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 No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of birth Age (end 2015) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2015) Goals (end 2015) 2 Brad McKenzie 186 84 29 May 1993 22 2012 Sturt 23 5 3 Jed Anderson 179 79 2 February 1994 21 2013 NT Thunder (U18), 10 4 4 Shaun Higgins 184 89 4 March 1988 27 2006 Geelong (U18), 153 167 5 Ben Jacobs 185 83 9 January 1992 23 2011 Sandringham (U18), 70 9 6 Lachlan Hansen 197 98 17 August 1988 27 2007 Gippsland (U18) 133 76 7 Jack Ziebell (vc) 188 88 28 February 1991 24 2009 Murray (U18) 124 72 8 Daniel Wells 181 79 3 February 1985 30 2003 Peel 224 145 9 Andrew Swallow (c) 182 80 2 June 1987 28 2006 East Fremantle 186 76 10 Ben Cunnington 185 88 30 June 1991 24 2010 Geelong (U18) 123 54 11 Michael Firrito 189 93 27 November 1983 32 2003 Eastern (U18), Box Hill 253 29 12 Lindsay Thomas 180 79 29 February 1988 27 2007 (SANFL) 174 283 13 Ryan Clarke 184 84 17 June 1997 18 Eastern (U18) 14 Trent Dumont 186 85 30 June 1995 20 2015 Norwood 8 2 15 Nick Dal Santo 185 85 22 February 1984 31 2002 Bendigo (U18), 300 150 16 Scott Thompson 193 96 9 May 1986 29 2008 (VFL) 160 6 17 Aaron Mullett 184 79 23 February 1992 23 2011 Eastern (U18) 52 25 18 Shaun Atley 189 86 13 September 1992 23 2011 Murray (U18) 109 15 19 Sam Wright 188 85 15 July 1990 25 2009 Murray (U18) 108 56 20 Drew Petrie 197 101 15 October 1982 33 2001 North Ballarat (U18) 293 401 21 Luke McDonald 189 85 9 February 1995 20 2014 Oakleigh (U18) 37 1 22 Todd Goldstein 201 103 1 July 1988 27 2008 Oakleigh (U18) 149 70 23 Ben McKay 199 95 24 December 1997 18 Gippsland (U18) 24 Sam Durdin 198 94 6 June 1996 19 West Adelaide 25 Robbie Tarrant 196 97 25 April 1989 26 2010 Bendigo (U18) 61 41 26 Daniel Nielson 194 96 9 May 1996 19 Eastern (U18) 27 Taylor Garner 186 86 8 January 1994 21 2013 Dandenong (U18) 13 6 29 Brent Harvey 177 75 14 May 1978 37 1996 Northern (U18) 409 482 30 Jarrad Waite 194 96 4 February 1983 32 2003 Murray (U18) 207 294 32 Mason Wood 192 84 13 September 1993 22 2014 Geelong (U18) 8 4 33 Ed Vickers-Willis 190 86 28 March 1996 19 Sandringham (U18) 34 Jamie Macmillan 188 88 23 September 1991 24 2010 Oakleigh (U18) 81 33 35 Aaron Black 192 192 29 November 1990 25 2011 Peel Thunder 50 64 36 Joel Tippett 197 96 26 October 1988 27 2011 Southport, , 9 0 39 Mitchell Hibberd 190 85 23 September 1996 19 Clarence 40 Kayne Turner 180 74 31 December 1995 20 2014 Murray (U18) 19 16 41 Corey Wagner 180 74 23 March 1997 18 Aspley 42 Declan Mountford 181 72 13 February 1997 18 Claremont 43 Sam Gibson 185 83 27 May 1986 29 2012 Box Hill, Oakleigh (U18) 85 33 50 Ben Brown 200 101 20 November 1992 23 2014 Devenport 33 50 Rookie List No. State Player Hgt Wgt Date of birth Age Debut Recruited from Games Goals 28 Robin Nahas 176 73 10 November 1987 28 2009 Oakleigh (U18), 109 131 31 Braydon Preuss 206 107 16 July 1995 20 Townsville 37 Will Fordham 188 84 14 March 1996 19 Sandringham (U18) 38 Majak Daw 195 97 11 March 1991 24 2013 Western (U18) 16 17 44 Farren Ray 187 84 23 March 1986 29 2004 , , Peel Thunder 205 58 Senior coaching panel State Coach Coaching position Club Coaching debut Former clubs as coach Brad Scott Senior coach 2010 (d) Jarred Moore Assistant coach (Midfield/Stoppages) 2013 Leigh Tudor Assistant coach (Forwards) 2013 (a), (a), (a) Brad Green Assistant coach (defence) 2016 (d) Josh Drummond Assistant coach (Transition) 2014 Gavin Brown Senior Development Coach 2014 (a), (a) Darren Crocker Director of Coaching 2005 (a), (a) Ben Dyer Development manager 2014 David Loader Development coach 2016
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 Player Previous Club League via Jed Anderson AFL Trade Ben McKay Gippsland (U18) TAC Cup Pick 21, 2015 National Draft Ryan Clarke Eastern (U18) TAC Cup Pick 31, 2015 National Draft Mitchell Hibberd Clarence TSL Pick 33, 2015 National Draft Corey Wagner Aspley NEAFL Pick 43, 2015 National Draft Declan Mountford Claremont WAFL Pick 60, 2015 National Draft Farren Ray AFL Pick 15, 2016 Rookie Draft
