2023 Adelaide Football Club season explained

Club:Adelaide Football Club
Season:2023
Coach:Matthew Nicks
Captain:Jordan Dawson
Home Ground:Adelaide Oval
Regularseason Comp:Home & Away
Regularseason Result:10th (11-12-0)
Finals Series:Finals
Finals Result:DNQ
Nextseason:2024
Prevseason:2022
Leading Goalscorer:Taylor Walker (72 goals)
Highest Attendance:50,023 (round 20)
Lowest Attendance:33,118 (round 11)
Average Attendance:38,647

The 2023 Adelaide Football Club season is the club's 33rd season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). This is the Crows' first season captained by Jordan Dawson and their 4th year coached by Matthew Nicks. Adelaide finished 10th with 11 wins and 12 losses, therefore failing to qualify for the finals for a sixth consecutive season.[1]

Overview

Adelaide's 2023 season overview!Captain!Coach!Home ground!W-L-D!Ladder!Finals!Best and fairest!Leading goalkicker
Jordan Dawson[2] Matthew Nicks[3] Adelaide Oval[4] 11-12-0[5] 10thDNQJordan DawsonTaylor Walker (76)[6]

Squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2023 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2023 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 23 of the 2023 season (27 August 2023) and are taken from AFL Tables.

No.NameAFL debutGames (2023)Goals (2023)Games (AFC)Goals (AFC)Games (AFL career)Goals (AFL career)
1Chayce Jones201918776177617
2Ben Keays2016 (Brisbane)2322834711358
3Sam Berry202140398398
4Lachlan Murphy2018221298689868
5Matt Crouch2014721433014330
6Jackson Hately2019 (GWS)10152284
7Riley Thilthorpe2021211846444644
8Josh Rachele2022212334403440
9Rory Sloane2009226255136255136
10Luke Pedlar2021212526262626
11Paul Seedsman2012 (Collingwood)0083498349
12Jordan Dawson (c)2017 (Sydney)236451610950
13Taylor Walker20092276260612260612
14Jake Soligo2022211037163716
15Brayden Cook202110123123
16Max Michalanney2023220220220
17Will Hamill202000381381
19Zac Taylor—000000
20Mitch Hinge2019 (Brisbane)221404435
21Tyler Brown2020 (Collingwood)1010284
22Izak Rankine2020 (Gold Coast)203620366893
23Shane McAdam202071250725072
24Josh Worrell2021120170170
25Ned McHenry202011460286028
26Harry Schoenberg202011257195719
27Luke Nankervis2023404040
28Nick Murray2021170461461
29Rory Laird20132232242822428
30Wayne Milera201622396299629
31Billy Dowling—000000
32Darcy Forgarty201821347911779117
33Brodie Smith20112242477124771
34Elliott Himmelberg20183141414141
35James Borlase2023404040
36Andrew McPherson202000280280
37Patrick Parnell202250160160
38Lachlan Sholl202016454135413
39Tom Doedee2018110823823
40Hugh Bond—000000
41Jordan Butts2020170600600
42Tariek Newchurch—000000
43Reilly O'Brien20162341001210012
44Lachlan Gollant20214412121212
45Kieran Strachan2020005050
48Mark Keane2020 (Collingwood)50100100
Bold = Played every game in 2023

Squad changes

In

No.NamePositionPrevious Clubvia
22Medium ForwardGold Coasttrade[7]
16DefenderNorwoodAFL national draft, first round(pick No. 17)[8]
31MidfielderNorth Adelaide U18AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 43)[9]
40MidfielderGWV U18AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 50)[10]
11MidfielderAdelaideAFL rookie draft, second round (pick No. 21)[11]
36DefenderAdelaideAFL rookie draft, first round (pick No. 5)
21MidfielderCollingwoodPre-season supplemental selection[12]
48DefenderCollingwoodPre-season supplemental selection[13]

Out

No.NamePositionNew Clubvia
22RuckCollingwoodtrade[14]
16Defender-retirement[15]
31Forwarddelisted[16]
40Forward (VFL)delisted
46Midfielderdelisted
11Midfielder-delisted[17]
36Defender-delisted[18]

Season

See main article: 2023 AFL season.

Pre-season matches

Date and local time! rowspan="2" scope="col"
OpponentScoresVenueRef
HomeAwayResult
Friday, 24 February 14.9 (93)25.15 (165)Victor George Kailis Oval [A][19]
Friday, 3 March 7.10 (52)17.9 (111)Mineral Resources Park [A][20]

Regular season

Round! rowspan="2" scope="col"
Date and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceLadder positionRef
Scores
1Saturday, 19 March 15.16.10612.18.90Giants Stadium [A]8,16912th [21]
2Saturday, 19 March 10.16.7617.6.108Adelaide Oval [H]38,49215th [22]
3Saturday, 1 April 13.8.8618.9.117Adelaide Oval [A]48,96211th [23]
4Saturday, 8 April 17.9.11110.12.72Adelaide Oval [H]33,7257th [24]
5Thursday, 13 April 18.10.1189.8.62Adelaide Oval [H]47,3957th [25]
6Sunday, 23 April 11.10.7611.13.79UTAS Stadium [A]10,1195th [26]
7Sunday, 30 April 7.16.588.11.59Adelaide Oval [H]43,9428th [27]
8Saturday, 6 May 14.14.9811.6.72GMHBA Stadium [A]21,41510th [28]
9Sunday, 14 May 19.7.12110.9.69Adelaide Oval [H]33,8058th [29]
10Saturday, 20 May 11.19.855.10.40Mars Stadium [A]10,1148th [30]
11Sunday, 28 May 14.11.9510.18.78Adelaide Oval [H]33,1887th [31]
12Saturday, 3 June 16.16.11213.9.87TIO Stadium [A]10,7729th [32]
13Saturday, 10 June 27.12.1748.4.52Adelaide Oval [H]39,4507th [33]
14Bye8th Bye
15Sunday, 25 June 12.10.8211.14.80MCG [A]65,9308th [34]
16Saturday, 1 July 21.12.13811.6.72Adelaide Oval [H]35,2267th [35]
17Sunday, 9 July 17.13.11515.7.97Marvel Stadium [A]39,6069th [36]
18Saturday, 15 July 8.9.5710.11.71Adelaide Oval [H]36.67412th [37]
19Sunday, 23 July 14.13.9713.15.93MCG [A]33,12213th [38]
20Saturday, 29 July 16.16.1129.11.65Adelaide Oval [H]50,02312th [39]
21Saturday, 5 August 13.11.899.7.61Adelaide Oval [H]35,77711th [40]
22Saturday, 12 August 15.9.9913.15.93The Gabba [A]30,10712th [41]
23Saturday, 19 August 10.13.7311.8.74Adelaide Oval [H]44,81713th [42]
24Saturday, 26 August 12.6.7817.21.123Optus Stadium [A]47,02710th [43]

Awards and milestones

AFL Awards

AFL Award nominations

Milestones

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