1996 AFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1996 AFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 7th (W-D-L: 13-1-8, P%: 114.9%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by North Melbourne (Qualifying Final)
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): Garry Hocking (19)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Gary Ablett (68)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Garry Hocking

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Gary Ablett, Barry Stoneham

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ablett, Gary #5 17 R01-R02, R08-R16, R18-R22, QF 69 5
Barnes, John #6 19 R01-R10, R14-R20, R22, QF 16 0
Biddiscombe, Craig #30 10 R09-R17, R21 1 0
Bizzell, Clint #38 4 R06, R15, R20-R21 0 0
Breuer, Shayne #9 21 R01-R14, R17-R22, QF 16 0
Brown, Paul #40 1 R03 1 0
Brownless, Bill #16 11 R04-R14 20 0
Burns, Ronnie #8 21 R01-R16, R19-R22, QF 31 1
Colbert, Leigh #2 23 R01-R22, QF 19 4
Couch, Paul #7 21 R01-R04, R06-R16, R18-R22, QF 5 6
Graham, Ben #36 17 R01-R05, R11-R22 2 0
Hall, Derek #19 22 R01-R17, R19-R22, QF 24 3
Handley, Steven #14 9 R13, R16-R22, QF 2 0
Hocking, Garry #32 23 R01-R22, QF 21 19
Kilpatrick, Glenn #13 11 R05-R09, R15-R20 0 4
King, Steven #1 13 R05-R07, R11-R17, R21-R22, QF 3 0
Lord, Aaron #4 10 R04-R05, R09-R12, R19-R22 4 0
Lynch, Paul #18 4 R01, R03-R04, R19 0 0
Mansfield, Michael #21 21 R01-R10, R13-R22, QF 20 2
McGrath, Tim #17 20 R01-R10, R12-R13, R16-R22, QF 2 2
McKinnon, Martin #28 19 R01-R18, QF 8 0
Mensch, David #31 11 R01-R07, R11-R12, R21, QF 8 3
Pickering, Liam #23 12 R01-R11, R18 7 5
Riccardi, Peter #15 22 R01-R20, R22, QF 29 10
Robbins, Matthew #42 1 R17 0 0
Sanderson, Brenton #27 21 R01-R04, R07-R22, QF 2 0
Sholl, Brad #12 22 R02-R22, QF 8 6
Simpson, Sean #37 20 R03, R05-R22, QF 3 0
Snell, Jason #25 3 R01-R02, R18 3 0
Steinfort, Carl #20 2 R22, QF 0 0
Stoneham, Barry #26 19 R01-R05, R08-R11, R14-R22, QF 10 0
Tanner, Grant #10 21 R01-R08, R10-R15, R17-R22, QF 12 0
Tudor, Leigh #11 12 R01-R02, R06-R08, R12-R18 11 0

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Ayres, Gary 23 13 -1- 9 R01-R22, QF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
29/03/1996 Round 1 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 127 Gary Ayres unknown
06/04/1996 Round 2 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 30 Gary Ayres unknown
12/04/1996 Round 3 Adelaide AWAY LOSS ADE by 64 Gary Ayres Barry Stoneham
21/04/1996 Round 4 West Coast AWAY WIN GEE by 18 Gary Ayres Barry Stoneham
27/04/1996 Round 5 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 3 Gary Ayres Barry Stoneham
03/05/1996 Round 6 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 11 Gary Ayres unknown
08/05/1996 Round 7 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 29 Gary Ayres unknown
17/05/1996 Round 8 Carlton AWAY WIN GEE by 12 Gary Ayres unknown
27/05/1996 Round 9 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEE by 63 Gary Ayres unknown
08/06/1996 Round 10 Brisbane Bears HOME DRAW drawn Gary Ayres unknown
15/06/1996 Round 11 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 44 Gary Ayres unknown
22/06/1996 Round 12 Fremantle HOME WIN GEE by 19 Gary Ayres Gary Ablett
29/06/1996 Round 13 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 127 Gary Ayres Gary Ablett
07/07/1996 Round 14 Sydney AWAY LOSS SYD by 51 Gary Ayres Gary Ablett
13/07/1996 Round 15 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 2 Gary Ayres Gary Ablett
20/07/1996 Round 16 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 58 Gary Ayres unknown
27/07/1996 Round 17 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 24 Gary Ayres Barry Stoneham
03/08/1996 Round 18 Adelaide HOME WIN GEE by 35 Gary Ayres unknown
10/08/1996 Round 19 West Coast HOME WIN GEE by 45 Gary Ayres unknown
17/08/1996 Round 20 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 65 Gary Ayres unknown
23/08/1996 Round 21 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 13 Gary Ayres unknown
31/08/1996 Round 22 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 42 Gary Ayres unknown
08/09/1996 Qualifying Final North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 60 Gary Ayres unknown