Western Reds - Season Summary
- Coach
- Peter Mulholland
- Captains
- Mark Geyer (10)
- Julian O'Neill (4)
- David Boyd (4)
- Rodney Howe (2)
- Matthew Rodwell (1)
- Biggest home crowd
- 12,760 (vs. Auckland in round 16)
- Average home crowd
- 8,262
- Top pointscorer
- Julian O'Neill (125)
- Top tryscorer
- Matthew Rodwell (9)
Results
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| Date | Day | Competition | | Opposition | | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |
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| Mar 24 | Sun 2:30pm | Round 1 | A | St George | | Forfeit | | | Kogarah | | | >PER Forfeited |
| 30 | Sat | Round 2 | H | Newcastle | L | 16 | - | 22 | D Boyd | P Mulholland | WACA | 9,108 | 16th | > |
| Apr 7 | Sun | Round 3 | H | Cronulla | W | 19 | - | 12 | D Boyd | P Mulholland | WACA | 9,345 | 16th | > |
| 13 | Sat | Round 4 | A | Cronulla | L | 12 | - | 26 | M Geyer | P Mulholland | Shark Park | 9,132 | 13th | > |
| 19 | Fri | Round 5 | H | Canterbury | L | 14 | - | 18 | D Boyd | P Mulholland | WACA | 6,403 | 15th | > |
| 27 | Sat | Round 6 | A | Sydney Tigers | L | 6 | - | 10 | D Boyd | P Mulholland | Parramatta | 4,227 | 16th | > |
| May 5 | Sun | Round 7 | H | Canberra | L | 12 | - | 32 | M Geyer | P Mulholland | WACA | 10,226 | 17th | > |
| 12 | Sun | Round 8 | A | Penrith | L | 12 | - | 46 | J O'Neill | P Mulholland | Penrith | 3,125 | 17th | > |
| 24 | Fri 7:00pm | Round 9 | H | Brisbane | L | 14 | - | 22 | J O'Neill | P Mulholland | WACA | 10,735 | 17th | > |
| Jun 1 | Sat 7:10pm | Round 10 | H | Western Suburbs | L | 8 | - | 22 | M Rodwell | P Mulholland | WACA | 6,535 | 18th | > |
| 16 | Sun | Round 11 | A | North Sydney | L | 6 | - | 28 | R Howe | P Mulholland | North Sydney | 7,002 | 19th | > |
| 23 | Sun | Round 12 | A | Souths | L | 18 | - | 24 | R Howe | P Mulholland | Redfern | 4,576 | 20th | > |
| 30 | Sun | Round 13 | H | Manly | W | 11 | - | 8 | J O'Neill | P Mulholland | WACA | 6,584 | 20th | > |
| Jul 5 | Fri | Round 14 | H | Gold Coast | D | 14 | - | 14 | M Geyer | P Mulholland | WACA | 5,728 | 20th | > |
| 14 | Sun | Round 15 | A | Illawarra | W | 19 | - | 18 | M Geyer | P Mulholland | Steelers | 7,115 | 20th | > |
| 20 | Sat | Round 16 | H | Auckland | W | 32 | - | 12 | M Geyer | P Mulholland | WACA | 12,760 | 19th | > |
| 28 | Sun | Round 17 | A | Parramatta | L | 6 | - | 18 | M Geyer | P Mulholland | Parramatta | 5,060 | 18th | > |
| Aug 4 | Sun | Round 18 | A | South Queensland | W | 18 | - | 16 | M Geyer | P Mulholland | Suncorp | 7,789 | 18th | > |
| 10 | Sat | Round 19 | A | Sydney City | L | 10 | - | 22 | M Geyer | P Mulholland | SFS | 7,467 | 17th | > |
| 17 | Sat | Round 20 | H | North Qld | W | 30 | - | 4 | M Geyer | P Mulholland | WACA | 5,889 | 15th | > |
| 24 | Sat | Round 21 | A | Newcastle | L | 20 | - | 24 | J O'Neill | P Mulholland | Marathon | 20,110 | 16th | > |
| 30 | Fri | Round 22 | H | St George | L | 16 | - | 22 | M Geyer | P Mulholland | WACA | 7,564 | 15th | > |
22 games
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Legend
H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
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| Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | |
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| BARRETT, Shane | - | |
| 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| BLAIR, Cameron | 30 | |   | 9 | 5 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| BOYD, David | 30 | |
| 10 | 6 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| CHAPMAN, Damien | 22 | |
| - | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | List |
| DEVER, Chris | - | |
| 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | List |
| DEVINE, Shaun | 26 | |
| 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| DOYLE, Jeff | 28 | |
| 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| EADE, Jason | 23 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| EVANS, Paul | 24 | |
| 8 | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| EVANS, Wayne | 21 | |
| - | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| FLEMING, Greg | 21 | |
| 20 | - | 20 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| FRITZ, Dale | 26 | |
| 18 | 3 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| FULLER, Matthew | 25 | |
| 20 | - | 20 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 2 | - | List |
| GEYER, Mark | 28 | Sydney |     | 10 | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| GOLDSPINK, Brett | 26 | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| GOODWIN, Luke | 23 | |  | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| GRIEVE, Jon | 25 | |
| 4 | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| HIGGINS, Darren | 30 | |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| HORAN, Tim | 22 | |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| HOWE, Rodney | 23 | Newcastle-Maitland |
| 18 | - | 18 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| KEARNS, Robbie | 24 | Sydney |
| 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| KIRI, Solomon | 23 | Auckland |
| - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| LOMAX, David | 25 | |  | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| MATHER, Barrie-Jon | 23 | Wigan |   | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| NEAVE, Andrew | 26 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| O'NEILL, Julian | 23 | Hornsby |  | 18 | - | 18 | 6 | 49 | 3 | 125 | 1 | - | List |
| POTTER, Michael | 32 | Parramatta |    | 3 | 8 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| REIHANA, Tahi | 24 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| RODWELL, Matthew | 24 | |
| 20 | - | 20 | 9 | - | - | 36 | - | - | List |
| RYAN, Chris | 23 | |  | 21 | - | 21 | 7 | 1 | - | 30 | - | - | List |
| SHIELS, Peter | 23 | |
| 11 | 7 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| THORNE, Robin | 30 | |
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| WILSON, Scott | 25 | |
| 9 | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | List |
| 33 players | 25.76 | | 2 cur. / 8 tot. | 21 matches | 50 | 55 | 3 | 313 | 4 | 0 | |
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 30 Aug 1996.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.
Legend
Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League