1996 AFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1996 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourteenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1996 AFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.