100th season of the Australian Football League (AFL)
For the 1996 season of the Arena Football League, see 1996 Arena Football League 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
Brownlow Medallist
James Hird (Essendon) Michael Voss (Brisbane Bears)
Coleman Medallist
Tony Lockett (Sydney)
Attendance
Matches played
185
Total attendance
5,694,921 (30,783 per match)
Highest
93,102 (Grand Final, North Melbourne vs. Sydney)
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The 1996 AFL season was the 100th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs and ran from 29 March until 28 September. It comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs, as well as several celebrations of the league's centenary.
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