# The Bachelorette (Australian TV series) season 2

The second season of The Bachelorette Australia premiered on Network Ten on 21 September 2016. The season features Georgia Love, a 27-year-old journalist from Melbourne, Victoria, originally from Tasmania, courting 18 men.

## Contestants

The season began with 16 contestants. In episode 5, two "intruders" were brought into the competition, bringing the total number of contestants to 18.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Eliminated |
| Lee Elliott | 35 | Melbourne, Victoria | Mechanical Plumber | Winner |
| Matty Johnson | 29 | Sydney, New South Wales | Marketing manager | Runner-Up |
| Jake Ellis | 30 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Sales Professional | Episode 11 |
| Courtney Dober | 30 | Sydney, New South Wales | Industrial Designer | Episode 10 |
| Cameron Cranley | 26 | Perth, Western Australia | Firefighter | Episode 9 |
| Clancy Ryan | 29 | Brisbane, Queensland | Medical Sales Rep | Episode 8 |
| Matt Dunne | 29 | Melbourne, Victoria | General manager | Episode 7 |
| Rhys Chilton | 29 | Brisbane, Queensland | Model | Episode 7 |
| Sam Johnston | 27 | Sydney, New South Wales | Electrician | Episode 7 |
| Todd Jesson | 26 | Melbourne, Victoria | Musician | Episode 7 |
| Ryan Palk | 28 | Perth, Western Australia | Sailing Coach | Episode 6 |
| Matteo | 31 | Sydney, New South Wales | Model | Episode 5 |
| Tommy Saggus | 31 | Brisbane, Queensland | Employment Coach | Episode 4 |
| Aaron Brady | 34 | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Marketing CEO | Episode 3 |
| Jay Geering | 33 | Adelaide, South Australia | Wellness Coach | Episode 3 |
| Ben Lyall | 32 | Wollongong, New South Wales | Miner | Episode 2 |
| Carlos Fang | 29 | Melbourne, Victoria | Entrepreneur | Episode 1 |
| Dale Brown | 29 | Brisbane, Queensland | Personal Trainer | Episode 1 |

### Future appearances
#### Bachelor Winter Games

Courtney will represent The Bachelor Australia in The Bachelor Winter Games; a Winter Olympics themed spin-off is the American Bachelor Franchise.

## Call-Out Order

Georgia's call-out order :
| # | Bachelors | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| # | Bachelors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 1 | Cameron | Courtney | Jake | Lee | Courtney | Clancy | Cameron | Courtney | Matty | Lee | Jake | Matty | Lee |
| 2 | Jake | Lee | Clancy | Matty | Jake | Matty | Matty | Cameron | Lee | Matty | Lee | Lee | Matty |
| 3 | Rhys | Cameron | Cameron | Cameron | Sam | Matt | Jake | Matty | Jake | Jake | Matty | Jake | |
| 4 | Courtney | Clancy | Rhys | Courtney | Clancy | Lee | Rhys | Jake | Courtney | Courtney | Courtney | | |
| 5 | Dale | Jake | Tommy | Ryan | Matty | Todd | Lee | Clancy | Cameron | Cameron | | | |
| 6 | Ryan | Ryan | Lee | Clancy | Rhys | Cameron | Courtney | Lee | Clancy | | | | |
| 7 | Matty | Jay | Matt | Rhys | Ryan | Sam | Sam | Matt Todd | | | | | |
| 8 | Carlos | Matty | Sam | Jake | Lee | Rhys | Todd | Matt Todd | | | | | |
| 9 | Lee | Tommy | Courtney | Tommy | Matt | Jake | Clancy | Rhys Sam | | | | | |
| 10 | Aaron | Matt | Matty | Sam | Cameron | Ryan | Matt | Rhys Sam | | | | | |
| 11 | Jay | Aaron | Jay | Matt | Tommy | Courtney | Ryan | | | | | | |
| 12 | Tommy | Rhys | Aaron | Aaron Jay | | Matteo | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Matt | Ben | Ryan | Aaron Jay | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ben | Sam | Ben | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Clancy | Carlos Dale | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Sam | Carlos Dale | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Matteo | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Todd | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Color Key
## Episodes
### Episode 1

Original airdate: 21 September 2016
| Event | Description |
| First impression rose | Courtney |
| Rose ceremony | Carlos & Dale were eliminated |

