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1996 WAFL season
Teams8
PremiersTemplate:WAFL Cla
10th premiership
Minor premiersTemplate:WAFL EP
15th minor premiership
Sandover MedallistJeremy Wasley (Template:WAFL SD)
Bernie Naylor MedallistJohn Dorotich (Template:WAFL SF)
Matches played88
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The 1996 WAFL season was the 112th season of the West Australian Football League in its various incarnations.

It saw the league at a crisis point with attendances decimated by the rise of the Eagles and newly formed Dockers of the AFL. With serious financial problems for a number of clubs, especially Perth[1] and Swan Districts but also Claremont, East Perth and West Perth,[2] the league intensely debated whether to expand or contract the competition.[3] The upshot was that 1996 would prove the final year of the eight-club competition that had been established with the admission of Template:WAFL SD in 1934.

On the field, 1996 was notable for the decline of 1995 minor premiers Subiaco, who with the decline of top goalkicker Jason Heatley and the loss of other key players to the AFL,[4] declined by thirteen wins, the largest in WAFL history since Claremont after the loss of Graham Moss to Essendon fell from only three losses in 1972 to only four wins in 1973. In the process, the Lions suffered a number of spectacular losses. In contrast, East Perth, after eleven years in the doldrums when they had won only eighty and drawn one of 236 games, rose under the coaching of former Collingwood defender Kevin Worthington to their first minor premiership since 1976 and despite lack of experience, nearly beat Claremont in a thrilling Grand Final. The Tigers, despite being fifth in 1995, won the Emu Export Cup to be early premiership favourites[5] with the power of their lower grades,[6][7] and despite some lapses ultimately lived up to that label.

The wettest Perth winter since 1974[8] led to some notable low scoring, with Claremont kicking the second lowest score by an eventual premier team in a major Australian Rules league against Swan Districts and West Perth kicking three or fewer goals in successive games for the first time in 69 open-age seasons.

Home-and-away Season

Round 1 (Easter Weekend)

Round 1
Saturday, 6 April Template:WAFL SF 19.19 (133) def. Template:WAFL WP 15.14 (104) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2468)
Saturday, 6 April Template:WAFL SD 19.14 (128) def. Template:WAFL EF 11.13 (79) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1968)
Monday, 8 April Template:WAFL Per 11.12 (78) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 26.10 (166) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2318) [5]
Monday, 8 April Template:WAFL Sub 15.6 (96) def. Template:WAFL EP 13.12 (90) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2767) [9]

Swan Districts recover from a terrible first eight minutes where East Fremantle kick four unanswered goals to completely dominate the rest of the game, led by unheralded ruckman Ron skender against the strong Shark rucks.[10]

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday, 13 April Template:WAFL EP 13.14 (92) def. Template:WAFL SD 12.12 (84) Perth Oval (crowd: 3406)
Saturday, 13 April Template:WAFL Cla 17.8 (110) def. Template:WAFL Sub 9.6 (60) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1948)
Saturday, 13 April Template:WAFL WP 12.17 (89) def. Template:WAFL Per 7.11 (53) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2275) .[11]
Saturday, 13 April Template:WAFL EF 17.14 (116) def. Template:WAFL SF 17.10 (112) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3027)

A brilliant goal almost on the siren by future Eagle champion Ben Cousins sees East Fremantle win a thriller after the Bulldogs appeared likely to steal the game via four goals in three minutes.[12]

Round 3

Round 3
Saturday, 20 April Template:WAFL Per 16.15 (111) def. Template:WAFL EF 10.10 (70) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1499)
Saturday, 20 April Template:WAFL SD 20.14 (134) def. Template:WAFL Sub 11.12 (78) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1920) [13]
Saturday, 20 April Template:WAFL Cla 13.11 (89) def. Template:WAFL WP 7.15 (57) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1922)
Saturday, 20 April (6:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 11.11 (77) def. Template:WAFL EP 11.7 (73) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2393)
  • South Fremantle win with a goal by Marty Atkins with 23 seconds remaining[14] to complete the Royals’ third consecutive fade-out after a strong start – the Royals were sixteen points ahead eighteen minutes into the last quarter and kicking with a strong wind.
  • Perth half-forward Joe Proctor returns after five seasons of repeated foot fractures to kick six goals and beat four opponents in a major upset over a Shark team that lacked its normal commitment at the ball.[15]

Round 4 (Anzac Day)

