2016 AFL Grand Final

2016 AFL Grand Final
The two teams in their huddles prior to the first bounce

Sydney

Western Bulldogs
10.7 (67) 13.11 (89)
1 2 3 4
SYD 1.2 (8) 7.3 (45) 8.5 (53) 10.7 (67)
WBD 2.0 (12) 7.1 (43) 9.7 (61) 13.11 (89)
Date1 October 2016, 2.30 pm
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance99,981
FavouriteSydney
UmpiresMatt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Scott Jeffery
Coin toss won byWestern Bulldogs
Kicked towardCity End
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainmentSting, The Living End, Vance Joy, Mike Brady
National anthemVika and Linda Bull
Post-match entertainmentThe Living End, Vance Joy
Accolades
Norm Smith MedallistJason Johannisen
Jock McHale MedallistLuke Beveridge
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
CommentatorsBruce McAvaney (host and commentator)
Hamish McLachlan (host)
Dennis Cometti (commentator)
Cameron Ling (expert commentator)
Wayne Carey (expert commentator)
Matthew Richardson (boundary rider)
Tim Watson (boundary rider)
Leigh Matthews (analyst)
Luke Hodge (analyst)
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The 2016 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between Sydney and the Western Bulldogs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 1 October 2016. It was the 121st annual Grand Final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League),[1] staged to determine the premiers of the 2016 AFL season. The match, attended by 99,981 spectators, was won by the Bulldogs by a margin of 22 points, marking the club's second VFL/AFL premiership victory and first since 1954. It was the first time in VFL/AFL history that a team won the premiership from seventh place on the ladder. Jason Johannisen of the Bulldogs was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground.

  1. ^ In 1897 and 1924 there were no grand finals and instead the premier was decided by a finals play-off. In 1948, 1977 and 2010, there were grand final replays after initial draws.