1996 Ansett Australia Cup

The 1996 AFL Ansett Australia Cup was the Australian Football League competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 1996 Premiership Season began. It culminated the final in March 1996. The AFL Ansett Australia Cup is also sometimes referred to as the pre-season cup because it was played in its entirety before the Premiership Season began since 1988.^[1]

1996 Ansett Australia Cup
AFL pre-season competition
Season	1996
Teams	16
Winners	St Kilda (1st title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	279,200 (average 18,613 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist	Nicky Winmar (St Kilda)

Games

Round of 16

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date	Time
Adelaide	18.16 (124)	Melbourne	10.5 (65)	Football Park	24,143	Friday 23 February 1996	8:00 pm
Hawthorn	9.19 (73)	St. Kilda	19.13 (127)	Waverley Park	16,061	Saturday, 24 February 1996	8:00 pm
Fremantle	7.15 (57)	West Coast	10.11 (71)	Marrara Oval	9,078	Sunday, 25 February 1996	7:05 pm
Fitzroy	12.15 (87)	Footscray	16.15 (111)	Waverley Park	4,818	Monday, 26 February 1996	8:00 pm
Collingwood	14.10 (94)	Richmond	8.14 (62)	Waverley Park	13,307	Wednesday 28 February 1996	8:00 pm
Sydney	20.8 (128)	North Melbourne	22.18 (150)	Bruce Stadium	9,405	Saturday, 2 March 1996	2:00 pm
Carlton	14.12 (96)	Essendon	8.14 (62)	Waverley Park	23,837	Saturday, 2 March 1996	8:00 pm
Brisbane	14. 25 (109)	Geelong	9.9 (63)	The Gabba	18,325	Monday, 4 March 1996	7:00 pm

Quarter-finals

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date	Time
Adelaide	11.10 (76)	St. Kilda	18.11 (119)	Football Park	21,276	Sunday, 3 March 1996	8:00 pm
West Coast	11.6 (72)	Footscray	8.10 (58)	Waverley Park	3,109	Wednesday, 6 March 1996	8:00 pm
Collingwood	15.9 (99)	Carlton	16.8 (104)	Waverley Park	33,359	Saturday, 9 March 1996	8:00 pm
North Melbourne	15.15 (105)	Brisbane	13.12 (90)	The Gabba	13,269	Sunday, 10 March 1996	7:00 pm

Semi-finals

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date	Time
St. Kilda	10.13 (73)	West Coast	8.9 (57)	Waverley Park	10,019	Wednesday 13 March 1996	8:00 pm
Carlton	10.12 (72)	North Melbourne	5.14 (44)	Waverley Park	12,306	Saturday, 16 March 1996	8:00 pm

Final

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date	Time
St. Kilda	20.10 (130)	Carlton	10.12 (72)	Waverley Park	66,888	Saturday 23 March 1996	8:05 pm

Knock-Out Chart

	Round Of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Adelaide				124
		Melbourne				65					Adelaide				76
		Hawthorn				73					St. Kilda				119
		St. Kilda				127														St. Kilda				73
		Fremantle				57														West Coast				57
		West Coast				71					West Coast				72
		Fitzroy				87					Footscray				58
		Footscray				111																							St. Kilda		20	10	130
		Collingwood				94																							Carlton		10	12	72
		Richmond				62					Collingwood				99
		Carlton				96					Carlton				104
		Essendon				54														Carlton				72
		Sydney				128														North Melbourne				44
		North Melbourne				150					North Melbourne				105
		Brisbane				109					Brisbane				90
		Geelong				63

Scorecard

St Kilda vs Carlton
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
St Kilda	6. 5. (41)	10. 7. (67)	17. 8. (110)	20.10 (130)
Carlton	2. 3. (15)	6. 6. (42)	8. 9. (57)	10.12 (72)
Venue:		Waverley Park, Melbourne
Date:		Saturday, 23 March 1996
Attendance:		66,888
Umpires:		Peter Carey, Bryan Sheehan, Mark Nash
Goal scorers:	St. Kilda	Loewe 6, Everitt 3, Smith 2, Brown, Burke, Winmar, Sziller, McLaren, Beveridge, Jones, Traianidis, Daniels
	Carlton	Kernahan 4, Pearce 3, Heaver, Sexton, Hogg
Best:	St. Kilda	Winmar, Loewe, Everitt, Harvey, Vidovic
	Carlton	Ratten, Kernahan
Reports:
Injuries:
Coin toss winner:
Michael Tuck Medal:		Nicky Winmar, St. Kilda
Australian television broadcaster:		Seven Network
National Anthem:		Kevin Johnson

1996 AFL Ansett Australia Cup final Teams

St Kilda Football Club

St Kilda Football Club 1996 AFL AA Cup final Team
Justin Peckett	Tony Brown	Nathan Burke (Co-Captain)
Joel Smith	Nicky Winmar	Lazar Vidovic
Peter Everitt	David Sierakowski	Kristian Bardsley
Darryl Wakelin	Robert Neill	Steven Sziller
Stewart Loewe (Co-Captain)	Joe McLaren	Luke Beveridge
Jamie Elliott	Austinn Jones	Jamie Shanahan
Jason Traianidis	Jayson Daniels	Robert Harvey
Andrew McLean		Coach Stan Alves

Carlton Football Club

Team
Steven Silvagni	Stephen Kernahan (Captain)	Brett Ratten
Craig Devonport	Adrian Hickmott	Earl Spalding
Michael Sexton	Tony Lynn	Scott Camporeale
Brent Heaver	Justin Murphy	Brad Pearce
Fraser Brown	Glenn Manton	Dean Rice
Matthew Allan	Ben Sexton	Adrian Whitehead
Matthew Hogg	Ang Christou	Anthony Koutoufides
Justin Madden		Coach David Parkin

Final Placings

1. St Kilda
2. Carlton
3. West Coast
4. North Melbourne
5. Collingwood
6. Brisbane
7. Footscray
8. Adelaide
9. Sydney
10. Fremantle
11. Fitzroy
12. Richmond
13. Essendon
14. Geelong
15. Hawthorn
16. Melbourne

See also

• List of Australian Football League night premiers
• 1996 AFL season

References

1. Visual Entertainment Group Pty Ltd (1996). "Australian Football Video 1996 Ansett Australia Cup Grand Final". AFL VHS. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009.