Out Player New Club League via Leigh Adams Retired Nathan Grima AFL Retired Ryan Bastinac AFL Traded Daniel Currie AFL Traded Kieran Harper Delisted Scott McMahon Delisted Eric Wallace Delisted Max Warren Delisted
List management Player Change 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) 1.9.10 (73) 0.18.9 (117) Won by 44 points Norm Minns Oval (A) 6,216 2 Saturday, 5 March (4:40 pm) 1.10.8 (77) 0.12.13 (85) Lost by 8 points Robertson Oval (H) 6,000 3 Friday, 11 March (5:50 pm) 2.16.11 (125) 0.12.8 (80) Lost by 45 points Etihad Stadium (A) 8,894
Home and away season
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (North's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladderposition Record Ref. Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 26 March (7:25 pm) 16.11 (107) 14.13 (97) Won by 10 points Etihad Stadium (H) 25,485 8th 1-0 2 Saturday, 2 April (3:35 pm) 11.17 (83) 17.15 (117) Won by 34 points The Gabba (A) 18,021 4th 2-0 3 Sunday, 10 April (1:10 pm) 21.10 (136) 20.11 (131) Won by 5 points Blundstone Arena (H) 12,607 3rd 3-0 4 Sunday, 17 April (4:40 pm) 20.12 (132) 14.17 (101) Won by 31 points Etihad Stadium (H) 23,393 1st 4-0 5 Saturday, 23 April (4:35 pm) 11.15 (81) 18.11 (119) Won by 38 points Metricon Stadium (A) 13,351 1st 5-0 6 Friday, 29 April (7:50 pm) 9.7 (61) 6.9 (45) Won by 16 points Etihad Stadium (H) 47,622 1st 6-0 7 Sunday, 8 May (5:50 pm) 11.9 (75) 11.16 (82) Won by 7 points Etihad Stadium (A) 27,254 1st 7-0 8 Saturday, 14 May (1:45 pm) 8.12 (60) 10.14 (74) Won by 14 points Etihad Stadium (A) 30,321 1st 8-0 9 Saturday, 21 May (7:25 pm) 17.11 (113) 6.10 (46) Won by 67 points Etihad Stadium (H) 38,419 1st 9-0 10 Friday, 27 May (7:50 pm) 14.7 (91) 9.11 (65) Lost by 26 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 38,498 1st 9-1 11 Friday, 3 June (7:50 pm) 18.16 (124) 7.12 (54) Won by 70 points Blundstone Arena (H) 17,844 1st 10-1 12 Saturday, 11 June (7:25 pm) 15.15 (105) 12.2 (74) Lost by 31 points Etihad Stadium (A) 44,025 1st 10-2 13 Friday, 17 June (7:50 pm) 11.18 (86) 14.9 (93) Lost by 9 points Etihad Stadium (H) 37,073 3rd 10-3 14 Thursday, 23 June (7:20 pm) 12.28 (100) 10.7 (67) Lost by 33 points Adelaide Oval (A) 37,890 5th 10-4 15 Bye 7th 10-4 16 Sunday, 10 July (1:20 pm) 16.8 (104) 11.6 (72) Lost by 32 points Domain Stadium (A) 35,168 8th 10-5 17 Saturday, 16 July (4:35 pm) 10.17 (77) 16.9 (105) Lost by 28 points Etihad Stadium (H) 24,361 8th 10-6 18 Saturday, 23 July (1:45 pm) 12.12 (84) 18.16 (124) Won by 40 points Etihad Stadium (A) 36,041 8th 11-6 19 Saturday, 30 July (7:25 pm) 12.13 (85) 8.14 (62) Won by 23 points Etihad Stadium (H) 44,287 8th 12-6 20 Saturday, 6 August (7:25 pm) 9.7 (61) 7.5 (47) Lost by 14 points Etihad Stadium (A) 30,740 8th 12-7 21 Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) 14.12 (96) 8.9 (57) Lost by 39 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 50,657 8th 12-8 22 Saturday, 20 August (1:45 pm) 10.16 (76) 12.13 (85) Lost by 9 points Blundstone Arena (H) 16,495 8th 12-9 23 Saturday, 27 August (7:25 pm) 9.9 (63) 14.16 (100) Lost by 37 points Etihad Stadium (H) 22,295 8th 12-10 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) 21.15 (141) 12.7 (79) Lost by 62 points Adelaide Oval (A) 49,007
Ladder
Individual awards and records
Milestones Milestones No. State Player Milestone Round 22 Todd Goldstein 150th career game Round 1 30 Jarrad Waite 300th career goal Round 2 20 Drew Petrie 300th career game Round 7 5 Ben Jacobs 50th club game Round 7 15 Nick Dal Santo 50th club game Round 10 29 Brent Harvey 500th career goal Round 11 21 Luke McDonald 50th career game Round 13 12 Lindsay Thomas 300th career goal Round 13 9 Andrew Swallow 200th career game Round 16 43 Sam Gibson 100th career game Round 16 50 Ben Brown 50th career game Round 18 29 Brent Harvey 427th career game(AFL record) Round 19 34 Jamie Macmillan 100th career game Round 20
Debuts Debuts No. State Player Round 3 Jed Anderson Round 11 44 Farren Ray Round 91 41 Corey Wagner Round 13 13 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 Ryan Clarke Nominated Round 18
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