2016 AFL season

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2016 AFL premiership season
Teams 18
Matches played 90
Attendance 3,097,862 (34,421 per match)
Highest attendance 85,082 (Round 5 Collingwood vs Essendon)
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The 2016 Australian Football League season is the ongoing 120th season of the elite Australian rules football competition. There are 18 teams competing in the league, the same as the previous four seasons. The first game was played on Thursday, 24 March, and the Grand Final will be played on Saturday, 1 October.

Pre-season

NAB Challenge

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For the third consecutive year, the NAB Challenge series took place, featuring 27 practice matches played over 25 days, which began on February 18 and ended on March 13. The matches were stand-alone, with no overall winner of the series. Each team played three games, many of which were played at suburban or regional venues, with all games televised on Fox Footy. The super goal was retained for these pre-season matches.

Rule changes

The following rule changes were made for the 2016 season:

  • The interchange rules were significantly altered to give each team four interchange players and a maximum of 90 rotations per game (excluding concussion, blood rule and stretcher interchanges). This replaced the 2015 protocol in which teams had three interchange players and a substitute and a maximum of 120 rotations per game.[1]
  • The scope of tackles covered by the existing 'dangerous tackles' rule was expanded, with both umpires and the tribunal more strictly penalising players for tackles including a lifting, slinging or rotating technique.[2]
  • A stricter interpretation of the existing 'deliberate out of bounds' rule is to be applied.[2]
  • The width of the protected zone on either side of a player with a mark or free kick was increased from five metres to ten metres. The rule was trialled in the 2016 pre-season before being endorsed shortly for the premiership season.[3]
  • A provision for the AFL to appeal to the tribunal against an inadequate penalty will be introduced; previously, players had the right to appeal their charges or penalties but the AFL did not have the right to appeal against an acquittal or lenient penalty.[2]
  • A thirty-second countdown clock, within which a player taking a set shot must begin their approach, was displayed on the scoreboard at most AFL grounds. This replaced the previous system in which the umpire was responsible for judging the thirty second time limit. The change was not implemented at grounds which lacked existing infrastructure to support it.[4] From Round 9 onwards, the shot clock was not shown during the final two minutes of any quarter to prevent it from being actively used in end-of-game clock management.[5]
  • The Grand Final Replay was abolished, with the provisions which were introduced in 1991 for five minutes each way of extra time in drawn finals now also applying to a drawn Grand Final. A new provision was also introduced to all finals to allow for an untimed period of golden point extra time to decide the game if scores remained level after extra time.[6]

Premiership season

Notable features of the draw include:

  • Due to the weighted rule, Collingwood and Essendon met only once in the regular season for the first time since 1991, on Anzac Day.[7]
  • Due to poor results in the Friday night timeslot in 2015, Carlton will not feature on Friday nights during the regular season, but will still play the annual Thursday night season opener against Richmond in round 1.[8]
  • Melbourne and Richmond again met on Anzac Eve, which this season fell on a Sunday night. It was the only Sunday night match for the season, with the timeslot's unpopularity causing it to be scrapped after the 2014 season.[9] The New Zealand Anzac Day match was scrapped from the fixture.[10]
  • Due to the Sydney Royal Easter Show, Greater Western Sydney's primary home ground (Spotless Stadium) was unavailable until round 6, therefore the club's first two home games were played at its secondary home ground, Manuka Oval.[11]
  • One month prior to the season, the Sydney Swans and ANZ Stadium came to an agreement to end their contract one year earlier than its scheduled conclusion, resulting in all eleven Sydney home games being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, instead of eight at the S.C.G. and three at ANZ Stadium. ANZ Stadium may still be used for finals matches during 2016.[12]
  • The inclusion of the first ever AFL sanctioned LGBT pride game for premiership points, to be held in round 21 between St Kilda and the Sydney Swans.[13]
  • There will be a bye round between round 23 and the first week of the finals, to ensure that teams participating in the finals field their strongest side possible ahead of their first final.[14] It was since announced in February 2016 that the annual E. J. Whitten Legends Game would be played in the football-free weekend, shifting from its mid-season slot.[15]
  • All starting times are local.

Round 1

Round 1 (Opening Round)
Thursday, 24 March (7:25 pm) Richmond 14.8 (92) def. Carlton 12.11 (83) MCG (crowd: 75,706) Report
Saturday, 26 March (1:40 pm) Melbourne 12.8 (80) def. Greater Western Sydney 10.18 (78) MCG (crowd: 28,505) Report
Saturday, 26 March (3:35 pm) Gold Coast 17.19 (121) def. Essendon 9.6 (60) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,239) Report
Saturday, 26 March (7:25 pm) Sydney 18.25 (133) def. Collingwood 7.11 (53) SCG (crowd: 33,857) Report
Saturday, 26 March (7:25 pm) North Melbourne 16.11 (107) def. Adelaide 14.13 (97) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,485) Report
Sunday, 27 March (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) def. Fremantle 5.8 (38) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,832) Report
Sunday, 27 March (2:50 pm) Port Adelaide 20.13 (133) def. St Kilda 15.10 (100) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 43,807) Report
Sunday, 27 March (4:40 pm) West Coast 26.10 (166) def. Brisbane Lions 15.12 (102) Domain Stadium (crowd: 35,201) Report
Monday, 28 March (3:20 pm) Geelong 18.8 (116) def. Hawthorn 12.14 (86) MCG (crowd: 74,218) Report


