2016 VFL season
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The 2016 Victorian Football League season was the 135th season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League Australian rules football competition.
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2016 VFL season | |
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Teams | 15 |
Premiers | Footscray reserves 2nd premiership |
Minor premiers | Casey Scorpions 4th minor premiership |
J. J. Liston Trophy | Michael Gibbons (Williamstown) |
Leading goalkicker | Ahmed Saad (Coburg) 49 goals |
Matches played | 144 |
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There were 15 teams competing in the league. The season started on Saturday 9 April and concluded Sunday 25 September with the VFL Grand Final, won by the Footscray reserves, who defeated the Casey Scorpions by 31 points at Etihad Stadium. It was the Footscray reserves' second VFL premiership, won in just its third season in the competition.