1996 AFLR Season

These are the results for the 1996 season of the Australian Football League Reserves.

It featured twenty-two rounds. North Melbourne Reserves were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second McIntyre Final Six system. North Melbourne Reserves were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1996 AFLR Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 22
Finals System: Second McIntyre Final Six System
Matches: 139

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Reserves Optus Oval Wayne Brittain
Collingwood Reserves Victoria Park Danny Frawley
Essendon Reserves Windy Hill Mark Williams
Fitzroy Reserves Whitten Oval
Footscray Reserves Whitten Oval Brian Royal
Geelong Reserves Kardinia Park Terry Bright
Hawthorn Reserves Waverley Park Chris Connolly
Melbourne Reserves MCG Peter Russo
North Melbourne Reserves MCG
Richmond Reserves Punt Road Oval Rod O'Riley
St Kilda Reserves Waverley Park Trevor Barker David Glascott
Sydney Reserves SCG

Season Results

Premiers: North Melbourne Reserves
Runners-Up: Essendon Reserves
Minor Premiers: North Melbourne Reserves

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 18 -0- 4 72 138.7% 2,256 1,627 324 312 235 217
Sydney Reserves 2nd 17 -0- 5 68 145.8% 2,688 1,843 392 336 268 235
Essendon Reserves 3rd 14 -0- 8 56 132.2% 2,308 1,746 341 262 248 258
Carlton Reserves 4th 13 -0- 9 52 96.3% 2,109 2,191 307 267 322 259
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 12 -0- 10 48 86.4% 1,708 1,977 249 214 287 255
Geelong Reserves 6th 10 -1- 11 42 97.5% 1,977 2,027 280 297 299 233
Melbourne Reserves 7th 10 -0- 12 40 87.8% 1,698 1,933 242 246 280 253
St Kilda Reserves 8th 9 -0- 13 36 90.5% 1,838 2,031 256 302 295 261
Collingwood Reserves 9th 9 -0- 13 36 85.1% 1,875 2,202 276 219 318 294
Fitzroy Reserves 10th 7 -0- 15 28 99.7% 2,065 2,071 307 223 298 283
Footscray Reserves 11th 7 -0- 15 28 89.5% 1,876 2,095 273 238 298 307
Richmond Reserves 12th 5 -1- 16 22 71.4% 1,639 2,294 231 253 330 314

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
North Melbourne Reserves 1st Premiers
Essendon Reserves 2nd Runners-Up
Sydney Reserves 3rd Defeated by North Melbourne Reserves (Preliminary Final)
Carlton Reserves 4th Defeated by Sydney Reserves (Semi Final)
Hawthorn Reserves 5th Defeated by Carlton Reserves (Elimination Final)
Geelong Reserves 6th Defeated by Essendon Reserves (Elimination Final)
Melbourne Reserves 7th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Reserves 8th Did not qualify for finals
Collingwood Reserves 9th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Reserves 10th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Reserves 11th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond Reserves 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/03/1996 4:40 PM Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 143 - 29
SAT 30/03/1996 11:15 AM Fitzroy (R) v Hawthorn (R) Whitten Oval 61 - 67
SAT 30/03/1996 11:15 AM Richmond (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 63 - 196
SAT 30/03/1996 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) Waverley Park 110 - 94
SAT 30/03/1996 11:15 AM Sydney (R) v Footscray (R) Victoria Park 149 - 115
SUN 31/03/1996 11:00 AM Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 120 - 98

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Reserves 1st 1 -0- 0 4 493.1% 143 29
Essendon Reserves 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 311.1% 196 63
Sydney Reserves 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 129.6% 149 115
Carlton Reserves 4th 1 -0- 0 4 122.4% 120 98
St Kilda Reserves 5th 1 -0- 0 4 117.0% 110 94
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 1 -0- 0 4 109.8% 67 61
Fitzroy Reserves 7th 0 -0- 1 0 91.0% 61 67
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 0 -0- 1 0 85.5% 94 110
Collingwood Reserves 9th 0 -0- 1 0 81.7% 98 120
Footscray Reserves 10th 0 -0- 1 0 77.2% 115 149
Richmond Reserves 11th 0 -0- 1 0 32.1% 63 196
Geelong Reserves 12th 0 -0- 1 0 20.3% 29 143

