The 2016 NEAFL season was the sixth season of the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). The season began on Saturday, 2 April and concluded on Sunday, 11 September with the NEAFL Grand Final.^[1] The premiership was won by the WSU Giants.

Two teams changed their names prior to the 2016 season. Eastlake's NEAFL side started to play as the Canberra Demons in an attempt to be seen as Canberra's representative team in the NEAFL competition. The club wishes to provide a clear AFL pathway for local talent and to get rid of the baggage between other clubs in the ACT. As part of this decision the team also adopted a blue and gold guernsey for home games, reflecting the territory's traditional colours. The team will still wear Eastlake's red and black colours in away matches.^[2] The Greater Western Sydney reserves team became known as the Western Sydney University Giants to reflect the re-branding of the university from University of Western Sydney.^[3]

All starting times are local.

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
This table can be sorted by margin

• The League MVP was awarded to Matt Payne of Aspley, who received 87 votes.^[5]
• The NEAFL Rising Star was awarded to Hayden Bertoli-Simmonds of Redland.^[6]
• The NEAFL leading goalkicker was awarded to Darren Ewing of NT Thunder, who kicked 58 goals during the regular season.^[7]
• The NEAFL goal of the year was awarded to Luke Rogerson of Redland.
• The NEAFL mark of the year was awarded to Matt Flynn of UWS Giants.

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N – national draft
R – rookie draft