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Australian rules football club season
The 2016 AFL season will be the 26th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Crows .
Following the conclusion of the 2015 season which was marred by the mid-season passing of previous head coach Phil Walsh due to an alleged murder,[ 1] former assistant coach Don Pyke was named as the club's new head coach for the 2016 season on 9 October 2015.[ 2] Scott Camporeale had acted as interim head coach between Walsh's death and Pyke's appointment, but after electing not to apply for the full-time coaching role, reverted to his previous role of midfield coach for the new season.[ 3]
Squad for 2016
Statistics are correct as of end of 2015 season.
Flags represent the state of origin.
Players
Coaches
[ 4] [ 5]
Playing list changes
The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.
In
Out
Coaching panel changes
The following summarises all coaching changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.
Season summary
Pre-season matches
Rd
Date and local time
Opponent
Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold )
Venue
Attendance
Ref
Home
Away
Result
1
Sunday, 21 February (1:35 pm)
West Coast
2.20.10 (148)
0.7.6 (48)
Won by 100 points
Unley Oval (H)
8,000
[ 25]
2
Sunday, 28 February (1:40 pm)
Fremantle
1.9.6 (69)
0.8.19 (67)
Lost by 2 points
Sounness Park (A)
4,767
[ 26]
3
Sunday, 11 March (1:10 pm)
Gold Coast
0.11.18 (84)
3.12.10 (109)
Won by 25 points
Metricon Stadium (A)
4,460
[ 27]
[ 28]
Home and away season
Rd
Date and local time
Opponent
Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold )
Venue
Attendance
Ladder position
Best Players
Ref.
Home
Away
Result
1
Saturday 26 March (7:25 pm)
North Melbourne
16.11 (107)
14.13 (97)
Lost by 10 points
Etihad Stadium (A)
25,485
11
Jenkins , Thompson , Laird , Smith , M. Crouch , Walker
[ 29]
2
Saturday 2 April (1:15 pm)
Port Adelaide
22.12 (144)
11.20 (80)
Won by 58 points
Adelaide Oval (H)
51,585
5
Lynch , Laird , Talia , Lever , Betts , Mackay , Thompson
[ 30]
3
Saturday 9 April (2:10 pm)
Richmond
13.14 (92)
19.14 (128)
Won by 36 points
Etihad Stadium (A)
29,951
6
Thompson , Laird , Betts , Smith , Walker , M. Crouch , Seedsman
[ 31]
4
Saturday 16 April (7:10 pm)
Sydney
16.17 (113)
15.13 (103)
Won by 10 points
Adelaide Oval (H)
51,330
7
Thompson , Atkins , Sloane , Lynch , Betts , Douglas
[ 32]
5
Friday 22 April (7:50 pm)
Hawthorn
17.10 (112)
17.7 (109)
Lost by 3 points
MCG (A)
45,781
9
Sloane , Thompson , Atkins , Mackay , Lynch , Jacobs
[ 33]
6
Saturday 30 April (1.40 pm)
Fremantle
14.13 (97)
8.16 (64)
Won by 33 points
Adelaide Oval (H)
47,423
7
Sloane , Lynch , Laird , Jacobs , Betts , Hartigan
[ 34]
7
Saturday 7 May (7:40 pm)
Western Bulldogs
Etihad Stadium (A)
8
Friday 13 May (7:20 pm)
Geelong
Adelaide Oval (H)
9
Saturday 21 May (2:10 pm)
Gold Coast
Metricon Stadium (A)
10
Saturday May 28 (7:10 pm)
Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide Oval (H)
11
Sunday 5 June (4:10 pm)
St Kilda
Adelaide Oval (H)
12
Saturday 11 June (5:40 pm)
West Coast
Domain Stadium (A)
13
Bye
14
Thursday 23 June (7:20 pm)
North Melbourne
Adelaide Oval (H)
15
Sunday 3 July (3:20 pm)
Melbourne
MCG (A)
16
Sunday 10 July (1:10 pm)
Carlton
MCG (A)
17
Saturday 16 July (7:10 pm)
Collingwood
Adelaide Oval (H)
18
Saturday 23 July (7:25 pm)
Geelong
Simonds Stadium (A)
19
Sunday 31 July (4:10 pm)
Essendon
Adelaide Oval (H)
20
Saturday 6 August (7.10 pm)
Brisbane Lions
Adelaide Oval (H)
21
Saturday 14 August (2:40 pm)
Fremantle
Domain Stadium (A)
22
Saturday 20 August (7:10 pm)
Port Adelaide
Adelaide Oval (A)
23
TBC
West Coast
Adelaide Oval (H)
[ 35]
Leading Goalkicker
Updated to match(es) played on 1 April
Ladder
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Individual awards and records
Milestones
Debuts
1 They had previously played for another club but played their first match for the Adelaide Crows.
References
^ a b Thring, Harry (3 July 2015). "Phil Walsh dead after domestic dispute" . Australian Football League . AAP. Retrieved 9 October 2015 .