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/04/1996 10:30 AM North Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) Arden Street Oval 82 - 70
SAT 06/04/1996 11:00 AM Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) Waverley Park 118 - 31
SAT 06/04/1996 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) Kardinia Park 108 - 106
SUN 07/04/1996 10:50 AM Sydney (R) v Fitzroy (R) SCG 172 - 92
SUN 07/04/1996 11:15 AM Essendon (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 92 - 96
MON 08/04/1996 11:15 AM Collingwood (R) v Melbourne (R) MCG 152 - 55

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Reserves 1st 2 -0- 0 8 201.1% 185 92
Sydney Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 155.1% 321 207
Carlton Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 113.7% 216 190
Essendon Reserves 4th 1 -0- 1 4 181.1% 288 159
Collingwood Reserves 5th 1 -0- 1 4 142.9% 250 175
Melbourne Reserves 6th 1 -0- 1 4 109.4% 198 181
St Kilda Reserves 7th 1 -0- 1 4 106.9% 216 202
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 1 -0- 1 4 97.8% 176 180
Geelong Reserves 9th 1 -0- 1 4 55.0% 137 249
Footscray Reserves 10th 0 -0- 2 0 80.1% 185 231
Fitzroy Reserves 11th 0 -0- 2 0 64.0% 153 239
Richmond Reserves 12th 0 -0- 2 0 29.9% 94 314

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/04/1996 11:15 AM Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) Whitten Oval 57 - 66
SAT 13/04/1996 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) Kardinia Park 120 - 46
SAT 13/04/1996 11:15 AM Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) Waverley Park 69 - 75
SUN 14/04/1996 10:00 AM Sydney (R) v Collingwood (R) SCG 120 - 106
SUN 14/04/1996 11:15 AM Essendon (R) v Richmond (R) Waverley Park 47 - 69
SUN 14/04/1996 11:15 AM Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) Optus Oval 50 - 63

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sydney Reserves 1st 3 -0- 0 12 140.9% 441 313
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 152.1% 254 167
St Kilda Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 110.7% 279 252
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 2 -0- 1 8 100.8% 251 249
Geelong Reserves 5th 2 -0- 1 8 87.1% 257 295
Carlton Reserves 6th 2 -0- 1 8 84.5% 262 310
Essendon Reserves 7th 1 -0- 2 4 146.9% 335 228
Collingwood Reserves 8th 1 -0- 2 4 120.7% 356 295
Melbourne Reserves 9th 1 -0- 2 4 101.6% 248 244
Fitzroy Reserves 10th 1 -0- 2 4 74.0% 219 296
Richmond Reserves 11th 1 -0- 2 4 45.2% 163 361
Footscray Reserves 12th 0 -0- 3 0 81.5% 242 297

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1996 11:00 AM Carlton (R) v Melbourne (R) Optus Oval 56 - 134
SAT 20/04/1996 11:15 AM Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) Victoria Park 91 - 111
SAT 20/04/1996 11:15 AM Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) Windy Hill 106 - 122
SAT 20/04/1996 11:15 AM Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) Whitten Oval 36 - 77
SAT 20/04/1996 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Fitzroy (R) Waverley Park 82 - 157
SUN 21/04/1996 11:15 AM Richmond (R) v Sydney (R) Waverley Park 93 - 115

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sydney Reserves 1st 4 -0- 0 16 136.9% 556 406
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 163.1% 331 203
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 105.1% 373 355
Geelong Reserves 4th 3 -0- 1 12 95.3% 368 386
Melbourne Reserves 5th 2 -0- 2 8 127.3% 382 300
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 2 -0- 2 8 99.5% 376 378
St Kilda Reserves 7th 2 -0- 2 8 88.3% 361 409
Carlton Reserves 8th 2 -0- 2 8 71.6% 318 444
Essendon Reserves 9th 1 -0- 3 4 126.0% 441 350
Collingwood Reserves 10th 1 -0- 3 4 110.1% 447 406
Richmond Reserves 11th 1 -0- 3 4 53.8% 256 476
Footscray Reserves 12th 0 -0- 4 0 74.3% 278 374

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 25/04/1996 Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) Victoria Park 81 - 68
SAT 27/04/1996 Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Optus Oval 168 - 111
SAT 27/04/1996 Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) Kardinia Park 82 - 110
SAT 27/04/1996 North Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 69 - 109
SAT 27/04/1996 Sydney (R) v Hawthorn (R) SCG 109 - 115
SUN 28/04/1996 St Kilda (R) v Footscray (R) Waverley Park 68 - 86

