2015 Adelaide Football Club season
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CoachPhil Walsh (round 1–13)
Scott Camporeale (round 15–Semi Final)
Scott Camporeale (round 15–Semi Final)
CaptainTaylor Walker
Home groundAdelaide Oval (Capacity: 53,583)
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| 2015 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Phil Walsh (round 1–13) Scott Camporeale (round 15–Semi Final) |
| Captain | 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 v West Coast) |
| Lowest home attendance | 42,656 (Round 17 v Gold Coast) |
| Average home attendance | 47,273 |
| Club membership | 60,328 |
The Adelaide Football Club's 2015 season was its 25th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded a reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Adelaide's 2015 season was tragically interrupted midway through by the murder of coach Phil Walsh in July.
AFL 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[2] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 46,491 |
| 2 | Saturday, 11 April (4:35pm) | Collingwood | 9.9 (63) | 12.18 (90) | Won by 27 points[3] | Etihad Stadium (A) | 33,771 |
| 3 | Saturday, 18 April (1:40pm) | Melbourne | 12.8 (80) | 7.13 (55) | Won by 25 points[4] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 43,713 |
| 4 | Sunday, 26 April (4:40pm) | Western Bulldogs | 18.17 (125) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 57 points[5] | Etihad Stadium (A) | 19,915 |
| 5 | Sunday, 3 May (4:10pm) | Port Adelaide | 13.13 (91) | 18.7 (115) | Lost by 24 points[6] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 49,735 |
| 6 | Saturday, 9 May (5:10pm) | Gold Coast | 11.12 (78) | 18.11 (119) | Won by 41 points[7] | Metricon Stadium (A) | 12,464 |
| 7 | Saturday, 16 May (1:15pm) | St Kilda | 18.11 (119) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 46 points[8] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 43,532 |
| 8 | Saturday, 23 May (2:10pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 16.12 (108) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 24 points[9] | Spotless Stadium (A) | 9,481 |
| 9 | Saturday, 30 May (7:10pm) | Fremantle | 7.15 (57) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 11 points[10] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 45,518 |
| 10 | Saturday, 6 June (1:40pm) | Carlton | 14.6 (90) | 14.15 (99) | Won by 9 points[11] | 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[12] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 50,023 |
| 13 | Saturday, 27 June (4:35pm) | Brisbane Lions | 10.9 (69) | 11.16 (82) | Won by 13 points[13] | The Gabba (A) | 18,146 |
| 14 | Match against Geelong cancelled due to the death of senior coach Phil Walsh[14] | ||||||
| 15 | Saturday, 11 July (5:40pm) | West Coast | 22.15 (147) | 14.7 (91) | Lost by 56 points[15] | Domain Stadium (A) | 38,133 |
| 16 | Sunday, 19 July (2:50pm) | Port Adelaide | 17.11 (113) | 18.8 (116) | Won by 3 points[16] | Adelaide Oval (A) | 54,468 |
| 17 | Saturday, 25 July (1:40pm) | Gold Coast | 19.11 (125) | 12.8 (80) | Won by 45 points[17] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 42,656 |
| 18 | Saturday, 1 August (4:35pm) | Sydney | 17.15 (117) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 52 points[18] | Sydney Cricket Ground (A) | 38,690 |
| 19 | Friday, 7 August (7:20pm) | Richmond | 11.22 (88) | 8.4 (52) | Won by 36 points[19] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 50,094 |
| 20 | Saturday, 15 August (1:45pm) | Essendon | 8.11 (59) | 27.9 (171) | Won by 112 points[20] | Etihad Stadium (A) | 25,914 |
| 21 | Saturday, 22 August (7:10pm) | Brisbane Lions | 20.11 (131) | 6.8 (44) | Won by 87 points[21] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 47,527 |
| 22 | Saturday, 30 August (12:40pm) | West Coast | 19.12 (126) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 57 points[22] | Adelaide Oval (H) | 53,445 |
| 23 | Saturday, 5 September (1:05pm) | Geelong | 17.17 (119) | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 39 points[23] | Simonds Stadium (A) | 26,128 |