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1996 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Richmond | 4.4 | 7.7 | 12.10 | 15.14 | 104 | lost to | Essendon | 7.1 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 19.8 | 122 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Mar 30 (Sat) | |
| R2 | Essendon | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 10.12 | 72 | lost to | Carlton | 2.4 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 15.11 | 101 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 7 (Sun) | |
| R3 | Essendon | 6.4 | 13.8 | 13.10 | 16.13 | 109 | dftd | West Coast | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.10 | 6.14 | 50 | AFL Park | Apr 14 (Sun) | |
| R4 | Adelaide | 6.4 | 10.9 | 18.16 | 23.23 | 161 | dftd | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 9.11 | 65 | Football Park | Apr 20 (Sat) | |
| R5 | Essendon | 7.1 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 16.9 | 105 | lost to | Collingwood | 2.4 | 6.10 | 11.13 | 17.15 | 117 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 25 (Thu) | |
| R6 | Sydney | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 14.6 | 90 | drew | Essendon | 1.4 | 6.7 | 10.13 | 12.18 | 90 | Sydney Cricket Ground | May 3 (Fri) | |
| R7 | Essendon | 4.2 | 11.5 | 15.6 | 22.11 | 143 | dftd | Geelong | 4.2 | 9.6 | 16.9 | 17.12 | 114 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 8 (Wed) | |
| R8 | Western Bulldogs | 1.1 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 13.6 | 84 | lost to | Essendon | 8.4 | 12.7 | 19.11 | 23.13 | 151 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 19 (Sun) | |
| R9 | Essendon | 2.8 | 4.12 | 8.18 | 11.23 | 89 | dftd | Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.2 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 77 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 25 (Sat) | |
| R10 | St Kilda | 2.3 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 9.13 | 67 | lost to | Essendon | 4.2 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 13.11 | 89 | AFL Park | Jun 8 (Sat) | |
| R11 | Essendon | 4.4 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 13.12 | 90 | dftd | Fremantle | 1.2 | 6.5 | 9.13 | 12.17 | 89 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 16 (Sun) | |
| R12 | North Melbourne | 6.3 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 16.11 | 107 | dftd | Essendon | 4.2 | 7.4 | 8.10 | 14.11 | 95 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 23 (Sun) | |
| R13 | Essendon | 4.1 | 11.6 | 14.10 | 18.13 | 121 | dftd | Hawthorn | 5.2 | 9.7 | 14.10 | 15.10 | 100 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 29 (Sat) | |
| R14 | Fitzroy | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.10 | 7.10 | 52 | lost to | Essendon | 4.5 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 17.16 | 118 | Optus Oval | Jul 6 (Sat) | |
| R15 | Brisbane Bears | 1.1 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 15.13 | 103 | dftd | Essendon | 2.4 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 68 | Gabba | Jul 14 (Sun) | |
| R16 | Essendon | 3.7 | 3.11 | 11.13 | 15.18 | 108 | dftd | Richmond | 5.3 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 13.10 | 88 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 20 (Sat) | |
| R17 | Carlton | 4.3 | 9.6 | 12.10 | 13.13 | 91 | dftd | Essendon | 3.1 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 11.16 | 82 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 27 (Sat) | |
| R18 | West Coast | 4.4 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 14.15 | 99 | dftd | Essendon | 4.1 | 5.4 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 93 | Subiaco Oval | Aug 4 (Sun) | |
| R19 | Essendon | 4.5 | 8.9 | 13.12 | 21.17 | 143 | dftd | Adelaide | 3.4 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 16.11 | 107 | Optus Oval | Aug 10 (Sat) | |
| R20 | Collingwood | 4.0 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 9.10 | 64 | lost to | Essendon | 2.2 | 6.8 | 9.10 | 11.11 | 77 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 18 (Sun) | |
| R21 | Essendon | 3.6 | 8.7 | 12.12 | 14.16 | 100 | dftd | Sydney | 5.4 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 12.10 | 82 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 24 (Sat) | |
| R22 | Essendon | 2.2 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 11.13 | 79 | dftd | Western Bulldogs | 2.2 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 11.10 | 76 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 30 (Fri) | |
| QF | Brisbane Bears | 4.6 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 15.11 | 101 | dftd | Essendon | 2.1 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 15.10 | 100 | Gabba | Sep 6 (Fri) | |
