1996 AFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1996 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Kardinia Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place, securing a place in the finals series. Geelong were defeated by North Melbourne in the third qualifying final, resulting in finishing in seventh place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1996 AFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
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 |