# 2025 Adelaide Football Club season

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. For the first time, the club's SANFL team will use the same logo as the senior sides. Slightly altered tri-colours also feature.

## Overview

Adelaide's 2025 board :
| CEO | Chairman | Deputy chair | Board | Board | Board | Board | Board | Board | Board | Board |
| Tim Silvers | John Olsen | Linda Fellows | Neil Balme | Shanti Berggren | Richard Fennell | James Gallagher | Graeme Goodings | Mark Ricciuto | Stephen Roche | Imelda Lynch |
Adelaide's 2025 season overview :
| League | Captain | Coach | Home ground | W-D-L | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker |
| AFL | Jordan Dawson | Matthew Nicks | Adelaide Oval | 1–0–0 | 5th | TBA | TBA | Darcy Fogarty (4) |
| AFLW | Sarah Allan, Ebony Marinoff | Matthew Clarke | Norwood Oval, Unley Oval | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| SANFL | Jack Madgen | Matthew Wright | — | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 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 round 1, 2025 and are taken from AFL Tables.
| 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) | 1 | 1 | 106 | 81 | 136 | 92 |
| 3 | Sam Berry | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 12 | 56 | 12 |
| 4 | Lachlan Murphy | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 74 | 114 | 74 |
| 5 | Matt Crouch | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 31 | 159 | 31 |
| 6 | Daniel Curtin | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Riley Thilthorpe | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 62 | 54 | 62 |
| 8 | Josh Rachele | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 72 | 57 | 72 |
| 9 | Nick Murray | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 56 | 1 |
| 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) | 1 | 2 | 68 | 28 | 132 | 62 |
| 13 | Taylor Walker | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 279 | 642 | 279 | 642 |
| 14 | Jake Soligo | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 23 | 59 | 23 |
| 15 | Brayden Cook | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 15 |
| 16 | Max Michalanney | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 17 | Tyler Welsh | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Zac Taylor | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 20 | Mitch Hinge | 2019 (Brisbane) | 1 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 66 | 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) | 1 | 2 | 36 | 67 | 84 | 124 |
| 24 | Josh Worrell | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 25 | James Peatling | 2021 (GWS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 17 |
| 26 | Harry Schoenberg | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 22 | 61 | 22 |
| 27 | Luke Nankervis | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 28 | Alex Neal-Bullen (vc) | 2015 (Melbourne) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 117 |
| 29 | Rory Laird | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 30 | 248 | 30 |
| 30 | Wayne Milera | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 29 | 100 | 29 |
| 31 | Billy Dowling | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 32 | Darcy Fogarty (vc) | 2018 | 1 | 4 | 103 | 162 | 103 | 162 |
| 33 | Brodie Smith | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 71 | 262 | 71 |
| 34 | Sid Draper | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | James Borlase | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 36 | Karl Gallagher | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Lachlan Sholl | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 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 |
| 42 | Lachlan McAndrew | 2023 (Sydney) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Reilly O'Brien (vc) | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 14 | 122 | 14 |
| 44 | Isaac Cumming | 2018 (GWS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 12 |
| 45 | Kieran Strachan | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 48 | Mark Keane | 2020 (Collingwood) | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Italics: Inactive list

### Coaching staff

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

### Squad changes

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 | 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 |
| 42 | Lachlan McAndrew | Ruck | Sydney | Pre-season supplemental selection |
Italics: Relisted as a rookie

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

Adelaide's 2025 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, 21 February (5:00 pm) | Port Adelaide | 14.5 (89) | 8.9 (57) | Won by 32 points | Summit Sport and Recreation Park | |
| Thursday, 27 February (7:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 13.16 (94) | 14.13 (97) | Won by 3 points | Springfield Central Stadium | |
^ Score after three periods, primarily contested between senior squads

### Regular season

Adelaide's 2025 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 | 5th | Bye |
| 1 | Sunday, 16 March (12:05 pm) | St Kilda | 21.9 (135) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 63 points | Adelaide Oval (H) | 42,895 | 5th | |
| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | | | | Adelaide Oval (H) | | | |
| 21 | TBC | Hawthorn | | | | Adelaide Oval (H) | | | |
| 22 | TBC | West Coast | | | | Perth Stadium (A) | | | |
| 23 | TBC | Collingwood | | | | Adelaide Oval (H) | | | |
| 24 | TBC | North Melbourne | | | | Docklands Stadium (A) | | | |
^ Opening Round ^ Gather Round

### Ladder

Updated to the end of round 1.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greater Western Sydney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 126 | 143.7 | 8 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 162 | 127.8 | 8 | Finals series |
| 3 | Gold Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 49 | 277.6 | 4 | Finals series |
| 4 | Geelong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 69 | 213.0 | 4 | Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 72 | 187.5 | 4 | Finals series |
| 6 | Collingwood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 149 | 126.2 | 4 | Finals series |
| 7 | Richmond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 69 | 118.8 | 4 | Finals series |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 97 | 116.5 | 4 | Finals series |
| 9 | Brisbane Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 82 | 104.9 | 4 | |
| 10 | Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 77 | 96.1 | 0 | |
| 11 | Sydney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 182 | 86.8 | 0 | |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 113 | 85.8 | 0 | |
| 13 | Carlton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 82 | 84.1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Essendon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 111 | 77.5 | 0 | |
| 15 | St Kilda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 135 | 53.3 | 0 | |
| 16 | Fremantle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 147 | 46.9 | 0 | |
| 17 | West Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 136 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Port Adelaide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 136 | 33.1 | 0 | |

