List of Adelaide Football Club records and statistics

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This article contains records and statistics for the Adelaide Football Club (Adelaide Crows) who have played in the Australian Football League since 1991. The information on this article does not take into consideration games played against non-AFL teams.

Contents

This article is correct to the end of the 2024 AFL season unless otherwise stated.

Main sources of information: afltables.com [1] and afl.com.au [2]

Win–loss records

Active teams

Source Updated to the end of 2024

TeamGamesWinsLossesDrawsWin%
Brisbane Lions 401821146.3%
Carlton 452421053.3%
Collingwood 501534131.0%
Essendon 442025044.4%
Fremantle 442420054.6%
Geelong 512130041.2%
Gold Coast 19154079.0%
Greater Western Sydney 18117061.1%
Hawthorn 492227044.9%
Melbourne 462620056.5%
North Melbourne 512922056.7%
Port Adelaide 562828050.0%
Richmond 442618059.1%
St Kilda 493117164.3%
Sydney 472522053.2%
West Coast 562630046.4%
Western Bulldogs 502327046.0%

Discontinued teams

TeamGamesWinsLossesDrawsWin%
Brisbane Bears 970277.78%
Fitzroy 960366.67%

Score records

Highest scores

Highest score in a game by Adelaide Crows (2024)
Highest scoreG.BOpponentOpp. ScoreG.BVenueGame
18830.8 Essendon 506.14 Football Park round 10, 2006
18729.13 Greater Western Sydney 527.10 Sydney Showground Stadium round 7, 2013
18529.11 Richmond 487.6 Football Park round 17, 1997
18028.12 North Melbourne 10716.11 Football Park round 24, 1991
17827.16 Greater Western Sydney 598.11 Sydney Showground Stadium round 16, 2012
17828.10 Richmond 8412.12 MCG round 1, 1993
17727.15 Brisbane Lions 396.3 Adelaide Oval round 20, 2016
17627.14 Carlton 10416.8 Docklands Stadium round 22, 2009
17427.12 West Coast 528.4 Adelaide Oval round 13, 2023
17127.9 Essendon 598.11 Docklands Stadium round 20, 2015
17126.15 Richmond 324.8 Football Park round 16, 1993
16924.25 Geelong 7811.12 Football Park round 23, 1992
16825.18 Brisbane Lions 639.9 The Gabba round 20, 2014
16725.17 Fremantle 7411.8 Football Park round 2, 1998
16626.10 Essendon 7010.10 Football Park elimination final, 2009
16626.10 Fitzroy 679.13 Football Park round 17, 1996
16526.9 Carlton 618.13 Docklands round 23, 2018
16324.19 Richmond 537.11 MCG round 20, 1992
16225.12 North Melbourne 10015.10 Docklands Stadium round 20, 2001
16125.11 Essendon 10015.10 MCG round 2, 2025
16124.17 Western Bulldogs 9313.15 MCG preliminary final, 1998
16123.23 Essendon 659.11 Football Park round 4, 1996

Lowest scores

Lowest Score in a game by Adelaide Crows (2024)
Lowest ScoreG.BOpponentOpp. ScoreG.BVenueGame
212.9 Essendon 8411.18 Docklands Stadium round 17, 2021
243.6 St Kilda 12719.13 Docklands Stadium round 18, 2011
29 [a] 4.5 Gold Coast 8212.10 Carrara Stadium round 3, 2020
314.7 St Kilda 16224.18 Moorabbin Oval round 7, 1991
324.8 Hawthorn 8812.16 MCG round 13, 2018
33 [a] 4.9 Richmond 7712.5 Adelaide Oval round 18, 2020
344.10 Fremantle 699.15 Perth Stadium round 3, 2024
344.10 Footscray 11817.16 Western Oval round 20, 1994
34 [a] 4.10 Fremantle 548.6 Carrara Stadium round 5, 2020
34 [a] 5.4 West Coast 6710.7 The Gabba round 6, 2020
35 [a] 5.5 Port Adelaide 11017.8 Adelaide Oval round 2, 2020
375.7 Collingwood 16023.22 Victoria Park round 15, 1991
37 [a] 5.7 Melbourne 8813.10 Adelaide Oval round 10, 2020
37 [a] 5.7 Geelong 659.11 Adelaide Oval round 13, 2020
385.8 Geelong 9113.13 Kardinia Park round 19, 1994
38 [a] 5.8 Collingwood 6210.2 Adelaide Oval round 11, 2020
385.8 Port Adelaide 8712.15 Adelaide Oval round 8, 2021
394.15 Greater Western Sydney 10615.16 Adelaide Oval round 7, 2021

