1996 Ansett Australia Cup

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1996 Ansett Australia Cup
AFL pre-season competition
Season1996
Teams16
Winners St Kilda (1st title)
Matches played15
Attendance279,200 (average 18,613 per match)
Michael Tuck Medallist Nicky Winmar (St Kilda)

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]

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After the final siren in the Grand Final where St Kilda defeated Carlton, there was a "pitch invasion" by disgruntled spectators who tried to stop the presentation and lap of honour, whilst pretending to be over-excited St Kilda FC supporters. The trespassers stole St Kilda gear off St Kilda FC supporters on their way onto the field. The presentation went ahead, but St Kilda FC's winning team did not get to do a lap of honour until before the Round 1 match of the 1996 Premiership Season. The Players and staff were escorted safely off the field by security, where practical.

In 2004 when St Kilda won again, there was extra security posted to the venue ringing the field inside the boundary fence for the post-match. The presentation was subdued due to St Kilda FC and officials waiting for spectators to pitch invade again, after receiving pre-match warnings it would occur again if St Kilda won. The incident has led to misconceptions that St Kilda FC not winning "prevents riots by organized crime".

Games

Round of 16

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTime
Adelaide 18.16 (124) Melbourne 10.5 (65) Football Park 24,143Friday 23 February 19968:00 pm
Hawthorn 9.19 (73) St. Kilda 19.13 (127) Waverley Park 16,061Saturday, 24 February 19968:00 pm
Fremantle 7.15 (57) West Coast 10.11 (71) Marrara Oval 9,078Sunday, 25 February 19967:05 pm
Fitzroy 12.15 (87) Footscray 16.15 (111) Waverley Park 4,818Monday, 26 February 19968:00 pm
Collingwood 14.10 (94) Richmond 8.14 (62) Waverley Park 13,307Wednesday 28 February 19968:00 pm
Sydney 20.8 (128) North Melbourne 22.18 (150) Bruce Stadium 9,405Saturday, 2 March 19962:00 pm
Carlton 14.12 (96) Essendon 8.14 (62) Waverley Park 23,837Saturday, 2 March 19968:00 pm
Brisbane 14. 25 (109) Geelong 9.9 (63) The Gabba 18,325Monday, 4 March 19967:00 pm

Quarter Finals

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTime
Adelaide 11.10 (76) St. Kilda 18.11 (119) Football Park 21,276Sunday, 3 March 19968:00 pm
West Coast 11.6 (72) Footscray 8.10 (58) Waverley Park 3,109Wednesday, 6 March 19968:00 pm
Collingwood 15.9 (99) Carlton 16.8 (104) Waverley Park 33,359Saturday, 9 March 19968:00 pm
North Melbourne 15.15 (105) Brisbane 13.12 (90) The Gabba 13,269Sunday, 10 March 19967:00 pm

Semi Finals

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTime
St. Kilda 10.13 (73) West Coast 8.9 (57) Waverley Park 10,019Wednesday 13 March 19968:00 pm
Carlton 10.12 (72) North Melbourne 5.14 (44) Waverley Park 12,306Saturday, 16 March 19968:00 pm

Final

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDateTime
St. Kilda 20.10 (130) Carlton 10.12 (72) Waverley Park 66,888Saturday 23 March 19968:05 pm

Knock-Out Chart

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 2010130
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

St Kilda vs Carlton
TeamQ1Q2Q3Final
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

St Kilda Football Club

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 McLeanCoach Stan Alves

Carlton Football Club

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

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

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References

  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.