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DAWSON HAPPY TO BE HOME.
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CEO’s Welcome...................................................................................................................... 4 Coach’s Message...................................................................................................................6 2022 Leaders.........................................................................................................................8 Dawson Happy To Be Home............................................................................................... 10 Meet The Draftees............................................................................................................... 12 Player Profiles..................................................................................................................... 14 2022 Team Poster.............................................................................................................. 32 SANFL Squad Update..........................................................................................................34 2022 Indigenous Guernsey.............................................................................................. 38 AFLW - Crows Ready For Finals........................................................................................40 2022 AFL Corporate Partners........................................................................................... 41 Match Day Hospitality........................................................................................................43 2022 Corporate & Coterie Groups....................................................................................44 Crows Supporter Group......................................................................................................46 2022 AFLW Corporate Partners........................................................................................ 47 The Adelaide Football Club acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their ongoing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and elders both past and present.
WELCOME TO 2022
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO. There are exciting times ahead for the Adelaide Football Club, both on and off the field. I also want you to know that I consider it an absolute privilege and honour to be your CEO. I acknowledge the responsibility it carries and I want to enhance and strengthen the connection we have with all of you as Members and supporters. I have been amazed by the extraordinary level of passion that exists for our Club. It stretches well beyond game days and it’s often on show as we go about our everyday lives in this city. Nearly a year ago, I arrived in South Australia thinking I had a good understanding of the thirst for footy in this State. I didn’t. I seriously underestimated the passion but now that my family and I are immersed in it, there’s no doubt all of you are right up there with the most loyal supporters in this country.
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It goes without saying that Covid-19 has changed the Australian sporting landscape in many and varied ways. Our staffing levels were cut by 40 percent at the onset of the pandemic and this year we will start to rebuild our resources in an appropriate and considered way. In the short-term, the focus will be on recruitment for key strategic areas such as the football, membership and community departments.
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The AFL industry is a fast-paced and tough environment and I want to continue to develop and strengthen a people-first culture. This will not only help us attract the right people but also retain talent and provide for better succession planning. We want people who are passionate and driven to take this Club to the next level. Rest assured, there is already an incredibly hard-working and dedicated group who are turning up for work each day trying to make this Club the best it can be. Unfortunately, the pandemic forced all sporting clubs to scale back their community activities over the past two years. It’s forced everyone to reconsider how we can best deliver programs that make a meaningful difference, and we will be revamping our offerings. We have already committed to new initiatives this year, such as a partnership with Reconciliation SA, which will see us assist in the delivery of anti-racism education in schools. Our STEMfooty program continues to go from strength to strength, and it is making a real difference among children who are learning about science and technology, with football as a central theme. We recently received further funding which will see us expand the program to the APY Lands and Eyre Peninsula. On-field results are where the Club is quite rightly scrutinised the most. The rebuild of the men’s playing squad is taking shape and we should all be optimistic. Our core group of young players has now played 25-50 games. They’re growing in confidence together and we expect further improvement in their performances. We have alignment at all levels of the Club. From the Board and administration staff through to the coaches and players, there is a shared faith in the direction we are heading. All but 10 players are contracted beyond this season. We are working to a very deliberate list management strategy, focussed on bringing in as much high-end talent as we could via the draft, keep the group together, and then invest time and energy in developing these young guys as fast as we can. We have now reached a stage that when possible we will target mature-aged recruits, like Jordan Dawson who joined us in the off-season, to help make us even better. Having seen first-hand a successful rebuild at my former club, it’s important that we stay the course with our strategy and understand there will be good times and some rough patches. Above all else we must stick together and show patience at the right times. We have the right person in charge of the team. Matthew Nicks is an outstanding Senior Coach, with terrific values.
Our women’s team continues to be among the competition pacesetters. It’s a credit to all involved. With the AFLW competition growing further next season, it’s worth noting that the League’s rules are set up in a way to allow expansion teams to be competitive, if not flourish, from the outset. This includes having the opportunity to sign players even if they’re under contract at other clubs. Given the strength of our women’s program, coupled with the depth of talent in our squad which we see as one of our major strengths, it makes sense that other clubs will come hard after our players. We are prepared for this and have shaped our list management strategy accordingly, with a view to minimising the loss of any key talent. While our football-first focus is quite rightly on what is in front of us right now, it is important we do not lose touch with our past and the achievements and people who helped make this Club what it is today. This year we will stage a 25-year premiership reunion to reflect on the Club’s first flag in 1997. We must also do the little things right to ensure we protect and enhance the fabric of the Crows. In the bigger picture we are all just a small part of the Club’s overall journey and as players, coaches and staff, we must see ourselves as custodians. Building a world class training, administration and community facility remains high on the agenda too. Along with winning games of football, it will be central to the new strategic plan which we have begun formulating. This will be our roadmap as Covid-19’s impact starts to hopefully diminish, and we can plan and execute with greater certainty. We are moving forward from a solid foundation and there is a collective aim to remain financially independent of the AFL. We also know we are fortunate to have the support of our Members like you, as well as a long list of committed corporate and hospitality partners. We are building towards sustained success and I am sure you will enjoy the journey.
Go Crows!
Tim Silvers CEO
The positivity extends to our SANFL team where there is also a strong sense of connection. Mick Godden is experienced and a premiershipwinning coach at State League level and his team is an important talent pathway.
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M AT T H E W N I C KS
WE’RE READY. Pre-season is such an important time of year and the progress you make over the summer months dictates what you can achieve during the home and away season. In our case, there is reason to be optimistic and as Senior Coach, I have the utmost confidence in the amount, as well as the quality, of work we have done. Not only did we bring in some elite young talent through the draft and trade period but we also improved our broader football program with fitness and high performance personnel like Darren Burgess joining our Club. As you are probably aware, Darren is an elite operator who comes with a wealth of experience both here and internationally and he has been excited by what he has seen from our young group. Our players are committed, determined and continue to show a willingness to work hard. This industry has a way of throwing up unexpected challenges and our training program was recently impacted by Covid-19 health and safety protocols for about a two-week period. While not ideal, what it did show was the strength of the relationships that now exist among the group and a genuine care for one another. The connection was clear for all to see in our final game of last season when we beat North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval and that bond has only grown over another pre-season together. We will once again have the youngest squad in the competition but our core young group has now played 25-50 games and they are learning and maturing together. We now have greater depth, guys are hungry for opportunities and there is healthy competition across both our AFL and SANFL teams.
We will also benefit from having the on-field leadership of a fit Matt Crouch and likewise, the return of Wayne Milera from a long-term injury should not be under estimated. Throw in Jordan Dawson, who since arriving at the Club has impressed everyone with his work ethic and class, and our emerging talent like Riley Thilthorpe and Josh Rachele and we are in good shape. You often hear me talking about our DNA, by which I am referring to our game style or the way we play, and you saw it for extended periods in most games last year. Our challenge, and it has been one of our pre-season focuses, is to play ‘our way’ more often and for longer periods. We operate in a high performance industry and we will quite rightly be judged by wins and losses, and we welcome the expectation and pressure. Coaching experience tells me that if we can walk off the ground proud of our effort and the way in which we have executed on the game plan then the results will come. As players, coaches and staff, we have forged great trust in one another, and ultimately we want to make you proud. It goes without saying that you never let us down and your support from the stands is unbelievable. With big crowds returning to the footy, we can’t wait to get everyone back together and see a packed Adelaide Oval. There is no doubt the noise and atmosphere you create works to our advantage when we play at home and we look forward to sharing together in the exciting times ahead. Thanks again for your support.
Matthew Nicks AFL Senior Coach
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LEADING FROM THE FRONT
ROOKIE LIST TO LEADERS. The two newest members of Adelaide’s leadership group say their careers have been built on a foundation of hard work and wanting to make others around them better. Ben Keays and Reilly O’Brien have been formally recognised for their influence on the team by being added to the Crows’ leadership group for 2022 alongside captain Rory Sloane and defenders Brodie Smith and Tom Doedee. They both joined the Club as rookies, O’Brien in 2014 and Keays in 2019 after beginning his AFL career at Brisbane, and have now both firmly established themselves in the Crows’ best 22. O’Brien won the Malcolm Blight Medal as Club Champion in 2020 while Keays has finished in the top-five in both years at the Club.
