2016 AFL Season: Sydney
These are the details of the premiership results of Sydney for the 2016 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Greater Western Sydney in a qualifying final, defeating Adelaide in a semi final and defeating Geelong in a preliminary final, Sydney were defeated by Western Bulldogs in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
2016 AFL Season
Team:
Sydney
Home Ground:
SCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 151.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliir, Aliir | #36 | 13 | 0 | R06, R13, R16-23, QF, SF, PF |
| Cunningham, Harry | #7 | 18 | 5 | R01-12, R18-23 |
| Foote, Jordan | #45 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Franklin, Lance | #23 | 26 | 81 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Grundy, Heath | #39 | 26 | 0 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Hannebery, Dan | #4 | 26 | 13 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Heeney, Isaac | #5 | 24 | 28 | R01-13, R15, R18-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Hewett, George | #29 | 24 | 18 | R01-03, R05-11, R13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Hiscox, Jack | #17 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Jack, Kieren | #15 | 25 | 13 | R01-13, R15-21, R23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Jones, Zak | #10 | 16 | 3 | R01-03, R06-13, R15-17, PF, GF |
| Kennedy, Josh | #12 | 25 | 20 | R01-07, R09-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Laidler, Jeremy | #11 | 16 | 0 | R01-12, R15, SF, PF, GF |
| Lloyd, Jake | #44 | 26 | 6 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Marsh, Harry | #31 | 7 | 0 | R10-12, R23, QF, SF, PF |
| McGlynn, Ben | #21 | 18 | 24 | R03-07, R09-13, R15, R17, R22-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| McVeigh, Jarrad | #3 | 21 | 8 | R04-13, R15-17, R19-23, QF, SF, GF |
| Mills, Callum | #14 | 22 | 1 | R01-10, R12-13, R15-22, QF, GF |
| Mitchell, Tom | #6 | 26 | 15 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Naismith, Sam | #35 | 12 | 3 | R16-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Nankervis, Toby | #13 | 7 | 2 | R04, R13, R15, R19-21, SF |
| Papley, Tom | #41 | 20 | 29 | R01-08, R16-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Parker, Luke | #26 | 26 | 25 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Rampe, Dane | #24 | 26 | 1 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Richards, Ted | #25 | 8 | 2 | R02-05, R08-09, R16-17 |
| Richards, Xavier | #42 | 10 | 13 | R18-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Robinson, Dan | #27 | 7 | 1 | R01-07 |
| Rohan, Gary | #16 | 18 | 25 | R09-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Rose, James | #1 | 5 | 2 | R11-13, R15-16 |
| Sinclair, Callum | #18 | 16 | 10 | R01-03, R05-13, R15-18 |
| Smith, Nick | #40 | 25 | 1 | R01-05, R07-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Talia, Michael | #32 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Tippett, Kurt | #8 | 17 | 17 | R01-12, R22-23, QF, PF, GF |
| Towers, Dean | #22 | 13 | 10 | R01-02, R04, R08, R13, R15-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longmire, John | 26 | 19 | -0- | 7 | R01-13, R15-23, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Dane Rampe | Aliir Aliir | Nick Smith |
| Half-Back: | Callum Mills | Heath Grundy | Jarrad McVeigh |
| Centre: | Jake Lloyd | Josh Kennedy | Dan Hannebery |
| Half-Forward: | Isaac Heeney | Lance Franklin | Luke Parker |
| Forward: | Gary Rohan | Kurt Tippett | Tom Papley |
| Follower: | Callum Sinclair | Tom Mitchell | Kieren Jack |
| Interchange: | Harry Cunningham | George Hewett | Zak Jones |
| Ben McGlynn |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 26 out of 26 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/03/2016 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 80 | John Longmire | Kieren Jack |
| 03/04/2016 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 60 | John Longmire | Kieren Jack |
| 09/04/2016 | Round 3 | Greater Western Sydney | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 25 | John Longmire | Kieren Jack |
| 16/04/2016 | Round 4 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 10 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 23/04/2016 | Round 5 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 39 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 01/05/2016 | Round 6 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 3 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 07/05/2016 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 81 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 14/05/2016 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 1 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 20/05/2016 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 14 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 27/05/2016 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 26 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 04/06/2016 | Round 11 | Gold Coast | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 38 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 12/06/2016 | Round 12 | Greater Western Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | GWSY by 42 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 19/06/2016 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 55 | John Longmire | unknown |
| Round 14 | BYE | ||||||
| 02/07/2016 | Round 15 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 4 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 08/07/2016 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 38 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 14/07/2016 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 5 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 23/07/2016 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 6 | John Longmire | Kieren Jack |
| 31/07/2016 | Round 19 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 90 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 06/08/2016 | Round 20 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 67 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 13/08/2016 | Round 21 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 70 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 20/08/2016 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 9 | John Longmire | Jarrad McVeigh |
| 27/08/2016 | Round 23 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 113 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 10/09/2016 | Qualifying Final | Greater Western Sydney | HOME | LOSS | GWSY by 36 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 17/09/2016 | Semi Final | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SYDN by 36 | John Longmire | unknown |
| 23/09/2016 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | SYDN by 37 | John Longmire | Kieren Jack |
| 01/10/2016 | Grand Final | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 22 | John Longmire | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.