2024 Adelaide Football Club season explained

The 2024 Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 34th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).

It was the Crows' second season captained by Jordan Dawson and their fifth year coached by Matthew Nicks. The senior men's season, held between March 16 and August 24, finished with only 8 wins from 23 matches, with the team failing to qualify for finals.^[1] The women's side played their ninth season in the AFLW in 2024, for the first time under co-captains Sarah Allan and Ebony Marinoff. The Crows won 8 of their 11 matches, but lost a preliminary final for the third consecutive year. The reserves side played their tenth season in the SANFL in 2024, and their first captained by Jack Madgen. After 8 wins, the SANFL side narrowly missed out on finals only a year after consecutive preliminary finals exits.

Overview

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Captain	Coach	Home ground	W-D-L	Ladder	Finals	Best and fairest	Leading goalkicker
AFL	Jordan Dawson	Matthew Nicks	Adelaide Oval	8-1-14	15th	DNQ	Jordan Dawson, Ben Keays	Darcy Fogarty (41)
AFLW	Sarah Allan, Ebony Marinoff	Matthew Clarke	Norwood Oval, Unley Oval	8-0-3	4th	Preliminary finals	–	Caitlin Gould (20)
SANFL	Jack Madgen	Michael Godden	Adelaide Oval	8-0-10	6th	DNQ	Kieran Strachan	Lachlan Gollant (29)

Men's squad

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 24 (25 August 2024) and are taken from AFL Tables.

	Name	AFL debut	Games (2024)	Goals (2024)	Games	Goals	Games (AFL career)	Goals (AFL career)
1	Chayce Jones	2019	16	6	90	23	90	23
2	Ben Keays	2016 (Brisbane)	23	34	105	80	135	91
3	Sam Berry	2021	18	4	56	12	56	12
4	Lachlan Murphy	2018	17	7	114	74	114	74
5	Matt Crouch	2014	15	0	158	30	158	30
6	Daniel Curtin	2024	7	3	7	3	7	3
7	Riley Thilthorpe	2021	7	14	53	58	53	58
8	Josh Rachele	2022	22	30	56	70	56	70
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)	22	10	67	26	131	60
13	Taylor Walker	2009	18	29	278	641	278	641
14	Jake Soligo	2022	23	6	58	22	58	22
15	Brayden Cook	2021	15	12	27	15	27	15
16	Max Michalanney	2023	23	0	45	0	45	0
17	Will Hamill	2020	7	0	45	1	45	1
19	Zac Taylor	2024	9	4	9	4	9	4
20	Mitch Hinge	2019 (Brisbane)	22	2	61	6	65	7
21	Chris Burgess	2019 (Gold Coast)	7	7	7	7	43	21
22	Oscar Ryan	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Izak Rankine	2020 (Gold Coast)	15	29	35	63	82	122
24	Josh Worrell	2021	13	0	30	0	30	0
25	Ned McHenry	2020	8	3	68	32	68	32
26	Harry Schoenberg	2020	4	3	61	22	61	22
27	Luke Nankervis	2023	20	1	24	1	24	1
28	Nick Murray	2021	9	0	55	1	55	1
29	Rory Laird	2013	23	2	247	30	247	30
30	Wayne Milera	2016	3	0	99	29	99	29
31	Billy Dowling	2024	9	4	9	4	9	4
32	Darcy Forgarty	2018	23	41	102	158	102	158
33	Brodie Smith	2011	15	0	262	71	262	71
34	Elliott Himmelberg	2018	9	8	50	49	50	49
35	James Borlase	2023	10	1	14	1	14	1
36	Karl Gallagher	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Patrick Parnell	2022	1	0	17	0	17	0
38	Lachlan Sholl	2020	20	12	74	25	74	25
39	Toby Murray	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Hugh Bond	2024	7	0	7	0	7	0
41	Jordon Butts	2020	15	0	75	0	75	0
43	Reilly O'Brien	2016	21	2	121	14	121	14
44	Lachlan Gollant	2021	4	1	16	13	16	13
45	Kieran Strachan	2020	2	1	7	1	7	1
48	Mark Keane	2020 (Collingwood)	21	0	26	0	31	0

