2011 Adelaide Football Club season

Adelaide Football Club
2011 season
President	Rob Chapman
Coach	Neil Craig (rounds 1–18); Mark Bickley (rounds 19–22 as caretaker)
Captain(s)	Nathan van Berlo
Home ground	AAMI Stadium
Pre-season competition	Round 1
AFL season	14th
Finals series	N/A
Best and Fairest	Scott Thompson
Leading goalkicker	Kurt Tippett (24)
Highest home attendance	42,536 vs. Hawthorn (26 March 2011)
Lowest home attendance	23,063 vs. Sydney (2 July 2011)
← 2010	2012 →

Last updated October 22, 2024

The 2011 AFL season was the Adelaide Football Club's 21st season in the AFL. Neil Craig coached from round 1 to round 18, but was replaced by Mark Bickley who coached from round 19.^[1] Nathan van Berlo was appointed captain and the leadership group consisted of Scott Stevens, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty and Scott Thompson.^[2]

Squad

Statistics are correct as of start of 2010 season.Flags represent place of birth.

Senior List^[3]
No.	Born	Player	Hgt (cm)	Wgt (kg)	Date of Birth	Age	Debut	Recruited from	Games	Goals
1		Richard Tambling	181	84	12 September 1986	24	2005	Southern Districts/Richmond	108	61
2		Brad Moran	201	100	29 September 1986	24	2006	Southport/North Melbourne	17	7
3		Brent Reilly	185	85	12 November 1983	27	2003	Calder U18	135	43
4		Kurt Tippett	203	107	8 May 1987	23	2008	Southport	65	118
5		Scott Thompson	187	86	14 March 1983	28	2001	Port Adelaide Magpies/Melbourne	176	121
6		Jack Gunston	193	81	16 May 1991	19	2010	Sandringham U18	2	1
7		Nathan van Berlo	187	84	6 June 1986	24	2005	West Perth	116	31
8		Myke Cook	184	83	9 October 1989	21	2009	Sandringham U18	12	2
9		Rory Sloane	183	79	17 March 1990	21	2009	Eastern Ranges U18	15	7
10		Matthew Jaensch	182	83	18 September 1989	21	2010	Sturt	11	7
11		Michael Doughty	179	81	5 August 1979	31	2000	South Adelaide	188	43
12		Daniel Talia	196	95	2 October 1991	19	****	Calder U18	0	0
13		Taylor Walker	194	98	25 April 1990	20	2009	NSW/ACT Rams	32	58
14		David Mackay	183	75	25 July 1988	22	2008	Oakleigh U18	55	12
15		Brad Symes	187	82	7 March 1985	26	2004	Central District/Port Adelaide	67	8
16		Phil Davis	197	94	30 August 1990	20	2010	North Adelaide	15	1
17		Bernie Vince	188	89	2 October 1985	25	2006	Woodville-West Torrens	71	38
18		Graham Johncock	180	87	21 October 1982	28	2001	Port Adelaide Magpies	184	94
20		Ivan Maric	200	102	4 January 1986	25	2006	Calder U18	71	25
21		Chris Knights	187	88	25 September 1986	24	2005	Vermont/Eastern Ranges U18	75	55
22		Andy Otten	194	92	15 May 1989	21	2008	Oakleigh U18	26	1
23		Jared Petrenko	179	82	22 December 1989	22	2009	Woodville-West Torrens	21	10
24		Sam Jacobs	203	102	10 April 1988	23	2009	Woodville-West Torrens/Carlton	17	3
25		Ben Rutten	192	101	28 May 1983	27	2005	West Adelaide	148	6
26		Richard Douglas	182	80	6 February 1987	24	2006	Calder U18	78	55
27		Scott Stevens	195	87	15 January 1982	29	2002	Perth/Sydney	142	87
28		Luke Thompson	196	89	8 February 1991	20	****	Geelong Falcons U18	0	0
29		James Sellar	196	98	24 March 1989	22	2008	Glenelg	16	3
30		James Craig	196	95	18 April 1991	19	****	North Adelaide	0	0
31		Jarryd Lyons	196	95	22 July 1992	18	****	Sandringham Dragons	0	0
32		Patrick Dangerfield	189	92	5 April 1990	20	2008	Geelong Falcons U18	42	48
33		Brodie Smith	189	78	14 January 1992	19	****	Woodville-West Torrens	0	0
34		Sam Shaw	194	86	5 April 1990	21	****	Oakleigh U18	0	0
35		Shaun McKernan	198	98	1 September 1990	21	2009	Calder U18	1	0
36		Brodie Martin	182	79	6 November 1988	22	2009	Sturt	4	1
38		Tony Armstrong	185	80	29 September 1989	21	2010	NSW/ACT Rams/Calder U18	9	0
39		Will Young	194	88	3 August 1990	20	2010	North Ballarat U18	2	1
40		Jason Porplyzia	179	82	27 November 1984	25	2006	West Adelaide	87	136
45		Ricky Henderson	190	78	11 September 1988	21	2010	Trentham	0	0
Rookie List^[4]
No.	Born	Player	Hgt	Wgt	Date of Birth	Age	Debut	Recruited from	Games	Goals
37		Ian Callinan	172	74	20 December 1982	28	****	Central District	0	0
41		Sam Martyn	186	73	7 April 1992	18	****	NSW/ACT Rams	0	0
42		Lachlan Roach	178	69	25 April 1992	18	****	North Adelaide	0	0
43		Aiden Riley	181	76	13 December 1991	18	****	Wollongong Lions	0	0
44		Jake von Bertouch	192	80	4 May 1992	18	****	Woodville-West Torrens	0	0
46		Chris Schmidt	190	89	20 March 1989	22	2007	West Adelaide/Brisbane Lions	15	0
47		Matt Wright	179	81	14 December 1989	20	****	North Adelaide	0	0
48		Timothy Milera	171	77	3 September 1992	18	****	Port Adelaide Magpies	0	0

Player changes for 2011

In

Player	Previous Club	League	via
Richard Tambling ^[5]	Richmond	AFL	AFL Trade Week
Sam Jacobs ^[5]	Carlton	AFL	AFL Trade Week
Brodie Smith ^[6]	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	2010 AFL Draft- Pick No. 14
Jarryd Lyons ^[6]	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup	2010 AFL Draft- Pick No. 61
Timothy Milera^[7]	Port Adelaide Magpies	SANFL	2011 Rookie Draft- Pick No. 15
Jake von Bertouch^[7]	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	2011 Rookie Draft- Pick No. 32
Lachlan Roach^[7]	North Adelaide	SANFL	2011 Rookie Draft- Pick No. 49
Ian Callinan ^[7]	Central District	SANFL	2011 Rookie Draft- Pick No. 64
Sam Martyn^[7]	NSW/ACT Rams	TAC Cup	2011 Rookie Draft- Pick No. 84 (NSW Scholarship)

Out

Player	New Club	League	via
Jonathon Griffin ^[8]	Fremantle	AFL	Trade
Tyson Edwards ^[8]	–		Retired
Andrew McLeod ^[8]	–		Retired
Brett Burton ^[8]	–		Retired
Simon Goodwin ^[8]	–		Retired
Brian Donnely^[8]	–		Retired
Jarrhan Jacky ^[8]	–		Delisted
Nathan Bock ^[8]	Gold Coast Suns	AFL	Gold Coast uncontracted signing

NAB Cup

The 2011 NAB Cup was competed in a new format for the first time since 2003. Adelaide played two games on 11 February 2011, against Melbourne and Port Adelaide. Melbourne defeated Adelaide in the first game 0.5.4 (34) – 0.3.6 (24), but the team defeated cross town rivals Port Adelaide 0.6.4 (40) – 0.1.2 (8).

Adelaide didn't make it into the second round of the NAB Cup, but were to play NAB Challenge/practice matches for the rest of the competition. Adelaide played Fremantle at Thebarton Oval on 26 February. They won by 74 points 22.8 (140) – 10.6 (66). They then played Carlton at Visy Park on 4 March, losing by 34 points 15.10 (100) – 11.10 (76). In the final preseason match of 2011, Adelaide played Richmond, again at Visy Park on the 11th, this time coming up the winners by 68 points 18.14 (122) – 8.6 (54).

Home and Away season

Round 1


	Round 1
Saturday 26 March 2011, 7:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	Hawthorn	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,536)	Report
	1.3 (9) 4.5 (29) 11.7 (73) 16.9 (105)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.2 (20) 7.6 (48) 10.10 (70) 12.13 (85)	Umpires: Ryan, Meredith, Wenn Most DT Pts: Scott Stevens (Adelaide), 125 pts Television broadcast: Ten


Walker 4 Dangerfield 3 Henderson, Knights, van Berlo 2 Vince, Porplyzia, McKernan 1		Goals	Burgoyne 3 Franklin, Roughead, Young 2 Bateman, Osborne, Savage 1
Dangerfield, Stevens, Walker, Reilly, Davis, McKernan		Best	Mitchell, Burgoyne, Young
Porplyzia (shoulder)		Injuries	Nil


This match began Adelaide's 20th year in the AFL with a rematch against Hawthorn, their first opponent in this competition in their inaugural 1991 season. This was Nathan van Berlo's first game as the 6th appointed captain. Jason Porplyzia lasted five minutes but scored the first goal for the Crows before dislocating his shoulder.

Round 2


	Round 2
	Bye Adelaide

Round 3


	Round 3
Saturday 9 April 2011, 2:40 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Fremantle	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,414)	Report
	0.3 (3) 2.5 (17) 4.9 (33) 7.12 (54)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.3 (33) 7.7 (49) 8.11 (59) 11.13 (79)	Umpires: Margetts, Rosebury, Jennings Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 154 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Walker 2 Vince, Dangerfield, McKernan, Stevens, Jaensch 1		Goals	McPhee, Mayne 2 Bradley, Fyfe, Crowley, Mundy, Palmer, Walters, Hill 1
Thompson, Dangerfield, van Berlo		Best	Fyfe, Hill, Mundy, Sandilands
Davis (shoulder)		Injuries	Sandilands (eye)
Maric (rough conduct)		Reports	Nil

Round 4


	Round 4 (Showdown)
Saturday 16 April 2011, 7:10 pm	Port Adelaide	def.	Adelaide	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,143)	Report
	0.3 (3) 6.6 (42) 11.7 (73) 14.14 (98)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.6 (30) 7.9 (51) 7.11 (53) 9.12 (66)	Umpires: Bowen, Wenn, Pannell Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 137 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Rodan 4 Gray, Motlop, Westhoff 2 Surjan, C. Cornes, O'Shea, Salopek 1		Goals	Walker 2 Douglas, Tippett, S. Thompson, L. Thompson, McKernan, Jaensch, Vince 1
Westhoff, Rodan, Brogan, Boak, Chaplin, Pittard		Best	S. Thompson, Van Berlo, Rutten, Douglas

Round 5


	Round 5
Saturday 23 April 2011, 7:10 pm	Carlton	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,607)	Report
	5.5 (35) 6.12 (48) 8.17 (65) 11.19 (85)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 6.2 (38) 9.4 (58) 12.7 (79)	Umpires: Rosebury, Stewart, Wenn Most DT Pts: Murphy (Carlton), 126 pts Television broadcast: Ten/One


Walker 4 Waite, Ellard 2 Betts, Garlett, Russell 1		Goals	Walker 4 Tippett 3 McKernan 2 Jaensch, Thompson, Vince 1
Judd, Murphy, Walker, Ellard		Best	Johncock, Dangerfield, van Berlo
Yarran (hamstring cramp)		Injuries	Symes (broken nose), Jaensch (corked thigh)
Nil		Reports	Nil
Substitutes

Round 6


	Round 6
Saturday 30 April 2011, 7:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	St Kilda	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,854)	Report
	4.3 (27) 6.9 (45) 8.10 (58) 13.12 (90)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.6 (6) 1.9 (15) 6.12 (48) 9.17 (71)	Umpires: McBurney, Kennedy, Mollison Most DT Pts: Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda), 126 pts Television broadcast: Ten/One


Tippett 4 Knights 3 Douglas 2 McKernan, Wright, Walker, Dangerfield 1		Goals	Milne 3 Cripps 2 Steven, Jones, Dal Santo, Schneider 1
Douglas, S. Thompson, Tippett, Knights		Best	Dal Santo, Goddard, Armitage
Davis (shoulder)		Injuries	Riewoldt (concussion)
Tambling (striking), Jacobs (rough conduct), Kurt Tippett (striking)		Reports	Dawson (striking)

Round 7


	Round 7
Sunday 8 May 2011, 2:10 pm	Melbourne	def.	Adelaide	MCG (crowd: 19,987)	Report
	2.7 (19) 6.11 (47) 14.16 (100) 22.17 (149)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.0 (12) 5.3 (33) 6.4 (40) 8.5 (53)	Umpires: Stevic, Jeffery, Keating Most DT Pts: Colin Sylvia (Carlton), 149 pts Television broadcast: 7


Petterd, Sylvia 4 Jurrah 3 Watts, Wonaeamirri, Green 2 Dunn, Tapscott, Bartram, Bate, Jones 1		Goals	Tippett 3 Reilly 2 Thompson, van Berlo, McKernan 1
Moloney, Jones, Sylvia, Davey		Best	Jaensch, Reilly, van Berlo
Grimes (foot)		Injuries	Dangerfield (concussion), Thompson (calf), Wright (knee)
Trengove (rough conduct)		Reports	Nil

This was Adelaide's largest loss since Round 17, 2004 and the second-largest under Neil Craig. This was Melbourne's greatest victory over Adelaide.

Round 8


	Round 8
Saturday 14 May 2011, 2:40 pm	Adelaide	def.	Gold Coast	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,056)	Report
	2.2 (14) 9.7 (61) 14.10 (94) 20.10 (130)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.4 (28) 4.6 (30) 6.13 (49) 9.19 (73)	Umpires: Margetts, Rosebury, Hay Most DT Pts: Gary Ablett, Jr. (Gold Coast), 156 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Dangerfield 6 Knights, Wright, Henderson, McKernan 2 Douglas, Reilly, Tippett, S. Thompson, Gunston, L. Thompson 1		Goals	Ablett 4, Smith, Lynch 2 McKenzie 1
Dangerfield, S. Thompson, van Berlo		Best	Ablett, Stanley, Harbrow



Patrick Dangerfield stood out by kicking a career high of 6 goals. This was the first time that Nathan Bock played against Adelaide since leaving to play for the Gold Coast.

Round 9


	Round 9
Saturday 22 May 2011, 1:10 pm	Collingwood	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,489)	Report
	2.6 (18) 2.10 (22) 9.12 (60) 20.15 (135)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 8.4 (52) 12.6 (78) 14.8 (92)	Umpires: Ritchie, Rosebury, McInerney Most DT Pts: Dale Thomas (Collingwood), 133pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Dawes, Krakouer, Wellingham 3 Thomas, Tarrant, Ball 2 Mcarthy, Buckley, Shaw, Beams, Swan 1		Goals	Tippet 3 Patrick Dangerfield, Sloane 2 van Berlo, Smith, Schmidt, Gunston, Knights, Henderson, Wright 1
Thomas, Ball, Wellingham, Pendlebury		Best	Thompson, Sloane, Johncock



Patrick Dangerfield played his 50th game for Adelaide.

Round 10


	Round 10
Sunday 29 May 2011, 12:40 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Brisbane Lions	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,583)	Report
	3.2 (20) 5.7 (37) 6.7 (43) 8.13 (61)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 6.7 (43) 11.11 (77) 15.11 (101)	Umpires: Donlon, Pannell, McInerney Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 126 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Jacobs, van Berlo, Knights, Henderson, Wright, Smith, Dangerfield, Walker 1		Goals	McGrath 4 Banfield 3 Clark, Retzlaff 2 Collier, Power, Rich, O'Brien 1
S. Thompson, Sloane, Knights, Douglas, Jacobs		Best	Clark, Leuenberger, Hanley, McGrath, Merrett, Black, Banfield
Taylor Walker (knee), Sam Jacobs (finger)		Injuries	Nil

Round 11


	Round 11
Sunday 5 June 2011, 2:10 pm	North Melbourne	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,185)	Report
	6.1 (37) 8.3 (51) 13.5 (83) 18.7 (115)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.1 (13) 4.4 (28) 6.7 (43) 10.8 (68)	Umpires: Armstrong, Jeffery, Farmer Most DT Pts: Television broadcast: 7


Petrie 4, Adams 2, Swallow 2, Harvey 2, Anthony 2, Edwards, Goldstein, Hansen, Ziebell, Speight, Harper		Goals	Tippett 3, Dangerfield 2, Gunston 2, Henderson, Sloane, Thompson
Swallow, Petrie, Wells, Ziebell, Goldstein, Anthony, Speight		Best	Johncock, Tippett, Jaensch, van Berlo, Vince, Thompson
MacMillan (fractured cheekbone), Adams (knee)		Injuries	Nil

Round 12


	Round 12
Saturday 11 June 2011, 2:40 pm	Adelaide	def. by	West Coast	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,412)	Report
	3.1 (19) 3.3 (22) 8.5 (53) 10.7 (67)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 8.7 (55) 9.10 (64) 15.16 (106)	Umpires: Rosebury, Leppard, Hay Most DT Pts: Matthew Rosa (West Coast Eagles), 127 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Wright, Douglas, Gunston, Sloane 2, Vince, Dangerfield		Goals	LeCras 5, Nicoski 3, Rosa 2, Naitanui, Cox, Priddis, Shuey, Kennedy
S. Thompson, Dangerfield, Petrenko, Johncock, Sloane, Douglas, Vince		Best	Kerr, Rosa, Hurn, Embley, Naitanui, Nicoski, A. Selwood
Gunston (finger), Dangerfield (thumb), Tippett (shoulder)		Injuries	Kerr (knee)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 13


	Round 13
Friday 17 June 2011, 7:40 pm	Western Bulldogs	v	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,363)	Report
	2.4 (16) 6.9 (45) 10.12 (72) 14.16 (100)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.2 (38) 7.5 (47) 9.7 (61) 10.10 (70)	Umpires: Rosebury, Findlay, Mollison Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 116 points Television broadcast: 7


Giansiracusa 4, Sherman 3, Griffen 2, Murphy, Barlow, Minson, Wood, Dahlhaus		Goals	Tippett 3, Vince, McKernan, Wright, Sloane, Knights, Otten, Schmidt
Griffen, Murphy, Ward, Boyd, Giansiracusa, Dahlhaus		Best	S.Thompson, Henderson, Symes, Rutten
Nil		Injuries	Knights (migraine), Jaensch (ribs), Sloane (left thigh)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 14


	Round 14
Sunday 26 June 2011, 1:10	Geelong	v	Adelaide	Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23, 246)	Report
	7.3.45 9.6.60 14.10.94 19.11.125	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.1.7 2.2.14 4.6.24 10.13.73	Umpires: Ryan, Wenn, McInerney Most DT Pts: Corey Enright (Geelong) 152 Points Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Menzel 3, Brown 3, Johnson 2, Varcoe 2, Christensen 2, Ling 2, Mackie, Wojcinski, Podsiadly, Duncan, Motlop		Goals	Reilly 2, Vince, Van Berlo, Gunston, Sloane, Douglas, Dangerfield, Callinan
Enright, Varcoe, Ling, Taylor, Menzel Corey, Christensen, Mackie		Best	Vince, S. Thompson, Callinan, Rutten, Sloane
Nil		Injuries	Henderson (concussion), Schmidt (hamstring)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 15


	Round 15
Saturday 2 July 2011, 7:10 pm	Adelaide	v	Sydney	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,063)	Report
	2.1.13 3.4.22 5.5.35 8.9.57	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1.19 4.5.29 4.10.34 6.14.50	Umpires: Ritchie, Stevic, McInerney Most DT Pts: Sam Jacobs (Adelaide) 120 points Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Tippett 3, Callinan, Petrenko, Douglas, van Berlo, Sloane		Goals	Jetta, Goodes, Bird, O'Keefe, Bevan, McGlynn
Petrenko, Jacobs, Thompson, Tippett, van Berlo, Vince		Best	Bolton, O'Keefe, McVeigh, Bevan, Hannebery
Nil		Injuries	Bird (knee)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 16


	Round 16
	Bye Adelaide

Round 17


	Round 17
Friday 15 July 2011, 8:10 pm	Adelaide	v	Essendon	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,118)	Report
	5.3.33 8.7.55 9.9.63 10.13.73	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.2.2 2.7.19 6.11.47 12.12.84	Umpires: Stevic, Ryan, Mollison Most DT Pts: Angus Monfries (Essendon) 102 points Television broadcast: 7


Dangerfield 3, Johncock 2, Wright 2, Petrenko, Jaensch, Moran		Goals	Hurley 2, Crameri 2, Monfries, Davey, Ryder, McVeigh. Reimers, Zaharakis, Colyer
Sloane, Jacobs, Wright, S. Thompson, Dangerfield, Petrenko, Moran		Best	Monfries, Zaharakis, Melksham, Davey, Stanton, Hocking
Jaensch (right shoulder), Johncock (left hip), Jacobs (left leg)		Injuries	Howlett (side strain)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 18


	Round 18
Friday 22 July 2011, 7:40 pm	St Kilda	v	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,546)	Report
	5.1.31 10.2.62 14.11.95 19.13.127	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2.8 2.5.17 2.6.18 3.6.24	Umpires: Vozzo, Farmer, McInerney Most DT Pts: Nick Dal Santo (St. Kilda) 140 Points Television broadcast: 7


