2016 AFL Grand Final

2016 AFL Grand Final
The two teams in their huddles prior to the first bounce
Sydney Western Bulldogs 10.7 (67) 13.11 (89)
1 2 3 4 SYD 1.2 (8) 7.3 (45) 8.5 (53) 10.7 (67) WBD 2.0 (12) 7.1 (43) 9.7 (61) 13.11 (89)
Date	1 October 2016, 2.30 pm
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance	99,981
Favourite	Sydney
Umpires	Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Scott Jeffery
Coin toss won by	Western Bulldogs
Kicked toward	City End
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainment	Sting, The Living End, Vance Joy, Mike Brady
National anthem	Vika and Linda Bull
Post-match entertainment	The Living End, Vance Joy
Accolades
Norm Smith Medallist	Jason Johannisen
Jock McHale Medallist	Luke Beveridge
Broadcast in Australia
Network	Seven Network
Commentators	Bruce 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)
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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),^[1] 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.