[1] A restructure in the player development area saw the head of development, Brett Allison leave the club with the club electing not to renew his contract;[2] former Geelong player and Essendon assistant coach, Matthew Egan was hired in September 2016 as the replacement for Allison.

[3] Former Port Adelaide and Richmond player, Troy Chaplin joined the club in a newly created role, the offensive coordinator, in his first year as an assistant coach after he retired during the 2016 season.

[6] Chief Executive Officer, Peter Jackson, will continue with the club after signing a contract extension to the end of the 2018 season.

[14] The club had the equal-most six day breaks with eight in total, including two back-to-back from rounds thirteen to fifteen.

[16][17] Analysis by Champion Data ranked the fixture difficulty as the eighth hardest out of the eighteen teams.