| Club: | Brisbane Lions |
| Season: | 2016 |
| President: | Bob Sharpless |
| Coach: | Justin Leppitsch |
| Captain: | Tom Rockliff[1] |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
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.
See also: 2016 NAB Challenge.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Sunday, 21 February (3:40 pm) | align=left | 0.6.7 (43) | 0.9.14 (68) | Lost by 25 points | Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (H) | 3,807 | |
| 2 | align=left | Sunday, 6 March (3:40 pm) (cancelled) | align=left | N/A | N/A | N/A | Harrup Park Country Club (H) | N/A | |
| 3 | align=left | Sunday, 13 March (12:10 pm) | align=left | 2.9.11 (83) | 1.17.11 (122) | Lost by 39 points | Metricon Stadium (H) | 1,504 | |
See also: 2016 AFL season.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Brisbane's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | |||||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Sunday, 27 March (4:40 pm) | align=left | 26.10 (166) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 64 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 35,201 | 15th | ||
| 2 | align=left | Saturday, 2 April (3:35 pm) | align=left | 11.17 (83) | 17.15 (117) | Lost by 34 points | The Gabba (H) | 18,021 | 16th | ||
| 3 | align=left | Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm) | align=left | 18.17 (125) | 7.14 (56) | Lost by 69 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 23,320 | 18th | ||
| 4 | align=left | Saturday, 16 April (4:35 pm) | align=left | 14.23 (107) | 14.10 (94) | Won by 13 points | The Gabba (H) | 20,041 | 14th | ||
| 5 | align=left | Saturday, 23 April (7:25 pm) | align=left | 17.18 (120) | 10.7 (67) | Lost by 53 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 25,097 | 16th | ||
| 6 | align=left | Sunday, 1 May (1:10 pm) | align=left | 14.10 (94) | 15.7 (97) | Lost by 3 points | The Gabba (H) | 14,646 | 16th | ||
| 7 | align=left | Sunday, 8 May (4:10 pm) | align=left | 21.10 (136) | 7.17 (59) | Lost by 77 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 32,399 | 16th | ||
| 8 | align=left | Saturday, 14 May (7:25 pm) | align=left | 10.5 (65) | 20.23 (143) | Lost by 78 points | The Gabba (H) | 24,552 | 16th | ||
| 9 | align=left | Sunday, 22 May (1:10 pm) | align=left | 19.17 (131) | 9.14 (68) | Lost by 63 points | MCG (A) | 26,892 | 16th | ||
| 10 | align=left | Saturday, 28 May (1:45 pm) | align=left | 13.9 (87) | 21.9 (135) | Lost by 48 points | The Gabba (H) | 23,691 | 16th | ||
| 11 | align=left | Saturday, 4 June (2:10 pm) | align=left | 16.6 (102) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 38 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 30,722 | 17th | ||
| 12 | align=left | Saturday, 11 June (4:35 pm) | align=left | 9.10 (64) | 23.9 (147) | Lost by 83 points | The Gabba (H) | 12,899 | 17th | ||
| 13 | align=left | Saturday, 18 June (1:40 pm) | align=left | 12.10 (82) | 20.11 (131) | Lost by 49 points | The Gabba (H) | 12,777 | 17th | ||
| 14 | align=left | Saturday, 25 June (1:40 pm) | align=left | 17.15 (117) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 42 points | MCG (A) | 28,883 | 17th | ||
| 15 | Bye | 17th | |||||||||
| 16 | align=left | Saturday, 9 July (4:35 pm) | align=left | 22.7 (139) | 17.11 (113) | Lost by 26 points | Carrara Stadium (A) | 13,528 | 17th | ||
| 17 | align=left | Sunday, 17 July (4:40 pm) | align=left | 9.13 (67) | 22.14 (146) | Lost by 79 points | The Gabba (H) | 10,195 | 17th | ||
| 18 | align=left | Sunday, 24 July (1:10 pm) | align=left | 12.19 (91) | 20.8 (128) | Won by 37 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 34,869 | 17th | ||
| 19 | align=left | Saturday, 30 July (7:25 pm) | align=left | 11.13 (79) | 25.23 (173) | Lost by 94 points | The Gabba (H) | 13,085 | 17th | ||
| 20 | align=left | Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm) | align=left | 27.15 (177) | 6.3 (39) | Lost by 138 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 43,549 | 17th | ||
| 21 | align=left | Saturday, 13 August (1:45 pm) | align=left | 15.9 (99) | 13.17 (95) | Won by 4 points | The Gabba (H) | 17,432 | 17th | ||
| 22 | align=left | Sunday, 21 August (3:20 pm) | align=left | 10.9 (69) | 19.15 (129) | Lost by 60 points | The Gabba (H) | 20,477 | 17th | ||
| 23 | align=left | Saturday, 27 August (12:00 pm) | align=left | 25.11 (161) | 15.13 (103) | Lost by 58 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 21,834 | 17th | ||