Geelong Football Club
2016 season
PresidentColin Carter
CoachChris Scott
(6th season)
Captain(s)Joel Selwood
(5th season)
Home groundSimonds Stadium
AFL season2nd
Finals seriesPreliminary final
Best and FairestPatrick Dangerfield
Leading goalkickerTom Hawkins (55)
Highest home attendance74,218 vs. Hawthorn (Round 1)
Lowest home attendance21,127 vs. Adelaide (Round 18)
Average home attendance30,497
Club membershipTBA
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The 2016 Geelong Football Club season is currently the club's 117th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 17th season.

Overview

Prior to the 2016 season, Dale Amos, who had been a member of Geelong's coaching group since 2009, moved to an assistant coaching position at Carlton.[1]

Season summary

Regular season

Geelong's 2016 AFL season fixture[2]
Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Scores[a]
1
 Monday, 28 March (3:20 pm) Hawthorn 18.8 (116) 12.14 (86) Won by 30 points MCG [H] 74,218 5th
2
 Sunday, 3 April (1:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 13.11 (89) 11.10 (76) Lost by 13 points Manuka Oval [A] 13,656 6th
3
 Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 18.17 (125) 7.14 (56) Won by 69 points Simonds Stadium [H] 23,320 5th
4
 Saturday, 16 April (1:45 pm) Essendon 6.6 (42) 9.18 (72) Won by 30 points MCG [A] 42,723 4th
5
 Saturday, 23 April (7:15 pm) Port Adelaide 8.11 (59) 16.11 (107) Won by 48 points Adelaide Oval [A] 44,937 4th
6
 Saturday, 30 April (7:25 pm) Gold Coast 25.18 (168) 7.6 (48) Won by 120 points Simonds Stadium [H] 23,007 2nd
7
 Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) West Coast 18.15 (123) 12.7 (79) Won by 44 points Simonds Stadium [H] 25,429 2nd
8
 Friday, 13 May (7:20 pm) Adelaide 11.6 (72) 13.20 (98) Won by 26 points Adelaide Oval [A] 53,141 2nd
9
 Saturday, 21 May (1:45 pm) Collingwood 16.8 (104) 11.14 (80) Lost by 24 points MCG [A] 59,864 2nd
10
 Sunday, 29 May (1:10 pm) Carlton 16.8 (104) 12.13 (85) Lost by 19 points Etihad Stadium [A] 33,535 3rd
11
 Saturday, 4 June (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 14.14 (98) 14.4 (88) Won by 10 points Simonds Stadium [H] 22,007 3rd
12
 Saturday, 11 June (7:25 pm) North Melbourne 15.15 (105) 12.2 (74) Won by 31 points Etihad Stadium [H] 44,025 2nd
13
 Saturday, 18 June (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 5.13 (43) 16.4 (100) Won by 57 points Etihad Stadium [A] 41,725 1st
14
 Saturday, 25 June (7:25 pm) St Kilda 14.9 (93) 13.12 (90) Lost by 3 points Etihad Stadium [A] 28,745 3rd
15
 Bye 2nd
16
 Friday, 8 July (7:50 pm) Sydney 9.6 (60) 15.8 (98) Lost by 38 points Simonds Stadium [H] 24,339 6th
17
 Friday, 15 July (6:10 pm) Fremantle 9.7 (61) 11.12 (78) Won by 17 points Domain Stadium [A] 31,042 7th
18
 Saturday, 23 July (7:25 pm) Adelaide 12.13 (85) 7.13 (55) Won by 30 points Simonds Stadium [H] 21,127 4th
19
 Friday, 29 July (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 16.7 (103) 11.12 (78) Won by 25 points Simonds Stadium [H] 24,331 4th
20
 Sunday, 7 August (3:20 pm) Essendon 15.10 (100) 4.10 (34) Won by 66 points Etihad Stadium [H] 29,254 5th
21
 Sunday, 14 August (3:20 pm) Richmond 12.6 (78) 10.22 (82) Won by 4 points MCG [A] 45,667 4th
22
 Sunday, 21 August (3:20 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.9 (69) 19.15 (129) Won by 60 points Gabba [A] 20,477 3rd
23
 Saturday, 27 August (1:45 pm) Melbourne 24.11 (155) 6.8 (44) Won by 111 points Simonds Stadium [H] 24,413 2nd

Ladder

Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney 22 17 5 0 2221 1469 151.2 68 2016 finals
2 Geelong 22 17 5 0 2235 1554 143.8 68
3 Hawthorn 22 17 5 0 2134 1800 118.6 68
4 Greater Western Sydney 22 16 6 0 2380 1663 143.1 64
5 Adelaide 22 16 6 0 2483 1795 138.3 64
6 West Coast 22 16 6 0 2181 1678 130.0 64
7 Western Bulldogs (P) 22 15 7 0 1857 1609 115.4 60
8 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 1956 1859 105.2 48
9 St Kilda 22 12 10 0 1953 2041 95.7 48
10 Port Adelaide 22 10 12 0 2055 1939 106.0 40
11 Melbourne 22 10 12 0 1944 1991 97.6 40
12 Collingwood 22 9 13 0 1910 1998 95.6 36
13 Richmond 22 8 14 0 1713 2155 79.5 32
14 Carlton 22 7 15 0 1568 1978 79.3 28
15 Gold Coast 22 6 16 0 1778 2273 78.2 24
16 Fremantle 22 4 18 0 1574 2119 74.3 16
17 Brisbane Lions 22 3 19 0 1770 2872 61.6 12
18 Essendon 22 3 19 0 1437 2356 61.0 12
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Geelong's 2016 AFL finals series fixture[2]
Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance
Scores[a]
Qualifying Final
 Friday, 9 September (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 12.13 (85) 12.11 (83) Won by 2 points MCG [H] 87,533
Preliminary Final
 Friday, 23 September (7:50 pm) Sydney 8.12 (60) 15.7 (97) Lost by 37 points MCG [H] 71,772
As a result of Geelong's loss in their preliminary final, the club was eliminated from the 2016 AFL finals series

Key statistics

Summary of Geelong's key match statistics
Round Result Kicks Handballs Disposals Free kicks Clearances Inside-50s Contested
possessions 		Tackles Hitouts
1
 W 196 +10 153 −21 349 −11 24 −4 51 +11 61 +15 160 +19 81 0 56 −8
2
 L 188 −23 157 −25 345 −48 10 −13 26 −13 48 −8 126 −22 50 −7 28 −13
3
 W 221 +49 175 +15 396 +64 32 +2 40 +12 69 +34 137 +11 73 +21 38 +7
4
 W 197 −10 162 −57 359 −67 16 −8 27 −11 50 +10 123 −9 71 +12 26 −6
5
 W 212 +59 160 +4 372 +63 25 +2 46 +12 58 +13 165 +39 79 −2 60 +32
6
 W 252 +102 193 +37 445 +139 16 −6 42 +18 62 +28 148 +22 76 +13 32 −7
7
 W 220 +40 162 −15 382 +25 27 +6 44 +12 60 +17 135 −2 77 +22 39 −7
8
 W 213 −7 169 +63 382 +56 14 −12 42 +2 61 +17 164 +8 81 +1 48 +5
9
 L 192 −25 149 −4 341 −29 23 −3 32 +1 54 +8 138 −15 85 +15 38 +17
10
 L 196 −15 203 +26 399 +11 10 −12 35 −7 51 −9 139 +3 69 −11 45 +14
11
 W 222 −2 165 +31 387 +29 29 +13 49 +3 76 +28 174 +30 61 −18 45 −6
12
 W 207 +18 173 +41 380 +59 18 −1 47 +14 57 +14 144 +37 46 +5 35 −9
13
 W 218 +32 167 −22 385 +10 20 −1 36 +6 44 −2 125 −12 78 +19 39 +4
14
 L 216 +12 170 +19 386 +31 15 −1 27 −8 52 −2 138 +8 52 −11 34 +4
15
 Bye
16
 L 193 −8 144 −28 337 −36 24 +1 34 −1 52 +9 153 −4 75 −11 33 −2
17
 W 213 +23 190 +23 403 +46 20 0 35 −4 50 +10 150 +11 84 +6 36 −4
18
 W 223 0 191 +67 414 +67 15 −3 39 −3 55 +9 168 +18 84 +13 39 −9
19
 W 215 +28 181 +1 396 +29 22 0 38 +5 47 −6 177 +27 83 +2 55 +27
20
 W 208 −24 196 +74 404 +50 16 +2 28 −7 58 +21 128 +27 37 −12 42 +13
21
 W 224 −12 176 +34 400 +22 23 −8 32 +8 66 +27 139 +24 52 +2 26 −4
22
 W 219 +30 183 +28 402 +58 18 −4 41 −2 61 +21 139 +23 64 +2 36 −7
23
 W 219 +42 179 −2 398 +40 20 +5 41 +10 59 +16 162 +36 74 +9 42 −3
QF
 W 197 −43 156 +5 353 −38 20 +2 39 +1 47 −9 170 +52 63 −2 38 −2
QF
 L 173 −41 190 −28 363 −13 24 +2 34 −6 72 +32 173 +6 81 −21 48 +24

Honours

Milestones

Others

Notes

Key
  • H ^ Home match.
  • A ^ Away match.
Notes

References

  1. ^ Balales, Danielle (6 October 2015). "Get to know: Dale Amos". carltonfc.com.au. Carlton Football Club. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "2016 Season Scores and Results". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

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