1996 SANFL Season

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

It featured twenty-three rounds. Each team received three byes. Central District were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the McIntyre Final Five system. Port Adelaide were the premiers, with Stephen Williams as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1996 SANFL Season
Teams: 9
Rounds: 23
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Matches: 96

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Central District Elizabeth Oval Stephen Wright
Glenelg Glenelg Oval Tony Symonds
North Adelaide Prospect Oval Michael Flynn
Norwood Norwood Oval Peter Rohde
Port Adelaide Alberton Oval John Cahill Stephen Williams
South Adelaide Noarlunga Oval Ken Sheldon Shane Butler
Sturt Adelaide Oval Phil Carman
West Adelaide Richmond Oval Michael Taylor
Woodville-West Torrens Woodville Oval Bruce Winter

Season Results

Premiers: Port Adelaide
Runners-Up: Central District
Minor Premiers: Central District

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Central District 1st 15 -0- 5 30 60.0% 1,970 1,315 295 200 194 151
Norwood 2nd 15 -0- 5 30 56.2% 1,773 1,381 257 231 198 193
Port Adelaide 3rd 13 -0- 7 26 56.4% 1,928 1,491 284 224 219 177
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 12 -0- 8 24 52.0% 1,627 1,504 230 247 218 196
West Adelaide 5th 10 -0- 10 20 52.6% 1,632 1,472 239 198 208 224
North Adelaide 6th 8 -0- 12 16 46.7% 1,521 1,734 225 171 252 222
Glenelg 7th 7 -0- 13 14 45.1% 1,487 1,812 214 203 264 228
South Adelaide 8th 6 -0- 14 12 43.4% 1,449 1,891 203 231 274 247
Sturt 9th 4 -0- 16 8 38.8% 1,360 2,147 198 172 318 239

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Port Adelaide 1st Premiers
Central District 2nd Runners-Up
Norwood 3rd Defeated by Port Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
Woodville-West Torrens 4th Defeated by Norwood (Semi Final)
West Adelaide 5th Defeated by Woodville-West Torrens (Elimination Final)
North Adelaide 6th Did not qualify for finals
Glenelg 7th Did not qualify for finals
South Adelaide 8th Did not qualify for finals
Sturt 9th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/03/1996 2:10 PM Central District v Norwood Football Park 87 - 96
SAT 30/03/1996 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Sturt Noarlunga Oval 105 - 52
SAT 30/03/1996 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Richmond Oval 51 - 70

Round 1 Byes: Glenelg, North Adelaide, Port Adelaide

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Adelaide 1st 1 -0- 0 2 66.9% 105 52
Woodville-West Torrens 2nd 1 -0- 0 2 57.9% 70 51
Norwood 3rd 1 -0- 0 2 52.5% 96 87
Glenelg 4th 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
North Adelaide 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
Port Adelaide 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
Central District 7th 0 -0- 1 0 47.5% 87 96
West Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 1 0 42.1% 51 70
Sturt 9th 0 -0- 1 0 33.1% 52 105

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/04/1996 2:10 PM Glenelg v Sturt Glenelg Oval 85 - 50
SAT 06/04/1996 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Adelaide Prospect Oval 63 - 61
SAT 06/04/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v South Adelaide Norwood Oval 79 - 56
SAT 06/04/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Central District Football Park 30 - 57

Round 2 Bye: Woodville-West Torrens

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood 1st 2 -0- 0 4 55.0% 175 143
Glenelg 2nd 1 -0- 0 2 63.0% 85 50
Woodville-West Torrens 3rd 1 -0- 0 2 57.9% 70 51
South Adelaide 4th 1 -0- 1 2 55.1% 161 131
Central District 5th 1 -0- 1 2 53.3% 144 126
North Adelaide 6th 1 -0- 0 2 50.8% 63 61
West Adelaide 7th 0 -0- 2 0 45.7% 112 133
Sturt 8th 0 -0- 2 0 34.9% 102 190
Port Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 1 0 34.5% 30 57

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/04/1996 2:10 PM Central District v North Adelaide Elizabeth Oval 105 - 101
SAT 13/04/1996 2:10 PM Glenelg v Norwood Glenelg Oval 106 - 74
SAT 13/04/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Alberton Oval 57 - 52
SAT 13/04/1996 2:10 PM Sturt v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 85 - 78

