2016 North Melbourne Football Club season

Last updated

North Melbourne
2016 season
President James Brayshaw
Coach Brad Scott
(7th season)
Captain(s) Andrew Swallow
(5th season)
Home ground Etihad Stadium
(Capacity: 56,347)
NAB Challenge 13th
AFL season 8th (12-10)
Finals 8th
(eliminated by Adelaide in Elimination Final)
Syd Barker Medal Robbie Tarrant
Leading goalkicker Ben Brown (41)
Highest home attendance47,622 vs Western Bulldogs
(Round 6)
Lowest home attendance12,607 vs Melbourne
(Round 3)
Average home attendance28,171 (Increase2.svg 2,497)
Club membership45,014 (Increase2.svg 4,002)

The 2016 AFL season was the 91st season in the Australian Football League (AFL) contested by the North Melbourne Football Club.

Contents

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 [1]
No.StatePlayerHgt (cm)Wgt (kg)Date of BirthAge (end 2015)AFL DebutRecruited fromGames (end 2015)Goals (end 2015)
2 Flag of South Australia.svg Brad McKenzie 1868429 May 199322 2012 Sturt 235
3 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Jed Anderson 179792 February 199421 2013 NT Thunder (U18), Hawthorn 104
4 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Shaun Higgins 184894 March 198827 2006 Geelong (U18), Western Bulldogs 153167
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ben Jacobs 185839 January 199223 2011 Sandringham (U18), Port Adelaide 709
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lachlan Hansen 1979817 August 198827 2007 Gippsland (U18) 13376
7 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jack Ziebell (vc)1888828 February 199124 2009 Murray (U18) 12472
8 Flag of Western Australia.svg Daniel Wells 181793 February 198530 2003 Peel 224145
9 Flag of Western Australia.svg Andrew Swallow (c)182802 June 198728 2006 East Fremantle 18676
10 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ben Cunnington 1858830 June 199124 2010 Geelong (U18) 12354
11 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Michael Firrito 1899327 November 198332 2003 Eastern (U18), Box Hill 25329
12 Flag of South Australia.svg Lindsay Thomas 1807929 February 198827 2007 Port Adelaide (SANFL)174283
13 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ryan Clarke 1848417 June 199718 Eastern (U18)
14 Flag of South Australia.svg Trent Dumont 1868530 June 199520 2015 Norwood 82
15 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nick Dal Santo 1858522 February 198431 2002 Bendigo (U18), St Kilda 300150
16 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Scott Thompson 193969 May 198629 2008 Geelong (VFL)1606
17 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Aaron Mullett 1847923 February 199223 2011 Eastern (U18) 5225
18 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Shaun Atley 1898613 September 199223 2011 Murray (U18) 10915
19 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sam Wright 1888515 July 199025 2009 Murray (U18) 10856
20 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Drew Petrie 19710115 October 198233 2001 North Ballarat (U18) 293401
21 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Luke McDonald 189859 February 199520 2014 Oakleigh (U18) 371
22 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Todd Goldstein 2011031 July 198827 2008 Oakleigh (U18) 14970
23 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ben McKay1999524 December 199718 Gippsland (U18)
24 Flag of South Australia.svg Sam Durdin198946 June 199619 West Adelaide
25 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Robbie Tarrant 1969725 April 198926 2010 Bendigo (U18) 6141
26 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Daniel Nielson194969 May 199619 Eastern (U18)
27 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Taylor Garner 186868 January 199421 2013 Dandenong (U18) 136
29 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Brent Harvey 1777514 May 197837 1996 Northern (U18) 409482
30 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jarrad Waite 194964 February 198332 2003 Murray (U18) 207294
32 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Mason Wood 1928413 September 199322 2014 Geelong (U18) 84
33 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ed Vickers-Willis1908628 March 199619 Sandringham (U18)
34 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jamie Macmillan 1888823 September 199124 2010 Oakleigh (U18) 8133
35 Flag of Western Australia.svg Aaron Black 19219229 November 199025 2011 Peel Thunder 5064
36 Flag of Queensland.svg Joel Tippett 1979626 October 198827 2011 Southport, Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast 90
39 Flag of Tasmania.svg Mitchell Hibberd1908523 September 199619 Clarence
40 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Kayne Turner 1807431 December 199520 2014 Murray (U18) 1916
41 Flag of Queensland.svg Corey Wagner 1807423 March 199718 Aspley
42 Flag of Western Australia.svg Declan Mountford1817213 February 199718 Claremont
43 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sam Gibson 1858327 May 198629 2012 Box Hill, Oakleigh (U18) 8533
50 Flag of Tasmania.svg Ben Brown 20010120 November 199223 2014 Devenport 3350
Rookie List [2]
No.StatePlayerHgtWgtDate of BirthAgeDebutRecruited fromGamesGoals
28 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Robin Nahas 1767310 November 198728 2009 Oakleigh (U18), Richmond 109131
31 Flag of Queensland.svg Braydon Preuss20610716 July 199520 Townsville
37 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Will Fordham1888414 March 199619 Sandringham (U18)
38 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Majak Daw 1959711 March 199124 2013 Western (U18) 1617
44 Flag of Western Australia.svg Farren Ray 1878423 March 198629 2004 Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, Peel Thunder 20558
Senior coaching panel [3]
StateCoachCoaching positionSydney Coaching debutFormer clubs as coach
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Brad Scott Senior coach2010 Collingwood (d)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jarred Moore Assistant coach (Midfield/Stoppages)2013
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Leigh Tudor Assistant coach (Forwards)2013 Sydney (a), St Kilda (a), Geelong (a)
Flag of Tasmania.svg Brad Green Assistant coach (defence)2016 Carlton (d)
Flag of Queensland.svg Josh Drummond Assistant coach (Transition)2014
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Gavin Brown Senior Development Coach2014 Carlton (a), Collingwood (a)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Darren Crocker Director of Coaching2005 North Melbourne (a), Richmond (a)
Flag of Western Australia.svg Ben DyerDevelopment manager2014
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg David LoaderDevelopment coach2016

