2025 Adelaide Football Club season

Adelaide Crows AFL season

Australian rules football club season

Adelaide Football Club

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).

In November 2024, Adelaide unveiled their new logo for the 2025 season. It features a swooping crow, reminiscent of the badge used by the club until 2010. Senior men's and women's teams adopted this logo. Slightly altered tri-colours also feature.

Overview

Adelaide's 2025 season overview
League	Captain	Coach	Home ground	W-D-L
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

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 (AFC)	Goals (AFC)	Games (AFL career)	Goals (AFL career)
1	Chayce Jones	2019	90	23	90	23
2	Ben Keays (vc)	2016 (Brisbane)	105	80	135	91
3	Sam Berry	2021	56	12	56	12
4	Lachlan Murphy	2018	114	74	114	74
5	Matt Crouch	2014	158	30	158	30
6	Daniel Curtin	2024	7	3	7	3
7	Riley Thilthorpe	2021	53	58	53	58
8	Josh Rachele	2022	56	70	56	70
9	Nick Murray	2021	55	1	55	1
10	Luke Pedlar	2021	30	27	30	27
11	Charlie Edwards	—	0	0	0	0
12	Jordan Dawson (c)	2017 (Sydney)	67	26	131	60
13	Taylor Walker	2009	278	641	278	641
14	Jake Soligo	2022	58	22	58	22
15	Brayden Cook	2021	27	15	27	15
16	Max Michalanney	2023	45	0	45	0
17	Tyler Welsh	—	0	0	0	0
19	Zac Taylor	2024	9	4	9	4
20	Mitch Hinge	2019 (Brisbane)	61	6	65	7
21	Chris Burgess	2019 (Gold Coast)	7	7	43	21
22	Oscar Ryan	—	0	0	0	0
23	Izak Rankine	2020 (Gold Coast)	35	63	82	122
24	Josh Worrell	2021	30	0	30	0
25	James Peatling	2021 (GWS)	0	0	45	16
26	Harry Schoenberg	2020	61	22	61	22
27	Luke Nankervis	2023	24	1	24	1
28	Alex Neal-Bullen	2015 (Melbourne)	0	0	176	116
29	Rory Laird	2013	247	30	247	30
30	Wayne Milera	2016	99	29	99	29
31	Billy Dowling	2024	9	4	9	4
32	Darcy Fogarty	2018	102	158	102	158
33	Brodie Smith (vc)	2011	262	71	262	71
34	Sid Draper	—	0	0	0	0
35	James Borlase	2023	14	1	14	1
36	Karl Gallagher	—	0	0	0	0
38	Lachlan Sholl	2020	74	25	74	25
39	Toby Murray	—	0	0	0	0
40	Hugh Bond	2024	7	0	7	0
41	Jordon Butts	2020	75	0	75	0
43	Reilly O'Brien (vc)	2016	121	14	121	14
44	Isaac Cumming	2018 (GWS)	0	0	81	10
45	Kieran Strachan	2020	7	1	7	1
48	Mark Keane	2020 (Collingwood)	26	0	31	0

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Notes
Head coach	Matthew Nicks
Assistant coaches	Scott Burns	Senior assistant, forward coach
	Nathan Van Berlo	Midfielder coach Former AFL captain for Adelaide
	Jack Hombsch	Defender coach
	Sam Baulderstone	Ruck coach

Squad changes

Main article: 2024 AFL draft

The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2025 season.

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via
9	Rory Sloane	Midfielder	–	Retirement
34	Elliott Himmelberg	Forward	Gold Coast	Unrestricted free agent
17	Will Hamill	Defender	Frankston	Delisted
25	Ned McHenry	Forward	Prince Alfred College OC	Delisted
37	Patrick Parnell	Defender	Glenelg	Delisted
44	Lachlan Gollant	Forward	Williamstown	Delisted
21	Chris Burgess	Forward	Adelaide	Delisted
26	Harry Schoenberg	Midfielder	Adelaide	Delisted