Round 3 Bye: South Adelaide

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Glenelg 1st 2 -0- 0 4 60.6% 191 124
Central District 2nd 2 -0- 1 4 52.3% 249 227
Norwood 3rd 2 -0- 1 4 50.0% 249 249
South Adelaide 4th 1 -0- 1 2 55.1% 161 131
Woodville-West Torrens 5th 1 -0- 1 2 53.0% 122 108
North Adelaide 6th 1 -0- 1 2 49.7% 164 166
Port Adelaide 7th 1 -0- 1 2 44.4% 87 109
Sturt 8th 1 -0- 2 2 41.1% 187 268
West Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 3 0 46.6% 190 218

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1996 2:10 PM Central District v West Adelaide Football Park 107 - 64
SAT 20/04/1996 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Norwood Prospect Oval 102 - 85
SAT 20/04/1996 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Port Adelaide Noarlunga Oval 73 - 137
SAT 20/04/1996 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Glenelg Woodville Oval 102 - 77

Round 4 Bye: Sturt

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 3 -0- 1 6 55.0% 356 291
Port Adelaide 2nd 2 -0- 1 4 55.2% 224 182
Woodville-West Torrens 3rd 2 -0- 1 4 54.8% 224 185
Glenelg 4th 2 -0- 1 4 54.3% 268 226
North Adelaide 5th 2 -0- 1 4 51.5% 266 251
Norwood 6th 2 -0- 2 4 48.8% 334 351
South Adelaide 7th 1 -0- 2 2 46.6% 234 268
Sturt 8th 1 -0- 2 2 41.1% 187 268
West Adelaide 9th 0 -0- 4 0 43.9% 254 325

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 25/04/1996 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Adelaide Oval 122 - 83
THU 25/04/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Adelaide Football Park 76 - 98
SAT 27/04/1996 2:10 PM Central District v Sturt Elizabeth Oval 151 - 35
SAT 27/04/1996 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Glenelg Noarlunga Oval 74 - 94

Round 5 Bye: Norwood

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 4 -0- 1 8 60.9% 507 326
Glenelg 2nd 3 -0- 1 6 54.7% 362 300
North Adelaide 3rd 3 -0- 1 6 53.7% 388 334
Port Adelaide 4th 2 -0- 2 4 51.7% 300 280
Woodville-West Torrens 5th 2 -0- 2 4 50.0% 307 307
Norwood 6th 2 -0- 2 4 48.8% 334 351
West Adelaide 7th 1 -0- 4 2 46.7% 352 401
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 3 2 46.0% 308 362
Sturt 9th 1 -0- 3 2 34.6% 222 419

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1996 2:10 PM Central District v Glenelg Elizabeth Oval 122 - 51
SAT 04/05/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Norwood Alberton Oval 148 - 60
SAT 04/05/1996 2:10 PM Sturt v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 96 - 87
SAT 04/05/1996 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v South Adelaide Woodville Oval 100 - 68

Round 6 Bye: West Adelaide

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 5 -0- 1 10 62.5% 629 377
Port Adelaide 2nd 3 -0- 2 6 56.9% 448 340
North Adelaide 3rd 3 -0- 2 6 52.5% 475 430
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 3 -0- 2 6 52.0% 407 375
Glenelg 5th 3 -0- 2 6 49.5% 413 422
Norwood 6th 2 -0- 3 4 44.1% 394 499
Sturt 7th 2 -0- 3 4 38.6% 318 506
West Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 4 2 46.7% 352 401
South Adelaide 9th 1 -0- 4 2 44.9% 376 462

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v Woodville-West Torrens Norwood Oval 101 - 53
SAT 11/05/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Sturt Alberton Oval 101 - 52
SAT 11/05/1996 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Glenelg Richmond Oval 83 - 56
SUN 12/05/1996 2:10 PM North Adelaide v South Adelaide Football Park 61 - 116

Round 7 Bye: Central District

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 5 -0- 1 10 62.5% 629 377
Port Adelaide 2nd 4 -0- 2 8 58.3% 549 392
North Adelaide 3rd 3 -0- 3 6 49.5% 536 546
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 3 -0- 3 6 49.1% 460 476
Glenelg 5th 3 -0- 3 6 48.2% 469 505
Norwood 6th 3 -0- 3 6 47.3% 495 552
West Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 4 4 48.8% 435 457
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 4 4 48.5% 492 523
Sturt 9th 2 -0- 4 4 37.9% 370 607

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1996 2:10 PM Central District v South Adelaide Adelaide Oval 183 - 103
SAT 18/05/1996 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Port Adelaide Prospect Oval 73 - 91
SAT 18/05/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v West Adelaide Norwood Oval 88 - 71
SAT 18/05/1996 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Sturt Woodville Oval 136 - 56

Round 8 Bye: Glenelg

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 6 -0- 1 12 62.8% 812 480
Port Adelaide 2nd 5 -0- 2 10 57.9% 640 465
Woodville-West Torrens 3rd 4 -0- 3 8 52.8% 596 532
Norwood 4th 4 -0- 3 8 48.3% 583 623
North Adelaide 5th 3 -0- 4 6 48.9% 609 637
Glenelg 6th 3 -0- 3 6 48.2% 469 505
West Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 5 4 48.1% 506 545
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 5 4 45.7% 595 706
Sturt 9th 2 -0- 5 4 36.4% 426 743

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1996 2:10 PM Central District v Woodville-West Torrens Elizabeth Oval 106 - 36
SAT 25/05/1996 2:10 PM Glenelg v Port Adelaide Glenelg Oval 88 - 128
SAT 25/05/1996 2:10 PM Sturt v Norwood Adelaide Oval 81 - 119
SAT 25/05/1996 2:10 PM West Adelaide v South Adelaide Richmond Oval 98 - 89

Round 9 Bye: North Adelaide

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 7 -0- 1 14 64.0% 918 516
Port Adelaide 2nd 6 -0- 2 12 58.1% 768 553
Norwood 3rd 5 -0- 3 10 49.9% 702 704
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 4 -0- 4 8 49.8% 632 638
North Adelaide 5th 3 -0- 4 6 48.9% 609 637
West Adelaide 6th 3 -0- 5 6 48.8% 604 634
Glenelg 7th 3 -0- 4 6 46.8% 557 633
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 6 4 46.0% 684 804
Sturt 9th 2 -0- 6 4 37.0% 507 862

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1996 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Glenelg Prospect Oval 96 - 67
SAT 01/06/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v Central District Norwood Oval 74 - 46
SAT 01/06/1996 2:10 PM Sturt v South Adelaide Adelaide Oval 118 - 77
SAT 01/06/1996 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v West Adelaide Woodville Oval 47 - 83

Round 10 Bye: Port Adelaide

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 7 -0- 2 14 62.0% 964 590
Port Adelaide 2nd 6 -0- 2 12 58.1% 768 553
Norwood 3rd 6 -0- 3 12 50.9% 776 750
West Adelaide 4th 4 -0- 5 8 50.2% 687 681
North Adelaide 5th 4 -0- 4 8 50.0% 705 704
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 4 -0- 5 8 48.5% 679 721
Glenelg 7th 3 -0- 5 6 46.1% 624 729
Sturt 8th 3 -0- 6 6 40.0% 625 939
South Adelaide 9th 2 -0- 7 4 45.2% 761 922

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Central District Alberton Oval 75 - 96
SAT 08/06/1996 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Norwood Noarlunga Oval 92 - 145
SAT 08/06/1996 2:10 PM West Adelaide v North Adelaide Richmond Oval 114 - 66
SUN 09/06/1996 2:10 PM Glenelg v Sturt Football Park 131 - 80

Round 11 Bye: Woodville-West Torrens

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 8 -0- 2 16 61.4% 1,060 665
Norwood 2nd 7 -0- 3 14 52.2% 921 842
Port Adelaide 3rd 6 -0- 3 12 56.5% 843 649
West Adelaide 4th 5 -0- 5 10 51.7% 801 747
North Adelaide 5th 4 -0- 5 8 48.5% 771 818
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 4 -0- 5 8 48.5% 679 721
Glenelg 7th 4 -0- 5 8 48.3% 755 809
Sturt 8th 3 -0- 7 6 39.7% 705 1,070
South Adelaide 9th 2 -0- 8 4 44.4% 853 1,067

