2016 North Melbourne Football Club season

The 2016 AFL season was the 91st season in the Australian Football League (AFL) contested by the North Melbourne Football Club.

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 ( 2,497)
Club membership45,014 ( 4,002)

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.StatePlayerHgt (cm)Wgt (kg)Date of BirthAge (end 2015)AFL DebutRecruited fromGames (end 2015)Goals (end 2015)
2Brad McKenzie1868429 May 1993222012Sturt235
3Jed Anderson179792 February 1994212013NT Thunder (U18), Hawthorn104
4Shaun Higgins184894 March 1988272006Geelong (U18), Western Bulldogs153167
5Ben Jacobs185839 January 1992232011Sandringham (U18), Port Adelaide709
6Lachlan Hansen1979817 August 1988272007Gippsland (U18)13376
7Jack Ziebell (vc)1888828 February 1991242009Murray (U18)12472
8Daniel Wells181793 February 1985302003Peel224145
9Andrew Swallow (c)182802 June 1987282006East Fremantle18676
10Ben Cunnington1858830 June 1991242010Geelong (U18)12354
11Michael Firrito1899327 November 1983322003Eastern (U18), Box Hill25329
12Lindsay Thomas1807929 February 1988272007Port Adelaide (SANFL)174283
13Ryan Clarke1848417 June 199718Eastern (U18)
14Trent Dumont1868530 June 1995202015Norwood82
15Nick Dal Santo1858522 February 1984312002Bendigo (U18), St Kilda300150
16Scott Thompson193969 May 1986292008Geelong (VFL)1606
17Aaron Mullett1847923 February 1992232011Eastern (U18)5225
18Shaun Atley1898613 September 1992232011Murray (U18)10915
19Sam Wright1888515 July 1990252009Murray (U18)10856
20Drew Petrie19710115 October 1982332001North Ballarat (U18)293401
21Luke McDonald189859 February 1995202014Oakleigh (U18)371
22Todd Goldstein2011031 July 1988272008Oakleigh (U18)14970
23Ben McKay1999524 December 199718Gippsland (U18)
24Sam Durdin198946 June 199619West Adelaide
25Robbie Tarrant1969725 April 1989262010Bendigo (U18)6141
26Daniel Nielson194969 May 199619Eastern (U18)
27Taylor Garner186868 January 1994212013Dandenong (U18)136
29Brent Harvey1777514 May 1978371996Northern (U18)409482
30Jarrad Waite194964 February 1983322003Murray (U18)207294
32Mason Wood1928413 September 1993222014Geelong (U18)84
33Ed Vickers-Willis1908628 March 199619Sandringham (U18)
34Jamie Macmillan1888823 September 1991242010Oakleigh (U18)8133
35Aaron Black19219229 November 1990252011Peel Thunder5064
36Joel Tippett1979626 October 1988272011Southport, Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast90
39Mitchell Hibberd1908523 September 199619Clarence
40Kayne Turner1807431 December 1995202014Murray (U18)1916
41Corey Wagner1807423 March 199718Aspley
42Declan Mountford1817213 February 199718Claremont
43Sam Gibson1858327 May 1986292012Box Hill, Oakleigh (U18)8533
50Ben Brown20010120 November 1992232014Devenport3350
Rookie List[2]
No.StatePlayerHgtWgtDate of BirthAgeDebutRecruited fromGamesGoals
28Robin Nahas1767310 November 1987282009Oakleigh (U18), Richmond109131
31Braydon Preuss20610716 July 199520Townsville
37Will Fordham1888414 March 199619Sandringham (U18)
38Majak Daw1959711 March 1991242013Western (U18)1617
44Farren Ray1878423 March 1986292004Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, Peel Thunder20558
Senior coaching panel[3]
StateCoachCoaching positionSydney Coaching debutFormer clubs as coach
Brad ScottSenior Coach2010Collingwood (d)
Jarred MooreAssistant Coach (Midfield/Stoppages)2013
Leigh TudorAssistant Coach (Forwards)2013Sydney (a), St Kilda (a), Geelong (a)
Brad GreenAssistant Coach (Defence)2016Carlton (d)
Josh DrummondAssistant Coach (Transition)2014
Gavin BrownSenior Development Coach2014Carlton (a), Collingwood (a)
Darren CrockerDirector of Coaching2005North Melbourne (a), Richmond (a)
Ben DyerDevelopment Manager2014
David LoaderDevelopment Coach2016
  • For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain, (lg) denotes leadership group.
  • For coaches: (s) denotes senior coach, (cs) denotes caretaker senior coach, (a) denotes assistant coach, (d) denotes development coach.

Playing list changes

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

In

PlayerPrevious ClubLeaguevia
Jed AndersonHawthornAFLTrade
Ben McKayGippsland (U18)TAC CupPick 21, 2015 National Draft
Ryan ClarkeEastern (U18)TAC CupPick 31, 2015 National Draft
Mitchell HibberdClarenceTSLPick 33, 2015 National Draft
Corey WagnerAspleyNEAFLPick 43, 2015 National Draft
Declan MountfordClaremontWAFLPick 60, 2015 National Draft
Farren RaySt KildaAFLPick 15, 2016 Rookie Draft

Out

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Leigh AdamsRetired
Nathan GrimaEssendonAFLRetired
Ryan BastinacBrisbane LionsAFLTraded
Daniel CurrieGold CoastAFLTraded
Kieran HarperDelisted
Scott McMahonDelisted
Eric WallaceDelisted
Max WarrenDelisted

List management

PlayerChange
Majak DawDemoted 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

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.StatePlayerMilestoneRound
22Todd Goldstein150th career gameRound 1
30Jarrad Waite300th career goalRound 2
20Drew Petrie300th career gameRound 7
5Ben Jacobs50th club gameRound 7
15Nick Dal Santo50th club gameRound 10
29Brent Harvey500th career goalRound 11
21Luke McDonald50th career gameRound 13
12Lindsay Thomas300th career goalRound 13
9Andrew Swallow200th career gameRound 16
43Sam Gibson100th career gameRound 16
50Ben Brown50th career gameRound 18
29Brent Harvey427th career game
(AFL record)
Round 19
34Jamie Macmillan100th career gameRound 20

Debuts

Debuts
No.StatePlayerRound
3Jed AndersonRound 11
44Farren RayRound 91
41Corey WagnerRound 13
13Ryan ClarkeRound 16

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

AFL Rising Star

AFL Rising Star
No.StatePlayerStatusRound
13Ryan ClarkeNominatedRound 18

References

  1. http://www.nmfc.com.au/players
  2. http://www.nmfc.com.au/afl/players/rookies
  3. http://www.nmfc.com.au/afl/coaches
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