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Adelaide Football Club
2024 season
CoachAFL: Matthew Nicks
AFLW: Matthew Clarke
SANFL: Michael Godden
Captain(s)AFL: Jordan Dawson
AFLW: TBC
SANFL: Jack Madgen
Home groundAFL: Adelaide Oval
AFLW: Norwood Oval, Unley Oval
← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Adelaide Football Club season will be the club's 34th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). This is the Crows' second season captained by Jordan Dawson and their 5th year coached by Matthew Nicks. The senior men's season commenced on March 16 against Gold Coast at People First Stadium. The women's side will play their 9th season in the AFLW in 2024. The reserves side will play their 10th season in the SANFL in 2024, and their first captained by Jack Madgen.

Overview[edit]

Adelaide's 2024 season overview
Captain Coach Home ground W-L-D Ladder Finals Best and fairest Leading goalkicker
Jordan Dawson Matthew Nicks Adelaide Oval 3-6-1 13th — — Izak Rankine (20)

Men's squad[edit]

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2024 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2024 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 10 (18 May 2024) and are taken from AFL Tables. Rory Sloane remains on the list despite his retirement in 2024.

No. Name AFL debut Games (2024) Goals (2024) Games (AFC) Goals (AFC) Games (AFL career) Goals (AFL career)
1 Chayce Jones 2019 10 2 85 19 85 19
2 Ben Keays (vc) 2016 (Brisbane) 10 12 93 59 123 70
3 Sam Berry 2021 6 2 45 10 45 10
4 Lachlan Murphy 2018 4 1 102 69 102 69
5 Matt Crouch 2014 9 0 152 30 152 30
6 Daniel Curtin 2024 2 0 2 0 2 0
7 Riley Thilthorpe 2021 0 0 46 44 46 44
8 Josh Rachele 2022 10 12 44 52 44 52
9 Rory Sloane 2009 0 0 255 136 255 136
10 Luke Pedlar 2021 4 1 30 27 30 27
11 Charlie Edwards — 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Jordan Dawson (c) 2017 (Sydney) 10 5 55 21 119 55
13 Taylor Walker 2009 9 15 269 627 269 627
14 Jake Soligo 2022 10 2 47 18 47 18
15 Brayden Cook 2021 7 6 19 9 19 9
16 Max Michalanney 2023 10 0 32 0 32 0
17 Will Hamill 2020 4 0 42 1 42 1
19 Zac Taylor — 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Mitch Hinge 2019 (Brisbane) 10 1 50 5 53 6
21 Chris Burgess 2019 (Gold Coast) 4 3 4 3 40 17
22 Oscar Ryan — 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Izak Rankine 2020 (Gold Coast) 10 20 30 54 77 113
24 Josh Worrell 2021 9 0 26 0 26 0
25 Ned McHenry 2020 7 3 67 32 67 32
26 Harry Schoenberg 2020 0 0 57 19 57 19
27 Luke Nankervis 2023 7 0 11 0 11 0
28 Nick Murray 2021 0 0 46 1 46 1
29 Rory Laird 2013 10 2 234 30 234 30
30 Wayne Milera 2016 3 0 99 29 99 29
31 Billy Dowling — 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Darcy Forgarty 2018 10 14 89 130 89 130
33 Brodie Smith (vc) 2011 9 0 256 71 256 71
34 Elliott Himmelberg 2018 4 5 45 46 45 46
35 James Borlase 2023 4 0 8 0 8 0
36 Karl Gallagher — 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Patrick Parnell 2022 1 0 17 0 17 0
38 Lachlan Sholl 2020 7 5 61 18 61 18
40 Hugh Bond — 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 Jordon Butts 2020 7 0 67 0 67 0
43 Reilly O'Brien (vc) 2016 10 1 110 13 110 13
44 Lachlan Gollant 2021 3 1 15 13 15 13
45 Kieran Strachan 2020 0 0 5 0 5 0
48 Mark Keane 2020 (Collingwood) 9 0 14 0 19 0

Coaching staff[edit]