Round 2

Round 2
Friday, 1 April (7:50 pm) Collingwood 13.9 (87) def. Richmond 12.14 (86) MCG (crowd: 72,761) Report
Saturday, 2 April (1:15 pm) Adelaide 22.12 (144) def. Port Adelaide 11.20 (86) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 51,585) Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 11.14 (80) def. Melbourne 10.7 (67) MCG (crowd: 50,424) Report
Saturday, 2 April (3:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.17 (83) def. by North Melbourne 17.15 (117) Gabba (crowd: 18,021) Report
Saturday, 2 April (7:25 pm) St Kilda 5.6 (36) def. by Western Bulldogs 13.15 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,353) Report
Saturday, 2 April (4:40 pm) Fremantle 14.16 (100) def. by Gold Coast 19.12 (126) Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,208) Report
Sunday, 3 April (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.11 (89) def. Geelong 11.10 (76) Manuka Oval (crowd: 13,656) Report
Sunday, 3 April (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 14.15 (99) def. West Coast 7.11 (53) MCG (crowd: 42,977) Report
Sunday, 3 April (4:40 pm) Carlton 10.11 (71) def. by Sydney 20.11 (131) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,146) Report


Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 8 April (7:50 pm) Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) def. Essendon 7.9 (51) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,601) Report
Saturday, 9 April (1:45 pm) St Kilda 18.11 (119) def. Collingwood 14.6 (90) MCG (crowd: 50,903) Report
Saturday, 9 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.14 (92) def. by Adelaide 19.14 (128) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,951) Report
Saturday, 9 April (4:35 pm) Sydney 14.9 (93) def. Greater Western Sydney 10.8 (68) SCG (crowd: 37,045) Report
Saturday, 9 April (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 13.17 (95) def. Carlton 5.11 (41) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,885) Report
Saturday, 9 April (5:40 pm) West Coast 12.20 (92) def. Fremantle 8.11 (59) Domain Stadium (crowd: 40,555) Report
Sunday, 10 April (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.10 (136) def. Melbourne 20.11 (131) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 12,607) Report
Sunday, 10 April (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90) def. by Hawthorn 14.9 (93) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 46,808) Report
Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm) Geelong 18.17 (125) def. Brisbane Lions 7.14 (56) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 23,320) Report


Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 15 April (6:10 pm) West Coast 18.17 (125) def. Richmond 9.3 (57) Domain Stadium (crowd: 38,860) Report
Saturday, 16 April (1:45 pm) Essendon 6.6 (42) def. by Geelong 9.18 (72) MCG (crowd: 42,723) Report
Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 13.9 (87) def. St Kilda 13.6 (84) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,173) Report
Saturday, 16 April (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.23 (107) def. Gold Coast 14.10 (94) Gabba (crowd: 20,041) Report
Saturday, 16 April (7:25 pm) Carlton 7.7 (49) def. by Western Bulldogs 13.7 (85) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,622) Report
Saturday, 16 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 16.17 (113) def. Sydney 15.13 (103) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 51,330) Report
Sunday, 17 April (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 22.19 (151) def. Port Adelaide 9.11 (65) Manuka Oval (crowd: 10,028) Report
Sunday, 17 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood 9.13 (67) def. by Melbourne 16.6 (102) MCG (crowd: 47,558) Report
Sunday, 17 April (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 20.12 (132) def. Fremantle 14.17 (101) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,393) Report


Round 5

Round 5 (Anzac Round)
Friday, 22 April (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 17.10 (112) def. Adelaide 17.7 (109) MCG (crowd: 45,781) Report
Saturday, 23 April (1:45 pm) Sydney 12.16 (88) def. West Coast 7.7 (49) SCG (crowd: 35,427) Report
Saturday, 23 April (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 11.15 (81) def. by North Melbourne 18.11 (119) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 13,351) Report
Saturday, 23 April (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 17.18 (120) def. Brisbane Lions 10.7 (67) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 25,097) Report
Saturday, 23 April (7:15 pm) Port Adelaide 8.11 (59) def. by Geelong 16.11 (107) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,937) Report
Sunday, 24 April (1:10 pm) St Kilda 12.7 (79) def. by Greater Western Sydney 19.12 (126) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 21,052) Report
Sunday, 24 April (2:15 pm) Fremantle 9.14 (68) def. by Carlton 10.12 (72) Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,796) Report
Sunday, 24 April (7:10 pm) Melbourne 20.9 (129) def. Richmond 14.12 (96) MCG (crowd: 59,968) Report
Monday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Collingwood 22.10 (142) def. Essendon 11.7 (73) MCG (crowd: 85,082) Report


Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 29 April (7:50 pm) North Melbourne 9.7 (61) def. Western Bulldogs 6.9 (45) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 47,622) Report
Saturday, 30 April (1:45 pm) Melbourne 15.6 (96) def. by St Kilda 20.15 (135) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,260) Report
Saturday, 30 April (1:40 pm) Adelaide 14.13 (97) def. Fremantle 8.16 (64) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,423) Report
Saturday, 30 April (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 24.14 (158) def. Hawthorn 12.11 (83) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 13,766) Report
Saturday, 30 April (7:25 pm) Geelong 25.18 (168) def. Gold Coast 7.6 (48) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 23,007) Report
Saturday, 30 April (7:25 pm) Richmond 8.11 (59) def. by Port Adelaide 13.16 (94) MCG (crowd: 27,077) Report
Sunday, 1 May (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 14.10 (94) def. by Sydney 15.7 (97) Gabba (crowd: 14,646) Report
Sunday, 1 May (3:20 pm) Carlton 10.12 (72) def. Essendon 8.9 (57) MCG (crowd: 43,827) Report
Sunday, 1 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 18.16 (124) def. Collingwood 9.8 (62) Domain Stadium (crowd: 37,931) Report


Round 7

Round 7
Friday, 6 May (7:50 pm) Richmond 13.12 (90) def. by Hawthorn 21.10 (136) MCG (crowd: 49,678) Report
Saturday, 7 May (1:45 pm) Collingwood 12.12 (84) def. by Carlton 15.9 (99) MCG (crowd: 60,222) Report
Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 18.15 (123) def. West Coast 12.7 (79) Simonds Stadium (crowd: 25,429) Report
Saturday, 7 May (4:35 pm) Sydney 20.15 (135) def. Essendon 7.12 (54) SCG (crowd: 29,527) Report
Saturday, 7 May (5:10 pm) Gold Coast 14.3 (87) def. by Melbourne 24.16 (160) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 12,780) Report
Saturday, 7 May (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 18.15 (123) def. Adelaide 17.6 (108) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,984) Report
Saturday, 7 May (6:10 pm) Fremantle 11.11 (77) def. by Greater Western Sydney 14.11 (95) Domain Stadium (crowd: 28,201) Report
Sunday, 8 May (3:20 pm) St Kilda 11.9 (75) def. by North Melbourne 11.16 (82) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,254) Report
Sunday, 8 May (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 21.10 (136) def. Brisbane Lions 7.17 (59) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 32,399) Report
  • Melbourne’s score of 24.16 (160) was its highest score since Round 6, 2004 and the highest score conceded by Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium


Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 13 May (7:20 pm) Adelaide 11.6 (72) def. by Geelong 13.20 (98) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 53,141) Report
Saturday, 14 May (1:45 pm) Essendon 8.12 (60) def. by North Melbourne 10.14 (74) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 30,321) Report
Saturday, 14 May (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 17.14 (116) def. Fremantle 11.9 (75) Aurora Stadium (crowd: 12,012) Report
Saturday, 14 May (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 22.17 (149) def. Gold Coast 9.4 (58) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 8,308) Report
Saturday, 14 May (7:25 pm) Richmond 14.17 (101) def. Sydney 15.10 (100) MCG (crowd: 36,014) Report
Saturday, 14 May (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65) def. by Collingwood 20.23 (143) Gabba (crowd: 24,552) Report
Sunday, 15 May (1:10 pm) Carlton 14.9 (93) def. Port Adelaide 13.13 (91) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,924) Report
Sunday, 15 May (3:20 pm) Melbourne 12.10 (82) def. by Western Bulldogs 17.12 (114) MCG (crowd: 39,921) Report
Sunday, 15 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 20.12 (132) def. St Kilda 3.11 (29) Domain Stadium (crowd: 36,140) Report


Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 20 May (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 7.13 (55) def. by Sydney 10.9 (69) MCG (crowd: 61,552) Report
Saturday, 21 May (1:45 pm) Collingwood 16.8 (104) def. Geelong 11.14 (80) MCG (crowd: 59,864) Report
Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 11.8 (74) def. by Adelaide 22.17 (149) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 11,692) Report
Saturday, 21 May (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) def. by West Coast 14.10 (94) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,695) Report
Saturday, 21 May (5:40 pm) Fremantle 6.9 (45) def. by Richmond 11.17 (83) Domain Stadium (crowd: 20,184) Report
Saturday, 21 May (7:25 pm) North Melbourne 17.11 (113) def. Carlton 6.10 (46) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,419) Report
Sunday, 22 May (1:10 pm) Melbourne 19.17 (131) def. Brisbane Lions 9.14 (68) MCG (crowd: 26,892) Report
Sunday, 22 May (3:20 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.8 (98) def. Western Bulldogs 10.13 (73) Spotless Stadium (crowd: 9,612) Report
Sunday, 22 May (4:40 pm) St Kilda 16.13 (109) def. Essendon 9.9 (63) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 29,026) Report
  • North Melbourne won the first nine games of a VFL/AFL season for the first time in its history.
  • The Fremantle vs Richmond game, played during torrential rain, was attended by only 20,184 people, the lowest for a Fremantle home game since the 2001 season, despite selling a season-high 43,943 tickets.[17]


