Australia and New Zealand in 2016
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Source: the site's AFL, NRL, cricket, rugby, football and basketball records · as of 19 Oct 2026
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Western Bulldogs
def. Sydney Swans, 89-67
Cronulla-Sutherland
def. Melbourne Storm, 14-12
Queensland
def. New South Wales, 2-1
New Zealand
def. Australia, 0-3
The year, month by month
January
- CricketBig Bash LeagueSydney Thunder
- Season
- 2015-16
- Date
- 24 Jan
- Note
- Season 2015-16
- TennisAustralian Open women'sAngelique Kerber
- Date
- 30 Jan
- TennisAustralian Open men'sNovak Djokovic
- Date
- 31 Jan
February: nothing in this view
March
- F1Australian Grand PrixNico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- Venue
- Albert Park
- Date
- 20 Mar
- Note
- Formula One World Championship round 1, Melbourne
- BasketballNBLPerth Wildcats def. New Zealand Breakers
- Season
- 2015-16
- Runner-up
- New Zealand Breakers
- CricketSheffield ShieldVictoria
- Season
- 2015-16
April
- ALWA-League WomenMelbourne City
- Season
- 2015-16
- Minor premier
- Melbourne City
- Note
- Played as the W-League; Grand Final date not in our data
May
- FootballA-League MenAdelaide United def. Western Sydney Wanderers, 3-1
- Season
- 2015-16
- Runner-up
- Western Sydney Wanderers
- Minor premier
- Adelaide United
- Venue
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 1 May
June: nothing in this view
July
- NRLState of OriginQueensland def. New South Wales, 2-1
- Runner-up
- New South Wales
- Venue
- Stadium Australia
- Date
- 13 Jul
- Note
- Series decider, game 3: New South Wales 18, Queensland 14
August
- Rugby unionSuper RugbyHurricanes def. Golden Lions
- Runner-up
- Golden Lions
September: nothing in this view
October
- AFLAFLWestern Bulldogs def. Sydney Swans, 89-67
- Runner-up
- Sydney Swans
- Venue
- M.C.G.
- Date
- 1 Oct
- NRLNRLCronulla-Sutherland def. Melbourne Storm, 14-12
- Runner-up
- Melbourne Storm
- Venue
- Stadium Australia
- Date
- 2 Oct
- Rugby unionBledisloe CupNew Zealand def. Australia, 0-3
- Runner-up
- Australia
- Date
- 22 Oct
- Note
- Australia v New Zealand meetings that year, Australia first
- Rugby unionNPCCanterbury def. Tasman, 43-27
- Runner-up
- Tasman
- Venue
- AMI Stadium
- Note
- Played as the Mitre 10 Cup
November: nothing in this view
December
- CricketBoxing Day TestAustralia def. Pakistan, Australia won by an innings and 18 runs
- Runner-up
- Pakistan
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Date
- 26 Dec
- Note
- Against Pakistan; the Test starts on 26 December
Events without a day are listed under the month they usually fall in.
National teamsWins-draws-losses
Australia
- Men's rugby union6-0-9
Beat South Africa
- Men's football5-3-2
Beat United Arab Emirates
- Women's football6-4-2
Beat Japan
- Men's basketball5-0-3
Beat France
- Women's basketball5-0-1
Beat France
- Men's cricket
Test 5-1-5 · ODI 17-0-11 · T20I 6-0-6
New Zealand
- Men's rugby union13-0-1
Beat Australia
- Men's football5-2-1OFC Nations Cup
Beat New Caledonia
- Women's football3-3-5
Beat Colombia
- Men's cricket
Test 4-1-6 · ODI 10-0-7 · T20I 8-0-2
Records come from the site's national-team Elo results (rugby union, football, basketball), its cricket results (Test, ODI and T20I; no-result matches left out) and the champions board (titles). Rugby league internationals, women's rugby and women's cricket are not tracked, so rugby league shows only in years with a World Cup title.
Year in perspective
The Line
Melbourne Storm NRL
Top club on the Line, 1649
City of the year
- Melbourne3
- Sydney2
- Adelaide1
Titles by metro
- Melbourne: A-League Women, AFL, Sheffield Shield
- Sydney: Big Bash League, NRL
- Adelaide: A-League Men
- Christchurch: NPC
- Perth: NBL
- Wellington: Super Rugby
Since 1897, to 2016: Sydney 151, Melbourne 146
Trans-Tasman
Australia 7, New Zealand 6, drawn 1
By sport
- ODI cricket: Australia 4, New Zealand 2
- T20I cricket: Australia 0, New Zealand 1
- Test cricket: Australia 2, New Zealand 0
- Football, women: Australia 1, New Zealand 0, drawn 1
- Rugby union, men: Australia 0, New Zealand 3