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Reserves 1st 4 -0- 1 16 142.9% 446 312
Sydney Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 127.6% 665 521
Melbourne Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 133.1% 491 369
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 3 -0- 2 12 95.3% 442 464
Geelong Reserves 5th 3 -0- 2 12 90.7% 450 496
Carlton Reserves 6th 3 -0- 2 12 87.6% 486 555
Collingwood Reserves 7th 2 -0- 3 8 111.4% 528 474
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 2 -0- 3 8 89.2% 487 546
St Kilda Reserves 9th 2 -0- 3 8 86.7% 429 495
Richmond Reserves 10th 2 -0- 3 8 65.6% 366 558
Essendon Reserves 11th 1 -0- 4 4 118.1% 509 431
Footscray Reserves 12th 1 -0- 4 4 82.4% 364 442

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 03/05/1996 4:45 PM Sydney (R) v Essendon (R) SCG 59 - 73
SAT 04/05/1996 11:15 AM Fitzroy (R) v Richmond (R) Whitten Oval 155 - 65
SAT 04/05/1996 11:15 AM Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) Optus Oval 84 - 65
SAT 04/05/1996 12:00 PM Geelong (R) v North Melbourne (R) Kardinia Park 39 - 126
SAT 04/05/1996 4:45 PM Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) Waverley Park 77 - 55
SUN 05/05/1996 11:00 AM Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) Punt Road Oval 67 - 132

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Reserves 1st 5 -0- 1 20 142.5% 523 367
Melbourne Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 132.5% 575 434
Sydney Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 121.9% 724 594
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 4 -0- 2 16 112.9% 568 503
Carlton Reserves 5th 4 -0- 2 16 99.4% 618 622
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 3 -0- 3 12 105.1% 642 611
Geelong Reserves 7th 3 -0- 3 12 78.6% 489 622
Essendon Reserves 8th 2 -0- 4 8 118.8% 582 490
Collingwood Reserves 9th 2 -0- 4 8 106.3% 593 558
St Kilda Reserves 10th 2 -0- 4 8 84.6% 484 572
Richmond Reserves 11th 2 -0- 4 8 60.4% 431 713
Footscray Reserves 12th 1 -0- 5 4 75.1% 431 574

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1996 10:15 AM North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) Arden Street Oval 92 - 56
SAT 11/05/1996 10:45 AM Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) Punt Road Oval 66 - 85
SAT 11/05/1996 11:00 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Optus Oval 70 - 149
SAT 11/05/1996 11:15 AM Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) Victoria Park 117 - 73
SAT 11/05/1996 11:15 AM Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) Windy Hill 154 - 53
SUN 12/05/1996 10:30 AM Richmond (R) v Footscray (R) Punt Road Oval 52 - 87

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Reserves 1st 5 -0- 2 20 126.1% 579 459
Sydney Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 122.6% 809 660
North Melbourne Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 118.1% 660 559
Melbourne Reserves 4th 4 -0- 3 16 123.5% 641 519
Fitzroy Reserves 5th 4 -0- 3 16 116.2% 791 681
Carlton Reserves 6th 4 -0- 3 16 89.2% 688 771
Essendon Reserves 7th 3 -0- 4 12 135.5% 736 543
Collingwood Reserves 8th 3 -0- 4 12 112.5% 710 631
Geelong Reserves 9th 3 -0- 4 12 69.8% 542 776
Footscray Reserves 10th 2 -0- 5 8 82.7% 518 626
St Kilda Reserves 11th 2 -0- 5 8 80.8% 557 689
Richmond Reserves 12th 2 -0- 5 8 60.4% 483 800

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 17/05/1996 5:15 PM Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 137 - 119
SAT 18/05/1996 10:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Sydney (R) Moorabbin Oval 142 - 89
SAT 18/05/1996 11:00 AM Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 84 - 102
SAT 18/05/1996 11:15 AM Fitzroy (R) v Collingwood (R) Whitten Oval 71 - 110
SAT 18/05/1996 11:15 AM Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) Waverley Park 103 - 52
SUN 19/05/1996 10:45 AM Footscray (R) v Essendon (R) Punt Road Oval 141 - 157