In

No.	Name	Position	Previous Club	via
39	Toby Murray	Forward	Adelaide (SANFL)	No. 7, 2024 mid-season rookie draft
44	Isaac Cumming	Defender	Greater Western Sydney	2024 free agency
28	Alex Neal-Bullen	Forward	Melbourne	2024 trade
25	James Peatling	Midfielder	Greater Western Sydney	2024 trade
34	Sid Draper	Midfielder	South Adelaide	No. 4, 2024 national draft
17	Tyler Welsh	Forward	Adelaide (SANFL)	No. 59 (F/S), 2024 national draft
26	Harry Schoenberg	Midfielder	Adelaide	No. 3, 2025 rookie draft
21	Chris Burgess	Forward	Adelaide	No. 16, 2025 rookie draft

Men's AFL season

Main article: 2025 AFL season

Pre-season matches

Adelaide's 2025 practice match and AFL Community Series fixtures
Date and local time	Opponent	Scores			Venue	Ref.
Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Ref.
Friday, 21 February (5:00 pm)	Port Adelaide				Summit Sport and Recreation Park
Thursday, 27 February (7:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions				Springfield Central Stadium

Regular season

Adelaide's 2025 AFL season fixture
Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
0	Bye
1	Sunday, 16 March (12:05 pm)	St Kilda		Adelaide Oval (H)
2	Saturday, 22 March (12:50 pm)	Essendon		Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
3	Sunday, 30 March (2:50 pm)	North Melbourne		Adelaide Oval (H)
4	Saturday, 5 April (12:50 pm)	Gold Coast		Carrara Stadium (A)
5	Thursday, 10 April (7:10 pm)	Geelong		Adelaide Oval (N)
6	Saturday, 19 April (3:45 pm)	Greater Western Sydney		Adelaide Oval (H)
7	Friday, 25 April (7:40 pm)	Fremantle		Perth Stadium (A)
8	Saturday, 3 May (3:45 pm)	Carlton		Adelaide Oval (H)
9	Saturday, 10 May (7:40 pm)	Port Adelaide		Adelaide Oval (A)
10	Saturday, 17 May (12:50 pm)	Collingwood		Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
11	Sunday, 25 May (12:40 pm)	West Coast		Adelaide Oval (H)
12	Saturday, 31 May (7:05 pm)	Sydney		Sydney Cricket Ground (A)
13	Friday, 6 June (7:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions		Adelaide Oval (H)
14	Friday, 13 June (7:10 pm)	Hawthorn		York Park (A)
15	Bye
16	TBC	Richmond		Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)
17	TBC	Melbourne		Adelaide Oval (H)
18	TBC	Western Bulldogs		Eureka Stadium (A)
19	TBC	Gold Coast		Adelaide Oval (H)
20	TBC	Port Adelaide
21	TBC	Hawthorn
22	TBC	West Coast		Perth Stadium (A)
23	TBC	Collingwood		Adelaide Oval (H)
24	TBC	North Melbourne		Docklands Stadium (A)

Opening Round
Gather Round

Women's squad

Updated to the end of 2024.

No.	Name	AFL debut	Games (AFC)	Goals (AFC)	Games (AFLW career)	Goals (AFLW career)
1	Caitlin Gould	2020	61	54	61	54
2	Eloise Jones	2018	69	43	69	43
3	Brooke Boileau	2024	4	0	4	0
4	Zoe Prowse	2022	33	2	33	2
5	Rachelle Martin	2020	59	16	59	16
6	Hannah Munyard	2020 (Western Bulldogs)	44	5	47	6
7	Keeley Kusterman	2022	14	2	14	2
10	Ebony Marinoff (c)	2017	93	15	93	15
11	Sarah Goodwin	2022 (Port Adelaide)	27	0	32	0
12	Chelsea Biddell	2020	62	5	62	5
13	Kiera Mueller	2022	27	0	27	0
14	Stevie-Lee Thompson	2017	88	25	88	25
15	Danielle Ponter	2019	72	82	72	82
17	Madison Newman	2020	53	9	53	9
18	Brooke Smith	2023	3	0	3	0
21	Lily Tarlington	2024	2	0	2	0
23	Niamh Kelly	2020 (West Coast)	35	11	58	16
24	Amy Boyle-Carr	2024	6	0	6	0
25	Teah Charlton	2021	59	11	59	11
26	Chelsea Randall	2017	74	32	74	32
27	Abbie Ballard	2022	28	8	28	8
28	Brooke Tonon	2022	30	2	30	2
32	Jess Allan	2018	29	2	43	2
33	Anne Hatchard	2017	88	30	88	30
39	Sarah Allan (c)	2017	83	0	83	0
–	Hannah Ewings	2022 (Port Adelaide)	0	0	18	8
–	Grace Kelly	2020 (West Coast)	0	0	44	9
–	Kayleigh Cronin	–	0	0	0	0
–	India Rasheed	–	0	0	0	0
–	Georgia McKee	–	0	0	0	0

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Notes
Head coach	Matthew Clarke	Former AFL player for Adelaide
Assistant coaches	Courtney Cramey	Midfield coach Former AFLW player for Adelaide
	Jack Madgen	Forward coach Current SANFL player for Adelaide
	Marijana Rajčić	Defense coach Former AFLW player for Adelaide
	Kieran Strachan	Ruck coach Current AFL player for Adelaide
Development coaches	Hannah Button	Former AFLW player for Adelaide
	Renee Forth	Former AFLW player for Adelaide
	Emma Sampson

Squad changes

Main article: 2024–25 AFL Women's player movement period

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

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via
9	Deni Varnhagen	Midfielder	–	Retirement
8	Najwa Allen	Defender	Hawthorn	2024 trade
16	Taylah Levy	Forward	Greater Western Sydney	2024 trade
19	Jess Waterhouse	Forward	TBA	Delisted
20	Tamara Henry	Midfielder	TBA	Delisted

In

Name	Position	Previous Club	via
Hannah Ewings	Forward	Port Adelaide	2024 trade
Grace Kelly	Forward	St Kilda	2024 trade
Kayleigh Cronin	Defender	Kerry GAA	2024 rookie signing
India Rasheed	Midfielder	Sturt	No. 13, 2024 national draft
Georgia McKee	Forward	Central District	No. 44, 2024 national draft

Reserves squad

Excludes AFL-listed players.

No.	Name	Games (SANFL career)	Goals (SANFL career)
12	Jay Boyle	60	26
14	Hugh Haysman	11	1
37	Blake Drury	0	0
46	Jack Madgen (c)	14	1
47	Jayden Davis	3	1
50	Darcy Clifford	12	6
52	Steve Burton	3	1
54	Tate Coleman	14	5
55	Stephen Tahana	31	0
56	Austin McDonald	7	1
58	Dylan Whimpress	5	0
59	Lachlan Thomas	7	0
60	Harry Boyle	12	2
61	Jay O'Leary	16	6
-	Ned Atkinson	3	1
-	Will Crane	2	1
-	Saxon Evans	0	0
-	Thomas McCormack	0	0
-	Cameron Taheny	21	28
-	Lachlan McAndrew	0	0

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Notes
Head coach	Matthew Wright
Assistant and development coaches	Andrew McPherson
	Matthew Panos
	Chelsea Randall	Current player with Adelaide's women's team.

Reserves SANFL season

Regular season

SANFL fixture Crowd numbers

Adelaide's 2025 SANFL season fixture
Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
1	Saturday, 29 March (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide		Richmond Oval
2	Saturday, 5 April (2:40 pm)	North Adelaide		Prospect Oval
3	Friday, 18 April (4:10 pm)	Glenelg		Glenelg Oval
4	Sunday, 27 April (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens		Woodville Oval
5	Sunday, 4 May	Norwood		Port Lincoln
6	Saturday, 10 May (3:10 pm)	Port Adelaide		Adelaide Oval
8	Saturday, 24 May (2:30 pm)	Sturt		Unley Oval
9	Bye						Bye
10	Saturday, 7 June (2:30 pm)	South Adelaide		Hickinbotham Oval
11		North Adelaide		Prospect Oval
12		Woodville-West Torrens		Adelaide Oval
13		Glenelg		Glenelg Oval
14		West Adelaide		Adelaide Oval
15		Port Adelaide		Adelaide Oval
16		Norwood		Norwood Oval
17		South Adelaide		Hickinbotham Oval
18		Central District		Elizabeth Oval
19		Sturt		Unley Oval

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External links

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

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Players	Debuts Mid-season draft Player movement period National draft Rookie draft
See also	2025 AFL Women's season
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