2023 season | |||
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Coach | Matthew Nicks | ||
Captain(s) | Jordan Dawson | ||
Home ground | Adelaide Oval | ||
Home & Away | 10th (11-12-0) | ||
Finals | DNQ | ||
Leading goalkicker | Taylor Walker (72 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 50,023 (round 20) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 33,118 (round 11) | ||
Average home attendance | 38,647 | ||
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The 2023 Adelaide Football Club season is the club's 33rd season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). This is the Crows' first season captained by Jordan Dawson and their 4th year coached by Matthew Nicks. Adelaide finished 10th with 11 wins and 12 losses, therefore failing to qualify for the finals for a sixth consecutive season. [1]
Captain | Coach | Home ground | W-L-D | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker |
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Jordan Dawson [2] | Matthew Nicks [3] | Adelaide Oval [4] | 11-12-0 [5] | 10th [5] | DNQ [5] | Jordan Dawson | Taylor Walker (76) [6] |
Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2023 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2023 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 23 of the 2023 season (27 August 2023) and are taken from AFL Tables.
No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2023) | Goals (2023) | Games (AFC) | Goals (AFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
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1 | Chayce Jones | 2019 | 18 | 7 | 76 | 17 | 76 | 17 |
2 | Ben Keays | 2016 (Brisbane) | 23 | 22 | 83 | 47 | 113 | 58 |
3 | Sam Berry | 2021 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 39 | 8 |
4 | Lachlan Murphy | 2018 | 22 | 12 | 98 | 68 | 98 | 68 |
5 | Matt Crouch | 2014 | 7 | 2 | 143 | 30 | 143 | 30 |
6 | Jackson Hately | 2019 (GWS) | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 4 |
7 | Riley Thilthorpe | 2021 | 21 | 18 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 44 |
8 | Josh Rachele | 2022 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 40 | 34 | 40 |
9 | Rory Sloane | 2009 | 22 | 6 | 255 | 136 | 255 | 136 |
10 | Luke Pedlar | 2021 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
11 | Paul Seedsman | 2012 (Collingwood) | 0 | 0 | 83 | 49 | 83 | 49 |
12 | Jordan Dawson (c) | 2017 (Sydney) | 23 | 6 | 45 | 16 | 109 | 50 |
13 | Taylor Walker | 2009 | 22 | 76 | 260 | 612 | 260 | 612 |
14 | Jake Soligo | 2022 | 21 | 10 | 37 | 16 | 37 | 16 |
15 | Brayden Cook | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
16 | Max Michalanney | 2023 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
17 | Will Hamill | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
19 | Zac Taylor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Mitch Hinge | 2019 (Brisbane) | 22 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 43 | 5 |
21 | Tyler Brown | 2020 (Collingwood) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
22 | Izak Rankine | 2020 (Gold Coast) | 20 | 36 | 20 | 36 | 68 | 93 |
23 | Shane McAdam | 2020 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 72 | 50 | 72 |
24 | Josh Worrell | 2021 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
25 | Ned McHenry | 2020 | 11 | 4 | 60 | 28 | 60 | 28 |
26 | Harry Schoenberg | 2020 | 11 | 2 | 57 | 19 | 57 | 19 |
27 | Luke Nakervis | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
28 | Nick Murray | 2021 | 17 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
29 | Rory Laird | 2013 | 22 | 3 | 224 | 28 | 224 | 28 |
30 | Wayne Milera | 2016 | 22 | 3 | 96 | 29 | 96 | 29 |
31 | Billy Dowling | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Darcy Forgarty | 2018 | 21 | 34 | 79 | 117 | 79 | 117 |
33 | Brodie Smith | 2011 | 22 | 4 | 247 | 71 | 247 | 71 |
34 | Elliott Himmelberg | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
35 | James Borlase | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
36 | Andrew McPherson | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
37 | Parnell Patrick | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
38 | Lachlan Sholl | 2020 | 16 | 4 | 54 | 13 | 54 | 13 |
39 | Tom Doedee | 2018 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 82 | 3 |
40 | Hugh Bond | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Jordan Butts | 2020 | 17 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
42 | Tariek Newchurch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | Reilly O'Brien | 2016 | 23 | 4 | 100 | 12 | 100 | 12 |
44 | Lachlan Gollant | 2021 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
45 | Kieran Strachan | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
48 | Mark Keane | 2020 (Collingwood) | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Bold = Played every game in 2023
No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
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22 | ![]() | Medium Forward | Gold Coast | trade [7] |
16 | ![]() | Defender | Norwood | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 17) [8] |
31 | ![]() | Midfielder | North Adelaide U18 | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 43) [9] |
40 | ![]() | Midfielder | GWV U18 | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 50) [10] |
11 | ![]() | Midfielder | Adelaide | AFL rookie draft, second round (pick No. 21) [11] |
36 | ![]() | Defender | Adelaide | AFL rookie draft, first round (pick No. 5) [11] |
21 | ![]() | Midfielder | Collingwood | Pre-season supplemental selection [12] |
48 | ![]() | Defender | Collingwood | Pre-season supplemental selection [13] |
No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
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22 | ![]() | Ruck | Collingwood | trade [14] |
16 | ![]() | Defender | - | retirement [15] |