| SF | West Coast | 0.3 | 4.11 | 6.13 | 8.19 | 67 | lost to | Essendon | 5.4 | 9.6 | 15.10 | 22.12 | 144 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 14 (Sat) | |
| PF | Sydney | 1.3 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 70 | dftd | Essendon | 4.4 | 4.6 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 69 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Sep 21 (Sat) | |
1996 Player Statistics
| Pos | Num | Player | MT | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | SC | Rat | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | James Hird | 24 | 330 | 13.8 | 237 | 9.9 | 567 | 23.6 | 175 | 7.3 | 32 | 1.3 | 34 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.6 | 39 | 273 | 2430 | 101.3 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Mercuri | 21 | 244 | 11.6 | 200 | 9.5 | 444 | 21.1 | 115 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1.8 | 25 | 247 | 1853 | 88.2 |
| 3 | 31 | Dustin Fletcher | 23 | 235 | 10.2 | 52 | 2.3 | 287 | 12.5 | 105 | 4.6 | 13 | 0.6 | 16 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.7 | 10 | 106 | 1307 | 56.8 |
| 4 | 1 | Mark Harvey | 24 | 313 | 13 | 99 | 4.1 | 412 | 17.2 | 105 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | 4 | 34 | 1642 | 68.4 |
| 5 | 7 | Chris Daniher | 19 | 172 | 9.1 | 108 | 5.7 | 280 | 14.7 | 85 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.7 | 6 | 84 | 1207 | 63.5 |
| 6 | 9 | Che Cockatoo-Collins | 24 | 175 | 7.3 | 126 | 5.3 | 301 | 12.5 | 81 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1.5 | 20 | 242 | 1390 | 57.9 |
| 7 | 10 | Gary O'Donnell | 25 | 281 | 11.2 | 195 | 7.8 | 476 | 19 | 81 | 3.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 46 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.3 | 6 | 54 | 1716 | 68.6 |
| 8 | 22 | Ben Doolan | 24 | 289 | 12 | 171 | 7.1 | 460 | 19.2 | 79 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 4 | 40 | 1626 | 67.8 |
| 9 | 19 | Peter Somerville | 21 | 110 | 5.2 | 100 | 4.8 | 210 | 10 | 73 | 3.5 | 289 | 13.8 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 35 | 1113 | 53 |
| 10 | 27 | Steven Alessio | 18 | 108 | 6 | 83 | 4.6 | 191 | 10.6 | 71 | 3.9 | 121 | 6.7 | 21 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.2 | 14 | 146 | 1054 | 58.6 |
| 11 | 4 | Gavin Wanganeen | 21 | 242 | 11.5 | 111 | 5.3 | 353 | 16.8 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.7 | 8 | 92 | 1404 | 66.9 |
| 12 | 8 | Darren Bewick | 18 | 226 | 12.6 | 89 | 4.9 | 315 | 17.5 | 61 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.6 | 21 | 189 | 1288 | 71.6 |
| 13 | 39 | Damien Hardwick | 17 | 170 | 10 | 102 | 6 | 272 | 16 | 60 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 7 | 989 | 58.2 |
| 14 | 35 | Barry Young | 14 | 105 | 7.5 | 92 | 6.6 | 197 | 14.1 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 | 31 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 6 | 30 | 822 | 58.7 |
| 15 | 24 | Joe Misiti | 22 | 292 | 13.3 | 207 | 9.4 | 499 | 22.7 | 56 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.4 | 11 | 65 | 1643 | 74.7 |
| 16 | 36 | Scott Cummings | 15 | 96 | 6.4 | 28 | 1.9 | 124 | 8.3 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.5 | 23 | 251 | 804 | 53.6 |
| 17 | 12 | Michael Symons | 18 | 126 | 7 | 109 | 6.1 | 235 | 13.1 | 55 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 42 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.6 | 8 | 74 | 1005 | 55.8 |
| 18 | 51 | Peter Berbakov | 17 | 105 | 6.2 | 47 | 2.8 | 152 | 8.9 | 52 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 19 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 645 | 37.9 |
| 19 | 15 | Michael Prior | 17 | 203 | 11.9 | 53 | 3.1 | 256 | 15.1 | 52 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 20 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 21 | 973 | 57.2 |
| 20 | 16 | Paul Barnard | 15 | 107 | 7.1 | 93 | 6.2 | 200 | 13.3 | 47 | 3.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 21 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 8 | 26 | 761 | 50.7 |
| 21 | 18 | Matthew Lloyd | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 34 | 3.1 | 112 | 10.2 | 46 | 4.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.6 | 7 | 115 | 600 | 54.5 |
| 22 | 47 | Ricky Olarenshaw | 8 | 96 | 12 | 76 | 9.5 | 172 | 21.5 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 612 | 76.5 |
| 23 | 25 | Scott Lucas | 14 | 84 | 6 | 49 | 3.5 | 133 | 9.5 | 44 | 3.1 | 7 | 0.5 | 19 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 | 11 | 77 | 642 | 45.9 |
| 24 | 3 | Ryan O'Connor | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 67 | 6.1 | 145 | 13.2 | 42 | 3.8 | 32 | 2.9 | 17 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 76 | 670 | 60.9 |
