| 2016 Brownlow Medal | |
| Date: | 26 September |
| Location: | Crown Palladium |
| Holder Label: | Winner |
| Holder: | Patrick Dangerfield 35 votes |
| Network: | Seven Network Fox Footy Telstra |
| Host: | Bruce McAvaney |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Main: | Brownlow Medal |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 Brownlow Medal was the 89th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season.[1] Patrick Dangerfield of the Geelong Football Club won the medal by polling thirty-five votes during the 2016 AFL season, at the time the most by any player under the 3-2-1 voting system, beating the previous record of 34 votes set by Dane Swan in 2011.[2]
| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick Dangerfield | 35 |
| 2nd | Luke Parker | 26 |
| 3rd | Dustin Martin | 25 |
| Rory Sloane * | 24 | |
| =4th | Andrew Gaff | 21 |
| Dan Hannebery | ||
| Adam Treloar | ||
| =7th | Marcus Bontempelli | 20 |
| Lachie Neale | ||
| =9th | Robbie Gray | 19 |
| Zach Merrett | ||
| Nick Riewoldt |