## Women's squad

Updated to the end of 2024.
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2025) | Goals (2025) | Games (AFC) | Goals (AFC) | Games (AFLW career) | Goals (AFLW career) |
| 1 | Caitlin Gould | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 54 | 61 | 54 |
| 2 | Eloise Jones | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 43 | 69 | 43 |
| 3 | Brooke Boileau | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Zoe Prowse | 2022 $^{(S6)}$ | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 2 |
| 5 | Rachelle Martin | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 16 | 59 | 16 |
| 6 | Hannah Munyard | 2020 (Western Bulldogs) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 47 | 6 |
| 7 | Keeley Kusterman | 2022 $^{(S7)}$ | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | Ebony Marinoff (c) | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 15 | 93 | 15 |
| 11 | Sarah Goodwin | 2022 $^{(S7)}$ (Port Adelaide) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 12 | Chelsea Biddell | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 62 | 5 |
| 13 | Kiera Mueller | 2022 $^{(S7)}$ | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 14 | Stevie-Lee Thompson | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 25 | 88 | 25 |
| 15 | Danielle Ponter | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 82 | 72 | 82 |
| 17 | Madison Newman | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 53 | 9 |
| 18 | Brooke Smith | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Lily Tarlington | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Niamh Kelly | 2020 (West Coast) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 58 | 16 |
| 24 | Amy Boyle-Carr | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Teah Charlton | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 59 | 11 |
| 26 | Chelsea Randall | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 32 | 74 | 32 |
| 27 | Abbie Ballard | 2022 $^{(S6)}$ | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 28 | 8 |
| 28 | Brooke Tonon | 2022 $^{(S6)}$ | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 2 |
| 32 | Jess Allan | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 43 | 2 |
| 33 | Anne Hatchard | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 30 | 88 | 30 |
| 39 | Sarah Allan (c) | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| – | Hannah Ewings | 2022 $^{(S7)}$ (Port Adelaide) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
| – | Grace Kelly | 2020 (West Coast) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 |
| – | Kayleigh Cronin | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | India Rasheed | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | Georgia McKee | – | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 | Deni Varnhagen | Midfielder | – | Retirement |
| 8 | Najwa Allen | Defender | Hawthorn | 2024 trade |
| 16 | Taylah Levy | Forward | Greater Western Sydney | 2024 trade |
| 19 | Jess Waterhouse | Forward | – | Delisted |
| 20 | Tamara Henry | Midfielder | – | 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 (2025) | Goals (2025) | Games (SANFL career) | Goals (SANFL career) |
| 12 | Jay Boyle | 0 | 0 | 60 | 26 |
| 14 | Hugh Haysman | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 36 | Andrew McPherson | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 37 | Blake Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Jack Madgen (c) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 47 | Jayden Davis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Darcy Clifford | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 52 | Steve Burton | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | Tate Coleman | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 55 | Stephen Tahana | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 56 | Austin McDonald | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 58 | Dylan Whimpress | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 59 | Lachlan Thomas | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 | Harry Boyle | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 61 | Jay O'Leary | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| - | Ned Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| - | Jaxon Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Harry Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Will Crane | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| - | Saxon Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Thomas McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Chase Neutz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Cameron Taheny | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |

### Coaching staff

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

## Reserves SANFL season
### Pre-season matches

Adelaide's 2025 practice match fixtures :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Ref. |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref. |
| Friday, 21 February (5:00 pm) | Port Adelaide | 8.6 (48) | 6.6 (36) | Won by 12 points | Summit Sport and Recreation Park | |
| Friday, 28 February (5:40 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens | 14.9 (93) | 5.13 (43) | Won by 50 points | Football Park | |
| Sunday, 16 March (9:00 pm) | South Adelaide | 6.7 (43) | 12.13 (85) | Won by 42 points | Alberton Oval | |
^ Score after three periods, primarily contested between reserves squads

### Regular season

    SANFL fixture Crowd numbers
Adelaide's 2025 SANFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref. |
| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | Saturday, 7 June (2:30 pm) | South Adelaide | | | | Hickinbotham Oval | | |
| 11 | TBC | North Adelaide | | | | Prospect Oval | | |
| 12 | TBC | Woodville-West Torrens | | | | Adelaide Oval | | |
| 13 | TBC | Glenelg | | | | Glenelg Oval | | |
| 14 | TBC | West Adelaide | | | | Adelaide Oval | | |
| 15 | TBC | Port Adelaide | | | | Adelaide Oval | | |
| 16 | TBC | Norwood | | | | Norwood Oval | | |
| 17 | TBC | South Adelaide | | | | Hickinbotham Oval | | |
| 18 | TBC | Central District | | | | Elizabeth Oval | | |
| 19 | TBC | Sturt | | | | Unley Oval | | |