# 2024 Adelaide Football Club season

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. 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

Adelaide's 2024 season overview :
| League | 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 | Ebony Marinoff | Caitlin Gould (20) |
| SANFL | Jack Madgen | Michael Godden | — | 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.
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2024) | Goals (2024) | Games (AFC) | Goals (AFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
| 1 | Chayce Jones | 2019 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 23 | 90 | 23 |
| 2 | Ben Keays (vc) | 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 (vc) | 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 (vc) | 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 Italics: Inactive list

### Coaching staff

| Role | Name | Notes |
| Head coach | Matthew Nicks | |
| Assistant coaches | Scott Burns (forwards) | Senior assistant |
| Assistant coaches | Nathan Van Berlo (midfielders) | |
| Assistant coaches | Jack Hombsch (defence) | |
| Assistant coaches | Sam Baulderstone (rucks) | |
| Development coaches | Marco Bello | Head of development |
| Development coaches | Michael Godden | Current head coach of Adelaide's SANFL team. |
| Development coaches | Andrew McPherson | |
| Development coaches | Chelsea Randall | Current player with Adelaide's women's team. |
| Development coaches | 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 |
| 3 | Fischer McAsey | Key defender / utility | St Kilda City (SFNL) | Retirement |
| 11 | Paul Seedsman | Wingman | — | Retirement |
| 39 | Tom Doedee | Key defender | Brisbane Lions | Restricted free agent |
| 23 | Shane McAdam | Small forward | Melbourne | Trade |
| 21 | Tyler Brown | Midfielder | Box Hill (VFL) | Delisted |
| 6 | Jackson Hately | Midfielder | Essendon (VFL) | Delisted |
| 36 | Andrew McPherson | Defender | — | Delisted |
| 42 | Tariek Newchurch | Small forward | North Adelaide (SANFL) | Delisted |
| 38 | James Borlase | Key defender | Adelaide | Delisted |
| 17 | Will Hamill | Half-back / wingman | Adelaide | Delisted |

#### In

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| 21 | Chris Burgess | Key forward / utility | Gold Coast | Trade |
| 6 | Daniel Curtin | Key defender / utility | Claremont | No. 8, 2023 national draft, |
| 11 | Charlie Edwards | Midfielder | Sandringham Dragons | No. 21, 2023 national draft |
| 22 | Oscar Ryan | Medium defender | Murray Bushrangers | No. 27, 2023 national draft |
| 17 | Will Hamill | Half-back / wingman | Adelaide | No. 9, 2024 rookie draft |
| 38 | James Borlase | Key defender | Adelaide | No. 20, 2024 rookie draft |
| 36 | Karl Gallagher | Medium defender | Monaghan GAA | Category B rookie signing |

## Men's AFL season
### Pre-season matches

Adelaide's 2024 practice match and AFL Community Series fixtures :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Ref. |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref. |
| Friday, 23 February (5:00 pm) | Port Adelaide | 14.9 (93) | 14.9 (93) | Match drawn | Alberton Oval | |
| Saturday, 2 March (2:40 pm) | West Coast | 17.15 (117) | 7.8 (50) | Won by 67 points | Richmond Oval | |

