The 2016 season marked the 109th season in which the Richmond Football Club participated in the AFL/VFL.

Note: All traded picks are indicative and do not reflect final selection position Head coach Assistant coaches Updated: 25 August 2016Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff Source:AFL[13][14][15] Source: AFL Tables[16] [17] Nominations: [19] [20] The 2016 season marked the third consecutive year the Richmond Football club ran a stand-alone reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Richmond senior and rookie-listed players who were not selected to play in the AFL side were eligible to play for the team alongside a small squad of VFL-only listed players.

The team finished ninth out of 15 participating clubs, with a record of nine win and nine losses.

[21] Each of the club's nine home matches were played at the Punt Road Oval.