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biggest wins

Biggest winning margins by Adelaide Crows (2024)
MarginG.BScoreOpponentG.BOpp. ScoreVenueGame
13926.15171 Richmond 4.832 Football Park round 16, 1993
13827.15177 Brisbane Lions 6.339 Adelaide Oval round 20, 2016
13830.8188 Essendon 6.1450 Football Park round 10, 2006
13729.11185 Richmond 7.648 Football Park round 17, 1997
13529.13187 Greater Western Sydney 7.1052 Sydney Showground Stadium round 7, 2013
12227.12174 West Coast 8.452 Adelaide Oval round 13, 2023
11927.16178 Greater Western Sydney 8.1159 Sydney Showground Stadium round 16, 2012
11719.16130 Fremantle 1.713 Football Park round 15, 2009
11227.9171 Essendon 8.1159 Docklands Stadium round 20, 2015
11022.19151 Collingwood 5.1141 Football Park round 21, 2005
11024.19163 Richmond 7.1153 MCG round 20, 1992
10525.18168 Brisbane Lions 9.963 The Gabba round 20, 2014
10426.9165 Carlton 8.1361 Docklands Stadium round 23, 2018
10020.23143 Fremantle 6.743 Adelaide Oval round 10, 2017

Biggest losses

Biggest losing margins by Adelaide Crows (2024)
MarginG.BScoreOpponentG.BOpp. ScoreVenueGame
1416.1248 Brisbane Lions 29.15189 The Gabba round 17, 2004
1355.1242 West Coast 26.21177 Subiaco Oval round 19, 1995
1314.731 St Kilda 24.18162 Moorabbin Oval round 7, 1991
12312.1587 Geelong 32.18210 Kardinia Park round 8, 1992
1235.737 Collingwood 23.22160 Victoria Park round 15, 1991
1228.1260 Essendon 27.20182 MCG round 14, 1995
1185.1141 Sydney 25.9159 SCG round 20, 1999
11410.1373 West Coast 29.13187 WACA Ground round 4, 2000
1033.624 St Kilda 19.13127 Docklands Stadium round 18, 2011

Biggest upsets

Biggest upset wins by Adelaide Crows based on previous 20 games (2024)
FormScoreOpponentOpp. FormOpp. ScoreVenueGame
4W 0D 16L15.13 (103) Geelong 14W 0D 6L13.13 (91) Adelaide Oval round 1, 2021
3W 0D 17L8.11 (59) Greater Western Sydney 12W 0D 8L7.5 (47) Adelaide Oval round 16, 2020
5W 0D 15L15.6 (96) Port Adelaide 13W 0D 7L13.14 (92) Adelaide Oval round 3, 2022
7W 0D 13L15.6 (96) Melbourne 15W 0D 5L14.11 (95) Adelaide Oval round 10, 2021
7W 1D 12L7.14 (56) West Coast 15W 0D 5L6.10 (46) Football Park round 4, 1995

Biggest comebacks

Best wins from deficit by Adelaide Crows (2024) [3]
Largest deficitScoreOpponentOpp. ScoreVenueGame
4214.14 (98) Port Adelaide 13.13 (91) Football Park round 7, 2000
3918.17 (125) North Melbourne 19.10 (124) Docklands Stadium round 9, 2013
369.12 (66) St Kilda 8.12 (60) Cazaly's Stadium round 13, 2021
349.6 (60) Hawthorn 7.16 (58) Football Park round 9, 1995
3317.4 (106) Richmond 13.9 (87) Football Park round 14, 2012

Biggest collapses

Worst losses from lead by Adelaide Crows (2024)
Largest leadScoreOpponentOpp. ScoreVenueGame
4214.16 (100) Essendon 17.9 (111) MCG preliminary final, 1993
3715.9 (99) Port Adelaide 16.11 (107) Football Park round 18, 2001
3513.9 (87) Gold Coast 16.16 (112) Marrara Oval round 12, 2023
349.12 (66) Port Adelaide 14.14 (98) Football Park round 4, 2011
3310.13 (73) West Coast 13.7 (87) Adelaide Oval round 10, 2019

