John Nicholls Medal The Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest awards night took place on 9 September. The
John Nicholls Medal, for the
best and fairest player of the club, as well as several other awards, were presented on the night. ;John Nicholls Medal The winner of the John Nicholls Medal was
Sam Docherty, who polled 179 votes to beat vice-captain
Kade Simpson (169 votes) and 2015 winner
Patrick Cripps (168 votes). It was Docherty's first John Nicholls Medal. ;Other awards The following other awards were presented on John Nicholls Medal night:- • Round 11 –
Tom Rockliff () recorded 48 disposals, setting a new record for the most disposals ever recorded by a single player in a match against Carlton. (Statistics recorded since 1965). • Round 15 –
Jack Silvagni, son of
Stephen and grandson of
Sergio, made his debut for Carlton. The Silvagnis became the first paternal grandfather–father–son trio to represent Carlton; and, with their collective 552nd game, usurped the record of
Hawthorn's Kennedy family (
John Sr,
John Jr and
Josh) for most games by a paternal grandfather–father–son trio at a single VFL/AFL club.
Season records •
Patrick Cripps led the AFL in clearances for the home-and-away season with a total of 185 – the second-highest on record for a home-and-away season behind only
Brett Ratten's 1999 season. For the full season including finals, Cripps was second behind
Josh Kennedy (), who had 191 clearances.
Leading Goalkickers Matthew Wright was Carlton's leading goalkicker for the season in his first season for the club after crossing from Adelaide. His tally of 22 goals was the fewest to lead Carlton's goalkicking since
Ian Nankervis' leading tally of 18 goals in 1964.
Other awards ;NAB AFL Rising Star
Jacob Weitering finished third for the
2016 NAB AFL Rising Star, polling 26 votes to finish behind
Callum Mills () and
Caleb Daniel (). Weitering was nominated for the award after his Round 3 performance against . He was the only Carlton player nominated for the season. ;Honorific teams •
All-Australian Team –
Kade Simpson and
Sam Docherty were both named in the 40-man squad for the All-Australian Team, but neither was selected in the final team. •
22under22 Team –
Jacob Weitering (full back),
Sam Docherty (back pocket) and
Patrick Cripps (follower) were all named in the 22under22 Team, an All-Australian team with selection limited to players under the age of 22. Weitering placed third for the best first-year player award. ;
Leigh Matthews Trophy (Most Valuable Player) •
Sam Docherty (nominated) •
Bryce Gibbs (nominated) •
Kade Simpson (nominated) ;Robert Rose Award (Most Courageous Player) •
Kade Simpson (nominated) ;Best First Year Player •
Jacob Weitering (third place, 108 votes) ;Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame At the 2016 Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame dinner on 29 April, four players were inducted into the Hall of Fame and one was elevated to Legend Status: •
Sergio Silvagni, who played 239 games for and won two premierships and two best-and-fairests with Carlton between 1958 and 1971, became the thirteenth player elevated to Legend Status; •
Scott Camporeale, who played 233 games for and won one premiership and one best-and-fairest for the club between 1995 and 2005, was inducted; •
Mil Hanna, who played 190 games for and won one premiership with the club between 1986 and 1997, was inducted; •
Ian Robertson, who played 125 games for and won three premierships with the club between 1966 and 1974, was inducted; •
Jack Wrout, who played 130 games for the club between 1936 and 1944 and later served as chairman of selectors, was inducted. ;Other • Senior coach
Brendon Bolton was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame for his playing and coaching career at
North Launceston,
North Hobart,
Clarence and the VFL
Tasmanian Devils. == Northern Blues ==