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| 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).
Overview
[edit]| League | Captain | Coach | Home ground | W-D-L | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading 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
[edit]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.
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2025) | Goals (2025) | Games (AFC) | Goals (AFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chayce Jones | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 23 | 90 | 23 |
| 2 | Ben Keays (vc) | 2016 (Brisbane) | 0 | 0 | 105 | 80 | 135 | 91 |
| 3 | Sam Berry | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 12 | 56 | 12 |
| 4 | Lachlan Murphy | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 74 | 114 | 74 |
| 5 | Matt Crouch | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 30 | 158 | 30 |
| 6 | Daniel Curtin | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Riley Thilthorpe | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 58 | 53 | 58 |
| 8 | Josh Rachele | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 70 | 56 | 70 |
| 10 | Luke Pedlar | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
| 11 | Charlie Edwards | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jordan Dawson (c) | 2017 (Sydney) | 0 | 0 | 67 | 26 | 131 | 60 |
| 13 | Taylor Walker | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 641 | 278 | 641 |
| 14 | Jake Soligo | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 22 | 58 | 22 |
| 15 | Brayden Cook | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 15 |
| 16 | Max Michalanney | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 19 | Zac Taylor | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 20 | Mitch Hinge | 2019 (Brisbane) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 65 | 7 |
| 21 | Chris Burgess | 2019 (Gold Coast) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 21 |
| 22 | Oscar Ryan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Izak Rankine | 2020 (Gold Coast) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 63 | 82 | 122 |
| 24 | Josh Worrell | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 26 | Harry Schoenberg | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 22 | 61 | 22 |
| 27 | Luke Nankervis | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 28 | Nick Murray | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| 29 | Rory Laird | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 30 | 247 | 30 |
| 30 | Wayne Milera | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 29 | 99 | 29 |
| 31 | Billy Dowling | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 32 | Darcy Forgarty | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 158 | 102 | 158 |
| 33 | Brodie Smith (vc) | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 71 | 262 | 71 |
| 35 | James Borlase | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 36 | Karl Gallagher | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Lachlan Sholl | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 25 | 74 | 25 |
| 39 | Toby Murray | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Hugh Bond | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 41 | Jordon Butts | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 43 | Reilly O'Brien (vc) | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 14 | 121 | 14 |
| 45 | Kieran Strachan | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 48 | Mark Keane | 2020 (Collingwood) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Isaac Cumming | 2018 (Greater Western Sydney) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 10 | |
| Alex Neal-Bullen | 2015 (Melbourne) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 116 |
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]The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2025 season.
Out
[edit]| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Rory Sloane |
Midfielder | — | Retirement[6] |
| 34 |  Elliott Himmelberg |
Forward | Gold Coast | Unrestricted free agent[7] |
| 17 | Will Hamill |
Defender | — | Delisted[8] |
| 25 | Ned McHenry |
Forward | — | Delisted[8] |
| 37 | Patrick Parnell |
Defender | — | Delisted[8] |
| 44 | Lachlan Gollant |
Forward | — | Delisted[8] |
In
[edit]| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Toby Murray |
Forward | Adelaide (SANFL) | No. 7, 2024 mid-season rookie draft |
| – |  Isaac Cumming |
Wing | Greater Western Sydney | 2024 free agency[9] |
| – | Alex Neal-Bullen |
Forward | Melbourne | 2024 trade[10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicks appointed Senior Coach". Adelaide Football Club. 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Crows Finalise Coaching Structure". Adelaide Football Club. 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b Keating, Mitch (15 November 2023). "Ex-AFL journeyman earns Crows coaching promotion as delisted defender makes return with new role". Zero Hanger.
- ^ "Crows announce new ruck coach". Adelaide Football Club. 21 February 2024.
- ^ "How Marco Bello's development team shapes our young players". Adelaide Football Club. 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Sloane Announces Retirement". Adelaide Football Club. 29 April 2024.
- ^ "SUNS recruit Elliott Himmelberg". Gold Coast Suns. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Crows announce list changes". October 2024.
- ^ "Crows secure free agent Giant". afl.com.au. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Neal-Bullen joins Crows". afc.com.au. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.