# 2015 Adelaide Football Club season

The Adelaide Football Club's 2015 season was its 25th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded a reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Adelaide's 2015 season was tragically interrupted midway through by the murder of coach Phil Walsh in July.

## AFL season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Sunday, 5 April (2:50pm) | North Melbourne | 21.14 (140) | 9.9 (63) | Won by 77 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 46,491 |
| 2 | Saturday, 11 April (4:35pm) | Collingwood | 9.9 (63) | 12.18 (90) | Won by 27 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 33,771 |
| 3 | Saturday, 18 April (1:40pm) | Melbourne | 12.8 (80) | 7.13 (55) | Won by 25 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 43,713 |
| 4 | Sunday, 26 April (4:40pm) | Western Bulldogs | 18.17 (125) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 57 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 19,915 |
| 5 | Sunday, 3 May (4:10pm) | Port Adelaide | 13.13 (91) | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 24 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 49,735 |
| 6 | Saturday, 9 May (5:10pm) | Gold Coast | 11.12 (78) | 18.11 (119) | Won by 41 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 12,464 |
| 7 | Saturday, 16 May (1:15pm) | St Kilda | 18.11 (119) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 46 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 43,532 |
| 8 | Saturday, 23 May (2:10pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 16.12 (108) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 24 points | Spotless Stadium (A) | 9,481 |
| 9 | Saturday, 30 May (7:10pm) | Fremantle | 7.15 (57) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 11 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 45,518 |
| 10 | Saturday, 6 June (1:40pm) | Carlton | 14.6 (90) | 14.15 (99) | Won by 9 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 32,035 |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 12 | Thursday, 18 June (7:20pm) | Hawthorn | 12.13 (85) | 17.12 (114) | Lost by 29 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 50,023 |
| 13 | Saturday, 27 June (4:35pm) | Brisbane Lions | 10.9 (69) | 11.16 (82) | Won by 13 points | The Gabba (A) | 18,146 |
| 14 | Match against Geelong cancelled due to the death of senior coach Phil Walsh | Match against Geelong cancelled due to the death of senior coach Phil Walsh | Match against Geelong cancelled due to the death of senior coach Phil Walsh | Match against Geelong cancelled due to the death of senior coach Phil Walsh | Match against Geelong cancelled due to the death of senior coach Phil Walsh | Match against Geelong cancelled due to the death of senior coach Phil Walsh | Match against Geelong cancelled due to the death of senior coach Phil Walsh |
| 15 | Saturday, 11 July (5:40pm) | West Coast | 22.15 (147) | 14.7 (91) | Lost by 56 points | Domain Stadium (A) | 38,133 |
| 16 | Sunday, 19 July (2:50pm) | Port Adelaide | 17.11 (113) | 18.8 (116) | Won by 3 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 54,468 |
| 17 | Saturday, 25 July (1:40pm) | Gold Coast | 19.11 (125) | 12.8 (80) | Won by 45 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 42,656 |
| 18 | Saturday, 1 August (4:35pm) | Sydney | 17.15 (117) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 52 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 38,690 |
| 19 | Friday, 7 August (7:20pm) | Richmond | 11.22 (88) | 8.4 (52) | Won by 36 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 50,094 |
| 20 | Saturday, 15 August (1:45pm) | Essendon | 8.11 (59) | 27.9 (171) | Won by 112 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 25,914 |
| 21 | Saturday, 22 August (7:10pm) | Brisbane Lions | 20.11 (131) | 6.8 (44) | Won by 87 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 47,527 |
| 22 | Saturday, 30 August (12:40pm) | West Coast | 19.12 (126) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 57 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 53,445 |
| 23 | Saturday, 5 September (1:05pm) | Geelong | 17.17 (119) | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 39 points | Simonds Stadium (A) | 26,128 |

## Ladder

2015 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Fremantle | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1857 | 1564 | 118.7 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | West Coast | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2330 | 1572 | 148.2 | 66 | Finals series |
| 3 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2452 | 1548 | 158.4 | 64 | Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2006 | 1578 | 127.1 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1930 | 1568 | 123.1 | 60 | Finals series |
| 6 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2101 | 1825 | 115.1 | 56 | Finals series |
| 7 | Adelaide | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2107 | 1821 | 115.7 | 54 | Finals series |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2062 | 1937 | 106.5 | 52 | Finals series |
| 9 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2002 | 1874 | 106.8 | 48 | |
| 10 | Geelong | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1853 | 1833 | 101.1 | 48 | |
| 11 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1872 | 1891 | 99.0 | 44 | |
| 12 | Collingwood | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1972 | 1856 | 106.3 | 40 | |
| 13 | Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1573 | 2044 | 77.0 | 28 | |
| 14 | St Kilda | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1695 | 2162 | 78.4 | 26 | |
| 15 | Essendon | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1580 | 2134 | 74.0 | 24 | |
| 16 | Gold Coast | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1633 | 2240 | 72.9 | 18 | |
| 17 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1557 | 2306 | 67.5 | 16 | |
| 18 | Carlton | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1525 | 2354 | 64.8 | 16 | |
* 1 2 The round 14 match between Adelaide and Geelong was cancelled due to the death of Adelaide coach Phil Walsh, and both teams were awarded two premiership points each.

## AFL finals series

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| EF2 | Saturday 12 September (7:50pm) | Western Bulldogs | 14.18 (102) | 16.13 (109) | Won by 7 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 60.782 |
| SF2 | Friday 19 September (7:50pm) | Hawthorn | 21.9 (135) | 8.13 (61) | Lost by 74 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 70,879 |

## Match Review Panel

| Player | Round | Charge category | Verdict | Result | Victim | Club |
| Rory Sloane | 3 | Instigating a melee | Guilty | $1,500 fine | | Melbourne |
| Scott Thompson | 3 | Engaging in a melee | Guilty | $1,500 fine | | Melbourne |
| Josh Jenkins | 3 | Engaging in a melee | Guilty | $1,000 fine | | Melbourne |
| Matthew Jaensch | 3 | Engaging in a melee | Guilty | $1,000 fine | | Melbourne |
| Taylor Walker | 3 | Engaging in a melee | Guilty | $1,000 fine | | Melbourne |
| Taylor Walker | 10 | Striking | N/A | Cleared | Cameron Wood | Carlton |
| Richard Douglas | 17 | Rough conduct | Guilty | $1,000 fine | Matt Shaw | Gold Coast |