# 2016 Brisbane Lions season

The Brisbane Lions' 2016 season was its 20th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club won only 3 matches during the season, finishing second from bottom.

## Season summary
### Pre-season matches

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Sunday, 21 February (3:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 0.6.7 (43) | 0.9.14 (68) | Lost by 25 points | Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (H) | 3,807 |
| 2 | Sunday, 6 March (3:40 pm) (cancelled) | St Kilda | N/A | N/A | N/A | Harrup Park Country Club (H) | N/A |
| 3 | Sunday, 13 March (12:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 2.9.11 (83) | 1.17.11 (122) | Lost by 39 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 1,504 |

### Premiership Season
#### Home and away season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| 1 | Sunday, 27 March (4:40 pm) | West Coast | 26.10 (166) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 64 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 35,201 | 15th |
| 2 | Saturday, 2 April (3:35 pm) | North Melbourne | 11.17 (83) | 17.15 (117) | Lost by 34 points | The Gabba (H) | 18,021 | 16th |
| 3 | Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm) | Geelong | 18.17 (125) | 7.14 (56) | Lost by 69 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 23,320 | 18th |
| 4 | Saturday, 16 April (4:35 pm) | Gold Coast | 14.23 (107) | 14.10 (94) | Won by 13 points | The Gabba (H) | 20,041 | 14th |
| 5 | Saturday, 23 April (7:25 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 17.18 (120) | 10.7 (67) | Lost by 53 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 25,097 | 16th |
| 6 | Sunday, 1 May (1:10 pm) | Sydney | 14.10 (94) | 15.7 (97) | Lost by 3 points | The Gabba (H) | 14,646 | 16th |
| 7 | Sunday, 8 May (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 21.10 (136) | 7.17 (59) | Lost by 77 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 32,399 | 16th |
| 8 | Saturday, 14 May (7:25 pm) | Collingwood | 10.5 (65) | 20.23 (143) | Lost by 78 points | The Gabba (H) | 24,552 | 16th |
| 9 | Sunday, 22 May (1:10 pm) | Melbourne | 19.17 (131) | 9.14 (68) | Lost by 63 points | MCG (A) | 26,892 | 16th |
| 10 | Saturday, 28 May (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn | 13.9 (87) | 21.9 (135) | Lost by 48 points | The Gabba (H) | 23,691 | 16th |
| 11 | Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 16.6 (102) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 38 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 30,722 | 17th |
| 12 | Saturday, 11 June (4:35 pm) | Fremantle | 9.10 (64) | 23.9 (147) | Lost by 83 points | The Gabba (H) | 12,899 | 17th |
| 13 | Saturday, 18 June (1:40 pm) | West Coast | 12.10 (82) | 20.11 (131) | Lost by 49 points | The Gabba (H) | 12,777 | 17th |
| 14 | Saturday, 25 June (1:40 pm) | Richmond | 17.15 (117) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 42 points | MCG (A) | 28,883 | 17th |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 17th |
| 16 | Saturday, 9 July (4:35 pm) | Gold Coast | 22.7 (139) | 17.11 (113) | Lost by 26 points | Carrara Stadium (A) | 13,528 | 17th |
| 17 | Sunday, 17 July (4:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 9.13 (67) | 22.14 (146) | Lost by 79 points | The Gabba (H) | 10,195 | 17th |
| 18 | Sunday, 24 July (1:10 pm) | Essendon | 12.19 (91) | 20.8 (128) | Won by 37 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 34,869 | 17th |
| 19 | Saturday, 30 July (7:25 pm) | Port Adelaide | 11.13 (79) | 25.23 (173) | Lost by 94 points | The Gabba (H) | 13,085 | 17th |
| 20 | Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 27.15 (177) | 6.3 (39) | Lost by 138 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 43,549 | 17th |
| 21 | Saturday, 13 August (1:45 pm) | Carlton | 15.9 (99) | 13.17 (95) | Won by 4 points | The Gabba (H) | 17,432 | 17th |
| 22 | Sunday, 21 August (3:20 pm) | Geelong | 10.9 (69) | 19.15 (129) | Lost by 60 points | The Gabba (H) | 20,477 | 17th |
| 23 | Saturday, 27 August (12:00 pm) | St Kilda | 25.11 (161) | 15.13 (103) | Lost by 58 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 21,834 | 17th |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2221 | 1469 | 151.2 | 68 | 2016 finals |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1554 | 143.8 | 68 | 2016 finals |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2134 | 1800 | 118.6 | 68 | 2016 finals |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2380 | 1663 | 143.1 | 64 | 2016 finals |
| 5 | Adelaide | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2483 | 1795 | 138.3 | 64 | 2016 finals |
| 6 | West Coast | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2181 | 1678 | 130.0 | 64 | 2016 finals |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1857 | 1609 | 115.4 | 60 | 2016 finals |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1956 | 1859 | 105.2 | 48 | 2016 finals |
| 9 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1953 | 2041 | 95.7 | 48 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2055 | 1939 | 106.0 | 40 | |
| 11 | Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1944 | 1991 | 97.6 | 40 | |
| 12 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1910 | 1998 | 95.6 | 36 | |
| 13 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1713 | 2155 | 79.5 | 32 | |
| 14 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1568 | 1978 | 79.3 | 28 | |
| 15 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1778 | 2273 | 78.2 | 24 | |
| 16 | Fremantle | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1574 | 2119 | 74.3 | 16 | |
| 17 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1770 | 2872 | 61.6 | 12 | |
| 18 | Essendon | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1437 | 2356 | 61.0 | 12 | |