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.

In

PlayerPrevious ClubLeaguevia
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Jed Anderson Hawthorn AFL Trade
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ben McKay Gippsland (U18) TAC Cup Pick 21, 2015 National Draft
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ryan Clarke Eastern (U18) TAC Cup Pick 31, 2015 National Draft
Flag of Tasmania.svg Mitchell Hibberd Clarence TSL Pick 33, 2015 National Draft
Flag of Queensland.svg Corey Wagner Aspley NEAFL Pick 43, 2015 National Draft
Flag of Western Australia.svg Declan Mountford Claremont WAFL Pick 60, 2015 National Draft
Flag of Western Australia.svg Farren Ray St Kilda AFL Pick 15, 2016 Rookie Draft

Out

PlayerNew ClubLeaguevia
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Leigh Adams Retired
Flag of South Australia.svg Nathan Grima Essendon AFL Retired
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ryan Bastinac Brisbane Lions AFL Traded
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Daniel Currie Gold Coast AFL Traded
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Kieran Harper Delisted
Flag of South Australia.svg Scott McMahon Delisted
Flag of the United States.svg Eric WallaceDelisted
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Max Warren Delisted

List management

PlayerChange
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Majak Daw Demoted from the senior list to the rookie list

Season summary

Pre-season matches

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(North's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 20 February (2:05 pm) St Kilda 1.9.10 (73)0.18.9 (117)Won by 44 points [4] Norm Minns Oval (A)6,216
2Saturday, 5 March (4:40 pm) Collingwood 1.10.8 (77)0.12.13 (85)Lost by 8 points [5] Robertson Oval (H)6,000
3Friday, 11 March (5:50 pm) Hawthorn 2.16.11 (125)0.12.8 (80)Lost by 45 points [6] Etihad Stadium (A)8,894

