1996 AFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1996 season of the Australian Football League. The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing seventeen matches there (eleven as hosts and six as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Geelong in the third qualifying final and defeating the Brisbane Bears in the first preliminary final, North Melbourne defeated Sydney in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1996 AFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 127.4)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison, Brett | #33 | 13 | 23 | R01-05, R18-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Anderson, Stuart | #5 | 22 | 11 | R02-18, R20-22, QF, GF |
| Archer, Glenn | #11 | 24 | 24 | R01-20, R22, QF, PF, GF |
| Armstrong, Matt | #14 | 18 | 5 | R01-09, R13-19, R21, PF |
| Bell, Peter | #26 | 23 | 23 | R01-11, R14-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Blakey, John | #12 | 24 | 9 | R01-05, R07-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Capuano, Mathew | #16 | 18 | 6 | R01, R04-10, R13, R17-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Carey, Wayne | #18 | 25 | 82 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Crocker, Darren | #27 | 15 | 20 | R02-03, R08-13, R16-18, R22, QF, PF, GF |
| Daniltchenko, Jason | #25 | 13 | 16 | R03-04, R08-15, R19-21 |
| Dwyer, Anthony | #28 | 3 | 1 | R12-14 |
| Fairley, Ian | #6 | 24 | 1 | R01-19, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Freeborn, Glenn | #17 | 19 | 13 | R02-16, R19, QF, PF, GF |
| Gorman, Glenn | #39 | 2 | 0 | R17, R20 |
| Harvey, Brent | #29 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| King, David | #34 | 25 | 5 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Laidley, Dani | #7 | 24 | 2 | R01-02, R04-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Lissenden, Eric | #41 | 2 | 1 | R14-15 |
| Martyn, Mick | #4 | 25 | 1 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| McFarlane, Sam | #19 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| McKernan, Corey | #31 | 24 | 33 | R01-06, R08-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Nichols, Trent | #13 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Plain, Bradley | #21 | 1 | 1 | R05 |
| Reynolds, Keenan | #20 | 3 | 0 | R05-07 |
| Roberts, Mark | #22 | 22 | 25 | R01-04, R06-16, R19-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Rock, Anthony | #3 | 25 | 23 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Schwass, Wayne | #2 | 17 | 3 | R01, R10-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Scott, Robert | #8 | 24 | 13 | R01-05, R07-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Sholl, Craig | #24 | 23 | 35 | R01-12, R15-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Simpson, Adam | #37 | 25 | 16 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Smith, Ross | #15 | 3 | 0 | R01, R06, R15 |
| Stevens, Anthony | #10 | 24 | 19 | R01-14, R16-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Stevens, Danny | #38 | 1 | 1 | R21 |
| Stevens, Mark | #36 | 8 | 7 | R01-03, R11, R16-18, R20 |
| Welsh, Scott | #30 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pagan, Denis | 25 | 19 | -0- | 6 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/1996 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 24 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 06/04/1996 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 131 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 13/04/1996 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 73 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 19/04/1996 | Round 4 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | LOSS | BRIB by 30 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 27/04/1996 | Round 5 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 39 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 03/05/1996 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 11 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 12/05/1996 | Round 7 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 67 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 18/05/1996 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 55 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 24/05/1996 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 105 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 07/06/1996 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 20 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 15/06/1996 | Round 11 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 79 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 23/06/1996 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 12 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 29/06/1996 | Round 13 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 16 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 05/07/1996 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 55 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 13/07/1996 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 61 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 19/07/1996 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 89 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 26/07/1996 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 113 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 02/08/1996 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 31 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 11/08/1996 | Round 19 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | LOSS | BRIB by 18 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 17/08/1996 | Round 20 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 6 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 23/08/1996 | Round 21 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 13 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 01/09/1996 | Round 22 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 32 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 08/09/1996 | Qualifying Final | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 60 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 21/09/1996 | Preliminary Final | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 38 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 28/09/1996 | Grand Final | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 43 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |