2024 Adelaide Football Club season

Adelaide Football Club

2024 season
Coach	AFL: Matthew Nicks AFLW: Matthew Clarke SANFL: Michael Godden
Captain(s)	AFL: Jordan Dawson AFLW: TBC SANFL: Jack Madgen
Home ground	AFL: Adelaide Oval AFLW: Norwood Oval, Unley Oval
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The 2024 Adelaide Football Club season will be the club's 34th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). This is the Crows' second season captained by Jordan Dawson and their 5th year coached by Matthew Nicks. The senior men's season commenced on March 16 against Gold Coast at People First Stadium. The women's side will play their 9th season in the AFLW in 2024. The reserves side will play their 10th season in the SANFL in 2024, and their first captained by Jack Madgen.

Overview

Adelaide's 2024 season overview

League	Captain	Coach	Home ground	W-D-L	Ladder	Finals	Best and fairest	Leading goalkicker
AFL	Jordan Dawson	Matthew Nicks	Adelaide Oval	6-1-10	14th	—	—	Darcy Fogarty (29)*
AFLW	–	Matthew Clarke	Norwood Oval Unley Oval	–	–	–	–	–
SANFL	Jack Madgen	Michael Godden	Adelaide Oval	3-0-8	8th	–	–	Lachlan Gollant (15)*

Men's squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2024 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2024 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of round 18 (13 July 2024) and are taken from AFL Tables. Rory Sloane remains on the list despite his retirement in 2024.

No.	Name	AFL debut	Games (2024)	Goals (2024)	Games (AFC)	Goals (AFC)	Games (AFL career)	Goals (AFL career)
1	Chayce Jones	2019	14	6	89	23	89	23
2	Ben Keays (vc)	2016 (Brisbane)	17	22	100	69	130	80
3	Sam Berry	2021	12	2	51	10	51	10
4	Lachlan Murphy	2018	11	5	109	73	109	73
5	Matt Crouch	2014	11	0	154	30	154	30
6	Daniel Curtin	2024	2	0	2	0	2	0
7	Riley Thilthorpe	2021	1	2	47	46	47	46
8	Josh Rachele	2022	17	20	51	60	51	60
9	Rory Sloane	2009	0	0	255	136	255	136
10	Luke Pedlar	2021	4	1	30	27	30	27
11	Charlie Edwards	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Jordan Dawson (c)	2017 (Sydney)	17	8	62	24	126	58
13	Taylor Walker	2009	14	21	274	633	274	633
14	Jake Soligo	2022	17	5	54	21	54	21
15	Brayden Cook	2021	13	12	25	15	25	15
16	Max Michalanney	2023	17	0	39	0	39	0
17	Will Hamill	2020	7	0	45	1	45	1
19	Zac Taylor	2024	3	0	3	0	3	0
20	Mitch Hinge	2019 (Brisbane)	16	1	55	5	59	6
21	Chris Burgess	2019 (Gold Coast)	7	7	7	7	43	21
22	Oscar Ryan	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Izak Rankine	2020 (Gold Coast)	13	26	33	60	80	119
24	Josh Worrell	2021	9	0	26	0	26	0
25	Ned McHenry	2020	8	3	68	32	68	32
26	Harry Schoenberg	2020	4	3	61	22	61	22
27	Luke Nankervis	2023	14	0	18	0	18	0
28	Nick Murray	2021	4	0	50	1	50	1
29	Rory Laird	2013	17	2	241	30	241	30
30	Wayne Milera	2016	3	0	99	29	99	29
31	Billy Dowling	2024	5	3	5	3	5	3
32	Darcy Forgarty	2018	17	29	96	146	96	146
33	Brodie Smith (vc)	2011	14	0	261	71	261	71
34	Elliott Himmelberg	2018	7	8	48	49	48	49
35	James Borlase	2023	8	1	12	1	12	1
36	Karl Gallagher	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Patrick Parnell	2022	1	0	17	0	17	0
38	Lachlan Sholl	2020	14	11	68	24	68	24
39	Toby Murray	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Hugh Bond	2024	1	0	1	0	1	0
41	Jordon Butts	2020	14	0	74	0	74	0
43	Reilly O'Brien (vc)	2016	15	2	115	14	115	14
44	Lachlan Gollant	2021	3	1	15	13	15	13
45	Kieran Strachan	2020	2	1	7	1	7	1
48	Mark Keane	2020 (Collingwood)	16	0	21	0	26	0

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Notes	Ref.
Head coach	Matthew Nicks
Assistant coaches	Scott Burns (forwards)	Senior assistant
	Nathan Van Berlo (midfielders)
	Jack Hombsch (defence)
	Sam Baulderstone (rucks)
Development coaches	Marco Bello	Head of development
	Michael Godden	Current head coach of Adelaide's SANFL team.
	Andrew McPherson
	Chelsea Randall	Current player with Adelaide's women's team.
	Matthew Wright	Academy development

Squad changes

The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2024 season.

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via
3	Fischer McAsey	Key defender / utility	—	Retirement
11	Paul Seedsman	Wingman	—	Retirement
39	Tom Doedee	Key defender	Brisbane Lions	Restricted free agent
23	Shane McAdam	Small forward	Melbourne	Trade
21	Tyler Brown	Midfielder	Box Hill (VFL)	Delisted
6	Jackson Hately	Midfielder	Essendon (VFL)	Delisted
36	Andrew McPherson	Defender	—	Delisted
42	Tariek Newchurch	Small forward	North Adelaide (SANFL)	Delisted
38	James Borlase	Key defender	Adelaide	Delisted
17	Will Hamill	Half-back / wingman		Delisted

In

No.	Name	Position	Previous Club	via
21	Chris Burgess	Key forward / utility	Gold Coast	Trade
6	Daniel Curtin	Key defender / utility	Claremont	2023 AFL draft, first round (pick No. 8)
11	Charlie Edwards	Midfielder	Sandringham Dragons	2023 AFL draft, first round (pick No. 21)
22	Oscar Ryan	Medium defender	Murray Bushrangers	2023 AFL draft, first round (pick No. 27)
17	Will Hamill	Half-back / wingman	Adelaide	AFL rookie draft, first round (pick No. 9)
38	James Borlase	Key defender		AFL rookie draft, second round (pick No. 20)
36	Karl Gallagher	Medium defender	Monaghan GAA	Category B rookie signing

Guernsey number changes

No.	Name	Position	Previous number	Ref.
23	Izak Rankine	Small forward	22

Men's AFL season

Main article: 2024 AFL season

Pre-season matches

Adelaide's 2024 practice match and AFL Community Series fixtures

Date and local time	Opponent	Scores			Venue	Ref.
		Home	Away	Result
Friday, 23 February (5:00 pm)	Port Adelaide	21.12 (138)	17.14 (116)	Lost by 22 points	Alberton Oval
Saturday, 2 March (2:40 pm)	West Coast	17.15 (117)	7.8 (50)	Won by 67 points	Richmond Oval

Regular season

Adelaide's 2024 AFL season fixture

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
			Scores
0	Bye
1	Saturday, 16 March (7:10 pm)	Gold Coast	8.12 (60)	8.6 (54)	Lost by 6 points	Carrara Stadium (A)	11,466	10th
2	Friday, 22 March (7:10 pm)	Geelong	11.11 (77)	14.12 (96)	Lost by 19 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	44,758	13th
3	Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm)	Fremantle	9.15 (69)	4.10 (34)	Lost by 35 points	Perth Stadium (A)	51,037	15th
4	Thursday, 4 April (7:10 pm)	Melbourne	8.15 (63)	10.18 (78)	Lost by 15 points	Adelaide Oval (N)	48,020	15th
5	Saturday, 13 April (4:35 pm)	Carlton	14.14 (98)	16.4 (100)	Won by 2 points	Docklands Stadium (A)	46,284	14th
6	Friday, 19 April (7:10 pm)	Essendon	11.9 (75)	10.18 (78)	Lost by 3 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	46,700	15th
7	Saturday, 27 April (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne	12.9 (81)	20.18 (138)	Won by 57 points	Bellerive Oval (A)	4,727	12th
8	Thursday, 2 May (7:00 pm)	Port Adelaide	12.6 (78)	5.18 (48)	Won by 30 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	52,106	12th
9	Sunday, 12 May (3:30 pm)	Brisbane Lions	13.12 (90)	13.12 (90)	Match drawn		40,278	12th
10	Saturday, 18 May (1:45 pm)	Collingwood	12.6 (78)	11.8 (74)	Lost by 4 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	63,935	13th
11	Sunday, 26 May (4:10 pm)	West Coast	21.11 (137)	5.8 (38)	Won by 99 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	40,965	12th
12	Saturday, 1 Jun (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn	16.11 (106)	12.8 (80)	Lost by 27 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	36,086	14th
13	Thursday, 6 June (7:00 pm)	Richmond	10.11 (71)	12.7 (79)	Lost by 8 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	37,342	15th
14	Saturday, 15 June (7:00 pm)	Sydney	10.7 (67)	16.13 (109)	Lost by 42 points		41,535	15th
15	Bye							15th	Bye
16	Saturday, 29 June (7:00 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	13.16 (94)	12.6 (78)	Won by 16 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	29,802	14th
17	Sunday, 7 July (4:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	14.13 (97)	13.8 (86)	Lost by 11 points	The Gabba (A)	30,183	15th
18	Saturday, 13 July (7:00 pm)	St Kilda	10.11 (71)	5.9 (39)	Won by 32 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	34,549	14th
19	Friday, 19 July (7:40 pm)	Essendon				Docklands Stadium (A)
20	Sunday, 28 July (3:40 pm)	Hawthorn				Adelaide Oval (H)
21	Saturday, 3 August (4:35 pm)	Geelong				Kardinia Park (A)
22	Sunday, 11 August (3:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs				Adelaide Oval (H)
23	Saturday, 17 August (7:00 pm)	Port Adelaide				Adelaide Oval (A)
24	TBC	Sydney				Sydney Cricket Ground (A)

Round 1

Adelaide lost their first game of the 2024 AFL season to Gold Coast by 6 points in wet weather conditions. Gold Coast led for the entire match and Adelaide looked very poor, until a late fourth-quarter comeback spearheaded by Josh Rachele and former Sun Izak Rankine gave the Crows a glimpse of hope. Ultimately, the comeback was cut short by the final siren. Chris Burgess played his first game for the club after being traded from Gold Coast to Adelaide in the 2023 trade period. Jake Soligo came on as a tactical substitution for Lachlan Gollant in the third quarter.

	Round 1
Saturday, 16 March (7:10 pm)	Gold Coast	def.	Adelaide	People First Stadium (crowd: 11,466)	Report
	3.2 (20) 5.4 (34) 7.9 (51) 8.12 (60)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.1 (7) 1.2 (8) 3.4 (22) 8.6 (54)	Umpires: Howorth, Meredith, Jones, McGinness Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
2: Ainsworth, Rosas Jr 1: Humphrey, Rowell, Anderson, T. Berry		Goals	3: Rachele 2: Keays, Rankine 1: S. Berry
Flanders, Anderson, Miller, Rowell		Best	Crouch, Laird, Worrell, Rachele
Nil		Injuries	Pedlar (nose), Butts (foot)
Budarick (rough conduct), Rosas Jr (headbutt)		Reports	Nil
Chris Burgess club debut

Round 2

Round 2 marked Adelaide's first game scheduled on a Friday in almost two years. The last was on April 1, 2022, in which Adelaide won after the siren. Adelaide came into this game as favourites, despite losing their opening game and Geelong winning theirs. However, Adelaide lost by 19 points with another late comeback falling short due to wasted chances in front of goal. Coach Matthew Nicks was criticised post-game for continuing to play into Tom Stewart, who took a record-equalling 10 intercept marks in his 150th game. Lachlan Murphy played his 100th game. Ned McHenry was a tactical substitute who replaced Sam Berry.

	Round 2
Friday, 22 March (7:10 pm)	Adelaide	def. by	Geelong	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,758)	Report
	3.2 (20) 5.5 (35) 8.7 (55) 11.11 (77)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.3 (39) 7.5 (47) 12.7 (79) 14.12 (96)	Umpires: Rosebury, Stephens, Fleer, Gianfagna Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Walker, Rankine, Fogarty, Burgess 1: Soligo, Rachele, O'Brien		Goals	4: Hawkins 3: Miers 2: O. Henry, Cameron 1: Stengle, Mannagh, Close
Crouch, Dawson, Hinge, Laird, Worrell, O'Brien		Best	Stewart, Miers, Dangerfield, Hawkins, Blicavs, Holmes
Nil		Injuries	Dangerfield (hamstring)
Nil		Reports	Parfitt (tripping)
Lachlan Murphy 100th game

Round 3

A rare public holiday match for Adelaide, they faced Fremantle on Good Friday in round 3. It was their first time playing against Fremantle in Perth since 2019. This was the debut of Adelaide's new clash guernsey, marking the return of a classic design last worn in 2009. Competitive for most of the game, Adelaide were overrun in the final quarter to lose by 35 points. Wayne Milera ruptured his patella tendon during the third quarter. On the 31st of March, it was confirmed that Milera would miss the rest of the season.

	Round 3
Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm)	Fremantle	def.	Adelaide	Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,037)	Report
	2.2 (14) 4.7 (31) 5.12 (42) 9.15 (69)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.5 (17) 3.5 (23) 4.8 (32) 4.10 (34)	Umpires: Haussen, Deboy, Dore, Rebeschini Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
2: Amiss, Taberner, Walters 1: Treacy, Frederick, Banfield		Goals	1: Burgess, Sholl, McHenry, Keays
Young, Pearce, Ryan, Clark, Fyfe, Walters		Best	Crouch, Keane, Soligo, Laird, Dawson
Nil		Injuries	Milera (knee), Murphy (knee)
Brodie Smith 250th game

Round 4

For the second consecutive year, Adelaide hosted the opening game of Gather Round, this time hosting Melbourne. The game opened with a live performance from Australian indie rock band the Jungle Giants. The final margin of 15 points was flattering to the Crows, who were comprehensively defeated across the ground thanks to former Crow Simon Goodwin's coaching. Christian Petracca was the best player on the ground, while young Jake Soligo was impressive for Adelaide. Soligo was collected by a late challenge from Kysaiah Pickett. The former was uninjured but the latter received a brief suspension for the incident.

	Round 4 (Gather Round)
Thursday, 4 April (7:10 pm)	Adelaide	def. by	Melbourne	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,020)	Report
	2.5 (17) 3.8 (25) 6.9 (45) 8.15 (63)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.0 (12) 6.7 (43) 10.13 (73) 10.18 (78)	Umpires: Meredith, Williamson, Fleer, Rodger Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Fogarty 1: Rankine, Laird, Walker, Keays, Dawson, Rachele		Goals	3: Fritsch 2: Pickett, van Rooyen 1: Petty, Petracca, Chandler
Soligo, Dawson, Laird, Keane		Best	Petracca, Gawn, May, Fritsch, McVee, Lever
Parnell (shoulder)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	van Rooyen (striking), Pickett (rough conduct)
Adelaide's winning record up to this point of the season is their worst since 2020.

Round 5

Adelaide won their first game of the season in round 5, largely credited to Matthew Nicks and the variety in his midfield, rotating players such as Jordan Dawson and Rory Laird out and Jake Soligo and Izak Rankine in. A score review involving Carlton forward Matthew Owies and Crows defender Josh Worrell was called a behind, and there was insufficient evidence upon video review to overturn the decision. Lachlan Gollant was substituted off for the fourth quarter and replaced by Sam Berry, who kicked the winning goal with just over a minute of regulation time remaining. This was Adelaide's first win in Melbourne since 2021. Matt Crouch received a one-match ban for head-high contact on Jack Carroll. Will Hamill played his first game in over 600 days after extended complications with concussion injuries.

	Round 5
Saturday, 13 April (4:35 pm)	Carlton	def. by	Adelaide	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 46,283)	Report
	5.1 (31) 8.2 (50) 11.9 (75) 14.14 (98)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.0 (24) 7.2 (44) 12.3 (75) 16.4 (100)	Umpires: Rosebury, Williamson, Dore, Adair Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
4: Curnow 2: McKay 1: Pittonet, Owies, E. Hollands, Fantasia, Durdin, Cripps, Cottrell, Acres		Goals	4: Walker 3: Rankine, Keays 2: Rachele 1: Gollant, Dawson, Cook, Berry
Walsh, Curnow, McKay, Cripps, Acres		Best	Rankine, Soligo, Walker, Keays, Rachele, Hinge
Cerra (hamstring, replaced in side by Pittonet), Saad (hamstring), McGovern (hamstring)		Injuries	Butts (hamstring)
Nil		Reports	Dawson, Crouch (rough conduct)
Adelaide's first win in Melbourne since 2021.