Role Name Notes Ref.
Head coach Matthew Nicks [1]
Assistant coaches Scott Burns (forwards) Senior assistant [2]
Nathan Van Berlo (midfielders)
Jack Hombsch (defence) [2][3]
Sam Baulderstone (rucks) [4]
Development coaches Marco Bello Head of development [5]
Michael Godden Current head coach of Adelaide's SANFL team.
Andrew McPherson [3]
Chelsea Randall Current player with Adelaide's women's team.
Matthew Wright Academy development

Squad changes[edit]

Out[edit]

No. Name Position New Club via
3 Victoria (state) Fischer McAsey Key defender / utility — Retirement[6]
11 South Australia Paul Seedsman Wingman — Retirement[7]
39 Victoria (state) Tom Doedee Key defender Brisbane Lions Restricted free agent[8]
23 Western Australia Shane McAdam Small forward Melbourne Trade[9]
21 Victoria (state) Tyler Brown Midfielder Box Hill (VFL) Delisted[10]
6 Australian Capital Territory Jackson Hately Midfielder Essendon (VFL) Delisted[10]
36 Victoria (state) Andrew McPherson Defender — Delisted[10]
42 South Australia Tariek Newchurch Small forward North Adelaide (SANFL) Delisted[10]
38 Egypt James Borlase Key defender Adelaide Delisted[11]
17 Victoria (state) Will Hamill Half-back / wingman Delisted[12]

In[edit]

No. Name Position Previous Club via
21 South Australia Chris Burgess Key forward / utility Gold Coast Trade[13]
6 Western Australia Daniel Curtin Key defender / utility Claremont 2023 AFL draft, first round (pick No. 8)[14]
11 Victoria (state) Charlie Edwards Midfielder Sandringham Dragons 2023 AFL draft, first round (pick No. 21)[15]
22 Victoria (state) Oscar Ryan Medium defender Murray Bushrangers 2023 AFL draft, first round (pick No. 27)[16]
17 Victoria (state) Will Hamill Half-back / wingman Adelaide AFL rookie draft, first round (pick No. 9)[17]
38 Egypt James Borlase Key defender AFL rookie draft, second round (pick No. 20)[17]
36 Ulster Karl Gallagher Medium defender Monaghan GAA Category B rookie signing[18]

Guernsey number changes[edit]

No. Name Position Previous number Ref.
23
 South Australia Izak Rankine Small forward
22
 [19]

Men's AFL season[edit]

Main article: 2024 AFL season

Pre-season matches[edit]

Adelaide's 2024 practice match and AFL Community Series fixtures
Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Ref.
Home Away Result
Friday, 23 February (5:00 pm) Port Adelaide 21.12 (138) 17.14 (116) Lost by 22 points Alberton Oval [20]
Saturday, 2 March (2:40 pm) West Coast 17.15 (117) 7.8 (50) Won by 67 points Richmond Oval [21]

Regular season[edit]

Adelaide's 2024 AFL season fixture
Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder position Ref.
Scores
0 Bye
1 Saturday, 16 March (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 8.12 (60) 8.6 (54) Lost by 6 points People First Stadium (A) 11,466 10th Decrease [22]
2 Friday, 22 March (7:10 pm) Geelong 11.11 (77) 14.12 (96) Lost by 19 points Adelaide Oval (H) 44,758 13th Decrease [23]
3 Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm) Fremantle 9.15 (69) 4.10 (34) Lost by 35 points Optus Stadium (A) 51,037 15th Decrease [24]
4 Thursday, 4 April (7:10 pm) Melbourne 8.15 (63) 10.18 (78) Lost by 15 points Adelaide Oval (N) 48,020 15th Steady [25]
5 Saturday, 13 April (4:35 pm) Carlton 14.14 (98) 16.4 (100) Won by 2 points Marvel Stadium (A) 46,284 14th Increase [26]
6 Friday, 19 April (7:10 pm) Essendon 11.9 (75) 10.18 (78) Lost by 3 points Adelaide Oval (H) 46,700 15th Decrease [27]
7 Saturday, 27 April (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 12.9 (81) 20.18 (138) Won by 57 points Blundstone Arena (A) 4,727 12th Increase [28]
8 Thursday, 2 May (7:00 pm) Port Adelaide 12.6 (78) 5.18 (48) Won by 30 points Adelaide Oval (H) 52,106 12th Steady [29]
9 Sunday, 12 May (3:30 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.12 (90) 13.12 (90) Match drawn 40,278 12th Steady [30]
10 Saturday, 18 May (1:45 pm) Collingwood 12.6 (78) 11.8 (74) Lost by 4 points MCG (A) 63,935 13th Decrease [31]
11 Sunday, 26 May (4:10 pm) West Coast Adelaide Oval (H)
12 Saturday, 1 Jun (1:45 pm) Hawthorn MCG (A)
13 Thursday, 6 June (7:00 pm) Richmond Adelaide Oval (H)
14 Saturday, 15 June (7:00 pm) Sydney
15 Bye Bye
16 Saturday, 29 June (7:00 pm) Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval (H)
17 Sunday, 7 July (4:10 pm) Brisbane Lions The Gabba (A)
18 Saturday, 13 July (7:00 pm) St Kilda Adelaide Oval (H)
19 Friday, 19 July (7:40 pm) Essendon Marvel Stadium (A)
20 Sunday, 28 July (3:40 pm) Hawthorn Adelaide Oval (H)
21 Saturday, 3 August (4:35 pm) Geelong GMHBA Stadium (A)
22 Sunday, 11 August (3:40 pm) Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval (H)
23 Saturday, 17 August (7:00 pm) Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval (A)
24 TBC Sydney SCG (A)