Bold = 2024 games and goals leaders

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Notes	Ref.
Head coach	Matthew Nicks		[2]
Assistant coaches	Scott Burns (forwards)	Senior assistant	[3]
	Nathan Van Berlo (midfielders)
	Jack Hombsch (defence)		[4]
	Sam Baulderstone (rucks)		[5]
Development coaches	Marco Bello	Head of development	[6]
	Michael Godden	Current head coach of Adelaide's SANFL team.
	Andrew McPherson
	Chelsea Randall	Current player with Adelaide's women's team.
	Matthew Wright	Academy development

Squad changes

The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2024 season.

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via	Ref.
3		Key defender / utility	St Kilda City (SFNL)	Retirement	[7] [8]
11		Wingman		Retirement	[9]
39		Key defender		Restricted free agent	[10]
23		Small forward		Trade	[11]
21		Midfielder	Box Hill (VFL)	Delisted	[12]
6		Midfielder	(VFL)	Delisted
36		Defender		Delisted
42		Small forward	North Adelaide (SANFL)	Delisted
38		Key defender		Delisted	[13]
17		Half-back / wingman		Delisted	[14]

In

No.	Name	Position	Previous Club	via	Ref.
21		Key forward / utility	Gold Coast	Trade	[15]
6		Key defender / utility	Claremont	No. 8, 2023 national draft,	[16]
11		Midfielder	Sandringham Dragons	No. 21, 2023 national draft	[17]
22		Medium defender	Murray Bushrangers	No. 27, 2023 national draft	[18]
17		Half-back / wingman		No. 9, 2024 rookie draft	[19]
38		Key defender		No. 20, 2024 rookie draft
36		Medium defender	Monaghan GAA	Category B rookie signing	[20]

Men's AFL season

See main article: 2024 AFL season.

Pre-season matches

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Opponent	Scores			Venue
Home	Away	Result
Friday, 23 February (5:00 pm)		14.9 (93)	14.9 (93)		Alberton Oval	[21]
Saturday, 2 March (2:40 pm)		17.15 (117)	7.8 (50)		Richmond Oval	[22]

Regular season

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Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position
Scores
0	Bye
1	Saturday, 16 March		8.12 (60)	8.6 (54)		Carrara Stadium (A)	11,466	10th	[23]
2	Friday, 22 March		11.11 (77)	14.12 (96)		Adelaide Oval (H)	44,758	13th	[24]
3	Friday, 29 March		9.15 (69)	4.10 (34)		Perth Stadium (A)	51,037	15th	[25]
	Thursday, 4 April		8.15 (63)	10.18 (78)		Adelaide Oval (N)	48,020	15th	[26]
5	Saturday, 13 April		14.14 (98)	16.4 (100)		Docklands Stadium (A)	46,284	14th	[27]
6	Friday, 19 April		11.9 (75)	10.18 (78)		Adelaide Oval (H)	46,700	15th	[28]
7	Saturday, 27 April		12.9 (81)	20.18 (138)		Bellerive Oval (A)	4,727	12th	[29]
8	Thursday, 2 May		12.6 (78)	5.18 (48)		Adelaide Oval (H)	52,106	12th	[30]
9	Sunday, 12 May		13.12 (90)	13.12 (90)			40,278	12th	[31]
10	Saturday, 18 May		12.6 (78)	11.8 (74)		Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	63,935	13th	[32]
11	Sunday, 26 May		21.11 (137)	5.8 (38)		Adelaide Oval (H)	40,965	12th	[33]
12	Saturday, 1 Jun		16.11 (106)	12.8 (80)		Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	36,086	14th	[34]
13	Thursday, 6 June		10.11 (71)	12.7 (79)		Adelaide Oval (H)	37,342	15th	[35]
14	Saturday, 15 June		10.7 (67)	16.13 (109)			41,535	15th	[36]
15	Bye							15th	Bye
16	Saturday, 29 June		13.16 (94)	12.6 (78)		Adelaide Oval (H)	29,802	14th	[37]
17	Sunday, 7 July		14.13 (97)	13.8 (86)		The Gabba (A)	30,183	15th	[38]
18	Saturday, 13 July		10.11 (71)	5.9 (39)		Adelaide Oval (H)	34,549	14th	[39]
19	Friday, 19 July		17.11 (113)	17.13 (115)		Docklands Stadium (A)	36,020	14th	[40]
20	Sunday, 28 July		8.10 (58)	19.10 (124)		Adelaide Oval (H)	41,823	15th	[41]
21	Saturday, 3 August		13.12 (90)	13.7 (85)		Kardinia Park (A)	28,000	15th	[42]
22	Sunday, 11 August		17.9 (111)	9.18 (72)		Adelaide Oval (H)	39,177	15th	[43]
23	Saturday, 17 August		11.14 (80)	8.10 (58)		Adelaide Oval (A)	52,459	15th	[44]
24	Saturday, 24 August		18.13 (121)	13.12 (90)		Sydney Cricket Ground (A)	36,491	15th	[45]

