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).
| 2025 AFL season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Matthew Nicks | ||
| Captain(s) | Jordan Dawson | ||
| Home ground | Adelaide Oval | ||
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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
editPlayers 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.[1]
| 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 | |
| James Peatling | 2021 (Greater Western Sydney) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 |
Coaching staff
edit| Role | Name | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Matthew Nicks | [2] | |
| Assistant coaches | Scott Burns | Senior assistant, forward coach | [3] |
| Nathan Van Berlo | Midfielder coach | [4] | |
| Jack Hombsch | Defender coach | [3][5] | |
| Sam Baulderstone | Ruck coach | [6] | |
| Development coaches | — | Head of development | |
| Michael Godden | Current head coach of Adelaide's SANFL team. | ||
| Chelsea Randall | Current player with Adelaide's women's team. | [5] | |
| Matthew Wright | Academy development | ||
| Andrew McPherson | [5] |
Squad changes
editThe following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2025 season.
Out
edit| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Rory Sloane |
Midfielder | — | Retirement | [7] |
| 34 |  Elliott Himmelberg |
Forward | Gold Coast | Unrestricted free agent | [8] |
| 17 | Will Hamill |
Defender | TBA | Delisted | [9] |
| 25 | Ned McHenry |
Forward | TBA | Delisted | [9] |
| 37 | Patrick Parnell |
Defender | TBA | Delisted | [9] |
| 44 | Lachlan Gollant |
Forward | TBA | Delisted | [9] |
In
edit| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Toby Murray |
Forward | Adelaide (SANFL) | No. 7, 2024 mid-season rookie draft | [10] |
| – |  Isaac Cumming |
Wing | Greater Western Sydney | 2024 free agency | [11] |
| – | Alex Neal-Bullen |
Forward | Melbourne | 2024 trade | [12] |
| – | James Peatling |
Midfielder | Greater Western Sydney | 2024 trade | [13] |
References
edit- ^ "Adelaide - All Time Player List". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Nicks appointed Senior Coach". Adelaide Football Club. 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Crows Finalise Coaching Structure". Adelaide Football Club. 15 November 2023.
- ^ Cleary, Mitch (25 September 2020). "Captain calling: Former skipper to return to Crows". afl.com.au.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "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". afc.com.au. October 2024.
- ^ "AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft Wrap: Crows secure Toby Murray". afc.com.au. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 16 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.
- ^ "Peatling bolsters Crows' midfield". afc.com.au. 16 October 2024.
External links
edit- Official Website of the Adelaide Football Club
- Official Website of the Australian Football League