2014 Adelaide Football Club season

Adelaide Football Club
2014 season
Coach Brenton Sanderson
Captain(s) Nathan van Berlo
Home ground Adelaide Oval
AFL season 10th
Malcolm Blight Medal Daniel Talia
Leading goalkicker Eddie Betts (51)
Highest home attendance 50,552 vs. Port Adelaide (round 15)
Lowest home attendance 44,216 vs. Melbourne (round 7)
Average home attendance 48,046
Club membership 54,249
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The 2014 AFL season will be the 23rd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Crows.

Squad for 2014

Statistics are correct as of end of 2013 season. Flags represent the state of origin, i.e. the state in which the player played his Under-18s football.

Senior List
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of Birth Age (end 2013) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2013) Goals (end 2013)
1 Victoria (Australia) James Podsiadly 193 100 10 September 1981 32 2010 Werribee, Geelong 83 169
2 Victoria (Australia) Brad Crouch 186 84 14 January 1994 19 2013 North Ballarat (U18) 14 4
3 Victoria (Australia) Brent Reilly 183 85 12 November 1983 30 2002 Calder (U18) 193 52
4 Victoria (Australia) Josh Jenkins 198 106 8 February 1989 24 2012 Tyntynder, Essendon 28 35
5 South Australia Scott Thompson (lg) 184 86 14 March 1983 30 2001 Port Adelaide (SANFL), Melbourne 245 147
6 Victoria (Australia) Luke Thompson 194 88 8 February 1991 22 2011 Geelong (U18) 14 2
7 Western Australia Nathan van Berlo (c) 184 82 6 June 1986 27 2005 West Perth 182 64
8 South Australia Lewis Johnston 193 91 3 March 1991 22 2011 North Adelaide, Sydney Swans 8 12
9 Victoria (Australia) Rory Sloane (vc) 183 81 17 March 1990 23 2009 Eastern (U18) 78 49
10 South Australia Matthew Jaensch 180 82 18 September 1989 24 2010 Sturt (SANFL) 45 18
11 South Australia Matthew Wright 178 76 14 December 1989 24 2011 North Adelaide (SA) 58 44
12 Victoria (Australia) Daniel Talia 195 97 2 October 1991 22 2011 Calder (U18) 54 4
13 New South Wales Taylor Walker (lg) 192 100 25 April 1990 23 2009 NSW/ACT (U18) 69 163
14 Victoria (Australia) David Mackay 181 79 25 July 1988 25 2008 Oakleigh (U18) 105 30
15 Victoria (Australia) Angus Graham 201 99 16 April 1987 26 2007 Calder (U18), Richmond 48 18
16 South Australia Luke Brown 181 79 22 September 1992 21 2012 Norwood (SANFL) 24 1
17 Victoria (Australia) Sam Kerridge 188 86 26 April 1993 20 2012 Bendigo (U18) 12 13
18 South Australia Eddie Betts 173 73 26 November 1986 27 2005 Calder (U18), Carlton 184 290
20 Tasmania Sam Siggins 195 88 20 March 1994 19 Lauderdale
21 Victoria (Australia) Rory Atkins 185 79 12 July 1994 19 Calder (U18)
22 Victoria (Australia) Andy Otten 192 90 15 May 1989 24 2008 Oakleigh (U18) 69 18
23 South Australia Jared Petrenko 178 81 22 December 1989 24 2009 Woodville-West Torrens 71 45
24 South Australia Sam Jacobs (lg) 202 101 10 April 1988 25 2009 Woodville-West Torrens, Carlton 82 17
25 South Australia Ben Rutten 190 98 28 April 1983 30 2003 West Adelaide 215 8
26 Victoria (Australia) Richard Douglas (lg) 180 79 6 February 1987 26 2006 Calder (U18) 136 96
27 Victoria (Australia) Tom Lynch 191 88 15 September 1990 23 2010 Sandringham (U18), St Kilda 29 44
28 South Australia Cameron Ellis-Yolmen 189 94 28 January 1993 20 Woodville-West Torrens
29 South Australia Rory Laird 178 76 29 December 1993 20 2013 West Adelaide 18 1
31 Victoria (Australia) Jarryd Lyons 184 82 22 July 1992 21 2012 Sandringham (U18) 12 6
32 Victoria (Australia) Patrick Dangerfield (vc) 185 90 5 April 1990 23 2008 Geelong (U18) 109 125
33 South Australia Brodie Smith 194 82 14 January 1991 22 2012 Woodville-West Torrens 54 10
34 Victoria (Australia) Sam Shaw 193 90 5 April 1991 22 2012 Oakleigh (U18) 16 0
35 Victoria (Australia) Shaun McKernan 196 99 1 September 1990 23 2009 Calder (U18) 32 20
36 South Australia Brodie Martin 180 83 6 November 1988 25 2009 Sturt 18 4
38 South Australia Mitch Grigg 182 81 2 January 1993 20 2013 Norwood 5 6
39 South Australia Riley Knight 180 72 27 March 1995 18 Woodville-West Torrens
40 South Australia Jason Porplyzia 177 85 27 November 1984 29 2006 West Adelaide 126 180
41 Victoria (Australia) Kyle Hartigan 194 94 7 November 1991 22 2013 Werribee 3 0
44 Victoria (Australia) Matt Crouch 180 78 21 April 1995 18 North Ballarat (U18)
45 Victoria (Australia) Ricky Henderson 188 91 11 September 1988 25 2010 Trentham 56 39
Rookie List
No. State Player Hgt Wgt Date of Birth Age Debut Recruited from Games Goals
30 Tasmania Jack Osborn 205 107 29 April 1990 23 North Hobart
42 Western Australia Charlie Cameron 183 72 5 July 1994 19 Swan Districts
43 South Australia James Battersby 177 78 7 November 1995 18 Sturt
46 South Australia Alex Spina 181 75 27 June 1995 18 North Adelaide
47 Victoria (Australia) Jake Kelly 189 84 21 January 1995 18 Oakleigh (U18)
Senior coaching panel
State Coach Coaching position Adelaide Coaching debut Former clubs as coach
Victoria (Australia) Brenton Sanderson Senior Coach 2012 Geelong (a)
South Australia Mark Bickley Assistant Coach (Forwards) 2009
South Australia Scott Camporeale Assistant Coach (Midfield) 2011 Essendon (a)
Victoria (Australia) Darren Milburn Assistant Coach (Defence) 2012
Victoria (Australia) Dean Bailey Strategy and Innovation Coach 2012 Melbourne (s), Port Adelaide (a), Essendon (d)