Round 1

Adelaide lost their first game of the 2024 AFL season to 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. Chris Burgess played his first game for the club after being traded from Gold Coast to Adelaide in the 2023 trade period.

Round 2

Round 2 marked Adelaide's first game scheduled on a Friday in almost two years. Adelaide came into this game as favourites, despite losing their opening game and winning theirs. However, Adelaide lost by 19 points with another late comeback falling short due to wasted chances in front of goal.^[24]

Round 3

This was Adelaide's first time playing against Fremantle in Perth since 2019. Competitive for most of the game, Adelaide were overrun in the final quarter to lose by 35 points.

Round 4

For the second consecutive year, Adelaide hosted the opening game of Gather Round, this time hosting . 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.^[46]

Round 5

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. 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.^[47] This was Adelaide's first win in Melbourne since 2021.

Round 6

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, and the second most famously against). 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.^[48] Walker acknowledged that the umpiring decision was frustrating, but also concedes that the Crows' performance was "unacceptable".^[49]

Round 8

Draftee Dan Curtin made his long-awaited AFL debut, while Smith and Butts returned from injury.^[50] 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.^[51] Adelaide's home attendance of 52,106 was their biggest home attendance since 2016.

Round 9

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 at the MCG), their first at home, and the third in their history.^[52] It was Brisbane's first since 2009.

Round 10

Izak Rankine, who designed the Indigenous guernsey worn, 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 . 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]

Round 11

Kuwarna dominated this match, and despite the effort and talent of number-one draft pick Harley Reid, Kuwarna dominated until the final siren, falling short of a 100-point margin by mere seconds.

Round 12

kicked the first four goals of the game, and the Crows were not able to regain a lead, extending their winless streak at the MCG (starting in 2017 and spanning nine games) until at least 2025. Matthew Nicks described the loss as "as bad as we've played all year".

Round 13

Debutant Billy Dowling, James Borlase, and Strachan all kicked their first AFL goals, but five goals in a row for the 17th-seeded Richmond in the third quarter was too much to overcome. The performance resulted in heavy scrutiny towards Matthew Nicks and the entire club.^[54] Leigh Montagna agreed with coach Nicks' comments that the Crow's performance was "clearly lacking confident after a disappointing showing."^[55]

Round 14

Joel Amartey of the Swans, whose previous best goal tally was four, kicked four in the second quarter to keep the Swans in the contest going into half time. He kicked another four in the third quarter, effectively leaving Adelaide behind in the contest. Amartey finished with a career-best nine goals, the most any player had kicked in a game up to that point in the season.^[36]

Round 15

Bye

Round 16

Following the mid-season bye, coach Nicks was confident for the clash against bogey-team,^[56] who the Crows had only beaten once up to this point of Nicks' four-year tenure.^[57] When defender Chayce Jones suffered an injury at training the day before the game, a late change was made to include Zac Taylor in the game day squad for his debut.^[58] He was the substitute, and came on for Brayden Cook at three-quarter-time.