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“We are blessed at this footy club to have a number of leaders within our playing group and the addition of both Reilly and Ben to the leadership group reflects the growth of our young team and the exciting direction we are heading,” Senior Coach Matthew Nicks said. “Importantly for us, they prioritise others but they also lead by example on game day, by the elite standards they set at training and by a commitment to make others around them better.
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“Both bring their own unique style to complement the leaders we already have and who are continuing in their roles - Brodie, Tom and our captain Rory who have all done a fantastic job with our young group in recent seasons.” Keays said he was looking forward to his new role this season. “I’m so grateful the Club took a chance on me back then (2019) and I’ve tried to work as hard as I can and everything else that’s come along has been a bonus.” “It (leadership) is something I feel like I’ve done naturally along the journey, we’ve got so many young guys and I feel like I’ve been there and done that whether it be good or bad in a few different situations so I have some experience I can hopefully pass on. “I’ve learnt a lot from Sloaney, he has that balance of care and love for his teammates but also that demand because he wants the Club to climb up the ladder and everyone to get better,” he said. “And at his age the way he’s looked after himself is an example to guys like myself, that you can push on into your 30s and play at a high level by looking after yourself.” O’Brien said he was proud to be elevated to the leadership group after starting his AFL career just wanting to get a game. “Early days of my career I was just looking to play some AFL footy, and eventually get a regular spot, so to be elevated to the leadership group is a real honour and not something I take lightly,” he said. “I’ve always tried to set a really good example with my work ethic and standards in my training and around the Club, and I always try to show a lot of interest and care in a lot of guys which comes naturally. “And I’ve really been working on my demand and my ability to make my teammates better in training and in games.”
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THE NEW RECRUIT
DAWSON HAPPY TO BE HOME. For Jordan Dawson, returning to South Australia after six years in Sydney is a homecoming in more ways than one. The 24-year-old who grew up in Robe in the state’s south east was also a passionate Crows supporter as a kid and that passion still remains.
“The lure to come back home was just too big to ignore, I love being back in SA and being able to go home (to Robe).
So the opportunity to return to his home state and pull on the Adelaide jumper was too good to pass up which led to him requesting a trade from the Swans last year.
“I did know living here before I got drafted how big AFL was and I’m enjoying it. I’m pumped already, I just want to get playing in front of the home crowd at Adelaide Oval.”
“Adelaide is obviously where I want to be and growing up I was a massive fan of the Crows,” Dawson said.
Dawson was drafted by Sydney from SANFL club Sturt with Pick No.56 in 2015 and has since played 64 games showcasing his versatility at either end of the ground and on the wing.
“I idolised Ricciuto and McLeod and to come through the Club and see all the greats on the wall, it just seemed a great fit for me and it has all been pretty surreal.
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Having completed his first pre-season with the Crows, Dawson said he had well and truly settled in to his new surrounds.
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“The boys have been really good helping me settle in and get up to speed with the gameplan, and meeting everyone and getting used to different things on and off the field, everyone has been very welcoming,” he said. “All pre-seasons at all clubs I imagine are a tough time of year, Sydney and Adelaide are pretty similar with younger lists so coming here I was expecting to be put through my paces and Burgo (Darren Burgess) hasn’t let me down there. “Everyone is hungry and driven and that’s the main thing, everyone has come in and wants to work and even Burgo said the running numbers and stuff like that he’s been impressed by and I have as well. We’re a fit group, it’s just nailing the footy side of things now.” While Dawson hopes to spend some time in Adelaide’s midfield this year, he is more than happy playing wherever coach Matthew Nicks puts him. “Talking to the coaches there’s a lot of different roles they see me being able to play and I’m comfortable playing wherever the team needs me, that’s been my mentality the last few years,” he said. “In and ideal world I probably play a bit of wing, inside and even half-forward, who knows, I just try to be flexible and it’s a bit of a cliché but wherever the team needs me. “Personally I think flexibility is key and being able to adapt in games is one of my strengths, and not being set is a benefit to me and the team.” Dawson said he had already developed a good rapport with Nicks and had been impressed by some of Adelaide’s emerging young players. “He’s (Nicks) been really good, he’s clear on what he wants me to do and where he sees me playing,” he said. “We’ve built a really good relationship and he has high expectations for the group to improve and so do I, so a lot of players and staff are on the same page which is ideal.” “Guys like Riley Thilthorpe and Ned McHenry – their appetite for work. Riley it’s no surprise he’s this good already because he puts work into everything he does, and Ned from what I’ve heard has taken his game to another level and his voice and energy is a standout on the track. “Also Josh Rachele has come into the Club and looks physically ready to play and shows good signs. “Everyone trains and plays to play finals, you’re not in the right business if you’re not wanting to play finals, but for us it’s about improving every session, and from what I’ve heard and even from the start of pre-season we’ve made some good strides in both offence and defence, so it’s exciting.”
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CLASS OF 2021
MEET THE NEW DRAFTEES. 12
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8 14 Josh Rachele Pick 6, National Draft
Jake Soligo Pick 36, National Draft
The small forward/midfielder has wasted no time impressing his new teammates and coaches in his first AFL pre-season and looks on track for a big year. Selected with Pick No.6 in the National Draft, Rachele brings clever goal sense and elite skills to the Crows’ forwardline having booted 11 goals in four games for the Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League last year. The 18-year-old averaged 18 disposals, six marks and three tackles and was named in the NAB League team of the year for 2021.
A hard-working midfielder/forward, Soligo was drafted with Pick No.36 last year after winning the Eastern Ranges’ best-and-fairest award. Soligo averaged 23 disposals, six marks and six tackles per game in the NAB League and also played some VFL footy with Richmond which has him primed to make the step up to AFL level.
Zac Taylor Pick 44, National Draft
Luke Nankervis Pick 2, Pre-Season Draft
A ball-magnet at under-18 level, Taylor finished the NAB League season with 32, 34 and 37 disposal games with the Murray Bushrangers. The midfielder also averaged 21 touches and five clearances in two trial games for Vic Metro and played senior footy with Oak Park in Melbourne. Drafted with Pick No.44, Taylor is another highly-rated youngster ready to make his mark at the Crows.
So eager were the Crows to secure Nankervis, they activated their pre-season draft selection to bring him to West Lakes. The dynamic half-forward/ wingman played eight games for Sandringham in the NAB League last year and averaged 13 disposals, three marks and five tackles. Fast becoming a fan favourite with his unique Jedi-tail hair-cut, Nankervis has completed a strong AFL pre-season.
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2022 PLAYER PROFILES. 14
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9 1 2 RORY SLOANE
CHAYCE JONES
BEN KEAYS
HEIGHT: 182cm
HEIGHT: 180cm
HEIGHT: 185cm
WEIGHT: 82g
WEIGHT: 82kg
WEIGHT: 89kg
D.O.B: 17.03.1990
D.O.B: 14.01.2000
D.O.B: 23.02.1997
GAMES: 229
GAMES: 38
GAMES: 68
Sloane was drafted to Adelaide in 2008 from TAC Cup side, Eastern Ranges, and has been a fan favourite ever since, winning his first Club Champion award in 2013. His second Club Champion Award, in 2016, came in a dominant year where he was also named All Australian vice-captain, AFLPA MVP runner-up, AFLCA Player of the Year runner-up, and finished fourth in the Brownlow with 24 votes. The accolades continued to come for the selfless player in 2017, when he was voted AFLPA Most Courageous Player and received an All Australian nomination. In 2019, Sloane was appointed co-captain alongside Taylor Walker and produced an impressive campaign on the way to a secondplace finish in the best and fairest. He then became sole captain of the Club in 2020 after Walker stepped down at the end of season 2019. Off the field, Sloane and wife Belinda welcomed baby boy Sonny Leo into the world in September 2019 and Bodhi Leo in January 2021.
The Tasmanian rocketed into top 10 draft contention in 2018 following an outstanding Under-18 Championships where he was named All Australian with the Allies. Adelaide snapped up Jones at pick No. 9 ahead of the 2019 season. The midfielder forced his way into the Crows’ Round One side as a small forward on the back of impressive form in the pre-season competition. He played eight games in his debut year and won the Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award as the Crows’ best young player, following it up with another 15 games in 2020. Chayce found a new home in the side on the half-back flank in 2021.
