Sydney finished top of the 2016 AFL ladder with 68 points and 151.2%, ahead of Geelong on percentage. Western Bulldogs won the premiership from 7th, beating Sydney by 22 points in the Grand Final.
Final AFL ladder · Updated Tue 26 Jun 2018, 12:16pm (Melbourne time)
| Pos | Club | P | Pts | % | W | L | D | PF | PA | Last 5 | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SydneySYD | 22 | 68 | 151.2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2221 | 1469 | WWWWW | Runner-up |
| 2 | GeelongGEE | 22 | 68 | 143.8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1554 | WWWWW | Lost PF |
| 3 | HawthornHAW | 22 | 68 | 118.6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2134 | 1800 | WLWLW | Lost SF |
| 4 | Greater Western SydneyGWS | 22 | 64 | 143.1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2380 | 1663 | WWLWW | Lost PF |
| 5 | AdelaideADE | 22 | 64 | 138.3 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2483 | 1795 | WWWWL | Lost SF |
| 6 | West CoastWCE | 22 | 64 | 130.0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2181 | 1678 | LWWWW | Lost FW1 |
| 7 | Western BulldogsWBD🏆 | 22 | 60 | 115.4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1857 | 1609 | LWWWL | Premiers |
| 8 | North MelbourneNTHTOP 8 | 22 | 48 | 105.2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1956 | 1859 | WLLLL | Lost FW1 |
| 9 | St KildaSTK | 22 | 48 | 95.7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1953 | 2041 | LWLWW | – |
| 10 | Port AdelaidePTA | 22 | 40 | 106.0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2055 | 1939 | WLLLW | – |
| 11 | MelbourneMEL | 22 | 40 | 97.6 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1944 | 1991 | WWWLL | – |
| 12 | CollingwoodCOL | 22 | 36 | 95.6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1910 | 1998 | WLLWL | – |
| 13 | RichmondRIC | 22 | 32 | 79.5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1713 | 2155 | LWLLL | – |
| 14 | CarltonCAR | 22 | 28 | 79.3 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1568 | 1978 | LLLWL | – |
| 15 | Gold CoastGCS | 22 | 24 | 78.2 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1778 | 2273 | LLLLL | – |
| 16 | FremantleFRE | 22 | 16 | 74.3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1574 | 2119 | LLLLW | – |
| 17 | Brisbane LionsBRI | 22 | 12 | 61.6 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1770 | 2872 | LLWLL | – |
| 18 | EssendonESS | 22 | 12 | 61.0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1437 | 2356 | LLWLW | – |