2016 Adelaide Football Club season

Adelaide Crows
2016 AFL season season
Coach Don Pyke
(1st season)
Captain(s) Taylor Walker (2nd season)
Home ground Adelaide Oval
(Capacity: 53,583)
NAB Challenge 4th
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The 2016 AFL season will be the 26th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Crows.

Following the conclusion of the 2015 season which was marred by the mid-season passing of previous head coach Phil Walsh due to an alleged murder,[1] former assistant coach Don Pyke was named as the club's new head coach for the 2016 season on 9 October 2015.[2] Scott Camporeale had acted as interim head coach between Walsh's death and Pyke's appointment, but after electing not to apply for the full-time coaching role, reverted to his previous role of midfield coach for the new season.[3]

Squad for 2016

Statistics are correct as of end of 2015 season. Flags represent the state of origin.

Players

Senior List
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of Birth Age (end 2015) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2015) Goals (end 2015)
2 Victoria (Australia) Brad Crouch 186 84 14 January 1994 21 2013 North Ballarat 25 9
3 South Australia Riley Knight 180 72 17 March 1995 20 2015 Woodville West-Torrens 11 8
4 Victoria (Australia) Josh Jenkins 198 104 8 February 1989 26 2013 Essendon Rookie List 69 121
5 South Australia Scott Thompson (lg) 184 86 14 March 1983 32 2001 Melbourne 285 158
6 Victoria (Australia) Jake Lever 194 85 5 March 1996 19 2015 Calder Cannons 12 0
7 Western Australia Nathan Van Berlo (lg) 184 82 6 June 1986 29 2005 West Perth 202 68
8 South Australia Mitch Grigg 182 81 2 January 1993 22 2013 Norwood 20 15
9 Victoria (Australia) Rory Sloane (lg) 183 81 17 March 1990 25 2009 Eastern Ranges 118 73
11 Victoria (Australia) Paul Seedsman1908722 January 1992232012Collingwood4917
12 Victoria (Australia) Daniel Talia (lg) 195972 October 1991242011Calder Cannons985
13 New South Wales Taylor Walker (c) 192 100 25 April 1990 25 2009 North Broken Hill 107 256
14 Victoria (Australia) David Mackay 181 80 25 July 1988 27 2008 Oakleigh U18 144 44
15 Victoria (Australia) Kyle Hartigan 194 94 7 November 1991 24 2013 Werribee Tigers 28 0
16 South Australia Luke Brown 181 89 22 September 1992 23 2012 Norwood 69 3
17 Northern Territory Curtly Hampton1868810 March 1993222012GWS5110
18 South Australia Eddie Betts 173 73 26 November 1986 29 2005 Carlton 229 404
21 Victoria (Australia) Rory Atkins 185 79 12 June 1994 21 2015 Calder Cannons 8 4
22 Victoria (Australia) Andy Otten 192 91 25 May 1989 26 2008 Oakleigh Chargers 79 18
23 Queensland Charlie Cameron 183 72 5 July 1994 21 2014 Swan Districts 29 38
24 South Australia Sam Jacobs (lg) 202 101 10 April 1988 27 2009 Carlton 127 28
25 Victoria (Australia) Kyle Cheney 187 90 25 October 1989 26 2009 Hawthorn 53 2
26 Victoria (Australia) Richard Douglas (lg) 180 79 6 February 1987 28 2006 Calder U18 171 114
27 Victoria (Australia) Tom Lynch 191 87 15 September 1990 25 2010 St Kilda 60 83
28 South Australia Cameron Ellis-Yolmen 189 94 28 January 1993 22 2014 Woodville West-Torrens 12 3
29 South Australia Rory Laird 178 77 29 December 1993 22 2013 West Adelaide 57 5
30 South Australia Wayne Milera1827114 September 199718-Central Districts00
31 Victoria (Australia) Jarryd Lyons 184 82 22 July 1992 23 2012 Sandringham Dragons 35 17
32 South Australia Troy Menzel1878322 September 1994212013Carlton4047
33 Victoria (Australia) Brodie Smith 189 82 14 January 1992 23 2011 Woodville West-Torrens 97 28
34 Victoria (Australia) Sam Shaw 193 90 5 April 1991 24 2012 Oakleigh Chargers 24 0
35 South Australia Harrison Wigg 179 75 16 October 1996 19 - North Adelaide 0 0
36 South Australia Dean Gore1838626 June 199619-Geelong00
38 Victoria (Australia) Harry Dear 197 98 18 August 1996 19 - Sandringham Dragons 0 0
39 Victoria (Australia) Tom Doedee188801 March 199718-Geelong Falcons00
40 Victoria (Australia) Luke Lowden 206 103 22 February 1991 24 2014 Hawthorn 1 3
41 Western Australia Mitch McGovern 1918411 October 199421-Claremont00
44 Victoria (Australia) Matt Crouch1807821 April 1995202014North Ballarat255
45 Victoria (Australia) Ricky Henderson1889111 September 1988272010Trentham8142
47 Victoria (Australia) Jake Kelly1899421 January 1995202015Collingwood (VFL)100


Rookie List
No. State Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of Birth Age (end 2014) AFL Debut Recruited from Games (end 2014) Goals (end 2014)
1 South Australia Jono Beech 187 85 11 March 1991 25 - West Adelaide 0 0
20 Tasmania Hugh Greenwood 191 93 March 6, 1992 23 - Perth Wildcats 0 0
37 New South Wales Paul Hunter 200 96 9 February 1993 22 - Redland 0 0
42 Victoria (Australia) Alex Keath 197 91 January 20, 1992 23 - Victorian Bushrangers 0 0
43 Victoria (Australia) Reilly O'Brien2019820 August 199520-Calder Cannons00
46 South Australia Keenan Ramsey 192 86 23 August 1996 19 - Port Adelaide (SANFL) 0 0

Coaches

Senior Coaching Panel
State Coach Position Adelaide Coaching Debut Former clubs as coach
United States Don Pyke Senior Coach 2005 West Coast (d) and (a)
Victoria (Australia) James Podsiadly Assistant Coach (Defense) 2016
South Australia Scott Camporeale Assistant Coach (Midfield) 2011 Essendon (a)
Victoria (Australia) David Teague Assistant Coach (Forwards) 2010 Carlton (d), West Coast (a), St Kilda (a)
South Australia Matthew Clarke Assistant Coach (Ruck) 2015
Victoria (Australia) Rob Harding Analyst/Pro Scout 2011 Geelong (a), North Melbourne (a)
South Australia Steven Edgecomb Analyst/Pro Scout 2015
South Australia Alan Hincks Performance Analyst 2013 GWS (a), North Melbourne (a), Port Adelaide (a)
South Australia Jarrod Harkness Performance Analyst 2006

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Playing list changes

The following summarises all player changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.

In

No. Player Previous Club League via
20 Tasmania Hugh Greenwood Perth Wildcats NBL Rookie draft[6]
36 South Australia Dean Gore Geelong AFL Traded[7]
17 Northern Territory Curtly Hampton GWS AFL Traded[8]
11 Victoria (Australia) Paul Seedsman Collingwood AFL Traded[9]
32 South Australia Troy Menzel Carlton AFL Traded[10]
42 Victoria (Australia) Alex Keath Victorian Bushrangers/Melbourne Stars Sheffield Shield/Big Bash League Rookie draft[11]
30 South Australia Wayne Milera Central Districts SANFL National Draft[12]
39 Victoria (Australia) Tom Doedee Geelong Falcons VFL National Draft[13]
37 New South Wales Paul Hunter Redland Football Club NEAFL Rookie Draft[14]
1 South Australia Jono Beech West Adelaide SANFL Rookie Draft[15]

Out

Player New Club League via
Victoria (Australia) James Podsiadly Retired[16]
Victoria (Australia) Brent Reilly Retired[17]
Tasmania Sam Siggins Delisted[18]
South Australia Brodie Martin Sturt SANFL Delisted[19][20]
Tasmania Jack Osborn Sturt SANFL Delisted[19]
South Australia Anthony Wilson NorwoodSANFL Delisted[19]
Victoria (Australia) Patrick Dangerfield GeelongAFL Traded[7]
Victoria (Australia) Sam Kerridge CarltonAFL Traded[10]
South Australia Matthew Wright CarltonAFL Delisted[21]
South Australia Matthew Jaensch Retired[22]

Coaching panel changes

The following summarises all coaching changes between the conclusion of the 2015 season and the beginning of the 2016 season.

Coach Previous Club League Coaching Role Replacing
United States Don Pyke West Coast[2] AFL Senior Coach Phil Walsh[1]
Victoria (Australia) James Podsiadly Adelaide[23] AFL Assistant Coach (Defence) Darren Milburn[24]

Season summary

Pre-season matches

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 21 February (1:35 pm) West Coast 2.20.10 (148) 0.7.6 (48) Won by 100 points Unley Oval (H) 8,000 [25]
2 Sunday, 28 February (1:40 pm) Fremantle 1.9.6 (69) 0.8.19 (67) Lost by 2 points Sounness Park (A) 4,767 [26]
3 Sunday, 11 March (1:10 pm) Gold Coast 0.11.18 (84) 3.12.10 (109) Won by 25 points Metricon Stadium (A) 4,460 [27]

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Home and away season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
position		 Best Players Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Saturday 26 March (7:25 pm) North Melbourne 16.11 (107) 14.13 (97) Lost by 10 points Etihad Stadium (A) 25,485 11 Jenkins, Thompson, Laird, Smith, M. Crouch, Walker [29]
2 Saturday 2 April (1:15 pm) Port Adelaide 22.12 (144) 11.20 (80) Won by 58 points Adelaide Oval (H) 51,585 5 Lynch, Laird, Talia, Lever, Betts, Mackay, Thompson [30]
3 Saturday 9 April (2:10 pm) Richmond 13.14 (92) 19.14 (128) Won by 36 points Etihad Stadium (A) 29,951 6 Thompson, Laird, Betts, Smith, Walker, M. Crouch, Seedsman [31]
4 Saturday 16 April (7:10 pm) Sydney 16.17 (113) 15.13 (103) Won by 10 points Adelaide Oval (H) 51,330 7 Thompson, Atkins, Sloane, Lynch, Betts, Douglas [32]
5 Friday 22 April (7:50 pm) Hawthorn 17.10 (112) 17.7 (109) Lost by 3 points MCG (A) 45,781 9 Sloane, Thompson, Atkins, Mackay, Lynch, Jacobs [33]
6 Saturday 30 April (1.40 pm) Fremantle 14.13 (97) 8.16 (64) Won by 33 points Adelaide Oval (H) 47,423 7 Sloane, Lynch, Laird, Jacobs, Betts, Hartigan [34]
7 Saturday 7 May (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium (A)
8 Friday 13 May (7:20 pm) Geelong Adelaide Oval (H)
9 Saturday 21 May (2:10 pm) Gold Coast Metricon Stadium (A)
10 Saturday May 28 (7:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval (H)
11 Sunday 5 June (4:10 pm) St Kilda Adelaide Oval (H)
12 Saturday 11 June (5:40 pm) West Coast Domain Stadium (A)
13 Bye
14 Thursday 23 June (7:20 pm) North Melbourne Adelaide Oval (H)
15 Sunday 3 July (3:20 pm) Melbourne MCG (A)
16 Sunday 10 July (1:10 pm) Carlton MCG (A)
17 Saturday 16 July (7:10 pm) Collingwood Adelaide Oval (H)
18 Saturday 23 July (7:25 pm) Geelong Simonds Stadium (A)
19 Sunday 31 July (4:10 pm) Essendon Adelaide Oval (H)
20 Saturday 6 August (7.10 pm) Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval (H)
21 Saturday 14 August (2:40 pm) Fremantle Domain Stadium (A)
22 Saturday 20 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval (A)
23 TBC West Coast Adelaide Oval (H)

[35]

Leading Goalkicker

No. Player Goals Kicked Place Overall Career Goals
1 Josh Jenkins 9 =1 130
2 Tom Lynch 7 =6 90
3 Eddie Betts 6 =9 410
4 Taylor Walker 4 =20 260
5 Mitch McGovern 2 =70 2

Updated to match(es) played on 1 April

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA % Pts Qualification
1 Geelong 7 6 1 0 787 459 171.5 24 2016 finals
2 Sydney 7 6 1 0 780 502 155.4 24
3 North Melbourne 6 6 0 0 672 538 124.9 24
4 Western Bulldogs 7 5 2 0 659 452 145.8 20
5 Greater Western Sydney 7 5 2 0 765 553 138.3 20
6 Hawthorn 7 5 2 0 696 700 99.4 20
7 West Coast 7 4 3 0 688 590 116.6 16
8 Adelaide 7 4 3 0 796 687 115.9 16
9 Melbourne 7 4 3 0 765 679 112.7 16
10 Port Adelaide 6 3 3 0 549 612 89.7 12
11 Gold Coast 7 3 4 0 652 755 86.4 12
12 Carlton 7 3 4 0 487 612 79.6 12
13 St Kilda 6 2 4 0 553 625 88.5 8
14 Collingwood 7 2 5 0 585 736 79.5 8
15 Richmond 7 1 6 0 572 782 73.1 4
16 Brisbane Lions 6 1 5 0 509 719 70.8 4
17 Essendon 7 1 6 0 417 721 57.8 4
18 Fremantle 7 0 7 0 507 717 70.7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Individual awards and records

