2016 Geelong Football Club season

December 2017 December 2017 Geelong Football Club 2016 Colin Carter Chris Scott(6th season) Joel Selwood(5th season) Simonds Stadium AFL season 2nd Finals series Preliminary final Best and Fairest Patrick Dangerfield Tom Hawkins (55) 74,218 vs. (Round 1) 21,127 vs. (Round 18) 30,497 TBA 2015 2017 The 2016 Geelong Football Club season was 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.Balales Danielle Get to know: Dale Amos https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-10-06/get-to-know-dale-amos carltonfc.com.au Carlton Football Club 22 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190411125505/https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2015-10-06/get-to-know-dale-amos 11 April 2019 6 October 2015 live Season summary Regular season + Geelong's 2016 AFL season fixture2016 Season Scores and Results http://afltables.com/afl/seas/2016.html AFL Tables 29 August 2016 Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladderposition ScoresNote1 a a 1 2016-03-28 Monday, 28 March (3:20 pm) 18.8 (116) 12.14 (86) Won by 30 points MCG ref_H[H] 74,218 5th 2 2016-04-03 Sunday, 3 April (1:10 pm) 13.11 (89) 11.10 (76) Lost by 13 points Manuka Oval ref_A[A] 13,656 6th 3 2016-04-10 Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm) 18.17 (125) 7.14 (56) Won by 69 points Simonds Stadium ref_H[H] 23,320 5th 4 2016-04-16 Saturday, 16 April (1:45 pm) 6.6 (42) 9.18 (72) Won by 30 points MCG ref_A[A] 42,723 4th 5 2016-04-23 Saturday, 23 April (7:15 pm) 8.11 (59) 16.11 (107) Won by 48 points Adelaide Oval ref_A[A] 44,937 4th 6 2016-04-30 Saturday, 30 April (7:25 pm) 25.18 (168) 7.6 (48) Won by 120 points Simonds Stadium ref_H[H] 23,007 2nd 7 2016-05-07 Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) 18.15 (123) 12.7 (79) Won by 44 points Simonds Stadium ref_H[H] 25,429 2nd 8 2016-05-13 Friday, 13 May (7:20 pm) 11.6 (72) 13.20 (98) Won by 26 points Adelaide Oval ref_A[A] 53,141 2nd 9 2016-05-21 Saturday, 21 May (1:45 pm) 16.8 (104) 11.14 (80) Lost by 24 points MCG ref_A[A] 59,864 2nd 10 2016-05-29 Sunday, 29 May (1:10 pm) 16.8 (104) 12.13 (85) Lost by 19 points Etihad Stadium ref_A[A] 33,535 3rd 11 2016-06-04 Saturday, 4 June (4:35 pm) 14.14 (98) 14.4 (88) Won by 10 points Simonds Stadium ref_H[H] 22,007 3rd 12 2016-06-11 Saturday, 11 June (7:25 pm) 15.15 (105) 12.2 (74) Won by 31 points Etihad Stadium ref_H[H] 44,025 2nd 13 2016-06-18 Saturday, 18 June (7:25 pm) 5.13 (43) 16.4 (100) Won by 57 points Etihad Stadium ref_A[A] 41,725 1st 14 2016-06-25 Saturday, 25 June (7:25 pm) StK 14.9 (93) 13.12 (90) Lost by 3 points Etihad Stadium ref_A[A] 28,745 3rd 15 Bye 2nd 16 2016-07-08 Friday, 8 July (7:50 pm) 9.6 (60) 15.8 (98) Lost by 38 points Simonds Stadium ref_H[H] 24,339 6th 17 2016-07-15 Friday, 15 July (6:10 pm) 9.7 (61) 11.12 (78) Won by 17 points Domain Stadium ref_A[A] 31,042 7th 18 2016-07-23 Saturday, 23 July (7:25 pm) 12.13 (85) 7.13 (55) Won by 30 points Simonds Stadium ref_H[H] 21,127 4th 19 2016-07-29 Friday, 29 July (7:50 pm) 16.7 (103) 11.12 (78) Won by 25 points Simonds Stadium ref_H[H] 24,331 4th 20 2016-08-07 Sunday, 7 August (3:20 pm) 15.10 (100) 4.10 (34) Won by 66 points Etihad Stadium ref_H[H] 29,254 5th 21 2016-08-14 Sunday, 14 August (3:20 pm) 12.6 (78) 10.22 (82) Won by 4 points MCG ref_A[A] 45,667 4th 22 2016-08-21 Sunday, 21 August (3:20 pm) 10.9 (69) 19.15 (129) Won by 60 points Gabba ref_A[A] 20,477 3rd 23 2016-08-27 Saturday, 27 August (1:45 pm) 24.11 (155) 6.8 (44) Won by 111 points Simonds Stadium ref_H[H] 24,413 2nd Ladder GEE Finals series + Geelong's 2016 AFL finals series fixture Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance ScoresNote1 a a Qualifying Final 2016-09-09 Friday, 9 September (7:50 pm) 12.13 (85) 12.11 (83) Won by 2 points MCG ref_H[H] 87,533 Preliminary Final 2016-09-23 Friday, 23 September (7:50 pm) 8.12 (60) 15.7 (97) Lost by 37 points MCG ref_H[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 Contestedpossessions 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 Round 1 - Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong debut), Lachie Henderson (Geelong debut), Zac Smith (Geelong debut) Round 3 - Tom Ruggles (AFL debut) Round 12 - Steven Motlop (100 AFL games) Round 17 - Andrew Mackie (250 AFL games), Cameron Guthrie (100 AFL games) Round 18 - Sam Menegola (AFL debut) Round 19 - Corey Enright (326 AFL games, a new Geelong record), Jimmy Bartel (300 AFL games) Others Round 1 - Patrick Dangerfield (2016 AFL Mark of the Year nomination) Round 2 - Tom Hawkins (2016 AFL Goal of the Year round winner) Round 4 - Zac Smith (2016 AFL Mark of the Year round winner) Round 7 - Josh Caddy (2016 AFL Goal of the Year nomination) Round 8 - Steven Motlop (2016 AFL Goal of the Year nomination) Round 9 - Tom Hawkins (2016 AFL Mark of the Year nomination) Round 12 - Steven Motlop (2016 AFL Goal of the Year nomination) Round 17 - Patrick Dangerfield (2016 AFL Goal of the Year nomination) Notes Key H endnote_H^ Home match. A endnote_A^ Away match. Notes Note1 a aGeelong's scores are indicated in bold font. References 2 External links Official website of the Geelong Football Club Official website of the Australian Football League 2016 Geelong Football Club Category:2016 in Victoria (state)