| Club: | Richmond Football Club |
| Season: | 2016 |
| President: | Peggy O'Neal (3rd season) |
| Coach: | Damien Hardwick (7th season) |
| Captain: | Trent Cotchin (4th season) |
| Home Ground: | MCG |
| Preseason Comp: | Pre-season |
| Preseason Result: | (1-2) |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 13th (8-14) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | DNQ |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Jack Dyer Medal |
| Best And Fairest: | Dustin Martin |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Jack Riewoldt (48) |
| Highest Attendance: | 75,706 (round 1 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 27,077 (round 6 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 41,155 (8,722 / 17.5%) |
| Club Membership: | 72,278 (1,469 / 2.07%) |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 season marked the 109th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the AFL/VFL.
| Player | Reason | Club games | Career games | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Newman | Retired | 268 | 268 | [1] |
| Nathan Foley | Retired | 154 | 154 | [2] |
| Ricky Petterd | Retired | 30 | 84 | [3] |
| Matt Thomas | Retired | 15 | 102 | [4] |
| Chris Knights | Retired | 6 | 102 | [5] |
| Matt Dea | Delisted | 31 | 31 | |
| Nathan Gordon | Delisted | 21 | 23 | |
| Matt McDonough | Delisted | 10 | 10 | [6] |
| Matthew Arnot | Delisted | 8 | 8 | |
| Date | Gained | Lost | Trade partner | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October | Jacob Townsend | Pick 70 | [7] | ||
| Pick 120 | |||||
| 20 October | Pick 19 | Pick 31 | [8] | ||
| 2016 2nd round pick | |||||
| 22 October | Pick 19 | [9] |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Daniel Rioli | Small-Forward | North Ballarat Rebels | [11] | |||
| 3 | 50 | Oleg Markov | Half-Forward | North Adelaide | SANFL | |||
| 5 | 67 | Nathan Broad | WA | Defender | Swan Districts | WAFL |
| Round | Overall pick | Player | State | Position | Team from | League from | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Callum Moore | Tall Forward | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | |||
| 2 | 30 | Mabior Chol | Tall Forward | Aspley | NEAFL | |||
| 3 | 47 | Adam Marcon | Midfielder | Williamstown | VFL | [12] |
| Match | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday, 19 February 4:10pm | 0.4.6 (30) | 0.14.6 (90) | Lost by 60 points | Away | Rushton Park | 7,500 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 27 February 1:35pm | 1.15.5 (104) | 0.4.9 (33) | Won by 71 points | Home | Holm Park, Beaconsfield | 6,384 | ||
| 3 | Thursday, 10 March 7:10pm | 1.4.12 (45) | 0.13.15 (93) | Lost by 48 points | Home | Etihad Stadium | 6,584 |
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's score | Result | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday, 24 March 7:20pm | 14.8 (92) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 9 points | Home | MCG | 75,706 | 7th | ||
| 2 | Friday, 1 April 7:50pm | 12.14 (86) | 13.9 (87) | Lost by 1 point | Away | MCG | 72,761 | 10th | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 9 April 2:10pm | 13.14 (92) | 19.14 (128) | Lost by 36 points | Home | Etihad Stadium | 29,951 | 12th | ||
| 4 | Friday, 15 April 6:10pm | 9.3 (57) | 18.17 (125) | Lost by 68 points | Away | Subiaco Oval | 38,860 | 13th | ||
| 5 | Sunday, 24 April 7:10pm | 14.12 (96) | 20.9 (129) | Lost by 33 points | Away | MCG | 59,968 | 14th | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 30 April 7:25pm | 8.11 (59) | 13.16 (94) | Lost by 35 points | Home | MCG | 27,077 | 15th | ||
| 7 | Friday, 6 May 7:50pm | 13.12 (90) | 21.10 (136) | Lost by 46 points | Home | MCG | 49,678 | 15th | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 14 May 7:25pm | 14.17 (101) | 15.10 (100) | Won by 1 point | Home | MCG | 36,014 | 15th | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 21 May 5:40pm | 11.17 (83) | 6.9 (45) | Won by 38 points | Away | Subiaco Oval | 20,184 | 14th | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 28 May 7:25pm | 16.9 (105) | 10.7 (67) | Won by 39 points | Away | MCG | 56,948 | 14th | ||
| 11 | Friday, 3 June 7:50pm | 7.12 (54) | 18.16 (124) | Lost by 70 points | Away | Bellerive Oval | 17,844 | 14th | ||
| 12 | Sunday, 12 June 3:20pm | 17.12 (114) | 15.7 (97) | Won by 17 points | Home | MCG | 30,448 | 13th | ||
| 13 | BYE | 13th | ||||||||
| 14 | Saturday, 25 June 1:40pm | 17.15 (117) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 42 points | Home | MCG | 28,883 | 11th | ||
| 15 | Friday, 1 July 7:20pm | 8.8 (56) | 14.10 (94) | Lost by 38 points | Away | Adelaide Oval | 37,848 | 12th | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 9 July 7:25pm | 11.9 (75) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 10 points | Away | Etihad Stadium | 39,679 | 13th | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 16 July 1:40pm | 16.6 (102) | 11.17 (83) | Won by 19 points | Home | MCG | 44,908 | 13th | ||
| 18 | Sunday, 24 July 3:20pm | 5.14 (44) | 16.18 (114) | Lost by 70 points | Away | MCG | 51,892 | 13th | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 30 July 1:45pm | 3.5 (23) | 17.9 (111) | Lost by 88 points | Away | Manuka Oval | 14,974 | 13th | ||
| 20 | Friday, 5 August 7:50pm | 14.8 (92) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 15 points | Home | MCG | 49,122 | 13th | ||
| 21 | Sunday, 14 August 3:20pm | 12.16 (78) | 10.22 (82) | Lost by 4 points | Home | MCG | 45,667 | 13th | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 20 August 2:10pm | 6.10 (46) | 7.13 (55) | Lost by 9 points | Home | MCG | 35,255 | 13th | ||
| 23 | Saturday, 27 August 4:35pm | 7.9 (51) | 23.14 (164) | Lost by 113 points | Away | SCG | 36,570 | 13th |
| !Player | Position | Appearance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Alex Rance | Full Back | 3rd | |
| Named | Dustin Martin | Interchange | 1st |
See main article: 2016 Brownlow Medal.
| Player | 3 vote games | 2 vote games | 1 vote games | Total votes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Martin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 3rd | |
| Trent Cotchin | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 42nd | |
| Alex Rance | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 50th | |
| Ben Griffiths | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 86th | |
| Brandon Ellis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 128th | |
| Jack Riewoldt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 128th | |
| Anthony Miles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 166th | |
| Corey Ellis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 166th | |
| Shaun Grigg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 166th | |
| Total | 8 | 9 | 10 | 52 | - |
Nominations:
See main article: Jack Dyer Medal.
| Position | Player | Votes | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dustin Martin | 62 | Jack Dyer Medal | |
| 2nd | Alex Rance | 61 | Jack Titus Medal | |
| 3rd | Trent Cotchin | 51 | Maurie Fleming Medal | |
| 4th | Jack Riewoldt | 43 | Fred Swift Medal | |
| 5th | Shaun Grigg | 35 | Kevin Bartlett Medal | |
| 6th | Anthony Miles | 31 | ||
| 7th | Dylan Grimes | 30 | ||
| 7th | Brandon Ellis | 30 | ||
| 9th | Nick Vlastuin | 29 | ||
| 10th | Brett Deledio | 28 |
See main article: List of Richmond Football Club leading goalkickers.
| Position | Player | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jack Riewoldt | 48 | |
| 2nd | Sam Lloyd | 35 | |
| 3rd | Ty Vickery | 26 | |
| 4th | Shane Edwards | 15 | |
| 5th | Ben Griffiths | 14 |
The 2016 season marked the third consecutive year the Richmond Football club ran a stand-alone reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Richmond senior and rookie-listed players who were not selected to play in the AFL side were eligible to play for the team alongside a small squad of VFL-only listed players. The team finished ninth out of 15 participating clubs, with a record of nine win and nine losses.[21] Each of the club's nine home matches were played at the Punt Road Oval.