{"id":756906,"date":"2026-06-24T09:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/756906\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:21:14","slug":"afl-teams-round-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/756906\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL Teams Round 16 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>High-flying Sydney gets even stronger with two crucial returns while Brisbane gets some much-needed defensive help heading into Thursday night\u2019s blockbuster.<\/p>\n<p>See the sides for Round 16 below!<\/p>\n<p>Watch every match of every round of the AFL Premiership Season LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/afl?extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkafl-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-afl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra\" title=\"kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Swans have regained Errol Gulden almost four months after he seriously injured his shoulder, also against Brisbane, while Tom McCartin returns from his latest concussion but Dane Rampe won\u2019t play at AFL level after his calf strain.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Ladhams also comes into the Swans side, replacing Hayden McLean who is omitted along with Matt Roberts and Harry Kyle.<\/p>\n<p>At Brisbane, Ryan Lester is back after a month on the sidelines with a calf issue, in a direct swap for Shadeau Brain.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the Round 16 teams will be announced Thursday 6:20pm.<\/p>\n<p>AFL ROUND 16 TEAMS AND FIXTURE (All times AEST)<\/p>\n<p>BRISBANE LIONS v SYDNEY SWANS<\/p>\n<p>Thursday June 25, 7:30pm at the Gabba<\/p>\n<p>LIONS<\/p>\n<p>B: N.Answerth, H.Andrews &#8211; C, D.Gardiner<\/p>\n<p>HB: D.Wilmot, T.Gallop, B.Reville<\/p>\n<p>C: J.Berry, W.Ashcroft, Z.Bailey<\/p>\n<p>HF: C.Cameron, L.Morris, L.Ashcroft<\/p>\n<p>F: S.Draper, C.Rayner, K.Lohmann<\/p>\n<p>FOLL: D.Fort, J.Dunkley, L.Neale<\/p>\n<p>I\/C: J.Fletcher, C.McKenna, J.Tunstill, E.Hipwood, R.Lester<\/p>\n<p>EMG: S.Marshall, S.Brain, D.Joyce<\/p>\n<p>In: &#8211; R.Lester<\/p>\n<p>Out: &#8211; S.Brain (Omitted)<\/p>\n<p>SWANS<\/p>\n<p>B: C.Mills &#8211; C, W.Edwards, T.McCartin<\/p>\n<p>HB: J.Hamling, N.Blakey, J.Serong<\/p>\n<p>C: J.Lloyd, A.Sheldrick, E.Gulden<\/p>\n<p>HF: J.Jordon, M.Rosas, J.Rowbottom<\/p>\n<p>F: C.Cleary, C.Curnow, J.Amartey<\/p>\n<p>FOLL: B.Grundy, I.Heeney, Ch.Warner<\/p>\n<p>I\/C: H.Cunningham, S.Wicks, P.Ladhams, R.Bice, L.McDonald<\/p>\n<p>EMG: H.Kyle, H.McLean, M.Roberts<\/p>\n<p>In: &#8211; T.McCartin, E.Gulden, P.Ladhams<\/p>\n<p>Out: &#8211; M.Roberts (Omitted), H.Kyle (Omitted), H.McLean (Omitted)<\/p>\n<p>HAWTHORN v GWS GIANTS<\/p>\n<p>Friday June 26, 7:40pm at the MCG<\/p>\n<p>HAWKS<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>GIANTS<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>CARLTON v WEST COAST EAGLES<\/p>\n<p>Saturday June 27, 1:15pm at Marvel Stadium<\/p>\n<p>BLUES<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>EAGLES<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>COLLINGWOOD v RICHMOND<\/p>\n<p>Saturday June 27, 4:15pm at the MCG<\/p>\n<p>MAGPIES<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>TIGERS<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>PORT ADELAIDE v ADELAIDE CROWS<\/p>\n<p>Saturday June 27, 7:35pm at Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n<p>POWER<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>CROWS<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>NORTH MELBOURNE v ESSENDON<\/p>\n<p>Sunday June 28, 3:15pm at Marvel Stadium<\/p>\n<p>KANGAROOS<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>BOMBERS<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>FREMANTLE v GOLD COAST SUNS<\/p>\n<p>Sunday June 28, 5:10pm at Optus Stadium<\/p>\n<p>DOCKERS<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>SUNS<\/p>\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n<p>Bye week<\/p>\n<p>Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"High-flying Sydney gets even stronger with two crucial returns while Brisbane gets some much-needed defensive help heading into&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":756907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-756906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/756906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=756906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/756906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/756907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=756906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=756906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=756906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}