Round 10

Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Friday, 27 May (7:50 pm) Sydney 14.7 (91) def. North Melbourne 9.11 (65) SCG (crowd: 38,498) Report
Saturday, 28 May (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.9 (87) def. by Hawthorn 21.9 (135) Gabba (crowd: 23,691) Report
Saturday, 28 May (1:40 pm) Melbourne 10.16 (76) def. by Port Adelaide 18.13 (121) TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 5,146) Report
Saturday, 28 May (4:35 pm) St Kilda 15.11 (101) def. Fremantle 10.7 (67) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 17,927) Report
Saturday, 28 May (7:25 pm) Essendon 10.7 (67) def. by Richmond 16.9 (105) MCG (crowd: 56,948) Report
Saturday, 28 May (7:10 pm) Adelaide 15.17 (107) def. Greater Western Sydney 13.7 (85) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,737) Report
Sunday, 29 May (1:10 pm) Carlton 16.8 (104) def. Geelong 12.13 (85) Etihad Stadium (crowd: 33,535) Report
Sunday, 29 May (3:20 pm) Collingwood 7.11 (53) def. by Western Bulldogs 11.8 (74) MCG (crowd: 45,078) Report
Sunday, 29 May (2:40 pm) West Coast 20.12 (132) def. Gold Coast 7.13 (55) Domain Stadium (crowd: 34,945) Report
  • Fremantle lost its tenth game in a row to start the season, the worst start to a season for a minor premier from the previous year in history.


Round 11

Round 11
Friday, 3 June (7:50 pm) North Melbourne vs. Richmond Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 4 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn vs. Melbourne MCG
Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) Carlton vs. Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 4 June (4:35 pm) Geelong vs. Greater Western Sydney Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 4 June (5:40 pm) Fremantle vs. Essendon Domain Stadium
Saturday, 4 June (7:25 pm) Gold Coast vs. Sydney Metricon Stadium
Sunday, 5 June (1:10 pm) Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide MCG
Sunday, 5 June (3:20 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 5 June (4:10 pm) Adelaide vs. St Kilda Adelaide Oval


Round 12

Round 12
Friday, 10 June (7:50 pm) Essendon vs. Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 11 June (1:10 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 11 June (4:35 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. Fremantle Gabba
Saturday, 11 June (7:25 pm) Geelong vs. North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 11 June (5:40 pm) West Coast vs. Adelaide Domain Stadium
Sunday, 12 June (1:10 pm) St Kilda vs. Carlton Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 12 June (3:20 pm) Richmond vs. Gold Coast MCG
Sunday, 12 June (4:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Sydney Spotless Stadium
Monday, 13 June (3:20 pm) Melbourne vs. Collingwood MCG


Round 13

Round 13
Friday, 17 June (7:50 pm) North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 18 June (1:40 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. West Coast Gabba
Saturday, 18 June (2:35 pm) Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide Domain Stadium
Saturday, 18 June (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 19 June (1:10 pm) Sydney vs. Melbourne SCG
Sunday, 19 June (4:40 pm) Essendon vs. Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
Bye: Adelaide, Carlton, Collingwood, Gold Coast, Richmond, St Kilda


Round 14

Round 14
Thursday, 23 June (7:20 pm) Adelaide vs. North Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Friday, 24 June (7:50 pm) Collingwood vs. Fremantle MCG
Saturday, 25 June (1:40 pm) Richmond vs. Brisbane Lions MCG
Saturday, 25 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Carlton Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 25 June (7:25 pm) St Kilda vs. Geelong Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 26 June (3:20 pm) Hawthorn vs. Gold Coast Aurora Stadium
Bye: Essendon, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Sydney, West Coast, Western Bulldogs


Round 15

Round 15
Thursday, 30 June (6:10 pm) West Coast vs. Essendon Domain Stadium
Friday, 1 July (7:50 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Richmond Adelaide Oval
Saturday, 2 July (1:40 pm) Gold Coast vs. St Kilda Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 2 July (4:35 pm) Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs SCG
Saturday, 2 July (7:25 pm) Carlton vs. Collingwood MCG
Sunday, 3 July (3:20 pm) Melbourne vs. Adelaide MCG
Bye: Brisbane Lions, Fremantle, Geelong, Greater Western Sydney, Hawthorn, North Melbourne