Round 4
Thursday, 25 April Template:WAFL EF 13.10 (88) def. Template:WAFL WP 12.10 (82) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3822)
Saturday, 27 April Template:WAFL SD 12.18 (90) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 17.14 (116) Rushton Park, Mandurah (crowd: 1979) [16]
Sunday, 28 April Template:WAFL EP 22.10 (142) def. Template:WAFL Per 7.5 (47) Perth Oval (crowd: 1990)
Sunday, 28 April Template:WAFL Sub 12.17 (89) def. Template:WAFL SF 11.18 (84) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1711)
  • Despite a major concussion, former Claremont full-forward Chris Gerreyn scores eleven goals to confirm East Perth are back as a force.[1]
  • The game between East Fremantle and West Perth sees the smallest total of margins at each change since Round 3 of 1956,[17] with the first three quarters totalling only five points and overall only eleven.[18]
  • With the league considering expansion to the Perth satellite city of Mandurah,[19] a game between 1995 wooden spooner Swan Districts and Claremont is played at the main football ground of Rushton Park.[a]
  • Yet again a South Fremantle match yields a late comeback as Subiaco, led by 22 kicks and thirteen marks from half-forward Andrew Donnelly, are behind almost all match but show traces of their 1995 form in coming back to win at the finish.[20]

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday, 4 May Template:WAFL SF 8.6 (54) def. by Template:WAFL SD 7.14 (56) Rockingham (crowd: 2214)
Saturday, 4 May Template:WAFL Cla 11.14 (80) def. by Template:WAFL EF 16.12 (108) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1567)
Saturday, 4 May Template:WAFL WP 11.14 (80) def. by Template:WAFL EP 12.11 (83) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2617) [21]
Saturday, 4 May Template:WAFL Per 12.12 (84) def. by Template:WAFL Sub 14.14 (98) Gosnells (crowd: 1597)
  • With the WAFL recommending relocation of struggling Perth to the Hills region,[19] a match is played in the outer suburb of Gosnells. The experiment is never repeated and the relocation failed.
  • Perth lead 8.3 (51) to 3.2 (20) before being overwhelmed.[22]
  • Chris Peel’s hard work in damp and windswept conditions allows swan districts to hold off South Fremantle, who failed to use the wind during the second quarter when the ground was dry.[23]

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday, 11 May Template:WAFL SF 14.16 (100) def. Template:WAFL Cla 14.9 (93) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1890)
Saturday, 11 May Template:WAFL Sub 8.5 (53) def. by Template:WAFL WP 16.19 (115) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2019) [24]
Saturday, 11 May Template:WAFL EP 19.11 (125) def. Template:WAFL EF 15.14 (104) Perth Oval (crowd: 2375)
Saturday, 11 May Template:WAFL SD 19.10 (124) def. Template:WAFL Per 10.4 (64) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2347)
  • The replacement of Greg Wootton by Vance Davison and the comeback at centre half-forward of the injury-plagued ex-star Sumich allows South Fremantle a crucial win in another close match – this time they held off Claremont at the finish.[25]
  • After having to change his jersey due to bleeding following a cut in his knee, Swan Districts’ Rod O‘Neill wears Tony Nesbit’s old number the week after Nesbit died, and his toughness in defence is lavishly praised and a critical part of Swans’ fourth win for 1996.[26]

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday, 18 May Template:WAFL WP 16.12 (108) def. Template:WAFL SD 12.13 (85) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2655)
Saturday, 18 May Template:WAFL Cla 7.11 (53) def. by Template:WAFL EP 16.11 (107) Claremont Oval (crowd: 2231)
Sunday, 19 May Template:WAFL Per 18.13 (121) def. Template:WAFL SF 10.20 (80) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2031)
Sunday, 19 May Template:WAFL EF 16.13 (109) def. Template:WAFL Sub 13.7 (85) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1938)
  • East Perth take top position for the first time in twenty seasons as Paul Peos’ work as a permanent loose man in defence keeps leading goalkicker Joe Smith goalless, and Claremont are extremely weak in attack all along with no multiple goalscorer,[27] although Phil Gilbert does keep the taller and bigger Gerreyn to one goal from a free.
  • Sumich and Dorotich score only 0.5 (5) from seven early shots and with Shane Cable scoring seven as a stand-in full-forward, Perth seize the chance resulted as South score an amazing 1.15 (21) to half-time (their first goal was at the eighteen-minute mark of the second quarter) and never come back.[28]

