1996 AFL season

1996 AFL premiership season
Teams	16
Premiers	North Melbourne (3rd premiership)
Minor premiers	Sydney (7th minor premiership)
Pre-season cup	St Kilda (1st pre-season cup win)
Matches played	185
Attendance	5,694,921 (30,783 per match)
Highest attendance	93,102 (Grand Final, North Melbourne v Sydney)
Leading goalkicker	Tony Lockett (Sydney) 92 goals
Brownlow Medallist	Michael Voss (Brisbane Bears) James Hird (Essendon)
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The 1996 Australian Football League season was the 100th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.

See 1996 AFL Draft for more information.

In the 1996 AFL Lightning Premiership final, Essendon defeated Brisbane Bears 6.2 (38) to 2.9 (21) at Waverley Park.

In the 1996 Ansett Australia Cup final, St Kilda defeated Carlton 20.10 (130) to 10.12 (72) in front of 66,888 at Waverley Park.

Note: Ben Hart took the mark of the year in Adelaide's win over St Kilda.
Note: Fitzroy's victory was the last win they had as a club.

Note:Last game of Fitzroy before Merger with Brisbane Bears to become Brisbane Lions.

Note: West Coast Eagles played its "home" final at the MCG despite being ranked above Essendon due to the agreement then in place with the Melbourne Cricket Club that at least one game each week of the finals be played at the MCG.

Note: Last game of Brisbane Bears before merger with Fitzroy Lions to become Brisbane Lions.

Note: Tony Lockett kicked a behind after the siren to send the Swans to the Grand Final for the first time since South Melbourne's last appearance in 1945.

Note: Essendon became the first team in VFL/AFL history to lose two finals in the same season by one point.

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