Milne 8, Schneider 5, Riewoldt 3, Dal Santo, Koschitzke, Montagna		Goals	Dangerfield, Thompson, Henderson
Milne, Goddard, Dal Santo, Schneider, Armitage, Jones		Best	Thompson, Doughty, Jacobs, Petrenko
Nil		Injuries	Symes (cheekbone), Thompson (leg)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 19


	Round 19
Sunday, 31 July 4:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	Port Adelaide	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,586)	Report
	3.4 (22) 8.7 (55) 13.10 (88) 16.15 (111)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.5 (11) 4.9 (33) 9.10 (64) 11.13 (79)	Umpires: Margetts, Schmitt, Hay Most DT Pts: Nathan van Berlo (Adelaide), 120 pts Television broadcast: Channel 7


Walker 4 Wright, Gunston, Sloane 2 Otten, Henderson, Jacobs, Doughty, Maric, Mackay		Goals	Hitchcock 3 Schulz, Ebert, C. Cornes 2 Westhoff, Thomas
van Berlo, Vince, Thompson, Sloane, Johncock, Walker, Dangerfield		Best	Boak, Pearce, Hitchcock, Cassisi, Hartlett, Gray
Nil		Injuries	Jay Schulz (foot and back), Jack Trengove (knee swelling), Tom Logan (foot)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 20


	Round 20
Sunday 7 August 2011, 1:10 pm	Brisbane Lions	v	Adelaide	The Gabba (crowd: 17,930)	Report
	5.1.31 11.6.72 14.7.91 16.9.105	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.3.39 9.5.59 10.11.71 16.14.110	Umpires: Kamolins, Armstrong, McInerney Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide) & Tom Rockliff (Brisbane) 138 Points Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Cornelius 4, McGrath 3, Clark 2, Karnezis 2, Rockliff, Hanley, Pokinghorne, Leuenberger, Banfield		Goals	Walker 4, Gunston 3, Johncock, Van Berlo, Wright 2, Henderson, Jacobs, Riley
Rockliff, Black, Hanley, Staker, Cornelius, McGrath		Best	Thompson, van Berlo, Gunston, Jacobs, Sloane
Patfull (Hand)		Injuries	Knights (Hip)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 21


	Round 21
Sunday 14 August 2011, 4:10 pm	Adelaide	v	Geelong	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33576)	Report
	2.3.15 5.6.36 8.10.58 12.13.85	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3.15 8.7.55 11.10.76 14.12.96	Umpires: Stewart, Nicholls, Hay Most DT Pts: Nathan van Berlo (Adelaide) - 102 Points Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Walker 3, Maric 2, Wright 2, Petrenko 2, Henderson 2, Dangerfield		Goals	Podsiadly 2, Johnson 2, Byrnes 2, Duncan, Chapman, Mooney, Bartel, Wojcinski, Ottens, Stokes, Selwood
Sloane, van Berlo, Wright, Knights, Doughty, Johncock, Talia, Vince		Best	Kelly, Johnson, Podsiadly, Bartel, Enright, Hunt
Nil		Injuries	Vardy (Hip)
McKernan (Tripping) Johnson by umpire Shane Stewart in the fourth quarter		Reports	Mooney (front-on contact) on Johncock by umpire Shane Stewart in the first quarter.

Round 22


	Round 22
Saturday, 20 August 2:10 pm	Gold Coast	def. by	Adelaide	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,168)	report
	2.2 (14) 5.7 (37) 8.8 (56) 9.10 (64)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	9.4 (58) 10.7 (67) 11.11 (77) 18.17 (125)	Umpires: M Nicholls, J Armstrong, M Jennings Television broadcast: Fox Sports


M Shaw, T McKenzie 2 G Ablett, H Bennell, T Hickey, L Russell, R Thompson 1		Goals	T Walker, K Tippett 4 J Gunston, D Mackay, J Petrenko 2 N Van Berlo, R Sloane, M Wright, R Douglas 1
N Bock, G Ablett, D Stanley, H Bennell, D Prestia, R Thompson		Best	S Thompson, N Van Berlo, R Sloane, P Dangerfield, J Petrenko, S Jacobs

Round 23


	Round 23
Sunday 28 August 2011, 12:40 pm	Adelaide	v	Richmond	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,023)	report
	7.3 (45) 9.6 (60) 12.9 (81) 15.9 (99)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.2 (32) 6.8 (44) 12.13 (85) 17.19 (121)	Umpires: Grun, Dalgleish, Wenn Most DT Pts: Television broadcast: Fox Sports


