adelaide (16-5) vs west coast (15-6)
eagles cost crows the double chanec by 29. west coast (16-6) host bulldogs. adelaide (16-6) host north.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.4 | 6.11 | 10.11 | 71 | Fri 26-Aug-2016 7:40 pm | Adelaide Oval | 50,785 | |
| West Coast | 2.4 | 7.9 | 12.12 | 14.16 | 100 | West Coast won by 29 points | |||
geelong (16-5) vs melbourne (10-11)
cats beat dees by 111. geelong (17-5) host hawthorn. melbourne (10-12) finished 11th.
| Geelong | 8.2 | 11.6 | 14.10 | 24.11 | 155 | Sat 27-Aug-2016 1:45 pm | Kardinia Park | 24,413 |
| Melbourne | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 44 | Geelong won by 111 points | ||
essendon (2-19) vs cartlon (7-14)
dons hold off blues by 4 goals but still get their first wooden spoon in 83 years. essendon (3-19) finish last. carlton (7-15) finish 14th.
| Essendon | 3.4 | 8.9 | 14.11 | 15.13 | 103 | Sat 27-Aug-2016 2:10 pm | M.C.G. | 46,566 |
| Carlton | 2.6 | 5.8 | 6.12 | 10.19 | 79 | Essendon won by 24 points | ||
sydney (16-5) vs richmond (8-13)
swans get 1st beating tigers by 113. sydney (17-5) host gws. richmond (8-14) finish 13th.
| Sydney | 5.6 | 14.9 | 22.11 | 25.14 | 164 | Sat 27-Aug-2016 4:35 pm | S.C.G. | 36,570 |
| Richmond | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 51 | Sydney won by 113 points | ||
gold coast (6-15) vs port (9-12)
port beat suns by 23. port (10-12) finish 10th. gold coast (6-16) finish 15th.
| Gold Coast | 1.4 | 2.7 | 7.10 | 9.12 | 66 | Sat 27-Aug-2016 7:25 pm | Carrara Stadium | 9,213 |
| Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 13.11 | 89 | Port Adelaide won by 23 points | ||
north (12-9) vs gws (15-6)
gws make top 4 for the first time in their first finals appearence. gws (16-6) play sydney. north (12-10) play adelaide.
| North Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 63 | Sat 27-Aug-2016 7:25 pm | Docklands | 22,295 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 2.5 | 6.8 | 10.11 | 14.16 | 100 | Greater Western Sydney won by 37 points | ||
st kilda (11-10) vs brisbane (3-18)
saints beat lions by 58 but not enough to make finals or give the lions last. st kilda (12-10) finish 9th. brisbane (3-19) finish 17th.
| St. Kilda | 5.5 | 11.7 | 17.8 | 25.11 | 161 | Sun 28-Aug-2016 1:10 pm | Docklands | 21,834 |
| Brisbane | 3.4 | 6.8 | 9.11 | 15.13 | 103 | St. Kilda won by 58 points | ||
freo (3-18) vs bulldogs (15-6) uor
freo stun dogs by 20. freo (4-18) finish 16th. bulldogs (15-7) play west coast.
| Fremantle | 4.1 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 69 | Sun 28-Aug-2016 2:40 pm | Subiaco Oval | 34,765 |
| Western Bulldogs | 2.4 | 4.9 | 6.12 | 6.13 | 49 | Fremantle won by 20 points | ||
hawthorn (16-5) vs collingwood (9-12)
hawks beat pies by 1. hawthorn (17-5) play geelong. collingwood (9-13) finish 12th.
| Hawthorn | 2.4 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 17.10 | 112 | Sun 28-Aug-2016 3:20 pm | M.C.G. | 52,968 |
| Collingwood | 4.2 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 17.9 | 111 | Hawthorn won by 1 point | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2221 | 1469 | 151.19 | 68 |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1554 | 143.82 | 68 |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2134 | 1800 | 118.56 | 68 |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2380 | 1663 | 143.11 | 64 |
| 5 | Adelaide | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2483 | 1795 | 138.33 | 64 |
| 6 | West Coast | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2181 | 1678 | 129.98 | 64 |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1857 | 1609 | 115.41 | 60 |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1956 | 1859 | 105.22 | 48 |
| 9 | St. Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1953 | 2041 | 95.69 | 48 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2055 | 1939 | 105.98 | 40 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1944 | 1991 | 97.64 | 40 |
| 12 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1910 | 1998 | 95.60 | 36 |
| 13 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1713 | 2155 | 79.49 | 32 |
| 14 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1568 | 1978 | 79.27 | 28 |
| 15 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1778 | 2273 | 78.22 | 24 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1574 | 2119 | 74.28 | 16 |
| 17 | Brisbane | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1770 | 2872 | 61.63 | 12 |
| 18 | Essendon | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1437 | 2356 | 60.99 | 12 |
finals week 1
west coast v bulldogs
geelong v hawthorn
sydney v gws
adeliade v north