The R10 St Kilda vs Essendon match at Waverley Park was interrupted during play when the lights cut out during the third quarter, with Essendon leading by 20. The match was concluded on the following Tuesday evening.
| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
|---|
| 1 | SYD | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 2152 | 1737 | 123.9 |
| 2 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2526 | 1982 | 127.4 |
| 3 | BRB | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 2174 | 1731 | 125.6 |
| 4 | WCE | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2201 | 1758 | 125.2 |
| 5 | CAR | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2116 | 1909 | 110.8 |
| 6 | ESS | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2209 | 2023 | 109.2 |
| 7 | GEE | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 2353 | 2047 | 114.9 |
| 8 | HAW | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1893 | 1921 | 98.5 |
| 9 | RIC | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2282 | 1944 | 117.4 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2053 | 2033 | 101.0 |
| 11 | COL | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2203 | 2142 | 102.8 |
| 12 | ADE | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2233 | 2327 | 96.0 |
| 13 | FRE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1830 | 1983 | 92.3 |
| 14 | MEL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1743 | 2463 | 70.8 |
| 15 | FOO | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 1654 | 2139 | 77.3 |
| 16 | FIT | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1452 | 2935 | 49.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
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| 1 | Sat Mar 30 | 19. | 8 | 122 | v | RIC | 15. | 14 | 104 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | A | +22.3 | 3/16 | +5.5 | +17 | +0.1 | +22.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sun Apr 07 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | CAR | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 29 | M.C.G. | H | +22.4 | 3/16 | +25.9 | -3 | -2.6 | +19.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sun Apr 14 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | WCE | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 59 | Waverley Park | H | +19.8 | 4/16 | +6.5 | +25 | +3.4 | +23.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 20 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | ADE | 23. | 23 | 161 | L | 96 | Football Park | A | +23.2 | 3/16 | -1.6 | +13 | -10.9 | +12.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Thu Apr 25 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | COL | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | H | +12.3 | 4/16 | +9.9 | +2 | -1.4 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Fri May 03 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | SYD | 14. | 6 | 90 | D | 0 | S.C.G. | A | +10.9 | 5/16 | -6.5 | +5 | -0.5 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Wed May 08 | 22. | 11 | 143 | v | GEE | 17. | 12 | 114 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | H | +10.3 | 8/16 | +24.1 | -14 | +4.3 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sun May 19 | 23. | 13 | 151 | v | WBD | 13. | 6 | 84 | W | 67 | M.C.G. | A | +14.6 | 6/16 | -22.0 | +37 | +3.0 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 25 | 11. | 23 | 89 | v | MEL | 12. | 5 | 77 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | +17.7 | 4/16 | -31.3 | +49 | -3.7 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 08 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | STK | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 22 | Waverley Park | A | +14.0 | 5/16 | -3.3 | +17 | +0.5 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sun Jun 16 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | FRE | 12. | 17 | 89 | W | 1 | M.C.G. | H | +14.4 | 5/16 | -17.4 | +44 | -4.3 | +10.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sun Jun 23 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | NME | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +10.2 | 6/16 | +13.7 | -4 | -0.8 | +9.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 29 | 18. | 13 | 121 | v | HAW | 15. | 10 | 100 | W | 21 | M.C.G. | H | +9.3 | 7/16 | -9.5 | +19 | +0.2 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 06 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | FIT | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 66 | Princes Park | A | +9.5 | 6/16 | -63.2 | +73 | -0.7 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sun Jul 14 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | BRB | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 35 | Gabba | A | +8.9 | 6/16 | +5.2 | -8 | -2.7 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 20 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | RIC | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | H | +6.2 | 8/16 | +10.6 | -4 | +2.4 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 27 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | CAR | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | A | +8.6 | 5/16 | +7.0 | +2 | -1.1 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sun Aug 04 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | WCE | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 6 | Subiaco | A | +7.6 | 8/16 | +18.1 | -23 | +1.7 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 10 | 21. | 17 | 143 | v | ADE | 16. | 11 | 107 | W | 36 | Princes Park | H | +9.2 | 7/16 | -7.0 | +28 | +0.8 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sun Aug 18 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | COL | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | A | +10.0 | 6/16 | -4.4 | +14 | -0.1 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 24 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | SYD | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | H | +9.9 | 7/16 | +22.6 | -1 | +1.9 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 22 | Fri Aug 30 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | WBD | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +11.7 | 7/16 | -18.3 | +30 | -2.7 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| QF | Fri Sep 06 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | BRB | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 1 | Gabba | A | +9.0 | 6/16 | +12.5 | -15 | +1.4 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 14 | 22. | 12 | 144 | v | WCE | 8. | 19 | 67 | W | 77 | M.C.G. | H | +10.5 | 6/16 | +20.9 | +2 | +7.5 | +18.0 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 21 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | SYD | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 1 | S.C.G. | A | +18.0 | 5/16 | +20.1 | -14 | +1.3 | +19.3 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
Essendon - 1996 Season