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 25 May Template:WAFL Per 11.7 (73) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 13.13 (91) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1513)
Saturday, 25 May Template:WAFL EF 17.15 (117) def. Template:WAFL SD 15.7 (97) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1957) [29]
Saturday, 25 May Template:WAFL WP 17.15 (117) def. Template:WAFL SF 15.13 (103) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2417) [30]
Saturday, 25 May Template:WAFL EP 20.17 (137) def. Template:WAFL Sub 15.9 (99) Perth Oval (crowd: 2246)

East Perth at one-point lead 20.13 (133) to 5.8 (38) before Subiaco kick last ten goals.[31]

Round 9 (Foundation Day)

Round 9
Saturday, 1 June Template:WAFL SD 13.17 (95) def. by Template:WAFL EP 16.12 (108) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3722)
Sunday, 2 June Template:WAFL Cla 22.14 (146) def. Template:WAFL Sub 9.8 (62) Albany (crowd: 2105) [32]
Monday, 3 June Template:WAFL Per 13.8 (86) def. by Template:WAFL WP 13.13 (91) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2836)
Monday, 3 June Template:WAFL SF 20.12 (132) def. Template:WAFL EF 10.9 (69) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7777)
  • East Perth show their premiership credentials with the manner of their fightback against Swan Districts, who led by thirty points and half-time before Turnbull took control in the ruck.[33]
  • One brilliant burst by Troy Wilson where he kicks four goals in ten minutes during the final quarter saves West Perth from a major upset against the tenacious Demons, who previously held an eleven-point lead.[34]

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday, 8 June Template:WAFL Sub 19.7 (121) def. Template:WAFL SD 16.11 (107) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1755) [35]
Saturday, 8 June Template:WAFL EP 16.17 (113) def. Template:WAFL SF 17.5 (107) Perth Oval (crowd: 3408)
Saturday, 8 June Template:WAFL WP 11.6 (72) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 17.6 (108) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2514)
Saturday, 8 June Template:WAFL EF 18.14 (122) def. Template:WAFL Per 7.11 (53) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1603) [36]

South Fremantle kick an amazing 10.0 (60) to half-time and 14.1 (85) to three-quarter time before their accuracy deserts them slightly – though only a last-minute goal by Betheras denies them a draw with the pacesetter.[37] It was the Bulldogs’ fourth loss by a goal or less for 1996.

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday, 15 June Template:WAFL SF 17.18 (120) def. Template:WAFL Sub 7.9 (51) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1643) [38]
Saturday, 15 June Template:WAFL Per 7.9 (51) def. by Template:WAFL EP 11.14 (80) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1625)
Saturday, 15 June Template:WAFL Cla 1.7 (13) def. by Template:WAFL SD 12.14 (86) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1308) [39]
Saturday, 15 June Template:WAFL WP 9.9 (63) def. Template:WAFL EF 4.9 (33) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1262)
  • At the beginning of an uncharacteristically wet spell for modern times in Perth,[40] Claremont kick their second score of 1.7 (13) in two years, equalling their second lowest all time score. The match was played with electric street lights on to aid the players, whilst Claremont were never in the hunt after getting into attack once in the first fifteen minutes.
  • Two teams – Perth and East Fremantle – fail to goal after half-time, but Troy Wilson kicks seven including four in ten minutes on a day where winds blew rain horizontally.[41]

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday, 22 June Template:WAFL SD 28.16 (184) def. Template:WAFL SF 9.10 (64) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2193) [42]
Saturday, 22 June Template:WAFL EF 18.10 (118) def. Template:WAFL Cla 11.11 (77) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1405)
Saturday, 22 June Template:WAFL Sub 17.8 (110) def. Template:WAFL Per 14.8 (92) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1243) [43]
Saturday, 22 June Template:WAFL EP 11.11 (77) def. Template:WAFL WP 9.6 (60) Perth Oval (crowd: 4522)
  • East Perth emerge winners – owing to Graham and Crough keeping Troy Wilson to two goals – in a match that showed West Perth’s move too Joondalup had not lessened the WAFL’s greatest rivalry.[44]
  • Clive Waterhouse kicks nine goals, seven behinds in Swan Districts’ second successive spectacular win, their biggest over South Fremantle beating a 108-point win from 1964.[45]