A hard-working forward/midfielder, Keays can win the ball on the inside and impact the scoreboard. Selected with pick No.24 in the 2015 National Draft, Keays played 30 senior games for the Brisbane Lions. Keays was delisted by Brisbane at the end of the 2019 season, but given another chance when Adelaide picked him up in the 2019 Rookie Draft. The selection paid off, with Keays having a terrific first year at the Club, finishing in the top five of the Club Champion count and winning the Players’ Trademark Award. He featured in every game in 2021 and again landed runner-up in the Malcolm Blight medal. Ahead of the 2022 season, Keays was named in the Crows Leadership Group.
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FISCHER MCASEY
LACHLAN MURPHY
MATT CROUCH
HEIGHT: 196cm
HEIGHT: 176cm
HEIGHT: 182cm
WEIGHT: 98kg
WEIGHT: 81kg
WEIGHT: 80kg
D.O.B: 08.03.2001
D.O.B: 04.12.1998
D.O.B: 21.04.1995
GAMES: 10
GAMES: 59
GAMES: 125
After earning All Australian honours playing in defence at the 2019 Under 18 Championships, McAsey was Adelaide’s first pick in the 2020 Draft. Highlights of the defender’s game are his clean hands, intercept marking and ability to read the game. McAsey debuted in Round One of his first season and went on to play 10 games, both down back and at times up forward.
Lachlan Murphy was the Northern Knights’ best and fairest in their 2016 TAC Cup campaign and then moved to South Australia to join Adelaide’s SANFL development squad. He played every game in the 2017 season and won the Dean Bailey Award as the Club’s best and most dedicated development prospect. Adelaide drafted Murphy as a rookie following that season and in 2018 he was named in the Round One side. After two seasons as a rookie, Murphy was elevated to the senior list following a strong 2019 campaign in which he played 21 of a possible 22 games and kicked 19 goals. The small forward signed a two-year contract extension in June 2021.
Before football, Matt Crouch was a talented cricketer alongside older brother Brad. Prior to being drafted, the tough midfielder dominated the TAC Cup in 2013 and represented Vic Country in the Under-18 National Championships. Despite being eligible for the 2012 mini-draft, Crouch opted for the traditional way into an AFL Club and was drafted with pick No.23 in 2013, making his debut in 2014. Crouch soon cemented his spot in the midfield and the left-footer broke records in 2017, averaging 33 disposals per game at a then-record 825 disposals for the season. That year, he won the Malcolm Blight Medal and was selected in the All Australian team. In 2019, Crouch brought up his 100-game milestone in the Round 13 win over Richmond. Hip surgery in the 2020 off-season led to an ongoing groin complaint, but the midfielder looks set to return in 2022.
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6 7 8 JACKSON HATELY
RILEY THILTHORPE
JOSH RACHELE
HEIGHT: 191cm
HEIGHT: 202cm
HEIGHT: 180cm
WEIGHT: 85kg
WEIGHT: 105kg
WEIGHT: 80kg
D.O.B: 21.10.2000
D.O.B: 07.07.2002
D.O.B: 11.04.2003
GAMES: 16
GAMES: 14
GAMES: 0
Hately spent two years at the GWS Giants before joining the Crows in the 2020 pre-season draft. The young midfielder averaged 15 disposals and just under three tackles in his 13 AFL games. A former first-round selection (Pick 14, 2018), Hately will be looking to stake his claim for a regular spot in Adelaide’s midfield.
An incredibly versatile and athletic tall, Thilthorpe is a promising forward/ ruckman who played 15 senior games for West Adelaide over the past two years. Standing 200cm tall and approximately 100 kilograms, Thilthorpe is suited to the modern game and has shown an ability to adapt to multiple roles – whether playing as a marking target up forward or as a mobile ruckman who can cover the ground. He has also spent time on a wing given he is equally impressive at ground level as he is aerially with his reach and overhead marking. Thilthorpe made his State League debut for the Bloods a few days after turning 17, showing his class with three goals in just his second senior game against Sturt. Selected with pick No.2 in the 2020 Draft, the forward is eyeing off a big 2022 after lining up for 14 games in his debut season.
Rachele was drafted to Adelaide with pick No. 6 at the 2021 AFL National Draft. Named in the NAB League Team of the Year in 2021, the small forward booted 11 goals in four games for the Murray Bushrangers and averaged 18.5 disposals, 6.3 marks and 3.8 tackles. Rachele’s talents and ability transcend football, with the 18-year-old having been offered a Melbourne City scholarship after playing for years with their youth team. He was also initially selected in Australia’s under-17 squad, but ultimately chose AFL over soccer.
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LUKE PEDLAR
PAUL SEEDSMAN
JORDAN DAWSON
HEIGHT: 184cm
HEIGHT: 190cm
HEIGHT: 192cm
WEIGHT: 84kg
WEIGHT: 84kg
WEIGHT: 86kg
D.O.B: 17.05.2002
D.O.B: 22.01.1992
D.O.B: 09.04.1997
GAMES: 2
GAMES:132
GAMES: 64
A strongly-built midfielder/forward, Pedlar is a hard-working contested ball winner who can also burst from a stoppage. The South Australian overcame a shoulder reconstruction to play some influential games in 2020 both at Glenelg in the under-18 competition and with Prince Alfred College where he was the captain. In the opening game of the SANFL under-18 season, Pedlar collected 28 disposals, 15 contested possessions, six tackles, six inside 50s and a goal against eventual premiers Norwood. He impressed at SANFL level for the Crows in 2021 and played two AFL games in Rounds 16 and 17 before his season was cut short by an ankle injury. Pedlar hails from the town of Kingston, approximately 240 kilometres southeast of Adelaide.
Prior to joining Adelaide, Seedsman was drafted by Collingwood in 2010 where he played 49 games over five seasons for the Magpies. His best season was 2013, where he made 17 appearances, before he was traded to Adelaide in 2015. His speed and booming kick quickly placed him among Adelaide’s best. Playing mostly across half-back, 2018 was a breakout year for Seedsman as he averaged 20.5 disposals per game. In his fourth season at the Club, Seedsman reached his 100 game milestone after nearly suffering a season-ending injury. In Round Three against Geelong he went down with what looked like an ACL rupture, but avoided serious damage and returned six weeks later. The wingman finished third in the 2021 Malcolm Blight Medal count after a career-best season.
Robe local Jordan Dawson joined the Crows as a free agent at the end of the 2021 season. Dawson joined Sydney via pick 56 in the 2015 National Draft and spent six years at the Swans. He ranked elite in the competition this past campaign for disposals with an average of 22.3 per match, tackles and metres gained (467.6) to finish third in the Swans’ Best and Fairest. Dawson chose to return home to South Australia after his sixth season in Sydney and nominated Adelaide as his preferred choice. The utility has a booming left foot and can be used on the wing, up forward or in defence.
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13 14 15 TAYLOR WALKER
JAKE SOLIGO
BRAYDEN COOK
HEIGHT: 194cm
HEIGHT: 180cm
HEIGHT: 190cm
WEIGHT: 102kg
WEIGHT: 77kg
WEIGHT: 87kg
D.O.B: 25.04.1990
D.O.B: 25.01.2003
D.O.B: 18.07.2002
GAMES: 220
GAMES: 0
GAMES: 3
Walker, the boy from Broken Hill, became Adelaide’s first AFL NSW Scholarship player in 2006. Prior to being drafted in 2007, he guided North Broken Hill to a Premiership, booting seven goals, and was named best-onground. He had a breakout year in 2011, kicking 63 goals. He captained the Crows between 2015 and 2018, twice being voted the AFLPA Best Captain, in 2016 and 2017. Walker is a three-time All Australian nominee and two-time leading goalkicker for Adelaide. Walker led the way in Adelaide’s forward line with a Club-high 43 goals in 2019. The then co-captain booted his 400th AFL goal against Melbourne in Round 11. After a challenging year for the Crows, Walker made the tough decision to step down as captain at the end of 2019. He and wife Ellie welcomed their first child, Hugo James in November 2020, before second son Louis Jack was born in January 2021. Walker played his 200th game for the Club and became Adelaide’s all-time leading goalkicker with his 441st in Round 18 2020.