Round 17

An incident involving Izak Rankine and Brandon Starcevich of the in the first quarter resulted in a concussion to Starcevich and a four-match ban to Rankine. Adelaide fell short despite a late charge, resulting in another close finish between the two clubs.^[38]

Round 18

Adelaide stormed home on a rainy Adelaide night over, who scored just one goal in the second half. Riley Thilthorpe, in his first game since being injured pre-season, kicked two final-quarter goals to seal the game.^[39]

Round 19

Zac Taylor kicked his first AFL goal as one of eight consecutive second-quarter goals for Adelaide. Essendon responded with the next five goals in a high-scoring affair. Ben Keays, who kicked a career-best five goals, assisted Josh Rachele in kicking a last-minute goal to lead by four points. Adelaide won by two points in an upset victory to keep their slim hopes for finals qualification alive.^[40]

Round 24

Ladder

Mens' summary

Awards and Milestones

AFL Awards

• 2024 22under22 team – Josh Rachele^[59]
• Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award – Reilly O'Brien^[60]

AFL Award nominations

• AFLPA MVP Nominees – Jordan Dawson, Ben Keays, Izak Rankine
• AFLPA Best First-Year Player Nominee – Dan Curtin
• AFLPA Best Captain Nominee – Jordan Dawson
• AFLPA Most Courageous Player Nominee – Max Michalanney
• 2024 AFL Rising Star Nomination – Luke Nankervis (Round 13)^[61]
• 2024 22under22 44 man squad – Max Michalanney^[62]
• 2024 22under22 44 man squad – Jake Soligo^[62]

Milestones

• Round 1 – Chris Burgess (club debut)^[15]
• Round 2 – Lachlan Murphy (100 games)
• Round 3 – Brodie Smith (250 games)
• Round 5 – Jordan Dawson (50 club games)
• Round 5 – Izak Rankine (100 career goals)
• Round 7 – Mitch Hinge (50 career games)
• Round 8 – Dan Curtin (AFL debut)^[63]
• Round 8 – Matt Crouch (150 games)
• Round 9 – Josh Rachele (50 goals)
• Round 13 – Billy Dowling (AFL debut)^[64]
• Round 13 – Jake Soligo (50 games)
• Round 16 – Zac Taylor (AFL debut)^[58]
• Round 17 – Sam Berry (50 games)
• Round 17 – Josh Rachele (50 games)
• Round 18 – Hugh Bond (AFL debut)
• Round 18 – Nick Murray (50 games)
• Round 18 – Ben Keays (100 club games)
• Round 19 – Darcy Fogarty (150 goals)
• Round 20 – Elliott Himmelberg (50 games)
• Round 21 – Riley Thilthorpe (50 games, 50 goals)
• Round 22 – Darcy Fogarty (100 games)

Women's squad

Updated to preliminary final vs, 2024 (24 November)

	Name	AFL debut	Games (2024)	Goals (2024)	Games	Goals	Games (AFL career)	Goals (AFL career)
1	Caitlin Gould	2020	13	20	61	54	61	54
2	Eloise Jones	2018	3	2	69	43	69	43
3	Brooke Boileau	2024	4	0	4	0	4	0
4	Zoe Prowse	2022 (S6)	14	0	33	2	33	2
5	Rachelle Martin	2020	13	2	59	16	59	16
6	Hannah Munyard	2020	12	3	44	5	47	6
7	Keeley Kustermann	2022 (S7)	12	1	14	2	14	2
8	Najwa Allen	2020	1	0	45	0	45	0
9	Deni Varnhagen	2017	5	0	38	6	38	6
10	Ebony Marinoff (c)	2017	14	4	93	15	93	15
11	Sarah Goodwin	2022 (S7)	14	0	27	0	32	0
12	Chelsea Biddell	2020	14	1	62	5	62	5
13	Kiera Mueller	2022 (S7)	10	0	27	0	27	0
14	Stevie-Lee Thompson	2017	14	1	88	25	88	25
15	Danielle Ponter	2019	14	16	72	82	72	82
16	Taylah Levy	2023	13	5	16	5	16	5
17	Madison Newman	2020	14	2	53	9	53	9
18	Brooke Smith	2023	2	0	3	0	3	0
19	Jess Waterhouse	2022 (S7)	3	0	15	5	15	5
20	Tamara Henry	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Lily Tarlington	2024	2	0	2	0	2	0
23	Niamh Kelly	2020	14	4	35	11	58	16
24	Amy Boyle-Carr	2024	6	0	6	0	6	0
25	Teah Charlton	2021	11	3	59	11	59	11
26	Chelsea Randall	2017	14	10	74	32	74	32
27	Abbie Ballard	2022 (S6)	4	1	28	8	28	8
28	Brooke Tonon	2022 (S6)	13	2	30	2	30	2
32	Jess Allan	2018	12	2	29	2	43	2
33	Anne Hatchard	2017	14	4	88	30	88	30
39	Sarah Allan (c)	2017	14	0	83	0	83	0

Bold = 2024 games and goals leaders

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Notes	Ref.
Head coach	Matthew Clarke	Former AFL player for Adelaide	[65]
Assistant coaches		Midfield coach Former AFLW player for Adelaide
		Forward coach Current SANFL player for Adelaide	[66]
		Defense coach Former AFLW player for Adelaide	[67]
		Ruck coach Current AFL player for Adelaide
Development coaches		Former AFLW player for Adelaide
		Former AFLW player for Adelaide
	Emma Sampson

Squad changes

The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2024 season.

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via	Ref.
9		Forward		Delisted	[68]
3		Medium defender		Delisted
31		Forward		Retired	[69]
22		Utility		Retired
21		Ruck		Trade	[70]
6		Midfielder		Delisted	[71]

In

No.	Name	Position	Previous Club	via	Ref.
3		Medium defender		No. 22, 2023 national draft	[72]
20		Midfielder	Western Jets	No. 28, 2023 national draft
21		Key forward	Bond University	No. 34, 2023 national draft
24		Midfielder	Sligo Rovers	2023 rookie signing	[73]

Women's AFLW season

Pre-season matches

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Opponent	Scores			Venue
Home	Away	Result
Sunday, August 11 (1:00 pm)		5.4 (34)	8.10 (58)		Central Oval, Port Augusta	[74]
Sunday, August 18 (1:00 pm)		7.8 (50)	5.8 (32)			[75]

Regular season

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Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position
Scores
1	Saturday, 31 August		5.5 (35)	7.7 (49)		Alberton Oval (A)	5,194	7th	[76]
2	Sunday, 8 September		0.6 (6)	5.9 (39)		Fremantle Oval (A)	2,669	3rd	[77]
3	Sunday, 15 September		9.4 (58)	4.8 (32)		Unley Oval (H)	3,142	2nd	[78]
4	Sunday, 22 September		9.8 (62)	4.5 (29)			2,311	1st	[79]
5	Sunday, 29 September		5.5 (35)	5.3 (32)		Springfield Central Stadium (A)	6,102	3rd	[80]
6	Friday, 4 October		3.8 (26)	3.4 (22)		Norwood Oval (H)	2,994	5th	[81]
7	Wednesday, 9 October		1.8 (14)	2.4 (16)			2,586	5th	[82]
	Sunday, 13 October		4.4 (28)	14.8 (92)		Henson Park (A)	1,061	4th	[83]
8	Sunday, 20 October		2.1 (13)	8.8 (56)		Victoria Park (A)	1,775	3rd	[84]
9	Friday, 25 October		4.9 (33)	6.5 (41)		Norwood Oval (H)	3,275	4th	[85]
10	Friday, 1 November		4.4 (28)	4.8 (32)		Kardinia Park (A)	2,233	4th	[86]

