2016 Richmond Football Club season

Richmond Football Club
2016 season
President	Peggy O'Neal; (3rd season)
Coach	Damien Hardwick; (7th season);
Captains	Trent Cotchin; (4th season);
Home ground	MCG
Pre-season	(1-2)
AFL season	13th; (8-14);
Finals series	DNQ
Jack Dyer Medal	Dustin Martin
Leading goalkicker	Jack Riewoldt; (48);
Highest home attendance	75,706; (round 1 vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance	27,077; (round 6 vs. Port Adelaide);
Average home attendance	41,155; ( 8,722 / 17.5%)
Club membership	72,278; ( 1,469 / 2.07%)
	← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 season marked the 109th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the AFL/VFL.

PresidentPeggy O'Neal
^{(3rd season)}

CoachDamien Hardwick
^{(7th season)}

CaptainsTrent Cotchin
^{(4th season)}

Home groundMCG

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Player	Reason	Club games	Career games	Ref
Chris Newman	Retired	268	268	^[1]
Nathan Foley	Retired	154	154	^[2]
Ricky Petterd	Retired	30	84	^[3]
Matt Thomas	Retired	15	102	^[4]
Chris Knights	Retired	6	102	^[5]
Matt Dea	Delisted	31	31	^[4]
Nathan Gordon	Delisted	21	23	^[4]
Matt McDonough	Delisted	10	10	^[6]
Matthew Arnot	Delisted	8	8	^[6]

Date	Gained	Lost	Trade partner	Ref
16 October	Jacob Townsend	Pick 70	Greater Western Sydney	^[7]
16 October	Pick 120	Pick 70	Greater Western Sydney	^[7]
20 October	Pick 19	Pick 31	Gold Coast	^[8]
20 October	Pick 19	2016 2nd round pick	Gold Coast	^[8]
22 October	Chris Yarran	Pick 19	Carlton	^[9]

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	15	Daniel Rioli	VIC	Small-Forward	North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup	^[11]
3	50	Oleg Markov	SA	Half-Forward	North Adelaide	SANFL	^[11]
5	67	Nathan Broad	WA	Defender	Swan Districts	WAFL	^[11]

Round	Overall pick	Player	State	Position	Team from	League from	Ref
1	12	Callum Moore	VIC	Tall Forward	Calder Cannons	TAC Cup	^[12]
2	30	Mabior Chol	QLD	Tall Forward	Aspley	NEAFL	^[12]
3	47	Adam Marcon	VIC	Midfielder	Williamstown	VFL	^[12]

Match	Date	Score	Opponent	Opponent's score	Result	Home/away	Venue	Attendance
1	Friday, 19 February 4:10pm	0.4.6 (30)	Fremantle	0.14.6 (90)	Lost by 60 points	Away	Rushton Park	7,500
2	Saturday, 27 February 1:35pm	1.15.5 (104)	Hawthorn	0.4.9 (33)	Won by 71 points	Home	Holm Park, Beaconsfield	6,384
3	Thursday, 10 March 7:10pm	1.4.12 (45)	Port Adelaide	0.13.15 (93)	Lost by 48 points	Home	Etihad Stadium	6,584

2016 Richmond Football Club season

2015 off-season list changes

Retirements and delistings

Trades

Free agency

National draft

Rookie draft

2016 squad

2016 season

Pre-season

Home and away season

Ladder

Awards

League awards

All-Australian team

Brownlow Medal tally

Rising Star

22 Under 22 team

Club awards

Jack Dyer Medal

Michael Roach Medal

Reserves

Playing squad

References

External links

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2016 season
President	Peggy O'Neal ^{(3rd season)}
Coach	Damien Hardwick ^{(7th season)}
Captains	Trent Cotchin ^{(4th season)}
Home ground	MCG
Pre-season	(1-2)
AFL season	13th ^(8-14)
Finals series	DNQ
Jack Dyer Medal	Dustin Martin
Leading goalkicker	Jack Riewoldt ⁽⁴⁸⁾
Highest home attendance	75,706 ^{(round 1 vs. Carlton)}
Lowest home attendance	27,077 ^{(round 6 vs. Port Adelaide)}
Average home attendance	41,155 ^{( 8,722 / 17.5%)}
Club membership	72,278 ^{( 1,469 / 2.07%)}
← 2015 2017 →

