2014 Adelaide Football Club season

Adelaide Football Club
2014 season
Coach	Brenton Sanderson
Captain(s)	Nathan van Berlo
Home ground	Adelaide Oval
AFL season	10th
Malcolm Blight Medal	Daniel Talia
Leading goalkicker	Eddie Betts (51)
Highest home attendance	50,552 vs. Port Adelaide (round 15)
Lowest home attendance	44,216 vs. Melbourne (round 7)
Average home attendance	48,046
Club membership	54,249
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The 2014 AFL season was the 23rd season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Crows.

Squad

Adelaide Football Club
Senior list						Rookie List		Coaching staff
1 James Podsiadly 2 Brad Crouch 3 Brent Reilly 4 Josh Jenkins 5 Scott Thompson 6 Luke Thompson 7 Nathan van Berlo(c) 8 Lewis Johnston 9 Rory Sloane (vc) 10 Matthew Jaensch 11 Matthew Wright 12 Daniel Talia 13 Taylor Walker 14 David Mackay 15 Angus Graham 16 Luke Brown 17 Sam Kerridge 18 Eddie Betts 20 Sam Siggins 21 Rory Atkins		22 Andy Otten 23 Jared Petrenko 24 Sam Jacobs 25 Ben Rutten (ret.) 26 Richard Douglas 27 Tom Lynch 28 Cam Ellis-Yolmen 29 Rory Laird 31 Jarryd Lyons 32 Patrick Dangerfield (vc) 33 Brodie Smith 34 Sam Shaw 35 Shaun McKernan 36 Brodie Martin 38 Mitchell Grigg 39 Riley Knight 40 Jason Porplyzia 41 Kyle Hartigan 44 Matt Crouch 45 Ricky Henderson				30 Jack Osborn (B) 42 Charlie Cameron 43 James Battersby 46 Alex Spina 47 Jake Kelly		Head coach Brenton Sanderson Assistant coaches Mark Bickley (Senior Assistant/Forwards) Matthew Clarke (Ruck/Stoppages) Scott Camporeale (Midfield) Darren Milburn (Defence) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Long-term injury list Upgraded rookie(s) (vet) Veteran list (B) Category B Rookie Updated: 4 August 2014 Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaches

Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2013 season and the conclusion of the 2014 season.

In

Player	Previous Club	League	via
Eddie Betts	Carlton Football Club	AFL	Free Agency
James Podsiadly	Geelong Football Club	AFL	Trade
Matt Crouch	North Ballarat Football Club	TAC Cup	AFL National Draft, second round (No. 23 overall)
Riley Knight	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	AFL National Draft, third round (No. 46 overall)
Charlie Cameron	Swan Districts	WAFL	AFL Rookie Draft, first round (No. 7 overall)
James Battersby	Sturt	SANFL	AFL Rookie Draft, second round (No. 24 overall)
Jake Kelly	Oakleigh (U18)	TAC Cup	AFL Rookie Draft, third round (No. 40 overall)
Alex Spina	North Adelaide	SANFL	AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (No. 52 overall)

Out

Player	New Club	League	via
Graham Johncock	Mallee Park	Port Lincoln FL^[1]	Retired
Tim McIntyre	Central District^[2]	SANFL	Delisted
Tim Klaosen	Sturt Sabres^[3]	Central Australian Basketball League	Delisted
Dylan Orval	Collingwood reserves^[4]	VFL	Delisted
Ian Callinan	Adelaide reserves^[5]	SANFL	Delisted
Nick Joyce			Delisted
Richard Tambling	Sturt^[6]	SANFL	Delisted
Aidan Riley	Melbourne	AFL	Delisted
Ben Dowdell	Hamley Bridge^[7]	Adelaide Plains FL	Delisted

List management

Player	Change
Kyle Hartigan	Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, fifth round (No. 76 overall)
Rory Laird	Promoted from the rookie list to the senior list during AFL National Draft, sixth round (No. 86 overall)