The Eastern Ranges/Dromana Football Club product was selected with pick No.36 at the 2021 AFLW National Draft. Soligo averaged 23 touches throughout 2021 with the Eastern Ranges and powered through the final three matches with an average of 27 disposals a game. Known for his two-way work rate and quick skills around the contest, Soligo formed a lethal partnership with his teammates up forward. Averaging six marks and 6.3 tackles per match, Soligo booted six goals in time split between the forward line and midfield. Soligo was awarded the Eastern Ranges Pennington Medal (best and fairest) in his top-age campaign and also played for Richmond in the VFL.
A medium forward, Cook has risen up the draft board after being a revelation at under 18s level for South Adelaide this season. Strong overhead and dangerous near goal, Cook kicked 26 goals in 13 matches while averaging 18 disposals and seven marks per game. His standout performance came against Norwood in Round 13 in which he booted five goals. Cook made his debut in Round 21 against Port Adelaide in 2021.
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LUKE BROWN
WILL HAMILL
ZAC TAYLOR
HEIGHT: 181cm
HEIGHT: 185cm
HEIGHT: 182cm
WEIGHT: 81kg
WEIGHT: 81kg
WEIGHT: 79kg
D.O.B: 22.09.1992
D.O.B: 17.11.2000
D.O.B: 31.01.2003
GAMES: 178
GAMES: 25
GAMES: 0
Local talent Brown played junior footy for Tea Tree Gully and played SANFL for Norwood prior to being drafted by the Crows. He was in South Australia’s 2011 Under-18 squad before GWS claimed him as a pre-selection pick ahead of their entry to the AFL. Brown, however, was traded to Adelaide before he even made his debut for the Giants. Over the next six seasons he established himself as one of the Club’s most consistent and reliable players, often flying under the radar as an elite small defender. In 2019, Brown played his 150th game for the Club. The defender finished third in Adelaide’s Club Champion Award in 2020 and continued an impressive run of form in 2021.
From Dromana, just south of Melbourne, Hamill flew under the radar ahead of the 2018 Draft. The versatile defender utilised his agility to impress with the TAC Cup Dandenong Stingrays, Vic Country and at the Draft Combine. He came to Adelaide as the Club’s third selection in the 2018 Draft and played 20 matches for the Crows’ SANFL side in 2019 before making his AFL debut in Round Three, 2020. Over the next eight games, he often took the game on with his speed. Hamill continued to improve in 2021 and played another 17 AFL games.
Adelaide selected Taylor with pick No.44 at the 2021 AFL National Draft from Calder Cannons/Oak Park. A versatile midfielder with a strong inside/outside game, Taylor was a prolific ball-winner for the Calder Cannons in the 2021 NAB League. He produced a blistering finish to the season with 32, 34 and 37 disposals in his last three games. In his final game against the Murray Bushrangers, 22 of his 37 touches were contested to go with 11 clearances on his way to winning the Cannons’ best-and-fairest award. Taylor also averaged 21 disposals and almost five clearances in two trial games for Vic Metro and played senior footy with Oak Park in Melbourne.
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202122 MITCH HINGE
SAM BERRY
BILLY FRAMPTON
HEIGHT: 189cm
HEIGHT: 182cm
HEIGHT: 201cm
WEIGHT: 91kg
WEIGHT: 86kg
WEIGHT: 99kg
D.O.B: 26.06.1998
D.O.B: 12.02.2002
D.O.B: 20.11.1996
GAMES: 4
GAMES: 17
GAMES: 18
Picked up by the Crows as a delisted free agent from Brisbane, Hinge played three games in two seasons for the Lions. The Glenelg product was recruited with pick No.20 in the 2017 Rookie Draft, making his AFL debut against Adelaide midway through 2019. He grew up in Mundalla, a small town of approximately 400 located 16km from Bordertown in south eastern South Australia, and is the younger brother of John Hinge, who played one game for the Crows in 2007.
A contested ball-winning beast, Berry is strong overhead, clean at ground level and can hit the scoreboard. He has a competitive nature and is a strong tackler, recording 18 tackles in one game against the Geelong Falcons in 2020 - to go with 20 disposals, 17 contested possessions, nine clearances and three goals. Berry played 10 games for the Gippsland Power in his under-17s year, averaging 17.7 disposals, 9.8 contested possessions and 6.5 tackles per game. He also has fantastic endurance, recording a 21.7 Yo Yo test in pre-season testing and finishing fifth nationally in the 2km time trial at the AFL Victorian Country Combine. Berry shone in his first season at the Club, playing 17 games.
Originally from Western Australia, Port Adelaide drafted Billy Frampton with pick No. 84 in the 2014 National Draft. The 200cm ruck-forward played three games for the Power across five seasons at the Club, before he joined the Crows in the 2019 Trade Period. A strong, agile athlete who plays with aggression, Frampton has made 66 SANFL appearances, booting 59 goals. In 2019, he kicked 34 goals in 14 matches for the Port Adelaide Magpies. He made his Crows debut in Round One, 2020.
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SHANE MCADAM
JOSH WORRELL
NED MCHENRY
HEIGHT: 183cm
HEIGHT: 194cm
HEIGHT: 178cm
WEIGHT: 82kg
WEIGHT: 88kg
WEIGHT: 74kg
D.O.B: 28.05.1995
D.O.B: 11.04.2001
D.O.B: 13.07.2000
GAMES: 28
GAMES: 1
GAMES: 29
McAdam hails from Halls Creek, a remote town in north-east Western Australia in the East Kimberley region. A medium-sized forward, McAdam equalled Nic Naitanui’s running vertical jump record at the 2015 Draft Combine but was overlooked until he booted 31 goals in 17 games for Sturt in the 2017 SANFL season. Initially selected by Carlton as a mature-aged pre-draft access pick, McAdam was quickly traded to the Crows in 2018. An injury-interrupted start to 2019 meant McAdam made his Club debut in the SANFL in Round Five. His speed and athleticism were on display and he finished with 22 goals. The forward made his AFL debut in Round Four, 2020, and played 13 games, taking many Mark of the Year contenders throughout 2020 and 2021.
At the 2019 under-18 championships, Josh Worrell was Vic Metro’s leading goalkicker with hauls of four against Western Australia and three against South Australia. However, Worrell appears best suited to defence, with his impressive closing speed and excellent ability to read the ball in flight, take an intercept mark and rebound with his penetrating left foot seen as key strengths. He is also considered to be strong overhead, a good decision maker and has demonstrated a high work rate through his repeat efforts. Worrell made his AFL debut against St Kilda in Cairns in June 2021.
A competitive small forward, McHenry hails from the Geelong Falcons. Adelaide drafted McHenry with pick No. 16 after he ranked No. 1 for tackles at the Under-18 Championships with Vic Country. In his first pre-season at Adelaide, he finished equal-first in the Club’s 2km time trial alongside Wayne Milera. McHenry made a strong start to his Club career in the SANFL before injuries sidelined him for 11 weeks. However, he returned for finals footy with a four-goal performance in the semi-final against Norwood. McHenry made his AFL debut in Round Two, 2020 and went on to play eight games. He played all but one game in 2021.
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26 27 28 HARRY SCHOENBERG
LUKE NANKERVIS
NICK MURRAY
HEIGHT: 183cm
HEIGHT: 191cm
HEIGHT: 194cm
WEIGHT: 83kg
WEIGHT: 77kg
WEIGHT: 98kg
D.O.B: 21.02.2001
D.O.B: 25.05.2003
D.O.B: 18.12.2000
GAMES: 30
GAMES: 0
GAMES: 13
Schoenberg hails from Marrabel in the State’s Mid North and graduated from Prince Alfred College in 2018. After being overlooked in South Australia’s initial training squad, Schoenberg not only pushed himself back into the team for the 2019 under-18 championships but dominated as a midfielder, earning SA’s MVP award and All Australian honours. Adelaide selected the Woodville-West Torrens player with pick No. 24 in the 2019 Draft and he debuted in Round 10, 2020, playing the remaining eight games of the season. Schoenberg enjoyed a breakout season in 2021, playing every game of the year.
