1996 season History of the Adelaide Football Club



adelaide started 1996 season in form, winning first 4 matches , 6 of first eight. however, won 2 more matches season: home matches against brisbane bears , fitzroy. finished season in 12th position, 8 wins, 14 losses , percentage of 95.96. 7 of these wins @ home; away home defeated last-placed fitzroy, in round 2.


the club champion 1996 awarded matthew liptak nigel smart, while darren jarman adelaide s sole all-australian representative. no crows nominated 1996 rising star award. fourth season in row, tony modra topped adelaide s goalkicking 75. ben hart awarded afl mark of year mark against st kilda in round 8.


coach robert shaw replaced @ end of season former woodville , north melbourne player malcolm blight. blight made immediate impact upon arriving @ club, delisting captain tony mcguinness , fan favourite andrew jarman in addition retiring former captain chris mcdermott. mark bickley appointed mcguinness replacement captain.


during off-season, adelaide traded in brett james (collingwood) jonathon ross; trent ormond-allen , clay sampson (melbourne) pick 83 , nick pesch; tim cook, aaron keating , nick laidlaw (port adelaide) scott hodges , david brown; , barry standfield (footscray) picks 32 , 47. notable draftees included future premiership players andrew eccles (pick 60, national draft), chad rintoul (pick 69, national draft) , ben marsh (pick 5, rookie draft).








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