Finals

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Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance
Scores
QF	Friday, 8 November (7:15 pm)		5.8 (38)	5.1 (31)		Princes Park	3,689	[87]
SF	Saturday, 16 November (3:05 pm)		7.7 (49)	1.6 (12)			2,011
PF	Saturday, 23 November (6:30 pm)		7.8 (50)	4.8 (32)			4,519

Week 3

Reserves squad

Excludes AFL-listed players. Updated as of round 17, 2024.^[88]

	Name	Games (2024)	Goals (2024)	SANFL games	SANFL goals
12	Jay Boyle	14	5	60	26
14	Hugh Haysman	11	1	11	1
42	Tyler Welsh	8	5	8	5
46	Jack Madgen	14	1	14	1
47	Jayden Davis	3	1	3	1
49	Jarman Sigal	4	0	4	0
50	Darcy Clifford	12	6	12	6
51	Jacob Templeton	1	0	56	27
52	Steve Burton	3	1	3	1
53	Josh Smithson	5	9	12	20
54	Tate Coleman	1	1	14	5
55	Stephen Tahana	16	0	31	0
56	Austin McDonald	7	1	7	1
57	Sam Daniele	6	1	6	1
58	Dylan Whimpress	5	0	5	0
59	Lachlan Thomas	7	0	7	0
60	Harry Boyle	12	2	12	2
61	Jay O'Leary	16	6	16	6

Reserves SANFL season

Regular season

SANFL fixture
Crowd numbers

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Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position
Scores
1	Friday, 29 March		14.7 (91)	13.18 (96)		Hickinbotham Oval (A)	2,080	5th
2	Saturday, 13 April		15.7 (97)	5.12 (42)		Elizabeth Oval (A)	1,855	6th
3	Saturday, 20 April		16.10 (106)	10.8 (68)		Glenelg Oval (A)	2,647	7th
4	Saturday, 27 April		12.12 (84)	10.8 (68)		Prospect Oval (A)	2,005	8th
5	Thursday, 2 May		16.7 (103)	8.14 (62)		Adelaide Oval (H)	–	7th
6	Friday, 10 May		10.12 (72)	7.12 (54)		Norwood Oval (A)	2,602	8th
7	Saturday, 25 May		15.12 (102)	6.5 (41)		Unley Oval (A)	2,997	8th
8	Saturday, 1 June		11.8 (74)	7.12 (54)		Richmond Oval (A)	1,102	8th
9	Saturday, 8 June		8.14 (62)	8.7 (55)		Hickinbotham Oval (A)	1,844	9th
10	Saturday, 15 June		7.7 (49)	15.12 (102)		Adelaide Oval (H)	–	9th
11	Bye							9th	Bye
12	Saturday, 29 June		7.15 (57)	15.6 (96)		Glenelg Oval (A)	1,477	8th
13	Saturday, 6 July		5.9 (39)	11.9 (75)		Elizabeth Oval (A)	1,519	7th
14	Saturday, 13 July		14.18 (102)	5.9 (39)		Norwood Oval (A)	1,661	8th
15	Saturday, 20 July		7.13 (55)	14.9 (93)		Prospect Oval (A)	1,291	8th
16	Saturday, 27 July		8.12 (60)	11.10 (76)		Woodville Oval (A)	–	7th
17	Sunday, 11 August		17.9 (111)	6.7 (43)		Adelaide Oval (H)	–	7th
18	Saturday, 17 August		6.11 (47)	19.10 (124)		Adelaide Oval (A)	–	6th
17	Sunday, 24 August		7.18 (60)	5.16 (46)		Unley Oval (A)	4,147	6th

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External links

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