### Regular season

Adelaide's 2024 AFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref. |
| Ref. |||
| 0 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 1 | Saturday, 16 March (7:10 pm) | Gold Coast | 8.12 (60) | 8.6 (54) | Lost by 6 points | Carrara Stadium (A) | 11,466 | 10th | |
| 2 | Friday, 22 March (7:10 pm) | Geelong | 11.11 (77) | 14.12 (96) | Lost by 19 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 44,758 | 13th | |
| 3 | Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm) | Fremantle | 9.15 (69) | 4.10 (34) | Lost by 35 points | Perth Stadium (A) | 51,037 | 15th | |
| 4 | Thursday, 4 April (7:10 pm) | Melbourne | 8.15 (63) | 10.18 (78) | Lost by 15 points | Adelaide Oval (N) | 48,020 | 15th | |
| 5 | Saturday, 13 April (4:35 pm) | Carlton | 14.14 (98) | 16.4 (100) | Won by 2 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 46,284 | 14th | |
| 6 | Friday, 19 April (7:10 pm) | Essendon | 11.9 (75) | 10.18 (78) | Lost by 3 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 46,700 | 15th | |
| 7 | Saturday, 27 April (1:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 12.9 (81) | 20.18 (138) | Won by 57 points | Bellerive Oval (A) | 4,727 | 12th | |
| 8 | Thursday, 2 May (7:00 pm) | Port Adelaide | 12.6 (78) | 5.18 (48) | Won by 30 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 52,106 | 12th | |
| 9 | Sunday, 12 May (3:30 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 13.12 (90) | 13.12 (90) | Match drawn | Adelaide Oval (H) | 40,278 | 12th | |
| 10 | Saturday, 18 May (1:45 pm) | Collingwood | 12.6 (78) | 11.8 (74) | Lost by 4 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 63,935 | 13th | |
| 11 | Sunday, 26 May (4:10 pm) | West Coast | 21.11 (137) | 5.8 (38) | Won by 99 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 40,965 | 12th | |
| 12 | Saturday, 1 Jun (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn | 16.11 (106) | 12.8 (80) | Lost by 27 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 36,086 | 14th | |
| 13 | Thursday, 6 June (7:00 pm) | Richmond | 10.11 (71) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 8 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 37,342 | 15th | |
| 14 | Saturday, 15 June (7:00 pm) | Sydney | 10.7 (67) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 42 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 41,535 | 15th | |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 15th | Bye |
| 16 | Saturday, 29 June (7:00 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 13.16 (94) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 16 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 29,802 | 14th | |
| 17 | Sunday, 7 July (4:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 14.13 (97) | 13.8 (86) | Lost by 11 points | The Gabba (A) | 30,183 | 15th | |
| 18 | Saturday, 13 July (7:00 pm) | St Kilda | 10.11 (71) | 5.9 (39) | Won by 32 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 34,549 | 14th | |
| 19 | Friday, 19 July (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 17.11 (113) | 17.13 (115) | Won by 2 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 36,020 | 14th | |
| 20 | Sunday, 28 July (3:40 pm) | Hawthorn | 8.10 (58) | 19.10 (124) | Lost by 66 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 41,823 | 15th | |
| 21 | Saturday, 3 August (4:35 pm) | Geelong | 13.12 (90) | 13.7 (85) | Lost by 5 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 28,000 | 15th | |
| 22 | Sunday, 11 August (3:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 17.9 (111) | 9.18 (72) | Won by 39 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 39,177 | 15th | |
| 23 | Saturday, 17 August (7:00 pm) | Port Adelaide | 11.14 (80) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 22 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 52,459 | 15th | |
| 24 | Saturday, 24 August (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 18.13 (121) | 13.12 (90) | Lost by 31 points | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 36,491 | 15th | |
Home and away match summaries :
Round 1
Adelaide lost their first game of the 2024 AFL season to Gold Coast 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 1
Saturday, 16 March (7:10 pm)
Gold Coast
def.
Adelaide
People First Stadium (crowd: 11,466)
Report
3.2 (20) 5.4 (34) 7.9 (51) 8.12 (60)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
1.1 (7) 1.2 (8) 3.4 (22) 8.6 (54)
Umpires: Howorth, Meredith, Jones, McGinness Brownlow Votes: 3 Rowell, 2 Miller, 1 Ballard Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
2: Ainsworth, Rosas Jr 1: Humphrey, Rowell, Anderson, T. Berry
Goals
3: Rachele 2: Keays, Rankine 1: S. Berry
Flanders, Anderson, Miller, Rowell
Best
Crouch, Laird, Worrell, Rachele
Nil
Injuries
Pedlar (nose), Butts (foot)
Budarick (rough conduct), Rosas Jr (headbutt)
Reports
Nil
Chris Burgess club debut
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 Geelong winning theirs. However, Adelaide lost by 19 points with another late comeback falling short due to wasted chances in front of goal.
Round 2
Friday, 22 March (7:10 pm)
Adelaide
def. by
Geelong
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,758)
Report
3.2 (20) 5.5 (35) 8.7 (55) 11.11 (77)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
6.3 (39) 7.5 (47) 12.7 (79) 14.12 (96)
Umpires: Rosebury, Stephens, Fleer, Gianfagna Brownlow Votes: 3 Stewart, 2 Miers, 1 Crouch Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Walker, Rankine, Fogarty, Burgess 1: Soligo, Rachele, O'Brien
Goals
4: Hawkins 3: Miers 2: O. Henry, Cameron 1: Stengle, Mannagh, Close
Crouch, Dawson, Hinge, Laird, Worrell, O'Brien
Best
Stewart, Miers, Dangerfield, Hawkins, Blicavs, Holmes
Nil
Injuries
Dangerfield (hamstring)
Nil
Reports
Parfitt (tripping)
Lachlan Murphy 100th game
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 3
Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm)
Fremantle
def.
Adelaide
Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,037)
Report
2.2 (14) 4.7 (31) 5.12 (42) 9.15 (69)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
2.5 (17) 3.5 (23) 4.8 (32) 4.10 (34)
Umpires: Haussen, Deboy, Dore, Rebeschini Brownlow Votes: 3 Young, 2 Pearce, 1 Ryan Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
2: Amiss, Taberner, Walters 1: Treacy, Frederick, Banfield
Goals
1: Burgess, Sholl, McHenry, Keays
Young, Pearce, Ryan, Clark, Fyfe, Walters
Best
Crouch, Keane, Soligo, Laird, Dawson
Nil
Injuries
Milera (knee), Murphy (knee)
Brodie Smith 250th game
Round 4
For the second consecutive year, Adelaide hosted the opening game of Gather Round, this time hosting Melbourne. 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.
Round 4 (Gather Round)
Thursday, 4 April (7:10 pm)
Adelaide
def. by
Melbourne
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,020)
Report
2.5 (17) 3.8 (25) 6.9 (45) 8.15 (63)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
2.0 (12) 6.7 (43) 10.13 (73) 10.18 (78)
Umpires: Meredith, Williamson, Fleer, Rodger Brownlow Votes: 3 Petracca, 2 Fritsch, 1 Crouch Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Fogarty 1: Rankine, Laird, Walker, Keays, Dawson, Rachele
Goals
3: Fritsch 2: Pickett, van Rooyen 1: Petty, Petracca, Chandler
Soligo, Dawson, Laird, Keane
Best
Petracca, Gawn, May, Fritsch, McVee, Lever
Parnell (shoulder)
Injuries
Nil
Nil
Reports
van Rooyen (striking), Pickett (rough conduct)
Adelaide's winning record up to this point of the season is their worst since 2020.
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. This was Adelaide's first win in Melbourne since 2021.
Round 5
Saturday, 13 April (4:35 pm)
Carlton
def. by
Adelaide
Marvel Stadium (crowd: 46,283)
Report
5.1 (31) 8.2 (50) 11.9 (75) 14.14 (98)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
4.0 (24) 7.2 (44) 12.3 (75) 16.4 (100)
Umpires: Rosebury, Williamson, Dore, Adair Brownlow Votes: 3 Walsh, 2 Soligo, 1 Rankine Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
4: Curnow 2: McKay 1: Pittonet, Owies, E. Hollands, Fantasia, Durdin, Cripps, Cottrell, Acres
Goals
4: Walker 3: Rankine, Keays 2: Rachele 1: Gollant, Dawson, Cook, Berry
Walsh, Curnow, McKay, Cripps, Acres
Best
Rankine, Soligo, Walker, Keays, Rachele, Hinge
Cerra (hamstring, replaced in side by Pittonet), Saad (hamstring), McGovern (hamstring)
Injuries
Butts (hamstring)
Nil
Reports
Dawson, Crouch (rough conduct)
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 Collingwood, and the second most famously against Sydney). 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. Walker acknowledged that the umpiring decision was frustrating, but also concedes that the Crows' performance was "unacceptable".
Round 6
Friday, 19 April (7:10 pm)
Adelaide
def. by
Essendon
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,700)
Report
2.2 (14) 5.4 (34) 9.5 (59) 11.9 (75)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
2.4 (16) 5.9 (39) 8.14 (62) 10.18 (78)
Umpires: Haussen, Stevic, Toner, Adair Brownlow Votes: 3 Merrett, 2 Martin, 1 Dawson Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Dawson, Keays 1: Walker, Jones, Fogarty, Soligo, Rachele, McHenry, Rankine
Goals
2: Jones, Langford 1: Gresham, Parish, Hobbs, Stringer, Merrett, Martin
Dawson, Soligo, Hinge, O'Brien
Best
Merrett, Martin, Caldwell, Hobbs, Gresham
Berry (foot)
Injuries
None
Rankine (rough conduct), Keane (tripping), Dawson (umpire contact)
Reports
None
Round 7
Round 7 (AFL ANZAC Appeal Round)
Saturday, 27 April (1:45 pm)
North Melbourne
def. by
Adelaide
Blundstone Arena (crowd: 4,727)
Report
2.3 (15) 6.4 (40) 7.7 (49) 12.9 (81)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
5.5 (35) 11.9 (79) 16.12 (108) 20.18 (138)
Umpires: O'Gorman, Brown, Rebeschini, Jones ANZAC Spirit Award: Jordan Dawson Brownlow Votes: 3 Laird, 2 Dawson, 1 Rankine Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Zurhaar 2: Larkey, Duursma 1: Wardlaw, Tucker, Powell, Lazzaro, Davies-Uniacke
Goals
4: Rankine 3: Cook 2: Walker, Keays, Himmelberg 1: Sholl, Pedlar, McHenry, Laird, Jones, Fogarty, Dawson
Sheezel, McKercher, Davies-Uniacke, Xerri
Best
Dawson, Laird, Sholl, Cook, Walker
Nil
Injuries
Pedlar (shoulder)
Mitch Hinge 50th game
Round 8
Draftee Dan Curtin made his long-awaited AFL debut, while Smith and Butts returned from injury. 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. Adelaide's home attendance of 52,106 was their biggest home attendance since 2016.
Round 8 (Showdown LV)
Thursday, 2 May (7:00 pm)
Adelaide
def.
Port Adelaide
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 52,106)
Report
5.0 (30) 7.2 (44) 9.4 (58) 12.6 (78)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
3.4 (22) 3.7 (25) 4.11 (35) 5.18 (48)
Umpires: Foot, Fisher, Stevic, Deboy Showdown Medal: Jake Soligo Brownlow Votes: 3 Soligo, 2 Butters, 1 Crouch Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
3: Rankine 2: Fogarty, Walker 1: Cook, Keays, McHenry, Rachele, Sholl
Goals
2: Horne-Francis 1: Dixon, Marshall, Rioli
Soligo, Rankine, Crouch, Michalanney, Worrell, Walker
Best
Horne-Francis, Wines, Butters, Bergman
Nil
Injuries
Georgiades (knee), Jones (leg), Rozee (hamstring), Marshall (ankle)
Rachele (umpire contact)
Reports
Nil
Dan Curtin AFL debut
Matt Crouch 150th game
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 Collingwood at the MCG), their first at home, and the third in their history. It was Brisbane's first since 2009.
Round 9
Sunday, 12 May (3:30 pm)
Adelaide
drew with
Brisbane Lions
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,278)
Report
3.5 (23) 6.9 (45) 9.11 (65) 13.12 (90)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
4.2 (26) 6.7 (43) 9.10 (64) 13.12 (90)
Umpires: Haussen, Fleer, Dore, McGinness Brownlow Votes: 3 Rankine, 2 Dawson, 1 Zorko Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
4: Fogarty 3: Rankine 2: Walker, Himmelberg 1: Rachele, Sholl
Goals
4: Ah Chee 2: Morris 1: Cameron, Hipwood, Lohmann, McCluggage, Daniher, Berry, Dunkley
Dawson, Rankine, Fogarty, Soligo, Crouch, Laird
Best
Andrews, McCluggage, Dunkley, Payne, Berry
Worrell (arm)
Injuries
Nil
Keane (striking)
Reports
Prior (umpire contact)
The draw marks the first drawn home game in the club's history, and the club's third draw overall.
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 Collingwood. 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.
Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Saturday, 18 May (1:45 pm)
Collingwood
v
Kuwarna
MCG (crowd: 63,935)
Report
4.2 (26) 8.2 (50) 11.4 (70) 12.6 (78)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
3.1 (19) 6.3 (39) 8.5 (53) 11.8 (74)
Umpires: Donlon, Power, Toner, Heffernan Brownlow Votes: 3 De Goey, 2 N. Daicos, 1 Noble Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
2: Pendlebury, McInnes, De Goey 1: Schultz, Richards, Noble, Hill, Hoskin-Elliot, Crisp
Goals
2: Rachele, Fogarty 1: Walker, Sholl, Murphy, Himmelberg, Cook, Rankine, Hinge
N. Daicos, Pendlebury, De Goey, Crisp, Noble, J. Daicos
Best
Rankine, Dawson, Crouch, Hinge, Keane, Soligo
Hoskin-Elliot (hamstring), McInnes (concussion)
Injuries
Rankine (hamstring)
Sullivan (umpire contact)
Reports
Crouch (umpire contact)
The attendance of 63,925 is Kuwarna's second highest-ever home-and-away attendance. Only the 2023 equivalent fixture against Collingwood at the MCG had a higher attendance.
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 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round)
Saturday, 26 May (4:10 pm)
Kuwarna
def.
Waalitj Marawar
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,965)
Report
7.4 (46) 13.5 (83) 18.9 (117) 21.11 (137)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
0.2 (2) 3.5 (23) 4.7 (31) 5.8 (38)
Umpires: Foot, Gavine, Whetton, Jones Brownlow Votes: 3 Dawson, 2 O'Brien, 1 Laird Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Jones 2: Walker, Rachele, Fogarty, Keays, Dawson, Cook 1: Soligo, Sholl, Schoenberg, O'Brien, Murphy, Burgess
Goals
1: J. Williams, Waterman, Reid, Darling, Cripps
Dawson, Sholl, Jones, Fogarty, Laird, Crouch
Best
Kelly, McGovern, Yeo, Reid, Barrass
Nil
Reports
Hough (tripping)
Round 12
Hawthorn 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 12
Saturday, 1 June (1:45 pm)
Hawthorn
def.
Adelaide
MCG (crowd: 36,086)
Report
5.4 (34) 7.5 (47) 12.9 (81) 16.11 (107)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
2.2 (14) 2.6 (18) 7.6 (48) 12.8 (80)
Umpires: Dalgleish, Meredith, Dore, Bailes Brownlow Votes: 3 Moore, 2 Newcombe, 1 Day Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
5: Moore 3: Gunston 2: Ginnivan 1: Reeves, Nash, Macdonald, Hardwick, Dear, Breust
Goals
3: Cook, Burgess 2: Fogarty 1: Sholl, Schoenberg, Murphy, Jones
Moore, Day, Ginnivan, Newcombe, D'Ambrosio, Scrimshaw
Best
Crouch, Hinge, Soligo, Borlase, Sholl, O'Brien
Nil
Injuries
Walker (back), Crouch (shoulder)
Jiath (headbutt)
Reports
Nil
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. Leigh Montagna agreed with coach Nicks' comments that the Crow's performance was "clearly lacking confident after a disappointing showing."
Round 13
Thursday, 6 June (7:00 pm)
Adelaide
def. by
Richmond
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 37,342)
Report
2.4 (16) 5.6 (36) 7.8 (50) 10.11 (71)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
3.4 (22) 5.5 (35) 11.6 (72) 12.7 (79)
Umpires: Haussen, Hosking, Fleer, Bailes Brownlow Votes: 3 Dawson, 2 Bolton, 1 Short Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
3: Fogarty 2: Rachele 1: Strachan, Schoenberg, Murphy, Dowling, Borlase
Goals
3: Cumberland 2: McIntosh, Mansell, Campbell 1: Baker, Broad, Koschitzke
Michalanney, Nankervis, Dawson, Hinge, Keane, Fogarty
Best
Baker, Short, Nankervis, Brown, Balta, Bolton
Strachan (groin)
Injuries
Prestia (calf)
Nil
Reports
Koschitzke (striking)
Billy Dowling AFL debut
Jake Soligo 50th game
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.
Round 14
Saturday, 15 June (7:00 pm)
Adelaide
def. by
Sydney
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,535)
Report
4.2 (26) 7.4 (46) 9.6 (60) 10.7 (67)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
2.3 (15) 6.6 (42) 12.9 (81) 16.13 (109)
Umpires: O'Gorman, Deboy, Brown, Gavine Brownlow Votes: 3 Amartey, 2 Gulden, 1 Grundy Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Fogarty, Rankine 1: Cook, Dawson, Keays, Rachele, Soligo, Sholl
Goals
9: Amartey 2: Adams, Heeney 1: McDonald, Papley, Ch. Warner
Laird, Hinge, Soligo, Rankine, Sholl
Best
Amartey, Grundy, Gulden, Heeney, Adams
Nil
Reports
McLean (rough conduct)
Round 15
Bye
Round 16
Following the mid-season bye, coach Nicks was confident for the clash against bogey-team Greater Western Sydney, who the Crows had only beaten once up to this point of Nicks' four-year tenure. 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. He was the substitute, and came on for Brayden Cook at three-quarter-time.
Round 16
Saturday, 29 June (7:00 pm)
Adelaide
def.
Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 29,802)
Report
2.6 (18) 9.9 (63) 10.14 (74) 13.16 (94)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
4.0 (24) 5.0 (30) 8.3 (51) 12.6 (78)
Umpires: Power, Haussen, Dalgleish, Bryce Brownlow Votes: 3 Dawson, 2 Whitfield, 1 Keays Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Fogarty 2: Keays, Rachele, Rankine, Walker 1: Dowling, Sholl
Goals
3: Greene 2: Hogan, Kelly, Riccardi, Ward 1: Cumming
Rankine, Keays, Hinge, Dawson, Fogarty, Rachele
Best
Whitfield, Kelly, Ward, Himmelberg, Green, Briggs
Berry (umpire contact)
Reports
Nil
Zac Taylor AFL debut
Round 17
An incident involving Izak Rankine and Brandon Starcevich of the Brisbane Lions 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.
Round 17
Sunday, 7 July (4:10 pm)
Brisbane Lions
def.
Adelaide
The Gabba (crowd: 30,183)
Report
4.2 (26) 8.6 (54) 12.7 (79) 14.13 (97)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
2.2 (14) 6.3 (39) 9.5 (59) 13.8 (86)
Umpires: Mollison, Whetton, Bryce, Strybos Brownlow Votes: 3 Neale, 2 Rayner, 1 Dawson Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Neale, Rayner 2: Cameron 1: Morris, Lohmann, Hipwood, Dunkley, Ashcroft, Ah Chee
Goals
4: Keays 2: Walker, Rankine, Himmelberg, Fogarty 1: Soligo
Neale, Dunkley, McInerney, Wilmot, Ashcroft
Best
Laird, Keays, Keane, Walker, Sholl, Rankine
Starcevich (concussion)
Injuries
Hinge (adductor)
Nil
Reports
Rankine (rough conduct), Laird, Keays (umpire contact), Keane (tripping)
Sam Berry 50th game
Josh Rachele 50th game
Round 18
Adelaide stormed home on a rainy Adelaide night over St Kilda, 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.
Round 18
Saturday, 13 July (7:00 pm)
Adelaide
def.
St Kilda
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,549)
Report
2.1 (13) 5.5 (35) 6.10 (46) 10.11 (71)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
3.3 (21) 4.7 (31) 5.8 (38) 5.9 (39)
Umpires: Brown, Nicholls, Jones, McGinness Brownlow Votes: 3 Laird, 2 Dawson, 1 Steele Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
2: Sholl, Thilthorpe 1: Dowling, Fogarty, Himmelberg, Keays, Murphy, Rachele
Goals
2: Sharman, Wood 1: Phillipou
Dawson, Laird, Sholl, Keays, Taylor
Best
Marshall, Phillipou, Wanganeen-Milera, Clark
Nil
Injuries
Battle (leg)
Berry, Soligo (umpire contact), Rachele (kicking)
Reports
Clark, Jones, Steele (umpire contact)
Hugh Bond AFL debut
Nick Murray 50th game
Ben Keays 100 club games. This milestone also marks a club record, with Keays' 100th consecutive game overtaking Scott Thompson's record of 99 consecutive club games.
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.
Round 19
Friday, 19 July (7:40 pm)
Essendon
def. by
Adelaide
Marvel Stadium (crowd: 36,020)
Report
3.2 (20) 7.5 (47) 15.8 (98) 17.11 (113)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
2.3 (15) 11.4 (70) 13.10 (88) 17.13 (115)
Umpires: Power, Gavine, Findlay, Wallace Brownlow Votes: 3 Keays, 2 Merrett, 1 Durham Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy
3: Cox 2: Jones, Caddy, Langford, Gresham 1: Durham, Stringer, Draper, Caldwell, Merrett, Redman
Goals
5: Keays 4: Fogarty 3: Rachele 2: Thilthorpe 1: Dowling, Taylor, Berry
Redman, Merrett, Durham, Langford, Cox
Best
Keays, Laird, Fogarty, Hinge, Soligo
Caldwell (head)
Injuries
Murray (knee), Butts (foot), Dawson (head)
Caddy, Guelfi (rough conduct)
Reports
Keays (rough conduct)
This marks the first time that Adelaide have beaten Essendon under coach Matthew Nicks, and the first time for the club since 2017.
Round 20
Round 20
Sunday, 28 July (3:40 pm)
Adelaide
def. by
Hawthorn
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,823)
Report
5.6 (36) 6.6 (42) 6.8 (44) 8.10 (58)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
5.0 (30) 9.3 (57) 13.8 (86) 19.10 (124)
Umpires: O'Gorman, Stephens, Brown, Fleer Brownlow Votes: 3 Day, 2 Newcombe, 1 Macdonald Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Walker 2: Thilthorpe 1: Rachele, Keays, Murphy
Goals
2: Watson, Newcombe, Dear, Chol, Sicily, Ginnivan, Breust, Macdonald 1: Moore, Impey, Day
Soligo, Sholl, Laird, Walker
Best
Day, Newcombe, Impey, Nash, Macdonald
Nil
Injuries
Jiath (shoulder)
Michalanney (striking, melee), Jones, Nankervis (melee)
Reports
Macdonald, Maginness, Watson (melee)
Elliott Himmelberg 50th game
Round 21
Round 21
Saturday, 3 August (4:35 pm)
Geelong
def.
Adelaide
Kardinia Park (crowd: 28,939)
Report
3.4 (22) 7.5 (47) 10.8 (68) 13.12 (90)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
2.2 (14) 6.3 (39) 11.5 (71) 13.7 (85)
Umpires: Donlon, Johanson, Brown, Bailes Brownlow Votes: 3 Cameron, 2 Soligo, 1 Stewart Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
6: Cameron 2: Mannagh 1: Humphries, O. Henry, Neale, Bruhn, Stengle
Goals
3: Thilthorpe, Rachele 2: Walker 1: Keays, Fogarty, Soligo, Murphy, Sholl
Cameron, Bruhn, Stewart, Atkins, Dangerfield
Best
Dawson, Soligo, Sholl, Rachele, Thilthorpe, O'Brien
De Koning (knee)
Injuries
Nil
Riley Thilthorpe 50th game
Round 22
Round 22
Sunday, 11 August (3:40 pm)
Adelaide
def.
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,177)
Report
5.2 (32) 9.6 (60) 14.7 (91) 17.9 (111)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
1.4 (16) 4.10 (34) 6.14 (50) 9.18 (72)
Umpires: Haussen, Brown, Howorth, Whetton Brownlow Votes: 3 Berry, 2 Fogarty, 1 Dawson Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
5: Fogarty 3: Keays 2: Curtin, Thilthorpe, Rachele 1: Walker, Rankine, Dawson
Goals
2: Bontempelli 1: Ugle-Hagan, Williams, Treloar, Richards, McNeil, English, Darcy
Dawson, Fogarty, Keays, Sholl, Crouch, O'Brien
Best
Bontempelli, Treloar, Liberatore, Darcy, English
Walker (eye)
Injuries
Nil
Nil
Reports
Bontempelli (umpire contact), Duryea (rough conduct)
Darcy Fogarty 100th game
Round 23
Round 23 (Showdown LVI)
Saturday, 17 August (7:00 pm)
Port Adelaide
def.
Adelaide
Adelaide Oval (crowd: 52,459)
Report
2.3 (15) 4.9 (33) 6.12 (48) 11.14 (80)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
2.5 (17) 6.6 (42) 6.10 (46) 8.10 (58)
Umpires: Johanson, Stevic, Chamberlain, Hefferman Showdown Medal: Zak Butters Brownlow Votes: 3 Butters, 2 Horne-Francis, 1 Crouch Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
2: Horne-Francis, Rioli, F. Evans, Byrne-Jones 1: Boak, Burgoyne, Butters
Goals
2: Fogarty, Rankine 1: Hinge, Keays, Rachele, Thilthorpe
Butters, Horne-Francis, Rozee, Wines, Burgoyne
Best
Dawson, Crouch, Hinge, Berry, Worrell
Jones (achilles)
Injuries
Rankine (concussion)
Houston, Ratugolea (rough conduct), Dixon (striking), Butters, Rozee, Mead (melee)
Reports
Crouch (striking), Rachele, Nankervis (melee)
Round 24
Round 24
Saturday, 24 August (7:40 pm)
Sydney
def.
Adelaide
SCG (crowd: 36,491)
Report
7.4 (46) 13.6 (84) 17.10 (112) 18.13 (121)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final
6.3 (39) 7.5 (47) 9.9 (63) 13.12 (90)
Umpires: O'Gorman, Whetton, Jones, Jankovskis Brownlow Votes: 3 Roberts, 2 Gulden, 1 Warner Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy
3: Parker, McDonald 2: Gulden, Amartey, Blakey 1: Warner, Rowbottom, Rampe, Melican, McLean, Florent
Goals
3: Thilthorpe, Taylor 2: Walker 1: Curtin, Nankervis, Keays, Dawson, Berry
Gulden, Blakey, Parker, Roberts, Mills
Best
Dawson, Soligo, Thilthorpe, Keays, Taylor
Nil
Injuries
Nil
Nil
Reports
Nil :