Round 6

Adelaide trailed for most of the game until Jake Soligo, who had a career-best game, kicked a goal in the third quarter to help the Crows lead for the first time of the game. Leading by as much as 19 points in that quarter, a late, albeit inaccurate Essendon comeback gave Adelaide their fifth loss of the season. Star Crow Izak Rankine escaped suspension for a dangerous tackle on Jye Caldwell. For the third time in less than a year, a late non-decision from the umpires cost Adelaide a chance at winning the game (the first against Collingwood, and the second most famously against Sydney). The morning following the game, the AFL conceded that a free kick should have been awarded to Taylor Walker for a tackle laid on Sam Draper, giving Walker a chance to kick a goal after the siren and win the game. Walker acknowledged that the umpiring decision was frustrating, but also concedes that the Crows' performance was "unacceptable".

	Round 6
Friday, 19 April (7:10 pm)	Adelaide	def. by	Essendon	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,700)	Report
	2.2 (14) 5.4 (34) 9.5 (59) 11.9 (75)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.4 (16) 5.9 (39) 8.14 (62) 10.18 (78)	Umpires: Haussen, Stevic, Toner, Adair Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Dawson, Keays 1: Walker, Jones, Fogarty, Soligo, Rachele, McHenry, Rankine		Goals	2: Jones, Langford 1: Gresham, Parish, Hobbs, Stringer, Merrett, Martin
Dawson, Soligo, Hinge, O'Brien		Best	Merrett, Martin, Caldwell, Hobbs, Gresham
Berry (foot)		Injuries	None
Rankine (rough conduct), Keane (tripping), Dawson (umpire contact)		Reports	None

Round 7

This game marked the debut of a special guernsey worn in commemoration for the AFL ANZAC Appeal Round. The guernsey design featured a triple-chevron and a bugler standing in front of a sunset gradient. The game was preceded by a ceremony commemorating the Anzacs, including renditions of the Last Post, God Defend New Zealand, and Advance Australia Fair. Luke Pedlar injured his shoulder in the first quarter and was replaced by Ned McHenry. The ANZAC Spirit Award was given to the player judged best-on-ground and embodied the courageous spirit of the Anzacs; Jordan Dawson.

	Round 7 (AFL ANZAC Appeal Round)
Saturday, 27 April (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne	def. by	Adelaide	Blundstone Arena (crowd: 4,727)	Report
	2.3 (15) 6.4 (40) 7.7 (49) 12.9 (81)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.5 (35) 11.9 (79) 16.12 (108) 20.18 (138)	Umpires: O'Gorman, Brown, Rebeschini, Jones ANZAC Spirit Award: Jordan Dawson Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Zurhaar 2: Larkey, Duursma 1: Wardlaw, Tucker, Powell, Lazzaro, Davies-Uniacke		Goals	4: Rankine 3: Cook 2: Walker, Keays, Himmelberg 1: Sholl, Pedlar, McHenry, Laird, Jones, Fogarty, Dawson
Sheezel, McKercher, Davies-Uniacke, Xerri		Best	Dawson, Laird, Sholl, Cook, Walker
Nil		Injuries	Pedlar (shoulder)
Mitch Hinge 50th game

Round 8

This Showdown clash was the first between the two clubs to be scheduled on a Thursday night. Injuries to Power players such as Aliir and Powell-Pepper, as well as a recent run of Showdown form, swayed the odds slightly in Adelaide's favour prior to the game. Draftee Dan Curtin made his long-awaited AFL debut, while Smith and Butts returned from injury. Prior to the game, the all-time Showdown record was tied at 27 apiece. The game commemorated Rory Sloane, who had announced his retirement earlier in the week. All players, coaches, and umpires gathered in the centre of the ground to honour the victims of domestic violence before the first bounce. Adelaide started the game fast, kicking five first-quarter goals, and in the second quarter they kept Port Adelaide goalless in a quarter for the first time of the year. Jason Horne-Francis kicked back-to-back goals on each side of three quarter time to cut the margin to under three goals, but the Crows overran the Power in the last. Jake Soligo won his first individual award with the Showdown Medal. The win gave Adelaide an overall lead over Port Adelaide, with 28 wins out of 55 meetings. Adelaide's home attendance of 52,106 was their biggest home attendance since 2016.

	Round 8 (Showdown LV)
Thursday, 2 May (7:00 pm)	Adelaide	def.	Port Adelaide	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 52,106)	Report
	5.0 (30) 7.2 (44) 9.4 (58) 12.6 (78)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.4 (22) 3.7 (25) 4.11 (35) 5.18 (48)	Umpires: Foot, Fisher, Stevic, Deboy Showdown Medal: Jake Soligo Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
3: Rankine 2: Fogarty, Walker 1: Cook, Keays, McHenry, Rachele, Sholl		Goals	2: Horne-Francis 1: Dixon, Marshall, Rioli
Soligo, Rankine, Crouch, Michalanney, Worrell, Walker		Best	Horne-Francis, Wines, Butters, Bergman
Nil		Injuries	Georgiades (knee), Jones (leg), Rozee (hamstring), Marshall (ankle)
Rachele (umpire contact)		Reports	Nil
Dan Curtin AFL debut Matt Crouch 150th game

Round 9

Adelaide's round 9 match with Brisbane Lions was a tight contest from start to finish, with a cumulative margin of six points at the breaks. At half time, Matthew Nicks substituted second-gamer Daniel Curtin off for Luke Nankervis. The move was poorly timed, because early in the third quarter, defender Josh Worrell was injured and had to be removed from the match, leaving the Crows down a player on the bench. It was later confirmed that Worrell had broken his arm and would miss 8–12 weeks. Both sides gave up 3-goal leads in the final quarter, including two goals each to Callum Ah Chee and Darcy Fogarty. The final two scores of the game were potentially game-winning shots at goal, with behinds each to Harry Sharp and Jordan Dawson. The last three minutes were played with scores level, and the game ended in a draw — the second of the 2024 AFL season. It was Adelaide's first draw since 2017 (which was against Collingwood at the MCG), their first at home, and the third in their history. It was Brisbane's first since 2009.

