M.C.G. · Fri 5 Jul 1996 · 68,537 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 4.5 | 9.7 | 15.12 | 144 |
| CarltonCARL | 4.2 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 89 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 144 and 89.
North Melbourne won by 55 points.
21.18 (144) — 13.11 (89)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Schwass | 26 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Rock | 20 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| John Blakey | 12 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 1 |
| Anthony Stevens | 15 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Scott | 13 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey McKernan | 16 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Anderson | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dani Laidley | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Archer | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Roberts | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Carey | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn Freeborn | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Simpson | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| David King | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Bell | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Daniltchenko | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Armstrong | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mick Martyn | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Fairley | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Lissenden | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Dwyer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Bradley | 16 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Fraser Brown | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Brent Heaver | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Sexton | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Anthony Koutoufides | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Adrian Hickmott | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron De Iulio | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Ratten | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott Camporeale | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McKay | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ang Christou | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Rice | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mil Hanna | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Madden | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Williams | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Manton | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Kernahan | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Stephen Silvagni | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Ben Sexton | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Clape | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Pearce | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |