2026 Adelaide Football Club season

Adelaide Football Club

2026 AFL season
Coach	Matthew Nicks
Captain	Jordan Dawson
Home ground	Adelaide Oval
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The 2026 Adelaide Football Club season is the Adelaide Crows' upcoming 36th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). Adelaide's women's team will play their eleventh season in the AFLW, and their reserves team will play their twelfth season in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Overview

Adelaide's 2026 board

CEO	Chairman	Deputy chair	Board
Tim Silvers	John Olsen	Linda Fellows	Neil Balme	Shanti Berggren	Richard Fennell	James Gallagher	Graeme Goodings	Mark Ricciuto	Stephen Roche	Imelda Lynch

Adelaide's 2026 season overview

League	Captain	Coach	Home ground	W-D-L	Ladder	Finals	Best and fairest	Leading goalkicker
AFL	Jordan Dawson	Matthew Nicks	Adelaide Oval
AFLW	Sarah Allan, Ebony Marinoff		Norwood Oval, Unley Oval
SANFL		Matthew Wright	—

Men's squad

Reflects the teams squad during their final game of the season.

Adelaide Football Club

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Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Chayce Jones  2 Ben Keays (vc)  3 Sam Berry  6 Daniel Curtin  7 Riley Thilthorpe  8 Josh Rachele  9 Nick Murray 10 Luke Pedlar 11 Charlie Edwards 12 Jordan Dawson (c) 13 Taylor Walker 14 Jake Soligo 15 Brayden Cook 16 Max Michalanney 19 Zac Taylor 20 Mitch Hinge 22 Oscar Ryan		23 Izak Rankine 24 Josh Worrell 25 James Peatling 27 Luke Nankervis 28 Alex Neal-Bullen (vc) 29 Rory Laird 30 Wayne Milera 31 Billy Dowling 32 Darcy Fogarty (vc) 34 Sid Draper 38 Lachlan Sholl 40 Hugh Bond 41 Jordon Butts 43 Reilly O'Brien (vc) 44 Isaac Cumming 48 Mark Keane Finnbar Maley Mitchell Marsh				17 Tyler Welsh 35 James Borlase 36 Indy Cotton 39 Toby Murray 42 Lachlan McAndrew		Head coach Matthew Nicks Assistant coaches Murray Davis (director) Scott Burns (senior assistant & forwards) Nathan van Berlo (midfield) Jack Hombsch (defence) Sam Baulderstone (ruck) Michael Godden (head of development) Chelsea Randall (development) Andrew McPherson (development) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (B) - Category B rookie italics - Inactive player list (ret.) - Retired Long-term injury Updated: 19 November 2025 Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaching staff, Injuries

Squad changes

Main article: 2025 AFL draft

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

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via	Ref.
5	Matt Crouch	Midfielder	—	Retirement	[1]
36	Karl Gallagher	Forward	Monaghan GAA	Delisted	[2]
4	Lachlan Murphy	Forward	—	Delisted	[2]
45	Harry Schoenberg	Midfielder	West Coast	Delisted	[3]
45	Kieran Strachan	Ruck	—	Delisted	[3]
33	Brodie Smith	Defender	—	Retirement	[4]
21	Chris Burgess	Forward	Paskeville FNC	Delisted	[5]
17	Tyler Welsh	Forward	Adelaide	Delisted	[6]

In

No.	Name	Position	Previous club	via	Ref.
	Indy Cotton		BA Centre of Excellence (NBL1 East)	Category B rookie	[7]
	Finnbar Maley	Forward	North Melbourne	Trade in 2025	[8]
	Mitchell Marsh	Forward	West Adelaide	No. 22, 2025 national draft	[9]
	Callum Ah Chee	Forward	Brisbane Lions	2025 rookie draft
17	Tyler Welsh	Forward	Adelaide	2025 rookie draft