	Round 9
Sunday, 12 May (3:30 pm)	Adelaide	drew with	Brisbane Lions	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,278)	Report
	3.5 (23) 6.9 (45) 9.11 (65) 13.12 (90)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.2 (26) 6.7 (43) 9.10 (64) 13.12 (90)	Umpires: Haussen, Fleer, Dore, McGinness Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
4: Fogarty 3: Rankine 2: Walker, Himmelberg 1: Rachele, Sholl		Goals	4: Ah Chee 2: Morris 1: Cameron, Hipwood, Lohmann, McCluggage, Daniher, Berry, Dunkley
Dawson, Rankine, Fogarty, Soligo, Crouch, Laird		Best	Andrews, McCluggage, Dunkley, Payne, Berry
Worrell (arm)		Injuries	Nil
Keane (striking)		Reports	Prior (umpire contact)
The draw marks the first drawn home game in the club's history, and the club's third draw overall.

Round 10

For the first time in club history, Adelaide adopted a new name to commemorate Sir Doug Nicholls Round. Kuwarna (pronounced goo-wun-na) is the Kaurna translation for the word Crows. It comes with a special logo and an original guernsey designed by Izak Rankine and his cousin Harley Hall, celebrating their shared Ngarrindjeri heritage. The rebranding was done in consultation with the Kaurna Warra Karrpanthi Language Corporation. Rankine himself starred with 30 disposals and a late goal of the year contender dribbled from the boundary, but a Jordan De Goey set shot was the winning score for Collingwood. With less than 30 seconds left, Rankine kicked the ball inside the forward 50, but was pinged for running too far. Controversy stirred as fans began to think it was the fourth game-costing decision in less than a year, but Fox Footy measured that Rankine did indeed run farther than his allocated 15 meters. As insult to injury, Rankine hurt his hamstring in that final play, ruling him out for the coming weeks. Lachlan Sholl was tactically substituted off for Ned McHenry in the third quarter.

	Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Saturday, 18 May (1:45 pm)	Collingwood	v	Kuwarna	MCG (crowd: 63,935)	Report
	4.2 (26) 8.2 (50) 11.4 (70) 12.6 (78)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 6.3 (39) 8.5 (53) 11.8 (74)	Umpires: Donlon, Power, Toner, Heffernan Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
2: Pendlebury, McInnes, De Goey 1: Schultz, Richards, Noble, Hill, Hoskin-Elliot, Crisp		Goals	2: Rachele, Fogarty 1: Walker, Sholl, Murphy, Himmelberg, Cook, Rankine, Hinge
N. Daicos, Pendlebury, De Goey, Crisp, Noble, J. Daicos		Best	Rankine, Dawson, Crouch, Hinge, Keane, Soligo
Hoskin-Elliot (hamstring), McInnes (concussion)		Injuries	Rankine (hamstring)
Sullivan (umpire contact)		Reports	Crouch (umpire contact)
The attendance of 63,925 is Kuwarna's second highest-ever home-and-away attendance. Only the 2023 equivalent fixture against Collingwood at the MCG had a higher attendance.

Round 11

After injuring his hamstring against Collingwood, Izak Rankine was withdrawn from Adelaide's squad. Elliott Himmelberg also was sore after the clash. They were replaced by Chris Burgess and Harry Schoenberg, who returned from a long-term injury. Berry and Borlase also came in for McHenry and Hamill. Jack Buckskin, a Kaurna and Narungga man, performed the Welcome to Country ceremony to commemorate Sir Doug Nicholls Round. Kuwarna started the game strong, kicking the first seven goals of the game. Jordan Dawson had 12 disposals and two goals in the first quarter. Waalitj Marawar, the name adopted by West Coast for the commemorative round, scored consecutive goals to start the second quarter, but the response was strong and swift from Kuwarna. Jake Soligo was substituted for Sam Berry at half time in order to preserve Soligo's health following a pre-season knee injury. The game continued as expected, and despite the effort and talent of number-one draft pick Harley Reid, Kuwarna dominated until the final siren, falling short of a 100-point margin by mere seconds.

	Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Saturday, 26 May (4:10 pm)	Kuwarna	def.	Waalitj Marawar	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,965)	Report
	7.4 (46) 13.5 (83) 18.9 (117) 21.11 (137)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.2 (2) 3.5 (23) 4.7 (31) 5.8 (38)	Umpires: Foot, Gavine, Whetton, Jones Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Jones 2: Walker, Rachele, Fogarty, Keays, Dawson, Cook 1: Soligo, Sholl, Schoenberg, O'Brien, Murphy, Burgess		Goals	1: J. Williams, Waterman, Reid, Darling, Cripps
Dawson, Sholl, Jones, Fogarty, Laird, Crouch		Best	Kelly, McGovern, Yeo, Reid, Barrass
Nil		Reports	Hough (tripping)

Round 12

Prior to the match, captain Jordan Dawson had a minor complaint in his foot, but played anyway, possibly contributing to his uncharacteristically low-impact performance. Hawthorn kicked the first four goals of the game, and the Crows were not able to regain a lead, extending their winless streak at the MCG (starting in 2017 and spanning nine games) until at least 2025. At half time, Taylor Walker was substituted from the match with a seized back. He was replaced by Sam Berry. Matthew Nicks described the loss as "as bad as we've played all year".

