1996 AFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1996 season of the Australian Football League. The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (nine as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourteenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1996 AFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
14th (W-D-L: 7-0-15, P%: 70.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles, Sean | #1 | 3 | 0 | R10-12 |
| Clarkson, Alastair | #23 | 22 | 13 | R01-22 |
| Cockatoo-Collins, David | #30 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Cockatoo-Collins, Don | #31 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Doyle, Greg | #26 | 7 | 5 | R01, R03, R09-13 |
| Farmer, Jeff | #33 | 19 | 37 | R04-22 |
| Febey, Matthew | #20 | 21 | 6 | R02-22 |
| Febey, Steven | #21 | 5 | 0 | R18-22 |
| Gaspar, Damien | #32 | 8 | 0 | R01, R07-09, R16-17, R20, R22 |
| Grant, David | #16 | 7 | 0 | R01-04, R06-08 |
| Hilton, Jeff | #22 | 5 | 2 | R01, R03, R15-17 |
| Hopgood, Paul | #15 | 21 | 3 | R01-19, R21-22 |
| Ingerson, Anthony | #27 | 18 | 10 | R01-08, R11-20 |
| Irving, Dean | #34 | 9 | 1 | R05-06, R16-22 |
| Kowal, Darren | #7 | 22 | 2 | R01-22 |
| Lamprill, Andrew | #37 | 13 | 0 | R03-04, R07-10, R14-15, R18-22 |
| Leoncelli, Andrew | #36 | 7 | 3 | R16-22 |
| Lovett, Brett | #17 | 20 | 9 | R01-15, R17, R19-22 |
| Lovett, Glenn | #6 | 15 | 4 | R01-03, R10-18, R20-22 |
| Lyon, Garry | #3 | 6 | 15 | R01-02, R08-11 |
| McHardy, Todd | #45 | 3 | 1 | R07-09 |
| Molloy, Glenn | #28 | 4 | 0 | R05-08 |
| Neitz, David | #9 | 22 | 56 | R01-22 |
| Nettelbeck, Craig | #18 | 20 | 10 | R02-15, R17-22 |
| Norman, Luke | #25 | 7 | 0 | R06-07, R18-22 |
| O'Brien, Darren | #38 | 13 | 7 | R04-07, R13-19, R21-22 |
| Obst, Andrew | #4 | 22 | 8 | R01-22 |
| Ormond-Allen, Trent | #35 | 7 | 1 | R09-13, R16, R20 |
| Polley, Michael | #14 | 5 | 0 | R09, R12-15 |
| Prymke, Paul | #19 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R05-06 |
| Sampson, Clay | #24 | 8 | 1 | R01-04, R19-22 |
| Seecamp, Marcus | #10 | 14 | 2 | R01-06, R09-16 |
| Smith, Shaun | #29 | 17 | 21 | R02-08, R10-19 |
| Stynes, Jim | #11 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Tingay, Stephen | #2 | 16 | 11 | R04-17, R20-21 |
| Turley, Craig | #8 | 16 | 8 | R01-06, R08-15, R17-18 |
| Viney, Todd | #12 | 12 | 1 | R02-05, R14-19, R21-22 |
| Yze, Adem | #13 | 19 | 9 | R01-05, R07-14, R16, R18-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balme, Neil | 22 | 7 | -0- | 15 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1996 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 127 | Neil Balme | Garry Lyon |
| 08/04/1996 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 94 | Neil Balme | Garry Lyon |
| 14/04/1996 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 10 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 20/04/1996 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 47 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 26/04/1996 | Round 5 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 37 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 04/05/1996 | Round 6 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 106 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 11/05/1996 | Round 7 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 44 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 18/05/1996 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 51 | Neil Balme | Garry Lyon |
| 25/05/1996 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 12 | Neil Balme | Garry Lyon |
| 10/06/1996 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 38 | Neil Balme | Garry Lyon |
| 16/06/1996 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 63 | Neil Balme | Garry Lyon |
| 22/06/1996 | Round 12 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | LOSS | BRIB by 77 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 30/06/1996 | Round 13 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 51 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 07/07/1996 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 27 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 14/07/1996 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 46 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 20/07/1996 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 58 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 26/07/1996 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 113 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 04/08/1996 | Round 18 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 63 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 10/08/1996 | Round 19 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 19 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 16/08/1996 | Round 20 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | MELB by 21 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 25/08/1996 | Round 21 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 73 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 31/08/1996 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 1 | Neil Balme | unknown |