| 2014 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Brenton Sanderson |
| Captain(s) | Nathan van Berlo |
| Home ground | Adelaide Oval |
| AFL season | 10th |
| Malcolm Blight Medal | Daniel Talia |
| Leading goalkicker | Eddie Betts (51) |
| Highest home attendance | 50,552 vs. Port Adelaide (round 15) |
| Lowest home attendance | 44,216 vs. Melbourne (round 7) |
| Average home attendance | 48,046 |
| Club membership | 54,249 |
The 2014 AFL season was the 23rd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Crows.
The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2013 season and the conclusion of the 2014 season.
| Player | Previous Club | League | via |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Betts | Carlton Football Club | AFL | Free Agency |
 James Podsiadly | Geelong Football Club | AFL | Trade |
| Matt Crouch | North Ballarat Football Club | TAC Cup | AFL National Draft, second round (No. 23 overall) |
| Riley Knight | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | AFL National Draft, third round (No. 46 overall) |
 Charlie Cameron | Swan Districts | WAFL | AFL Rookie Draft, first round (No. 7 overall) |
| James Battersby | Sturt | SANFL | AFL Rookie Draft, second round (No. 24 overall) |
| Jake Kelly | Oakleigh (U18) | TAC Cup | AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 40 overall) |
| Alex Spina | North Adelaide | SANFL | AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (No. 52 overall) |
| Player | New Club | League | via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Johncock | Mallee Park | Port Lincoln FL [1] | Retired |
| Tim McIntyre | Central District [2] | SANFL | Delisted |
| Tim Klaosen | Sturt Sabres [3] | Central Australian Basketball League | Delisted |
| Dylan Orval | Collingwood reserves [4] | VFL | Delisted |
| Ian Callinan | Adelaide reserves [5] | SANFL | Delisted |
| Nick Joyce | Delisted | ||
 Richard Tambling | Sturt [6] | SANFL | Delisted |
 Aidan Riley | Melbourne | AFL | Delisted |
| Ben Dowdell | Hamley Bridge [7] | Adelaide Plains FL | Delisted |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Kyle Hartigan | Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, fifth round (No. 76 overall) |
| Rory Laird | Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, sixth round (No. 86 overall) |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores(Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, 16 February (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 0.18.11 (119) | 0.9.5 (59) | Won by 60 points [8] | Richmond Oval (H) | 8,765 |
| 2 | Monday, 24 February (7:10 pm) | Carlton | 0.9.7 (61) | 1.13.12 (99) | Won by 38 points [9] | Etihad Stadium (A) | 7,617 |
| 3 | Friday, 7 March (2:00 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 11.8 (74) | 12.10 (82) | Won by 8 points [10] | Blacktown Olympic Park (A) | |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores(Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | ||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday, 20 March (7:10 pm) | Geelong | 18.11 (119) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 38 points [11] | Simmonds Stadium (A) | 23,622 | 13th |
| 2 | Saturday, 29 March (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 19.13 (127) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 54 points [12] | Adelaide Oval (A) | 50,397 | 16th  |
| 3 | Saturday, 5 April (1:40 pm) | Sydney | 9.17 (71) | 21.8 (134) | Lost by 63 points [13] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 47,426 | 17th |
| 4 | Sunday, 13 April (3:20 pm) | St Kilda | 7.8 (50) | 20.16 (136) | Won by 86 points [14] | Etihad Stadium (A) | 22,923 | 15th  |
| 5 | Sunday, 20 April (12:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 21.11 (137) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 65 points [15] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 44,770 | 12th |
| 6 | Sunday, 27 April (1:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 12.11 (83) | 13.14 (92) | Won by 9 points [16] | Etihad Stadium (A) | 17,404 | 10th |
| 7 | Saturday, 3 May (4:10 pm) | Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | 11.4 (70) | Lost by 3 points [17] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 44,216 | 11th |
| 8 | Bye | 11th  | ||||||
| 9 | Thursday, 15 May (7:20 pm) | Collingwood | 10.16 (76) | 7.13 (55) | Won by 21 points [18] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 50,051 | 10th |
| 10 | Sunday, 25 May (4:40 pm) | Carlton | 12.9 (81) | 10.16 (76 | Lost by 5 points [19] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 32,419 | 10th |
| 11 | Sunday, 1 June (12:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 16.13 (109) | 11.11 (77) | Won by 32 points [20] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 49,069 | 9th |
| 12 | Sunday, 8 June (2:10 pm) | Fremantle | 12.18 (90) | 7.8 (50) | Lost by 40 points [21] | Patersons Stadium (A) | 35,389 | 10th |
| 13 | Saturday, 14 June (7:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 16.13 (109) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 36 points [22] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 47,205 | 10th |
| 14 | Saturday, 21 June (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 15.11 (101) | 14.8 (92) | Lost by 9 points [23] | Etihad Stadium (A) | 30,948 | 11th |
| 15 | Sunday, 29 June (3:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 14.15 (99) | 10.16 (76) | Won by 23 points [24] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 50,552 | 9th |
| 16 | Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 9.18 (72) | 20.20 (140) | Won by 68 points [25] | GIANTS Stadium (A) | 8,383 | 9th |
| 17 | Friday, 11 July (7:20 pm) | Hawthorn | 14.8 (92) | 15.14 (104) | Lost by 12 points [26] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 50,321 | 10th |
| 18 | Sunday, 27 July (4:40 pm) | Collingwood | 12.10 (82) | 14.14 (98) | Won by 16 points [27] | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 41,486 | 8th |
| 19 | Saturday, 2 August (1:10 pm) | West Coast | 16.9 (105) | 20.16 (136) | Lost by 31 points [28] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 49,470 | 10th |
| 20 | Sunday, 10 August (1:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 9.9 (63) | 25.18 (168) | Won by 105 points [29] | The Gabba (A) | 19,657 | 7th |
| 21 | Saturday, 16 August (7:10 pm) | Richmond | 9.15 (69) | 10.19 (79) | Lost by 10 points [30] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 50,459 | 8th |
| 22 | Saturday, 23 August (1:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | 13.16 (94) | Lost by 7 points [31] | Bellerive Oval (A) | 10,702 | 11th |
| 23 | Sunday, 31 August (2:50 pm) | St Kilda | 22.9 (141) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 79 points [32] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 44,969 | 10th |
The following Adelaide players were nominated for the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star award:
