1996 AFL season

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1996 AFL premiership season
Teams16
Premiers North Melbourne
3rd premiership
Minor premiers Sydney
7th minor premiership
Pre-season cup St Kilda
1st pre-season cup win
Brownlow Medallist James Hird (Essendon)
Michael Voss (Brisbane Bears)
Coleman Medallist Tony Lockett (Sydney)
Attendance
Matches played185
Total attendance5,694,921 (30,783 per match)
Highest93,102 (Grand Final, North Melbourne vs. Sydney)
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The 1996 AFL season was the 100th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs and ran from 29 March until 28 September. It comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs, as well as several celebrations of the league's centenary.

Contents

The premiership was won by the North Melbourne Football Club for the third time, after it defeated Sydney by 43 points in the 1996 AFL Grand Final.

AFL Draft

See 1996 AFL Draft.

Lightning Premiership

In the 1996 AFL Lightning Premiership final, Essendon defeated the Brisbane Bears 6.2 (38) to 2.9 (21) at Waverley Park.

Ansett Australia Cup

In the 1996 Ansett Australia Cup final, St Kilda defeated Carlton 20.10 (130) to 10.12 (72) at Waverley Park.

Premiership season

Round 1

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Melbourne 8.8 (56) Geelong 27.21 (183) MCG 46,832Friday, 29 March
Richmond 15.14 (104) Essendon 19.8 (122) MCG 52,271Saturday, 30 March
St Kilda 12.13 (85) North Melbourne 15.19 (109) Waverley Park 23,434Saturday, 30 March
Fitzroy 11.5 (71) Hawthorn 13.14 (92) Whitten Oval 10,239Saturday, 30 March
Brisbane Bears 21.15 (141) Footscray 7.12 (54) Gabba 14,222Saturday, 30 March
Carlton 16.13 (109) Collingwood 12.15 (87) MCG 70,152Sunday, 31 March
Fremantle 6.9 (45) West Coast 9.13 (67) Subiaco Oval 33,041Sunday, 31 March
Adelaide 20.10 (130) Sydney 6.4 (40) Football Park 40,665Sunday, 31 March

Round 2

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
North Melbourne 26.12 (168) Footscray 5.7 (37) MCG 30,873Saturday, 6 April
Geelong 26.8 (164) St Kilda 20.14 (134) Kardinia Park 25,950Saturday, 6 April
Hawthorn 6.15 (51) Richmond 14.14 (98) Waverley Park 38,263Saturday, 6 April
Fitzroy 15.11 (101) Adelaide 21.7 (133) Whitten Oval 8,685Saturday, 6 April
West Coast 11.11 (77) Brisbane Bears 16.7 (103) WACA 29,213Saturday, 6 April
Essendon 10.12 (72) Carlton 15.11 (101) MCG 62,207Sunday, 7 April
Sydney 9.17 (71) Fremantle 13.22 (100) SCG 10,965Sunday, 7 April
Collingwood 27.11 (173) Melbourne 11.13 (79) MCG 53,268Monday, 8 April

Round 3

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Adelaide 21.16 (142) Geelong 12.6 (78) Football Park 43,766Friday, 12 April
Footscray 17.19 (121) Fitzroy 10.10 (70) Whitten Oval 14,345Saturday, 13 April
Hawthorn 12.8 (80) North Melbourne 22.21 (153) Waverley Park 20,331Saturday, 13 April
Brisbane Bears 13.12 (90) Richmond 15.18 (108) Gabba 20,635Saturday, 13 April
Sydney 15.17 (107) Collingwood 10.13 (73) SCG 17,674Sunday, 14 April
Fremantle 15.12 (102) Carlton 6.13 (49) Subiaco Oval 22,652Sunday, 14 April
Essendon 16.13 (109) West Coast 6.14 (50) Waverley Park 20,852Sunday, 14 April
Melbourne 14.14 (98) St Kilda 13.10 (88) Optus Oval 11,881Sunday, 14 April

Round 4

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Brisbane Bears 18.17 (125) North Melbourne 14.11 (95) Gabba 17,469Friday, 19 April
Carlton 21.7 (133) Melbourne 12.14 (86) Optus Oval 19,051Saturday, 20 April
Collingwood 14.14 (98) Fremantle 8.13 (61) Victoria Park 23,170Saturday, 20 April
St Kilda 24.16 (160) Fitzroy 11.9 (75) Waverley Park 17,625Saturday, 20 April
Footscray 8.9 (57) Hawthorn 8.9 (57) Whitten Oval 16,804Saturday, 20 April
Adelaide 23.23 (161) Essendon 9.11 (65) Football Park 45,266Saturday, 20 April
Richmond 9.16 (70) Sydney 10.11 (71) Waverley Park 33,847Sunday, 21 April
West Coast 12.16 (88) Geelong 16.10 (106) Subiaco Oval 30,837Sunday, 21 April

Round 5

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 16.9 (105) Collingwood 17.15 (117) MCG 87,549Thursday, 25 April
Fremantle 13.18 (96) Melbourne 8.11 (59) WACA 26,618Friday, 26 April
Carlton 12.14 (86) West Coast 12.13 (85) Optus Oval 19,927Saturday, 27 April
Geelong 13.13 (91) Richmond 12.16 (88) Kardinia Park 26,016Saturday, 27 April
North Melbourne 23.14 (152) Adelaide 17.11 (113) MCG 32,215Saturday, 27 April
Sydney 13.10 (88) Hawthorn 11.10 (76) SCG 20,227Saturday, 27 April
Brisbane Bears 24.14 (158) Fitzroy 6.13 (49) Gabba 14,495Sunday, 28 April
St Kilda 16.20 (116) Footscray 13.12 (90) Waverley Park 27,094Sunday, 28 April

Round 6

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Sydney 14.6 (90) Essendon 12.18 (90) SCG 22,088Friday, 3 May
Geelong 13.15 (93) North Melbourne 15.14 (104) MCG 50,074Friday, 3 May
Collingwood 23.14 (152) Adelaide 12.8 (80) Victoria Park 26,459Saturday, 4 May
Melbourne 7.8 (50) West Coast 24.12 (156) Optus Oval 8,747Saturday, 4 May
Fitzroy 9.8 (62) Richmond 23.16 (154) Whitten Oval 13,497Saturday, 4 May
Hawthorn 9.11 (65) St Kilda 13.8 (86) Waverley Park 30,225Saturday, 4 May
Footscray 9.10 (64) Carlton 12.8 (80) MCG 31,024Sunday, 5 May
Fremantle 12.13 (85) Brisbane Bears 17.8 (110) Subiaco Oval 24,591Sunday, 5 May

Round 7

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 22.11 (143) Geelong 17.12 (114) MCG 75,632Wednesday, 8 May
Collingwood 14.11 (95) St Kilda 18.10 (118) MCG 71,663Friday, 10 May
Carlton 18.17 (125) Fitzroy 8.14 (62) Optus Oval 16,176Saturday, 11 May
Melbourne 5.8 (38) Sydney 12.10 (82) MCG 23,660Saturday, 11 May
Brisbane Bears 15.14 (104) Hawthorn 5.11 (41) Gabba 20,053Saturday, 11 May
Richmond 17.11 (113) Footscray 9.8 (62) MCG 25,691Sunday, 12 May
West Coast 19.11 (125) North Melbourne 7.16 (58) Subiaco Oval 32,312Sunday, 12 May
Adelaide 20.12 (132) Fremantle 5.6 (36) Football Park 40,386Sunday, 12 May

Note: The opening four matches of this round replicated the opening round of the inaugural 1897 VFL season, with Essendon and Geelong playing each other on the day of the 99th anniversary.

Round 8

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Brisbane Bears 15.18 (108) Collingwood 14.14 (98) Gabba 21,644Friday, 17 May
Carlton 12.14 (86) Geelong 15.8 (98) MCG 67,931Friday, 17 May
Hawthorn 19.8 (122) Melbourne 10.11 (71) Waverley Park 20,527Saturday, 18 May
Fitzroy 16.11 (107) Fremantle 10.16 (76) Whitten Oval 5,083Saturday, 18 May
North Melbourne 20.24 (144) Richmond 14.5 (89) MCG 49,939Saturday, 18 May
West Coast 14.16 (100) Sydney 9.10 (64) WACA 31,411Saturday, 18 May
Adelaide 13.19 (97) St Kilda 11.7 (73) Football Park 43,370Sunday, 19 May
Footscray 13.6 (84) Essendon 23.13 (151) MCG 36,766Sunday, 19 May

Note: Ben Hart took the mark of the year in Adelaide's win over St Kilda.
Note: Fitzroy's victory was the last win they had in the AFL before departing.

