2016 Melbourne Football Club season
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| President |
Glen Bartlett (3rd season) |
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| Coach |
Paul Roos (3rd season) |
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| Captain(s) |
Nathan Jones (3rd season) |
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| Home ground |
MCG (100,024 capacity) |
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| Pre-season | 3 wins, 0 losses | ||
| AFL season | 11th | ||
| Finals series | DNQ | ||
| Best and fairest | Jack Viney | ||
| Leading goalkicker |
Jesse Hogan (41 goals) |
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| Highest home attendance | 60,158 (round 12 vs. Collingwood) |
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| Lowest home attendance | 5,146 (round 10 vs. Port Adelaide) |
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| Average home attendance | 31,326 | ||
| Club membership | 39,146 (  3,193 / 8.88%)
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The 2016 Melbourne Football Club season was the club's 117th year in the VFL/AFL since it began in 1897. In Paul Roos' final season as senior coach before succession coach, Simon Goodwin took over, the club won ten matches out of twenty-two to finish eleventh on the ladder out of eighteen teams and finished on 97.6 percent. It was the club's best season on the field since the 2011 season in which the club finished with eight wins, thirteen losses and a draw, to finish with a percentage of 85.3.
Nathan Jones was retained as captain for the third consecutive season. The leadership group was overhauled where none of the leaders, aside from Jones, were retained in the group from 2015 and the club elected to have no vice-captain. The leadership group included Colin Garland, Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Tom McDonald, Bernie Vince, and Jack Viney.
Due to Paul Roos entering his final year as senior coach, there was a reshuffle in coaching, whereby Roos' role shifted towards a focus on culture, so the transition to coach-in-waiting, Simon Goodwin, was as smooth as possible for 2017. Goodwin increased his responsibilities for the 2016 season, including being the senior coach for the three matches against Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs, and St Kilda during the 2016 NAB Challenge. In addition there was increased responsibility for development and strategy coach, Brendan McCartney, as the club increased its focus on development. After the departure of development coach and game-day runner, Brad Miller, to Greater Western Sydney to coach their NEAFL side, 2015 retiree, Daniel Cross filled his position as development and rehabilitation coach, and game-day runner. Craig Jennings was recruited from the Western Bulldogs in September 2015 in a newly created position, the game analyst and education coordinator. Michelle Cowan continued in her role as the coach of Melbourne's women's team and in February, she became the first female assistant coach in Melbourne's history and the second in AFL history serving as the player development and welfare coach. Due to family reasons she left the club in July and returned to Western Australia to work with the Fremantle Football Club.Glen Bartlett continued in his role as club president, a role he has held since August 2013. Chief Executive Officer, Peter Jackson, continued with the club after signing a contract extension to the end of the 2017 season.
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