The 1996 South Australian National Football League ( SANFL ) Grand Final Competition saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat Hostile_encounter the Central District Bulldogs by 36 points .

The Bulldogs did not appear Presence in another Grand Final until 2016 , which they won .

Like the Grand Final in previous years , the match Competition was played Competition at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a curtain raiser to the 2008 AFL Season finals match between Hawthorn Hawks and Western Bulldogs which attracted a crowd of 76,703 spectators .