North Melbourne
2016 season
PresidentJames Brayshaw
CoachBrad Scott
(7th season)
Captain(s)Andrew Swallow
(5th season)
Home groundEtihad Stadium
(Capacity: 56,347)
NAB Challenge13th
AFL season8th (12-10)
Finals8th
(eliminated by Adelaide in Elimination Final)
Syd Barker MedalRobbie Tarrant
Leading goalkickerBen Brown (41)
Highest home attendance47,622 vs Western Bulldogs
(Round 6)
Lowest home attendance12,607 vs Melbourne
(Round 3)
Average home attendance28,171 (Increase 2,497)
Club membership45,014 (Increase 4,002)
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The 2016 AFL season was the 91st season in the Australian Football League (AFL) contested by the North Melbourne Football Club.

Squad for 2016

Statistics are correct as of end of 2015 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List[1]
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of Birth Age (end 2015) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2015) Goals (end 2015)
2 South Australia Brad McKenzie 186 84 29 May 1993 22 2012 Sturt 23 5
3 Northern Territory Jed Anderson 179 79 2 February 1994 21 2013 NT Thunder (U18), Hawthorn 10 4
4 Victoria (state) Shaun Higgins 184 89 4 March 1988 27 2006 Geelong (U18), Western Bulldogs 153 167
5 Victoria (state) Ben Jacobs 185 83 9 January 1992 23 2011 Sandringham (U18), Port Adelaide 70 9
6 Victoria (state) Lachlan Hansen 197 98 17 August 1988 27 2007 Gippsland (U18) 133 76
7 Victoria (state) Jack Ziebell (vc) 188 88 28 February 1991 24 2009 Murray (U18) 124 72
8 Western Australia Daniel Wells 181 79 3 February 1985 30 2003 Peel 224 145
9 Western Australia Andrew Swallow (c) 182 80 2 June 1987 28 2006 East Fremantle 186 76
10 Victoria (state) Ben Cunnington 185 88 30 June 1991 24 2010 Geelong (U18) 123 54
11 Victoria (state) Michael Firrito 189 93 27 November 1983 32 2003 Eastern (U18), Box Hill 253 29
12 South Australia Lindsay Thomas 180 79 29 February 1988 27 2007 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 174 283
13 Victoria (state) Ryan Clarke 184 84 17 June 1997 18 Eastern (U18)
14 South Australia Trent Dumont 186 85 30 June 1995 20 2015 Norwood 8 2
15 Victoria (state) Nick Dal Santo 185 85 22 February 1984 31 2002 Bendigo (U18), St Kilda 300 150
16 Victoria (state) Scott Thompson 193 96 9 May 1986 29 2008 Geelong (VFL) 160 6
17 Victoria (state) Aaron Mullett 184 79 23 February 1992 23 2011 Eastern (U18) 52 25
18 Victoria (state) Shaun Atley 189 86 13 September 1992 23 2011 Murray (U18) 109 15
19 Victoria (state) Sam Wright 188 85 15 July 1990 25 2009 Murray (U18) 108 56
20 Victoria (state) Drew Petrie 197 101 15 October 1982 33 2001 North Ballarat (U18) 293 401
21 Victoria (state) Luke McDonald 189 85 9 February 1995 20 2014 Oakleigh (U18) 37 1
22 Victoria (state) Todd Goldstein 201 103 1 July 1988 27 2008 Oakleigh (U18) 149 70
23 Victoria (state) Ben McKay 199 95 24 December 1997 18 Gippsland (U18)
24 South Australia Sam Durdin 198 94 6 June 1996 19 West Adelaide
25 Victoria (state) Robbie Tarrant 196 97 25 April 1989 26 2010 Bendigo (U18) 61 41
26 Victoria (state) Daniel Nielson 194 96 9 May 1996 19 Eastern (U18)
27 Victoria (state) Taylor Garner 186 86 8 January 1994 21 2013 Dandenong (U18) 13 6
29 Victoria (state) Brent Harvey 177 75 14 May 1978 37 1996 Northern (U18) 409 482
30 Victoria (state) Jarrad Waite 194 96 4 February 1983 32 2003 Murray (U18) 207 294
32 Victoria (state) Mason Wood 192 84 13 September 1993 22 2014 Geelong (U18) 8 4
33 Victoria (state) Ed Vickers-Willis 190 86 28 March 1996 19 Sandringham (U18)
34 Victoria (state) Jamie Macmillan 188 88 23 September 1991 24 2010 Oakleigh (U18) 81 33
35 Western Australia Aaron Black 192 192 29 November 1990 25 2011 Peel Thunder 50 64
36 Queensland Joel Tippett 197 96 26 October 1988 27 2011 Southport, Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast 9 0
39 Tasmania Mitchell Hibberd 190 85 23 September 1996 19 Clarence
40 Victoria (state) Kayne Turner 180 74 31 December 1995 20 2014 Murray (U18) 19 16
41 Queensland Corey Wagner 180 74 23 March 1997 18 Aspley
42 Western Australia Declan Mountford 181 72 13 February 1997 18 Claremont
43 Victoria (state) Sam Gibson 185 83 27 May 1986 29 2012 Box Hill, Oakleigh (U18) 85 33
50 Tasmania Ben Brown 200 101 20 November 1992 23 2014 Devenport 33 50
Rookie List[2]
No. State Player Hgt Wgt Date of Birth Age Debut Recruited from Games Goals
28 Victoria (state) Robin Nahas 176 73 10 November 1987 28 2009 Oakleigh (U18), Richmond 109 131
31 Queensland Braydon Preuss 206 107 16 July 1995 20 Townsville
37 Victoria (state) Will Fordham 188 84 14 March 1996 19 Sandringham (U18)
38 Victoria (state) Majak Daw 195 97 11 March 1991 24 2013 Western (U18) 16 17
44 Western Australia Farren Ray 187 84 23 March 1986 29 2004 Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, Peel Thunder 205 58
Senior coaching panel[3]
State Coach Coaching position Sydney Coaching debut Former clubs as coach
Victoria (state) Brad Scott Senior coach 2010 Collingwood (d)
Victoria (state) Jarred Moore Assistant coach (Midfield/Stoppages) 2013
Victoria (state) Leigh Tudor Assistant coach (Forwards) 2013 Sydney (a), St Kilda (a), Geelong (a)
Tasmania Brad Green Assistant coach (defence) 2016 Carlton (d)
Queensland Josh Drummond Assistant coach (Transition) 2014
Victoria (state) Gavin Brown Senior Development Coach 2014 Carlton (a), Collingwood (a)
Victoria (state) Darren Crocker Director of Coaching 2005 North Melbourne (a), Richmond (a)
Western Australia Ben Dyer Development manager 2014
Victoria (state) David Loader Development coach 2016

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.

In

Player Previous Club League via
Northern Territory Jed Anderson Hawthorn AFL Trade
Victoria (state) Ben McKay Gippsland (U18) TAC Cup Pick 21, 2015 National Draft
Victoria (state) Ryan Clarke Eastern (U18) TAC Cup Pick 31, 2015 National Draft
Tasmania Mitchell Hibberd Clarence TSL Pick 33, 2015 National Draft
Queensland Corey Wagner Aspley NEAFL Pick 43, 2015 National Draft
Western Australia Declan Mountford Claremont WAFL Pick 60, 2015 National Draft
Western Australia Farren Ray St Kilda AFL Pick 15, 2016 Rookie Draft

Out

Player New Club League via
Victoria (state) Leigh Adams Retired
South Australia Nathan Grima Essendon AFL Retired
Victoria (state) Ryan Bastinac Brisbane Lions AFL Traded
Victoria (state) Daniel Currie Gold Coast AFL Traded
Victoria (state) Kieran Harper Delisted
South Australia Scott McMahon Delisted
United States Eric Wallace Delisted
Victoria (state) Max Warren Delisted

List management

Player Change
Victoria (state) Majak Daw Demoted from the senior list to the rookie list

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (North's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 20 February (2:05 pm) St Kilda 1.9.10 (73) 0.18.9 (117) Won by 44 points[4] Norm Minns Oval (A) 6,216
2 Saturday, 5 March (4:40 pm) Collingwood 1.10.8 (77) 0.12.13 (85) Lost by 8 points[5] Robertson Oval (H) 6,000
3 Friday, 11 March (5:50 pm) Hawthorn 2.16.11 (125) 0.12.8 (80) Lost by 45 points[6] Etihad Stadium (A) 8,894