Milestones

Milestones
No. State Player Milestone Round
11 Victoria (Australia) Paul Seedsman 50th Match Round 1
12 Victoria (Australia) Daniel Talia 100th Match Round 2
5 South Australia Scott Thompson 250th Match for the Adelaide Crows Round 4
14 Victoria (Australia) David Mackay 150th Match Round 6

Debuts

Debuts
No. State Player
11 Victoria (Australia) Paul Seedsman Round 11
30 South Australia Wayne Milera Round 1
41 Western Australia Mitch McGovern Round 1

1They had previously played for another club but played their first match for the Adelaide Crows.

References

  1. 1 2 Thring, Harry (3 July 2015). "Phil Walsh dead after domestic dispute". Australian Football League. AAP. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Pyke named new Crows coach". afc.com.au. Adelaide Crows. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scott Camporeale does not want to be Adelaide Crows' head coach, set to return to assistant position". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Adelaide Crows Senior List". AFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Adelaide Crows Rookie List". AFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Thring, Harry (4 September 2015). "From the NBL to AFL: Crows sign Hugh Greenwood". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  7. 1 2 Ryan, Peter (12 October 2015). "Danger deal done: Superstar mid gets to Geelong, Cats lose top picks". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Giulio, Di Giorgio (16 October 2015). "Adelaide sends future pick to GWS for Curtly Hampton". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Bowen, Nick (19 October 2015). "Mega-trade: Howe, Seedsman, Toumpas and Kennedy all swap clubs". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  10. 1 2 Bowen, Nick; Twomey, Callum (21 October 2015). "Menzel to Crows as Carlton loads up on players". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Collins, Ben (28 October 2015). "Crows catch cricketer Alex Keath as rookie". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Bowen, Nick; Twomey, Callum (24 November 2015). "Pick No.11: Wayne Milera". afc.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  13. ↑ Club, Adelaide Football (24 November 2015). "Pick No.17: Tom Doedee". afc.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  14. ↑ Club, Adelaide Football (27 November 2015). "Rookie Draft: Paul Hunter". afc.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  15. ↑ Club, Adelaide Football (27 November 2015). "Rookie Draft: Jono Beech". afc.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  16. ↑ Thring, Harry (25 September 2015). "Late bloomer James Podsiadly calls it quits". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  17. ↑ Thring, Harry (13 May 2015). "Crow Reilly calls time after horror head injury". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  18. ↑ Rucci, Michelangelo (24 August 2015). "Untried Tasmanian draftee Sam Siggins leaves Crows — and will be delisted at end of AFL season". The Advertiser (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  19. 1 2 3 Thring, Harry (30 September 2015). "Free agent Martin among three cut by Crows". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  20. ↑ Football Club, Sturt (30 September 2015). "Blues Signings". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  21. ↑ Phelan, Jennifer (28 October 2015). "Another Crow departs with crafty forward Wright delisted". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  22. ↑ Football League, Australian (26 February 2016). "'I've lost my passion': Crows defender's shock retirement". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  23. ↑ Thring, Harry (9 November 2015). "Podsiadly named Adelaide defensive coach". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  24. ↑ Thring, Harry (28 September 2015). "Milburn out but Burton in at Adelaide". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Eddie Betts lights it up as Crows crush undermanned Eagles". Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  26. ↑ "Fyfe fires as Dockers edge Crows in thriller". Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  27. ↑ "Suns shining brighter, but new-look Crows prove too strong". Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "NAB Challenge fixture released". AFC.com.au (Bigpond). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  29. ↑ "North ends Scott's round one hoodoo with thrilling win over Crows". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  30. ↑ "Match Centre". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  31. ↑ "Crows inflict more pain on struggling Tigers". Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  32. ↑ "Crows defeat Swans in Saturday night classic at Adelaide Oval". Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  33. ↑ "Hawks win a third tight contest, this time against Crows". Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  34. ↑ "Potent Crows make wasteful Dockers pay". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  35. ↑ "2016 Season Fixture" (PDF). AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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