2014 Adelaide Football Club season

The 2014 AFL season was the 23rd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Crows.

Adelaide Football Club
2014 season
CoachBrenton Sanderson
Captain(s)Nathan van Berlo
Home groundAdelaide Oval
AFL season10th
Malcolm Blight MedalDaniel Talia
Leading goalkickerEddie Betts (51)
Highest home attendance50,552 vs. Port Adelaide (round 15)
Lowest home attendance44,216 vs. Melbourne (round 7)
Average home attendance48,046
Club membership54,249

Squad

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Adelaide Football Club
Senior list Rookie List Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  •   Long-term injury list
  •   Upgraded rookie(s)
  • (vet) Veteran list
  • (B) Category B Rookie

Updated: 4 August 2014
Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaches


Playing list changes

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The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2013 season and the conclusion of the 2014 season.

Player Previous Club League via
  Eddie Betts Carlton Football Club AFL Free Agency
  James Podsiadly Geelong Football Club AFL Trade
  Matt Crouch North Ballarat Football Club TAC Cup AFL National Draft, second round (No. 23 overall)
  Riley Knight Woodville-West Torrens SANFL AFL National Draft, third round (No. 46 overall)
  Charlie Cameron Swan Districts WAFL AFL Rookie Draft, first round (No. 7 overall)
  James Battersby Sturt SANFL AFL Rookie Draft, second round (No. 24 overall)
  Jake Kelly Oakleigh (U18) TAC Cup AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 40 overall)
  Alex Spina North Adelaide SANFL AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (No. 52 overall)
Player New Club League via
  Graham Johncock Mallee Park Port Lincoln FL[1] Retired
  Tim McIntyre Central District[2] SANFL Delisted
  Tim Klaosen Sturt Sabres[3] Central Australian Basketball League Delisted
  Dylan Orval Collingwood reserves[4] VFL Delisted
  Ian Callinan Adelaide reserves[5] SANFL Delisted
  Nick Joyce Delisted
  Richard Tambling Sturt[6] SANFL Delisted
  Aidan Riley Melbourne AFL Delisted
  Ben Dowdell Hamley Bridge[7] Adelaide Plains FL Delisted

List management

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Player Change
  Kyle Hartigan Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, fifth round (No. 76 overall)
  Rory Laird Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, sixth round (No. 86 overall)

Season summary

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Pre-season matches

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2014 NAB Challenge
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 16 February (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 0.18.11 (119) 0.9.5 (59) Won by 60 points[8] Richmond Oval (H) 8,765
2 Monday, 24 February (7:10 pm) Carlton 0.9.7 (61) 1.13.12 (99) Won by 38 points[9] Etihad Stadium (A) 7,617
3 Friday, 7 March (2:00 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.8 (74) 12.10 (82) Won by 8 points[10] Blacktown Olympic Park (A)

Home and away season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 20 March (7:10 pm) Geelong 18.11 (119) 12.9 (81) Lost by 38 points[11] Simmonds Stadium (A) 23,622 13th
2 Saturday, 29 March (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 19.13 (127) 11.7 (73) Lost by 54 points[12] Adelaide Oval (A) 50,397 16th  
3 Saturday, 5 April (1:40 pm) Sydney 9.17 (71) 21.8 (134) Lost by 63 points[13] Adelaide Oval (H) 47,426 17th  
4 Sunday, 13 April (3:20 pm) St Kilda 7.8 (50) 20.16 (136) Won by 86 points[14] Etihad Stadium (A) 22,923 15th  
5 Sunday, 20 April (12:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 21.11 (137) 10.12 (72) Won by 65 points[15] Adelaide Oval (H) 44,770 12th  
6 Sunday, 27 April (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83) 13.14 (92) Won by 9 points[16] Etihad Stadium (A) 17,404 10th  
7 Saturday, 3 May (4:10 pm) Melbourne 9.13 (67) 11.4 (70) Lost by 3 points[17] Adelaide Oval (H) 44,216 11th  
8 Bye 11th  
9 Thursday, 15 May (7:20 pm) Collingwood 10.16 (76) 7.13 (55) Won by 21 points[18] Adelaide Oval (H) 50,051 10th  
10 Sunday, 25 May (4:40 pm) Carlton 12.9 (81) 10.16 (76 Lost by 5 points[19] Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 32,419 10th  
11 Sunday, 1 June (12:40 pm) Gold Coast 16.13 (109) 11.11 (77) Won by 32 points[20] Adelaide Oval (H) 49,069 9th  
12 Sunday, 8 June (2:10 pm) Fremantle 12.18 (90) 7.8 (50) Lost by 40 points[21] Patersons Stadium (A) 35,389 10th  
13 Saturday, 14 June (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 16.13 (109) 10.13 (73) Won by 36 points[22] Adelaide Oval (H) 47,205 10th  
14 Saturday, 21 June (7:40 pm) Essendon 15.11 (101) 14.8 (92) Lost by 9 points[23] Etihad Stadium (A) 30,948 11th  
15 Sunday, 29 June (3:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.15 (99) 10.16 (76) Won by 23 points[24] Adelaide Oval (H) 50,552 9th  
16 Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.18 (72) 20.20 (140) Won by 68 points[25] GIANTS Stadium (A) 8,383 9th  
17 Friday, 11 July (7:20 pm) Hawthorn 14.8 (92) 15.14 (104) Lost by 12 points[26] Adelaide Oval (H) 50,321 10th  
18 Sunday, 27 July (4:40 pm) Collingwood 12.10 (82) 14.14 (98) Won by 16 points[27] Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 41,486 8th  
19 Saturday, 2 August (1:10 pm) West Coast 16.9 (105) 20.16 (136) Lost by 31 points[28] Adelaide Oval (H) 49,470 10th  
20 Sunday, 10 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) 25.18 (168) Won by 105 points[29] The Gabba (A) 19,657 7th  
21 Saturday, 16 August (7:10 pm) Richmond 9.15 (69) 10.19 (79) Lost by 10 points[30] Adelaide Oval (H) 50,459 8th  
22 Saturday, 23 August (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 14.17 (101) 13.16 (94) Lost by 7 points[31] Bellerive Oval (A) 10,702 11th  
23 Sunday, 31 August (2:50 pm) St Kilda 22.9 (141) 9.8 (62) Won by 79 points[32] Adelaide Oval (H) 44,969 10th  


Individual awards and records

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Milestones
All-Australian Team
AFL Rising Star

The following Adelaide players were nominated for the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star award:

22 Under 22 team

References

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  1. ^ Harry Fisher (10 April 2014). "Johncock happy to be home". Port Lincoln Times. Port Lincoln, SA. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ Peter Argent. "McIntyre raring to go as Bulldog". Central District Football Club. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ Matt Turner (18 March 2014). "Former Adelaide Crows rookie Tim Klaosen returns to basketball to play for Sturt". Mitcham & Hills Messenger. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Want to know how your VFL team will fare in 2014? We have you covered". Leader. Melbourne, VIC. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ^ Jesper Fjeldstad (7 March 2014). "Crows reserves captain Ian Callinan aims to stay in the AFL system". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  6. ^ Andrew Capel (30 November 2013). "Axed Crow Richard Tambling still living in Lance Franklin's shadow". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. ^ Sam Agars (20 March 2014). "Bombers think big". The Bunyip. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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