2010 Adelaide Football Club season explained

The 2010 AFL season was the Adelaide Crows 20th season in the AFL on the back of a 5th place and a semi-final exit in the 2009 AFL season. It was Neil Craig's 7th season at the helm after taking over from Gary Ayres as coach in 2004. The captain for this season was Simon Goodwin and the leadership group consisted of Brad Symes, Scott Stevens, Nathan van Berlo, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty, Brett Burton and Tyson Edwards.^[1]

Squad for 2010

Statistics are correct as of start of 2010 season.Flags represent place of birth.

Senior List[2]
No.	Born	Player	Hgt (cm)	Wgt (kg)	Date of Birth	Age	Debut	Recruited from	Games	Goals
2			200	98	29 September 1986	23		Southport/	17	7
3			184	85	12 November 1983	26			113	42
4			201	100	8 May 1987	22			43	72
5			185	85	14 March 1983	27		Port Adelaide Magpies/	155	109
6			201	97	14 January 1986	24			30	5
7			185	83	6 June 1986	23			97	26
8			184	76	9 October 1989	20			3	0
9			178	81	6 August 1976	33			311	190
10			179	76	5 April 1989	20			3	1
11			178	80	5 August 1979	30			166	42
12			194	89	2 October 1991	18			0	0
13			192	87	25 April 1990	19			14	23
14			182	72	25 July 1988	21			39	11
15			187	82	7 March 1985	25		Central District/	56	7
16			195	85	30 August 1990	19			0	0
17			188	86	2 October 1985	24			55	31
18			180	84	21 October 1982	27			169	91
20			198	102	4 January 1986	24			50	21
21			185	84	25 September 1986	23			70	53
22			192	87	15 May 1989	20			26	1
23			181	82	4 August 1976	33			328	266
24			185	83	4 May 1978	31			171	257
25			191	102	28 May 1983	26			126	6
26			192	86	6 February 1987	23			56	38
27			195	87	15 January 1982	28		Perth/	124	82
28			191	74	16 May 1991	18			0	0
29			196	95	24 March 1989	21			12	2
30			195	92	18 April 1991	18			0	0
31			182	78	17 March 1990	20		Eastern Ranges U18	1	0
32			188	84	5 April 1990	19			23	22
33			176	74	22 December 1989	20			9	4
34			191	80	5 April 1990	20			0	0
35			196	94	1 September 1990	20			1	0
36			184	86	26 December 1976	33			259	160
37			193	89	25 December 1982	27			68	94
38			183	72	29 September 1989	20			0	0
39			192	83	3 August 1990	19			0	0
40			178	82	27 November 1984	25			68	114
41			180	72	6 November 1988	21			2	1
44			194	92	20 March 1983	27			100	56
45			190	78	11 September 1988	21			0	0
46			189	82	20 March 1989	21		West Adelaide/	2	0
48			182	80	18 September 1989	20			0	0
Rookie List[3]
No.	Born	Player	Hgt	Wgt	Date of Birth	Age	Debut	Recruited from	Games	Goals
1			193	87	8 February 1991	19			0	0
42			191	84	21 June 1988	21			0	0
43			181	76	13 December 1991	18			0	0
47			179	81	14 December 1989	20			0	0

Player changes for 2010

In

Player	Previous Club	League	via
Daniel Talia[4]			2009 AFL Draft- Pick #13
			2009 AFL Draft- Pick #29
			2009 AFL Draft- Pick #45
			2009 AFL Draft- Pick #61
			2010 Rookie Draft- Pick #11
			2010 Rookie Draft- Pick #33
			2010 Rookie Draft- Pick #46
			2010 Rookie Draft- Pick #58 (NSW Scholarship)

Out

Player	New Club	League	via
Robert Shirley[5]	Ainslie Football Club[6]		Delisted
			Delisted
			Delisted
			Delisted
			Delisted

NAB Cup

The 2010 NAB Cup was disappointing for the Crows, being eliminated in the first round by rivals . Adelaide never threatened and went down by 56 points, in line for a hot country warm-up via the NAB Challenge route. The Crows travelled to Traeger Park in Alice Springs and were welcomed by torrential downpours. defeated the Crows by 20 points, 11.10 (76) – 8.6 (54).

Adelaide came back to South Australia for a clash with last seasons wooden spooners . The game was played at Elizabeth Oval, home of local club Central District, and Adelaide prevailed by two points for their first win of the new season.

The last match of Adelaide's pre-season was played against at Visy Park. It was another close affair, with the Crows prevailing by a point.

Home and away season

See main article: 2010 AFL season.

Round 22

Statistics

Team

Highest score		19.10 (124) vs in round 14
Lowest score		7.6 (41) vs in round 3

Highest ladder position		10 after rounds 14-16
Lowest ladder position		15 after rounds 1, 3-13
Highest percentage		94.3 after round 22
Lowest percentage		52.4 after round 1

Home W/L record		7-4
Away W/L record		2-9

Final Score for		250.207 (1707) - rank 7
Final Score against		269.207 (1821) - rank 5

Individual

Most games[7]		22 - Richard Douglas, Brent Reilly, Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Kurt Tippett
Most kicks		276 - Scott Thompson; 275 - Richard Douglas
Most handballs		261 - Scott Thompson; 217 - Simon Goodwin
Most disposals		537 - Scott Thompson
Most hit-outs		370 - Ivan Maric
Most tackles		104 - Brent Reilly; 104 - Scott Thompson
Most marks		128 - Bernie Vince; 120 Scott Stevens
Most goals		46 - Kurt Tippett; 35 - Taylor Walker

See also

• Adelaide Crows 2010 Playing List

Notes and References

1. Web site: Simon Goodwin stays Adelaide skipper. Herald Sun, Melbourne. 18 December 2009. 18 December 2009.
2. Web site: Adelaide Crows Senior player list . afc.com.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528044623/http://www.afc.com.au/players/tabid/4502/season/2010/category/senior/default.aspx . 28 May 2010 . 2 April 2010 . dead.
3. Web site: Adelaide Crows Rookie player list . afc.com.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20100516110359/http://www.afc.com.au/players/tabid/4502/season/2010/category/rookie/default.aspx . 16 May 2010 . 2 April 2010 . dead.
4. Web site: 2009 AFL National Draft – The Full List . Yahoo!7 Sport . 26 November 2009 . 1 December 2009 . https://archive.today/20240525063134/https://www.webcitation.org/5x7qnwe37?url=http://au.sports.yahoo.com/afl/news/article/-/6521379/2009-afl-national-draft-list/ . 25 May 2024 . dead.
5. News: The Crows have delisted Robert Shirley. Daniel. Brettig. 13 October 2009. 14 October 2009. AdelaideNow. News Corp.
6. News: Robert Shirley Heading to Ainslie. https://web.archive.org/web/20110222001155/http://www.ainsliefootball.com/content/robert-shirley-heading-ainslie. dead. 22 February 2011. ainsliefootball.com. The Canberra Times. Jean. David. 9 July 2010.
7. Web site: AFL Tables - 2010 Stats. 2 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20140409031226/http://afltables.com/afl/stats/2009.html. 9 April 2014. live.