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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
Season1996
Teams16
WinnersSt Kilda (1st title)
Matches played15
Attendance279,200 (average 18,613 per match)
Michael Tuck MedallistNicky Winmar (St Kilda)

Games

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Round of 16

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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St Kilda Football Club

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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