
SAT 06/04/1996 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Waverley Park 51 - 98 38,263
SAT 06/04/1996 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray MCG 168 - 37 30,873
SAT 06/04/1996 8:40 PM West Coast v Brisbane Bears WACA 77 - 103 29,213
SUN 07/04/1996 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 72 - 101 62,207
SUN 07/04/1996 2:10 PM Sydney v Fremantle SCG 71 - 100 10,965
MON 08/04/1996 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne MCG 173 - 79 53,268

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/04/1996 8:40 PM Adelaide v Geelong Football Park 142 - 78 43,766
SAT 13/04/1996 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Whitten Oval 121 - 70 14,345
SAT 13/04/1996 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Waverley Park 80 - 153 20,331
SAT 13/04/1996 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Richmond Gabba 90 - 108 20,635
SUN 14/04/1996 1:10 PM Sydney v Collingwood SCG 107 - 73 17,674
SUN 14/04/1996 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda Optus Oval 98 - 88 11,881
SUN 14/04/1996 2:10 PM Essendon v West Coast Waverley Park 109 - 50 20,852
SUN 14/04/1996 4:10 PM Fremantle v Carlton Subiaco Oval 102 - 49 22,652

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/04/1996 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v North Melbourne Gabba 125 - 95 17,469
SAT 20/04/1996 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Optus Oval 133 - 86 19,051
SAT 20/04/1996 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Waverley Park 160 - 75 17,625
SAT 20/04/1996 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fremantle Victoria Park 98 - 61 23,170
SAT 20/04/1996 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Whitten Oval 57 - 57 16,804
SAT 20/04/1996 8:40 PM Adelaide v Essendon Football Park 161 - 65 45,266
SUN 21/04/1996 2:10 PM West Coast v Geelong Subiaco Oval 88 - 106 30,837
SUN 21/04/1996 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney Waverley Park 70 - 71 33,847

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 25/04/1996 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 105 - 117 87,549
FRI 26/04/1996 8:40 PM Fremantle v Melbourne WACA 96 - 59 26,618
SAT 27/04/1996 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 91 - 88 26,016
SAT 27/04/1996 2:10 PM Carlton v West Coast Optus Oval 86 - 85 19,927
SAT 27/04/1996 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Adelaide MCG 152 - 113 32,215
SAT 27/04/1996 7:40 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 88 - 76 20,227
SUN 28/04/1996 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Waverley Park 116 - 90 27,094
SUN 28/04/1996 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Fitzroy Gabba 158 - 49 14,495

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/05/1996 7:40 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 90 - 90 22,088
FRI 03/05/1996 8:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne MCG 93 - 104 50,074
SAT 04/05/1996 2:10 PM Melbourne v West Coast Optus Oval 50 - 156 8,747
SAT 04/05/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Whitten Oval 62 - 154 13,497
SAT 04/05/1996 2:10 PM Collingwood v Adelaide Victoria Park 152 - 80 26,459
SAT 04/05/1996 7:40 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Waverley Park 65 - 86 30,225
SUN 05/05/1996 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton MCG 64 - 80 31,024
SUN 05/05/1996 2:10 PM Fremantle v Brisbane Bears Subiaco Oval 85 - 110 24,591

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
WED 08/05/1996 8:10 PM Essendon v Geelong MCG 143 - 114 75,632
FRI 10/05/1996 8:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 95 - 118 71,663
SAT 11/05/1996 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 38 - 82 23,660
SAT 11/05/1996 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Optus Oval 125 - 62 16,176
SAT 11/05/1996 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Hawthorn Gabba 104 - 41 20,053
SUN 12/05/1996 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 113 - 62 25,691
SUN 12/05/1996 2:10 PM West Coast v North Melbourne Subiaco Oval 125 - 58 32,312
SUN 12/05/1996 5:40 PM Adelaide v Fremantle Football Park 132 - 36 40,386

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/05/1996 7:40 PM Carlton v Geelong MCG 86 - 98 67,931
FRI 17/05/1996 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Collingwood Gabba 108 - 98 21,644
SAT 18/05/1996 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Waverley Park 122 - 71 20,527
SAT 18/05/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Fremantle Whitten Oval 107 - 76 5,083
SAT 18/05/1996 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond MCG 144 - 89 49,939
SAT 18/05/1996 8:40 PM West Coast v Sydney WACA 100 - 64 31,411
SUN 19/05/1996 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon MCG 84 - 151 36,766
SUN 19/05/1996 2:10 PM Adelaide v St Kilda Football Park 97 - 73 43,370

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/05/1996 8:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 170 - 65 19,964
SAT 25/05/1996 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne MCG 89 - 77 37,288
SAT 25/05/1996 2:10 PM Footscray v Adelaide Whitten Oval 119 - 79 11,140
SAT 25/05/1996 2:10 PM Hawthorn v West Coast Waverley Park 56 - 90 14,286
SUN 26/05/1996 1:10 PM Sydney v Brisbane Bears SCG 132 - 74 26,537
SUN 26/05/1996 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Waverley Park 69 - 91 41,023
SUN 26/05/1996 4:10 PM Fremantle v Richmond Subiaco Oval 120 - 66 20,934
MON 27/05/1996 8:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong MCG 76 - 139 56,609