Italics: Relisted as a rookie

Men's AFL season

Main article: 2026 AFL season

Pre-season matches

Adelaide's 2026 practice match and AFL Community Series fixtures

Date and local time	Opponent	Scores			Venue	Ref.
		Home	Away	Result

Regular season

Adelaide's 2026 AFL season fixture

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
			Scores
0	Bye							7th	Bye
1	Saturday, 14 March (7:35 pm)	Collingwood				Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
2	Friday, 20 March (7:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs				Adelaide Oval (H)
3	Thursday, 26 March (7:30 pm)	Geelong				Kardinia Park (A)
4	Friday, 3 April (6:45 pm)	Fremantle				Adelaide Oval (H)
5	Thursday, 9 April (7:10 pm)	Carlton				Adelaide Oval (N)
6	Saturday, 18 April (7:05 pm)	St Kilda				Adelaide Oval (H)
7	Saturday, 26 April (3:15;pm)	Brisbane Lions				The Gabba (A)
8	Friday, 1 May (7:40 pm)	Port Adelaide				Adelaide Oval (H)
9	Sunday, 10 May (3:15 pm)	Richmond				Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
10	Saturday, 16 May (12:45 pm)	North Melbourne				Adelaide Oval (H)
11	Thursday, 21 May (7:30 pm)	Hawthorn				York Park (A)
12	Bye								Bye
13	Thursday, 4 June (7:00 pm)	Geelong				Adelaide Oval (H)
14	Thursday, 11 June (7:30 pm)	Western Bulldogs				Docklands Stadium (A)
15	Saturday, 20 June (12:45 pm)	Melbourne				Adelaide Oval (H)
16		Port Adelaide				Adelaide Oval (A)
17		West Coast				Perth Stadium (A)
18		Gold Coast				Adelaide Oval (H)
19		Sydney				Sydney Cricket Ground (A)
20		Collingwood				Adelaide Oval (H)
21		Essendon				Docklands Stadium (A)
22		Richmond				Adelaide Oval (H)
23		Fremantle				Perth Stadium (A)
24		Greater Western Sydney				Adelaide Oval (H)

^ Opening Round
^ Gather Round

Women's squad

Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's)

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Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Caitlin Gould  2 Eloise Jones  3 Brooke Boileau  4 Zoe Prowse  5 Rachelle Martin  6 Hannah Munyard  8 India Rasheed  9 Hannah Ewings 10 Ebony Marinoff (c) 11 Sarah Goodwin 12 Chelsea Biddell 13 Kiera Mueller 14 Stevie-Lee Thompson 15 Danielle Ponter		16 Georgia McKee 17 Maddi Newman 18 Brooke Smith 20 Grace Kelly 21 Lily Tarlinton 23 Niamh Kelly 25 Teah Charlton 26 Chelsea Randall 27 Abbie Ballard 28 Brooke Tonon 32 Jess Allan 33 Anne Hatchard 39 Sarah Allan (c)				19 Christina Leuzzi 22 Kayleigh Cronin 24 Amy Boyle-Carr		Head coach Vacant Assistant coaches Marijana Randall (defenders) Courtney Cramey (midfielders) Kieran Strachan (rucks) Peter Caven Leah Kaslar Emma Sampson (development and scrimmage) Warwick Raymond Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) italics - Inactive player list Long-term injury Updated: 19 November 2025 Source(s): Players, Coaches

Squad changes

Main article: 2025–26 AFL Women's player movement period

The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2026 season.

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via	Ref.

In

No.	Name	Position	Previous club	via	Ref.

Women's AFLW season

Main article: 2026 AFL Women's season

Pre-season matches

Adelaide's 2025 practice match fixtures

Date and local time	Opponent	Scores			Venue	Ref.
		Home	Away	Result

Regular season

Adelaide's 2026 AFL Women's season fixture

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
			Scores

Reserves squad

Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)

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Development squad								Coaching staff
2 Ned Atkinson  12 Jay Boyle  14 Hugh Haysman  16 Cameron Taheny  36 Andrew McPherson  37 Blake Drury  43 Saxon Evans  47 Jayden Davis  50 Darcy Clifford  51 Jay O'Leary  51 Will Crane		52 Steve Burton  54 Tate Coleman  55 Stephen Tahana  56 Austin McDonald  58 Dylan Whimpress  59 Thomas McCormack  59 Lachlan Thomas  60 Harry Boyle  62 Harry Cook						Head coach Matthew Wright Assistant coaches Michael Godden (head of development) Andrew McPherson Matthew Panos Chelsea Randall Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (i) Inactive Updated: 19 November 2025 Source(s): Players, Coaches

Reserves SANFL season

Main article: 2026 SANFL season

Pre-season matches

Adelaide's 2025 practice match fixtures

Date and local time	Opponent	Scores			Venue	Ref.
		Home	Away	Result

Regular season

SANFL fixture Crowd numbers

Adelaide's 2026 SANFL season fixture

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
			Scores

References

1. "Former All-Australian, Crows B&F winner retires due to hip issue". afl.com.au. 26 August 2025. Crows midfielder Matt Crouch has announced his retirement, effective immediately
2. "Crows small forward delisted after 120 games, Irishman also axed". afl.com.au. 16 September 2025.
3. "Crows midfielder, ruck not offered new contracts for 2026". 17 September 2025.
4. "Crows veteran calls time after 15 seasons". afl.com.au. 18 September 2025.
5. "Burgess to depart Crows". afc.com.au. 17 October 2025.
6. "Crows cut father-son forward but promise rookie lifeline". afl.com.au. 31 October 2025.
7. "Cotton a Crow, as Adelaide signs rookie". afc.com.au. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
8. "High-flying Roos forward traded to Crows". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025.
9. "Crows select Mitchell Marsh with Pick No.22". afc.com.au. 19 November 2025.

External links

• Official Website of the Adelaide Football Club
• Official Website of the Australian Football League