Round 1[edit]

Adelaide lost their first game of the 2024 AFL season to Gold Coast by 6 points in wet weather conditions. Gold Coast led for the entire match and Adelaide looked very poor, until a late fourth-quarter comeback spearheaded by Josh Rachele and former Sun Izak Rankine gave the Crows a glimpse of hope. Ultimately, the comeback was cut short by the final siren. Chris Burgess played his first game for the club after being traded from Gold Coast to Adelaide in the 2023 trade period.[13] Jake Soligo came on as a tactical substitution for Lachlan Gollant in the third quarter.[22]

Round 1
Saturday, 16 March (7:10 pm) Gold Coast def. Adelaide People First Stadium (crowd: 11,466) Report
3.2 (20)
5.4 (34)
7.9 (51)
 8.12 (60) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		1.1 (7)
1.2 (8)
3.4 (22)
 8.6 (54) 		Umpires: Howorth, Meredith, Jones, McGinness
Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
2: Ainsworth, Rosas Jr
1: Humphrey, Rowell, Anderson, T. Berry 		Goals 3: Rachele
2: Keays, Rankine
1: S. Berry
Flanders, Anderson, Miller, Rowell Best Crouch, Laird, Worrell, Rachele
Nil Injuries Pedlar (nose), Butts (foot)
Rosas Jr (headbutt) Reports Nil

Round 2[edit]

Round 2 marked Adelaide's first game scheduled on a Friday in almost two years. The last was on April 1, 2022, in which Adelaide won after the siren. Adelaide came into this game as favourites, despite losing their opening game and Geelong winning their's. However, Adelaide lost by 19 points with another late comeback falling short due to wasted chances in front of goal. Coach Matthew Nicks was criticised post-game[32] for continuing to play into Tom Stewart, who took a record-equalling 10 intercept marks[33] in his 150th game. Lachlan Murphy played his 100th game. Ned McHenry was a tactical substitute who replaced Sam Berry.

Round 2
Friday, 22 March (7:10 pm) Adelaide def. by Geelong Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,758) Report
3.2 (20)
5.5 (35)
8.7 (55)
 11.11 (77) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		6.3 (39)
7.5 (47)
12.7 (79)
 14.12 (96) 		Umpires: Rosebury, Stephens, Fleer, Gianfagna
Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Walker, Rankine, Fogarty, Burgess
1: Soligo, Rachele, O'Brien 		Goals 4: Hawkins
3: Miers
2: O. Henry, Cameron
1: Stengle, Mannagh, Close
Crouch, Dawson, Hinge, Laird, Worrell, O'Brien Best Stewart, Miers, Dangerfield, Hawkins, Blicavs, Holmes
Nil Injuries Dangerfield (hamstring)
Nil Reports Parfitt (tripping)

Round 3[edit]

A rare public holiday match for Adelaide, they faced Fremantle on Good Friday in round 3. It was their first time playing against Fremantle in Perth since 2019. This was the debut of Adelaide's new clash guernsey, marking the return of a classic design last worn in 2009. Competitive for most of the game, Adelaide were overrun in the final quarter to lose by 35 points. Wayne Milera ruptured his patella tendon during the third quarter. On the 31st of March, it was confirmed that Milera would miss the rest of the season.[34]

Round 3
Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm) Fremantle def. Adelaide Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,037) Report
2.2 (14)
4.7 (31)
5.12 (42)
 9.15 (69) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		2.5 (17)
3.5 (23)
4.8 (32)
 4.10 (34) 		Umpires: Haussen, Deboy, Dore, Rebeschini
Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
2: Amiss, Taberner, Walters
1: Treacy, Frederick, Banfield 		Goals 1: Burgess, Sholl, McHenry, Keays
Young, Pearce, Ryan, Clark, Fyfe, Walters Best Crouch, Keane, Soligo, Laird, Dawson
Nil Injuries Milera (knee), Murphy (knee)
Nil Reports Nil

Round 4[edit]

For the second consecutive year, Adelaide hosted the opening game of Gather Round, this time hosting Melbourne. The game opened with a live performance from Australian indie rock band the Jungle Giants.[35] The final margin of 15 points was flattering to the Crows, who were comprehensively defeated across the ground thanks to former Crow Simon Goodwin's coaching. Christian Petracca was the best player on the ground, while young Jake Soligo was impressive for Adelaide.[36] Soligo was collected by a late challenge from Kysaiah Pickett. The former was uninjured but the latter receieved a brief suspension for the incident.[37]

Round 4 (Gather Round)
Thursday, 4 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide def. by Melbourne Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,020) Report
2.5 (17)
3.8 (25)
6.9 (45)
 8.15 (63) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		2.0 (12)
6.7 (43)
10.13 (73)
 10.18 (78) 		Umpires: Meredith, Williamson, Fleer, Rodger
Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Fogarty
1: Rankine, Laird, Walker, Keays, Dawson, Rachele 		Goals 3: Fritsch
2: Pickett, van Rooyen
1: Petty, Petracca, Chandler
Soligo, Dawson, Laird, Keane Best Petracca, Gawn, May, Fritsch, McVee, Lever
Parnell (shoulder) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Pickett (bump)
  • Adelaide's winning record up to this point of the season is their worst since 2020.

Round 5[edit]

Adelaide won their first game of the season in round 5, largely credited to Matthew Nicks and the variety in his midfield, rotating players such as Jordan Dawson and Rory Laird out and Jake Soligo and Izak Rankine in. A score review involving Carlton forward Matthew Owies and Crows defender Josh Worrell was called a behind, and there was insufficient evidence upon video review to overturn the decision. Lachlan Gollant was substituted off for the fourth quarter and replaced by Sam Berry, who kicked the winning goal with just over a minute of regulation time remaining.[38] This was Adelaide's first win in Melbourne since 2021. Matt Crouch received a one-match ban for head-high contact on Jack Carroll.[39] Will Hamill played his first game in over 600 days after extended complications with concussion injuries.[40]

Round 5
Saturday, 13 April (4:35 pm) Carlton def. by Adelaide Marvel Stadium (crowd: 46,283) Report
5.1 (31)
8.2 (50)
11.9 (75)
 14.14 (98) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		4.0 (24)
7.2 (44)
12.3 (75)
 16.4 (100) 		Umpires: Rosebury, Williamson, Dore, Adair
Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
4: Curnow
2: McKay
1: Pittonet, Owies, E. Hollands, Fantasia, Durdin, Cripps, Cottrell, Acres 		Goals 4: Walker
3: Rankine, Keays
2: Rachele
1: Gollant, Dawson, Cook, Berry
Walsh, Curnow, McKay, Cripps, Acres Best Rankine, Soligo, Walker, Keays, Rachele, Hinge
Cerra (hamstring, replaced in side by Pittonet), Saad (hamstring), McGovern (hamstring) Injuries Butts (hamstring)
Nil Reports Dawson (tackle), Crouch (bump)

Round 6[edit]