Nankervis was selected by Adelaide at the 2021 Pre-Season Draft. He’s an athletic half-forward with the ability to play on the wing and played eight games for Sandringham in 2021. Averaging 13.5 disposals, 3.4 marks and 5.4 tackles, Nankervis excels with his agility and fast hands. His dad, Paul, was on the Melbourne Football Club’s under-19 list in the 1980s and enjoyed a long career at Ormond in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. Nankervis also represented the Bentleigh Football Club in the Southern Football League where he won an under-16 premiership.
Murray joined the Crows’ list via the AFL’s pre-season supplemental selection period and is now on the rookie list. The 20-year-old hails from New South Wales and played eight games as a key defender in Greater Western Sydney’s reserves side in 2019. The defender previously captained the Murray Bushrangers and has impressed since joining the Crows, playing 13 games in his first season at West Lakes.
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RORY LAIRD
WAYNE MILERA
JAMES ROWE
HEIGHT: 178cm
HEIGHT: 184cm
HEIGHT: 173cm
WEIGHT: 78kg
WEIGHT: 86kg
WEIGHT: 75kg
D.O.B: 29.12.1993
D.O.B: 14.09.1997
D.O.B: 17.09.1999
GAMES: 182
GAMES: 62
GAMES: 19
An Adelaide local, Laird played for Kenilworth before developing his craft with SANFL side West Adelaide. The Crows selected him as a rookie in 2011. In 2013, he was elevated to Adelaide’s senior list, making a name for himself and receiving two 22under22 selections. He passed 40 disposals on four occasions in 2018, his prolific work on the ball saw him make two All Australian squads before earning back-to-back selections in 2017/18. A monumental 2018 also saw him claim the Crows’ Club Champion award. Laird was at his reliable-best in 2019 across 22 games, the half-back averaging 28.3 touches per game, and led the Club for total rebound-50s with 111. In a season where he played his 150th game, Laird placed second in the 2020 Club Champion, just one point behind winner Reilly O’Brien. Laird claimed the Club’s 2021 Malcolm Blight Medal after completing his transformation from one of the best defenders in the competition to one of its premier onballers.
A lifelong Crows fan, Milera’s childhood dream came true when he was selected by Adelaide with pick No.11 in the 2015 AFL National Draft. The classy half-forward previously made his SANFL debut for Central District as a 17-year-old while he played all six games for South Australia at the Under-18 National Championships. In 2017, he earned a NAB AFL Rising Star Nomination and took out the Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award. In 2018, he excelled in a switch to half-back, including a career-high haul of 33 disposals against Gold Coast in Round Six. He continued his strong form into 2019, playing 17 senior games. A foot stress fracture meant he missed the majority of the 2020 season before a knee injury ruled him out for 2021.
A mature-age small forward, Rowe rocketed onto the Crows list off the back of two superb seasons with Woodville-West Torrens. Across 2019-2020, Rowe kicked 82 goals in 34 games at SANFL level. He was joint winner of the 2020 Ken Farmer Medal as the State League’s leading goalkicker. He is a smart footballer and highly accurate in front of goal with a conversion rate of 81 per cent in 2020, whilst averaging 2.76 goals per game. Rowe also finished equal third in the SANFL for goal assists in 2020 and led the League for averaging groundball gets inside forward 50, using his evasiveness and talent to create scoring opportunities. He starred in the Eagles’ 2020 preliminary final victory with five goals, before celebrating a premiership with the side a week later. Rowe kicked 15 goals in his first season at the Crows.
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323334 DARCY FOGARTY
BRODIE SMITH
ELLIOTT HIMMELBERG
HEIGHT: 194cm
HEIGHT: 189cm
HEIGHT: 200cm
WEIGHT: 99kg
WEIGHT: 88kg
WEIGHT: 99kg
D.O.B: 25.09.1999
D.O.B: 14.01.1992
D.O.B: 04.06.1998
GAMES: 41
GAMES: 204
GAMES: 27
A country boy, Fogarty hails from Lucindale in SA’s southeast, a town of just 300 people. The forward made a move to the big city to play for Glenelg before being selected at pick No. 12 by the Crows in 2017. With the NAB AFL Academy, he was named the Ben Mitchell Medallist for the 2016/17 intake as the player who best represented the program’s values. He made his debut in Round One of 2018, nabbing a goal with his first kick against the Bombers. Fogarty started 2019 with a positional shift to defence in the SANFL, before returning to the senior side late in the season, kicking nine goals from four games. He impressed again in 2021, including three goals in the Crows’ win over eventual premiers Melbourne.
Adelaide’s first selection in the 2010 Draft, Smith came to the Crows as a ready-made player from Henley and Woodville-West Torrens. Smith debuted in Round One, 2011 and his long-range goals quickly became a feature of his game. He became an All Australian and earned a 22Under22 selection in 2014. Smith played a key role in Adelaide’s Grand Final run in 2017, however his season ended with a heartbreaking ACL rupture in the qualifying final. Despite this, a meticulous approach to his rehab saw him return to the field just 317 days later in the SANFL, while a pair of AFL games followed. In 2019, he played all 22 games and finished fifth in Adelaide’s Club Champion count. Spent time in the midfield in the 2020 season before relocating back to the halfback line in 2021.
Originally from Wagga Wagga in NSW, Himmelberg moved to Queensland where he played NEAFL footy for Redland and represented the Allies in the 2016 Under-18s before the Crows selected him in the 2016 Draft. Himmelberg developed his game in the SANFL in 2017 and much of 2018 where he shined in the forward line. His form earned him a late AFL debut in Round 23 against Carlton, where he kicked his first goal. He continued to gain experience at senior level in 2019 and 2020, playing another 18 games. Himmelberg added another eight games to his tally in 2021.
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JAMES BORLASE
ANDREW MCPHERSON
PATRICK PARNELL
HEIGHT: 192cm
HEIGHT: 187cm
HEIGHT: 177cm
WEIGHT: 100kg
WEIGHT: 86kg
WEIGHT: 71kg
D.O.B: 18.07.2002
D.O.B: 20.06.1999
D.O.B: 04.04.2002
GAMES: 0
GAMES: 27
GAMES: 0
A tall defender known for his competitiveness and strong intercept marking, Egypt-born Borlase arrived via the Crows Next Generation Academy. The 18-year-old made his senior debut for Sturt in the back half of this year and was self-assured, finishing with 14 disposals, six marks, five rebound 50s and a crucial late goal-saving tackle. He played three SANFL games for the Double Blues in a year where he also earned best on ground honours in Prince Alfred College’s 2020 All Schools Cup grand final victory. Borlase’s father Darryl played 246 games for the Port Magpies in the SANFL, winning four premierships including one as captain in 1998. His mother Jenny also has elite sporting genes, having represented Australia 70 times in international netball.
McPherson was the SA underage vice-captain who played for Woodville-West Torrens in the SANFL – the team with which he made his SANFL Crows debut against in 2018. After two difficult, injury-interrupted years at Adelaide, McPherson had a breakout year in 2020. The defender debuted in Round Six and played every game for the rest of the year. He earned himself the Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award and the Brian Sando OAM Award for professionalism in 2020 and added another 16 games to his tally in 2021.
Adelaide selected Parnell from NSW with pick No.4 at the 2021 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. Parnell had previously been playing with the Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League and Albury Tigers in the Ovens and Murray League. The versatile youngster is known for his pin-point kicking, decision making and speed.
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383940 LACHLAN SHOLL
TOM DOEDEE
BEN DAVIS
HEIGHT: 186cm
HEIGHT: 187cm
HEIGHT: 188cm
WEIGHT: 82kg
WEIGHT: 90kg
WEIGHT: 90kg
D.O.B: 07.03.2000
D.O.B: 01.03.1997
D.O.B: 19.05.1997
GAMES: 27
GAMES: 51
GAMES: 6
Sholl excelled in his final TAC Cup season with football factory, the Calder Cannons, averaging 24.1 disposals while shifting from the wing to half-back in 2018. Talent runs through his family, with father Brett and uncles Craig and Brad playing over 400 AFL games combined. Sholl played every game of the 2019 SANFL Crows season before making his debut in Round 10 2020. After a fantastic few weeks, Sholl earned a Rising Star nomination in the final round of the season. In Round Four of 2021, he was again nominated for Rising Star.
Recruited from the Geelong Falcons in 2015, Doedee spent two years in the SANFL before seamlessly slotting into Adelaide’s backline in 2018. He was a promising basketballer growing up, representing Vic Country at the Under-18 Australian Basketball Championships but the lure of AFL football proved too much for the Geelong local. A surprise move to some, the Crows selected Doedee with pick No. 17 in 2015. He was the No. 1 intercept player in his second SANFL season and finished second in the State League Club Champion award. He made his AFL debut in 2018, and finished second in the NAB AFL Rising Star award. Doedee missed the 2019 season due to an ACL injury he sustained in Round One. Doedee was elevated to the leadership group ahead of the 2020 season and has been interim captain for a number of games in 2020 and 2021 when Rory Sloane was injured.
Davis was an inaugural member of Sydney’s Academy squad and a NSW/ ACT and Allies player at the 2016 Under 18 National Championships. The Sydney native starred for the Rams in their unbeaten Division Two campaign with 10 goals and the Crows snapped him up at pick No. 75. An injury-interrupted start to 2017 delayed his transition to the AFL, but a full pre-season helped him become one of the SANFL Crows’ best in 2018. The medium-sized talent has speed and a knack for goals. In 2019, he played his first AFL game against Geelong in Round 15.
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TARIEK NEWCHURCH
REILLY O’BRIEN
HEIGHT: 198cm
HEIGHT: 182cm
HEIGHT: 202cm
WEIGHT: 97kg
WEIGHT: 79kg
WEIGHT: 105kg
D.O.B: 31.12.1999
D.O.B: 21.07.2002
D.O.B: 20.08.1995
GAMES: 24
GAMES: 0
GAMES: 57
Recruited from the Murray Bushrangers, Jordon Butts was selected by the Crows with pick No. 39 in the 2018 Rookie Draft after he showed exceptional skill as an intercept marker and key defender. He was overlooked in the 2017 Draft but an extra year of work saw him develop into a more complete player in the TAC Cup. He also claimed a premiership with Shepparton in the Goulburn Valley League in 2018. Butts had an impressive first year in the SANFL competition, finishing fourth in Adelaide’s best and fairest. He broke through to make his AFL debut in late 2020, playing two games including the Round 17 win against Carlton. In 2021, Butts cemented his place in the side, playing all 22 games.
The Crows Next Generation Academy prospect is blessed with natural speed, clean hands as well as power and agility. Newchurch has innate goal sense, booting 46 goals at under 18s level with North Adelaide over the last two years while splitting his time between midfield and forward roles. He finished equal third in the SANFL’s under 18 goal kicking in the 2019 home and away season and has proven to be dangerous not only at ground level as a small, but as a leading half-forward. A Crows supporter since a young age, Newchurch was awarded the 2020 Crows Foundation Academies Scholarship.
The promising ruckman was Adelaide’s first pick in the 2014 AFL Rookie Draft following a strong season with Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup. Standing at 202cm, O’Brien was the leading ruck in the SANFL but broke through for his AFL debut in Round 20, 2016. While he remained an understudy to Sam Jacobs, O’Brien was elevated off the rookie list for the 2017 season and continued to shine in the SANFL. In 2019, he got his opportunity at AFL level when Jacobs suffered a knee injury and has made the spot his own. O’Brien had a breakout season in 2020, winning his first Malcolm Blight Medal and the Members’ MVP award at Adelaide’s Club Champion event.
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LACHLAN GOLLANT
KIERAN STRACHAN
HEIGHT: 192cm
HEIGHT: 204cm
WEIGHT: 85kg
WEIGHT: 103kg
D.O.B: 12.09.2001
D.O.B: 05.10.1995
GAMES: 1
GAMES: 3
Standing at 191cm, Lachlan Gollant is a lightly-built outside midfielder with great footy smarts. Gollant has clean hands - both on the ground and overhead - and has scope to play forward, back and through the midfield. He is an exciting prospect with significant upside and a desire to work hard and improve. Gollant made his debut in the final round of 2021, kicking his first goal in the win over North Melbourne.
A developing ruckman hailing from South Bendigo, Strachan won back-to-back best and fairest awards, playing six games over two years at VFL level. Adelaide decided to offer the athletic big man a chance at the next level and Strachan was selected with pick seven in the 2018 Rookie Draft. After learning his forward craft in the 2019 SANFL season, Strachan made his AFL debut in Round Nine, 2020. The ruckman took out the 2021 State League Club Champion Award following a consistent SANFL season. He also signed a two-year deal keeping him at West Lakes until at least the end of 2023.
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BACK ROW (left to right): Josh Rachele, Harry Schoenberg, Paul Seedsman, Will Hamill, Lachlan Sholl, La
THIRD ROW: Brayden Cook, Jordan Dawson, Darcy Fogarty, Fischer McAsey, Billy Frampton, Riley Thilthorpe
SECOND ROW: Luke Brown, Wayne Milera, Matt Crouch, Brodie Smith, Rory Sloane (Captain), Ma
FRONT ROW: James Rowe, Jake Soligo, Luke Pedlar, Luke Nankervis, Pa
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achlan Gollant, Ben Davis, Andrew McPherson, Sam Berry, Chayce Jones, Ned McHenry, Lachlan Murphy.
e, Reilly O’Brien, Kieran Strachan, Elliott Himmelberg, Jordon Butts, Jackson Hately, Mitch Hinge, Josh Worrell.
atthew Nicks (Senior Coach), Taylor Walker, Tom Doedee, Ben Keays, Shane McAdam, Rory Laird.
atrick Parnell, Nick Murray, Tariek Newchurch, Zac Taylor, James Borlase.
SANFL 2022
TALENT BOOST FOR SANFL SQUAD. Adelaide’s SANFL Senior Coach Michael Godden is confident reducing the list size of his squad will help the Crows with matching up against the best in the competition this season. Godden made it his focus to reduce the number of players selected as part of the Club’s SANFL list during the off-season for two main reasons – to help fast-track the young AFL-listed players’ development and to ensure the side remained in touch with other sides in the League. This campaign the Crows will have 17 SANFL-listed players, down from a 26-man squad in 2021. It includes newly signed marquee leadership player Nathan Freeman. Godden, who will enter his second campaign as the Club’s SANFL head coach, says the new season will be exciting.
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“We reduced the size of the squad to get some more one-on-one coaching with the players, which has been working really well,” he said. “We also added some senior League players who have SANFL experience and have finished at their former clubs but want to continue their career,” Godden said. “For the player, they get the opportunity to continue their career, and it allows us to access some guys who are a bit more experienced at the level. “Having the least experienced AFL side means our SANFL squad is very young.
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“We had challenges last year at times with that so I just wanted to make sure we had enough experience to support our AFL players so they can continue to grow.” Several new recruits have been added to the Crows’ top-up list. They include former Central District small forward/ wingman Isaya McKenzie, ex-Port Adelaide and Eagles midfielder Louis Sharrad as well as Jacob Templeton (Eagles). Godden said he was looking forward to building the connection between the AFL and SANFL listed players, particularly with four League games slated to be at Adelaide Oval as a curtain raiser to the national league matches. “It’s a privilege to play at Adelaide Oval, we are rapt to be able to open the season and play there and it also boosts our connection with the AFL boys,” Godden said. “It’s really important for the camaraderie, so when we get the chance to play before our AFL side it’s really good and it brings us together.” Godden said there would be a continued focus on developing the Club’s young players but the side was also determined to win and be competitive this SANFL season. “The guys we have brought in this year and the addition of those who have played SANFL before will make a significant difference to our squad,” Godden said. “We are strong on development, but we clearly want to win. “When the opportunity arises to come and watch some of our next generation of players, we would love to see our Members and fans come out and support our SANFL team. “These guys are the future – when you look at Chayce Jones and Will Hamill, Jordon Butts and all those guys now playing in the AFL - they were with the SANFL team two or three years ago. “If you want to follow the journey of the Club and the pathway we are going, there’s no better way than to get out and support the young boys in our SANFL squad.” Adelaide will open its 2022 SANFL campaign against crosstown rival Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval as a curtain raiser to the AFL Showdown on Friday, April 1. The first bounce will be at 4.10pm. Marquee signing: Nathan Freeman joins the Crows in 2022.