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 07/06/1996 8:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne MCG 69 - 89 22,416
SAT 08/06/1996 2:10 PM Geelong v Brisbane Bears Kardinia Park 98 - 98 24,800
SAT 08/06/1996 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond MCG 101 - 90 59,062
SAT 08/06/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Sydney Whitten Oval 67 - 137 9,701
SAT 08/06/1996 7:40 PM St Kilda v Essendon Waverley Park 67 - 89 43,925
SUN 09/06/1996 2:10 PM Fremantle v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 53 - 110 19,350
SUN 09/06/1996 5:40 PM Adelaide v West Coast Football Park 76 - 130 43,398
MON 10/06/1996 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 114 - 76 48,302

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1996 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 129 - 85 21,516
SAT 15/06/1996 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 139 - 105 39,029
SAT 15/06/1996 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Sydney Optus Oval 73 - 152 18,644
SAT 15/06/1996 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Adelaide Waverley Park 108 - 99 16,652
SAT 15/06/1996 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Carlton Gabba 38 - 62 20,225
SUN 16/06/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Whitten Oval 56 - 119 10,836
SUN 16/06/1996 2:10 PM Essendon v Fremantle MCG 90 - 89 31,383
SUN 16/06/1996 2:10 PM West Coast v Collingwood Subiaco Oval 115 - 62 34,832

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 21/06/1996 8:10 PM Richmond v Adelaide MCG 128 - 82 39,044
SAT 22/06/1996 2:10 PM Geelong v Fremantle Kardinia Park 112 - 93 22,116
SAT 22/06/1996 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 95 - 116 61,448
SAT 22/06/1996 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Waverley Park 114 - 83 16,217
SAT 22/06/1996 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Melbourne Gabba 123 - 46 14,871
SUN 23/06/1996 1:10 PM Sydney v Footscray SCG 123 - 77 22,689
SUN 23/06/1996 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon MCG 107 - 95 39,515
SUN 23/06/1996 4:10 PM West Coast v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 141 - 108 29,434

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/06/1996 8:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 69 - 92 69,072
SAT 29/06/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Whitten Oval 39 - 166 10,504
SAT 29/06/1996 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Optus Oval 91 - 102 20,030
SAT 29/06/1996 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn MCG 121 - 100 43,481
SAT 29/06/1996 2:10 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Bears Waverley Park 96 - 50 13,824
SAT 29/06/1996 8:40 PM Fremantle v North Melbourne WACA 58 - 74 19,360
SUN 30/06/1996 2:10 PM Adelaide v Melbourne Football Park 72 - 123 37,557
SUN 30/06/1996 2:10 PM Footscray v West Coast Whitten Oval 59 - 71 11,184

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/07/1996 8:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton MCG 144 - 89 68,537
SAT 06/07/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Optus Oval 52 - 118 12,748
SAT 06/07/1996 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Waverley Park 114 - 81 30,886
SAT 06/07/1996 2:10 PM Richmond v West Coast MCG 51 - 68 37,482
SAT 06/07/1996 8:40 PM Adelaide v Brisbane Bears Football Park 102 - 94 34,183
SUN 07/07/1996 1:10 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 125 - 74 44,047
SUN 07/07/1996 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 94 - 67 22,852
SUN 07/07/1996 4:10 PM Fremantle v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 77 - 100 17,697

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 12/07/1996 8:40 PM West Coast v Fitzroy WACA 131 - 63 22,044
SAT 13/07/1996 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 72 - 74 22,207
SAT 13/07/1996 2:10 PM Carlton v Adelaide Optus Oval 131 - 64 20,102
SAT 13/07/1996 2:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Waverley Park 79 - 96 34,337
SAT 13/07/1996 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne MCG 144 - 83 34,514
SUN 14/07/1996 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 81 - 127 41,380
SUN 14/07/1996 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v Essendon Gabba 103 - 68 20,378
SUN 14/07/1996 2:10 PM Footscray v Fremantle Whitten Oval 117 - 99 8,674

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/07/1996 8:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 118 - 29 24,778
SAT 20/07/1996 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 88 - 30 17,538
SAT 20/07/1996 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond MCG 108 - 88 58,768
SAT 20/07/1996 2:10 PM Footscray v Brisbane Bears Whitten Oval 22 - 36 9,994
SAT 20/07/1996 7:40 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Waverley Park 98 - 49 28,670
SUN 21/07/1996 1:10 PM Sydney v Adelaide SCG 110 - 88 29,174
SUN 21/07/1996 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 116 - 76 23,567
SUN 21/07/1996 4:10 PM West Coast v Fremantle Subiaco Oval 82 - 48 35,406