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Reserves 1st 6 -0- 2 24 133.5% 682 511
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 118.5% 762 643
Sydney Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 112.0% 898 802
Carlton Reserves 4th 5 -0- 3 20 92.7% 825 890
Essendon Reserves 5th 4 -0- 4 16 130.6% 893 684
Collingwood Reserves 6th 4 -0- 4 16 116.8% 820 702
Melbourne Reserves 7th 4 -0- 4 16 111.4% 693 622
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 4 -0- 4 16 109.0% 862 791
St Kilda Reserves 9th 3 -0- 5 12 89.8% 699 778
Geelong Reserves 10th 3 -0- 5 12 72.4% 661 913
Footscray Reserves 11th 2 -0- 6 8 84.2% 659 783
Richmond Reserves 12th 2 -0- 6 8 62.9% 567 902

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 24/05/1996 5:15 PM North Melbourne (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 103 - 86
SAT 25/05/1996 10:45 AM Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 128 - 76
SAT 25/05/1996 11:15 AM Footscray (R) v Sydney (R) Whitten Oval 105 - 120
SAT 25/05/1996 11:15 AM Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) Waverley Park 79 - 57
SUN 26/05/1996 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) Waverley Park 148 - 71
MON 27/05/1996 5:15 PM Collingwood (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 75 - 152

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Reserves 1st 7 -0- 2 28 134.0% 761 568
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 118.7% 865 729
Sydney Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 112.2% 1,018 907
Essendon Reserves 4th 5 -0- 4 20 134.3% 1,021 760
Carlton Reserves 5th 5 -0- 4 20 86.3% 896 1,038
Fitzroy Reserves 6th 4 -0- 5 16 106.0% 948 894
Collingwood Reserves 7th 4 -0- 5 16 104.8% 895 854
Melbourne Reserves 8th 4 -0- 5 16 102.5% 769 750
St Kilda Reserves 9th 4 -0- 5 16 99.8% 847 849
Geelong Reserves 10th 4 -0- 5 16 82.3% 813 988
Footscray Reserves 11th 2 -0- 7 8 84.6% 764 903
Richmond Reserves 12th 2 -0- 7 8 63.6% 624 981

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 07/06/1996 5:15 PM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 91 - 135
SAT 08/06/1996 10:45 AM Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) Punt Road Oval 108 - 66
SAT 08/06/1996 10:45 AM Richmond (R) v Carlton (R) Punt Road Oval 106 - 113
SAT 08/06/1996 11:15 AM Fitzroy (R) v Sydney (R) Whitten Oval 76 - 92
SAT 08/06/1996 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Kardinia Park 159 - 60
SAT 08/06/1996 4:45 PM St Kilda (R) v Essendon (R) Waverley Park 98 - 132

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 8 -0- 2 32 122.0% 1,000 820
Sydney Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 112.9% 1,110 983
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 112.9% 821 727
Essendon Reserves 4th 6 -0- 4 24 134.4% 1,153 858
Carlton Reserves 5th 6 -0- 4 24 88.2% 1,009 1,144
Melbourne Reserves 6th 5 -0- 5 20 107.5% 877 816
Geelong Reserves 7th 5 -0- 5 20 92.7% 972 1,048
Fitzroy Reserves 8th 4 -0- 6 16 103.9% 1,024 986
Collingwood Reserves 9th 4 -0- 6 16 99.9% 961 962
St Kilda Reserves 10th 4 -0- 6 16 96.3% 945 981
Footscray Reserves 11th 2 -0- 8 8 82.4% 855 1,038
Richmond Reserves 12th 2 -0- 8 8 66.7% 730 1,094

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1996 11:15 AM Essendon (R) v Collingwood (R) Windy Hill 135 - 82
SAT 15/06/1996 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Footscray (R) Kardinia Park 94 - 85
SAT 15/06/1996 11:15 AM Hawthorn (R) v Carlton (R) Waverley Park 89 - 88
SAT 15/06/1996 11:15 AM North Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) Optus Oval 104 - 77
SAT 15/06/1996 11:15 AM Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 95 - 96
SUN 16/06/1996 11:15 AM Fitzroy (R) v Melbourne (R) Whitten Oval 95 - 100

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 9 -0- 2 36 123.1% 1,104 897
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 111.7% 910 815
Essendon Reserves 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 137.0% 1,288 940
Sydney Reserves 4th 7 -0- 4 28 109.2% 1,187 1,087
Melbourne Reserves 5th 6 -0- 5 24 107.2% 977 911
Geelong Reserves 6th 6 -0- 5 24 94.1% 1,066 1,133
Carlton Reserves 7th 6 -0- 5 24 89.0% 1,097 1,233
St Kilda Reserves 8th 5 -0- 6 20 96.7% 1,041 1,076
Fitzroy Reserves 9th 4 -0- 7 16 103.0% 1,119 1,086
Collingwood Reserves 10th 4 -0- 7 16 95.1% 1,043 1,097
Footscray Reserves 11th 2 -0- 9 8 83.0% 940 1,132
Richmond Reserves 12th 2 -0- 9 8 69.3% 825 1,190

