2016 AFL Season Grand Final: Sydney v Western Bulldogs
This is the match report for the match played on 1 October 2016 between Sydney and the Western Bulldogs in the grand final of the 2016 season of the Australian Football League.
Sydney hosted the Western Bulldogs at the MCG.
In the absence of Bob Murphy, vice-captain Easton Wood captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Longmire and the visitors were coached by Luke Beveridge.
Sydney (10.7.67) were defeated by the Western Bulldogs (13.11.89).
Match Details
Season:
2016 AFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Sydney
v
Western Bulldogs
Date:
Saturday 1 October 2016
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
99,981
Match Results
Outcome:
Sydney
def. by
Western Bulldogs
Score:
10.7.67 - 13.11.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Sydney | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Western Bulldogs | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | WBUL by 4 | SYDN by 2 | WBUL by 8 | WBUL by 22 | WBUL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 28:02 | 32:49 | 28:48 | 29:48 | 1:59:27 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Sydney) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Western Bulldogs) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Sydney
Captain: unknownCoach: John Longmire
Western Bulldogs
Captain: Easton Wood (acting)Coach: Luke Beveridge
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
S. Jeffery (#29)S. Meredith (#21)
M. Stevic (#9)
E: J. Schmitt (#17)
Goal Umpires
C. AppletonA. Wojcik
E: C. Roffey
Boundary Umpires
C. BullI. Burrows
R. Haala
M. Marantelli
E: M. Konetschka
Norm Smith Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Johannisen | WBUL | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Kennedy | SYDN | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Boyd | WBUL | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Liam Picken | WBUL | 42 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
AFLCA Gary Ayres Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 23 | Franklin, Lance | CHF | 94% | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Grundy, Heath | FB | 92% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Hannebery, Dan | RR | 70% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Heeney, Isaac | RO | 80% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | Hewett, George | INT | 55% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Jack, Kieren | WL | 83% | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Jones, Zak | HBFL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Kennedy, Josh | C | 91% | 3 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Laidler, Jeremy | CHB | 76% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Lloyd, Jake | BPL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 21 | McGlynn, Ben | FPR | 85% | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | McVeigh, Jarrad | WR | 78% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Mills, Callum | INT | 83% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Mitchell, Tom | INT | 82% | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Naismith, Sam | RU | 72% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Papley, Tom | FPL | 80% | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Parker, Luke | HFFR | 88% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Rampe, Dane | HBFR | 100% | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 42 | Richards, Xavier | INT | 70% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Rohan, Gary | HFFL | 80% | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Smith, Nick | BPR | 88% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Tippett, Kurt | FF | 88% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 10 | 7 | 372 | 201 | 171 | 91 | 42 | 101 | 31 | 59 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 41 | |||
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 24 | Biggs, Shane | INT | 78% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Bontempelli, Marcus | C | 83% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Boyd, Matthew | BPR | 83% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 17 | Boyd, Tom | FF | 86% | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Cordy, Zaine | CHF | 68% | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Dahlhaus, Luke | RR | 79% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Daniel, Caleb | INT | 77% | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Dickson, Tory | FPL | 82% | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Dunkley, Josh | HFFL | 78% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Hamling, Joel | FB | 97% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Hunter, Lachie | WL | 82% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 | Johannisen, Jason | BPL | 78% | 0 | 1 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom | RO | 87% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Macrae, Jack | INT | 82% | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | McLean, Toby | INT | 76% | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Morris, Dale | CHB | 95% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Picken, Liam | WR | 88% | 3 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Roberts, Fletcher | HBFL | 91% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Roughead, Jordan | RU | 75% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Smith, Clay | FPR | 79% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Stringer, Jake | HFFR | 78% | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Wood, Easton (ac) | HBFR | 80% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 13 | 11 | 382 | 210 | 172 | 73 | 40 | 92 | 36 | 53 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 59 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Sydney | Coach: John Longmire | ||||||||||||||
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| 39 | J. Johannisen | 30 | J. Hamling | 5 | M. Boyd | 35 | S. Naismith | 29 | G. Hewett | ||||||
| 21 | B. McGlynn | 8 | K. Tippett | 41 | T. Papley | 4 | D. Hannebery | 14 | C. Mills | ||||||
| FORWARD | 5 | I. Heeney | 6 | T. Mitchell | |||||||||||
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| 18 | F. Roberts | 38 | D. Morris | 10 | E. Wood (ac) |
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| 7 | L. Hunter | 4 | M. Bontempelli | 42 | L. Picken |
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| CENTRE | 23 | J. Roughead | 24 | S. Biggs | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 6 | L. Dahlhaus | 35 | C. Daniel | |||||||||||
| 20 | J. Dunkley | 12 | Z. Cordy | 9 | J. Stringer | 21 | T. Liberatore | 11 | J. Macrae | ||||||
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| 40 | N. Smith | 39 | H. Grundy | 44 | J. Lloyd |
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| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | SYDN | Kieren Jack behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 09:25 |
| SYDN | Luke Parker goal | 1.1.7 | - | 0.0.0 | 12:14 | |
| SYDN | Lance Franklin behind | 1.2.8 | - | 0.0.0 | 14:14 | |
| WBUL | Zaine Cordy goal | 1.2.8 | - | 1.0.6 | 19:54 | |
| WBUL | Tory Dickson goal | 1.2.8 | - | 2.0.12 | 22:28 | |
| Q2 | WBUL | Tom Boyd goal | 1.2.8 | - | 3.0.18 | 02:42 |
| SYDN | Kieren Jack behind | 1.3.9 | - | 3.0.18 | 04:38 | |
| SYDN | Nick Smith goal | 2.3.15 | - | 3.0.18 | 05:32 | |
| WBUL | Tory Dickson goal | 2.3.15 | - | 4.0.24 | 09:05 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 2.3.15 | - | 4.1.25 | 10:33 | |
| WBUL | Liam Picken goal | 2.3.15 | - | 5.1.31 | 11:12 | |
| SYDN | Tom Mitchell goal | 3.3.21 | - | 5.1.31 | 12:53 | |
| SYDN | Gary Rohan goal | 4.3.27 | - | 5.1.31 | 15:29 | |
| SYDN | Josh Kennedy goal | 5.3.33 | - | 5.1.31 | 17:52 | |
| SYDN | Josh Kennedy goal | 6.3.39 | - | 5.1.31 | 19:36 | |
| WBUL | Tom Boyd goal | 6.3.39 | - | 6.1.37 | 26:41 | |
| SYDN | Tom Mitchell goal | 7.3.45 | - | 6.1.37 | 28:04 | |
| WBUL | Toby McLean goal | 7.3.45 | - | 7.1.43 | 31:47 | |
| Q3 | SYDN | Kurt Tippett behind | 7.4.46 | - | 7.1.43 | 02:03 |
| WBUL | Tory Dickson goal | 7.4.46 | - | 8.1.49 | 04:01 | |
| WBUL | Jack Macrae behind | 7.4.46 | - | 8.2.50 | 06:41 | |
| WBUL | Lachie Hunter behind | 7.4.46 | - | 8.3.51 | 08:52 | |
| SYDN | Rushed behind | 7.5.47 | - | 8.3.51 | 13:46 | |
| SYDN | Josh Kennedy goal | 8.5.53 | - | 8.3.51 | 16:08 | |
| WBUL | Clay Smith goal | 8.5.53 | - | 9.3.57 | 19:29 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 8.5.53 | - | 9.4.58 | 21:01 | |
| WBUL | Caleb Daniel behind | 8.5.53 | - | 9.5.59 | 24:51 | |
| WBUL | Jake Stringer behind | 8.5.53 | - | 9.6.60 | 26:38 | |
| WBUL | Tom Boyd behind | 8.5.53 | - | 9.7.61 | 27:46 | |
| Q4 | SYDN | Tom Papley behind | 8.6.54 | - | 9.7.61 | 04:40 |
| SYDN | Lance Franklin goal | 9.6.60 | - | 9.7.61 | 07:05 | |
| WBUL | Jake Stringer goal | 9.6.60 | - | 10.7.67 | 10:30 | |
| SYDN | George Hewett goal | 10.6.66 | - | 10.7.67 | 12:14 | |
| WBUL | Liam Picken goal | 10.6.66 | - | 11.7.73 | 17:06 | |
| WBUL | Jason Johannisen behind | 10.6.66 | - | 11.8.74 | 20:12 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 10.6.66 | - | 11.9.75 | 20:56 | |
| WBUL | Tom Boyd goal | 10.6.66 | - | 12.9.81 | 21:39 | |
| SYDN | Ben McGlynn behind | 10.7.67 | - | 12.9.81 | 23:08 | |
| WBUL | Tom Boyd behind | 10.7.67 | - | 12.10.82 | 24:51 | |
| WBUL | Liam Picken goal | 10.7.67 | - | 13.10.88 | 26:10 | |
| WBUL | Toby McLean behind | 10.7.67 | - | 13.11.89 | 29:44 | |