2025 Adelaide Football Club season

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Adelaide Football Club
2025 AFL season
Coach Matthew Nicks
Captain(s) Jordan Dawson
Home ground Adelaide Oval
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The 2025 Adelaide Football Club season will be the Adelaide Crows' 35th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). Adelaide's women's team will play their tenth season in the AFLW, and their reserves team will play their eleventh season in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Contents

In November of 2024, Adelaide unveiled their new logo for the 2025 season. It features a swooping crow, reminiscent of the badge used by the club until 2010. Senior men's and women's teams adopted this logo. Slightly altered tri-colours also feature. [1]

Overview

Adelaide's 2025 season overview
LeagueCaptainCoachHome groundW-D-LLadderFinalsBest and fairestLeading goalkicker
AFL Jordan Dawson Matthew Nicks Adelaide Oval TBA
AFLW Sarah Allan, Ebony Marinoff Matthew Clarke Norwood Oval, Unley Oval TBA
SANFL Jack Madgen Michael Godden Adelaide Oval TBA

Men's squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2025 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2025 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 2024 and are taken from AFL Tables. [2]

No.NameAFL debutGames (2025)Goals (2025)Games (AFC)Goals (AFC)Games (AFL career)Goals (AFL career)
1 Chayce Jones 20190090239023
2 Ben Keays (vc)2016 (Brisbane)001058013591
3 Sam Berry 20210056125612
4 Lachlan Murphy 2018001147411474
5 Matt Crouch 2014001583015830
6 Daniel Curtin 2024007373
7 Riley Thilthorpe 20210053585358
8 Josh Rachele 20220056705670
10 Luke Pedlar 20210030273027
11 Charlie Edwards —000000
12 Jordan Dawson (c)2017 (Sydney)00672613160
13 Taylor Walker 200900278641278641
14 Jake Soligo 20220058225822
15 Brayden Cook 20210027152715
16 Max Michalanney 202300450450
19 Zac Taylor 2024009494
20 Mitch Hinge 2019 (Brisbane)00616657
21 Chris Burgess 2019 (Gold Coast)00774321
22 Oscar Ryan —000000
23 Izak Rankine 2020 (Gold Coast)00356382122
24 Josh Worrell 202100300300
26 Harry Schoenberg 20200061226122
27 Luke Nankervis 202300241241
28 Nick Murray 202100551551
29 Rory Laird 2013002473024730
30 Wayne Milera 20160099299929
31 Billy Dowling 2024009494
32 Darcy Forgarty 201800102158102158
33 Brodie Smith (vc)2011002627126271
35 James Borlase 202300141141
36 Karl Gallagher —000000
38 Lachlan Sholl 20200074257425
39 Toby Murray —000000
40 Hugh Bond 2024007070
41 Jordon Butts 202000750750
43 Reilly O'Brien (vc)2016001211412114
45 Kieran Strachan 2020007171
48 Mark Keane 2020 (Collingwood)00260310
Isaac Cumming 2018 (Greater Western Sydney)00008110
Alex Neal-Bullen 2015 (Melbourne)0000176116
James Peatling 2021 (Greater Western Sydney)00004516

Coaching staff

RoleNameNotesRef.
Head coach Matthew Nicks [3]
Assistant coaches Scott Burns Senior assistant, forward coach [4]
Nathan Van Berlo Midfielder coach [5]
Jack Hombsch Defender coach [4] [6]
Sam BaulderstoneRuck coach [7]

Squad changes

The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2025 season.

Out

No.NamePositionNew ClubviaRef.
9 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Rory Sloane Midfielder–Retirement [8]
34 Flag of New South Wales.svg Elliott Himmelberg Forward Gold Coast Unrestricted free agent [9]
17 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Will Hamill DefenderTBADelisted [10]
25 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Ned McHenry Forward Prince Alfred College OCDelisted [10] [11]
37 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Patrick Parnell Defender Glenelg Delisted [10] [12]
44 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Lachlan Gollant ForwardTBADelisted [10]
21 Flag of South Australia.svg Chris Burgess Forward Adelaide Delisted [13]
26 Flag of South Australia.svg Harry Schoenberg Midfielder Adelaide Delisted [13]

In

No.NamePositionPrevious ClubviaRef.
39 Flag of New South Wales.svg Toby Murray Forward Adelaide (SANFL)No. 7, 2024 mid-season rookie draft [14]
– Flag of South Australia.svg Isaac Cumming Wing Greater Western Sydney 2024 free agency [15]
– Flag of South Australia.svg Alex Neal-Bullen Forward Melbourne 2024 trade [16]
– Flag of New South Wales.svg James Peatling Midfielder Greater Western Sydney 2024 trade [17]

Men's AFL season

Regular season

Adelaide's 2025 AFL season fixture
RoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceLadder positionRef.
Scores
0 Bye
1 Sunday, 16 March (12:05 pm) St Kilda Adelaide Oval (H)
2 Saturday, 22 March (12:50 pm) Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
3 Sunday, 30 March (2:50 pm) North Melbourne Adelaide Oval (H)
4 Saturday, 5 April (12:50 pm) Gold Coast Carrara Stadium (A)
5 Thursday, 10 April (7:10 pm) Geelong Adelaide Oval (N)
6 Saturday, 19 April (3:45 pm) Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval (H)
7 Friday, 25 April (7:40 pm) Fremantle Perth Stadium (A)
8 Saturday, 3 May (3:45 pm) Carlton Adelaide Oval (H)
9 Saturday, 10 May (7:40 pm) Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval (A)
10 Saturday, 17 May (12:50 pm) Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
11 Sunday, 25 May (12:40 pm) West Coast Adelaide Oval (H)
12 Saturday, 31 May (7:05 pm) Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground (A)
13 Friday, 6 June (7:10 pm) Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval (H)
14 Friday, 13 June (7:10 pm) Hawthorn York Park (A)
15 Bye
16 TBC Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
17 TBC Melbourne Adelaide Oval (H)
18 TBC Western Bulldogs Eureka Stadium (A)
19 TBC Gold Coast Adelaide Oval (H)
20 TBC Port Adelaide
21 TBC Hawthorn
22 TBC West Coast Perth Stadium (A)
23 TBC Collingwood Adelaide Oval (H)
24 TBC North Melbourne Docklands Stadium (A)

^ Opening Round
^ Gather Round

Reserves squad

Excludes AFL-listed players. [18]

No.NameGames (2025)Goals (2025)SANFL gamesSANFL goals
12Jay Boyle006026
14Hugh Haysman00111
46 Jack Madgen (c)00141
47Jayden Davis0031
50Darcy Clifford00126
52Steve Burton0031
54Tate Coleman00145
55Stephen Tahana00310
56Austin McDonald0071
58Dylan Whimpress0050
59Lachlan Thomas0070
60Harry Boyle00122
61Jay O'Leary00166
-Ned Atkinson0000
-Will Crane0021
-Saxon Evans0000
-Thomas McCormack0000
-Cameron Taheny002128

Coaching staff

RoleNameNotesRef.
Head coach Matthew Wright [18]
Assistant and development coaches Andrew McPherson [6]
Matthew Panos [18]
Chelsea Randall Current player with Adelaide's women's team. [6]

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