### Episode 2

Original airdate: 22 September 2016
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Jake |
| Group date | Rhys, Courtney, Ben, Matt, Ryan, Aaron, Clancy, Lee, Cameron and Sam |
| Rose ceremony | Ben was eliminated |

### Episode 3

Original airdate: 28 September 2016
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Lee |
| Group date | Tommy, Clancy, Cameron, Sam, Jay, Rhys, Aaron and Matty |
| Rose ceremony | Aaron & Jay were eliminated |

### Episode 4

Original airdate: 29 September 2016
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Courtney |
| Group date | Courtney, Ryan, Tommy, Matt, Cameron, Jake and Clancy |
| Rose ceremony | Tommy was eliminated |

### Episode 5

Original airdate: 5 October 2016
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Clancy |
| Group date | Everyone |
| Intruders | Matteo & Todd were introduced |
| Rose ceremony | Matteo was eliminated |

### Episode 6

Original airdate: 6 October 2016
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Cameron Matty |
| Group date | Lee, Jake, Courtney, Sam, Matt, Ryan, Rhys and Todd |
| Rose ceremony | Ryan was eliminated |

### Episode 7

Original airdate: 12 October 2016
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Courtney |
| Two-on-one date | Rhys & Sam Rhys & Sam were eliminated. |
| Rose ceremony | Matt & Todd were eliminated. |

### Episode 8

Original airdate: 13 October 2016
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Matty |
| Group date | Cameron, Clancy, Courtney, Jake and Lee |
| Rose ceremony | Clancy was eliminated |

### Episode 9

Original airdate: 19 October 2016
| Event | Description |
| Single date | Lee |
| Group date | Everyone |
| Rose ceremony | Cameron was eliminated |

### Episode 10

Original airdate: 20 October 2016
| Event | Description |
| Hometown #1 | Matty - Sydney, New South Wales |
| Hometown #2 | Jake - Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Hometown #3 | Lee - Melbourne, Victoria |
| Hometown #4 | Courtney - Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rose ceremony | Courtney was eliminated prior to the rose ceremony. |

### Episode 11

Original airdate: 26 October 2016
| Event | Description |
| Single Date #1 | Lee |
| Single Date #2 | Jake |
| Single Date #3 | Matty |
| Rose ceremony | Jake was eliminated |

### Episode 12

Original airdate: 27 October 2016
| Event | Description |
| Meet Georgia's Family #1 | Matty |
| Meet Georgia's Family #2 | Lee |
| Final Date #1 | Matty |
| Final Date #2 | Lee |
| Final Decision: | Lee is the winner |

## Ratings

| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| 1 | Episode 1 | 21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 655,000 | 14 | 27,000 | 14 | 682,000 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 | 22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) | Thursday 7:30 pm | 703,000 | 9 | 57,000 | 7 | 760,000 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | 28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 570,000 | 14 | 54,000 | 14 | 624,000 | |
| 4 | Episode 4 | 29 September 2016 (2016-09-29) | Thursday 7:30 pm | 599,000 | 13 | 71,000 | 10 | 670,000 | |
| 5 | Episode 5 | 5 October 2016 (2016-10-05) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 561,000 | 16 | 56,000 | 15 | 617,000 | |
| 6 | Episode 6 | 6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) | Thursday 7:30 pm | 588,000 | 13 | 71,000 | 12 | 659,000 | |
| 7 | Episode 7 | 12 October 2016 (2016-10-12) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 624,000 | 12 | 64,000 | 14 | 688,000 | |
| 8 | Episode 8 | 13 October 2016 (2016-10-13) | Thursday 7:30 pm | 613,000 | 11 | 87,000 | 10 | 700,000 | |
| 9 | Episode 9 | 19 October 2016 (2016-10-19) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 592,000 | 14 | 49,000 | 15 | 641,000 | |
| 10 | Episode 10 | 20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) | Thursday 7:30 pm | 692,000 | 7 | 63,000 | 6 | 755,000 | |
| 11 | Episode 11 | 26 October 2016 (2016-10-26) | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 697,000 | 9 | 21,000 | 10 | 718,000 | |
| 12 | FinaleFinal Decision | 27 October 2016 (2016-10-27) | Thursday 7:30 pmThursday 9:00 pm | 790,000972,000 | 61 | 30,00037,000 | 61 | 820,0001,009,000 | |