Round 16

Round 16 (Multicultural Round)
Thursday, 7 July (7:20 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn Adelaide Oval
Friday, 8 July (7:50 pm) Geelong vs. Sydney Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 9 July (1:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Collingwood Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 9 July (4:35 pm) Gold Coast vs. Brisbane Lions Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 9 July (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 9 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne vs. Fremantle TIO Stadium
Sunday, 10 July (1:10 pm) Carlton vs. Adelaide MCG
Sunday, 10 July (1:20 pm) West Coast vs. North Melbourne Domain Stadium
Sunday, 10 July (4:40 pm) Essendon vs. St Kilda Etihad Stadium


Round 17

Round 17
Thursday, 14 July (7:20 pm) Sydney vs. Hawthorn SCG
Friday, 15 July (6:10 pm) Fremantle vs. Geelong Domain Stadium
Saturday, 16 July (1:40 pm) Richmond vs. Essendon MCG
Saturday, 16 July (4:35 pm) North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 16 July (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. Gold Coast Cazaly's Stadium
Saturday, 16 July (7:10 pm) Adelaide vs. Collingwood Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 17 July (1:10 pm) Carlton vs. West Coast MCG
Sunday, 17 July (3:20 pm) St Kilda vs. Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 17 July (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. Greater Western Sydney Gabba


Round 18

Round 18
Friday, 22 July (7:50 pm) Collingwood vs. North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 23 July (1:45 pm) Sydney vs. Carlton SCG
Saturday, 23 July (2:10 pm) Gold Coast vs. Fremantle Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 23 July (2:35 pm) West Coast vs. Melbourne Domain Stadium
Saturday, 23 July (7:25 pm) Geelong vs. Adelaide Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 23 July (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 24 July (1:10 pm) Essendon vs. Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 24 July (3:20 pm) Hawthorn vs. Richmond MCG
Sunday, 24 July (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval


Round 19

Round 19
Friday, 29 July (7:50 pm) Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs Simonds Stadium
Saturday, 30 July (1:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Richmond Manuka Oval
Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm) Hawthorn vs. Carlton Aurora Stadium
Saturday, 30 July (4:35 pm) Collingwood vs. West Coast MCG
Saturday, 30 July (7:25 pm) North Melbourne vs. St Kilda Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 30 July (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. Port Adelaide Gabba
Sunday, 31 July (1:10 pm) Melbourne vs. Gold Coast MCG
Sunday, 31 July (1:20 pm) Fremantle vs. Sydney Domain Stadium
Sunday, 31 July (4:10 pm) Adelaide vs. Essendon Adelaide Oval


Round 20

Round 20
Friday, 5 August (7:50 pm) Richmond vs. Collingwood MCG
Saturday, 6 August (1:45 pm) Sydney vs. Port Adelaide SCG
Saturday, 6 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne vs. Hawthorn MCG
Saturday, 6 August (4:35 pm) Gold Coast vs. Greater Western Sydney Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 6 August (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. North Melbourne Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm) Adelaide vs. Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 7 August (1:10 pm) Carlton vs. St Kilda MCG
Sunday, 7 August (3:20 pm) Geelong vs. Essendon Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 7 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle vs. West Coast Domain Stadium


Round 21

Round 21
Friday, 12 August (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 13 August (1:45 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton Gabba
Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne MCG
Saturday, 13 August (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. West Coast Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 13 August (7:25 pm) St Kilda vs. Sydney Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 13 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 14 August (1:10 pm) Essendon vs. Gold Coast Etihad Stadium
Sunday, 14 August (3:20 pm) Richmond vs. Geelong MCG
Sunday, 14 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle vs. Adelaide Domain Stadium


Round 22

Round 22
Friday, 19 August (6:10 pm) West Coast vs. Hawthorn Domain Stadium
Saturday, 20 August (1:45 pm) North Melbourne vs. Sydney Blundstone Arena
Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) Richmond vs. St Kilda MCG
Saturday, 20 August (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney vs. Fremantle Spotless Stadium
Saturday, 20 August (7:25 pm) Collingwood vs. Gold Coast Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 20 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 21 August (1:10 pm) Carlton vs. Melbourne MCG
Sunday, 21 August (3:20 pm) Brisbane Lions vs. Geelong Gabba
Sunday, 21 August (4:40 pm) Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium


Round 23

Round 23
26–28 August   Hawthorn vs. Collingwood MCG
26–28 August   Adelaide vs. West Coast Adelaide Oval
26–28 August   Essendon vs. Carlton MCG
26–28 August   Gold Coast vs. Port Adelaide Metricon Stadium
26–28 August   Sydney vs. Richmond SCG
26–28 August   St Kilda vs. Brisbane Lions Etihad Stadium
26–28 August   North Melbourne vs. Greater Western Sydney Etihad Stadium
26–28 August   Geelong vs. Melbourne Simonds Stadium
26–28 August   Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs Domain Stadium
  • The final round has been left floated in order to schedule the games based on teams' ladder position and likelihood of playing finals, dates and times for matches are determined in early August.


