2015 Adelaide Football Club season

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Adelaide Football Club
2015 season
Coach Phil Walsh (Rounds 1-13)
Scott Camporeale (Rounds 15-Finals)
Captain(s) Taylor Walker
Home ground Adelaide Oval (Capacity: 53,583)
AFL season 7th
Finals series 6th
Malcolm Blight Medal Patrick Dangerfield
Leading goalkicker Eddie Betts (64 goals)
Highest home attendance 53,445 (Round 22 vs. West Coast
Lowest home attendance 42,656 (Round 17 vs. Gold Coast
Average home attendance 47,273
Club membership 60,328

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The Adelaide Crows' 2015 season is its 25th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The Crows also fielded a reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Squad for 2015

Statistics are correct as of end of 2014 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Players

Senior List
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of Birth Age (end 2014) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2014) Goals (end 2014)
1 Victoria (Australia) James Podsiadly 193 100 10 September 1981 33 2010 Werribee, Geelong 104 195
2 Victoria (Australia) Brad Crouch 186 84 14 January 1994 20 2013 North Ballarat (U18) 25 9
3 Victoria (Australia) Brent Reilly 183 85 12 November 1983 31 2002 Calder (U18) 203 52
4 Victoria (Australia) Josh Jenkins 198 106 8 February 1989 25 2012 Tyntynder, Essendon 48 75
5 South Australia Scott Thompson 184 86 14 March 1983 31 2001 Port Adelaide (SANFL), Melbourne 254 150
6 Victoria (Australia) Jake Lever 194 85 5 March 1996 18 Calder (U18) 0 0
7 Western Australia Nathan van Berlo 184 82 6 June 1986 28 2005 West Perth 182 64
8 South Australia Mitch Grigg 182 81 2 January 1993 21 2013 Norwood 14 12
9 Victoria (Australia) Rory Sloane 183 81 17 March 1990 24 2009 Eastern (U18) 100 62
10 South Australia Matthew Jaensch 180 82 18 September 1989 25 2010 Sturt (SANFL) 67 25
11 South Australia Matthew Wright 178 76 14 December 1989 25 2011 North Adelaide (SA) 78 58
12 Victoria (Australia) Daniel Talia 195 97 2 October 1991 23 2011 Calder (U18) 76 4
13 New South Wales Taylor Walker (c) 192 100 25 April 1990 24 2009 NSW/ACT (U18) 84 197
14 Victoria (Australia) David Mackay 181 79 25 July 1988 26 2008 Oakleigh (U18) 124 41
15 Victoria (Australia) Kyle Hartigan 194 94 7 November 1991 23 2013 Werribee 10 0
16 South Australia Luke Brown 181 79 22 September 1992 22 2012 Norwood (SANFL) 46 2
17 Victoria (Australia) Sam Kerridge 188 86 26 April 1993 21 2012 Bendigo (U18) 26 23
18 South Australia Eddie Betts 173 73 26 November 1986 28 2005 Calder (U18), Carlton 206 341
20 Tasmania Sam Siggins 195 88 20 March 1994 20 Lauderdale 0 0
21 Victoria (Australia) Rory Atkins 185 79 12 July 1994 20 Calder (U18) 0 0
22 Victoria (Australia) Andy Otten 192 90 15 May 1989 25 2008 Oakleigh (U18) 79 18
23 Western Australia Charlie Cameron 183 72 5 July 1994 20 2014 Swan Districts 7 9
24 South Australia Sam Jacobs 202 101 10 April 1988 26 2009 Woodville-West Torrens, Carlton 104 24
25 Victoria (Australia) Kyle Cheney 187 90 25 August 1989 25 2009 North Ballarat (U18) 41 2
26 Victoria (Australia) Richard Douglas 180 79 6 February 1987 27 2006 Calder (U18) 155 107
27 Victoria (Australia) Tom Lynch 191 88 15 September 1990 24 2010 Sandringham (U18), St Kilda 37 51
28 South Australia Cameron Ellis-Yolmen 189 94 28 January 1993 21 2014 Woodville-West Torrens 1 0
29 South Australia Rory Laird 178 76 29 December 1993 21 2013 West Adelaide 34 3
31 Victoria (Australia) Jarryd Lyons 184 82 22 July 1992 22 2012 Sandringham (U18) 22 13
32 Victoria (Australia) Patrick Dangerfield 185 90 5 April 1990 24 2008 Geelong (U18) 131 142
33 South Australia Brodie Smith 194 82 14 January 1991 23 2012 Woodville-West Torrens 76 21
34 Victoria (Australia) Sam Shaw 193 90 5 April 1991 23 2012 Oakleigh (U18) 22 0
35 South Australia Harrison Wigg 179 75 16 October 1996 18 North Adelaide 0 0
36 South Australia Brodie Martin 180 83 6 November 1988 24 2009 Sturt 35 12
38 Victoria (Australia) Harry Dear 197 98 18 August 1996 18 Sandringham (U18) 0 0
39 South Australia Riley Knight 180 72 27 March 1995 19 Woodville-West Torrens 0 0
40 Victoria (Australia) Luke Lowden 206 103 22 February 1991 23 2014 Sandringham (U18), Hawthorn 1 3
41 Western Australia Mitch McGovern 191 84 11 October 1994 21 Claremont 0 0
44 Victoria (Australia) Matt Crouch 180 78 21 April 1995 19 North Ballarat (U18) 0 0
45 Victoria (Australia) Ricky Henderson 188 91 11 September 1988 26 2010 Trentham 56 39