Home and away season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(North's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
position
RecordRef.
HomeAwayResult
1 Saturday, 26 March (7:25 pm) Adelaide 16.11 (107)14.13 (97)Won by 10 points Etihad Stadium (H)25,4858th1-0 [7]
2 Saturday, 2 April (3:35 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.17 (83)17.15 (117)Won by 34 points The Gabba (A)18,0214th2-0 [8]
3 Sunday, 10 April (1:10 pm) Melbourne 21.10 (136)20.11 (131)Won by 5 points Blundstone Arena (H)12,6073rd3-0 [9]
4 Sunday, 17 April (4:40 pm) Fremantle 20.12 (132)14.17 (101)Won by 31 points Etihad Stadium (H)23,3931st4-0 [10]
5 Saturday, 23 April (4:35 pm) Gold Coast 11.15 (81)18.11 (119)Won by 38 points Metricon Stadium (A)13,3511st5-0 [11]
6 Friday, 29 April (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61)6.9 (45)Won by 16 points Etihad Stadium (H)47,6221st6-0 [12]
7 Sunday, 8 May (5:50 pm) St Kilda 11.9 (75)11.16 (82)Won by 7 points Etihad Stadium (A)27,2541st7-0 [13]
8 Saturday, 14 May (1:45 pm) Essendon 8.12 (60)10.14 (74)Won by 14 points Etihad Stadium (A)30,3211st8-0 [14]
9 Saturday, 21 May (7:25 pm) Carlton 17.11 (113)6.10 (46)Won by 67 points Etihad Stadium (H)38,4191st9-0 [15]
10 Friday, 27 May (7:50 pm) Sydney 14.7 (91)9.11 (65)Lost by 26 points Sydney Cricket Ground (A)38,4981st9-1 [16]
11 Friday, 3 June (7:50 pm) Richmond 18.16 (124)7.12 (54)Won by 70 points Blundstone Arena (H)17,8441st10-1 [17]
12 Saturday, 11 June (7:25 pm) Geelong 15.15 (105)12.2 (74)Lost by 31 points Etihad Stadium (A)44,0251st10-2 [18]
13 Friday, 17 June (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 11.18 (86)14.9 (93)Lost by 9 points Etihad Stadium (H)37,0733rd10-3 [19]
14 Thursday, 23 June (7:20 pm) Adelaide 12.28 (100)10.7 (67)Lost by 33 points Adelaide Oval (A)37,8905th10-4 [20]
15 Bye7th10-4
16 Sunday, 10 July (1:20 pm) West Coast 16.8 (104)11.6 (72)Lost by 32 points Domain Stadium (A)35,1688th10-5 [21]
17 Saturday, 16 July (4:35 pm) Port Adelaide 10.17 (77)16.9 (105)Lost by 28 points Etihad Stadium (H)24,3618th10-6 [22]
18 Saturday, 23 July (1:45 pm) Collingwood 12.12 (84)18.16 (124)Won by 40 points Etihad Stadium (A)36,0418th11-6 [23]
19 Saturday, 30 July (7:25 pm) St Kilda 12.13 (85)8.14 (62)Won by 23 points Etihad Stadium (H)44,2878th12-6 [24]
20 Saturday, 6 August (7:25 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61)7.5 (47)Lost by 14 points Etihad Stadium (A)30,7408th12-7 [25]
21 Saturday, 13 August (2:10 pm) Hawthorn 14.12 (96)8.9 (57)Lost by 39 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)50,6578th12-8 [26]
22 Saturday, 20 August (1:45 pm) Sydney 10.16 (76)12.13 (85)Lost by 9 points Blundstone Arena (H)16,4958th12-9 [27]
23 Saturday, 27 August (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.9 (63)14.16 (100)Lost by 37 points Etihad Stadium (H)22,2958th12-10 [28]
Source