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1996 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Central District Prospect Oval 94 - 72
SAT 15/06/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v Glenelg Norwood Oval 64 - 65
SAT 15/06/1996 2:10 PM Sturt v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 83 - 128
SAT 15/06/1996 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Port Adelaide Football Park 91 - 70

Round 12 Bye: South Adelaide

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 8 -0- 3 16 59.9% 1,132 759
Norwood 2nd 7 -0- 4 14 52.1% 985 907
Port Adelaide 3rd 6 -0- 4 12 55.2% 913 740
West Adelaide 4th 6 -0- 5 12 52.8% 929 830
North Adelaide 5th 5 -0- 5 10 49.3% 865 890
Woodville-West Torrens 6th 5 -0- 5 10 49.3% 770 791
Glenelg 7th 5 -0- 5 10 48.4% 820 873
Sturt 8th 3 -0- 8 6 39.7% 788 1,198
South Adelaide 9th 2 -0- 8 4 44.4% 853 1,067

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1996 2:10 PM Glenelg v Woodville-West Torrens Glenelg Oval 68 - 87
SAT 22/06/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v North Adelaide Football Park 55 - 31
SAT 22/06/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v South Adelaide Alberton Oval 126 - 55
SAT 22/06/1996 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Central District Richmond Oval 73 - 82

Round 13 Bye: Sturt

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 9 -0- 3 18 59.3% 1,214 832
Norwood 2nd 8 -0- 4 16 52.6% 1,040 938
Port Adelaide 3rd 7 -0- 4 14 56.7% 1,039 795
West Adelaide 4th 6 -0- 6 12 52.4% 1,002 912
Woodville-West Torrens 5th 6 -0- 5 12 49.9% 857 859
North Adelaide 6th 5 -0- 6 10 48.7% 896 945
Glenelg 7th 5 -0- 6 10 48.1% 888 960
Sturt 8th 3 -0- 8 6 39.7% 788 1,198
South Adelaide 9th 2 -0- 9 4 43.2% 908 1,193

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1996 2:10 PM Central District v Sturt Elizabeth Oval 108 - 54
SAT 06/07/1996 2:10 PM Glenelg v South Adelaide Glenelg Oval 109 - 25
SAT 06/07/1996 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Football Park 46 - 57
SAT 06/07/1996 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Port Adelaide Richmond Oval 48 - 103

Round 14 Bye: Norwood

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 10 -0- 3 20 59.9% 1,322 886
Port Adelaide 2nd 8 -0- 4 16 57.5% 1,142 843
Norwood 3rd 8 -0- 4 16 52.6% 1,040 938
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 7 -0- 5 14 50.2% 914 905
West Adelaide 5th 6 -0- 7 12 50.8% 1,050 1,015
Glenelg 6th 6 -0- 6 12 50.3% 997 985
North Adelaide 7th 5 -0- 7 10 48.5% 942 1,002
Sturt 8th 3 -0- 9 6 39.2% 842 1,306
South Adelaide 9th 2 -0- 10 4 41.7% 933 1,302

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1996 2:10 PM Central District v Glenelg Football Park 79 - 48
SAT 13/07/1996 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Sturt Prospect Oval 89 - 40
SAT 13/07/1996 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Noarlunga Oval 53 - 82
SUN 14/07/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v Port Adelaide Norwood Oval 137 - 63

Round 15 Bye: West Adelaide

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 11 -0- 3 22 60.0% 1,401 934
Norwood 2nd 9 -0- 4 18 54.0% 1,177 1,001
Port Adelaide 3rd 8 -0- 5 16 55.1% 1,205 980
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 8 -0- 5 16 51.0% 996 958
West Adelaide 5th 6 -0- 7 12 50.8% 1,050 1,015
North Adelaide 6th 6 -0- 7 12 49.7% 1,031 1,042
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 7 12 49.5% 1,045 1,064
Sturt 8th 3 -0- 10 6 38.7% 882 1,395
South Adelaide 9th 2 -0- 11 4 41.6% 986 1,384

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1996 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Adelaide Glenelg Oval 63 - 100
SAT 20/07/1996 2:10 PM South Adelaide v North Adelaide Noarlunga Oval 67 - 39
SAT 20/07/1996 2:10 PM Sturt v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 58 - 98
SAT 20/07/1996 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Norwood Woodville Oval 75 - 44

