2016 Carlton Football Club season
Home and away season
Following its 2015 wooden spoon and the loss of some senior players to trades and free agency over the offseason, expectations on the club's 2016 performance were low – with some pundits even predicting that Carlton would perform worse than an Essendon team missing twelve of its best twenty-two players due to suspensions for using illicit substances during the 2012 season.

2016 Carlton Football Club season

Section Title: Home and away season
Table Section Text: Following its 2015 wooden spoon and the loss of some senior players to trades and free agency over the offseason, expectations on the club's 2016 performance were low – with some pundits even predicting that Carlton would perform worse than an Essendon team missing twelve of its best twenty-two players due to suspensions for using illicit substances during the 2012 season.

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold)	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position

Home	Away	Result

1	Thursday, 24 March (7:25 pm)	Richmond	14.8 (92)	12.11 (83)	Lost by 9 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	75,706	12th

2	Sunday, 3 April (4:40 pm)	Sydney	10.11 (71)	20.11 (131)	Lost by 60 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	33,146	15th

3	Saturday, 9 April (5:40 pm)	Gold Coast	13.17 (95)	5.11 (41)	Lost by 54 points	Metricon Stadium (A)	13,885	17th

4	Saturday, 16 April (7:25 pm)	Western Bulldogs	7.7 (49)	13.7 (85)	Lost by 36 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	27,662	18th

5	Sunday, 24 April (1:20 pm)	Fremantle	9.14 (68)	10.12 (72)	Won by 4 points	Domain Stadium (A)	34,796	15th

6	Sunday, 1 May (3:20 pm)	Essendon	10.12 (72)	8.9 (57)	Won by 15 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	43,827	14th

7	Saturday, 7 May (1:45 pm)	Collingwood	12.12 (84)	15.9 (99)	Won by 15 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	60,222	12th

8	Sunday, 15 May (1:10 pm)	Port Adelaide	14.9 (93)	13.13 (91)	Won by 2 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	26,924	11th

9	Saturday, 21 May (7:25 pm)	North Melbourne	17.11 (113)	6.10 (46)	Lost by 67 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	38,419	12th

10	Sunday, 29 May (1:10 pm)	Geelong	16.8 (104)	12.13 (85)	Won by 19 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	33,535	11th

11	Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	16.6 (102)	9.10 (64)	Won by 38 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	30,722	10th

12	Sunday, 12 June (1:10 pm)	St Kilda	17.8 (110)	12.6 (78)	Lost by 32 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	47,945	11th

13	Bye	11th

14	Saturday, 25 June (4:35 pm)	GWS	18.19 (127)	9.11 (65)	Lost by 62 points	Spotless Stadium (A)	10,355	13th

15	Saturday, 2 July (7:25 pm)	Collingwood	6.9 (45)	8.9 (57)	Lost by 12 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	56,157	14th

16	Sunday, 10 July (1:10 pm)	Adelaide	7.5 (47)	16.11 (107)	Lost by 60 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	32,430	14th

17	Sunday, 17 July (1:10 pm)	West Coast	11.9 (75)	12.10 (82)	Lost by 7 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	26,389	14th

18	Saturday, 23 July (1:45 pm)	Sydney	10.14 (74)	10.8 (68)	Lost by 6 points	Sydney Cricket Ground (A)	31,765	14th

19	Saturday, 30 July (2:10 pm)	Hawthorn	10.14 (74)	7.13 (55)	Lost by 19 points	Aurora Stadium (A)	18,112	15th

20	Sunday, 7 August (1:10 pm)	St Kilda	7.9 (51)	19.8 (122)	Lost by 71 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	37,797	15th

21	Saturday, 13 August (1:45 pm)	Brisbane Lions	15.9 (99)	13.17 (95)	Lost by 4 points	Gabba (A)	17,432	15th

22	Sunday, 21 August (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	11.12 (78)	7.16 (58)	Won by 20 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)	40,693	14th

23	Saturday, 27 August (2:10 pm)	Essendon	15.13 (103)	10.19 (79)	Lost by 24 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	46,566	14th

Sentence(s)

In round 3, Carlton scored 5.11 (41) against Gold Coast.

final_sentence: In round 3, Carlton scored 5.11 (41) against Gold Coast.