Coaching records

^Denotes current coach
Adelaide Crows Coaching Record (2024)
CoachSeasonsGamesWinsDrawsLossesWin percentageGrand finals
Neil Craig 2004–20111669207455.42%0
Gary Ayres 2000–20041075505251.40%0
Matthew Nicks^2020–1063716835.38%0
Don Pyke 2016–2019935613660.75%1
Graham Cornes 1991–1994894314548.88%0
Malcolm Blight 1997–1999744103355.41%2
Brenton Sanderson 2012–2014693903056.52%0
Robert Shaw 1995–1996441702738.64%0
Phil Walsh 20151270558.33%0
Scott Camporeale 20151170463.64%0
Mark Bickley 2011630350.00%0
Scott Burns 202210010.00%0

Attendances

Highest crowds

Correct to round 10, 2025

Lowest crowds

Notes

  1. ↑ Excludes COVID-19 affected crowds of 2020 and 2021.

Highest finals crowds

Adelaide Crows Highest Finals Crowds (2024)
AttendanceH/AOpponentVenueGame
100,021— Richmond MCG GF, 2017
99,645— St Kilda MCG GF, 1997
94,431— North Melbourne MCG GF, 1998
88,960A Collingwood MCG PF, 2002
76,380A Essendon MCG PF, 1993

Lowest finals crowds

Adelaide Crows Lowest Finals Crowds (2024)
AttendanceH/AOpponentVenueGame
31,742H Fremantle Football Park SF, 2012
31,854A Brisbane Lions The Gabba QF, 2002
32,432A Brisbane Lions The Gabba SF, 2003
36,534A Hawthorn Docklands Stadium EF, 2007
37,498A Sydney SCG SF, 1998

Venues

^Denotes venue to be played at in 2025 AFL season.
Adelaide's win–loss records by venue (2024)
VenuePlayedWinsDrawsLossesGoals for–behinds forTotal forGoals against–behinds againstTotal againstPoints %Win percentage
Football Park 28018001003983.3658275563282.291622608121.89%64.29%
Adelaide Oval^133751321740.1569120091509.137910433115.11%56.77%
MCG^79291491024.94370871105.965759593.31%37.34%
Docklands Stadium^72350371054.8027126980.8386718106.07%48.61%
Subiaco Oval 3412022410.4002860487.429335185.35%35.29%
The Gabba^2913016376.3642620401.401280793.34%44.83%
Kardinia Park^243021261.2501816366.299249572.79%12.50%
SCG^2313010310.3042164329.296227095.33%56.52%
Princes Park 236017292.2632015368.299250780.37%26.09%
Carrara Stadium^181206252.2131725207.1781420121.48%66.67%
Waverley Park 14518159.1751129199.167136182.95%39.29%
York Park^720582.70562102.6767982.77%28.57%
Sydney Showground Stadium 6303112.9076272.76508150.00%50.00%
Perth Stadium^620469.6948373.6250096.60%33.33%
Victoria Park 600658.7742599.8067463.06%0%
Bellerive Oval 420263.5543356.49385112.47%50.00%
Eureka Stadium 410334.4224653.5537365.95%25.00%
Western Oval 410342.3428658.5440271.14%25.00%
Marrara Oval 320144.2929344.29270108.52%66.67%
Manuka Oval 200227.2318531.3021685.65%0%
Moorabbin Oval 200213.189645.3130131.89%0%
WACA Ground 200221.2515146.2930549.51%0%
Cazaly's Stadium 11009.12668.1260110.00%100.00%
Traeger Park 10018.75523.814637.67%0%
Windy Hill 10016.114712.209251.09%0%
Totals778397337810449.9503721979949.878268476105.43%51.22%

Streaks

Consecutive games won

GamesCommencedConcluded
OpponentRound OpponentRound 
10 Richmond round 13, 2005 West Coast round 22, 2005
8 Gold Coast round 9, 2016 Collingwood round 17, 2016
8 Carlton round 9, 2006 North Melbourne round 16, 2006
7 Carlton round 9, 2009 Fremantle round 15, 2009
6 Greater Western Sydney round 1, 2017 Richmond round 6, 2017