Round 9

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
North Melbourne 25.20 (170) Fitzroy 9.11 (65) MCG 19,964Friday, 24 May
Essendon 11.23 (89) Melbourne 12.5 (77) MCG 37,288Saturday, 25 May
Footscray 18.11 (119) Adelaide 11.13 (79) Whitten Oval 11,140Saturday, 25 May
Hawthorn 8.8 (56) West Coast 14.6 (90) Waverley Park 14,286Saturday, 25 May
Sydney 21.6 (132) Brisbane Bears 10.14 (74) SCG 26,537Sunday, 26 May
Fremantle 17.18 (120) Richmond 10.6 (66) Subiaco Oval 20,934Sunday, 26 May
St Kilda 9.15 (69) Carlton 13.13 (91) Waverley Park 41,023Sunday, 26 May
Collingwood 11.10 (76) Geelong 21.13 (139) MCG 56,609Monday, 27 May

Round 10

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Footscray 10.9 (69) North Melbourne 12.17 (89) MCG 22,416Friday, 7 June
Carlton 15.11 (101) Richmond 13.12 (90) MCG 59,062Saturday, 8 June
Geelong 14.14 (98) Brisbane Bears 15.8 (98) Kardinia Park 24,800Saturday, 8 June
Fitzroy 10.7 (67) Sydney 21.11 (137) Whitten Oval 9,701Saturday, 8 June
St Kilda 9.13 (67) Essendon 13.11 (89) Waverley Park 43,925Saturday, 8 June
Fremantle 7.11 (53) Hawthorn 17.8 (110) Subiaco Oval 19,350Sunday, 9 June
Adelaide 11.10 (76) West Coast 19.16 (130) Football Park 43,398Sunday, 9 June
Melbourne 17.12 (114) Collingwood 10.16 (76) MCG 48,302Monday, 10 June

NOTE: St Kilda vs Essendon match on Saturday night was disrupted by a power failure during the third quarter, resulting the match being completed the following week on the Tuesday night with 2 12-minutes halves.

Round 11

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Geelong 20.9 (129) Footscray 12.13 (85) Kardinia Park 21,516Saturday, 15 June
Hawthorn 16.12 (108) Adelaide 14.15 (99) Waverley Park 16,652Saturday, 15 June
North Melbourne 10.13 (73) Sydney 24.8 (152) Optus Oval 18,644Saturday, 15 June
Richmond 21.13 (139) St Kilda 15.15 (105) MCG 39,029Saturday, 15 June
Brisbane Bears 5.8 (38) Carlton 9.8 (62) Gabba 20,225Saturday, 15 June
West Coast 16.19 (115) Collingwood 9.8 (62) Subiaco Oval 34,832Sunday, 16 June
Essendon 13.12 (90) Fremantle 12.17 (89) MCG 31,383Sunday, 16 June
Fitzroy 8.8 (56) Melbourne 18.11 (119) Whitten Oval 10,836Sunday, 16 June

Round 12

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Richmond 19.14 (128) Adelaide 13.4 (82) MCG 39,044Friday, 21 June
Collingwood 14.11 (95) Carlton 17.14 (116) MCG 61,448Saturday, 22 June
Geelong 17.10 (112) Fremantle 13.15 (93) Kardinia Park 22,116Saturday, 22 June
Hawthorn 17.12 (114) Fitzroy 12.11 (83) Waverley Park 16,217Saturday, 22 June
Brisbane Bears 18.15 (123) Melbourne 6.10 (46) Gabba 14,871Saturday, 22 June
Sydney 18.15 (123) Footscray 11.11 (77) SCG 22,689Sunday, 23 June
North Melbourne 16.11 (107) Essendon 14.11 (95) MCG 39,515Sunday, 23 June
West Coast 22.9 (141) St Kilda 17.6 (108) Subiaco Oval 29,434Sunday, 23 June

Round 13

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Collingwood 10.9 (69) Richmond 14.8 (92) MCG 69,072Friday, 28 June
Carlton 13.13 (91) Sydney 15.12 (102) Optus Oval 20,030Saturday, 29 June
Fitzroy 6.3 (39) Geelong 25.16 (166) Whitten Oval 10,504Saturday, 29 June
St Kilda 14.12 (96) Brisbane Bears 7.8 (50) Waverley Park 13,824Saturday, 29 June
Essendon 18.13 (121) Hawthorn 15.10 (100) MCG 43,481Saturday, 29 June
Fremantle 8.10 (58) North Melbourne 9.20 (74) WACA 19,360Saturday, 29 June
Adelaide 10.12 (72) Melbourne 19.9 (123) Football Park 37,557Sunday, 30 June
Footscray 9.5 (59) West Coast 11.5 (71) Whitten Oval 11,184Sunday, 30 June

Round 14

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
North Melbourne 21.18 (144) Carlton 13.11 (89) MCG 68,537Friday, 5 July
Hawthorn 17.12 (114) Collingwood 11.15 (81) Waverley Park 30,886Saturday, 6 July
Fitzroy 7.10 (52) Essendon 17.16 (118) Optus Oval 12,748Saturday, 6 July
Richmond 7.9 (51) West Coast 10.8 (68) MCG 37,482Saturday, 6 July
Adelaide 15.12 (102) Brisbane Bears 14.10 (94) Football Park 34,183Saturday, 6 July
Sydney 18.17 (125) Geelong 11.8 (74) SCG 44,047Sunday, 7 July
Melbourne 14.10 (94) Footscray 10.7 (67) MCG 22,852Sunday, 7 July
Fremantle 11.11 (77) St Kilda 15.10 (100) Subiaco Oval 17,697Sunday, 7 July

Round 15

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
West Coast 20.11 (131) Fitzroy 9.9 (63) WACA 22,044Friday, 12 July
Carlton 19.17 (131) Adelaide 9.10 (64) Optus Oval 20,102Saturday, 13 July
Collingwood 22.12 (144) North Melbourne 12.11 (83) MCG 34,514Saturday, 13 July
Geelong 10.12 (72) Hawthorn 11.8 (74) Kardinia Park 22,207Saturday, 13 July
St Kilda 11.13 (79) Sydney 14.12 (96) Waverley Park 34,337Saturday, 13 July
Brisbane Bears 15.13 (103) Essendon 10.8 (68) Gabba 20,378Sunday, 14 July
Melbourne 12.9 (81) Richmond 18.19 (127) MCG 41,380Sunday, 14 July
Footscray 18.9 (117) Fremantle 15.9 (99) Whitten Oval 8,674Sunday, 14 July

Round 16

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
North Melbourne 17.16 (118) St Kilda 4.5 (29) MCG 24,778Friday, 19 July
Essendon 15.18 (108) Richmond 13.10 (88) MCG 58,768Saturday, 20 July
Footscray 3.4 (22) Brisbane Bears 4.12 (36) Whitten Oval 9,994Saturday, 20 July
Geelong 13.10 (88) Melbourne 4.6 (30) Kardinia Park 17,538Saturday, 20 July
Hawthorn 15.8 (98) Carlton 7.7 (49) Waverley Park 28,670Saturday, 20 July
Sydney 16.14 (110) Adelaide 12.16 (88) SCG 29,174Sunday, 21 July
West Coast 12.10 (82) Fremantle 7.6 (48) Subiaco Oval 35,406Sunday, 21 July
Collingwood 17.14 (116) Fitzroy 10.16 (76) Victoria Park 23,567Sunday, 21 July

Round 17

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Melbourne 11.4 (70) North Melbourne 28.15 (183) MCG 20,955Friday, 26 July
Carlton 13.13 (91) Essendon 11.16 (82) MCG 65,420Saturday, 27 July
St Kilda 14.16 (100) Geelong 11.10 (76) Waverley Park 24,289Saturday, 27 July
Richmond 17.12 (114) Hawthorn 11.7 (73) Optus Oval 19,081Saturday, 27 July
Brisbane Bears 25.13 (163) West Coast 17.14 (116) Gabba 15,772Saturday, 27 July
Footscray 16.12 (108) Collingwood 17.12 (114) MCG 28,776Sunday, 28 July
Fremantle 15.14 (104) Sydney 12.6 (78) Subiaco Oval 17,513Sunday, 28 July
Adelaide 26.10 (166) Fitzroy 9.13 (67) Football Park 31,880Sunday, 28 July

Round 18

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
North Melbourne 19.16 (130) Hawthorn 15.9 (99) MCG 28,555Friday, 2 August
Carlton 23.7 (145) Fremantle 11.18 (84) Optus Oval 15,277Saturday, 3 August
St Kilda 13.10 (88) Collingwood 11.12 (78) Waverley Park 30,065Saturday, 3 August
Geelong 15.14 (104) Adelaide 10.9 (69) Kardinia Park 17,818Saturday, 3 August
Sydney 17.13 (115) Melbourne 6.16 (52) SCG 18,850Sunday, 4 August
West Coast 14.15 (99) Essendon 14.9 (93) Subiaco Oval 37,669Sunday, 4 August
Fitzroy 6.9 (45) Footscray 8.12 (60) Whitten Oval 8,757Sunday, 4 August
Richmond 7.11 (53) Brisbane Bears 9.16 (70) Optus Oval 17,157Sunday, 4 August

