west coast v carlton
eagles beat blues by 55. eagles will play the dons in melborune despite earning a home game. bleus will play bears to keep their title defence alive in brisbane.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Coast | 6.2 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 18.17 | 125 | Sat 7-Sep-1996 3:10 pm | Subiaco Oval | 41,501 | |
| Carlton | 1.4 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 10.10 | 70 | West Coast won by 55 points | |||
brisbane v essendon
bears beat dons by 1. bears host blues and dons play eagles in semis.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Brisbane | 4.6 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 15.11 | 101 | Fri 6-Sep-1996 7:45 pm | Gabba | 21,964 | |
| Essendon | 2.1 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 15.10 | 100 | Brisbane won by 1 point | |||
north v geelong
roos end cats season by 60 booking a prelim against bears/blues.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Geelong | 2.2 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 9.17 | 71 | Sun 8-Sep-1996 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 69,323 | |
| North Melbourne | 6.5 | 8.10 | 14.14 | 19.17 | 131 | North Melbourne won by 60 points | |||
sydney v hawthorn
swans rob the hawks by 6 after the siren ending the hawks season when it should have gone to extra time swans will play eagles/dons.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Sydney | 3.4 | 4.8 | 8.11 | 13.12 | 90 | Sat 7-Sep-1996 7:45 pm | S.C.G. | 37,010 | |
| Hawthorn | 2.3 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 12.12 | 84 | Sydney won by 6 points | |||
semi finals
brisbane v carlton
west coast v essendon