| 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 |
|---|
| 1 | Fri Mar 29 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | GEE | 27. | 21 | 183 | L | 127 | M.C.G. | H | +8.5 | 6/16 | +28.1 | -20 | -10.7 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon Apr 08 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | COL | 27. | 11 | 173 | L | 94 | M.C.G. | A | -2.2 | 9/16 | +4.1 | -6 | -8.8 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sun Apr 14 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | STK | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 10 | Princes Park | H | -11.0 | 10/16 | -15.4 | +4 | +0.6 | -10.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 20 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | CAR | 21. | 7 | 133 | L | 47 | Princes Park | A | -10.4 | 12/16 | +20.9 | -31 | -1.6 | -12.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Fri Apr 26 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | FRE | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 37 | W.A.C.A. | A | -12.0 | 13/16 | -0.3 | -24 | -1.3 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 04 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | WCE | 24. | 12 | 156 | L | 106 | Princes Park | H | -13.3 | 13/16 | +5.6 | -7 | -9.9 | -23.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 11 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | SYD | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 44 | M.C.G. | H | -23.2 | 15/16 | -6.0 | -5 | -3.9 | -27.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 18 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | HAW | 19. | 8 | 122 | L | 51 | Waverley Park | A | -27.1 | 15/16 | -18.3 | -9 | -4.2 | -31.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 25 | 12. | 5 | 77 | v | ESS | 11. | 23 | 89 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | -31.3 | 15/16 | +17.7 | -49 | +3.7 | -27.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Mon Jun 10 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | COL | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 38 | M.C.G. | H | -27.6 | 15/16 | +7.2 | -35 | +7.3 | -20.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sun Jun 16 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | FIT | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 63 | Western Oval | A | -20.4 | 15/16 | -58.1 | +38 | +2.5 | -17.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 22 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | BRB | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 77 | Gabba | A | -17.8 | 15/16 | +7.8 | -38 | -3.9 | -21.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sun Jun 30 | 19. | 9 | 123 | v | ADE | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 51 | Football Park | A | -21.8 | 15/16 | -3.9 | -30 | +8.1 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sun Jul 07 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | WBD | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 27 | M.C.G. | H | -13.7 | 14/16 | -14.6 | +1 | +2.6 | -11.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sun Jul 14 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | RIC | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 46 | M.C.G. | H | -11.1 | 13/16 | +7.9 | -19 | -2.7 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 20 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | GEE | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 58 | Kardinia Park | A | -13.8 | 12/16 | +18.1 | -32 | -2.6 | -16.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Fri Jul 26 | 11. | 4 | 70 | v | NME | 28. | 15 | 183 | L | 113 | M.C.G. | H | -16.4 | 15/16 | +19.5 | -36 | -7.7 | -24.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sun Aug 04 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | SYD | 17. | 13 | 115 | L | 63 | S.C.G. | A | -24.1 | 15/16 | +17.0 | -53 | -1.0 | -25.1 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 10 | 20. | 9 | 129 | v | CAR | 17. | 8 | 110 | W | 19 | M.C.G. | H | -25.1 | 15/16 | +11.3 | -36 | +5.5 | -19.5 | ≡ |
| 20 | Fri Aug 16 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | FRE | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 21 | M.C.G. | H | -19.5 | 14/16 | -9.7 | +2 | +1.9 | -17.7 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sun Aug 25 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | WCE | 24. | 7 | 151 | L | 73 | Subiaco | A | -17.7 | 15/16 | +17.1 | -47 | -2.6 | -20.3 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 31 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | HAW | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 1 | M.C.G. | H | -20.3 | 15/16 | +3.4 | -24 | +2.3 | -18.0 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
Melbourne - 1996 Season