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/07/1996 8:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 70 - 183 20,955
SAT 27/07/1996 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Waverley Park 100 - 76 24,289
SAT 27/07/1996 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 91 - 82 65,420
SAT 27/07/1996 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Optus Oval 114 - 73 19,081
SAT 27/07/1996 2:10 PM Brisbane Bears v West Coast Gabba 163 - 116 15,772
SUN 28/07/1996 1:10 PM Adelaide v Fitzroy Football Park 166 - 67 31,880
SUN 28/07/1996 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood MCG 108 - 114 28,776
SUN 28/07/1996 4:10 PM Fremantle v Sydney Subiaco Oval 104 - 78 17,513

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 02/08/1996 8:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 130 - 99 28,555
SAT 03/08/1996 2:10 PM Geelong v Adelaide Kardinia Park 104 - 69 17,818
SAT 03/08/1996 2:10 PM Carlton v Fremantle Optus Oval 145 - 84 15,277
SAT 03/08/1996 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Waverley Park 88 - 78 30,065
SUN 04/08/1996 1:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 115 - 52 18,850
SUN 04/08/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Whitten Oval 45 - 60 8,757
SUN 04/08/1996 2:10 PM Richmond v Brisbane Bears Optus Oval 53 - 70 17,157
SUN 04/08/1996 4:10 PM West Coast v Essendon Subiaco Oval 99 - 93 37,669

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 09/08/1996 8:40 PM Fremantle v Collingwood WACA 106 - 82 22,874
SAT 10/08/1996 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 129 - 110 30,166
SAT 10/08/1996 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Kardinia Park 127 - 82 21,081
SAT 10/08/1996 2:10 PM Essendon v Adelaide Optus Oval 143 - 107 15,794
SAT 10/08/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Whitten Oval 35 - 88 7,781
SAT 10/08/1996 7:40 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Waverley Park 132 - 65 14,914
SUN 11/08/1996 2:10 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 130 - 82 28,541
SUN 11/08/1996 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears Optus Oval 59 - 77 15,453

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 16/08/1996 8:10 PM Melbourne v Fremantle MCG 92 - 71 15,494
SAT 17/08/1996 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 132 - 67 50,633
SAT 17/08/1996 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Waverley Park 49 - 72 28,897
SAT 17/08/1996 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Brisbane Bears Optus Oval 100 - 187 6,469
SAT 17/08/1996 8:40 PM Adelaide v North Melbourne Football Park 70 - 76 33,030
SUN 18/08/1996 2:10 PM West Coast v Carlton Subiaco Oval 127 - 68 40,085
SUN 18/08/1996 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 64 - 77 51,057
SUN 18/08/1996 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Optus Oval 95 - 57 7,677

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 23/08/1996 8:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 96 - 109 52,426
SAT 24/08/1996 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray Optus Oval 96 - 66 21,674
SAT 24/08/1996 2:10 PM Essendon v Sydney MCG 100 - 82 69,237
SAT 24/08/1996 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Waverley Park 63 - 80 28,118
SAT 24/08/1996 7:40 PM Brisbane Bears v Fremantle Gabba 71 - 70 19,204
SUN 25/08/1996 2:10 PM West Coast v Melbourne Subiaco Oval 151 - 78 33,689
SUN 25/08/1996 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 187 - 36 48,884
SUN 25/08/1996 5:40 PM Adelaide v Collingwood Football Park 96 - 153 40,212

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 30/08/1996 8:10 PM Essendon v Footscray MCG 79 - 76 42,598
SAT 31/08/1996 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 65 - 107 27,659
SAT 31/08/1996 2:10 PM St Kilda v Adelaide Waverley Park 144 - 75 14,778
SAT 31/08/1996 2:10 PM Collingwood v Brisbane Bears Victoria Park 100 - 51 21,126
SAT 31/08/1996 7:40 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 101 - 102 63,196
SAT 31/08/1996 7:40 PM Sydney v West Coast SCG 85 - 50 29,517
SUN 01/09/1996 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 109 - 141 61,740
SUN 01/09/1996 4:10 PM Fremantle v Fitzroy Subiaco Oval 157 - 71 22,574

Finals Week 1

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/09/1996 7:45 PM Brisbane Bears v Essendon Gabba 101 - 100 21,964
SAT 07/09/1996 3:10 PM West Coast v Carlton Subiaco Oval 125 - 70 41,501
SAT 07/09/1996 7:45 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 90 - 84 37,010
SUN 08/09/1996 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 131 - 71 69,323

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1996 2:30 PM West Coast v Essendon MCG 67 - 144 85,656
SAT 14/09/1996 7:45 PM Brisbane Bears v Carlton Gabba 170 - 73 21,767

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1996 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Brisbane Bears MCG 114 - 76 66,719
SAT 21/09/1996 7:45 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 70 - 69 41,731

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1996 2:45 PM Sydney v North Melbourne MCG 88 - 131 93,102