1996 AFL Season: West Coast
These are the details of the premiership results for West Coast for the 1996 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Subiaco Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Carlton in the first qualifying final, West Coast were defeated by Essendon in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1996 AFL Season
Team:
West Coast
Club:
West Coast
Home Ground:
Subiaco Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 125.2)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Jason | #26 | 13 | 25 | R01-10, R15-16, SF |
| Banfield, Drew | #6 | 24 | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Blurton, Ashley | #32 | 4 | 2 | R01-03, R08 |
| Bond, Shane | #20 | 3 | 0 | R04, R18-19 |
| Cousins, Ben | #35 | 20 | 34 | R04-18, R20-22, QF, SF |
| Donnelly, Andrew | #29 | 20 | 28 | R01-02, R06-21, QF, SF |
| Downsborough, Ian | #22 | 19 | 5 | R02-13, R16-20, R22, QF |
| Evans, Tony | #18 | 22 | 17 | R01-03, R05-14, R16-22, QF, SF |
| Fewster, Brendon | #23 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Gehrig, Fraser | #7 | 24 | 12 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Hart, David | #36 | 21 | 6 | R02-20, QF, SF |
| Heady, Brett | #1 | 7 | 4 | R18-22, QF, SF |
| Heatley, Jason | #31 | 2 | 6 | R20-21 |
| Jakovich, Glen | #27 | 12 | 1 | R01-12 |
| Kemp, Dean | #2 | 21 | 12 | R01-10, R13-21, QF, SF |
| Lewis, Chris | #28 | 8 | 6 | R02-03, R11-13, R17, R21-22 |
| Lovell, Andy | #5 | 23 | 13 | R01-16, R18-22, QF, SF |
| Lyle, Brayden | #9 | 11 | 1 | R01-04, R06-09, R19, R21-22 |
| Mainwaring, Chris | #3 | 22 | 12 | R01-17, R20-22, QF, SF |
| Matera, Peter | #30 | 24 | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Matera, Phillip | #33 | 5 | 8 | R04-08 |
| McIntosh, Ashley | #11 | 24 | 1 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| McKenna, Guy | #17 | 22 | 5 | R01-02, R05-22, QF, SF |
| Metropolis, Daniel | #8 | 22 | 9 | R01-07, R10-22, QF, SF |
| Morrison, Chad | #42 | 18 | 24 | R01, R04, R09-22, QF, SF |
| Pyke, Don | #10 | 8 | 0 | R10-17 |
| Schofield, Jarrad | #21 | 22 | 22 | R03-22, QF, SF |
| Sikora, Shane | #34 | 2 | 0 | R18-19 |
| Spinks, Brett | #25 | 3 | 3 | R03-05 |
| Sumich, Peter | #4 | 7 | 21 | R14-15, R18, R21-22, QF, SF |
| Symmons, Paul | #16 | 12 | 1 | R03-05, R08-15, R17 |
| Turnbull, Ryan | #50 | 14 | 5 | R01, R11-17, R19-22, QF, SF |
| Waterman, Chris | #39 | 12 | 7 | R01, R14-22, QF, SF |
| White, Mitchell | #12 | 23 | 37 | R01-20, R22, QF, SF |
| Wirrpanda, David | #44 | 5 | 4 | R05-07, R09, R22 |
| Worsfold, John | #24 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malthouse, Mick | 24 | 16 | -0- | 8 | R01-22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/1996 | Round 1 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 22 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 06/04/1996 | Round 2 | Brisbane Bears | HOME | LOSS | BRIB by 26 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 14/04/1996 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 59 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 21/04/1996 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 18 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 27/04/1996 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 1 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 04/05/1996 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 106 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 12/05/1996 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WCST by 67 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 18/05/1996 | Round 8 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | WCST by 36 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 25/05/1996 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 34 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 09/06/1996 | Round 10 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 54 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 16/06/1996 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | WCST by 53 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 23/06/1996 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | WCST by 33 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 30/06/1996 | Round 13 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 12 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 06/07/1996 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 17 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 12/07/1996 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | WCST by 68 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 21/07/1996 | Round 16 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WCST by 34 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 27/07/1996 | Round 17 | Brisbane Bears | AWAY | LOSS | BRIB by 47 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 04/08/1996 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | WCST by 6 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 10/08/1996 | Round 19 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 45 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 18/08/1996 | Round 20 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | WCST by 59 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 25/08/1996 | Round 21 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WCST by 73 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 31/08/1996 | Round 22 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 35 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 07/09/1996 | Qualifying Final | Carlton | HOME | WIN | WCST by 55 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 14/09/1996 | Semi Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 77 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |