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2023 Adelaide Football Club Season
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. Overview 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 froAFL Tables'' Bold = Played every game in 2023 Squad changes In Out Season Pre-season matches Regular season Ladder Awards and milestones AFL Awards * 2023 All-Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Football Club
The Adelaide Crows (officially the Adelaide Football Club) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1990. The Crows has fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since 1991, and a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition since 2017. The club's offices and training facilities are located in the western Adelaide suburb of West Lakes, at the site of the club's former home ground Football Park. Since 2014 Adelaide have played home matches at the Adelaide Oval, a 53,500-seat stadium located a few hundred metres north of the Adelaide CBD. The Crows were formed in 1990 as the de facto state team representing South Australia in the AFL. They were originally owned by the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), though they gained administrative independence in 2014. They played their first season in 1991 and finished in 9th place, the highest ranking of any expansion club in the AFL in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Rachele
Joshua Rachele ( ; born 11 April 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected by the Adelaide Crows with their first pick, the sixth overall, in the 2021 AFL draft. He previously played for the Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League and the Shepparton Swans Football Club in the Goulburn Valley League. He was educated at Notre Dame College, Shepparton and Caulfield Grammar School. Rachele had had an opportunity to play soccer professionally but chose Australian rules football instead. He was part of the academy for Melbourne City FC and the under-17s Australian team. He has Italian and Greek heritage. AFL career Rachele made an immediate impact at the Crows, kicking five goals on debut against Fremantle in the opening round of the 2022 AFL season. In Round 4, Rachele received a Rising Star nomination in Adelaide's game against Essendon, in which Rachele took 9 marks, kicked 3 goals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Brown (footballer)
Tyler Brown (born 9 December 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Son of 1994–1998 former Collingwood captain, Gavin Brown, he played for the Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup before he was drafted to Collingwood in 2017 under the father–son rule. State football Brown played junior football with Templestowe in the Yarra Junior Football League, together with his brother Callum. He also starred for his private school, Marcellin College, in football and in 2016 joined Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup. In July 2017, Brown had a breakout game against Bendigo Pioneers leading to talent manager Len Villani saying he has the "Brown brain". Later, after averaging 15 disposals over 4 games, he was invited to the AFL Draft Combine at Etihad Stadium. After being drafted to Collingwood, Brown played 18 Victorian Football League (VFL) games, demonstrating versatility on the wing and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Hinge
Mitchell Hinge (born 26 June 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions and was drafted by Brisbane from with the 20th selection in the 2017 rookie draft. He made his debut in the win against at The Gabba The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. The nickname Gabba derives from the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located. Over the years, the Ga ... in round nine of the 2019 season. He is the brother of former player John Hinge. References External links * * 1998 births Living people Brisbane Lions players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Glenelg Football Club players People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide Adelaide Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zac Taylor (Australian Footballer)
Zac Taylor (born 31 January 2003) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Taylor was selected with the 44th pick in the 2021 national draft. Early life Taylor played for Oak Park Football Club in Melbourne as a junior player, and was invited to play for the Calder Cannons in the Talent League. Taylor represented Vic Metro in the as an under-18 player, and briefly played matches for 's VFL side. In 2021, Taylor won the best-and-fairest award at Calder as a contested midfielder. Taylor was drafted at pick 44, in the third round of the 2021 national draft to . To his surprise, he was drafted alongside Jake Soligo, with whom he had struck a friendship during their time playing for Vic Metro. AFL career Taylor had a prolific period of form playing for Adelaide's reserve team in the SANFL, interrupted in his second year by a long-term foot injury. Early in the 2024 season, Taylor appeared to seriously i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Hamill (footballer, Born 2000)
Will Hamill (born 17 November 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Adelaide Crows with the 30th draft pick in the 2018 AFL draft. Early Football Hamill represented Vic Country at the AFL Under 18 Championships for the 2018 season. He also played with the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League for two seasons, named as one of the best in their premiership in 2018. AFL career Hamill debuted in the Crows' fifty-three point loss against the Gold Coast Suns in the third round of the 2020 AFL season. He collected 9 disposals, 2 marks and one tackle in his first game. Statistics :''Statistics are correct to round 2, 2021'' , - , scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2019 , , , 17 , , 0 , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , - style="background:#EAEAEA" , scope="row" text-align:c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Michalanney
Max Michalanney (born 26 February 2004) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early career Michalanney is the son of Jim Michalanney who played 211 games and won 4 premierships with Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). As a junior he progressed to play three senior games for Norwood in the SANFL. He previously played junior football for Glenunga Rams and school football for Rostrevor. Despite living in the Sturt development zone, he was able to join Norwood under the SANFL father son rule. While representing South Australia in the National Championships he was rewarded for his consistency by winning All-Australian selection. AFL career Michalanney was drafted by Adelaide with pick 17 of the 2022 national draft under the father–son rule, after they matched a bid by Sydney Swans. He impressed in pre-season, including in a practice match against West Coas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brayden Cook
Brayden Cook (born 18 July 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early career Cook was born in Mount Barker, his family moved to Woodcroft when he was 2. He played his junior career with Happy Valley in the Southern Football League. Cook grew up supporting in the AFL. AFL career Cook was drafted by with pick 25 in the 2020 AFL draft. He made his debut in round 21 2021 against and played the final three games of the season. Cook kicked a crucial goal in Adelaide's comeback Showdown win against in 2022. Cook did not breakout until 2024, when he kicked a career-high three goals against at Bellerive Oval. He became one of the Crows' premier small forwards as Izak Rankine made a move to the midfield. Statistics ''Updated to round 19 of the 2024 season.'' , - , 2021 , , , , 15 , 3 , , 0 , , 0 , , 22 , , 20 , , 42 , , 6 , , 3, , 0 , , 0 , , 7.3 , , 6.7 , , 14.0 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Soligo
Jake Soligo (born 25 January 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL). Known for his precise kicking and his friendship with teammates such as Josh Rachele, Soligo has become an integral part of Adelaide's team as they look to contend for the premiership once again. AFL Career Soligo was drafted by Adelaide with their second pick and the 36th pick overall in the 2021 AFL draft. He debuted in Adelaide's first game of 2022 against the Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fr ... and collected 5 disposals in a narrow loss. In June of 2023, Soligo signed a six-year contract extension which would keep him at the Crows until 2029. At the time, this was the longest contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a reserves men's team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club's origins trace back to 21 March 1873, when a meeting was held at the Clarendon Hotel in South Melbourne to establishing a junior football club, to be called the South Melbourne Football Club. The club commenced playing in 1874 at its home ground; Lakeside Oval in Albert Park. Playing as South Melbourne, it participated in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) competition from 1878 before joining the breakaway Victorian Football League (VFL) as a founding member in 1897. Originally known as the "Bloods" in reference to the red colour used on players' guernseys, the Swan emblem was adopted in 1933 after a journalist at the time referred to them using the moniker fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (Australian Rules Football)
A captain of an Australian rules football team, sometimes known as a ''skipper'', is a player who, during the course of a match and off the field, has several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player. As an on-field leader, they are second to the coach and have various roles, including to inspire the players and sometimes address umpires and the media. When a coach appoints multiple captains, the following captaincy roles may be appointed. * Co-captain (multiple captains) * Vice-captain (is second to the captain) * Deputy vice-captain (is used only when both captain and vice-captain are injured) Captain's responsibilities The toss Before the start of a match, a coin toss between the captains is used to determine which end of the ground each team will kick to. The away captain calls the coin toss, and the winning captain makes the choice of scoring end (direction). The decision usually depends on the weather conditions and the weather fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The club was formed in 1892 in the suburb of Collingwood and played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before joining seven other teams in 1896 to found the breakaway Victorian Football League, today known as the AFL. Originally based at Victoria Park, Collingwood now plays home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and has its training and administrative headquarters at Olympic Park Oval and the AIA Centre. Collingwood has played in a record 44 VFL/AFL Grand Finals (including rematches), winning 15, drawing two and losing 27 (also a record). Regarded as one of Australia's most popular sports clubs, Collingwood has attracted the second-highest attendance figures and television ratings of any professional football team in the nation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