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday, 6 July Template:WAFL Per 14.9 (93) def. Template:WAFL SD 11.11 (77) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1892) [46]
Saturday, 6 July Template:WAFL EF 9.8 (62) def. by Template:WAFL EP 19.9 (123) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2341)
Saturday, 6 July Template:WAFL Cla 12.18 (90) def. Template:WAFL SF 7.5 (47) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1616)
Saturday, 6 July Template:WAFL WP 19.17 (131) def. Template:WAFL Sub 15.8 (98) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2211)
  • East Perth record their tenth straight win for their best run since 1961.
  • With nine AFL-listed players, Claremont recover from two bad defeats to push the Bulldogs to two wins from the four, as South Fremantle lack forward support for the well-held Dorotich.[47]
  • 1995 Simpson Medallist Darren Harris bounces back to his best after a serious concussion in the previous match with the Lions, as West Perth kick thirteen of the last seventeen goals to be back in the four.[48]

Round 14

Round 14
Saturday, 13 July Template:WAFL EP 10.4 (64) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 13.10 (88) Perth Oval (crowd: 3173)
Saturday, 13 July Template:WAFL SD 16.8 (104) def. Template:WAFL WP 9.10 (64) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2718) [49]
Saturday, 13 July Template:WAFL SF 14.13 (97) def. Template:WAFL Per 13.14 (92) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1914)
Saturday, 13 July Template:WAFL Sub 11.21 (87) def. by Template:WAFL EF 17.9 (111) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1525)
  • Thirty possessions from rejected midfielder Dean Trovarello leads Claremont to put an end to East Perth’s ten-match winning streak, with coach Daniel Panizza saying a run in the reserves had done Trovarello good.[50]
  • Subiaco kicks eight of their eleven goals in the second quarter.[51]

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday, 20 July Template:WAFL SD 8.14 (62) def. by Template:WAFL EF 16.7 (103) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2132) [52]
Saturday, 20 July Template:WAFL SF 11.9 (75) def. Template:WAFL WP 10.11 (71) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1501)
Saturday, 20 July Template:WAFL Sub 5.9 (39) def. by Template:WAFL EP 22.15 (147) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1886) [53]
Saturday, 20 July Template:WAFL Cla 19.9 (123) def. Template:WAFL Per 6.13 (49) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1279)

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday, 27 July Template:WAFL WP 3.12 (30) def. by Template:WAFL Per 11.19 (85) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 850)
Saturday, 27 July Template:WAFL EP 8.12 (60) def. Template:WAFL SD 4.9 (33) Perth Oval (crowd: 1674)
Saturday, 27 July Template:WAFL Sub 9.15 (69) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 12.11 (83) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 900)
Saturday, 27 July Template:WAFL EF 9.9 (63) def. Template:WAFL SF 8.10 (58) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2113) [54]
  • Steady rainfall of 134.6 millimetres (5.30 in)[55] over two weeks – the steadiest in Perth since anthropogenic global warming[56] began to dry the climate – leads to very heavy conditions where bottom team Perth upsets likely finalists West Perth, whose score remains the lowest against the Demons since 1967.[57]
  • The Demons’ skill in gale-force winds and mud via a three-man attack to keep the goals open gives them a 6.1 (37) to 0.2 (2) lead at quarter-time, which West Perth can never claw back.[58]
  • East Perth take advantage of Swan Districts’ early wastefulness with the wind to soundly defeat the black and whites, whose forwards score only 2.4 (16) after quarter-time.[59]

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday, 3 August Template:WAFL SF 8.18 (66) def. by Template:WAFL EP 12.13 (85) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2583)
Saturday, 3 August Template:WAFL SD 32.15 (207) def. Template:WAFL Sub 10.12 (72) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1707)
Saturday, 3 August Template:WAFL Cla 13.13 (91) def. Template:WAFL WP 3.6 (24) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1360) [60]
Saturday, 3 August Template:WAFL Per 4.16 (40) def. by Template:WAFL EF 8.10 (58) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1541) [61]
  • West Perth become the first team since East Fremantle in the Preliminary and Grand Finals of 1924 to score three or fewer goals in consecutive open-age WAFL games.
  • In contrast, despite the windy and damp conditions, Swan Districts annihilate Subiaco with thirteen different goalkickers and two ten-goal quarters.[62]

Round 18

Round 18
Saturday, 10 August Template:WAFL Sub 13.14 (92) def. Template:WAFL SF 11.14 (80) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1101)
Saturday, 10 August Template:WAFL EF 6.11 (47) def. by Template:WAFL WP 9.12 (66) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1479)
Saturday, 10 August Template:WAFL EP 5.6 (36) def. by Template:WAFL Per 5.19 (49) Perth Oval (crowd: 1808)
Sunday, 11 August Template:WAFL SD 13.15 (93) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 16.15 (111) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2453)
  • In very windy conditions with 22.2 millimetres (0.87 in) of rain,[63] East Fremantle kick only one goal in three quarters and top team East Perth not only are beaten by bottom club Perth[64] but lose Scott Loving and Devan Perry to one-match suspensions.[65]
  • West Perth rebound from two previous disasters, adapting well to “arctic” conditions and moving to within percentage of fourth-placed Swan Districts.[66]

Round 19

Round 19
Saturday, 17 August Template:WAFL SF 12.12 (84) def. by Template:WAFL SD 16.13 (109) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1903)
Saturday, 17 August Template:WAFL Cla 8.7 (55) def. by Template:WAFL EF 10.12 (72) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1651)
Saturday, 17 August Template:WAFL Per 24.16 (160) def. Template:WAFL Sub 7.4 (46) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1557)
Saturday, 17 August Template:WAFL WP 12.16 (88) def. Template:WAFL EP 10.7 (67) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 3276) [67]

Perth move off the bottom of the ladder by thrashing 1995 minor premiers Subiaco, who apart from forwards Macnish and Dan Parker appear totally disinterested, whilst the unknown Craig Shearer kicks eight.[68]

Round 20

Round 20
Saturday, 24 August Template:WAFL SF 12.9 (81) def. Template:WAFL Cla 9.15 (69) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1628)
Saturday, 24 August Template:WAFL Sub 4.8 (32) def. by Template:WAFL WP 15.21 (111) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1760)
Saturday, 24 August Template:WAFL SD 7.9 (51) def. by Template:WAFL Per 16.6 (102) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2249)
Saturday, 24 August Template:WAFL EP 14.12 (96) def. by Template:WAFL EF 15.12 (102) Perth Oval (crowd: 2031) [69]
  • With coach Gary Buckenara announcing his resignation before the match, Subiaco collapse after a competitive opening forty minutes, scoring only 1.6 (12) to 12.10 (82) for the rest of the match and sealing their first wooden spoon since 1982.[70]
  • 6.0 (36) to 2.5 (17) against a strong wind effectively seals Perth’s fourth victory in seven matches and leaves Swans needing a win over the in-form Cardinals to make the four.[71]

Round 21

Round 21
Saturday, 31 August Template:WAFL EF 26.17 (173) def. Template:WAFL Sub 11.16 (82) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1623)
Saturday, 31 August Template:WAFL Cla 12.14 (86) def. Template:WAFL EP 8.7 (55) Claremont Oval (crowd: 2019) [72]
Saturday, 31 August Template:WAFL WP 13.18 (96) def. Template:WAFL SD 11.4 (70) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 4671) [73]
Saturday, 31 August Template:WAFL Per 11.11 (77) def. by Template:WAFL SF 18.11 (119) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1726)
  • In an amazing match, Subiaco are 2.12 (24) at three-quarter time but kick 9.4 (58) to 7.3 (45) in a last-quarter shootout, as the Sharks experiment with players in different positions.[74]
  • West Perth comfortably secure a semi-final berth despite inaccuracy over lethargic Swan Districts, whilst in a preview of the Grand Final, Claremont hold East Perth to 0.1 (1) into the wind to claim the double chance.
  • Jon Dorotich breaks Jason Heatley’s 1993 record for the most goals without a behind, as he scores thirteen straight goals from fourteen kicks, capitalising perfectly on ex-Demon Stephen Pears’ dominance of the ruck despite crowd taunts.[75]

Ladder

Template:WAFL Ladder/1996

Finals

Semi Finals

First Semi Final
Sunday, 8 September Template:WAFL EF 18.13 (121) def. Template:WAFL WP 7.9 (51) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 10,184)

East Fremantle belie their previous poor record against West Perth, completely outclassing the Falcons for three quarters after defender Mellody has an amazing fifteen possessions in the first quarter.[76]

Second Semi Final
Sunday, 8 September Template:WAFL Cla 12.18 (90) def. by Template:WAFL EP 15.6 (96) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 10,184)
  • Since the two semi-finals were played at the same venue on the same day, the attendance figure is the same.
  • Jeff White’s ruck power wins for East Perth via an explosive burst of 4.1 (25) unanswered in fifteen minutes against the inaccurate Tigers.[77]