Season summary

Pre-season matches

2014 NAB Challenge

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
1	Sunday, 16 February (4:10 pm)	Port Adelaide	0.18.11 (119)	0.9.5 (59)	Won by 60 points^[8]	Richmond Oval (H)	8,765
2	Monday, 24 February (7:10 pm)	Carlton	0.9.7 (61)	1.13.12 (99)	Won by 38 points^[9]	Etihad Stadium (A)	7,617
3	Friday, 7 March (2:00 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	11.8 (74)	12.10 (82)	Won by 8 points^[10]	Blacktown Olympic Park (A)

Home and away season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ladder position
1	Thursday, 20 March (7:10 pm)	Geelong	18.11 (119)	12.9 (81)	Lost by 38 points^[11]	Simmonds Stadium (A)	23,622	13th
2	Saturday, 29 March (4:10 pm)	Port Adelaide	19.13 (127)	11.7 (73)	Lost by 54 points^[12]	Adelaide Oval (A)	50,397	16th
3	Saturday, 5 April (1:40 pm)	Sydney	9.17 (71)	21.8 (134)	Lost by 63 points^[13]	Adelaide Oval (H)	47,426	17th
4	Sunday, 13 April (3:20 pm)	St Kilda	7.8 (50)	20.16 (136)	Won by 86 points^[14]	Etihad Stadium (A)	22,923	15th
5	Sunday, 20 April (12:40 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	21.11 (137)	10.12 (72)	Won by 65 points^[15]	Adelaide Oval (H)	44,770	12th
6	Sunday, 27 April (1:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs	12.11 (83)	13.14 (92)	Won by 9 points^[16]	Etihad Stadium (A)	17,404	10th
7	Saturday, 3 May (4:10 pm)	Melbourne	9.13 (67)	11.4 (70)	Lost by 3 points^[17]	Adelaide Oval (H)	44,216	11th
8	Bye							11th
9	Thursday, 15 May (7:20 pm)	Collingwood	10.16 (76)	7.13 (55)	Won by 21 points^[18]	Adelaide Oval (H)	50,051	10th
10	Sunday, 25 May (4:40 pm)	Carlton	12.9 (81)	10.16 (76	Lost by 5 points^[19]	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	32,419	10th
11	Sunday, 1 June (12:40 pm)	Gold Coast	16.13 (109)	11.11 (77)	Won by 32 points^[20]	Adelaide Oval (H)	49,069	9th
12	Sunday, 8 June (2:10 pm)	Fremantle	12.18 (90)	7.8 (50)	Lost by 40 points^[21]	Patersons Stadium (A)	35,389	10th
13	Saturday, 14 June (7:10 pm)	North Melbourne	16.13 (109)	10.13 (73)	Won by 36 points^[22]	Adelaide Oval (H)	47,205	10th
14	Saturday, 21 June (7:40 pm)	Essendon	15.11 (101)	14.8 (92)	Lost by 9 points^[23]	Etihad Stadium (A)	30,948	11th
15	Sunday, 29 June (3:40 pm)	Port Adelaide	14.15 (99)	10.16 (76)	Won by 23 points^[24]	Adelaide Oval (H)	50,552	9th
16	Saturday, 5 July (2:10 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	9.18 (72)	20.20 (140)	Won by 68 points^[25]	GIANTS Stadium (A)	8,383	9th
17	Friday, 11 July (7:20 pm)	Hawthorn	14.8 (92)	15.14 (104)	Lost by 12 points^[26]	Adelaide Oval (H)	50,321	10th
18	Sunday, 27 July (4:40 pm)	Collingwood	12.10 (82)	14.14 (98)	Won by 16 points^[27]	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	41,486	8th
19	Saturday, 2 August (1:10 pm)	West Coast	16.9 (105)	20.16 (136)	Lost by 31 points^[28]	Adelaide Oval (H)	49,470	10th
20	Sunday, 10 August (1:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	9.9 (63)	25.18 (168)	Won by 105 points^[29]	The Gabba (A)	19,657	7th
21	Saturday, 16 August (7:10 pm)	Richmond	9.15 (69)	10.19 (79)	Lost by 10 points^[30]	Adelaide Oval (H)	50,459	8th
22	Saturday, 23 August (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne	14.17 (101)	13.16 (94)	Lost by 7 points^[31]	Bellerive Oval (A)	10,702	11th
23	Sunday, 31 August (2:50 pm)	St Kilda	22.9 (141)	9.8 (62)	Won by 79 points^[32]	Adelaide Oval (H)	44,969	10th