Win/Loss table

Colour Result
Green Win
Red Loss
Blue Draw

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
This table can be sorted by margin, winners are represented in the first half of each column, and losers are represented in the second half of each column once sorted

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder
Adelaide NM
10
PA
58
Rich
36
Syd
10
Haw
3
Fre
33
WB
15
Gee
26
GC
75
GWS
22
StK
WCE X NM
Mel Car Col
Gee Ess
BL
Fre PA WCE
Brisbane Lions WCE
64
NM
34
Gee
69
GC
13
WB
53
Syd
3
PA
77
Col
78
Mel
63
Haw
48
Car Fre
WCE
Rich X GC GWS
Ess PA
Ade Car
Gee
StK
Carlton Rich
9
Syd
60
GC
54
WB
36
Fre
4
Ess
15
Col
15
PA
2
NM
67
Gee
19
BL
StK X GWS Col
Ade
WCE
Syd Haw StK
BL Mel
Ess
Collingwood Syd
80
Rich
1
StK
29
Mel
35
Ess
69
WCE
62
Car
15
BL
78
Gee
24
WB
21
PA
Mel X Fre
Car GWS Ade NM
WCE
Rich WB GC
Haw
Essendon GC
61
Mel
13
PA
61
Gee
30
Col
69
Car
15
Syd
81
NM
14
StK
46
Rich
38
Fre Haw
GWS
X WCE StK
Rich BL
Ade Gee GC
WB
Car
Fremantle WB
65
GC
26
WCE
33
NM
31
Car
4
Ade
33
GWS
18
Haw
41
Rich
38
StK
34
Ess
BL PA
Col X Mel Gee
GC Syd
WCE
Ade
GWS WB
Geelong Haw
30
GWS
13
BL
69
Ess
30
PA
48
GC
120
WCE
44
Ade
26
Col
24
Car
19
GWS
NM
WB StK X Syd
Fre Ade
WB
Ess
Rich BL Mel
Gold Coast Ess
61
Fre
26
Car
54
BL
13
NM
38
Gee
120
Mel
73
GWS
91
Ade
75
WCE
77
Syd
Rich X Haw StK
BL
WB Fre
Mel GWS
Ess Col PA
Greater Western Sydney Mel
2
Gee
13
Syd
25
PA
86
StK
47
Haw
75
Fre
18
GC
91
WB
25
Ade
22
Gee Syd
Ess Car
X Col
BL PA Rich
GC WCE
Fre
NM
Hawthorn Gee
30
WCE
46
WB
3
StK
3
Ade
3
GWS
75
Rich
46
Fre
41
Syd
14
BL
48
Mel
Ess NM GC
X PA Syd Rich
Car
Mel NM
WCE Col
Melbourne GWS
2
Ess
13
NM
5
Col
35
Rich
33
StK
39
GC
73
WB
32
BL
63
PA
45
Haw Col
Syd X Ade
Fre
StK WCE GC
Haw
PA Car Gee
North Melbourne Ade
10
BL
34
Mel
5
Fre
31
GC
38
WB
16
StK
7
Ess
14
Car
67
Syd
26
Rich
Gee Haw
Ade X WCE PA
Col StK
WB Haw Syd
GWS
Port Adelaide StK
33
Ade
58
Ess
61
GWS
86
Gee
48
Rich
35
BL
77
Car
2
WCE
8
Mel
45
Col WB
Fre X Rich
Haw
NM GWS
BL Syd Mel
Ade
GC
Richmond Car
9
Col
1
Ade
36
WCE
68
Mel
33
PA
35
Haw
46
Syd
1
Fre
38
Ess
38
NM GC
X BL
PA WB Ess
Haw GWS Col
Gee
StK
Syd
St Kilda PA
33
WB
57
Col
29
Haw
3
GWS
47
Mel
39
NM
7
WCE
103
Ess
46
Fre
34
Ade Car
X Gee
GC Ess Mel
WB NM Car Syd
Rich BL
Sydney Col
80
Car
60
GWS
25
Ade
10
WCE
39
BL
3
Ess
81
Rich
1
Haw
14
NM
26
GC GWS Mel
X WB
Gee Haw
Car
Fre PA
StK NM Rich
West Coast BL
64
Haw
46
Fre
33
Rich
68
Syd
39
Col
62
Gee
44
StK
103
PA
8
GC
77
WB Ade
BL X Ess
NM
Car Mel
Col Fre GWS Haw
Ade
Western Bulldogs Fre
65
StK
57
Haw
3
Car
36
BL
53
NM
16
Ade
15
Mel
32
GWS
25
Col
21
WCE
PA Gee
X Syd Rich
GC
StK
Gee NM
Col
Ess Fre
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 F1 F2 F3 GF Ladder

