2023 Adelaide Football Club season
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| 2023 season | |
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| Coach | Matthew Nicks |
| Captain | Jordan Dawson |
| Home ground | Adelaide Oval |
| Home & Away | 10th (11-12-0) |
| Finals | DNQ |
| Leading goalkicker | Taylor Walker (72 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 50,023 (round 20) |
| Lowest home attendance | 33,118 (round 11) |
| Average home attendance | 38,647 |
The 2023 Adelaide Football Club season was 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.[1]
Kits
| Captain | Coach | Home ground | W-L-D | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker |
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| Jordan Dawson[2] | Matthew Nicks[3] | Adelaide Oval[4] | 11-12-0[5] | 10th[5] | DNQ[5] | Jordan Dawson | Taylor Walker (76)[6] |
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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 from AFL Tables.
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2023) | Goals (2023) | Games (AFC) | Goals (AFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chayce Jones | 2019 | 18 | 7 | 76 | 17 | 76 | 17 |
| 2 | Ben Keays | 2016 (Brisbane) | 23 | 22 | 83 | 47 | 113 | 58 |
| 3 | Sam Berry | 2021 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 39 | 8 |
| 4 | Lachlan Murphy | 2018 | 22 | 12 | 98 | 68 | 98 | 68 |
| 5 | Matt Crouch | 2014 | 7 | 2 | 143 | 30 | 143 | 30 |
| 6 | Jackson Hately | 2019 (GWS) | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 4 |
| 7 | Riley Thilthorpe | 2021 | 21 | 18 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 44 |
| 8 | Josh Rachele | 2022 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 40 | 34 | 40 |
| 9 | Rory Sloane | 2009 | 22 | 6 | 255 | 136 | 255 | 136 |
| 10 | Luke Pedlar | 2021 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 11 | Paul Seedsman | 2012 (Collingwood) | 0 | 0 | 83 | 49 | 83 | 49 |
| 12 | Jordan Dawson (c) | 2017 (Sydney) | 23 | 6 | 45 | 16 | 109 | 50 |
| 13 | Taylor Walker | 2009 | 22 | 76 | 260 | 612 | 260 | 612 |
| 14 | Jake Soligo | 2022 | 21 | 10 | 37 | 16 | 37 | 16 |
| 15 | Brayden Cook | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| 16 | Max Michalanney | 2023 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 17 | Will Hamill | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| 19 | Zac Taylor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mitch Hinge | 2019 (Brisbane) | 22 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 43 | 5 |
| 21 | Tyler Brown | 2020 (Collingwood) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 22 | Izak Rankine | 2020 (Gold Coast) | 20 | 36 | 20 | 36 | 68 | 93 |
| 23 | Shane McAdam | 2020 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 72 | 50 | 72 |
| 24 | Josh Worrell | 2021 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | Ned McHenry | 2020 | 11 | 4 | 60 | 28 | 60 | 28 |
| 26 | Harry Schoenberg | 2020 | 11 | 2 | 57 | 19 | 57 | 19 |
| 27 | Luke Nankervis | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Nick Murray | 2021 | 17 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| 29 | Rory Laird | 2013 | 22 | 3 | 224 | 28 | 224 | 28 |
| 30 | Wayne Milera | 2016 | 22 | 3 | 96 | 29 | 96 | 29 |
| 31 | Billy Dowling | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Darcy Forgarty | 2018 | 21 | 34 | 79 | 117 | 79 | 117 |
| 33 | Brodie Smith | 2011 | 22 | 4 | 247 | 71 | 247 | 71 |
| 34 | Elliott Himmelberg | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| 35 | James Borlase | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Andrew McPherson | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 37 | Patrick Parnell | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Lachlan Sholl | 2020 | 16 | 4 | 54 | 13 | 54 | 13 |
| 39 | Tom Doedee | 2018 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 3 | 82 | 3 |
| 40 | Hugh Bond | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Jordan Butts | 2020 | 17 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 42 | Tariek Newchurch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Reilly O'Brien | 2016 | 23 | 4 | 100 | 12 | 100 | 12 |
| 44 | Lachlan Gollant | 2021 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 45 | Kieran Strachan | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | Mark Keane | 2020 (Collingwood) | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Bold = Played every game in 2023
Squad changes
In
| No. | Name | Position | Previous club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Izak Rankine |
Medium Forward | Gold Coast | trade[7] |
| 16 | Max Michalanney |
Defender | Norwood | AFL national draft, first round
(pick No. 17)[8] |
| 31 | Billy Dowling |
Midfielder | North Adelaide U18 | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 43)[9] |
| 40 |  Hugh Bond |
Midfielder | GWV U18 | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 50)[10] |
| 11 | Paul Seedsman |
Midfielder | Adelaide | AFL rookie draft, second round (pick No. 21)[11] |
| 36 | Andrew McPherson |
Defender | Adelaide | AFL rookie draft, first round (pick No. 5)[11] |
| 21 | Tyler Brown |
Midfielder | Collingwood | Pre-season supplemental selection[12] |
| 48 |  Mark Keane |
Defender | Collingwood | Pre-season supplemental selection[13] |
Out
| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Billy Frampton |
Ruck | Collingwood | trade[14] |
| 16 | Luke Brown |
Defender | - | retirement[15] |
| 31 | James Rowe |
Forward | Woodville-West Torrens | delisted[16] |
| 40 |  Ben Davis |
Forward | North Melbourne (VFL) | delisted[16] |
| 46 | Brett Turner |
Midfielder | Glenelg | delisted[16] |
| 11 | Paul Seedsman |
Midfielder | - | delisted[17] |
| 36 | Andrew McPherson |
Defender | - | delisted[18] |