Individual awards and records

Milestones

Round 3 - Matt Crouch (debut)
Round 5 - Scott Thompson (250 career games), Matthew Jaensch (50 career games)
Round 6 - Eddie Betts (300 career goals)
Round 9 - Charlie Cameron (debut)
Round 12 - Cam Ellis-Yolmen (debut)
Round 13 - Brent Reilly (200 career games)
Round 17 - Eddie Betts (200 career games)
Round 18 - Richard Douglas (150 career games), James Podsiadly (100 career games)
Round 19 - Sam Jacobs (100 career games)
Round 23 - Rory Sloane (100 career games)

All-Australian Team

Daniel Talia - Full-back
Brodie Smith - Half-back flank
Eddie Betts (nominated)
Sam Jacobs (nominated)

AFL Rising Star

The following Adelaide players were nominated for the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star award:

Round 5 – Matt Crouch (nominated)

22 Under 22 team

Daniel Talia - Full-back
Brodie Smith - Half-back flank

References

^ Harry Fisher (10 April 2014). "Johncock happy to be home". Port Lincoln Times. Port Lincoln, SA. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ Peter Argent. "McIntyre raring to go as Bulldog". Central District Football Club. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ Matt Turner (18 March 2014). "Former Adelaide Crows rookie Tim Klaosen returns to basketball to play for Sturt". Mitcham & Hills Messenger. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ "Want to know how your VFL team will fare in 2014? We have you covered". Leader. Melbourne, VIC. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ Jesper Fjeldstad (7 March 2014). "Crows reserves captain Ian Callinan aims to stay in the AFL system". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^ Andrew Capel (30 November 2013). "Axed Crow Richard Tambling still living in Lance Franklin's shadow". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ Sam Agars (20 March 2014). "Bombers think big". The Bunyip. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ "Betts shines as Crows cruise past undermanned Power - AFL.com.au". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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[1] Harry Fisher (10 April 2014). "Johncock happy to be home". Port Lincoln Times. Port Lincoln, SA. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[2] Peter Argent. "McIntyre raring to go as Bulldog". Central District Football Club. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[3] Matt Turner (18 March 2014). "Former Adelaide Crows rookie Tim Klaosen returns to basketball to play for Sturt". Mitcham & Hills Messenger. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[4] "Want to know how your VFL team will fare in 2014? We have you covered". Leader. Melbourne, VIC. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[reserves-5] Jesper Fjeldstad (7 March 2014). "Crows reserves captain Ian Callinan aims to stay in the AFL system". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

[6] Andrew Capel (30 November 2013). "Axed Crow Richard Tambling still living in Lance Franklin's shadow". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[7] Sam Agars (20 March 2014). "Bombers think big". The Bunyip. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[8] "Betts shines as Crows cruise past undermanned Power - AFL.com.au". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

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v t e Adelaide Football Club
Nickname: Crows History Premierships and records Players Captains Coaches Malcolm Blight Medal Club Champion (AFL Women's) Leading goalkickers AFL coach: Matthew Nicks AFL captain: Jordan Dawson AFL Women's coach: Matthew Clarke AFL Women's captains: Sarah Allan, Ebony Marinoff
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v t e 2014 AFL season
Events	Pre-season matches Premiership season Finals series Grand Final International Rules Test
Awards	22under22 team AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney West Coast Western Bulldogs
Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings