1996 AFL Grand Final: Sydney v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1996 between Sydney and North Melbourne in the grand final of the 1996 AFL season.
Sydney "hosted" North Melbourne at MCG.
Paul Kelly captained the hosts.
Wayne Carey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Rodney Eade and the visitors were coached by Denis Pagan.
Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), M. Bayes, W. Chapman, D. Cresswell, A. Dunkley, K. Dyson, S. Garlick, S. Grant, A. Heuskes, D. Kickett, D. Lewis, T. Lockett, T. Luff, S. Maxfield, D. McPherson, J. Mooney, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin, P. Roos, B. Seymour, G. Stafford
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, S. Anderson, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, M. Capuano, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, G. Freeborn, D. King, D. Laidley, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens
Sydney (13.10.88) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.17.131).
Goalkickers
Sydney: T. Lockett (6), T. Luff (2), M. O'Loughlin (2), D. Cresswell, D. Kickett, J. Mooney
North Melbourne: D. Crocker (3), G. Freeborn (3), B. Allison (2), M. Roberts (2), C. Sholl (2), A. Stevens (2), P. Bell, W. Carey, I. Fairley, A. Rock, A. Simpson
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were the premiers and Sydney were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1996 AFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Sydney
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 September 1996
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
93,102
Match Results
Outcome:
Sydney
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
13.10.88 - 19.17.131
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 17 | (131) |
| Margin | SYDN by 18 | NMLB by 2 | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 43 | NMLB by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Rodney Eade
(Sydney),
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Paul Kelly
(Sydney),
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Dore
(#19),
M. Nash
(#14),
B. Sheehan
(#9), E:
G. Vernon
(#2)
Goal Umpire:
C. Clark,
S. Stirling
Boundary Umpire:
A. Cook,
D. Gooch,
P. McDonald
Norm Smith Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Archer | NMLB | 11 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Chapman, Wade | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Cresswell, Daryn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Dunkley, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Garlick, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Grant, Shannon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Heuskes, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kelly, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Kickett, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Lewis, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Lockett, Tony | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Luff, Troy | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Maxfield, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | McPherson, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Mooney, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | O'Brien, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | O'Loughlin, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Seymour, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Stafford, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 13 | 10 | 295 | 187 | 108 | 65 | 27 | 37 | 11 | 8 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Archer, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Capuano, Mathew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Laidley, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 19 | 17 | 308 | 205 | 103 | 82 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 11 | |||