1996 AFL season
Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Brisbane Bears 18.17 ( 125 ) North Melbourne 14.11 ( 95 ) Gabba 17,469 Friday , 19 April
Carlton 21.7 ( 133 ) Melbourne 12.14 ( 86 ) Optus Oval 19,051 Saturday , 20 April
Collingwood 14.14 ( 98 ) Fremantle 8.13 ( 61 ) Victoria Park 23,170 Saturday , 20 April
St Kilda 24.16 ( 160 ) Fitzroy 11.9 ( 75 ) Waverley Park 17,625 Saturday , 20 April
Footscray 8.9 ( 57 ) Hawthorn 8.9 ( 57 ) Whitten Oval 16,804 Saturday , 20 April
Adelaide 23.23 ( 161 ) Essendon 9.11 ( 65 ) Football Park 45,266 Saturday , 20 April
Richmond 9.16 ( 70 ) Sydney 10.11 ( 71 ) Waverley Park 33,847 Sunday , 21 April
West Coast 12.16 ( 88 ) Geelong 16.10 ( 106 ) Subiaco Oval 30,837 Sunday , 21 April
Premiership Season -- Round 4
The 1996 Australian Football League season was the 100th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 7th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.