Consecutive games lost

GamesCommencedConcluded
OpponentRound OpponentRound 
16 West Coast round 19, 2019 Geelong round 13, 2020
9 Brisbane Lions round 19, 1999 Brisbane Lions round 5, 2000
7 Collingwood semi final, 2009 Port Adelaide round 6, 2010
6 Brisbane Lions round 20, 2000 Port Adelaide round 3, 2001
6 Collingwood round 9, 2011 Geelong round 14, 2011

Consecutive games scoring 100+

GamesCommencedConcluded
OpponentRound OpponentRound 
7 Gold Coast round 9, 2016 Carlton round 16, 2016
6 Greater Western Sydney round 1, 2017 Richmond round 6, 2017
5 Sydney round 1, 1996 North Melbourne round 5, 1996
5 St Kilda round 12, 2006 North Melbourne round 16, 2006

Consecutive games conceding 100+

GamesCommencedConcluded
OpponentRound OpponentRound 
6 North Melbourne round 22, 1999 Brisbane Lions round 5, 2000
6 Collingwood round 9, 2011 Geelong round 14, 2011
5 West Coast round 10, 1992 Essendon round 14, 1992
5 Footscray round 9, 1996 Melbourne round 13, 1996

Player records

Most games played

^Denotes current player
Player  GamesKicks  MarksHandballs Disposals GoalsBehinds 
Andrew McLeod 3404440105722846724275196
Tyson Edwards 3213758144123366094192125
Mark Ricciuto 3123984136925856569292222
Ben Hart 31130861082118642724540
Taylor Walker^2782458152410553513641394
Nigel Smart 278250384415534056116104
Simon Goodwin 2753326109824175743162135
Mark Bickley 2723163886231454777790
Scott Thompson 2693499119432536752145116
Brodie Smith^26233931118173735137178

Youngest players

PlayerAgeRound
Ben Hart 17 years, 257 days1, 1992
Lance Picioane 17 years, 294 days1, 1998
Mark Ricciuto 17 years, 326 days1, 1993
Hayden Skipworth 18 years, 35 days1, 2001
Brenton Sanderson 18 years, 59 days6, 1992

Oldest players

PlayerAgeRound
Taylor Walker ^35 years, 36 days12, 2025
Nigel Smart 35 years, 30 days13, 2004
Darren Jarman 34 years, 223 daysEF, 2001
Scott Thompson 34 years, 115 days16, 2017
Mark Bickley 34 years, 39 daysSF, 2003

Goalkicking records

Leading career goalkickers for Adelaide

Source
PlayerAdelaide goalsAverage
Taylor Walker ^6412.31
Tony Modra 440 (588 AFL total)3.73
Eddie Betts 310 (640 AFL total)2.35
Josh Jenkins 2962.01
Mark Ricciuto 2920.94
Andrew McLeod 2750.81
Scott Welsh 270 (363 AFL total)2.09
Darren Jarman 264 (597 AFL total)2.18
Brett Burton 2641.49

Most goals in a game

GoalsPlayerOpponentRoundYearVenue
13.4 Tony Modra Richmond 161993 Football Park
13.3 Tony Modra Carlton 11994 Football Park
11.4 Scott Hodges Geelong 231992 Football Park
10.3 Tony Modra Richmond 11993 MCG
10.2 Taylor Walker ^ West Coast Eagles 132023 Adelaide Oval
10.2 Tom Lynch Greater Western Sydney 72013 Sydney Showground Stadium
10.1 Tony Modra North Melbourne 81993 Football Park
9.4 Taylor Walker ^ West Coast Eagles 242023 Perth Stadium
9.0 Darren Jarman Melbourne 131999 MCG

Most goals in a season

GoalsPlayerGamesAverageYear
129 Tony Modra 235.611993
84 Tony Modra 253.361997
76 Taylor Walker ^223.452023
75 Eddie Betts 243.132016
75 Tony Modra 193.951996

Statistical records

^Denotes current player
#Denotes AFL record
Updated to round 20, 2025

Disposals

RankMost Career DisposalsMost Disposals in a SeasonMost Disposals in a Game
PlayerDisposalsPlayerDisposalsYearPlayerDisposalsRound
1 Rory Laird ^7,127 Matt Crouch ^8252017 Scott Thompson 5122, 2011
2 Scott Thompson 6,752 Scott Thompson 7372012 Matt Crouch ^4723, 2019
3 Andrew McLeod 6,724 Rory Laird ^7362017 Matt Crouch ^4622, 2018
4 Mark Ricciuto 6,569 Chris McDermott 7201992 Matt Crouch ^4523, 2017
5 Tyson Edwards 6,093 Rory Laird ^7042021 Mark Bickley 4411, 1993