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STRENGTH & UNITY
THREE TEAMS, ONE GUERNSEY. Adelaide’s AFL, AFLW and SANFL players will all wear an Indigenous guernsey with the same design for the first time in the Club’s history this season. The Crows’ AFLW team was the first to wear the striking new design during Indigenous Round and as their clash guernsey throughout their 2022 campaign. The AFL team will wear it in its Sir Doug Nicholls Round game against St Kilda in Round 10 and their SANFL team in the corresponding Indigenous Round celebrations in Round 13. This year’s design highlights the coming together of the men’s and women’s teams on their reconciliation journey while acknowledging the impact the many members of the Crows family have left on the Club since 1991.
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The guernsey was designed by Eastern Arrernte man Pat Caruso whose design agency We Create Print Deliver was named NAIDOC SA 2021 Business of the Year winner. In recent months Caruso addressed both men’s and women’s players, coaches and staff to explain his story and the concept behind the design of their new guernsey. “Having the opportunity to design something that will share our culture with so many people has been incredible and has become such a massive part of my personal reconnection journey,” Caruso said. “As the father to a daughter and a son, it was really special to make the first Indigenous guernsey that will bring the men’s and women’s teams together. “The male and female hands which make up the wings of the Crows are equal parts of the bird which shows the equality and recognition of both teams. “When you have equality and recognition, other things follow. “This guernsey has allowed me to engage with my peers in the community and represent them, so I really want to do them and my family justice.” The Aboriginal adaption of the Crow sits at the centre of the guernsey, with the Kaurna shield perched proudly on its chest.
The male and female hands which make up the wings of the Crow and the fingerprints on the feathers which wrap around the guernsey represent the imprint players, staff, members and supporters have left on the Club over its journey. Aboriginal male and female symbols sit on its wings, symbolizing men’s and women’s players coming together to support, encourage and flourish. The Crow is surrounded by layers of many circles of different sizes, colours and shapes, symbolic of a meeting place and the Crows community coming together on a shared journey. A secondary Kaurna shield stands tall at the base of the flight path, surrounded by the footprints of the Crows family whose relentless, consistent and hardworking attitudes propels the Crows forward. AFLW captain Chelsea Randall said the guernsey design reflected Adelaide’s ‘one club’ mentality. “Our Club motto is ‘We Fly As One’ and I think this guernsey is the really living and breathing demonstration of that,” she said. The 2022 AFLW and AFL Indigenous range is available now from CROWmania online (shop.afc.com.au), in store at West Lakes or from venue on game days.
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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
CROWS READY FOR FINALS. Adelaide has created a successful era in the AFLW competition and, since its inception in 2017, the Club has appeared in three grand finals and won two. The Crows have again qualified for finals in 2022, but Senior Coach Matthew Clarke says Adelaide’s strong showing in the competition and especially this year, all comes down to the hard work and dedication of the players, coaches and staff. Clarke, who has been at the helm since the 2019 campaign, was proud of how his side had handled this year, especially with players coming in and out of the team due to the AFL’s Covid-19 Health and Safety Protocols and injuries to star players including skipper Chelsea Randall and Erin Phillips.
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“It’s been a really enjoyable season so far, we’ve performed pretty strongly and we are going to play finals again this year which is really pleasing,” Clarke said. “Our players put in so much hard work over a long off-season and then pre-season, so obviously the reward in that is to get to play finals. “I think what we’ve seen is that the players have worked extremely hard on their fitness and conditioning and also their skills and understanding of the game plan.
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“When all those things come together we can perform, so the most pleasing aspect has probably been our players’ willingness to invest the time and the effort to be as good as they can possibly be. “Also the way they look after each other, they care for each other, they try to help each other get better and all those things have been really enjoyable to watch.” Special milestones have also been celebrated this AFLW season with inaugural draftee Ebony Marinoff becoming the first AFLW player to amass 1000 possessions in the Round Seven victory against GWS. Marinoff also became the first AFLW player to reach the 50-game milestone – alongside two players from Brisbane – when she lined up in the Crows’ Round Nine match against Collingwood at Norwood Oval. The 24-year-old was recruited from Morphettville Park and was the Crows’ first selection at the 2016 AFLW Draft. She is a dual AFLW premiership player, having featured in the 2017 and 2019 Grand Final wins, is a three-time AFLW All Australian and is Adelaide’s reigning AFLW Club Champion. Clarke described Marinoff as a workhorse and said she deserved all the accolades she had received. “In AFLW, 50 games is an unbelievable achievement and to get there so quickly is incredible considering the length of the seasons and going back to season one when it was a six-game season plus a grand final,” Clarke said. “She hasn’t missed a game so she can’t do much better than that. “Beyond that, I don’t think she’s missed a training session in my time, anyway, she’s an incredibly hard worker and deserving of everything coming her way.” As the minor rounds came to an end following last weekend’s clash with St Kilda in Melbourne, Clarke is looking forward to the final series. “We’ve still got a fair bit of work to do because the top six or seven teams are all pretty even so the finals series should be really exciting,” Clarke said. “On any given day anyone in the top six has the capacity to beat anyone else. “The trick for us will be to be at our best come those finals matches and the good news is we’ve played really high quality opponents all the way through the season and therefore we are well aware we can’t afford any drop off. “When you get to finals, there’s no second chances, so we will do our absolute best and see how we go.”
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Impress your clients or reward your staff at the Club’s main match day event, the Chairman’s Event. You and your guests will enjoy fine dining, Bird in Hand beverage package, exclusive match day entertainment and premium undercover seats located centre-wing of the Western Stand.
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TRIPLE M Be an eyewitness to the team’s pre-match, half time and post-match rituals from a behind-the-scenes location in the Triple M Bunker. Enjoy watching the game on big screen televisions in the private bar or from reserved seating in the Riverbank Stand.
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Enjoy the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season from this unrivalled vantage point. The Bird In Hand Premiership Suite offers a private bar, fine dining and world class wines from the best seats at Adelaide Oval, plus access to major Club events.
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If you are looking for intimate seats which still have you at the heart of the vibrant atmosphere at Adelaide Oval, the Adelaide Football Club has a limited number of open air 10-seat corporate boxes available in the Eastern Stand.
