| 8:30pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 4. | Brisbane | 6.4 (40) | Carlton | 3.8 (26) | Waverley Park | Friday, 9 February | 9:30pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 5. | West Coast | 4.8 (32) | Richmond | 6.1 (37) | Waverley Park | Saturday, 10 February | 11:00am |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 6. | Adelaide | 6.6 (42) | Fremantle | 8.7 (55) | Waverley Park | Saturday, 10 February | 12:00pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 7. | Geelong | 6.7 (43) | Essendon | 10.7 (67) | Waverley Park | Saturday, 10 February | 1:00pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 8. | Sydney | 6.6 (42) | Footscray | 6.4 (40) | Waverley Park | Saturday, 10 February | 2:00pm Quarter-finals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Match | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Date | Time |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 9. | North Melbourne | 5.6 (36) | Collingwood | 6.7 (43) | Waverley Park | Saturday, 10 February | 6:30pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 10. | St Kilda | 3.3 (21) | Brisbane | 6.7 (43) | Waverley Park | Saturday, 10 February | 7:30pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 11. | Richmond | 5.1 (31) | Fremantle | 8.13 (61) | Waverley Park | Saturday, 10 February | 8:30pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 12. | Essendon | 7.13 (55) | Sydney | 3.10 (28) | Waverley Park | Saturday, 10 February | 9:30pm Semi-finals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Match | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Date | Time |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 13. | Collingwood | 4.2 (26) | Brisbane | 7.13 (55) | Waverley Park | Sunday, 11 February | 6:30pm |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 14. | Fremantle | 5.8 (38) | Essendon | 6.11 (47) | Waverley Park | Sunday, 11 February | 7:30pm Grand final |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Match | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Date | Time |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 15. | Brisbane | 2.9 (21) | Essendon | 6.2 (38) | Waverley Park | Sunday, 11 February | 9:30pm Summary of results See also List of VFL/AFL pre-season and night series premiers 1996 Ansett Australia Cup 1996 AFL season References Australian Football League pre-season competition Afl Lightning Premiership, 1996