| 25 | 26 | Mark Thompson | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 42 | 5.3 | 126 | 15.8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 7 | 502 | 62.8 |
| 26 | 34 | Justin Blumfield | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 51 | 5.1 | 117 | 11.7 | 34 | 3.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 22 | 498 | 49.8 |
| 27 | 21 | Dean Wallis | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 46 | 3.8 | 101 | 8.4 | 33 | 2.8 | 3 | 0.3 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 3 | 39 | 498 | 41.5 |
| 28 | 38 | Sean Denham | 17 | 166 | 9.8 | 174 | 10.2 | 340 | 20 | 31 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 52 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 17 | 1165 | 68.5 |
| 29 | 6 | Sean Wellman | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 37 | 4.1 | 96 | 10.7 | 28 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 39.1 |
| 30 | 14 | David Calthorpe | 16 | 141 | 8.8 | 50 | 3.1 | 191 | 11.9 | 24 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.4 | 13 | 55 | 726 | 45.4 |
| 31 | 30 | Mark Fraser | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 49 | 6.1 | 107 | 13.4 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | 29 | 391 | 48.9 |
| 32 | 43 | Danny Morgan | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 16 | 5.3 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 37.3 |
| 33 | 23 | Peter Cransberg | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 96 | 48 |
| 34 | 29 | David Grenvold | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 13 | Michael Long | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 62 | 31 |
| 36 | 11 | Paul Hills | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Totals | 530 | 4936 | 9.3 | 3017 | 5.7 | 7953 | 15 | 1924 | 3.6 | 519 | 1 | 757 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 0.7 | 282 | 2484 | 32645 | 61.6 |
1996 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals Week 2 | West Coast | 22.12 (144) | 8.19 (67) | 77 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 8 | Western Bulldogs | 23.13 (151) | 13.6 (84) | 67 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 14 | Fitzroy | 17.16 (118) | 7.10 (52) | 66 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 3 | West Coast | 16.13 (109) | 6.14 (50) | 59 | AFL Park | |
| Round 19 | Adelaide | 21.17 (143) | 16.11 (107) | 36 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 7 | Geelong | 22.11 (143) | 17.12 (114) | 29 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 10 | St Kilda | 13.11 (89) | 9.13 (67) | 22 | AFL Park | |
| Round 13 | Hawthorn | 18.13 (121) | 15.10 (100) | 21 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 16 | Richmond | 15.18 (108) | 13.10 (88) | 20 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 21 | Sydney | 14.16 (100) | 12.10 (82) | 18 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 1 | Richmond | 19.8 (122) | 15.14 (104) | 18 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 20 | Collingwood | 11.11 (77) | 9.10 (64) | 13 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 9 | Melbourne | 11.23 (89) | 12.5 (77) | 12 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 22 | Western Bulldogs | 11.13 (79) | 11.10 (76) | 3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 11 | Fremantle | 13.12 (90) | 12.17 (89) | 1 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 30.8 | |||||
1996 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 4 | Adelaide | 9.11 (65) | 23.23 (161) | 96 | Football Park | |
| Round 15 | Brisbane Bears | 10.8 (68) | 15.13 (103) | 35 | Gabba | |
| Round 2 | Carlton | 10.12 (72) | 15.11 (101) | 29 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 5 | Collingwood | 16.9 (105) | 17.15 (117) | 12 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 12 | North Melbourne | 14.11 (95) | 16.11 (107) | 12 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 17 | Carlton | 11.16 (82) | 13.13 (91) | 9 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 18 | West Coast | 14.9 (93) | 14.15 (99) | 6 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Finals Week 1 | Brisbane Bears | 15.10 (100) | 15.11 (101) | 1 | Gabba | |
| Finals Week 3 | Sydney | 10.9 (69) | 10.10 (70) | 1 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 22.3 | |||||
1996 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | 3 | 10 | 92.82 (634) | 77.70 (532) | 119.17 |
| 2nd | 12 | 1 | 12 | 87.80 (602) | 87.75 (597) | 100.84 |
| 3rd | 11 | 0 | 14 | 92.76 (628) | 85.75 (585) | 107.35 |
| 4th | 16 | 1 | 8 | 96.82 (658) | 78.79 (547) | 120.29 |
| Total | 51 | 5 | 44 | 367.320 (2522) | 327.299 (2261) | 111.54 |
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