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 21/06/1996 5:15 PM Richmond (R) v Melbourne (R) MCG 122 - 81
SAT 22/06/1996 10:45 AM Collingwood (R) v Carlton (R) Punt Road Oval 58 - 98
SAT 22/06/1996 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) Kardinia Park 67 - 73
SAT 22/06/1996 11:15 AM Hawthorn (R) v Fitzroy (R) Waverley Park 83 - 134
SUN 23/06/1996 10:15 AM Sydney (R) v Footscray (R) SCG 128 - 75
SUN 23/06/1996 10:45 AM North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) Punt Road Oval 61 - 43

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 10 -0- 2 40 123.9% 1,165 940
Sydney Reserves 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 113.2% 1,315 1,162
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 104.6% 993 949
Essendon Reserves 4th 7 -0- 5 28 133.0% 1,331 1,001
Carlton Reserves 5th 7 -0- 5 28 92.6% 1,195 1,291
Melbourne Reserves 6th 6 -0- 6 24 102.4% 1,058 1,033
St Kilda Reserves 7th 6 -0- 6 24 97.5% 1,114 1,143
Geelong Reserves 8th 6 -0- 6 24 93.9% 1,133 1,206
Fitzroy Reserves 9th 5 -0- 7 20 107.2% 1,253 1,169
Collingwood Reserves 10th 4 -0- 8 16 92.1% 1,101 1,195
Richmond Reserves 11th 3 -0- 9 12 74.5% 947 1,271
Footscray Reserves 12th 2 -0- 10 8 80.6% 1,015 1,260

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 28/06/1996 5:15 PM Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 87 - 84
SAT 29/06/1996 10:45 AM Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) Punt Road Oval 108 - 25
SAT 29/06/1996 11:15 AM Carlton (R) v Sydney (R) Optus Oval 110 - 89
SAT 29/06/1996 11:15 AM Fitzroy (R) v Geelong (R) Whitten Oval 60 - 108
SAT 29/06/1996 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Melbourne (R) Waverley Park 62 - 64
SUN 30/06/1996 11:15 AM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) Whitten Oval 19 - 70

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 11 -0- 2 44 128.8% 1,235 959
Essendon Reserves 2nd 8 -0- 5 32 140.3% 1,439 1,026
Sydney Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 110.4% 1,404 1,272
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 8 -0- 5 32 96.3% 1,018 1,057
Carlton Reserves 5th 8 -0- 5 32 94.6% 1,305 1,380
Melbourne Reserves 6th 7 -0- 6 28 102.5% 1,122 1,095
Geelong Reserves 7th 7 -0- 6 28 98.0% 1,241 1,266
St Kilda Reserves 8th 6 -0- 7 24 97.4% 1,176 1,207
Fitzroy Reserves 9th 5 -0- 8 20 102.8% 1,313 1,277
Collingwood Reserves 10th 5 -0- 8 20 92.9% 1,188 1,279
Richmond Reserves 11th 3 -0- 10 12 75.9% 1,031 1,358
Footscray Reserves 12th 2 -0- 11 8 77.7% 1,034 1,330

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/07/1996 5:15 PM North Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 97 - 116
SAT 06/07/1996 10:45 AM Essendon (R) v Fitzroy (R) Windy Hill 80 - 70
SAT 06/07/1996 10:45 AM Richmond (R) v St Kilda (R) Punt Road Oval 86 - 47
SAT 06/07/1996 11:15 AM Hawthorn (R) v Collingwood (R) Waverley Park 59 - 123
SUN 07/07/1996 10:00 AM Sydney (R) v Geelong (R) SCG 175 - 77
SUN 07/07/1996 10:45 AM Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) Punt Road Oval 48 - 75