Preliminary Final

Preliminary Final
Sunday, 15 September Template:WAFL EF 5.10 (40) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 11.16 (82) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4,698)

In a very physical man-on-man game in heavy rain and strong winds, Claremont thrashed the Sharks after half-time, kicking 7.10 (52) to a mere 1.3 (9) – including three goals to one behind into a strong breeze in the third quarter.[78]

Grand Final

Main article: 1996 WAFL Grand Final
1996 WAFL Grand Final
Sunday, 22 September Template:WAFL EP def. by Template:WAFL Cla Subiaco Oval (crowd: 29,771)
3.3 (21)
8.6 (54)
9.8 (62)
12.12 (84) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.0 (12)
7.1 (43)
10.5 (65)
13.8 (86) 		Umpires: Sam Kronja, Wayne French, Adam Binks
Simpson Medal: Todd Ridley (Template:WAFL Cla)
Gerreyn 4, Turnbull 2, Loving 2, Colbung, White, Swan, Worland Goals Ridley 7, Lewis 4, Pyke, Ferguson
Loving, Faithfull, Miller, Gerreyn, Betharas, Turnbull Best Lewis, Pyke, Ridley, Egan, Ferguson, Guard, Edwards
Gerreyn for wrestling Spencer
Fuller (runner) for misconduct 		Reports Spencer for wrestling and striking Gerreyn
Gilbert for attempting to strike Silcock
  • West Coast Eagle veterans Pyke and Lewis possess crucial freshness[79] to permit Claremont to win its fifth premiership in ten years against an East Perth club playing its first Grand Final since 1978. Ridley kicks his goals with a major knee injury[80]
  • In a spiteful game , both clubs were reported for “bringing the game into disrepute”.

Notes

a Rushton Park, also known under a sponsorship deal as Bendigo Bank Stadium, has been the home of ninth Westar Rules/WAFL club Peel Thunder since it formed in 1997.

