1996 AFL Season: West Coast
Season Team Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Team:
West Coast
Home Ground:
Subiaco Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 125.2%)
Finals Performance:
Knocked out by Essendon (Semi Final)
Players:
36
Brownlow Leader(s):
Guy McKenna (17)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Mitchell White (34)
John Worsfold Medal Recipient(s):
Drew Banfield
Team Leaders
Captain(s): John Worsfold
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Ball, Jason | #26 | 13 | R01-R10, R15-R16, SF | 25 | 2 |
| Banfield, Drew | #6 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 9 | 4 |
| Blurton, Ashley | #32 | 4 | R01-R03, R08 | 2 | 0 |
| Bond, Shane | #20 | 3 | R04, R18-R19 | 0 | 0 |
| Cousins, Ben | #35 | 20 | R04-R18, R20-R22, QF, SF | 34 | 3 |
| Donnelly, Andrew | #29 | 20 | R01-R02, R06-R21, QF, SF | 28 | 5 |
| Downsborough, Ian | #22 | 19 | R02-R13, R16-R20, R22, QF | 5 | 0 |
| Evans, Tony | #18 | 22 | R01-R03, R05-R14, R16-R22, QF, SF | 17 | 3 |
| Fewster, Brendon | #23 | 3 | R01-R03 | 0 | 0 |
| Gehrig, Fraser | #7 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 12 | 4 |
| Hart, David | #36 | 21 | R02-R20, QF, SF | 6 | 0 |
| Heady, Brett | #1 | 7 | R18-R22, QF, SF | 4 | 0 |
| Heatley, Jason | #31 | 2 | R20-R21 | 6 | 0 |
| Jakovich, Glen | #27 | 12 | R01-R12 | 1 | 4 |
| Kemp, Dean | #2 | 21 | R01-R10, R13-R21, QF, SF | 12 | 8 |
| Lewis, Chris | #28 | 8 | R02-R03, R11-R13, R17, R21-R22 | 6 | 0 |
| Lovell, Andy | #5 | 23 | R01-R16, R18-R22, QF, SF | 13 | 4 |
| Lyle, Brayden | #9 | 11 | R01-R04, R06-R09, R19, R21-R22 | 1 | 1 |
| Mainwaring, Chris | #3 | 22 | R01-R17, R20-R22, QF, SF | 12 | 12 |
| Matera, Peter | #30 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 9 | 9 |
| Matera, Phillip | #33 | 5 | R04-R08 | 8 | 0 |
| McIntosh, Ashley | #11 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 1 | 2 |
| McKenna, Guy | #17 | 22 | R01-R02, R05-R22, QF, SF | 5 | 17 |
| Metropolis, Daniel | #8 | 22 | R01-R07, R10-R22, QF, SF | 9 | 0 |
| Morrison, Chad | #42 | 18 | R01, R04, R09-R22, QF, SF | 24 | 0 |
| Pyke, Don | #10 | 8 | R10-R17 | 0 | 0 |
| Schofield, Jarrad | #21 | 22 | R03-R22, QF, SF | 22 | 1 |
| Sikora, Shane | #34 | 2 | R18-R19 | 0 | 0 |
| Spinks, Brett | #25 | 3 | R03-R05 | 3 | 0 |
| Sumich, Peter | #4 | 7 | R14-R15, R18, R21-R22, QF, SF | 21 | 0 |
| Symmons, Paul | #16 | 12 | R03-R05, R08-R15, R17 | 1 | 0 |
| Turnbull, Ryan | #50 | 14 | R01, R11-R17, R19-R22, QF, SF | 5 | 0 |
| Waterman, Chris | #39 | 12 | R01, R14-R22, QF, SF | 7 | 0 |
| White, Mitchell | #12 | 23 | R01-R20, R22, QF, SF | 37 | 6 |
| Wirrpanda, David | #44 | 5 | R05-R07, R09, R22 | 4 | 0 |
| Worsfold, John | #24 | 2 | R01-R02 | 0 | 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) | |||
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| Malthouse, Mick | 24 | 16 | -0- | 8 | R01-R22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 31/03/1996 | Round 1 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 22 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 06/04/1996 | Round 2 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | LOSS | BRB by 26 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 14/04/1996 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 59 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 21/04/1996 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 18 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 27/04/1996 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 1 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 04/05/1996 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 106 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 12/05/1996 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WCE by 67 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 18/05/1996 | Round 8 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | WCE by 36 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 25/05/1996 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 34 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 09/06/1996 | Round 10 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 54 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 16/06/1996 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | WCE by 53 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 23/06/1996 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | WCE by 33 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 30/06/1996 | Round 13 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 12 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 06/07/1996 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 17 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 12/07/1996 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | WCE by 68 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 21/07/1996 | Round 16 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WCE by 34 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 27/07/1996 | Round 17 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | LOSS | BRB by 47 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 04/08/1996 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | WCE by 6 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 10/08/1996 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 45 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 18/08/1996 | Round 20 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | WCE by 59 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 25/08/1996 | Round 21 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WCE by 73 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 31/08/1996 | Round 22 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 35 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 07/09/1996 | Qualifying Final | Carlton | HOME | WIN | WCE by 55 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 14/09/1996 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 77 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
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