<P> The 1996 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Sydney Swans , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1996 . It was the 100th annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League ( formerly the Victorian Football League ) , staged to determine the premiers for the 1996 AFL season . The match , attended by 93,102 people , was won by North Melbourne by a margin of 43 points , marking that club 's third premiership victory . North Melbourne were awarded a gold premiership cup instead of the usual silver in honour of the centenary grand final . </P>
<P> The 1996 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the North Melbourne Football Club and the Sydney Swans , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1996 . It was the 100th annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League ( formerly the Victorian Football League ) , staged to determine the premiers for the 1996 AFL season . The match , attended by 93,102 people , was won by North Melbourne by a margin of 43 points , marking that club 's third premiership victory . North Melbourne were awarded a gold premiership cup instead of the usual silver in honour of the centenary grand final . </P>
who played in the 1996 afl grand final
who played in the 1996 afl grand final
Sydney Swans , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sydney Swans , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground