1996 AFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1996 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place, securing a place in the finals series. Geelong were defeated by North Melbourne in a qualifying final, resulting in finishing in seventh place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
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:
Defeated by North Melbourne (Qualifying Final)
Team Leaders
Captains:
Gary Ablett, Barry Stoneham
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Gary | #5 | 17 | 69 | R01-02, R08-16, R18-22, QF |
| Barnes, John | #6 | 19 | 16 | R01-10, R14-20, R22, QF |
| Biddiscombe, Craig | #30 | 10 | 1 | R09-17, R21 |
| Bizzell, Clint | #38 | 4 | 0 | R06, R15, R20-21 |
| Breuer, Shayne | #9 | 21 | 16 | R01-14, R17-22, QF |
| Brown, Paul | #40 | 1 | 1 | R03 |
| Brownless, Bill | #16 | 11 | 20 | R04-14 |
| Burns, Ronnie | #8 | 21 | 31 | R01-16, R19-22, QF |
| Colbert, Leigh | #2 | 23 | 19 | R01-22, QF |
| Couch, Paul | #7 | 21 | 5 | R01-04, R06-16, R18-22, QF |
| Graham, Ben | #36 | 17 | 2 | R01-05, R11-22 |
| Hall, Derek | #19 | 22 | 24 | R01-17, R19-22, QF |
| Handley, Steven | #14 | 9 | 2 | R13, R16-22, QF |
| Hocking, Garry | #32 | 23 | 21 | R01-22, QF |
| Kilpatrick, Glenn | #13 | 11 | 0 | R05-09, R15-20 |
| King, Steven | #1 | 13 | 3 | R05-07, R11-17, R21-22, QF |
| Lord, Aaron | #4 | 10 | 4 | R04-05, R09-12, R19-22 |
| Lynch, Paul | #18 | 4 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R19 |
| Mansfield, Michael | #21 | 21 | 20 | R01-10, R13-22, QF |
| McGrath, Tim | #17 | 20 | 2 | R01-10, R12-13, R16-22, QF |
| McKinnon, Martin | #28 | 19 | 8 | R01-18, QF |
| Mensch, David | #31 | 11 | 8 | R01-07, R11-12, R21, QF |
| Pickering, Liam | #23 | 12 | 7 | R01-11, R18 |
| Riccardi, Peter | #15 | 22 | 29 | R01-20, R22, QF |
| Robbins, Matthew | #42 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Sanderson, Brenton | #27 | 21 | 2 | R01-04, R07-22, QF |
| Sholl, Brad | #12 | 22 | 8 | R02-22, QF |
| Simpson, Sean | #37 | 20 | 3 | R03, R05-22, QF |
| Snell, Jason | #25 | 3 | 3 | R01-02, R18 |
| Steinfort, Carl | #20 | 2 | 0 | R22, QF |
| Stoneham, Barry | #26 | 19 | 10 | R01-05, R08-11, R14-22, QF |
| Tanner, Grant | #10 | 21 | 12 | R01-08, R10-15, R17-22, QF |
| Tudor, Leigh | #11 | 12 | 11 | R01-02, R06-08, R12-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayres, Gary | 23 | 13 | -1- | 9 | R01-22, QF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1996 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 127 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 06/04/1996 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 30 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 12/04/1996 | Round 3 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 64 | Gary Ayres | Barry Stoneham |
| 21/04/1996 | Round 4 | West Coast | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 18 | Gary Ayres | Barry Stoneham |
| 27/04/1996 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 3 | Gary Ayres | Barry Stoneham |
| 03/05/1996 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 11 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 08/05/1996 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 29 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 17/05/1996 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 12 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 27/05/1996 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | GEEL 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 | GEEL by 44 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 22/06/1996 | Round 12 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 19 | Gary Ayres | Gary Ablett |
| 29/06/1996 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 127 | Gary Ayres | Gary Ablett |
| 07/07/1996 | Round 14 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 51 | Gary Ayres | Gary Ablett |
| 13/07/1996 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 2 | Gary Ayres | Gary Ablett |
| 20/07/1996 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 58 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 27/07/1996 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 24 | Gary Ayres | Barry Stoneham |
| 03/08/1996 | Round 18 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 35 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 10/08/1996 | Round 19 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 45 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 17/08/1996 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 65 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 23/08/1996 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 13 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 31/08/1996 | Round 22 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 42 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
| 08/09/1996 | Qualifying Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 60 | Gary Ayres | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.