Round 19

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Fremantle 15.16 (106) Collingwood 11.16 (82) WACA 22,874Friday, 9 August
Melbourne 20.9 (129) Carlton 17.8 (110) MCG 30,166Saturday, 10 August
Essendon 21.17 (143) Adelaide 16.11 (107) Optus Oval 15,794Saturday, 10 August
Geelong 18.19 (127) West Coast 12.10 (82) Kardinia Park 21,081Saturday, 10 August
Fitzroy 5.5 (35) St Kilda 13.10 (88) Whitten Oval 7,781Saturday, 10 August
Hawthorn 20.12 (132) Footscray 10.5 (65) Waverley Park 14,914Saturday, 10 August
Sydney 20.10 (130) Richmond 12.10 (82) SCG 28,541Sunday, 11 August
North Melbourne 8.11 (59) Brisbane Bears 11.11 (77) Optus Oval 15,453Sunday, 11 August

Round 20

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Melbourne 13.14 (92) Fremantle 10.11 (71) MCG 15,494Friday, 16 August
Richmond 19.18 (132) Geelong 9.13 (67) MCG 50,633Saturday, 17 August
Hawthorn 7.7 (49) Sydney 9.18 (72) Waverley Park 28,897Saturday, 17 August
Fitzroy 14.16 (100) Brisbane Bears 29.13 (187) Optus Oval 6,469Saturday, 17 August
Adelaide 10.10 (70) North Melbourne 10.16 (76) Football Park 33,030Saturday, 17 August
Footscray 14.11 (95) St Kilda 8.9 (57) Optus Oval 7,677Sunday, 18 August
Collingwood 9.10 (64) Essendon 11.11 (77) MCG 51,057Sunday, 18 August
West Coast 19.13 (127) Carlton 10.8 (68) Subiaco Oval 40,085Sunday, 18 August

Round 21

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
North Melbourne 14.12 (96) Geelong 16.13 (109) MCG 52,426Friday, 23 August
Carlton 13.18 (96) Footscray 9.12 (66) Optus Oval 21,674Saturday, 24 August
Essendon 14.16 (100) Sydney 12.10 (82) MCG 69,237Saturday, 24 August
St Kilda 9.9 (63) Hawthorn 12.8 (80) Waverley Park 28,118Saturday, 24 August
Brisbane Bears 10.11 (71) Fremantle 10.10 (70) Gabba 19,204Saturday, 24 August
Richmond 28.19 (187) Fitzroy 5.6 (36) MCG 48,884Sunday, 25 August
West Coast 24.7 (151) Melbourne 11.12 (78) Subiaco Oval 33,689Sunday, 25 August
Adelaide 14.12 (96) Collingwood 24.9 (153) Football Park 40,212Sunday, 25 August

Round 22

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Essendon 11.13 (79) Footscray 11.10 (76) MCG 42,598Friday, 30 August
Geelong 9.11 (65) Carlton 16.11 (107) Kardinia Park 27,659Saturday, 31 August
Collingwood 15.10 (100) Brisbane Bears 6.15 (51) Victoria Park 21,126Saturday, 31 August
St Kilda 20.24 (144) Adelaide 11.9 (75) Waverley Park 14,778Saturday, 31 August
Melbourne 15.11 (101) Hawthorn 15.12 (102) MCG 63,196Saturday, 31 August
Sydney 12.13 (85) West Coast 6.14 (50) SCG 29,517Saturday, 31 August
Richmond 16.13 (109) North Melbourne 21.15 (141) MCG 61,740Sunday, 1 September
Fremantle 24.13 (157) Fitzroy 10.11 (71) Subiaco Oval 22,574Sunday, 1 September

Note: Last game of Fitzroy Lions before merger with Brisbane Bears to become Brisbane Lions.

