Practice Match, 1996
Melbourne vs Sydney
Saturday 16 March
Venue: Moorabbin
Attendance: Unknown
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Sydney | 4.1 | 9.4 | 14.4 | 18.6.114 |
| Melbourne | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.8.32 |
Sydney win by 82 points
Goalkickers: Brett Lovett 2, Todd Viney 1, David Neitz 1
Todd Viney returned, but an understrength Demons team were thumped. It was only a brief return for Viney, expected to shortly return to Mark Philippoussis' touring team until at least the US Open in September.
Best were B. Lovett, M. Febey and Neitz.
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