Adelaide trailed for most of the game until Jake Soligo, who had a career-best game, kicked a goal in the third quarter to help the Crows lead for the first time of the game. Leading by as much as 19 points in that quarter, a late, albeit inaccurate Essendon comeback gave Adelaide their fifth loss of the season. Star Crow Izak Rankine escaped suspension for a dangerous tackle on Jye Caldwell.[41] For the third time in less than a year, a late non-decision from the umpires cost Adelaide a chance at winning the game (the first against Collingwood, and the second most famously against Sydney). The morning following the game, the AFL conceded that a free kick should have been awarded to Taylor Walker for a tackle laid on Sam Draper, giving Walker a chance to kick a goal after the siren and win the game.[42] Walker acknowledged that the umpiring decision was frustrating, but also concedes that the Crows' performance was "unacceptable".[43]

Round 6
Friday, 19 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide def. by Essendon Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,700) Report
2.2 (14)
5.4 (34)
9.5 (59)
 11.9 (75) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		2.4 (16)
5.9 (39)
8.14 (62)
 10.18 (78) 		Umpires: Haussen, Stevic, Toner, Adair
Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Dawson, Keays
1: Walker, Jones, Fogarty, Soligo, Rachele, McHenry, Rankine 		Goals 2: Jones, Langford
1: Gresham, Parish, Hobbs, Stringer, Merrett, Martin
Dawson, Soligo, Hinge, O'Brien Best Merrett, Martin, Caldwell, Hobbs, Gresham
Berry (foot) Injuries None
Rankine (tackle), Keane (tripping), Dawson (umpire contact) Reports None

Round 7[edit]

This game marked the debut of a special guernsey worn in commemoration for the AFL ANZAC Appeal Round. The guernsey design featured a triple-chevron and a bugler standing in front of a sunset gradient.[44] The game was preceded by a ceremony commemorating the Anzacs, including renditions of the Last Post, God Defend New Zealand, and Advance Australia Fair. Luke Pedlar injured his shoulder in the first quarter and was replaced by Ned McHenry. The ANZAC Spirit Award was given to the player judged best-on-ground and embodied the courageous spirit of the Anzacs; Jordan Dawson.

Round 7 (AFL ANZAC Appeal Round)
Saturday, 27 April (1:45 pm) North Melbourne def. by Adelaide Blundstone Arena (crowd: 4,727) Report
2.3 (15)
6.4 (40)
7.7 (49)
 12.9 (81) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		5.5 (35)
11.9 (79)
16.12 (108)
 20.18 (138) 		Umpires: O'Gorman, Brown, Rebeschini, Jones
ANZAC Spirit Award: Jordan Dawson
Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Zurhaar
2: Larkey, Duursma
1: Wardlaw, Tucker, Powell, Lazzaro, Davies-Uniacke 		Goals 4: Rankine
3: Cook
2: Walker, Keays, Himmelberg
1: Sholl, Pedlar, McHenry, Laird, Jones, Fogarty, Dawson
Sheezel, McKercher, Davies-Uniacke, Xerri Best Dawson, Laird, Sholl, Cook, Walker
Nil Injuries Pedlar (shoulder)
Nil Reports Nil

Round 8[edit]

This Showdown clash was the first between the two clubs to be scheduled on a Thursday night. Injuries to Power players such as Aliir and Powell-Pepper,[45] as well as a recent run of Showdown form, swayed the odds slightly in Adelaide's favour prior to the game. Draftee Dan Curtin made his long-awaited AFL debut, while Smith and Butts returned from injury.[46] Prior to the game, the all-time Showdown record was tied at 27 apiece. The game commemorated Rory Sloane, who had announced his retirement earlier in the week.[47] All players, coaches, and umpires gathered in the centre of the ground to honour the victims of domestic violence before the first bounce.[48] Adelaide started the game fast, kicking five first-quarter goals, and in the second quarter they kept Port Adelaide goalless in a quarter for the first time of the year. Jason Horne-Francis kicked back-to-back goals on each side of three quarter time to cut the margin to under three goals, but the Crows overran the Power in the last. Jake Soligo won his first individual award with the Showdown Medal. The win gave Adelaide an overall lead over Port Adelaide, with 28 wins out of 55 meetings.[29] Adelaide's home attendance of 52,106 was their biggest home attendance since 2016.