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2242 | 1769 | 126.7 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2011 | 1752 | 114.8 | 64 | Finals series |
| 3 | Geelong | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2164 | 1928 | 112.2 | 60 | Finals series |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2034 | 1864 | 109.1 | 60 | Finals series |
| 5 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2130 | 1747 | 121.9 | 58 | Finals series |
| 6 | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2171 | 1736 | 125.1 | 56 | Finals series |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2090 | 1763 | 118.5 | 56 | Finals series |
| 8 | Carlton | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2151 | 1952 | 110.2 | 52 | Finals series |
| 9 | Collingwood | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1991 | 1943 | 102.5 | 52 | |
| 10 | Fremantle | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1964 | 1755 | 111.9 | 50 | |
| 11 | Essendon | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1892 | 2024 | 93.5 | 46 | |
| 12 | St Kilda | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1748 | 1758 | 99.4 | 44 | |
| 13 | Gold Coast | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1925 | 1943 | 99.1 | 44 | |
| 14 | Melbourne | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1785 | 1812 | 98.5 | 44 | |
| 15 | Adelaide | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1906 | 1923 | 99.1 | 34 | |
| 16 | West Coast | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1594 | 2339 | 68.1 | 20 | |
| 17 | North Melbourne | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1619 | 2550 | 63.5 | 12 | |
| 18 | Richmond | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1505 | 2364 | 63.7 | 8 | |