Gunston 5, Vince 2, van Berlo 2, Tippett 2, Thompson, Douglas, Wright, Walker		Goals	Vickery 4, Nahas 3, Miller 2, Martin 2, Morton, Jackson, Graham, Riewoldt, King, Cotchin
van Berlo, Vince, Dangerfield, Thompson, Gunston, Rutten		Best	Vickery, Martin, Cotchin, Rance, Houli, Nahas, Jackson, Deledio
Michael Doughty (illness) replaced in selected side by Brodie Martin, Dangerfield (right shoulder)		Injuries	Vickery (right shoulder)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 24


	Round 24
Saturday 3 September 2011, 5:10 pm	West Coast	v	Adelaide	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 36,062)	report
	2.5 (17) 10.6 (66) 14.9 (93) 22.13 (145)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.0 (0) 2.0 (12) 4.4 (28) 7.8 (50)	Umpires: Farmer, Dalgleish, McInerney Most DT Pts: Television broadcast: TBC


Nicoski 3, Lynch 3, S Selwood 3, Naitanui 2, Shuey 2, LeCras 2, Cox 2, Masten 2, Kennedy, Embley, Ebert		Goals	Walker 2, Tippett, Petrenko, Vince, Johncock, Thompson
Embley, Shuey, Naitanui, Cox, Priddis, Masten, Glass		Best	Thompson, van Berlo, Douglas, Johncock
Smith (hamstring)		Injuries	Armstrong (ankle)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Ladder

2011 AFL ladder
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Collingwood	22	20	2	0	2592	1546	167.7	80	Finals series
2	Geelong (P)	22	19	3	0	2548	1619	157.4	76
3	Hawthorn	22	18	4	0	2355	1634	144.1	72
4	West Coast	22	17	5	0	2235	1715	130.3	68
5	Carlton	22	14	7	1	2225	1700	130.9	58
6	St Kilda	22	12	9	1	1891	1677	112.8	50
7	Sydney	22	12	9	1	1897	1735	109.3	50
8	Essendon	22	11	10	1	2217	2217	100.0	46
9	North Melbourne	22	10	12	0	2106	2082	101.2	40
10	Western Bulldogs	22	9	13	0	2060	2155	95.6	36
11	Fremantle	22	9	13	0	1791	2155	83.1	36
12	Richmond	22	8	13	1	2069	2396	86.4	34
13	Melbourne	22	8	13	1	1974	2315	85.3	34
14	Adelaide	22	7	15	0	1742	2193	79.4	28
15	Brisbane Lions	22	4	18	0	1814	2240	81.0	16
16	Port Adelaide	22	3	19	0	1718	2663	64.5	12
17	Gold Coast	22	3	19	0	1534	2726	56.3	12

Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Related Research Articles

Nathan van Berlo is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the club with pick 24 in the 2004 National Draft. He was the captain of the Adelaide Football Club from 2011 until 2014. His younger brother, Jay van Berlo, played 32 matches in four years for Fremantle. Van Berlo has Dutch heritage, and his parents were born in New Zealand.

Sam Jacobs is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants, Adelaide Crows and Carlton Blues in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), Jacobs was selected by Carlton with pick 1 in the 2007 Rookie Draft. He was traded to Adelaide following the 2010 season. After the 2019 season Jacobs was again traded from Adelaide to Greater Western Sydney Giants. After a Covid affected 2020, Jacobs retired after 14 AFL Seasons.

Andrew Otten is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Otten was Adelaide’s second selection in the 2007 National Draft, pick 27 overall, having recorded strong results at the 2007 NAB AFL Draft Camp ranking in the top 2% for the vertical leap (92 cm), top ten for agility and the top 20% for the beep test (14.2).

The 2010 AFL season was the Adelaide Crows 20th season in the AFL on the back of a 5th place and a semi-final exit in the 2009 AFL season. It was Neil Craig's 7th season at the helm after taking over from Gary Ayres as coach in 2004. The captain for this season was Simon Goodwin and the leadership group consisted of Brad Symes, Scott Stevens, Nathan van Berlo, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty, Brett Burton and Tyson Edwards.

Will Young is an Australian rules football player who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Young was taken late in the 2008 AFL Draft, with Adelaide's fifth round pick at number 72.

The 2011 AFL season was the 115th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989.

Tyson Edwards is a former Australian rules footballer with the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Raised in the small Mallee town of Wynarka, around 120 km from Adelaide, he is widely regarded as one of the most consistent and durable players to have played the game.