References

  1. ^ a b Lewis, Ross; ‘Gerreyn Refuses To Let Demons off the Hook’; in The Game; p. 11; from The West Australian; 29 April 1996
  2. ^ East, Alan (2005); From Redlegs to Demons: A History of the Perth Football Club from 1899; p. 165
  3. ^ See Casey, Kevin (1995); The Tigers’ Tale: the origins and history of the Claremont Football Club; Claremont Football Club; p. 201. ISBN 0646264982
  4. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Falcons Count the Cost’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 1 April 1996
  5. ^ a b Reid, Russell; ‘Tigers too Strong’; The West Australian, 9 April 1996, p. 65
  6. ^ WAFL Reserves Ladder Positions (download)
  7. ^ WAFL Colts Ladder Positions (download)
  8. ^ Flannery, Tim; The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change; p. 131 ISBN 0802142923
  9. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Lions Hold Royals at Bay in Thriller’; The West Australian, 9 April 1996, p. 65
  10. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Swans Rise from Ashes’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 8 April 1996
  11. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Career Twist for Falcon’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 15 April 1996
  12. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Derby explodes into Action in Dying Minutes’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 15 April 1996
  13. ^ Lewis, Ross,; ‘Old Skills Work Well for Greg Walker’; in The Game; p. 11; from The West Australian; 22 April 1996
  14. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Bulldogs Storm Home’; in The Game; p. 11; from The West Australian; 22 April 1996
  15. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Proctor sparks Perth Goal Rush’; in The Game; p. 11; from The West Australian; 22 April 1996
  16. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Beaten Swans Salvage Praise’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 29 April 1996
  17. ^ WAFl Footy Facts: Bassendean Oval Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ See WAFL Footy Facts: East Fremantle Oval
  19. ^ a b ‘Research Helps WAFL Plan for the Future’ in The Game; p. 11; from The West Australian; 3 June 1996
  20. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Bulldogs Brought to Heel by Lions’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 29 April 1996
  21. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Royals Win in a Thriller’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 6 May 1996
  22. ^ ‘Resolute Lions Survive Demons’ Ambush’; in The Game, p. 10; from The West Australian; 6 May 1996
  23. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Peel Paves Way for Swans’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 6 May 1996
  24. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Rigall Twins Right Mix in Falcons’ Cakewalk’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 13 May 1996
  25. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Todd Pulls Masterstroke’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 13 May 1996
  26. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Nesbit’s Number Fires O‘Neill to Greatness’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 13 May 1996
  27. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Peos Ploy Dries Up Goals’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 20 May 1996
  28. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Demons Put Bulldogs to the Sword’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 20 May 1996
  29. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Sharks’ Defender Cuts Up Swans’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 27 May 1996
  30. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Mifka Inspires Falcon Win’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 27 May 1996
  31. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Glum Royals Lament Final Term Fade-Out’; in The Game, p. 12; from The West Australian; 27 May 1996
  32. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Injured Wrist Blow for Lewis’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 3 June 1996
  33. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Royals’ Rebound All Class’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 3 June 1996
  34. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Wilson Lifts Falcons’; The West Australian, 4 June 1996, p. 78
  35. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Subiaco Turns It Around’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 10 June 1996
  36. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Slow but Sure: Bromage Lifts Sharks to Win’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 10 June 1996
  37. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Dominant Mallis Bids for State Debut’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 10 June 1996
  38. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Axed Pears Answers Challenge’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 17 June 1996
  39. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Dark Day for Tigers’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 17 June 1996
  40. ^ Perth Metro (009225) June 1996 rainfall
  41. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Wilson Blitz Buries Sharks in Tempest’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 17 June 1996
  42. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Clark Set for Higher Honours’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 24 June 1996
  43. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Heatley in Limbo as Rewards Handed Out’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 24 June 1996
  44. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Derby Tradition Lives On’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 24 June 1996
  45. ^ WAFL Footy Facts: Swan Districts v South Fremantle
  46. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Plucky Rigby Helps Demons to Rare Win’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 8 July 1996
  47. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Souped-Up Tigers in Cruise Control’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 8 July 1996
  48. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Captain courageous Sparks Falcons’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 8 July 1996
  49. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Youngsters the Difference for Swans’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 15 July 1996
  50. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Rejection Brings Out the Tiger in Trovarello’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 15 July 1996
  51. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Sharks Stay in Finals Hunt’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 15 July 1996
  52. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Sharks Surge into Safer Waters’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 22 July 1996
  53. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Crough Beats Fatigue to Win Ruck Duel’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 22 July 1996
  54. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Todd’s Move Backfires’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 29 July 1996
  55. ^ Perth Metro (009225) July 1996 rainfall
  56. ^ See Indian Ocean Climate Initiative for details
  57. ^ Perth: Lowest Scores Conceded
  58. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Demons Already Look to Next Season’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 29 July 1996
  59. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Royals Put a Hand on Minor Trophy’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian; 29 July 1996
  60. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Tiger Talent Outguns West Perth’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 5 August 1996
  61. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Mellody Proves a Point’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 5 August 1996
  62. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Lions Drown in Sea of Swans Goals’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 5 August 1996
  63. ^ Perth Metro (009225) August 1996 rainfall
  64. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Demons Take Sweet Revenge on Royals’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 12 August 1996
  65. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘East Perth at Low Ebb for Derby Clash’; in The West Australian, 14 August 1996, p. 113
  66. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Falcons Keep Finals Hopes Flickering’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 12 August 1996
  67. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Falcons Topple Royals in Finals Run’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 19 August 1996
  68. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Perth Gets Radar Working in Deadly Fashion’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 19 August 1996
  69. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Bilcich Answers the Call’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 26 August 1996
  70. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Fear the Spur for Falcons’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 26 August 1996
  71. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Perth Shows Swans How It’s Done’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 26 August 1996
  72. ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Stone Rock Solid for Victorious Claremoent’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 2 September 1996
  73. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Swooping Falcons Get Best of Swans’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 2 September 1996
  74. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Lions Can Roar Next Year, Says Buckenara’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 2 September 1996
  75. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Taunts Serve Only To Inspire Pears’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 2 September 1996
  76. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Sharks Snap Up Flagging Falcons’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 9 September 1996
  77. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘White Is Catalyst in Royals’ Revival’; in The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 9 September 1996
  78. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Rampant Tigers Smother Sharks’; in The Game, p. 10; from The West Australian; 16 September 1996
  79. ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘AFL Stars Make Final Difference’; in The Game, p. 9 from The West Australian, 23 September 1996
  80. ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Ridley Played Game with Major Injury’; in The Game, p. 8; from The West Australian; 23 September, 1996
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