	Round 12
Saturday, 1 June (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn	def.	Adelaide	MCG (crowd: 36,086)	Report
	5.4 (34) 7.5 (47) 12.9 (81) 16.11 (107)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.2 (14) 2.6 (18) 7.6 (48) 12.8 (80)	Umpires: Dalgleish, Meredith, Dore, Bailes Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
5: Moore 3: Gunston 2: Ginnivan 1: Reeves, Nash, Macdonald, Hardwick, Dear, Breust		Goals	3: Cook, Burgess 2: Fogarty 1: Sholl, Schoenberg, Murphy, Jones
Moore, Day, Ginnivan, Newcombe, D'Ambrosio, Scrimshaw		Best	Crouch, Hinge, Soligo, Borlase, Sholl, O'Brien
Nil		Injuries	Walker (back), Crouch (shoulder)
Jiath (headbutt)		Reports	Nil

Round 13

The Thursday night clash with Richmond loomed as another danger game for Adelaide. Richmond looked in good form against Geelong in round 12 despite their loss, and had gained Tim Taranto, Dion Prestia, and Shai Bolton back from injury, while Adelaide had a deflating loss in round 12 and had lost veterans Matt Crouch and Taylor Walker to injuries. Vice captain and ruckman Reilly O'Brien was also omitted for Kieran Strachan. This match was headlined by the first South Australia Big Freeze event, mirroring the King's Birthday match in Melbourne, which raises funds for motor neuron disease. Celebrities were dunked into ice-cold water as a fundraiser, including former Crows Rory Sloane and Andrew Jarman. Debutant Billy Dowling, James Borlase, and Strachan all kicked their first AFL goals, but five goals in a row for the 17th-seeded Richmond in the third quarter was too much to overcome. The performance resulted in heavy scrutiny towards Matthew Nicks and the entire club. Leigh Montagna agreed with coach Nicks' comments that the Crow's performance was "clearly lacking confident after a disappointing showing."

	Round 13
Thursday, 6 June (7:00 pm)	Adelaide	def. by	Richmond	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 37,342)	Report
	2.4 (16) 5.6 (36) 7.8 (50) 10.11 (71)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.4 (22) 5.5 (35) 11.6 (72) 12.7 (79)	Umpires: Haussen, Hosking, Fleer, Bailes Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
3: Fogarty 2: Rachele 1: Strachan, Schoenberg, Murphy, Dowling, Borlase		Goals	3: Cumberland 2: McIntosh, Mansell, Campbell 1: Baker, Broad, Koschitzke
Michalanney, Nankervis, Dawson, Hinge, Keane, Fogarty		Best	Baker, Short, Nankervis, Brown, Balta, Bolton
Strachan (groin)		Injuries	Prestia (calf)
Nil		Reports	Koschitzke (striking)
Billy Dowling AFL debut Jake Soligo 50th game

Round 14

With trying to avoid three consecutive losses before the bye, a lot of pressure was on the Adelaide Crows coming into this game against Sydney, who were ranked first on the AFL ladder at the time. Against all odds, Adelaide led at the first two breaks, thanks in part to two goals to the returning Izak Rankine and a miraculous goal from Brayden Cook. Joel Amartey of the Swans, whose previous best goal tally was four, kicked four in the second quarter to keep the Swans in the contest going into half time. He kicked another four in the third quarter, effectively leaving Adelaide behind in the contest. Amartey finished with a career-best nine goals, the most any player had kicked in a game up to that point in the season.

	Round 14
Saturday, 15 June (7:00 pm)	Adelaide	def. by	Sydney	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,535)	Report
	4.2 (26) 7.4 (46) 9.6 (60) 10.7 (67)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 6.6 (42) 12.9 (81) 16.13 (109)	Umpires: O'Gorman, Deboy, Brown, Gavine Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Fogarty, Rankine 1: Cook, Dawson, Keays, Rachele, Soligo, Sholl		Goals	9: Amartey 2: Adams, Heeney 1: McDonald, Papley, Ch. Warner
Laird, Hinge, Soligo, Rankine, Sholl		Best	Amartey, Grundy, Gulden, Heeney, Adams
Nil		Reports	McLean (rough conduct)

Round 15

Bye

Round 16

Following the mid-season bye, coach Nicks was confident for the clash against bogey-team Greater Western Sydney, who the Crows had only beaten once up to this point of Nicks' four-year tenure. When defender Chayce Jones suffered an injury at training the day before the game, a late change was made to include Zac Taylor in the game day squad for his debut. He was the substitute, and came on for Brayden Cook at three-quarter-time.

	Round 16
Saturday, 29 June (7:00 pm)	Adelaide	def.	Greater Western Sydney	Adelaide Oval	Report
	2.6 (18) 9.9 (63) 10.14 (74) 13.16 (94)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.0 (24) 5.0 (30) 8.3 (51) 12.6 (78)	Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Fogarty 2: Keays, Rachele, Rankine, Walker 1: Dowling, Sholl		Goals	3: Greene 2: Hogan, Kelly, Riccardi, Ward 1: Cumming
Rankine, Keays, Hinge, Dawson, Fogarty, Rachele		Best	Whitfield, Kelly, Ward, Himmelberg, Green, Briggs
Berry (umpire contact)		Reports	Nil
Zac Taylor AFL debut

Round 17

	Round 17
Sunday, 7 July (4:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	def.	Adelaide	The Gabba (crowd: 30,183)	Report
	4.2 (26) 8.6 (54) 12.7 (79) 14.13 (97)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.2 (14) 6.3 (39) 9.5 (59) 13.8 (86)	Umpires: Mollison, Whetton, Bryce, Strybos Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Neale, Rayner 2: Cameron 1: Morris, Lohmann, Hipwood, Dunkley, Ashcroft, Ah Chee		Goals	4: Keays 2: Walker, Rankine, Himmelberg, Fogarty 1: Soligo
Neale, Dunkley, McInerney, Wilmot, Ashcroft		Best	Laird, Keays, Keane, Walker, Sholl, Rankine
Starcevich (concussion)		Injuries	Hinge (adductor)
Nil		Reports	Rankine (rough conduct), Laird, Keays (umpire contact), Keane (tripping)
Sam Berry 50th game Josh Rachele 50th game