Matthew Wright is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected with pick #33 in the 2010 Rookie Draft from North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Paul Robert Seedsman is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by Collingwood in the 2010 national draft, with pick 76, and traded to Adelaide at the end of the 2015 season. Seedsman grew up supporting Collingwood; his great-grandfather, Jim Sharp, played for Fitzroy and Collingwood, and was president of Collingwood for 12 years.

Rory Laird is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Adelaide with pick 5 in the 2011 Rookie Draft.

The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Crows, is an Australian rules football reserves team which competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Though the Adelaide Football Club was formed in 1990 for the national AFL competition, it was not until 2014 that the club was granted a license to field a dedicated reserves team in the SANFL.

Charles Mark Cameron is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Adelaide Football Club from 2014 to 2017. Cameron was taken with pick 7 in the 2013 rookie draft by Adelaide.

The 2013 AFL season was the 22nd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Crows.

Jake Lever is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, 1.95 metres tall and weighing 89 kilograms (196 lb), Lever plays primarily as a half-back and is known for his intercept marking and ability to read the play. Originally from Romsey, Victoria, he played top-level football at a young age when he played with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup, and represented and captained Victoria in the AFL Under 18 Championships as a bottom-aged player. He suffered a serious knee injury which forced him to miss the entire season in his final junior year.

The 2016 AFL season was the 26th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Football Club.

The 2017 Adelaide Football Club season is the 27th season in the Australian Football League and the 1st season in the AFL Women's competition contested by the Adelaide Football Club.

The history of the Adelaide Football Club dates back to their founding in 1990, when the Australian Football League (AFL) approved a license application by the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) to base a new club out of Adelaide, South Australia in the expanding AFL competition. The club also operates a side in the AFL Women's competition, which held its first season in 2017.

The 2018 Adelaide Football Club season was the Adelaide Football Club's 28th season in the AFL. It was also its second season in the AFL Women's and its 5th season fielding a reserves team in the SANFL. The men's team started the season successfully, winning the inaugural Adelaide AFLX competition.

Nicholas Murray is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). As a junior, Murray played for the Murray Bushrangers and the Greater Western Sydney Giants' reserves team. He was overlooked at the AFL draft for two seasons in a row before being signed to a rookie contract with Adelaide in early 2021 and making his AFL debut less than three weeks later. Murray has since become an integral part of Adelaide's backline.

Patrick Parnell is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

References

↑ "Neil Craig stands down as Adelaide coach". 25 July 2011.
↑ Gill, Katrina (12 August 2010). "Crows name van Berlo as skipper". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2010.
↑ "Adelaide Crows Senior player list". afc.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
↑ "Adelaide Crows Rookie player list". afc.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
1 2 "AFL Trade Week wrap". FootyDraft.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
1 2 "AFL Draft Picks 2010 – Full List". The Age. Fairfax Media. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 "2011 AFL pre-season and rookie drafts". The West Australian . News Limited. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2010 Retirements and Delistings". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Neil Craig stands down as Adelaide coach". 25 July 2011.

[2] Gill, Katrina (12 August 2010). "Crows name van Berlo as skipper". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2010.

[3] "Adelaide Crows Senior player list". afc.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.

[4] "Adelaide Crows Rookie player list". afc.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

[trade10-5] 1 2 "AFL Trade Week wrap". FootyDraft.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.

[draft10-6] 1 2 "AFL Draft Picks 2010 – Full List". The Age. Fairfax Media. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.

[rdraft11-7] 1 2 3 4 5 "2011 AFL pre-season and rookie drafts". The West Australian . News Limited. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.

[out10-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2010 Retirements and Delistings". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

v t e 2011 AFL season
Events	NAB Cup Premiership season Finals series Grand Final International Rules Series
Awards	All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Goal of the Year Mark of the Year Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney Western Bulldogs West Coast
Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings

v t e Adelaide Football Club
Nickname: Crows History Premierships and records Players Captains Coaches Malcolm Blight Medal Club Champion (AFL Women's) Leading goalkickers AFL coach: Matthew Nicks AFL captain: Jordan Dawson AFL Women's coach: Matthew Clarke AFL Women's captains: Sarah Allan, Ebony Marinoff
AFL home grounds	Football Park (1991–2013) Adelaide Oval (2014–)
AFLW home grounds	Thebarton Oval (2017) Norwood Oval (2017–) Unley Oval (2019–)
AFL premierships (2)	1997 1998
AFLW premierships (3)	2017 2019 2022 (S6)
Seasons (35)	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Related articles	Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's) Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) Showdown