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA % Pts Qualification
1 North Melbourne 10 9 1 0 1006 810 124.2 36 2016 finals
2 Sydney 10 8 2 0 1040 723 143.8 32
3 Geelong 10 7 3 0 1050 739 142.1 28
4 Greater Western Sydney 10 7 3 0 1097 791 138.7 28
5 West Coast 10 7 3 0 1046 760 137.6 28
6 Western Bulldogs 10 7 3 0 920 685 134.3 28
7 Hawthorn 10 7 3 0 1002 931 107.6 28
8 Adelaide 10 6 4 0 1124 944 119.1 24
9 Melbourne 10 5 5 0 1054 982 107.3 20
10 Port Adelaide 10 5 5 0 983 934 105.2 20
11 Carlton 10 5 5 0 730 901 81.0 20
12 Collingwood 10 4 6 0 885 955 92.7 16
13 St Kilda 10 4 6 0 867 969 89.5 16
14 Richmond 10 4 6 0 861 994 86.6 16
15 Gold Coast 10 3 7 0 839 1185 70.8 12
16 Brisbane Lions 10 1 9 0 788 1264 62.3 4
17 Essendon 10 1 9 0 607 1009 60.2 4
18 Fremantle 10 0 10 0 694 1017 68.2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2016. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Ladder progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished in first place on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicates the team had a bye during that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
1 North Melbourne 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 36
2 Sydney 4 8 12 12 16 20 24 24 28 32
3 Geelong 4 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 28 28
4 Greater Western Sydney 0 4 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 28
5 West Coast 4 4 8 12 12 16 16 20 24 28
6 Western Bulldogs 4 8 8 12 16 16 20 24 24 28
7 Hawthorn 0 4 8 12 16 16 20 24 24 28
8 Adelaide 0 4 8 12 12 16 16 16 20 24
9 Melbourne 4 4 4 8 12 12 16 16 20 20
10 Port Adelaide 4 4 8 8 8 12 16 16 16 20
11 Carlton 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 16 16 20
12 Collingwood 0 4 4 4 8 8 8 12 16 16
13 St Kilda 0 0 4 4 4 8 8 8 12 16
14 Richmond 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 12 16
15 Gold Coast 4 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
16 Brisbane Lions 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
17 Essendon 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
18 Fremantle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finals series

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Week one

Qualifying finals
1st vs. 4th
2nd vs. 3rd
Elimination finals
5th vs. 8th
6th vs. 7th


Week two

Semi finals
QF1 Loser vs. EF1 Winner
QF2 Loser vs. EF2 Winner


Week three

Preliminary finals
QF1 Winner vs. SF2 Winner
QF2 Winner vs. SF1 Winner


Week four

Grand Final
Saturday, 1 October (2:30 pm) PF1 Winner vs. PF2 Winner Melbourne Cricket Ground



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



Television broadcast: Seven Network


Attendances

By club

2016 AFL attendances
Club Total Games Avg. per game Home total Home games Home avg.
Adelaide 411061 10 41106 250216 5 50043
Brisbane Lions 244040 10 24404 101131 5 20226
Carlton 388082 10 38808 165054 5 33011
Collingwood 517808 10 51781 370565 6 61761
Essendon 428718 10 42872 180416 4 45104
Fremantle 286531 10 28653 117389 4 29347
Geelong 393830 10 39383 145974 4 36494
Gold Coast 188456 10 18846 67947 5 13589
Greater Western Sydney 216910 10 21691 55370 5 11074
Hawthorn 385656 10 38566 177495 5 35499
Melbourne 311061 10 30592 187692 6 31282
North Melbourne 275151 10 27515 147526 5 29505
Port Adelaide 325199 10 32520 204439 5 40888
Richmond 467147 10 46715 218426 5 43685
St Kilda 305895 10 30590 183515 6 30586
Sydney 371042 10 37104 174354 5 34871
West Coast 366160 10 36616 223632 6 37272
Western Bulldogs 333929 10 33393 126721 4 31680

By ground

2016 ground attendances
Ground Total Games Avg. per game
Adelaide Oval 454655 10 45466
Aurora Stadium 27185 2 13593
Blundstone Arena 12607 1 12607
Domain Stadium 341021 10 34102
Etihad Stadium 603011 20 28801
Gabba 101131 5 20226
Manuka Oval 23684 2 11842
MCG 1139852 22 51811
Metricon Stadium 67947 5 13589
Simonds Stadium 71756 3 23919
Spotless Stadium 31686 3 10562
SCG 174354 5 34871
TIO Traeger Park 5146 1 5146

By round

2016 round attendances
Round Total Games Avg. Per Game
Round 1 360,850 9 40,094
Round 2 354,131 9 39,348
Round 3 299,675 9 33,297
Round 4 276,728 9 30,748
Round 5 365,491 9 40,610
Round 6 282,559 9 31,395
Round 7 292,474 9 32,497
Round 8 267,333 9 29,704
Round 9 295,936 9 32,882
Round 10 302,505 9 33,612

Awards

Milestones

Name Club Milestone Round
Michael Rischitelli Gold Coast 200 AFL games Round 1
Leigh Montagna St Kilda 250 AFL games Round 1
Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 300 AFL games Round 2
Matt Priddis West Coast 200 AFL games Round 3
Joel Patfull Greater Western Sydney 200 AFL games Round 4
Shaun Burgoyne Hawthorn 300 AFL games Round 5
Rodney Eade Gold Coast 600 AFL games played/coached Round 5
Drew Petrie North Melbourne 300 AFL games Round 7
Nick Malceski Gold Coast 200 AFL games Round 8
Kade Simpson Carlton 250 AFL games Round 8
Jordan Lewis Hawthorn 250 AFL games Round 10
John Worsfold Essendon 500 AFL games coached/played Round 10