Round 16 Bye: Central District

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 11 -0- 3 22 60.0% 1,401 934
Port Adelaide 2nd 9 -0- 5 18 55.7% 1,303 1,038
Norwood 3rd 9 -0- 5 18 53.2% 1,221 1,076
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 9 -0- 5 18 51.7% 1,071 1,002
West Adelaide 5th 7 -0- 7 14 51.6% 1,150 1,078
North Adelaide 6th 6 -0- 8 12 49.1% 1,070 1,109
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 8 12 48.8% 1,108 1,164
South Adelaide 8th 3 -0- 11 6 42.5% 1,053 1,423
Sturt 9th 3 -0- 11 6 38.6% 940 1,493

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v North Adelaide Alberton Oval 90 - 92
SAT 27/07/1996 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Central District Adelaide Oval 78 - 62
SAT 27/07/1996 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Norwood Richmond Oval 52 - 82
SAT 27/07/1996 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Sturt Woodville Oval 160 - 85

Round 17 Bye: Glenelg

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 11 -0- 4 22 59.1% 1,463 1,012
Norwood 2nd 10 -0- 5 20 53.6% 1,303 1,128
Woodville-West Torrens 3rd 10 -0- 5 20 53.1% 1,231 1,087
Port Adelaide 4th 9 -0- 6 18 55.2% 1,393 1,130
West Adelaide 5th 7 -0- 8 14 50.9% 1,202 1,160
North Adelaide 6th 7 -0- 8 14 49.2% 1,162 1,199
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 8 12 48.8% 1,108 1,164
South Adelaide 8th 4 -0- 11 8 43.2% 1,131 1,485
Sturt 9th 3 -0- 12 6 38.3% 1,025 1,653

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v Sturt Norwood Oval 112 - 37
SAT 03/08/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Glenelg Alberton Oval 120 - 36
SAT 03/08/1996 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Adelaide Noarlunga Oval 30 - 62
SAT 03/08/1996 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Central District Woodville Oval 38 - 73

Round 18 Bye: North Adelaide

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 12 -0- 4 24 59.4% 1,536 1,050
Norwood 2nd 11 -0- 5 22 54.8% 1,415 1,165
Port Adelaide 3rd 10 -0- 6 20 56.5% 1,513 1,166
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 10 -0- 6 20 52.2% 1,269 1,160
West Adelaide 5th 8 -0- 8 16 51.5% 1,264 1,190
North Adelaide 6th 7 -0- 8 14 49.2% 1,162 1,199
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 9 12 47.1% 1,144 1,284
South Adelaide 8th 4 -0- 12 8 42.9% 1,161 1,547
Sturt 9th 3 -0- 13 6 37.6% 1,062 1,765

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1996 2:10 PM Glenelg v North Adelaide Glenelg Oval 61 - 150
SAT 10/08/1996 2:10 PM Sturt v South Adelaide Strathalbyn Oval 66 - 100
SAT 10/08/1996 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Richmond Oval 71 - 97
SUN 11/08/1996 2:10 PM Central District v Norwood Elizabeth Oval 73 - 74

Round 19 Bye: Port Adelaide

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 12 -0- 5 24 58.9% 1,609 1,124
Norwood 2nd 12 -0- 5 24 54.6% 1,489 1,238
Woodville-West Torrens 3rd 11 -0- 6 22 52.6% 1,366 1,231
Port Adelaide 4th 10 -0- 6 20 56.5% 1,513 1,166
North Adelaide 5th 8 -0- 8 16 51.0% 1,312 1,260
West Adelaide 6th 8 -0- 9 16 50.9% 1,335 1,287
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 10 12 45.7% 1,205 1,434
South Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 12 10 43.9% 1,261 1,613
Sturt 9th 3 -0- 14 6 37.7% 1,128 1,865

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1996 2:10 PM Central District v Port Adelaide Elizabeth Oval 94 - 84
SAT 17/08/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v South Adelaide Football Park 101 - 22
SAT 17/08/1996 2:10 PM Sturt v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 121 - 70
SAT 17/08/1996 2:10 PM West Adelaide v North Adelaide Richmond Oval 118 - 54