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2013 season and the conclusion of the 2014 season.

In

Player Previous Club League via
South Australia Eddie Betts Carlton Football Club AFL Free Agency
Victoria (Australia) James Podsiadly Geelong Football Club AFL Trade
Victoria (Australia) Matt Crouch North Ballarat Football Club TAC Cup AFL National Draft, second round (No. 23 overall)
South Australia Riley Knight Woodville-West Torrens SANFL AFL National Draft, third round (No. 46 overall)
Western Australia Charlie Cameron Swan Districts WAFL AFL Rookie Draft, first round (No. 7 overall)
South Australia James Battersby Sturt SANFL AFL Rookie Draft, second round (No. 24 overall)
Victoria (Australia) Jake Kelly Oakleigh (U18) TAC Cup AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 40 overall)
South Australia Alex Spina North Adelaide SANFL AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (No. 52 overall)

Out

Player New Club League via
South Australia Graham Johncock Mallee Park Port Lincoln FL[1] Retired
South Australia Tim McIntyre Central District[2] SANFL Delisted
South Australia Tim Klaosen Sturt Sabres[3] Central Australian Basketball League Delisted
South Australia Dylan Orval Collingwood reserves[4] VFL Delisted
South Australia Ian Callinan Adelaide reserves[5] SANFL Delisted
South Australia Nick Joyce Delisted
Northern Territory Richard Tambling Sturt[6] SANFL Delisted
New South Wales Aidan Riley Melbourne AFL Delisted
New South Wales Ben Dowdell Hamley Bridge[7] Adelaide Plains FL Delisted

List management

Player Change
Victoria (Australia) Kyle Hartigan Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, fifth round (No. 76 overall)
South Australia Rory Laird Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, sixth round (No. 86 overall)

Season summary

Pre-season matches

2014 NAB Challenge
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 16 February (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 0.18.11 (119) 0.9.5 (59) Won by 60 points[8] Richmond Oval (H) 8,765
2 Monday, 24 February (7:10 pm) Carlton 0.9.7 (61) 1.13.12 (99) Won by 38 points[9] Etihad Stadium (A) 7,617
3 Friday, 7 March (2:00 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.8 (74) 12.10 (82) Won by 8 points[10] Blacktown Olympic Park (A)

