| 2016 NAB Challenge | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Season | 2016 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Attendance | 191,355 (average 7,087 per match) |
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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.[1] 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.[2][3]
- ^ Browne, Ashley (27 October 2015). "Bolton's tough opener". AFL Media. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ Edwards, Nat (22 February 2016). "Female field umpire Eleni Glouftsis to umpire first match". Australian Football League. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (28 February 2016). "NAB Challenge: 'Courageous' Eleni Glouftsis bounces into history". The Age. Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2016.