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 11 -0- 3 44 123.9% 1,332 1,075
Essendon Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 138.6% 1,519 1,096
Sydney Reserves 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 117.0% 1,579 1,349
Carlton Reserves 4th 9 -0- 5 36 96.2% 1,421 1,477
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 8 -0- 6 32 91.3% 1,077 1,180
Melbourne Reserves 6th 7 -0- 7 28 100.0% 1,170 1,170
Geelong Reserves 7th 7 -0- 7 28 91.5% 1,318 1,441
Collingwood Reserves 8th 6 -0- 8 24 98.0% 1,311 1,338
St Kilda Reserves 9th 6 -0- 8 24 94.6% 1,223 1,293
Fitzroy Reserves 10th 5 -0- 9 20 101.9% 1,383 1,357
Richmond Reserves 11th 4 -0- 10 16 79.5% 1,117 1,405
Footscray Reserves 12th 3 -0- 11 12 80.5% 1,109 1,378

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1996 11:00 AM Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) Optus Oval 46 - 82
SAT 13/07/1996 11:00 AM Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 77 - 117
SAT 13/07/1996 11:00 AM Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Kardinia Park 49 - 61
SAT 13/07/1996 11:00 AM St Kilda (R) v Sydney (R) Moorabbin Oval 77 - 89
SUN 14/07/1996 11:00 AM Footscray (R) v Fitzroy (R) Whitten Oval 103 - 95
SUN 14/07/1996 11:00 AM Richmond (R) v Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 32 - 78

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 12 -0- 3 48 125.8% 1,449 1,152
Essendon Reserves 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 140.2% 1,601 1,142
Sydney Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 117.0% 1,668 1,426
Carlton Reserves 4th 9 -0- 6 36 94.1% 1,467 1,559
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 9 -0- 6 36 92.6% 1,138 1,229
Melbourne Reserves 6th 8 -0- 7 32 103.8% 1,248 1,202
Geelong Reserves 7th 7 -0- 8 28 91.0% 1,367 1,502
Collingwood Reserves 8th 6 -0- 9 24 95.4% 1,388 1,455
St Kilda Reserves 9th 6 -0- 9 24 94.1% 1,300 1,382
Fitzroy Reserves 10th 5 -0- 10 20 101.2% 1,478 1,460
Footscray Reserves 11th 4 -0- 11 16 82.3% 1,212 1,473
Richmond Reserves 12th 4 -0- 11 16 77.5% 1,149 1,483

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/07/1996 5:15 PM North Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 114 - 50
SAT 20/07/1996 10:45 AM Richmond (R) v Essendon (R) Punt Road Oval 68 - 56
SAT 20/07/1996 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Melbourne (R) Kardinia Park 68 - 29
SAT 20/07/1996 4:45 PM Hawthorn (R) v Carlton (R) Waverley Park 119 - 60
SUN 21/07/1996 10:00 AM Sydney (R) v Footscray (R) SCG 164 - 57
SUN 21/07/1996 11:15 AM Collingwood (R) v Fitzroy (R) Victoria Park 99 - 75

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 13 -0- 3 52 130.0% 1,563 1,202
Sydney Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 123.5% 1,832 1,483
Essendon Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 136.9% 1,657 1,210
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 10 -0- 6 40 97.5% 1,257 1,289
Carlton Reserves 5th 9 -0- 7 36 91.0% 1,527 1,678
Melbourne Reserves 6th 8 -0- 8 32 100.6% 1,277 1,270
Geelong Reserves 7th 8 -0- 8 32 93.7% 1,435 1,531
Collingwood Reserves 8th 7 -0- 9 28 97.2% 1,487 1,530
St Kilda Reserves 9th 6 -0- 10 24 90.2% 1,350 1,496
Fitzroy Reserves 10th 5 -0- 11 20 99.6% 1,553 1,559
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 11 20 79.1% 1,217 1,539
Footscray Reserves 12th 4 -0- 12 16 77.5% 1,269 1,637

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 26/07/1996 5:15 PM Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 82 - 95
SAT 27/07/1996 10:45 AM Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) Punt Road Oval 80 - 87
SAT 27/07/1996 11:15 AM Fitzroy (R) v Sydney (R) Whitten Oval 76 - 100
SAT 27/07/1996 11:15 AM Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) Optus Oval 56 - 96
SAT 27/07/1996 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Geelong (R) Waverley Park 72 - 70
SUN 28/07/1996 10:30 AM Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) Victoria Park 71 - 62