Round 18

	Round 18
Saturday, 13 July (7:00 pm)	Adelaide	def.	St Kilda	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,549)	Report
	2.1 (13) 5.5 (35) 6.10 (46) 10.11 (71)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.3 (21) 4.7 (31) 5.8 (38) 5.9 (39)	Umpires: Brown, Nicholls, Jones, McGinness Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Sholl, Thilthorpe 1: Dowling, Fogarty, Himmelberg, Keays, Murphy, Rachele		Goals	2: Sharman, Wood 1: Phillipou
Dawson, Laird, Sholl, Keays, Taylor		Best	Marshall, Phillipou, Wanganeen-Milera, Clark
Nil		Injuries	Battle (leg)
Berry, Soligo (umpire contact), Rachele (kicking)		Reports	Clark, Jones, Steele (umpire contact)
Hugh Bond AFL debut Nick Murray 50th game Ben Keays 100 club games. This milestone also marks a club record, with Keays' 100th consecutive game overtaking Scott Thompson's record of 99 consecutive club games.

Round 19

	Round 19
Friday, 19 July (7:40 pm)	Essendon	v	Adelaide	Marvel Stadium
		Q1 Q2 Q3 Final		Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy

Round 20

	Round 20
Sunday, 28 July (3:40 pm)	Adelaide	v	Hawthorn	Adelaide Oval
		Q1 Q2 Q3 Final		Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy

Round 21

	Round 21
Saturday, 3 August (4:35 pm)	Geelong	v	Adelaide	GMHBA Stadium
		Q1 Q2 Q3 Final		Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy

Round 22

	Round 22
Sunday, 11 August (3:40 pm)	Adelaide	v	Western Bulldogs	Adelaide Oval
		Q1 Q2 Q3 Final		Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy

Round 23

	Round 23 (Showdown LVI)
Saturday, 17 August (7:00 pm)	Port Adelaide	v	Adelaide	Adelaide Oval
		Q1 Q2 Q3 Final		Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy

Round 24

	Round 24
	Sydney	v	Adelaide	SCG
		Q1 Q2 Q3 Final

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney	23	17	6	0	2242	1769	126.7	68	Finals series
2	Port Adelaide	23	16	7	0	2011	1752	114.8	64
3	Geelong	23	15	8	0	2164	1928	112.2	60
4	Greater Western Sydney	23	15	8	0	2034	1864	109.1	60
5	Brisbane Lions (P)	23	14	8	1	2130	1747	121.9	58
6	Western Bulldogs	23	14	9	0	2171	1736	125.1	56
7	Hawthorn	23	14	9	0	2090	1763	118.5	56
8	Carlton	23	13	10	0	2151	1952	110.2	52
9	Collingwood	23	12	9	2	1991	1943	102.5	52
10	Fremantle	23	12	10	1	1964	1755	111.9	50
11	Essendon	23	11	11	1	1892	2024	93.5	46
12	St Kilda	23	11	12	0	1748	1758	99.4	44
13	Gold Coast	23	11	12	0	1925	1943	99.1	44
14	Melbourne	23	11	12	0	1785	1812	98.5	44
15	Adelaide	23	8	14	1	1906	1923	99.1	34
16	West Coast	23	5	18	0	1594	2339	68.1	20
17	North Melbourne	23	3	20	0	1619	2550	63.5	12
18	Richmond	23	2	21	0	1505	2364	63.7	8

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Awards and Milestones

AFL Award nominations

• 2024 AFL Rising Star Nomination – Luke Nankervis (Round 13)

Milestones

• Round 1 – Chris Burgess (club debut)
• Round 2 – Lachlan Murphy (100 games)
• Round 3 – Brodie Smith (250 games)
• Round 5 – Jordan Dawson (50 club games)
• Round 5 – Izak Rankine (100 career goals)
• Round 7 – Mitch Hinge (50 career games)
• Round 8 – Dan Curtin (AFL debut)
• Round 8 – Matt Crouch (150 games)
• Round 9 – Josh Rachele (50 goals)
• Round 13 – Billy Dowling (AFL debut)
• Round 13 – Jake Soligo (50 games)
• Round 16 – Zac Taylor (AFL debut)
• Round 17 – Sam Berry (50 games)
• Round 17 – Josh Rachele (50 games)
• Round 18 – Hugh Bond (AFL debut)
• Round 18 – Nick Murray (50 games)
• Round 18 – Ben Keays (100 club games)

Women's squad

No.	Name	AFL debut	Games (2024)	Goals (2024)	Games (AFC)	Goals (AFC)	Games (AFL career)	Goals (AFL career)
1	Caitlin Gould	2020	0	0	48	34	48	34
2	Eloise Jones	2018	0	0	66	41	66	41
3	Brooke Boileau	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Zoe Prowse	2022 (S6)	0	0	19	2	19	2
5	Rachelle Martin	2020	0	0	46	14	46	14
6	Hannah Munyard	2020 (Western Bulldogs)	0	0	32	2	35	3
7	Keeley Kustermann	2022 (S7)	0	0	2	1	2	1
8	Najwa Allen	2020	0	0	44	0	44	0
9	Deni Varnhagen	2017	0	0	33	6	33	6
10	Ebony Marinoff	2017	0	0	79	11	79	11
11	Sarah Goodwin	2022 (S7) (Port Adelaide)	0	0	13	0	18	0
12	Chelsea Biddell	2020	0	0	48	4	48	4
13	Kiera Mueller	2022 (S7)	0	0	17	0	17	0
14	Stevie-Lee Thompson	2017	0	0	74	24	74	24
15	Danielle Ponter	2019	0	0	58	66	58	66
16	Taylah Levy	2023	0	0	3	0	3	0
17	Madison Newman	2020	0	0	39	7	39	7
18	Brooke Smith	2023	0	0	1	0	1	0
19	Jess Waterhouse	2022 (S7)	0	0	12	5	12	5
20	Tamara Henry	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Lily Tarlington	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Niamh Kelly	2020 (West Coast)	0	0	21	7	43	12
24	Amy Boyle-Carr	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Teah Charlton	2021	0	0	48	8	48	8
26	Chelsea Randall	2017	0	0	60	22	60	22
27	Abbie Ballard	2022 (S6)	0	0	24	7	24	7
28	Brooke Tonon	2022 (S6)	0	0	17	0	17	0
32	Jess Allan	2018	0	0	17	0	31	0
33	Anne Hatchard	2017	0	0	74	24	74	24
39	Sarah Allan	2017	0	0	69	0	69	0