Finals matches

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(North's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRef
HomeAwayResult
EF Saturday, 10 September (7:10 pm) Adelaide 21.15 (141)12.7 (79)Lost by 62 points Adelaide Oval (A)49,007 [29]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Sydney 22175022211469151.268 2016 finals
2 Geelong 22175022351554143.868
3 Hawthorn 22175021341800118.668
4 Greater Western Sydney 22166023801663143.164
5 Adelaide 22166024831795138.364
6 West Coast 22166021811678130.064
7 Western Bulldogs (P)22157018571609115.460
8 North Melbourne 221210019561859105.248
9 St Kilda 22121001953204195.748
10 Port Adelaide 221012020551939106.040
11 Melbourne 22101201944199197.640
12 Collingwood 2291301910199895.636
13 Richmond 2281401713215579.532
14 Carlton 2271501568197879.328
15 Gold Coast 2261601778227378.224
16 Fremantle 2241801574211974.316
17 Brisbane Lions 2231901770287261.612
18 Essendon 2231901437235661.012
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Individual awards and records

Milestones

Milestones
No.StatePlayerMilestoneRound
22 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Todd Goldstein 150th career gameRound 1
30 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jarrad Waite 300th career goalRound 2
20 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Drew Petrie 300th career gameRound 7
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ben Jacobs 50th club gameRound 7
15 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nick Dal Santo 50th club gameRound 10
29 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Brent Harvey 500th career goalRound 11
21 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Luke McDonald 50th career gameRound 13
12 Flag of South Australia.svg Lindsay Thomas 300th career goalRound 13
9 Flag of Western Australia.svg Andrew Swallow 200th career gameRound 16
43 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sam Gibson 100th career gameRound 16
50 Flag of Tasmania.svg Ben Brown 50th career gameRound 18
29 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Brent Harvey 427th career game
(AFL record)
Round 19
34 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Jamie Macmillan 100th career gameRound 20

Debuts

Debuts
No.StatePlayerRound
3 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Jed Anderson Round 11
44 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Farren Ray Round 91
41 Flag of Queensland.svg Corey Wagner Round 13
13 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 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.StatePlayerStatusRound
13 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ryan Clarke NominatedRound 18

Related Research Articles

The Norm Smith Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on ground in the Grand Final of the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to 1990, the competition was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL). It was first presented in the 1979 VFL Grand Final, and it was won by Wayne Harmes, playing in Carlton's premiership victory against Collingwood. The award is named in honour of Norm Smith, who won four VFL premierships as a player and six as coach for the Melbourne Football Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Carlton Football Club season</span>

The 2014 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 151st season of competition, and 118th as a member of the Australian Football League, and served as a celebration of the sesquicentenary of the club's foundation in 1864. The club finished thirteenth out of eighteen clubs in the 2014 AFL season.

The 2015 AFL season was the 119th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eighteen clubs, ran from 2 April until 3 October, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

The 2015 Collingwood Football Club season was the club's 119th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the VFL.

The 2015 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 152nd season of competition, and 119th as a member of the Australian Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 AFL draft</span> Australian Football League draft

The 2015 Australian Football League draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2015 AFL season. Additions to each club's playing list are not allowed at any other time during the year.

The 2016 AFL season was the 120th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Sydney Swans.

The 2016 AFL season was the 26th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Football Club.

The 2016 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 117th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897. In Paul Roos' final season as senior coach before succession coach, Simon Goodwin took over, the club won ten matches out of twenty-two to finish eleventh on the ladder out of eighteen teams and finished on 97.6 percent. It was the club's best season on the field since the 2011 season in which the club finished with eight wins, thirteen losses and a draw, to finish with a percentage of 85.3.

The 2016 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) could trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2016 AFL season. Additions to each club's playing list are not allowed at any other time during the year.

The 2017 AFL season was the 121st season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eighteen clubs, ran from 23 March until 30 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

The 2017 AFL season was the 121st season in the Australian Football League contested by the Sydney Swans. The team's reserve side also participated in the 2017 NEAFL season.