Club leadership

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group Ref
Adelaide Don Pyke Taylor Walker Richard Douglas, Sam Jacobs, Rory Sloane, Daniel Talia, Scott Thompson, Nathan van Berlo [19][20]
Brisbane Lions Justin Leppitsch Tom Rockliff Pearce Hanley, Daniel Rich, Dayne Zorko, Dayne Beams, Daniel Merrett [21]
Carlton Brendon Bolton Marc Murphy Kade Simpson Patrick Cripps, Ed Curnow, Sam Docherty, Bryce Gibbs, Andrew Walker [22]
Collingwood Nathan Buckley Scott Pendlebury Nathan Brown, Steele Sidebottom, Taylor Adams, Brent Macaffer [23]
Essendon John Worsfold Brendon Goddard Mark Baguley Joe Daniher, James Gwilt, Zach Merrett, David Zaharakis [24][25]
Fremantle Ross Lyon David Mundy Nathan Fyfe, Aaron Sandilands, Lee Spurr, Matthew Pavlich, Michael Johnson [26][27]
Geelong Chris Scott Joel Selwood Harry Taylor Mark Blicavs, Patrick Dangerfield, Mitch Duncan, Tom Hawkins [28]
Gold Coast Rodney Eade Gary Ablett Tom Lynch, Dion Prestia, Steven May Nick Malceski, Michael Rischitelli, David Swallow, Jarrod Harbrow, Matt Rosa, Jaeger O'Meara [29]
Greater Western Sydney Leon Cameron Phil Davis
Callan Ward
Heath Shaw Matthew Buntine, Stephen Coniglio, Dylan Shiel, Devon Smith [30]
Hawthorn Alastair Clarkson Luke Hodge Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Josh Gibson, Isaac Smith [31]
Melbourne Paul Roos Nathan Jones Max Gawn, Colin Garland, Jack Viney, Bernie Vince, Tom McDonald [32][33]
North Melbourne Brad Scott Andrew Swallow Jack Ziebell Shaun Higgins, Jamie Macmillan, Scott Thompson [34]
Port Adelaide Ken Hinkley Travis Boak Hamish Hartlett Brad Ebert, Jack Hombsch, Tom Jonas, Matthew Lobbe, Justin Westhoff, Ollie Wines [35]
Richmond Damien Hardwick Trent Cotchin Brett Deledio, Ivan Maric Alex Rance, Shane Edwards [36]
St Kilda Alan Richardson Nick Riewoldt David Armitage, Sean Dempster, Jarryn Geary, Leigh Montagna, Jack Newnes, Jack Steven, Maverick Weller [37]
Sydney John Longmire Kieren Jack
Jarrad McVeigh
Heath Grundy, Daniel Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe, Nick Smith [38]
West Coast Adam Simpson Shannon Hurn Josh Kennedy Eric Mackenzie, Matt Priddis, Luke Shuey [39]
Western Bulldogs Luke Beveridge Robert Murphy Easton Wood Matthew Boyd, Marcus Bontempelli, Dale Morris [40]

Team changes

Player changes

List of 2016 AFL player changes
Name Club Date Notes
Damien Cavka West Coast 25 January 2016 Retired due to ongoing foot injury, effective immediately[41]
Matthew Jaensch Adelaide 26 February 2016 Retired due to no longer having a passion for playing professionally[42]
Shem-Kelvin Tatupu Hawthorn 15 March 2016 Retired due to losing passion for the game[43]
Justin Clarke Brisbane Lions 31 March 2016 Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately[44]

Club financials

2016 AFL membership figures
Club Members
Adelaide 41,000
Brisbane Lions 22,931
Carlton 48,722
Collingwood 55,000
Essendon 54,143
Fremantle 46,283
Geelong 51,006
Gold Coast 12,300
Greater Western Sydney 12,951
Hawthorn 74,040
Melbourne 38,479
North Melbourne 43,452
Port Adelaide 59,821
Richmond 71,444
St Kilda 37,579
Sydney 52,759
West Coast 64,675
Western Bulldogs 38,121
Total 824,706
As of 1 June 2016
  • Adelaide, Collingwood and Fremantle numbers as of 6 December 2015

Notable events

Essendon supplements scandal

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On 12 January 2016, after appealing the AFL anti-doping tribunal's verdict that 34 past and present Essendon players were found not guilty of taking an illegal substance during the 2012 season, the Court of Arbitration for Sport returned a final verdict of guilty; as a result, these players, including twelve still at the club, five at another as well as 17 players who are currently playing at lower levels or have retired altogether, will be suspended for the entire season.[45]

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