Home and away season

See also: 2016 AFL season
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (North's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position 		Record Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 26 March (7:25 pm) Adelaide 16.11 (107) 14.13 (97) Won by 10 points Etihad Stadium (H) 25,485 8th 1-0 [7]
2 Saturday, 2 April (3:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.17 (83) 17.15 (117) Won by 34 points The Gabba (A) 18,021 4th 2-0 [8]
3 Sunday, 10 April (1:10 pm) Melbourne 21.10 (136) 20.11 (131) Won by 5 points Blundstone Arena (H) 12,607 3rd 3-0 [9]
4 Sunday, 17 April (4:40 pm) Fremantle 20.12 (132) 14.17 (101) Won by 31 points Etihad Stadium (H) 23,393 1st 4-0 [10]
5 Saturday, 23 April (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 11.15 (81) 18.11 (119) Won by 38 points Metricon Stadium (A) 13,351 1st 5-0 [11]
6 Friday, 29 April (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61) 6.9 (45) Won by 16 points Etihad Stadium (H) 47,622 1st 6-0 [12]
7 Sunday, 8 May (5:50 pm) St Kilda 11.9 (75) 11.16 (82) Won by 7 points Etihad Stadium (A) 27,254 1st 7-0 [13]
8 Saturday, 14 May (1:45 pm) Essendon 8.12 (60) 10.14 (74) Won by 14 points Etihad Stadium (A) 30,321 1st 8-0 [14]
9 Saturday, 21 May (7:25 pm) Carlton 17.11 (113) 6.10 (46) Won by 67 points Etihad Stadium (H) 38,419 1st 9-0 [15]
10 Friday, 27 May (7:50 pm) Sydney 14.7 (91) 9.11 (65) Lost by 26 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 38,498 1st 9-1 [16]
11 Friday, 3 June (7:50 pm) Richmond 18.16 (124) 7.12 (54) Won by 70 points Blundstone Arena (H) 17,844 1st 10-1 [17]
12 Saturday, 11 June (7:25 pm) Geelong 15.15 (105) 12.2 (74) Lost by 31 points Etihad Stadium (A) 44,025 1st 10-2 [18]
13 Friday, 17 June (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 11.18 (86) 14.9 (93) Lost by 9 points Etihad Stadium (H) 37,073 3rd 10-3 [19]
14 Thursday, 23 June (7:20 pm) Adelaide 12.28 (100) 10.7 (67) Lost by 33 points Adelaide Oval (A) 37,890 5th 10-4 [20]
15 Bye 7th 10-4
16 Sunday, 10 July (1:20 pm) West Coast 16.8 (104) 11.6 (72) Lost by 32 points Domain Stadium (A) 35,168 8th 10-5 [21]
17 Saturday, 16 July (4:35 pm) Port Adelaide 10.17 (77) 16.9 (105) Lost by 28 points Etihad Stadium (H) 24,361 8th 10-6 [22]
18 Saturday, 23 July (1:45 pm) Collingwood 12.12 (84) 18.16 (124) Won by 40 points Etihad Stadium (A) 36,041 8th 11-6 [23]
19 Saturday, 30 July (7:25 pm) St Kilda 12.13 (85) 8.14 (62) Won by 23 points Etihad Stadium (H) 44,287 8th 12-6 [24]
20 Saturday, 6 August (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61) 7.5 (47) Lost by 14 points Etihad Stadium (A) 30,740 8th 12-7 [25]
21 Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 14.12 (96) 8.9 (57) Lost by 39 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 50,657 8th 12-8 [26]
22 Saturday, 20 August (1:45 pm) Sydney 10.16 (76) 12.13 (85) Lost by 9 points Blundstone Arena (H) 16,495 8th 12-9 [27]
23 Saturday, 27 August (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.9 (63) 14.16 (100) Lost by 37 points Etihad Stadium (H) 22,295 8th 12-10 [28]
Source

Finals matches

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (North's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref
Home Away Result
EF Saturday, 10 September (7:10 pm) Adelaide 21.15 (141) 12.7 (79) Lost by 62 points Adelaide Oval (A) 49,007 [29]

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

Individual awards and records

Milestones

Milestones
No. State Player Milestone Round
22 Victoria (state) Todd Goldstein 150th career game Round 1
30 Victoria (state) Jarrad Waite 300th career goal Round 2
20 Victoria (state) Drew Petrie 300th career game Round 7
5 Victoria (state) Ben Jacobs 50th club game Round 7
15 Victoria (state) Nick Dal Santo 50th club game Round 10
29 Victoria (state) Brent Harvey 500th career goal Round 11
21 Victoria (state) Luke McDonald 50th career game Round 13
12 South Australia Lindsay Thomas 300th career goal Round 13
9 Western Australia Andrew Swallow 200th career game Round 16
43 Victoria (state) Sam Gibson 100th career game Round 16
50 Tasmania Ben Brown 50th career game Round 18
29 Victoria (state) Brent Harvey 427th career game
(AFL record)		 Round 19
34 Victoria (state) Jamie Macmillan 100th career game Round 20

Debuts

Debuts
No. State Player Round
3 Northern Territory Jed Anderson Round 11
44 Victoria (state) Farren Ray Round 91
41 Queensland Corey Wagner Round 13
13 Victoria (state) Ryan Clarke Round 16

1Had previously played for another club but played their first match for the North Melbourne.

AFL Rising Star

AFL Rising Star
No. State Player Status Round
13 Victoria (state) Ryan Clarke Nominated Round 18

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