^ a b "Pyke named new Crows coach" . afc.com.au . Adelaide Crows. Retrieved 9 October 2015 .
^ "Scott Camporeale does not want to be Adelaide Crows' head coach, set to return to assistant position" . ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation ). 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015 .
^ "Adelaide Crows Senior List" . AFC.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 10 October 2015 .
^ "Adelaide Crows Rookie List" . AFC.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 10 October 2015 .
^ Thring, Harry (4 September 2015). "From the NBL to AFL: Crows sign Hugh Greenwood" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 22 October 2015 .
^ a b Ryan, Peter (12 October 2015). "Danger deal done: Superstar mid gets to Geelong, Cats lose top picks" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 12 October 2015 .
^ Giulio, Di Giorgio (16 October 2015). "Adelaide sends future pick to GWS for Curtly Hampton" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 16 October 2015 .
^ Bowen, Nick (19 October 2015). "Mega-trade: Howe, Seedsman, Toumpas and Kennedy all swap clubs" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 19 October 2015 .
^ a b Bowen, Nick; Twomey, Callum (21 October 2015). "Menzel to Crows as Carlton loads up on players" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 21 October 2015 .
^ Collins, Ben (28 October 2015). "Crows catch cricketer Alex Keath as rookie" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 28 October 2015 .
^ Bowen, Nick; Twomey, Callum (24 November 2015). "Pick No.11: Wayne Milera" . afc.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 24 November 2015 .
^ Club, Adelaide Football (24 November 2015). "Pick No.17: Tom Doedee" . afc.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 24 November 2015 .
^ Club, Adelaide Football (27 November 2015). "Rookie Draft: Paul Hunter" . afc.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 27 November 2015 .
^ Club, Adelaide Football (27 November 2015). "Rookie Draft: Jono Beech" . afc.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 27 November 2015 .
^ Thring, Harry (25 September 2015). "Late bloomer James Podsiadly calls it quits" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 30 September 2015 .
^ Thring, Harry (13 May 2015). "Crow Reilly calls time after horror head injury" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 30 September 2015 .
^ Rucci, Michelangelo (24 August 2015). "Untried Tasmanian draftee Sam Siggins leaves Crows — and will be delisted at end of AFL season" . The Advertiser . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 9 October 2015 .
^ a b c Thring, Harry (30 September 2015). "Free agent Martin among three cut by Crows" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 9 October 2015 .
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^ Phelan, Jennifer (28 October 2015). "Another Crow departs with crafty forward Wright delisted" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 28 October 2015 .
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^ Thring, Harry (9 November 2015). "Podsiadly named Adelaide defensive coach" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 9 November 2015 .
^ Thring, Harry (28 September 2015). "Milburn out but Burton in at Adelaide" . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . Retrieved 28 September 2015 .
^ "Eddie Betts lights it up as Crows crush undermanned Eagles" . Retrieved 21 February 2016 .
^ "Fyfe fires as Dockers edge Crows in thriller" . Retrieved 28 February 2016 .
^ "Suns shining brighter, but new-look Crows prove too strong" . Retrieved 11 March 2016 .
^ "NAB Challenge fixture released" . AFC.com.au . Bigpond . 27 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015 .
^ "North ends Scott's round one hoodoo with thrilling win over Crows" . Retrieved 26 March 2016 .
^ "Match Centre" . Retrieved 2 April 2016 .
^ "Crows inflict more pain on struggling Tigers" . Retrieved 9 April 2016 .
^ "Crows defeat Swans in Saturday night classic at Adelaide Oval" . Retrieved 16 April 2016 .
^ "Hawks win a third tight contest, this time against Crows" . Retrieved 22 April 2016 .
^ "Potent Crows make wasteful Dockers pay" . Retrieved 30 April 2016 .
^ "2016 Season Fixture" (PDF) . AFL.com.au . Bigpond . 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015 .
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