1996 AFL Season: Sydney
These are the details of the premiership results of Sydney for the 1996 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Hawthorn in a qualifying final and defeating Essendon in a preliminary final, Sydney were defeated by North Melbourne in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1996 AFL Season
Team:
Sydney
Home Ground:
SCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-1-5, P%: 123.9)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnott, Simon | #42 | 10 | 4 | R04-11, R22, QF |
| Barry, Leo | #21 | 5 | 2 | R10-11, R13, R20-21 |
| Bayes, Mark | #30 | 8 | 7 | R18-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Carey, Stefan | #31 | 4 | 1 | R06-07, R20-21 |
| Chapman, Wade | #27 | 15 | 8 | R01-12, R22, PF, GF |
| Crawford, Justin | #23 | 7 | 4 | R05-07, R15, R18, R20, QF |
| Cresswell, Daryn | #8 | 24 | 11 | R01-15, R17-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Direen, Scott | #18 | 13 | 1 | R01-04, R13-21 |
| Dunkley, Andrew | #6 | 25 | 0 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Dyson, Kevin | #12 | 22 | 1 | R01-12, R14-16, R19-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Filandia, Peter | #10 | 13 | 1 | R01-09, R18-21 |
| Garlick, Simon | #29 | 19 | 9 | R07-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Grant, Shannon | #9 | 25 | 11 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Gray, Troy | #25 | 4 | 1 | R03-04, R16-17 |
| Heuskes, Adam | #39 | 22 | 3 | R01-04, R08-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Kelly, Paul | #14 | 25 | 18 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Kickett, Derek | #24 | 25 | 18 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| King, Clinton | #37 | 5 | 3 | R12, R16-19 |
| Lewis, Dale | #3 | 12 | 10 | R01-03, R10-14, R22, QF, PF, GF |
| Lockett, Tony | #4 | 22 | 121 | R01-16, R18-21, PF, GF |
| Luff, Troy | #34 | 23 | 20 | R03-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Maxfield, Stuart | #11 | 24 | 14 | R01-20, R22, QF, PF, GF |
| McPherson, Daniel | #32 | 19 | 3 | R05-19, R22, QF, PF, GF |
| McRae, Dean | #2 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R06 |
| Mooney, Jason | #17 | 14 | 13 | R12-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Myles, Dion | #26 | 2 | 1 | R16-17 |
| Nicks, Matthew | #36 | 6 | 2 | R03-05, R07-09 |
| O'Brien, Craig | #5 | 18 | 34 | R01-03, R05-06, R09-10, R12-17, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
| O'Loughlin, Michael | #19 | 25 | 21 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Rocca, Anthony | #16 | 10 | 3 | R01-05, R11-12, R14-15, R17 |
| Roos, Paul | #1 | 24 | 4 | R01-02, R04-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Rose, Gavin | #22 | 6 | 1 | R01-02, R08, R12-13, R18 |
| Seymour, Brad | #7 | 24 | 0 | R01-11, R13-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Stafford, Greg | #15 | 22 | 3 | R01-11, R13-17, R19, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eade, Rodney | 25 | 18 | -1- | 6 | R01-22, QF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1996 | Round 1 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 90 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 07/04/1996 | Round 2 | Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | FREM by 29 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 14/04/1996 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 34 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 21/04/1996 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 1 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 27/04/1996 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 12 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 03/05/1996 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 11/05/1996 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 44 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 18/05/1996 | Round 8 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 36 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 26/05/1996 | Round 9 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 58 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 08/06/1996 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 70 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 15/06/1996 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 79 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 23/06/1996 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 46 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 29/06/1996 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 11 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 07/07/1996 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 51 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 13/07/1996 | Round 15 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 17 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 21/07/1996 | Round 16 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 22 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 28/07/1996 | Round 17 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 26 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 04/08/1996 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 63 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 11/08/1996 | Round 19 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 48 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 17/08/1996 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 23 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 24/08/1996 | Round 21 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 18 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 31/08/1996 | Round 22 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 35 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 07/09/1996 | Qualifying Final | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 6 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 21/09/1996 | Preliminary Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 1 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
| 28/09/1996 | Grand Final | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 43 | Rodney Eade | Paul Kelly |
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.