The 2023

Adelaide Football Club The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia that was founded in 1990. The Crows have fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since 199 ...

season was the club's 33rd season of senior competition in the

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(AFL). This is the Crows' first season captained by

Jordan Dawson Jordan Dawson (born 9 April 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Sydney Swans from 2016 to 2021. In 2023, Dawson was n ...

and their 4th year coached by

Matthew Nicks Matthew Nicks (born 13 May 1975) is a former professional Australian Football League player and currently the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club. He was recruited from the West Adelaide Football Club to the Sydney Swans with the 21st se ...

. 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 fro
AFL 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-Australian Team The 2023 All-Australian team represents the best performed Australian Football League (AFL) players during the 2023 season. It was announced on 30 August as a complete Australian rules football team of 22 players. The team is honorary and does ...

- Taylor Walker (Half Forward) *

(Interchange) * 2023 22under22 selection -

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 t ...

(Forward Pocket)

AFL Award nominations

* AFLPA MVP Nominees – Taylor Walker,

Rory Laird Rory Laird (born 29 December 1993) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Adelaide with pick 5 in the 2012 Rookie Draft. Early life ...

* AFLPA Best first-year player Nominee – Max Michalanney * AFLPA Best captain Nominee –

* 2023 AFL Rising Star Nomination – Max Michalanney (Round 5) * 2023 AFL Rising Star Nomination – Luke Pedlar (Round 16) * 2023 22under22 44 man squad – Nick Murrary * 2023 22under22 44 man squad – Luke Pedlar * 2023 22under22 44 man squad – Riley Thilthorpe

Milestones

* Round 1 - Max Michalanney (AFL Debut) * Round 1 - Tyler Brown (Adelaide Debut) * Round 1 -

Izak Rankine Izak Rankine (born 23 April 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously been drafted to the Gold Coast Suns with pick 3 in the 2018 AFL ...

(Adelaide Debut) * Round 2 -

(50 AFL Games) * Round 4 - Ned McHenry (50 Games) * Round 7 - Harry Schoenberg (50 Games) * Round 10 -

Ben Keays Ben Keays (born 23 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). His great-grandfather Fred Keays represented both and in the Victorian Football L ...

(100 AFL Games) * Round 12 - Darcy Forgarty (100 Goals) * Round 13 - Taylor Walker (250 Games) * Round 13 - Lachlan Sholl (50 Games) * Round 15 -

(100 AFL Games) * Round 18 -

Rory Sloane Rory Brandon Sloane (born 17 March 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Sloane is a dual Malcolm Blight Medallist, was selected in the All ...

(250 Games) * Round 19 -

Luke Nankervis Luke Nankervis (born 25 May 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early career Luke Nankervis played eight games for Sandringham in 2021, kicking four goa ...

(AFL Debut) * Round 21 - James Borlase (AFL Debut) * Round 22 - Taylor Walker (600 Goals) * Round 23 - Shane McAdam (50 Games) * Round 24 -

Reilly O'Brien Reilly O'Brien (born 20 August 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A Malcolm Blight Medal winner in 2020 AFL season, 2020, he is currently Adelaide's first-cho ...

(100 Games)

References

External links

Official Website
of the Adelaide Football Club
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