Round 8 (Showdown LV)
Thursday, 2 May (7:00 pm) Adelaide def. Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval (crowd: 52,106) Report
5.0 (30)
7.2 (44)
9.4 (58)
 12.6 (78) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.4 (22)
3.7 (25)
4.11 (35)
 5.18 (48) 		Umpires: Foot, Fisher, Stevic, Deboy
Showdown Medal: Jake Soligo
Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
3: Rankine
2: Fogarty, Walker
1: Cook, Keays, McHenry, Rachele, Sholl 		Goals 2: Horne-Francis
1: Dixon, Marshall, Rioli
Soligo, Rankine, Crouch, Michalanney, Worrell, Walker Best Horne-Francis, Wines, Butters, Bergman
Nil Injuries Georgiades (knee), Jones (leg), Rozee (hamstring), Marshall (ankle)
Rachele (umpire contact) Reports Nil

Round 9[edit]

Adelaide's round 9 match with Brisbane Lions was a tight contest from start to finish, with a cumulative margin of six points at the breaks. At half time, Matthew Nicks substituted second-gamer Daniel Curtin off for Luke Nankervis. The move was poorly timed, because early in the third quarter, defender Josh Worrell was injured and had to be removed from the match,[49] leaving the Crows down a player on the bench. It was later confirmed that Worrell had broken his arm and would miss 8–12 weeks. Both sides gave up 3-goal leads in the final quarter, including two goals each to Callum Ah Chee and Darcy Fogarty. The final two scores of the game were potentially game-winning shots at goal, with behinds each to Harry Sharp and Jordan Dawson. The last three minutes were played with scores level, and the game ended in a draw — the second of the 2024 AFL season. It was Adelaide's first draw since 2017 (which was against Collingwood at the MCG), their first at home, and the third in their history.[50] It was Brisbane's first since 2009.

Round 9
Sunday, 12 May (3:30 pm) Adelaide drew with Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,278) Report
3.5 (23)
6.9 (45)
9.11 (65)
 13.12 (90) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		4.2 (26)
6.7 (43)
9.10 (64)
 13.12 (90) 		Umpires: Haussen, Fleer, Dore, McGinness
Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
4: Fogarty
3: Rankine
2: Walker, Himmelberg
1: Rachele, Sholl 		Goals 4: Ah Chee
2: Morris
1: Cameron, Hipwood, Lohmann, McCluggage, Daniher, Berry, Dunkley
Dawson, Rankine, Fogarty, Soligo, Crouch, Laird Best Andrews, McCluggage, Dunkley, Payne, Berry
Worrell (arm) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
  • The draw marks the first drawn home game in the club's history, and the club's third draw overall.

Round 10[edit]

For the first time in club history, Adelaide adopted a new name to commemorate Sir Doug Nicholls Round. Kuwarna (pronounced goo-wun-na) is the Kaurna translation for the word Crows. It comes with a special logo and an original guernsey designed by Izak Rankine and his cousin Harley Hall, celebrating their shared Ngarrindjeri heritage.[51] The rebranding was done in consultation with the Kaurna Warra Karrpanthi Language Corporation.[52] Rankine himself starred with 30 disposals and a late goal of the year contender dribbled from the boundary, but a Jordan De Goey set shot was the winning score for Collingwood.[31] With less than 30 seconds left, Rankine kicked the ball inside the forward 50, but was pinged for running too far. Controversy stirred as fans began to think it was the fourth game-costing decision in less than a year, but Fox Footy measured that Rankine did indeed run farther than his allocated 15 meters.[53] As insult to injury, Rankine hurt his hamstring in that final play, ruling him out for the coming weeks.[54] Lachlan Sholl was tactically substituted off for Ned McHenry in the third quarter.

Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Saturday, 18 May (1:45 pm) Collingwood v Kuwarna MCG (crowd: 63,935) Report
4.2 (26)
8.2 (50)
11.4 (70)
 12.6 (78) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.1 (19)
6.3 (39)
8.5 (53)
 11.8 (74) 		Umpires: Donlon, Power, Toner, Heffernan
Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
2: Pendlebury, McInnes, De Goey
1: Schultz, Richards, Noble, Hill, Hoskin-Elliot, Crisp 		Goals 2: Rachele, Fogarty
1: Walker, Sholl, Murphy, Himmelberg, Cook, Rankine, Hinge
N. Daicos, Pendlebury, De Goey, Crisp, Noble, J. Daicos Best Rankine, Dawson, Crouch, Hinge, Keane, Soligo
Hoskin-Elliot (hamstring), McInnes (concussion) Injuries Rankine (hamstring)
Nil Reports Nil

