2016 Brisbane Lions season

The Brisbane Lions' 2016 season was its 20th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club won only 3 matches during the season, finishing second from bottom.

Brisbane Lions

2016 season
President	Bob Sharpless
Coach	Justin Leppitsch
Captain(s)	Tom Rockliff[1]
Home ground	The Gabba (Capacity: 42,000)
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Squad

Brisbane Lions

Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Ben Keays 2 Ryan Harwood 3 Allen Christensen 4 Ryan Bastinac 5 Mitch Robinson 6 Josh Green 7 Tom Bell 8 Rohan Bewick 9 Dayne Beams (vc) 10 Daniel Rich (vc) 11 Pearce Hanley (vc) 12 Stefan Martin 13 Trent West 14 Josh Walker 15 Dayne Zorko (vc) 16 Jarrad Jansen 17 Claye Beams 18 Nick Robertson 19 Josh Clayton 20 Josh Watts		21 Daniel Merrett (vc) 22 Marco Paparone 23 Josh Schache 24 Liam Dawson 25 Daniel McStay 26 Tom Cutler 27 Darcy Gardiner 28 Lewis Taylor 29 Jaden McGrath 30 Eric Hipwood 31 Harris Andrews 32 Sam Mayes 33 Michael Close 34 Jonathan Freeman 35 Ryan Lester 36 Rhys Mathieson 38 Tom Rockliff (c) 41 Sam Skinner 42 Justin Clarke (ret) 43 Josh McGuinness				37 Cian Hanley (B) 39 Jackson Paine 40 Matthew Hammelmann 44 Archie Smith (B) 45 Hugh Beasley 46 Billy Evans 47 Reuben William		Head coach Justin Leppitsch Assistant coaches Simon Black (midfield coach) Scott Borlace (development coach) Danny Daly (stoppage strategy coach) Murray Davis (transition strategy coach) Mitch Hahn (backline coach) Leigh Harding (development coach) Ben Hudson (ruck/forwards coach) Gary O'Donnell (skill development and training coordinator) Shane Woewodin (NEAFL coach) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Injury list Upgraded rookie(s) (ret) Retired (B) Category B rookie Updated: 27 November 2015 Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff

Season summary

Pre-season matches

See also: 2016 NAB Challenge

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
1	Sunday, 21 February (3:40 pm)	Gold Coast	0.6.7 (43)	0.9.14 (68)	Lost by 25 points	Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (H)	3,807
2	Sunday, 6 March (3:40 pm) (cancelled)	St Kilda	N/A	N/A	N/A	Harrup Park Country Club (H)	N/A
3	Sunday, 13 March (12:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	2.9.11 (83)	1.17.11 (122)	Lost by 39 points	Metricon Stadium (H)	1,504

Premiership Season

Home and away season

See also: 2016 AFL season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ladder position
			Home	Away	Result
1	Sunday, 27 March (4:40 pm)	West Coast	26.10 (166)	15.12 (102)	Lost by 64 points	Subiaco Oval (A)	35,201	15th
2	Saturday, 2 April (3:35 pm)	North Melbourne	11.17 (83)	17.15 (117)	Lost by 34 points	The Gabba (H)	18,021	16th
3	Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm)	Geelong	18.17 (125)	7.14 (56)	Lost by 69 points	Kardinia Park (A)	23,320	18th
4	Saturday, 16 April (4:35 pm)	Gold Coast	14.23 (107)	14.10 (94)	Won by 13 points	The Gabba (H)	20,041	14th
5	Saturday, 23 April (7:25 pm)	Western Bulldogs	17.18 (120)	10.7 (67)	Lost by 53 points	Docklands Stadium (A)	25,097	16th
6	Sunday, 1 May (1:10 pm)	Sydney	14.10 (94)	15.7 (97)	Lost by 3 points	The Gabba (H)	14,646	16th
7	Sunday, 8 May (4:10 pm)	Port Adelaide	21.10 (136)	7.17 (59)	Lost by 77 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	32,399	16th
8	Saturday, 14 May (7:25 pm)	Collingwood	10.5 (65)	20.23 (143)	Lost by 78 points	The Gabba (H)	24,552	16th
9	Sunday, 22 May (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	19.17 (131)	9.14 (68)	Lost by 63 points	MCG (A)	26,892	16th
10	Saturday, 28 May (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn	13.9 (87)	21.9 (135)	Lost by 48 points	The Gabba (H)	23,691	16th
11	Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm)	Carlton	16.6 (102)	9.10 (64)	Lost by 38 points	Docklands Stadium (A)	30,722	17th
12	Saturday, 11 June (4:35 pm)	Fremantle	9.10 (64)	23.9 (147)	Lost by 83 points	The Gabba (H)	12,899	17th
13	Saturday, 18 June (1:40 pm)	West Coast	12.10 (82)	20.11 (131)	Lost by 49 points	The Gabba (H)	12,777	17th
14	Saturday, 25 June (1:40 pm)	Richmond	17.15 (117)	11.9 (75)	Lost by 42 points	MCG (A)	28,883	17th
15	Bye							17th
16	Saturday, 9 July (4:35 pm)	Gold Coast	22.7 (139)	17.11 (113)	Lost by 26 points	Carrara Stadium (A)	13,528	17th
17	Sunday, 17 July (4:40 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	9.13 (67)	22.14 (146)	Lost by 79 points	The Gabba (H)	10,195	17th
18	Sunday, 24 July (1:10 pm)	Essendon	12.19 (91)	20.8 (128)	Won by 37 points	Docklands Stadium (A)	34,869	17th
19	Saturday, 30 July (7:25 pm)	Port Adelaide	11.13 (79)	25.23 (173)	Lost by 94 points	The Gabba (H)	13,085	17th
20	Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm)	Adelaide	27.15 (177)	6.3 (39)	Lost by 138 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	43,549	17th
21	Saturday, 13 August (1:45 pm)	Carlton	15.9 (99)	13.17 (95)	Won by 4 points	The Gabba (H)	17,432	17th
22	Sunday, 21 August (3:20 pm)	Geelong	10.9 (69)	19.15 (129)	Lost by 60 points	The Gabba (H)	20,477	17th
23	Saturday, 27 August (12:00 pm)	St Kilda	25.11 (161)	15.13 (103)	Lost by 58 points	Docklands Stadium (A)	21,834	17th

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	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