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Notes	Ref.
Head coach	Matthew Clarke	Former AFL player for Adelaide
Assistant coaches	Courtney Cramey	Midfield coach Former AFLW player for Adelaide
	Jack Madgen	Forward coach Current SANFL player for Adelaide
	Marijana Rajčić	Defense coach Former AFLW player for Adelaide
	Kieran Strachan	Ruck coach Current AFL player for Adelaide
Development coaches	Hannah Button	Former AFLW player for Adelaide
	Renee Forth	Former AFLW player for Adelaide
	Emma Sampson

Women's AFLW season

Regular season

Adelaide's 2024 AFL Women's season fixture

Week	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
			Scores
1	Saturday, 31 August (7:15 pm)	Port Adelaide				Alberton Oval
2	Sunday, 8 September (3:05 pm)	Fremantle				Fremantle Oval
3	Sunday, 15 September (12:35 pm)	Hawthorn				Unley Oval
4	Sunday, 22 September (12:35 pm)	Essendon
5	Sunday, 29 September (3:05 pm)	Brisbane Lions				Springfield Central Stadium
6	Friday, 4 October (7:15 pm)	St Kilda				Norwood Oval
7	Wednesday, 9 October (7:15 pm)	Melbourne
8	Sunday, 20 October (5:05 pm)	Collingwood				Victoria Park
9	Friday, 25 October (7:15 pm)	North Melbourne				Norwood Oval
10	TBC	Geelong				Kardinia Park

Reserves squad

Excludes AFL-listed players. Updated as of round 12, 2024.

No.	Name	Games (2024)	Goals (2024)	SANFL games	SANFL goals
12	Jay Boyle	9	4	55	25
14	Hugh Haysman	6	1	6	1
42	Tyler Welsh	3	0	3	0
46	Jack Madgen (c)	9	1	9	1
47	Jayden Davis	3	1	3	1
49	Jarman Sigal	3	0	3	0
50	Darcy Clifford	8	4	8	4
51	Jacob Templeton	1	0	56	27
52	Steve Burton	3	1	3	1
53	Josh Smithson	5	9	12	20
55	Stephen Tahana	11	0	26	0
56	Austin McDonald	5	0	5	0
57	Sam Daniele	3	0	3	0
58	Dylan Whimpress	4	0	4	0
59	Lachlan Thomas	4	0	4	0
60	Harry Boyle	10	1	10	1
61	Jay O'Leary	11	5	11	5

Reserves SANFL season

Regular season

SANFL fixture Crowd numbers

Adelaide's 2024 SANFL season fixture

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
			Scores
1	Friday, 29 March (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide	14.7 (91)	13.18 (96)	Won by 5 points	Hickinbotham Oval (A)	2,080	5th
2	Saturday, 13 April (2:30 pm)	Central District	15.7 (97)	5.12 (42)	Lost by 55 points	Elizabeth Oval (A)	1,855	6th
3	Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm)	Glenelg	16.10 (106)	10.8 (68)	Lost by 38 points	Glenelg Oval (A)	2,647	7th
4	Saturday, 27 April (1:10 pm)	North Adelaide	12.12 (84)	10.8 (68)	Lost by 16 points	Prospect Oval (A)	2,005	8th
5	Thursday, 2 May (3:20 pm)	Port Adelaide	16.7 (103)	8.14 (62)	Won by 41 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	–	7th
6	Friday, 10 May (7:40 pm)	Norwood	10.12 (72)	7.12 (54)	Lost by 18 points	Norwood Oval (A)	2,602	8th
7	Saturday, 25 May (2:30 pm)	Sturt	15.12 (102)	6.5 (41)	Lost by 61 points	Unley Oval (A)	2,997	8th
8	Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide	11.8 (74)	7.12 (54)	Lost by 20 points	Richmond Oval (A)	1,102	8th
9	Saturday, 8 June (1:10 pm)	South Adelaide	8.14 (62)	8.7 (55)	Lost by 7 points	Hickinbotham Oval (A)	1,844	9th
10	Saturday, 15 June (3:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens	7.7 (49)	15.12 (102)	Lost by 53 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	–	9th
11	Bye							9th	Bye
12	Saturday, 29 June	Glenelg	7.15 (57)	15.6 (96)	Won by 39 points	Glenelg Oval (A)	–	8th
13	Saturday, 6 July	Central District				Elizabeth Oval (A)	–
14	Saturday, 13 July	Norwood				Norwood Oval (A)	–
15	Saturday, 20 July	North Adelaide				Prospect Oval (A)	–
16	Saturday, 27 July	Woodville-West Torrens				Woodville Oval (A)	–
17	Sunday, 11 August (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide				Johnstone Park (A)	–
18	Saturday, 17 August	Port Adelaide				Adelaide Oval (A)	–
17	Sunday, 24 August	Sturt				Unley Oval (A)	–

External links

• Official Website of the Adelaide Football Club
• Official Website of the Australian Football League