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 14 -0- 3 56 129.1% 1,658 1,284
Sydney Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 123.9% 1,932 1,559
Essendon Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 135.2% 1,744 1,290
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 11 -0- 6 44 100.6% 1,353 1,345
Carlton Reserves 5th 9 -0- 8 36 91.0% 1,607 1,765
Melbourne Reserves 6th 8 -0- 9 32 99.6% 1,359 1,365
Collingwood Reserves 7th 8 -0- 9 32 97.9% 1,558 1,592
Geelong Reserves 8th 8 -0- 9 32 93.9% 1,505 1,603
St Kilda Reserves 9th 7 -0- 10 28 90.8% 1,422 1,566
Fitzroy Reserves 10th 5 -0- 12 20 98.2% 1,629 1,659
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -0- 12 20 77.9% 1,273 1,635
Footscray Reserves 12th 4 -0- 13 16 77.9% 1,331 1,708

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 02/08/1996 5:15 PM North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) MCG 123 - 70
SAT 03/08/1996 10:50 AM Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) Kardinia Park 120 - 65
SAT 03/08/1996 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Collingwood (R) Waverley Park 77 - 95
SUN 04/08/1996 10:00 AM Sydney (R) v Melbourne (R) SCG 152 - 22
SUN 04/08/1996 11:15 AM Carlton (R) v Richmond (R) Optus Oval 120 - 107
SUN 04/08/1996 12:00 PM Fitzroy (R) v Footscray (R) Whitten Oval 48 - 100

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 15 -0- 3 60 131.5% 1,781 1,354
Sydney Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 131.8% 2,084 1,581
Essendon Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 128.3% 1,809 1,410
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 11 -0- 7 44 96.9% 1,423 1,468
Carlton Reserves 5th 10 -0- 8 40 92.3% 1,727 1,872
Collingwood Reserves 6th 9 -0- 9 36 99.0% 1,653 1,669
Geelong Reserves 7th 9 -0- 9 36 97.4% 1,625 1,668
Melbourne Reserves 8th 8 -0- 10 32 91.0% 1,381 1,517
St Kilda Reserves 9th 7 -0- 11 28 90.2% 1,499 1,661
Fitzroy Reserves 10th 5 -0- 13 20 95.3% 1,677 1,759
Footscray Reserves 11th 5 -0- 13 20 81.5% 1,431 1,756
Richmond Reserves 12th 5 -0- 13 20 78.6% 1,380 1,755

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1996 10:00 AM St Kilda (R) v Fitzroy (R) Moorabbin Oval 97 - 82
SAT 10/08/1996 10:45 AM Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) Punt Road Oval 78 - 132
SAT 10/08/1996 11:15 AM Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) Optus Oval 91 - 66
SAT 10/08/1996 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Collingwood (R) Kardinia Park 109 - 68
SAT 10/08/1996 4:45 PM Hawthorn (R) v Footscray (R) Waverley Park 61 - 155
SUN 11/08/1996 11:00 AM Sydney (R) v Richmond (R) SCG 162 - 54

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 15 -0- 4 60 127.8% 1,847 1,445
Sydney Reserves 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 137.4% 2,246 1,635
Essendon Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 128.7% 1,900 1,476
Carlton Reserves 4th 11 -0- 8 44 95.3% 1,859 1,950
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 11 -0- 8 44 91.4% 1,484 1,623
Geelong Reserves 6th 10 -0- 9 40 99.9% 1,734 1,736
Collingwood Reserves 7th 9 -0- 10 36 96.8% 1,721 1,778
St Kilda Reserves 8th 8 -0- 11 32 91.6% 1,596 1,743
Melbourne Reserves 9th 8 -0- 11 32 88.5% 1,459 1,649
Footscray Reserves 10th 6 -0- 13 24 87.3% 1,586 1,817
Fitzroy Reserves 11th 5 -0- 14 20 94.8% 1,759 1,856
Richmond Reserves 12th 5 -0- 14 20 74.8% 1,434 1,917

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 16/08/1996 5:15 PM Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 44 - 142
SAT 17/08/1996 10:45 AM Richmond (R) v Geelong (R) Punt Road Oval 80 - 80
SAT 17/08/1996 11:15 AM Carlton (R) v Fitzroy (R) Optus Oval 77 - 63
SAT 17/08/1996 11:15 AM Hawthorn (R) v Sydney (R) Waverley Park 59 - 146
SUN 18/08/1996 10:45 AM Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) Punt Road Oval 27 - 191
SUN 18/08/1996 11:15 AM Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) Optus Oval 83 - 90