Round 20 Bye: Woodville-West Torrens

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 13 -0- 5 26 58.5% 1,703 1,208
Norwood 2nd 13 -0- 5 26 55.8% 1,590 1,260
Woodville-West Torrens 3rd 11 -0- 6 22 52.6% 1,366 1,231
Port Adelaide 4th 10 -0- 7 20 55.9% 1,597 1,260
West Adelaide 5th 9 -0- 9 18 52.0% 1,453 1,341
North Adelaide 6th 8 -0- 9 16 49.8% 1,366 1,378
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 11 12 45.1% 1,275 1,555
South Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 13 10 42.8% 1,283 1,714
Sturt 9th 4 -0- 14 8 39.2% 1,249 1,935

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1996 2:10 PM Central District v North Adelaide Elizabeth Oval 147 - 31
SAT 24/08/1996 2:10 PM Glenelg v Norwood Football Park 58 - 94
SAT 24/08/1996 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Sturt Richmond Oval 92 - 35
SAT 24/08/1996 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v Port Adelaide Woodville Oval 77 - 110

Round 21 Bye: South Adelaide

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 14 -0- 5 28 59.9% 1,850 1,239
Norwood 2nd 14 -0- 5 28 56.1% 1,684 1,318
Port Adelaide 3rd 11 -0- 7 22 56.1% 1,707 1,337
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 11 -0- 7 22 51.8% 1,443 1,341
West Adelaide 5th 10 -0- 9 20 52.9% 1,545 1,376
North Adelaide 6th 8 -0- 10 16 47.8% 1,397 1,525
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 12 12 44.7% 1,333 1,649
South Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 13 10 42.8% 1,283 1,714
Sturt 9th 4 -0- 15 8 38.8% 1,284 2,027

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1996 2:10 PM Glenelg v Woodville-West Torrens Glenelg Oval 102 - 64
SAT 31/08/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v South Adelaide Alberton Oval 125 - 67
SUN 01/09/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v North Adelaide Norwood Oval 89 - 63

Round 22 Byes: Central District, Sturt, West Adelaide

Round 22 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood 1st 15 -0- 5 30 56.2% 1,773 1,381
Central District 2nd 14 -0- 5 28 59.9% 1,850 1,239
Port Adelaide 3rd 12 -0- 7 24 56.6% 1,832 1,404
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 11 -0- 8 22 51.1% 1,507 1,443
West Adelaide 5th 10 -0- 9 20 52.9% 1,545 1,376
North Adelaide 6th 8 -0- 11 16 47.5% 1,460 1,614
Glenelg 7th 7 -0- 12 14 45.6% 1,435 1,713
South Adelaide 8th 5 -0- 14 10 42.3% 1,350 1,839
Sturt 9th 4 -0- 15 8 38.8% 1,284 2,027

Round 23

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1996 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Prospect Oval 61 - 120
SAT 07/09/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Adelaide Football Park 96 - 87
SAT 07/09/1996 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Glenelg Noarlunga Oval 99 - 52
SAT 07/09/1996 2:10 PM Sturt v Central District Adelaide Oval 76 - 120

Round 23 Bye: Norwood

Round 23 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Central District 1st 15 -0- 5 30 60.0% 1,970 1,315
Norwood 2nd 15 -0- 5 30 56.2% 1,773 1,381
Port Adelaide 3rd 13 -0- 7 26 56.4% 1,928 1,491
Woodville-West Torrens 4th 12 -0- 8 24 52.0% 1,627 1,504
West Adelaide 5th 10 -0- 10 20 52.6% 1,632 1,472
North Adelaide 6th 8 -0- 12 16 46.7% 1,521 1,734
Glenelg 7th 7 -0- 13 14 45.1% 1,487 1,812
South Adelaide 8th 6 -0- 14 12 43.4% 1,449 1,891
Sturt 9th 4 -0- 16 8 38.8% 1,360 2,147

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 15/09/1996 2:10 PM Woodville-West Torrens v West Adelaide Football Park 127 - 62 31,245

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 15/09/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v Port Adelaide Football Park 65 - 78 31,245

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 22/09/1996 2:10 PM Central District v Port Adelaide Football Park 87 - 63 31,604
SUN 22/09/1996 2:10 PM Norwood v Woodville-West Torrens Football Park 80 - 36 31,604

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 29/09/1996 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Norwood Football Park 66 - 62 18,338

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 06/10/1996 2:10 PM Central District v Port Adelaide Football Park 44 - 80 46,210