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CORPORATE PARTNERS - AFL
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Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority Alsco Linen and Workwear bid Chartered Accountants Brian and Lynn Schirripa Car Wash World Centre State Exports Damarac Investments Drummond Golf Encore Event Technologies Finsbury Green Galipo Food Company Glenelg Golf Club Goodlife Health Clubs Hentley Farm Wines International Ceramics John Bland Lin Andrews Real Estate Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Ouwens Casserly Real Estate Propak Industries St Andrew’s Hospital SignClass William Buck Accountants & Advisors Zerella Investments Zerella Wines
Acerair Advanced Building Concepts Alternative Import Solutions ArborCrest Arcq Aussiemove International Movers Austbrokers Terrace Bookpurnong Hill Almonds Boscaro Farms Century Engineering Combined Fire Protection Specialists Dekker Motor Body Builders Devil Race Karts Dr Jones & Partners Elders Insurance Modbury Fox Gordon Heavy Automatics Hines Property Jim Barry Wines John McVann John Rogers LBW Co Metropolitan Machinery Mismatch Brewing PKF Adelaide Plan 4 Financial Solutions Proform Kitchens R.E.M Electrical Solutions The Wood Tech Group (SA) Think Advisory Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Williams Family Trust
Active Asphalt Adelaide Pressed Metal Aussie Ripper Roasts Auto Masters Kilkenny, Enfield and Flinders Park Betta Blinds Caldow Accounting and Advisory Crows Supporters Group Dickson Glass and Aluminium Distinctive Homes Drummond Golf Gollant Auctioneers and Valuers Grant and Sharron Octoman ienergy partnerships International Oyster and Seafoods Jarmer’s Kitchen Joan Hall Kangaroo Transport Industries Kelley Signs Klemich Real Estate KPMG Ladyvale Legh and Helen Davis LifeStyle Bakery Longford Facility Management MATICS Moore Wealth Advisers National Wine Centre of Australia Peter and Judy Salveson Peter and Piret Vaughton Project 64 Propak Industries Royal Family Hotel Port Elliot SA Construction and Mining Supplies Slidetrack Blinds Sports Card World St Andrew’s Hospital Sutton Electrical Services Terry and Anne Sullivan The Fotobase Group Truck and Brake Services Uniq Stone Vikkie Hannam - Bernie Lewis Home Loans Young Family Zamp Plumbing Services
Adrian and Margaret Glover ANR Enterprises Baker Young Limited Boileau Business Technology Bird in Hand Budget Daycorp Dean Group of Hotels DK Quarries Doherty Family Dollar Sweets Company Ginos Group John and Rosemary Gumley Kym and Penny Johannsen Leigh and Barb Packer Pam Hobbs Phil Hoffmann Travel Stellan Capital Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Trevor and Carol Whelan
W CLUB PARTNERS AFLW Ambleside Distillers Bendigo Bank Civil Contractors Federation Detmold Group Harrison McMillan JL Lawyers Pelligra Toyota Motor Corporation AustraliaZerella Investments Zerella Wines
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42North AgXtra Australia All Fresh Australian Diamond Seafood Marketing Beaumont Tiles Beverley Kosahiw Brian and Pauline Waite Carey Gully Vineyards Charles Parletta Chris Chapman Corporal Security Crowies Paints Essential Beauty West Lakes Eyre Peninsula Crows Supporters Group Flick Anticimex Herrimans Office Products Depot John Entwistle O’Loughlins Lawyers Posture Podiatry Kent Town Riverland Crows Supporters Group Inc Saverio Blefari Schinella’s Your Local Market Seaview Hill Estates Stephen Dawber Plumbing The Frame Connection Tip Top Electrical Trevor and Trish Waite
Aceit Couriers Adelaide Housekeeping Services Alan Sheppard Constructions Allan Breakwell and Robyn May Aussie Battler Co Barbaro Thilthorpe Lawyers Bill Waterhouse Bob and Chris Holton Bob and Shirley Buckley Chris and Bev Wright Chris and Elma Christopher CMS Private Advisory Cornerstone Stud Country Living Homes Crushing Plant and Equipment David and Allison Proudman Drummond Golf Eichler Earthmovers Farmhouse Fresh SA Geosurveys Australia Greg May Legal and Governance Hand Built Hells Gates Ian Sargent IDM Sports J.K. Michelson Consulting Jeannie and Brenton Martin Joy Mayer Kangaroo Island Freight Service Lino and Maureen Di Lernia Mattiske Funerals MRS Property Natuzzi Italia Nigel and Lorraine Jones Peter and Judy Hobbs PGZ Health Consulting Phil and Cathy Gibbs PPI Promotion and Apparel Rab Engineering Services Ricci Dental Richard and Prue De Garis Roger and Paula Oakeshott Ron and Jocelyn Lehman Serious Money Financial Planning Sharpe Energy Hub Simax Engineering Smallacombe Real Estate South Australian Jockey Club Stace Anaesthetists Steve Smith and Lorraine Lee Strathmore Hotel Tip Top Electrical Victoria Grove Retirement Village Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic Wakefield Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Wellington Lodge Zappia Carpets
1836 Conveyancing Amacris Builders & Farming Ampol Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd Australasian Property Developments Balfours Pty Ltd Beaumont Tiles Ben and Edwina Lumbers Ben and Jo Wilson CMI Toyota City Collie Begg Commercial & Legal Creative Structures Pty Ltd Electric Control Solutions Finsbury Green G. R. Zanoli Roofing GaP Soultions Golden Fleece Hotel Greatrex Marketing Heritage Building Group HI Lighting IDM Sports Inmedical Devices Kevin and Karen Knox My Host Polyaire PSC Wright Fahey Pulse Anaesthetics (Jim Dennis) Pulse Anaesthetics (Matthew Newman) RAA of SA Inc Randstad SMS Gas Installations Sophie Gosse Garden Design Southern Areas Agribusiness Tekelek Thomas Foods International Total Investment Property Solutions Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Tradelink W.E. Hughes Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic (Ben Allen) Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic (Will Duncan) Will and Sara Abel Smith Yeltana Zappia Carpets Zerella Wines
Action Line Marking Adelaide Brighton Cement AJS Lighting Sound Events Balfours Bakery Barossa Valley Toyota Burke Urban Developments Chamonix IT Management Consulting CMI Hino CMI Toyota Cold Logic Collins Transport Cooper Fluid Systems Crane Services Data #3 David Wilckens Detmold Group Dunn’s Earthmoving Equity and Advisory Limited FeCore Engineering Foodland Gazebo Enterprises GM Hotels GP Securities Graham Hobbs Hickinbotham Group Hungry Jacks Hurley Hotel Group Jott Investments Knight Frank Adelaide Leader Computers LJ Hooker Commercial Adelaide McMahon Services New Focus Research Newstyle Printing Nippy’s O’Neills Irish International Sportswear Orora Pelligra Group Peter Page Hyundai Philip Morris Limited Piotto Bros Cement Flooring Revolution Roofing RNTT RW & M Peach Samaras Group Seppeltsfield Wines Star Electrical Strata Data Taking Care Group Tatarelli Consulting Taylor Collison Toyota Financial Services Toyota Motor Corporation Australia TPC Investments U-Store-it Wahlstedt Quality Homes Weathersafe Shades Yalumba Samuel Smith and Sons Zerella Investments
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SUPPORTER GROUPS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SUPPORTER GROUPS SUPPORTER GROUPS
CONTACT NAME
CONTACT DETAILS
Adelaide Metropolitan Crows Supporter Group
President: Peter Kauschke
Peter: 0411 139 402, csg.president@bigpond.com
Secretary: Livianna Conserva
Livianna: 0458 276 974, crowsg@bigpond.com
South East Crows Supporter Group
President: Trevor Roberts
Trevor: 0407 333 687, treman@internode.on.net
Secretary: Marylyn Salievic
Marylyn: 0438 582 897, marilyn.salievic@bigpond.com
Eyre Peninsula Crows Supporter Group
President: Jan Regan
Mobile: 0428 823 490
Riverland Crows Supporter Group
Email: reegs2330@yahoo.com.au Secretary: Jenny Sindos
Mobile: 0407 641 932 Email: msindos@bigpond.net.au
Northern Areas Crows Supporter Group
President: Ian McLean
Ian: 0419 231 309
Secretary: Jill Martin
Jill Martin: 08 8642 5975, jillmartin@internode.on.net
Fleurieu Crows Supporter Group
President: Greg Wager
Greg: 0447 633 564, cardart.greg@gmail.com
Secretary: Deb Budarick
Deb: 0427 809 982, gra.deb@bigpond.com
Rainbow Crows Supporter Group
President: Brett McAloney
Mobile: 0479 710 029
Secretary: Kay Young
Email: rainbowcrows@gmail.com
INTERSTATE SUPPORTER GROUPS SUPPORTER GROUPS Melbourne Crows Supporter Group QLD Crows Supporter Group
CONTACT NAME Peter Kauschke Melbourne Based Coordinator: Debbie Campbell
CONTACT DETAILS Peter: 0411 139 402, csg.president@bigpond.com Debbie: 0405 477 487
David & Lyn Fairlie
Email: d.fairlie@imb.uq.edu.au | lfairlie@mac.com
NT Crows Supporter Group
President: Cathy Schutt
Cathy: 0418 890 307, cathys@esc.net.au
Secretary: Jenny Coles
Jenny: 0427 510 008, jenny.coles@bigpond.com
ACT Crows Supporter Group
President: Vanessa Little
Vanessa: 0419 802 534, vklittle@gmail.com
Secretary: David Benger
David: 0413 088 717, croton@webone.com.au
NSW Crows Supporter Group
Nick Peters Matthew Angus
Email: crowsnsw@gmail.com
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