## Mens' summary
### Awards and Milestones
#### AFL Awards

* 2024 22under22 team – Josh Rachele
* Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award – Reilly O'Brien

#### 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)
* 2024 22under22 44 man squad – Max Michalanney
* 2024 22under22 44 man squad – Jake Soligo

#### Milestones

* Round 1 – Chris Burgess (club debut)
* 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)
* Round 8 – Matt Crouch (150 games)
* Round 9 – Josh Rachele (50 goals)
* Round 13 – Billy Dowling (AFL debut)
* Round 13 – Jake Soligo (50 games)
* Round 16 – Zac Taylor (AFL debut)
* 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 Brisbane, 2024 (24 November)
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2024) | Goals (2024) | Games (AFC) | Goals (AFC) | 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 (Western Bulldogs) | 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 $^{(S7)}$ (Port Adelaide) | 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 (West Coast) | 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 |
| Head coach | Matthew Clarke | Former AFL player for Adelaide |
| Assistant coaches | Courtney Cramey | Midfield coach Former AFLW player for Adelaide |
| Assistant coaches | Jack Madgen | Forward coach Current SANFL player for Adelaide |
| Assistant coaches | Marijana Rajčić | Defense coach Former AFLW player for Adelaide |
| Assistant coaches | Kieran Strachan | Ruck coach Current AFL player for Adelaide |
| Development coaches | Hannah Button | Former AFLW player for Adelaide |
| Development coaches | Renee Forth | Former AFLW player for Adelaide |
| Development coaches | 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 |
| 9 | McKenzie Dowrick | Forward | Woodville-West Torrens | Delisted |
| 3 | Amber Ward | Medium defender | North Adelaide | Delisted |
| 31 | Yvonne Bonner | Forward | — | Retired |
| 22 | Lisa Whiteley | Utility | — | Retired |
| 21 | Montana McKinnon | Ruck | Richmond | Trade |
| 6 | Hannah Button | Midfielder | West Adelaide | Delisted |

#### In

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| 3 | Brooke Boileau | Medium defender | South Adelaide | No. 22, 2023 national draft |
| 20 | Tamara Henry | Midfielder | Western Jets | No. 28, 2023 national draft |
| 21 | Lily Tarlinton | Key forward | Bond University | No. 34, 2023 national draft |
| 24 | Amy Boyle-Carr | Midfielder | Sligo Rovers | 2023 rookie signing |

## Women's AFLW season
### Pre-season matches

Adelaide's 2024 match simulation and pre-season fixtures :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Ref. |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref. |
| Sunday, August 11 (1:00 pm) | Port Adelaide | 5.4 (34) | 8.10 (58) | Won by 24 points | Central Oval, Port Augusta | |
| Sunday, August 18 (1:00 pm) | Carlton | 7.8 (50) | 5.8 (32) | Won by 18 points | Unley Oval | |

### Regular season

Adelaide's 2024 AFL Women's season fixture :
| Week | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| Ref. |||
| 1 | Saturday, 31 August (7:15 pm) | Port Adelaide | 5.5 (35) | 7.7 (49) | Won by 14 points | Alberton Oval (A) | 5,194 | 7th |
| 2 | Sunday, 8 September (3:05 pm) | Fremantle | 0.6 (6) | 5.9 (39) | Won by 33 points | Fremantle Oval (A) | 2,669 | 3rd |
| 3 | Sunday, 15 September (12:35 pm) | Hawthorn | 9.4 (58) | 4.8 (32) | Won by 26 points | Unley Oval (H) | 3,142 | 2nd |
| 4 | Sunday, 22 September (12:35 pm) | Essendon | 9.8 (62) | 4.5 (29) | Won by 33 points | Unley Oval (H) | 2,311 | 1st |
| 5 | Sunday, 29 September (3:05 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 5.5 (35) | 5.3 (32) | Lost by 2 points | Springfield Central Stadium (A) | 6,102 | 3rd |
| 6 | Friday, 4 October (7:15 pm) | St Kilda | 3.8 (26) | 3.4 (22) | Won by 4 points | Norwood Oval (H) | 2,994 | 5th |
| 7 | Wednesday, 9 October (7:15 pm) | Melbourne | 1.8 (14) | 2.4 (16) | Lost by 2 points | Norwood Oval (H) | 2,586 | 5th |
| 7 | Sunday, 13 October (5:05 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 4.4 (28) | 14.8 (92) | Won by 64 points | Henson Park (A) | 1,061 | 4th |
| 8 | Sunday, 20 October (5:05 pm) | Collingwood | 2.1 (13) | 8.8 (56) | Won by 43 points | Victoria Park (A) | 1,775 | 3rd |
| 9 | Friday, 25 October (7:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 4.9 (33) | 6.5 (41) | Lost by 8 points | Norwood Oval (H) | 3,275 | 4th |
| 10 | Friday, 1 November (7:15 pm) | Geelong | 4.4 (28) | 4.8 (32) | Won by 4 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 2,233 | 4th |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Melbourne (P) | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 656 | 208 | 315.4 | 42 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 597 | 309 | 193.2 | 40 | Finals series |
| 3 | Brisbane | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 611 | 335 | 182.4 | 36 | Finals series |
| 4 | Adelaide | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 494 | 285 | 173.3 | 32 | Finals series |
| 5 | Fremantle | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 404 | 297 | 136.0 | 32 | Finals series |
| 6 | Port Adelaide | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 431 | 364 | 118.4 | 28 | Finals series |
| 7 | Richmond | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 442 | 337 | 131.2 | 26 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 376 | 359 | 104.7 | 26 | Finals series |
| 9 | Melbourne | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 369 | 420 | 87.9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Geelong | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 479 | 437 | 109.6 | 18 | |
| 11 | St Kilda | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 379 | 396 | 95.7 | 16 | |
| 12 | Western Bulldogs | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 291 | 461 | 63.1 | 16 | |
| 13 | West Coast | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 320 | 509 | 62.9 | 16 | |
| 14 | Carlton | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 266 | 532 | 50.0 | 16 | |
| 15 | Sydney | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 395 | 538 | 73.4 | 12 | |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 374 | 531 | 70.4 | 6 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 311 | 569 | 54.7 | 6 | |
| 18 | Collingwood | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 245 | 553 | 44.3 | 4 | |