Round 11[edit]

Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Saturday, 26 May (4:10 pm) Kuwarna v Waalitj Marawar Adelaide Oval



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


  		Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy

Round 12[edit]

Round 12
Saturday, 1 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn v Adelaide MCG



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


  		Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy

Round 13[edit]

Round 13
Thursday, 6 June (7:00 pm) Adelaide v Richmond Adelaide Oval



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


  		Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy

Round 14[edit]

Round 14
Saturday, 15 June (7:00 pm) Adelaide v Sydney Adelaide Oval



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


  		Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy

Round 15[edit]

Bye

Round 16[edit]

Round 16
Saturday, 29 June (7:00 pm) Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


 

Round 17[edit]

Round 17
Sunday, 7 July (4:10 pm) Brisbane Lions v Adelaide The Gabba



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


 

Round 18[edit]

Round 18
Saturday, 13 July (7:00 pm) Adelaide v St Kilda Adelaide Oval



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


 

Round 19[edit]

Round 19
Friday, 19 July (7:40 pm) Essendon v Adelaide Marvel Stadium



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


 

Round 20[edit]

Round 20
Sunday, 28 July (3:40 pm) Adelaide v Hawthorn Adelaide Oval



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


 

Round 21[edit]

Round 21
Saturday, 3 August (4:35 pm) Geelong v Adelaide GMHBA Stadium



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


 

Round 22[edit]

Round 22
Sunday, 11 August (3:40 pm) Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


 

Round 23[edit]

Round 23 (Showdown LVI)
Saturday, 17 August (7:00 pm) Port Adelaide v Adelaide Adelaide Oval



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


 

Round 24[edit]

Round 24
Sydney v Adelaide SCG



  		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final


 

Ladder[edit]

Updated to Fremantle v Collingwood (round 11).

Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney 11 10 1 0 1132 754 150.1 40 Finals series
2 Essendon 10 7 2 1 845 818 103.3 30
3 Geelong 10 7 3 0 954 851 112.1 28
4 Port Adelaide 10 7 3 0 900 810 111.1 28
5 Collingwood 11 6 3 2 948 885 107.1 28
6 Fremantle 11 6 4 1 842 761 110.6 26
7 Greater Western Sydney 10 6 4 0 925 801 115.5 24
8 Melbourne 10 6 4 0 805 712 113.1 24
9 Gold Coast 10 6 4 0 922 818 112.7 24
10 Carlton 10 6 4 0 923 904 102.1 24
11 Western Bulldogs 11 5 6 0 1020 841 121.3 20
12 Brisbane Lions 10 4 5 1 849 728 116.6 18
13 Adelaide 10 3 6 1 783 776 100.9 14
14 St Kilda 10 3 7 0 722 767 94.1 12
15 Hawthorn 10 3 7 0 709 902 78.6 12
16 West Coast 10 3 7 0 723 938 77.1 12
17 Richmond 10 1 9 0 622 1044 59.6 4
18 North Melbourne 10 0 10 0 677 1191 56.8 0
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Awards and Milestones[edit]

Milestones[edit]

Women's squad[edit]

No. Name AFL debut Games (2024) Goals (2024) Games (AFC) Goals (AFC) Games (AFL career) Goals (AFL career)
1 Caitlin Gould 2020 0 0 48 34 48 34
2 Eloise Jones 2018 0 0 66 41 66 41
3 Brooke Boileau – 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Zoe Prowse 2022 (S6) 0 0 19 2 19 2
5 Rachelle Martin 2020 0 0 46 14 46 14
6 Hannah Munyard 2020 (Western Bulldogs) 0 0 32 2 35 3
7 Keeley Kustermann 2022 (S7) 0 0 2 1 2 1
8 Najwa Allen 2020 0 0 44 0 44 0
9 Deni Varnhagen 2017 0 0 33 6 33 6
10 Ebony Marinoff 2017 0 0 79 11 79 11
11 Sarah Goodwin 2022 (S7) (Port Adelaide) 0 0 13 0 18 0
12 Chelsea Biddell 2020 0 0 48 4 48 4
13 Kiera Mueller 2022 (S7) 0 0 17 0 17 0
14 Stevie-Lee Thompson 2017 0 0 74 24 74 24
15 Danielle Ponter 2019 0 0 58 66 58 66
16 Taylah Levy 2023 0 0 3 0 3 0
17 Madison Newman 2020 0 0 39 7 39 7
18 Brooke Smith 2023 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 Jess Waterhouse 2022 (S7) 0 0 12 5 12 5
20 Tamara Henry – 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Lily Tarlington – 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Niamh Kelly 2020 (West Coast) 0 0 21 7 43 12
24 Amy Boyle-Carr – 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Teah Charlton 2021 0 0 48 8 48 8
26 Chelsea Randall 2017 0 0 60 22 60 22
27 Abbie Ballard 2022 (S6) 0 0 24 7 24 7
28 Brooke Tonon 2022 (S6) 0 0 17 0 17 0
32 Jess Allan 2018 0 0 17 0 31 0
33 Anne Hatchard 2017 0 0 74 24 74 24
39 Sarah Allan 2017 0 0 69 0 69 0