Kicks

RankMost Career KicksMost Kicks in a SeasonMost Kicks in a Game
PlayerKicksPlayerKicksYearPlayerKicksRound
1 Andrew McLeod 4,440 Tony McGuinness 4771993 Darren Jarman 3110, 1996
2 Mark Ricciuto 3,984 Scott Thompson 4102012 Tony McGuinness 3123, 1992
3 Tyson Edwards 3,758 Jordan Dawson ^4082022 Simon Tregenza 3018, 1991
4 Scott Thompson 3,499 Andrew McLeod 4082001 Brett Burton 3013, 2003
5 Brodie Smith ^3,446 Jordan Dawson ^4012023 Matthew Connell 3018, 2000

Handballs

RankMost Career HandballsMost Handballs in a SeasonMost Handballs in a Game
PlayerHandballsPlayerHandballsYearPlayerHandballsRound
1 Rory Laird ^3,719 Matt Crouch ^4802017 Matt Crouch ^35#22, 2018
2 Scott Thompson 3,253 Rory Laird ^3902021 Scott Thompson 3022, 2011
3 Matt Crouch ^2,775 Rory Laird ^3752023 Rory Laird ^3014, 2022
4 Rory Sloane 2,745 Rory Laird ^3752022 Rory Laird ^2917, 2022
5 Mark Ricciuto 2,585 Rory Laird ^3692017 Brad Crouch 2923, 2017

Marks

RankMost Career MarksMost Marks in a SeasonMost Marks in a Game
PlayerMarksPlayerMarksYearPlayerMarksRound
1 Taylor Walker ^1,608 Nathan Bassett 1722006 Nathan Bassett 2218, 2006
2 Tyson Edwards 1,441 Taylor Walker ^1712015 Daniel Talia 1711, 2016
3 Mark Ricciuto 1,369 Tom Lynch 1632017 Nathan Bock 168, 2010
4 Rory Laird ^1,231 Tony Modra 1631993 Nathan Bock 1612, 2008
5 Ben Rutten 1,205 Nathan Bock 1622008 Ben Rutten 168, 2010

Tackles

RankMost Career TacklesMost Tackles in a SeasonMost Tackles in a Game
PlayerTacklesPlayerTacklesYearPlayerTacklesRound
1 Rory Sloane 1,397 Rory Sloane 1862017 Rory Laird ^20#18, 2022
2 Scott Thompson 1,312 Rory Laird ^1752023 Sam Berry ^1718, 2022
3 Rory Laird ^1,060 Sam Berry ^1712022 Rory Laird ^1611, 2023
4 Richard Douglas 870 Rory Sloane 1632016 Brad Crouch 1617, 2019
5 Tyson Edwards 830 Rory Laird ^1622022 Rory Sloane 152, 2017

Hit-outs

RankMost Career Hit-outsMost Hit-outs in a SeasonMost Hit-outs in a Game
PlayerHit-outsPlayerHit-outsYearPlayerHit-outsRound
1 Sam Jacobs 6,273 Sam Jacobs 9962017 Sam Jacobs 748, 2017
2 Reilly O'Brien ^4,960 Reilly O'Brien ^8982024 Reilly O'Brien ^6310, 2023
3 Matthew Clarke 2,356 Reilly O'Brien ^8882023 Sam Jacobs 6115, 2012
4 Shaun Rehn 2,026 Sam Jacobs 8592015 Reilly O'Brien ^5823, 2024
5 Rhett Biglands 1,987 Reilly O'Brien ^839*2025 Reilly O'Brien ^5610, 2024

Brownlow records

^Denotes current player

Brownlow Medal winners

Most prolific Brownlow pollers

Most votes in a season

RankPlayerVotesYear
1 Scott Thompson 25 2012
2 Rory Sloane 24 2016
3 Mark Ricciuto 23 2004
Patrick Dangerfield 23 2012
5 Shaun Rehn 22 1998
Mark Ricciuto 22 2003
Patrick Dangerfield 22 2013
Patrick Dangerfield 22 2015

References

  1. ↑ "afltables". afltables.com.au. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "AFL". afl.com.au. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Kalinic, Dejan (27 July 2025). "Saints' stunner over Dees among their best: Your club's biggest comeback win". afl.com.au.
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