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 16 -0- 4 64 133.6% 1,989 1,489
Sydney Reserves 2nd 15 -0- 5 60 141.2% 2,392 1,694
Essendon Reserves 3rd 13 -0- 7 52 139.1% 2,091 1,503
Carlton Reserves 4th 12 -0- 8 48 96.2% 1,936 2,013
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 11 -0- 9 44 87.2% 1,543 1,769
Geelong Reserves 6th 10 -1- 9 42 99.9% 1,814 1,816
St Kilda Reserves 7th 9 -0- 11 36 92.3% 1,686 1,826
Collingwood Reserves 8th 9 -0- 11 36 88.8% 1,748 1,969
Melbourne Reserves 9th 8 -0- 12 32 83.9% 1,503 1,791
Footscray Reserves 10th 6 -0- 14 24 87.5% 1,669 1,907
Richmond Reserves 11th 5 -1- 14 22 75.8% 1,514 1,997
Fitzroy Reserves 12th 5 -0- 15 20 94.3% 1,822 1,933

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 23/08/1996 5:15 PM North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 105 - 88
SAT 24/08/1996 10:45 AM Essendon (R) v Sydney (R) Punt Road Oval 96 - 139
SAT 24/08/1996 11:15 AM Carlton (R) v Footscray (R) Optus Oval 67 - 103
SAT 24/08/1996 11:15 AM Collingwood (R) v Melbourne (R) Victoria Park 74 - 76
SAT 24/08/1996 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Hawthorn (R) Waverley Park 89 - 97
SUN 25/08/1996 11:05 AM Richmond (R) v Fitzroy (R) MCG 75 - 135

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 17 -0- 4 68 132.8% 2,094 1,577
Sydney Reserves 2nd 16 -0- 5 64 141.4% 2,531 1,790
Essendon Reserves 3rd 13 -0- 8 52 133.2% 2,187 1,642
Carlton Reserves 4th 12 -0- 9 48 94.7% 2,003 2,116
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 12 -0- 9 48 88.3% 1,640 1,858
Geelong Reserves 6th 10 -1- 10 42 99.0% 1,902 1,921
St Kilda Reserves 7th 9 -0- 12 36 92.3% 1,775 1,923
Collingwood Reserves 8th 9 -0- 12 36 89.1% 1,822 2,045
Melbourne Reserves 9th 9 -0- 12 36 84.7% 1,579 1,865
Footscray Reserves 10th 7 -0- 14 28 89.8% 1,772 1,974
Fitzroy Reserves 11th 6 -0- 15 24 97.5% 1,957 2,008
Richmond Reserves 12th 5 -1- 15 22 74.5% 1,589 2,132

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 30/08/1996 5:15 PM Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) MCG 121 - 104
SAT 31/08/1996 11:15 AM Collingwood (R) v Sydney (R) Victoria Park 53 - 157
SAT 31/08/1996 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) Kardinia Park 75 - 106
SAT 31/08/1996 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Fitzroy (R) Waverley Park 63 - 108
SAT 31/08/1996 4:45 PM Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) MCG 119 - 68
SUN 01/09/1996 10:45 AM Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 50 - 162

Round 22 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Reserves 1st 18 -0- 4 72 138.7% 2,256 1,627
Sydney Reserves 2nd 17 -0- 5 68 145.8% 2,688 1,843
Essendon Reserves 3rd 14 -0- 8 56 132.2% 2,308 1,746
Carlton Reserves 4th 13 -0- 9 52 96.3% 2,109 2,191
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 12 -0- 10 48 86.4% 1,708 1,977
Geelong Reserves 6th 10 -1- 11 42 97.5% 1,977 2,027
Melbourne Reserves 7th 10 -0- 12 40 87.8% 1,698 1,933
St Kilda Reserves 8th 9 -0- 13 36 90.5% 1,838 2,031
Collingwood Reserves 9th 9 -0- 13 36 85.1% 1,875 2,202
Fitzroy Reserves 10th 7 -0- 15 28 99.7% 2,065 2,071
Footscray Reserves 11th 7 -0- 15 28 89.5% 1,876 2,095
Richmond Reserves 12th 5 -1- 16 22 71.4% 1,639 2,294

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 08/09/1996 11:00 AM Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) Optus Oval 135 - 77
SUN 08/09/1996 11:35 AM Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 92 - 72

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1996 5:05 PM North Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) SCG 141 - 112

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1996 11:15 AM North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 50 - 119
SUN 15/09/1996 2:00 PM Sydney (R) v Carlton (R) Optus Oval 126 - 84

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1996 11:35 AM North Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) MCG 83 - 69

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1996 11:05 AM Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 52 - 156