Rookie List
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of Birth Age (end 2014) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2014) Goals (end 2014)
30 Tasmania Jack Osborn 205 107 29 April 1990 24 North Hobart 0 0
42 South Australia Anthony Wilson 181 74 2 August 1992 22 Norwood 0 0
43 Victoria (Australia) Reilly O'Brien 201 98 20 August 1995 19 Calder (U18), Coburg 0 0
46 South Australia Keenan Ramsey 192 86 23 August 1996 18 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 0 0
47 Victoria (Australia) Jake Kelly 189 84 21 January 1995 19 Oakleigh (U18) 0 0

Coaches

Senior Coaching Panel
State Coach Coaching position Adelaide Coaching debut Former clubs as coach
Victoria (Australia) Phil Walsh Senior Coach (Rounds 1-13) 2015 Port Adelaide (a), West Coast (a)
South Australia Scott Camporeale Interim Senior Coach (Rounds 15-Finals), Assistant Coach (Midfield) 2011 Essendon (a)
Victoria (Australia) David Teague Assistant Coach (Forwards) 2015 West Coast (a), St Kilda (a)
South Australia Matthew Clarke Assistant Coach (Rucks and Stoppages) 2008
Victoria (Australia) Ryan O'Keefe Assistant Coach (Midfield Development) 2015
Victoria (Australia) Darren Milburn Assistant Coach (Defence) 2012
Western Australia Darren Glass Assistant Coach (Leadership Program) 2015
Western Australia John Worsfold Director of Coaching (Rounds 15-Finals) 2015 West Coast (s)
  • For players: (c) denotes captain, (vc) denotes vice-captain, (lg) denotes leadership group.
  • For coaches: (s) denotes senior coach, (cs) denotes caretaker senior coach, (a) denotes assistant coach, (d) denotes development coach.

2015 AFL Premiership Season

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

Ladder

2015 AFL Ladder
Team P W L D PF PA  % Pts
1 Fremantle 22 17 5 0 1857 1564 118.7 68
2 West Coast 22 16 5 1 2330 1572 148.2 66
3 Hawthorn (P) 22 16 6 0 2452 1548 158.4 64
4 Sydney 22 16 6 0 2006 1578 127.1 64
5 Richmond 22 15 7 0 1930 1568 123.1 60
6 Western Bulldogs 22 14 8 0 2101 1825 115.1 56
7 Adelaide 21 13 8 0 2107 1821 115.7 541
8 North Melbourne 22 13 9 0 2062 1937 106.5 52
9 Port Adelaide 22 12 10 0 2002 1874 106.8 48
10 Geelong 21 11 9 1 1853 1833 101.1 481
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
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against
1The 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.


2015 AFL Finals Series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
EF2 Saturday 12 September (7:50pm) Western Bulldogs 14.18 (102) 16.13 (109) Won by 7 points [23] Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 60.782
SF2 Friday 19 September (7:50pm) Hawthorn 21.9 (135) 8.13 (61) Lost by 74 points [24] Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 70,879

Match Review Panel

Player Round Charge category Verdict Result Victim Club Ref(s)
Rory Sloane 3 Instigating a melee Guilty $1,500 fine Melbourne [25]
Scott Thompson 3 Engaging in a melee Guilty $1,500 fine Melbourne [25]
Josh Jenkins 3 Engaging in a melee Guilty $1,000 fine Melbourne [25]
Matthew Jaensch 3 Engaging in a melee Guilty $1,000 fine Melbourne [25]
Taylor Walker 3 Engaging in a melee Guilty $1,000 fine Melbourne [25]
Taylor Walker 10 Striking N/A Cleared Cameron Wood Carlton [26]
Richard Douglas 17 Rough conduct Guilty $1,000 fine Matt Shaw Gold Coast [27]

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