2016 AFL Grand Final

Date1 October 2016, 2.30 pmStadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance99,981FavouriteSydneyUmpiresMatt Stevic, , Scott JefferyCoin toss won byWestern BulldogsKicked towardCity EndCeremoniesPre-match entertainmentSting, The Living End, Vance Joy, Mike BradyNational anthemVika and Linda BullPost-match entertainmentThe Living End, Vance JoyAccoladesNorm Smith Medallist Jason Johannisen Jock McHale Medallist Luke BeveridgeBroadcast in AustraliaNetworkSeven NetworkCommentatorsBruce 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)

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), 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.