Round	Date	Score	Opponent	Opponent's score	Result	Home/away	Venue	Attendance	Ladder
1	Thursday, 24 March 7:20pm	14.8 (92)	Carlton	12.11 (83)	Won by 9 points	Home	MCG	75,706	7th
2	Friday, 1 April 7:50pm	12.14 (86)	Collingwood	13.9 (87)	Lost by 1 point	Away	MCG	72,761	10th
3	Saturday, 9 April 2:10pm	13.14 (92)	Adelaide	19.14 (128)	Lost by 36 points	Home	Etihad Stadium	29,951	12th
4	Friday, 15 April 6:10pm	9.3 (57)	West Coast	18.17 (125)	Lost by 68 points	Away	Subiaco Oval	38,860	13th
5	Sunday, 24 April 7:10pm	14.12 (96)	Melbourne	20.9 (129)	Lost by 33 points	Away	MCG	59,968	14th
6	Saturday, 30 April 7:25pm	8.11 (59)	Port Adelaide	13.16 (94)	Lost by 35 points	Home	MCG	27,077	15th
7	Friday, 6 May 7:50pm	13.12 (90)	Hawthorn	21.10 (136)	Lost by 46 points	Home	MCG	49,678	15th
8	Saturday, 14 May 7:25pm	14.17 (101)	Sydney	15.10 (100)	Won by 1 point	Home	MCG	36,014	15th
9	Saturday, 21 May 5:40pm	11.17 (83)	Fremantle	6.9 (45)	Won by 38 points	Away	Subiaco Oval	20,184	14th
10	Saturday, 28 May 7:25pm	16.9 (105)	Essendon	10.7 (67)	Won by 39 points	Away	MCG	56,948	14th
11	Friday, 3 June 7:50pm	7.12 (54)	North Melbourne	18.16 (124)	Lost by 70 points	Away	Bellerive Oval	17,844	14th
12	Sunday, 12 June 3:20pm	17.12 (114)	Gold Coast	15.7 (97)	Won by 17 points	Home	MCG	30,448	13th
13	BYE								13th
14	Saturday, 25 June 1:40pm	17.15 (117)	Brisbane Lions	11.9 (75)	Won by 42 points	Home	MCG	28,883	11th
15	Friday, 1 July 7:20pm	8.8 (56)	Port Adelaide	14.10 (94)	Lost by 38 points	Away	Adelaide Oval	37,848	12th
16	Saturday, 9 July 7:25pm	11.9 (75)	Western Bulldogs	12.13 (85)	Lost by 10 points	Away	Etihad Stadium	39,679	13th
17	Saturday, 16 July 1:40pm	16.6 (102)	Essendon	11.17 (83)	Won by 19 points	Home	MCG	44,908	13th
18	Sunday, 24 July 3:20pm	5.14 (44)	Hawthorn	16.18 (114)	Lost by 70 points	Away	MCG	51,892	13th
19	Saturday, 30 July 1:45pm	3.5 (23)	Greater Western Sydney	17.9 (111)	Lost by 88 points	Away	Manuka Oval	14,974	13th
20	Friday, 5 August 7:50pm	14.8 (92)	Collingwood	11.11 (77)	Won by 15 points	Home	MCG	49,122	13th
21	Sunday, 14 August 3:20pm	12.16 (78)	Geelong	10.22 (82)	Lost by 4 points	Home	MCG	45,667	13th
22	Saturday, 20 August 2:10pm	6.10 (46)	St Kilda	7.13 (55)	Lost by 9 points	Home	MCG	35,255	13th
23	Saturday, 27 August 4:35pm	7.9 (51)	Sydney	23.14 (164)	Lost by 113 points	Away	SCG	36,570	13th

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

Player	3 vote games	2 vote games	1 vote games	Total votes	Place
Dustin Martin	6	2	3	25	3rd
Trent Cotchin	0	3	3	9	42nd
Alex Rance	1	2	0	7	50th
Ben Griffiths	1	0	1	4	86th
Brandon Ellis	0	1	0	2	128th
Jack Riewoldt	0	1	0	2	128th
Anthony Miles	0	0	1	1	166th
Corey Ellis	0	0	1	1	166th
Shaun Grigg	0	0	1	1	166th
Total	8	9	10	52	-

Position	Player	Goals
1st	Jack Riewoldt	48
2nd	Sam Lloyd	35
3rd	Ty Vickery	26
4th	Shane Edwards	15
5th	Ben Griffiths	14