### Finals

Adelaide's 2024 AFL Women's Finals series :
| Match | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| Ref. |||
| QF | Friday, 8 November (7:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 5.8 (38) | 5.1 (31) | Lost by 7 points | Princes Park | 3,689 |
| SF | Saturday, 16 November (3:05 pm) | Fremantle | 7.7 (49) | 1.6 (12) | Won by 37 points | Norwood Oval | 2,011 |
| PF | Saturday, 23 November (6:30 pm) | Brisbane | 7.8 (50) | 4.8 (32) | Lost by 18 points | Springfield Central Stadium | 4,519 |
Finals match summaries :
Week 1
First qualifying final
Friday, 8 November (7:15 pm)
North Melbourne 5.8 (38)
def.
Adelaide 5.1 (31)
Princes Park (crowd: 3,689)
Report
2.1 (13) 2.1 (13) 5.4 (34) 5.8 (38)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2.0 (12) 3.0 (18) 4.0 (24) 5.1 (31)
2: Eddey 1: T. Randall, Shierlaw, Smith
Goals
2: Gould, C. Randall 1: Ponter
Riddell, Garner, Eddey, King, Smith
Best
Marinoff, C. Randall, Gould, Goodwin, J. Allan
Week 2
First semi-final
Saturday, 16 November (3:05 pm)
Adelaide 7.7 (49)
def.
Fremantle 1.6 (12)
Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,011)
ReportStats
1.1 (7) 5.3 (33) 7.5 (47) 7.7 (49)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
0.3 (3) 0.4 (4) 1.5 (11) 1.6 (12)
Ballard, Levy, Marinoff, Martin, Munyard, Ponter, Randall
Goals
Seth
Marinoff, J. Allan, Newman, Prowse, Randall, Hatchard
Best
Newton, O'Sullivan, McCarthy, O'Driscoll, Strom
Week 3
Second preliminary final
Saturday, 23 November (6:30 pm)
Brisbane 7.8 (50)
def.
Adelaide 4.8 (32)
Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 4,519)
ReportStats
0.3 (3) 2.4 (16) 6.5 (41) 7.8 (50)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
1.3 (9) 3.5 (23) 3.7 (25) 4.8 (32)
Davidson 2, Dawes, Ellenger, Hampson, Hodder, C. Svarc
Goals
Randall 2, Gould, Kustermann
Grider, O'Dwyer, Anderson, C. Svarc, Hodder, Davidson, Koenen
Best
Marinoff, Randall, Biddell, Hatchard, Ponter :

## Reserves squad

Excludes AFL-listed players. Updated as of round 17, 2024.
| No. | 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 (c) | 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
Adelaide's 2024 SANFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref. |
| Ref. |||
| 1 | Friday, 29 March (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide | 14.7 (91) | 13.18 (96) | Won by 5 points | Hickinbotham Oval (A) | 2,080 | 5th | |
| 2 | Saturday, 13 April (2:30 pm) | Central District | 15.7 (97) | 5.12 (42) | Lost by 55 points | Elizabeth Oval (A) | 1,855 | 6th | |
| 3 | Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm) | Glenelg | 16.10 (106) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 38 points | Glenelg Oval (A) | 2,647 | 7th | |
| 4 | Saturday, 27 April (1:10 pm) | North Adelaide | 12.12 (84) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 16 points | Prospect Oval (A) | 2,005 | 8th | |
| 5 | Thursday, 2 May (3:20 pm) | Port Adelaide | 16.7 (103) | 8.14 (62) | Won by 41 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | – | 7th | |
| 6 | Friday, 10 May (7:40 pm) | Norwood | 10.12 (72) | 7.12 (54) | Lost by 18 points | Norwood Oval (A) | 2,602 | 8th | |
| 7 | Saturday, 25 May (2:30 pm) | Sturt | 15.12 (102) | 6.5 (41) | Lost by 61 points | Unley Oval (A) | 2,997 | 8th | |
| 8 | Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide | 11.8 (74) | 7.12 (54) | Lost by 20 points | Richmond Oval (A) | 1,102 | 8th | |
| 9 | Saturday, 8 June (1:10 pm) | South Adelaide | 8.14 (62) | 8.7 (55) | Lost by 7 points | Hickinbotham Oval (A) | 1,844 | 9th | |
| 10 | Saturday, 15 June (3:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens | 7.7 (49) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 53 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | – | 9th | |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 9th | Bye |
| 12 | Saturday, 29 June | Glenelg | 7.15 (57) | 15.6 (96) | Won by 39 points | Glenelg Oval (A) | 1,477 | 8th | |
| 13 | Saturday, 6 July | Central District | 5.9 (39) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 36 points | Elizabeth Oval (A) | 1,519 | 7th | |
| 14 | Saturday, 13 July | Norwood | 14.18 (102) | 5.9 (39) | Lost by 63 points | Norwood Oval (A) | 1,661 | 8th | |
| 15 | Saturday, 20 July | North Adelaide | 7.13 (55) | 14.9 (93) | Won by 38 points | Prospect Oval (A) | 1,291 | 8th | |
| 16 | Saturday, 27 July | Woodville-West Torrens | 8.12 (60) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 16 points | Woodville Oval (A) | – | 7th | |
| 17 | Sunday, 11 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide | 17.9 (111) | 6.7 (43) | Won by 68 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | – | 7th | |
| 18 | Saturday, 17 August | Port Adelaide | 6.11 (47) | 19.10 (124) | Won by 77 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | – | 6th | |
| 17 | Sunday, 24 August | Sturt | 7.18 (60) | 5.16 (46) | Lost by 14 points | Unley Oval (A) | 4,147 | 6th | |