1996 AFL Season: West Coast
These are the details of the premiership results of West Coast for the 1996 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Carlton in a qualifying final, West Coast were defeated by Essendon in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1996 AFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.