Ladder

1996 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Sydney 22165121521737123.966 Finals
2 North Melbourne (P)22166025261982127.464
3 Brisbane Bears 22156121741731125.662
4 West Coast 22157022011758125.260
5 Carlton 22157021161909110.860
6 Essendon 22147122092023109.258
7 Geelong 22138123532047114.954
8 Hawthorn 22111011893192198.546
9 Richmond 221111022821944117.444
10 St Kilda 221012020532033101.040
11 Collingwood 22913022032142102.836
12 Adelaide 2281402233232796.032
13 Fremantle 2271501830198392.328
14 Melbourne 2271501743246370.828
15 Footscray 2251611654213977.322
16 Fitzroy 2212101452293549.54
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Progression by round

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Sydney 0048121418182226303438424650505458626266
North Melbourne (P)481212162020242832323640444448525656606064
Brisbane Bears 48812162024282830303434343842465054586262
West Coast Eagles 44444812162024283236404448485252566060
Carlton 48812162024242832364040404444485252525660
Essendon 448881014182226303034383842424246505458
Geelong 48812161616202426303438383842424650505454
Hawthorn 4446666101014182222263034343438384246
Richmond 048881216161616202428283232363636404444
St Kilda 000481216161616161620242424283236363640
Collingwood 0448121616161616161616162024282828283236
Adelaide 481216161620242424242424282828323232323232
Fremantle 0488121212121616161616161616202024242428
Melbourne 0044444448121216202020202024282828
Footscray 004666661010101010101414141818222222
Fitzroy 0000000444444444444444
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals

Qualifying Finals

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
Brisbane Bears 15.11 (101) Essendon 15.10 (100) Gabba 21,964Friday, 6 September
West Coast 18.17 (125) Carlton 10.10 (70) Subiaco Oval 41,501Saturday, 7 September
Sydney 13.12 (90) Hawthorn 12.12 (84) SCG 37,010Saturday, 7 September
North Melbourne 19.17 (131) Geelong 9.17 (71) MCG 69,323Sunday, 8 September

Note: The SCG match was the Swans' first finals win since the 1945 second semi-final, when they were known as South Melbourne. This is the longest period for any club in VFL/AFL history without winning a final.

Semi-finals

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
West Coast 8.19 (67) Essendon 22.12 (144) MCG 85,656Saturday, 14 September
Brisbane Bears 26.14 (170) Carlton 10.13 (73) Gabba 21,767Saturday, 14 September

Note: West Coast Eagles played its home final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground despite being ranked above Essendon, due to the agreement then in place with the Melbourne Cricket Club that at least one game each week of the finals be played at the ground.

Preliminary Finals

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
North Melbourne 17.12 (114) Brisbane Bears 11.10 (76) MCG 66,719Saturday, 21 September
Sydney 10.10 (70) Essendon 10.9 (69) SCG 41,731Saturday, 21 September

Note: Last game of Brisbane Bears before merger with Fitzroy Lions to become Brisbane Lions.

Note: Tony Lockett kicked a behind after the siren to send the Swans to the grand final for the first time since South Melbourne's last appearance in 1945.

Note: Essendon became the first team in VFL/AFL history to lose two finals in the same season by one point.

Grand Final

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueAttendanceDate
North Melbourne 19.17 (131) Sydney 13.10 (88) MCG 93,102Saturday, 28 September

Attendance

TeamHostedAverageHighestLowestTotal
Essendon1149,52687,54915,794544,789
Collingwood1144,72371,66321,126491,953
Adelaide1139,42845,26631,880433,713
Richmond1138,62461,74017,157424,859
Carlton1135,89170,15215,277394,802
North Melbourne1134,62768,53715,453380,899
West Coast1132,44840,08522,044356,932
Melbourne1130,31563,1968747333,465
St Kilda1127,13743,92513,824298,512
Geelong1125,16150,07417,538276,775
Sydney1124,57444,04710,965270,309
Hawthorn1123,62438,26314,286259,868
Fremantle1122,47333,04117,513247,204
Brisbane1118,08821,64414,222198,968
Footscray1118,07336,7667677198,800
Fitzroy11948213,4975083104,300
Totals17629,63787,54950835,216,148
VenueHostedAverageHighestLowestTotal
MCG5146,11487,54915,4942351,808
Football Park1139,42845,26631,880433,713
Subiaco Oval1628,28940,08517,513452,616
Waverley Park2425,54543,92513,824613,079
WACA625,25331,41119,360151,520
SCG1124,57444,04710,965270,309
Victoria Park423,58126,45921,12694,322
Kardinia Park1022,67027,65917,538226,701
Gabba1118,08821,64414,222198,968
Optus Oval1715,64121,6746469265,892
Whitten Oval1510,48216,8045083157,224
Totals17629,63787,54950835,216,148

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ Tuesday night blockbuster set for 2018 fixture - AFL.com.au
  2. ↑ Sherwood, Anthony (1 October 2016). "This Epic 1996 Coach Spray Is All The Motivation The Bulldogs Need". HuffPost. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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