The 2017 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 154th season of competition.

The 2017 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) traded and recruited players following the completion of the 2017 AFL season. Additions to each club's playing list are not allowed at any other time during the year.

The 2017 AFL season was the 92nd season in the Australian Football League (AFL) contested by the North Melbourne Football Club. The club finished in 15th place on the ladder after winning only six games.

The 2017 Essendon Football Club season is Essendon's 119th season in the Australian Football League.

The 2017 Fremantle Football Club season is the 23rd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Fremantle Football Club.

The 2017 St Kilda Football Club season was the 121st in the club's history. Coached by Alan Richardson and captained by Jarryn Geary, they competed in the AFL's 2017 Toyota Premiership Season.

The 2018 AFL season was the 93rd season in the Australian Football League (AFL) contested by the North Melbourne Football Club.

The 2018 St Kilda Football Club season was the 122nd in the club's history. Coached by Alan Richardson and captained by Jarryn Geary, they competed in the AFL's 2018 Toyota Premiership Season.

References

  1. "Kallan Dawson | AFL".
  2. "Rookies - NMFC.com.au". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. "Coaches - NMFC.com.au". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. Nick Bowen (20 February 2016). "Young Saint McCartin hamstrung as Roos cruise to big win". AFL. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. Travis King (5 March 2016). "Pies burn off dogged Roos to make it two from two". AFL. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  6. Nick Bowen (12 March 2016). "Veterans star as Hawks outlast, outclass Kangaroos". AFL. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. Nick Bowen (26 March 2016). "North ends Scott's round one hoodoo with thrilling win over Crows". AFL. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  8. Michael Whiting (2 April 2016). "Kangaroos make it a 2-0 start with win over Lions". AFL. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  9. AAP, with Stu Warren (10 April 2016). "Kangaroos scrape past Demons in a classic". AFL. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  10. Nathan Schmook (17 April 2016). "North goes top after shaking off improved Dockers". AFL. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  11. AAP with Michael Whiting (23 April 2016). "Roos cruise against Gold Coast". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  12. Nathan Schmook (29 April 2016). "Roos win the arm wrestle to stay perfect". AFL. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  13. Travis King (8 May 2016). "Unbeaten Roos in seventh heaven". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  14. Callum Twomey (14 May 2016). "Roos crush Dons early and keep clean sheet intact". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  15. Nick Bowen (21 May 2016). "Roos halt Blues' streak to make it nine straight". AFL. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  16. Adam Curley (27 May 2016). "Swans end Roos' run with powerful SCG win". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  17. AAP (3 June 2016). "Roos run riot over injury-ravaged Tigers". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  18. Travis King (11 June 2016). "Cats pounce to swallow crippled Kangas". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  19. Travis King (17 June 2016). "Hawks take hits then KO boxing Kangaroos". AFL. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  20. Harry Thring (23 June 2016). "Five-in-a-row Crows down tumbling Roos". AFL. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  21. Alex Malcolm (10 July 2016). "Eagles hand Roos fourth-straight loss". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  22. Nick Bowen (16 July 2016). "Finals hopes alive as Power shock Roos". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  23. Nathan Schmook (22 July 2016). "Roos bounce back to win over fiery Pies". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  24. Nathan Schmook (30 July 2016). "427th heaven as Roos win for Boomer's bash". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  25. Nick Bowen (6 August 2016). "Bontempelli brilliance ices lacklustre Roos". AFL. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  26. Nick Bowen (13 August 2016). "Hawks flex their muscles over shaky Roos". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  27. AAP (20 August 2016). "Swans knock off Roos to reach top spot". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  28. AAP (27 August 2016). "Giants secure top-four finish as Roos fall flat". AFL. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  29. Lee Gaskin (10 September 2016). "Eddie Betts steers cruising Crows into semis". AFL. Retrieved 18 September 2016.[ dead link ]