Women's AFLW season[edit]

  • Schedule TBC

Reserves squad[edit]

Excludes AFL-listed players. Updated as of round 6, 2024.[55]

No. Name Games (2024) Goals (2024) SANFL games SANFL goals
11 Hugh Haysman 1 0 1 0
12 Jay Boyle 6 2 50 23
39 Toby Murray 5 6 5 6
42 Tyler Welsh 3 0 3 0
46 Jack Madgen (c) 6 1 6 1
47 Jayden Davis 2 0 2 0
49 Jarman Sigal 1 0 1 0
50 Darcy Clifford 4 1 4 1
51 Jacob Templeton 0 0 55 27
52 Steve Burton 0 0 0 0
53 Josh Smithson 5 9 12 20
55 Stephen Tahana 6 0 21 0
56 Austin McDonald 1 0 1 0
57 Sam Daniele 3 0 3 0
58 Dylan Whimpress 3 0 3 0
59 Lachlan Thomas 0 0 0 0
60 Harry Boyle 5 0 5 0
61 Jay O'Leary 6 4 6 4
– Tate Coleman 0 0 3 0

Reserves SANFL season[edit]

Regular season[edit]

SANFL fixture

Adelaide's 2024 SANFL season fixture
Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder position Ref.
Scores
1 Friday, 29 March (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 14.7 (91) 13.18 (96) Won by 5 points Flinders University Stadium (A) 2,080 5th Steady
2 Saturday, 13 April (2:30 pm) Central District 15.7 (97) 5.12 (42) Lost by 55 points X Convenience Oval (A) 1,855 6th Decrease
3 Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Glenelg 16.10 (106) 10.8 (68) Lost by 38 points Stratarama Stadium (A) 2,647 7th Decrease
4 Saturday, 27 April (1:10 pm) North Adelaide 12.12 (84) 10.8 (68) Lost by 16 points Prospect Oval (A) 2,005 8th Decrease
5 Thursday, 2 May (3:20 pm) Port Adelaide 16.7 (103) 8.14 (62) Won by 41 points Adelaide Oval (H) – 7th Increase
6 Friday, 10 May (7:40 pm) Norwood 10.12 (72) 7.12 (54) Lost by 18 points Coopers Stadium (A) – 8th Decrease
7 Saturday, 25 May (2:30 pm) Sturt Thomas Farms Oval (A) –
8 Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide Hisense Stadium (A) –
9 Saturday, 8 June (1:10 pm) South Adelaide Flinders University Stadium (A) –
10 Saturday, 15 June (3:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens Adelaide Oval (A) –
11 Bye Bye
12 Saturday, 29 June Glenelg Stratarama Stadium (A) –
13 Saturday, 6 July Central District X Convenience Oval (A) –
14 Saturday, 13 July Norwood Coopers Stadium (A) –
15 Saturday, 20 July North Adelaide Prospect Oval (A) –
16 Saturday, 27 July Woodville-West Torrens Maughan Thiem Kia Oval (A) –
17 Sunday, 11 August (2:10 pm) West Adelaide Johnstone Park (A) –
18 Saturday, 17 August Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval (A) –
17 Sunday, 24 August Sturt Thomas Farms Oval (A) –

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External links[edit]

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