# 2016 NAB Challenge

The 2016 NAB Challenge was the Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season competition played before the 2016 home and away season. It featured 27 matches across 25 days, beginning 18 February and ending 13 March. It was the third year in a row where the competition did not have a Grand Final or overall winner. All matches were televised live on Fox Footy as well as on the AFL Live app.
The match between Carlton and Essendon, played on 28 February 2016 at Princes Park was umpired by Eleni Glouftsis, the first female field umpire to officiate in a match sanctioned by the AFL.

## Results

| | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 | | |
| Thursday, 18 February (7:10 pm) | Hawthorn 0.8.5 (53) | def. | Carlton 0.4.8 (32) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 9,181) | Report |
| Friday, 19 February (4:10 pm) | Fremantle 0.14.6 (90) | def. | Richmond 0.4.6 (30) | Rushton Park (crowd: 7,500) | Report |
| Saturday, 20 February (2:05 pm) | St Kilda 1.9.10 (73) | def. by | North Melbourne 0.18.9 (117) | Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta (crowd: 6,216) | Report |
| Saturday, 20 February (4:40 pm) | Sydney 1.10.12 (81) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.7.9 (60) | Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 3,172) | Report |
| Sunday, 21 February (1:35 pm) | Adelaide 2.20.10 (148) | def. | West Coast 0.7.6 (48) | Unley Oval, Adelaide (crowd: 8,000) | Report |
| Sunday, 21 February (3:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 0.6.7 (43) | def. by | Gold Coast 0.9.14 (68) | Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex, Burpengary (crowd: 3,807) | Report |
| | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 | | |
| Thursday, 25 February (7:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 0.11.7 (73) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 1.13.17 (104) | StarTrack Oval (crowd: 5,472) | Report |
| Friday, 26 February (7:10 pm) | Geelong 2.16.9 (123) | def. by | Collingwood 0.21.5 (131) | Simonds Stadium (crowd: 20,460) | Report |
| Saturday, 27 February (1:35 pm) | Port Adelaide 1.10.7 (76) | def. by | Melbourne 0.15.5 (95) | Playford Alive Oval, Adelaide (crowd: 4,981) | Report |
| Saturday, 27 February (4:40 pm) | Richmond 1.15.5 (104) | def. | Hawthorn 0.4.9 (33) | Holm Park Recreation Reserve, Beaconsfield (crowd: 6,384) | Report |
| Sunday, 28 February (2:05 pm) | Carlton 1.3.8 (35) | def. by | Essendon 1.13.8 (95) | Ikon Park (crowd: 18,718) | Report |
| Sunday, 28 February (1:40 pm) | Fremantle 1.9.6 (69) | def. | Adelaide 0.8.19 (67) | Sounness Park, Mount Barker (crowd: 4,767) | Report |
| | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 3 | | |
| Thursday, 3 March (4:10 pm) | West Coast 0.7.13 (55) | def. | Gold Coast 1.6.7 (52) | HBF Arena, Joondalup (crowd: 5,021) | Report |
| Friday, 4 March (7:10 pm) | Sydney 1.8.3 (60) | def. by | Greater Western Sydney 0.14.10 (94) | Drummoyne Oval, Sydney (crowd: 4,754) | Report |
| Saturday, 5 March (2:05 pm) | Essendon 0.3.6 (24) | def. by | Geelong 0.17.9 (111) | Deakin Reserve, Shepparton (crowd: 5,488) | Report |
| Saturday, 5 March (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne 1.10.8 (77) | def. by | Collingwood 0.12.13 (85) | Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga (crowd: 6,000) | Report |
| Sunday, 6 March (2:05 pm) | Western Bulldogs 1.7.9 (60) | def. by | Melbourne 0.10.12 (72) | Highgate Recreational Reserve, Craigieburn (crowd: 4,139) | Report |
| Sunday, 6 March (cancelled) | Brisbane Lions | v | St Kilda | Harrup Park Country Club, Mackay | |
| | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 4 | | |
| Thursday, 10 March (7:10 pm) | Richmond 1.4.12 (45) | def. by | Port Adelaide 0.13.15 (93) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 6,584) | Report |
| Friday, 11 March (5:50 pm) | Carlton 1.8.12 (69) | def. by | Sydney 0.14.7 (91) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 6,804) | Report |
| Friday, 11 March (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast 0.11.18 (84) | def. by | Adelaide 3.12.10 (109) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 4,460) | Report |
| Saturday, 12 March (1:10 pm) | Collingwood 1.15.8 (107) | def. | Western Bulldogs 1.14.12 (105) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 12,594) | Report |
| Saturday, 12 March (1:10 pm) | Fremantle 2.9.11 (83) | def. | Geelong 0.10.11 (71) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 8,624) | Report |
| Saturday, 12 March (7:10 pm) | Hawthorn 2.16.11 (125) | def. | North Melbourne 0.12.8 (80) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 8,894) | Report |
| Sunday, 13 March (12:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions 2.9.11 (83) | def. by | Greater Western Sydney 1.17.11 (122) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,504) | Report |
| Sunday, 13 March (4:10 pm) | Melbourne 1.14.14 (107) | def. | St Kilda 0.12.11 (83) | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 8,621) | Report |
| Sunday, 13 March (4:10 pm) | West Coast 1.23.11 (158) | def. | Essendon 0.7.11 (53) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 9,210) | Report |