Home and away season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 20 March (7:10 pm) Geelong 18.11 (119) 12.9 (81) Lost by 38 points[11] Simmonds Stadium (A) 23,622 13th
2 Saturday, 29 March (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 19.13 (127) 11.7 (73) Lost by 54 points[12] Adelaide Oval (A) 50,397 16th
3 Saturday, 5 April (1:40 pm) Sydney 9.17 (71) 21.8 (134) Lost by 63 points[13] Adelaide Oval (H) 47,426 17th
4 Sunday, 13 April (3:20 pm) St Kilda 7.8 (50) 20.16 (136) Won by 86 points[14] Etihad Stadium (A) 22,923 15th
5 Sunday, 20 April (12:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 21.11 (137) 10.12 (72) Won by 65 points[15] Adelaide Oval (H) 44,770 12th
6 Sunday, 27 April (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83) 13.14 (92) Won by 9 points[16] Etihad Stadium (A) 17,404 10th
7 Saturday, 3 May (4:10 pm) Melbourne 9.13 (67) 11.4 (70) Lost by 3 points[17] Adelaide Oval (H) 44,216 11th
8 Bye 11th
9 Thursday, 15 May (7:20 pm) Collingwood 10.16 (76) 7.13 (55) Won by 21 points[18] Adelaide Oval (H) 50,051 10th
10 Sunday, 25 May (4:40 pm) Carlton 12.9 (81) 10.16 (76 Lost by 5 points[19] Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 32,419 10th
11 Sunday, 1 June (12:40 pm) Gold Coast 16.13 (109) 11.11 (77) Won by 32 points[20] Adelaide Oval (H) 49,069 9th
12 Sunday, 8 June (2:10 pm) Fremantle 12.18 (90) 7.8 (50) Lost by 40 points[21] Patersons Stadium (A) 35,389 10th
13 Saturday, 14 June (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 16.13 (109) 10.13 (73) Won by 36 points[22] Adelaide Oval (H) 47,205 10th
14 Saturday, 21 June (7:40 pm) Essendon 15.11 (101) 14.8 (92) Lost by 9 points[23] Etihad Stadium (A) 30,948 11th
15 Sunday, 29 June (3:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.15 (99) 10.16 (76) Won by 23 points[24] Adelaide Oval (H) 50,552 9th
16 Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 9.18 (72) 20.20 (140) Won by 68 points[25] GIANTS Stadium (A) 8,383 9th
17 Friday, 11 July (7:20 pm) Hawthorn 14.8 (92) 15.14 (104) Lost by 12 points[26] Adelaide Oval (H) 50,321 10th
18 Sunday, 27 July (4:40 pm) Collingwood 12.10 (82) 14.14 (98) Won by 16 points[27] Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 41,486 8th
19 Saturday, 2 August (1:10 pm) West Coast 16.9 (105) 20.16 (136) Lost by 31 points[28] Adelaide Oval (H) 49,470 10th
20 Sunday, 10 August (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) 25.18 (168) Won by 105 points[29] The Gabba (A) 19,657 7th
21 Saturday, 16 August (7:10 pm) Richmond 9.15 (69) 10.19 (79) Lost by 10 points[30] Adelaide Oval (H) 50,459 8th
22 Saturday, 23 August (1:45 pm) North Melbourne 14.17 (101) 13.16 (94) Lost by 7 points[31] Bellerive Oval (A) 10,702 11th
23 Sunday, 31 August (2:50 pm) St Kilda 22.9 (141) 9.8 (62) Won by 79 points[32] Adelaide Oval (H) 44,969 10th

Individual awards and records

Milestones
All-Australian Team
AFL Rising Star

The following Adelaide players were nominated for the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star award:

22 Under 22 team

References

  1. ↑ Harry Fisher (10 April 2014). "Johncock happy to be home". Port Lincoln Times. Port Lincoln, SA. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Peter Argent. "McIntyre raring to go as Bulldog". Central District Football Club. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Matt Turner (18 March 2014). "Former Adelaide Crows rookie Tim Klaosen returns to basketball to play for Sturt". Mitcham & Hills Messenger. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Want to know how your VFL team will fare in 2014? We have you covered". Leader. Melbourne, VIC. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Jesper Fjeldstad (7 March 2014). "Crows reserves captain Ian Callinan aims to stay in the AFL system". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  6. ↑ Andrew Capel (30 November 2013). "Axed Crow Richard Tambling still living in Lance Franklin's shadow". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Sam Agars (20 March 2014). "Bombers think big". The Bunyip. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  8. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-02-16/betts-shines-crows-cruise
  9. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/nab-challenge/2014/1/carl-v-adel
  10. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-07/gws-v-adelaide-practice-match
  11. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/1/geel-v-adel
  12. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/2/port-v-adel
  13. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/3/adel-v-syd
  14. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/4/stk-v-adel
  15. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/5/adel-v-gws
  16. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/6/wb-v-adel
  17. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/7/adel-v-melb
  18. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/9/adel-v-coll
  19. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/10/carl-v-adel
  20. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/11/adel-v-gcfc
  21. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/12/fre-v-adel
  22. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/13/adel-v-nmfc
  23. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/14/ess-v-adel
  24. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/15/adel-v-port
  25. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/16/gws-v-adel
  26. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/17/adel-v-haw
  27. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/18/coll-v-adel
  28. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/19/adel-v-wce
  29. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/20/bris-v-adel
  30. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/21/adel-v-rich
  31. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/22/nm-v-adel
  32. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/23/adel-v-stk
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