31 | ![]() | Forward | Woodville-West Torrens | delisted [16] |
40 | ![]() | Forward | North Melbourne (VFL) | delisted [16] |
46 | ![]() | Midfielder | Glenelg | delisted [16] |
11 | ![]() | Midfielder | - | delisted [17] |
36 | ![]() | Defender | - | delisted [18] |
Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Venue | Ref | ||
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Home | Away | Result | ||||
Friday, 24 February (4:20 pm) | Fremantle | 14.9 (93) | 25.15 (165) | Won by 72 points | Victor George Kailis Oval [A] | [19] |
Friday, 3 March (7:40 pm) | West Coast | 7.10 (52) | 17.9 (111) | Won by 59 points | Mineral Resources Park [A] | [20] |
Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
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Scores | |||||||||
1 | Saturday, 19 March (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 15.16.106 | 12.18.90 | Lost by 16 points | Giants Stadium [A] | 8,169 | 12th | [21] |
2 | Saturday, 19 March (1:10 pm) | Richmond | 10.16.76 | 17.6.108 | Lost by 32 points | Adelaide Oval [H] | 38,492 | 15th | [22] |
3 | Saturday, 1 April (7:30 pm) | Port Adelaide | 13.8.86 | 18.9.117 | Won by 31 points | Adelaide Oval [A] | 48,962 | 11th | [23] |
4 | Saturday, 8 April (1:45 pm) | Fremantle | 17.9.111 | 10.12.72 | Won by 39 points | Adelaide Oval [H] | 33,725 | 7th | [24] |
5 | Thursday, 13 April (7:40 pm) | Carlton | 18.10.118 | 9.8.62 | Won by 56 points | Adelaide Oval [H] | 47,395 | 7th | [25] |
6 | Sunday, 23 April (1:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 11.10.76 | 11.13.79 | Won by 3 points | UTAS Stadium [A] | 10,119 | 5th | [26] |
7 | Sunday, 30 April (4:40 pm) | Collingwood | 7.16.58 | 8.11.59 | Lost by 1 point | Adelaide Oval [H] | 43,942 | 8th | [27] |
8 | Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 14.14.98 | 11.6.72 | Lost by 26 points | GMHBA Stadium [A] | 21,415 | 10th | [28] |
9 | Sunday, 14 May (1:10 pm) | St Kilda | 19.7.121 | 10.9.69 | Won by 52 points | Adelaide Oval [H] | 33,805 | 8th | [29] |
10 | Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 11.19.85 | 5.10.40 | Lost by 45 points | Mars Stadium [A] | 10,114 | 8th | [30] |
11 | Sunday, 28 May (4:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 14.11.95 | 10.18.78 | Won by 17 points | Adelaide Oval [H] | 33,188 | 7th | [31] |
12 | Saturday, 3 June (7:30 pm) | Gold Coast | 16.16.112 | 13.9.87 | Lost by 25 points | TIO Stadium [A] | 10,772 | 9th | [32] |
13 | Saturday, 10 June (4:35 pm) | West Coast | 27.12.174 | 8.4.52 | Won by 122 points | Adelaide Oval [H] | 39,450 | 7th | [33] |
14 | Bye | 8th | Bye | ||||||
15 | Sunday, 25 June (1:10 pm) | Collingwood | 12.10.82 | 11.14.80 | Lost by 2 points | MCG [A] | 65,930 | 8th | [34] |
16 | Saturday, 1 July (1:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 21.12.138 | 11.6.72 | Won by 66 points | Adelaide Oval [H] | 35,226 | 7th | [35] |
17 | Sunday, 9 July (3:20 pm) | Essendon | 17.13.115 | 15.7.97 | Lost by 18 points | Marvel Stadium [A] | 39,606 | 9th | [36] |
18 | Saturday, 15 July (7:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 8.9.57 | 10.11.71 | Lost by 14 points | Adelaide Oval [H] | 36.674 | 12th | [37] |
19 | Sunday, 23 July (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 14.13.97 | 13.15.93 | Lost by 4 points | MCG [A] | 33,122 | 13th | [38] |
20 | Saturday, 29 July (7:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 16.16.112 | 9.11.65 | Won by 47 points | Adelaide Oval [H] | 50,023 | 12th | [39] |
21 | Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm) | Gold Coast | 13.11.89 | 9.7.61 | Won by 28 points | Adelaide Oval [H] | 35,777 | 11th | [40] |
22 | Saturday, 12 August (4:35 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 15.9.99 | 13.15.93 | Lost by 6 points | The Gabba [A] | 30,107 | 12th | [41] |
23 | Saturday, 19 August (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 10.13.73 | 11.8.74 | Lost by 1 point | Adelaide Oval [H] | 44,817 | 13th | [42] |
24 | Saturday, 26 August (8:10 pm) | West Coast | 12.6.78 | 17.21.123 | Won by 45 points | Optus Stadium [A] | 47,027 | 10th | [43] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Collingwood (P) | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2142 | 1687 | 127.0 | 72 | Finals series |
2 | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2180 | 1771 | 123.1 | 68 | |
3 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2149 | 1906 | 112.7 | 68 | |
4 | Melbourne | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2079 | 1660 | 125.2 | 64 | |
5 | Carlton | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1922 | 1697 | 113.3 | 54 | |
6 | St Kilda | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1775 | 1647 | 107.8 | 52 | |
7 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2018 | 1885 | 107.1 | 52 | |
8 | Sydney | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2050 | 1863 | 110.0 | 50 | |
9 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1919 | 1766 | 108.7 | 48 | |
10 | Adelaide | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2193 | 1877 | 116.8 | 44 | |
11 | Essendon | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1838 | 2050 | 89.7 | 44 | |
12 | Geelong | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2088 | 1855 | 112.6 | 42 | |
13 | Richmond | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1856 | 1983 | 93.6 | 42 | |
14 | Fremantle | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1835 | 1898 | 96.7 | 40 | |
15 | Gold Coast | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1839 | 2006 | 91.7 | 36 | |
16 | Hawthorn | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1686 | 2101 | 80.2 | 28 | |
17 | North Melbourne | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1657 | 2318 | 71.5 | 12 | |
18 | West Coast | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1418 | 2674 | 53.0 | 12 |
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