2018 Adelaide Football Club season

The 2018 Adelaide Football Club season was the Adelaide Football Club's 28th season in the AFL. It was also its second season in the AFL Women's and its 5th season fielding a reserves team in the SANFL. The men's team started the season successfully, winning the inaugural AFLX competition.

AFL

Adelaide Football Club
2018 season
CoachDon Pyke
(3rd season)
Captain(s)Taylor Walker
(4th season)
Home groundAdelaide Oval
(Capacity: 53,583)
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List changes

After only making one appearance at AFL level in the 2017 season, two-time club champion Scott Thompson decided to retire.[1] Before trade period began, the Crows announced that they would not be renewing the contracts of Troy Menzel and Dean Gore. They also officially announced that Sam Shaw had been removed from the rookie list after being kept on it during the 2017 season for administrative reasons.[2]

Days after Adelaide's grand final loss, Jake Lever requested a trade to Melbourne. Adelaide were able to secure two first round draft picks (one in the 2017 draft and one in the 2018 draft) for the key defender.[3] The Crows then used the 2017 first round pick, along with their own, to bring Bryce Gibbs to the club from Carlton.[4] Charlie Cameron requested a trade to Brisbane Lions, but it wasn't until the final hour of the trade period that he was traded in exchange for pick 12 in the 2017 draft.[5] During the trade period Adelaide also traded Harrison Wigg for Pick 39[6] and brought North Melbourne veteran Sam Gibson into the side in exchange for Pick 91.[7]

Before the 2017 national draft, the Crows also delisted Cam Ellis-Yolmen and Jono Beech. Beech was told that he would not be offered another contract, but the club committed to re-drafting Ellis-Yolmen in the 2018 rookie draft.[8] The team also nominated Jackson Edwards, the son of dual premiership player Tyson Edwards, for a father-son selection. Edwards was not picked up during the national draft by any team, and as a result he automatically joined the Crows list with their final selection in the rookie draft.[9][10]

Adelaide only used two draft picks in the national draft. With their first round pick the Crows selected South Australian forward/midfielder Darcy Fogarty.[11] At the start of 2017 Fogarty had been considered a contender for the number one draft pick, but his 2017 season was ended in July when he suffered an injury requiring knee surgery and he slipped down the draft to pick 12, enabling the Crows to select him.[12] The Crows' second pick was in round three, the pick they had received for trading Wigg to Gold Coast, and they used it to draft Andrew McPherson, who they hadn't expected to still be available.[12][13] In addition to re-drafting Cam Ellis-Yolmen and automatically acquiring Jackson Edwards in the rookie draft,[10][14] the Crows selected Patrick Wilson, mature-aged SANFL premiership player with Sturt,[15] and Lachlan Murphy, a member of the club's development squad who had been playing in the SANFL reserves team in 2017.[16]

Retirements and delistings

Player Date Reason Career games Career goals Ref.
Scott Thompson 25 July 2017 Retired[a] 308 162 [1]
Troy Menzel 7 October 2017 Delisted 44 51 [2]
Dean Gore 7 October 2017 Delisted 0 0
Cam Ellis-Yolmen[b] 30 October 2017 Delisted 14 7 [8]
Jono Beech 30 October 2017 Delisted 3 1
  1. ^ Retirement effective at the end of the season
  2. ^ Cam Ellis-Yolmen was delisted and redrafted as a rookie after missing the entire 2017 season due to injury

Trades

Date Gained From Lost Ref.
12 October 2017 Pick 10
2018 first round pick (Melbourne)
2018 fourth round pick (Melbourne) 		Melbourne Jake Lever
Pick 35
2018 third round pick (Adelaide) 		[3]
18 October 2017 Pick 39 Gold Coast Harrison Wigg
Pick 54
2018 fourth round pick (Adelaide) 		[6]
19 October 2017 Bryce Gibbs
Pick 77
2018 second round pick (Carlton)
2018 third round pick (Carlton) 		Carlton Pick 10
Pick 16
Pick 73
2018 second round pick (Adelaide) 		[4]
19 October 2017 Sam Gibson North Melbourne Pick 91 [7]
19 October 2017 Pick 12 Brisbane Lions Charlie Cameron [5]

National draft

Round Pick Player Recruited from League Ref.
1 12 Darcy Fogarty Glenelg SANFL [11]
3 40 Andrew McPherson Woodville-West Torrens SANFL [13]

Rookie draft

Round Pick Player Recruited from League Ref.
1 17 Patrick Wilson Sturt SANFL [15]
2 31 Cam Ellis-Yolmen[a] Adelaide AFL [14]
3 38 Lachlan Murphy Adelaide SANFL [16]
4 41 Jackson Edwards[b] Glenelg SANFL [10]
  1. ^ Cam Ellis-Yolmen was delisted and redrafted as a rookie after missing the entire 2017 season due to injury
  2. ^ Jackson Edwards was a father-son rule selection (son of Tyson Edwards)

Squad

Adelaide Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (B) Category B rookie

Updated: 29th of September 2018
Source(s): Senior list, Rookie list, Coaches


Season summary

AFLX

Adelaide participated in Group A of the inaugural AFLX competition. All matches were played at Cooper Stadium in Adelaide on Thursday, 15 February. After defeating Collingwood and West Coast to finish at the top of their pool, the Crows defeated Geelong by 8 points in the final and became the first ever AFLX premiers. Though Adelaide mainly played depth players rather than a top-level squad, experienced trio Cam Ellis-Yolmen, Curtly Hampton and Kyle Cheney, all of whom had missed much of 2017 due to injury, had opportunities to perform well.[17]

Pre-season

The Crows had to rest several key players for JLT Community Series matches due to injury recovery, such as captain Taylor Walker, key defender Daniel Talia and midfielders Rory Sloane and Hugh Greenwood.[18] During the series new recruits at the club put their name forward to play for the team in the opening round of the regular season, including Lachlan Murphy, a rookie-listed small forward, and Bryce Gibbs, an off-season recruit from Carlton.[19]

Game Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Report
Home Away Result
1 Sunday, 25 February (1:35 pm) Fremantle 13.13 (91) 12.9 (81) Won by 10 points Strathalbyn Oval, Strathalbyn (H) 6,398 [20]
2 Saturday, 10 March (4:35 pm) Port Adelaide 16.12 (98) 11.6 (72) Lost by 26 points Alberton Oval (A) 6,157 [21]
Game 1

The Crows went into the JLT Community Series knowing that they would be without several players due to injury, notably including captain Taylor Walker, who was set to return from a foot injury in time for the first match of the regular season. In addition, midfielders Brad Crouch and Hugh Greenwood were left out of the team for the first game due to better manage their recoveries from injury. However, the first match was also the first opportunity for off-season recruit Bryce Gibbs to play a full match with the Crows.[18] In the absence of both Taylor Walker and Rory Sloane, Tom Lynch was named the captain for Adelaide's match against Fremantle.[22] During training for the match, defender Daniel Talia rolled his ankle and was withdrawn from the team, replaced with draftee Darcy Fogarty.[23]

The Crows got out to a 29-point lead at half-time, but Fremantle fought back to get a lead of 9 points deep into the last quarter. The Crows scored the final three goals of the game to win by 10 points. Among the Crows' best players were Gibbs (with 27 possessions and a goal) and Matt Crouch (with 36 disposals), who was dominant in the stoppages. Acting captain Lynch was also impressive as a link-up forward.[20]

Game 1
Sunday, 25 February 1:35 pm Adelaide def. Fremantle Strathalbyon Oval, Strathalbyn (crowd: 6,398) Report
2.3 (15)
7.7 (49)
9.9 (63)
 13.13 (91) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.1 (19)
3.2 (20)
8.5 (53)
 12.9 (81) 		Umpires: H. Gavine, N. Williamson, C. Fleer, A. Gianagna
Murphy 3, Atkins 2, McGovern 2, Lynch 2, Dear, Gibbs, Fogarty, Ellis-Yolmen Goals Taberner 3, Banfield 2, Fyfe 2, Neale, Langdon, Ballantyne, McCarthy, Walters
Gibbs, M. Crouch, Lynch, Laird, Doedee, Hampton Best Fyfe, Neale, Taberner, Mundy, A. Pearce, Walters
Daniel Talia (ankle) Injuries Cameron Sutcliffe (head knock)
Nil Reports Nil
Game 2

Talia returned from injury and joined the team for the first time of the year, along with Sloane, Greenwood, Eddie Betts, Richard Douglas and Kyle Hartigan, with the Crows fielding 25 players in the pre-season derby against crosstown rivals Port Adelaide.[24] Again the Crows had a commanding lead at half-time but allowed their opposition to get back into the game. This time they had a 26-point lead which Port Adelaide overcame, and they lost the game by 26 points themselves, only scoring three goals in the second half of the game. Despite the loss, there were impressive performances from new players Fogarty and Sam Gibson, a recruit from North Melbourne, both of whom put themselves into contention for a debut for the Crows in round 1 of the regular season. Small forward Lachlan Murphy also performed well for the second match in a row to put his name forwards.[21]

Game 2
Saturday, 10 March 4:35 pm Port Adelaide def. Adelaide Alberton Oval (crowd: 6,157) Report
3.1 (19)
4.2 (26)
10.2 (62)
 16.2 (98) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		4.2 (26)
8.4 (52)
9.5 (59)
 11.6 (72) 		Umpires: Chamberlain, Stevic, Fisher
Watts 6, Wingard 2, S. Gray 2, R. Gray 2, Westhoff, Dixon, Ryder, Howard Goals Fogarty 3, Gibbs 2, Atkins 2, McGovern, Lynch, Sloane, Gibson
Watts, Byrne-Jones, Howard, Westhoff, Motlop, R. Gray Best Gibson, M. Crouch, Fogarty, Gibbs, Atkins, Sloane
Jasper Pittard (hamstring) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil

Home and Away season

The fixture for the 2018 home and away season was announced on 31 October 2017. Adelaide will host Richmond in a re-match of the 2017 AFL Grand Final in round 2 on a Thursday night at the Adelaide Oval. Bryce Gibbs will play against former side Carlton for the first time in round 7, then the Crows will face off against ex-Crow Jake Lever for the first time when they play Melbourne in round 10.[25]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Report
Home Away Result
1 Friday, 23 March (7:50 pm) Essendon 14.15 (99) 12.15 (87) Lost by 12 points Etihad Stadium (A) 38,324 [26]
2 Thursday, 29 March (7:20 pm) Richmond 18.10 (118) 12.10 (82) Won by 36 points Adelaide Oval (H) 49,743 [27]
3 Saturday, 7 April (7:25 pm) St Kilda 7.13 (55) 15.14 (104) Won by 49 points Etihad Stadium (A) 19,324 [28]
4 Friday, 13 April (7:20 pm) Collingwood 9.4 (58) 16.10 (106) Lost by 48 points Adelaide Oval (H) 45,495 [29]
5 Friday, 20 April (7:50 pm) Sydney 10.15 (75) 12.13 (85) Won by 10 points SCG (A) 38,017 [30]
6 Saturday, 28 April (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 16.14 (110) 9.8 (62) Won by 48 points Adelaide Oval (H) 44,835 [31]
7 Saturday, 5 May (7:10 pm) Carlton 19.11 (125) 10.10 (70) Won by 55 points Adelaide Oval (H) 47,422 [32]
8 Saturday, 12 May (4:40 pm) Port Adelaide 14.11 (95) 14.6 (90) Lost by 5 points Adelaide Oval (A) 50,967 [33]
9 Friday, 18 May (7:20 pm) Western Bulldogs 9.9 (63) 2.14 (26) Won by 37 points Adelaide Oval (H) 39,407 [34]
10 Sunday, 27 May (2:50 pm) Melbourne 23.8 (146) 8.7 (55) Lost by 91 points TIO Traeger Park (A) 6,989 [35]
11 Sunday, 3 June (4:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 11.15 (81) 14.13 (97) Lost by 16 points Adelaide Oval (H) 44,120 [36]
12 Sunday, 10 June (2:40 pm) Fremantle 10.11 (71) 9.14 (68) Lost by 3 points Perth Stadium (A) 33,421 [37]
13 Saturday, 16 June (7:25 pm) Hawthorn 12.16 (88) 4.8 (32) Lost by 56 points MCG (A) 26,693 [38]
14 Bye
15 Saturday, 30 June (4:05 pm) West Coast 12.16 (88) 12.6 (78) Won by 10 points Adelaide Oval (H) 44,771 [39]
16 Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm) Richmond 15.13 (103) 8.8 (56) Lost by 47 points MCG (A) 54,934 [40]
17 Thursday, 12 July (7:20 pm) Geelong 16.16 (112) 14.13 (97) Won by 15 points Adelaide Oval (H) 46,095 [41]
18 Saturday, 21 July (7:25 pm) Brisbane Lions 13.10 (88) 13.15 (93) Won by 5 points The Gabba (A) 20,475 [42]
19 Saturday, 28 July (7:10 pm) Melbourne 10.17 (77) 13.12 (90) Lost by 13 points Adelaide Oval (H) 45,880 [43]
20 Saturday, 4 August (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 13.18 (96) 14.9 (93) Won by 3 points Adelaide Oval (H) 50,377 [44]
21 Saturday, 11 August (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney 15.16 (106) 13.14 (92) Lost by 14 points UNSW Canberra Oval (A) 13,249 [45]
22 Sunday, 19 August (4:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.14 (86) 11.11 (77) Won by 9 points Adelaide Oval (H) 41,444 [46]
23 Saturday, 25 August (7:25 pm) Carlton 8.13 (61) 26.9 (165) Won by 104 points Etihad Stadium (A) 17,000
Round 1

Due to injuries from the pre-season, there was uncertainty about whether or not Taylor Walker, due to a foot injury, and Brad Crouch, due to abdominal strain, would be playing. According to Daniel Talia, the Crows were taking a cautious approach, unwilling to risk using players who had not had a full pre-season,[47] and as a result neither played in round 1. Instead of Walker, the Crows played debutant Darcy Fogarty, who made his debut alongside Tom Doedee (who was in the side to replace Jake Lever, who had left the club to play for Melbourne)[48] and Lachlan Murphy.[49]

Breaking with their normal routine for matches in Melbourne, the Crows elected to fly to Melbourne a day early to have a closed training session in an undisclosed location.[50] On the day of the match, Sam Gibson, listed to play his first match for the Crows since moving from North Melbourne the previous season, was withdrawn from the squad due to hamstring tightness. Having played 130 consecutive games for North Melbourne before being delisted, this put an end to the longest-running streak of consecutive matches played in the AFL at the time.[49]

During the first quarter of the match, Richard Douglas was reported by the field umpires for rough conduct on Essendon player Zach Merrett during a collision which resulted in a concussion for Merrett, ruling Merrett out of the rest of the match.[51] The match was tight and low-scoring during the first half, with Essendon going into half-time with a 5-point lead. The Crows then opened up more opportunities for scoring in the third quarter and outscored Essendon by seven goals to three to take a 20-point lead themselves. Some of the Crows best players on the ground were Rory Laird and Matt Crouch, both of whom achieved 40 disposals throughout the match,[26] and Bryce Gibbs, playing his first match for Adelaide since moving from Carlton. Gibbs had 35 disposals, including seven clearances and two goals in the third quarter.[49]

Despite their dominant position going into the final quarter, the Crows were only able to score one more goal for the match and lost by 12 points. Making the result worse for them was a groin injury to Curtly Hampton, who had already spent most of the previous season out of the side due to injury. This was their first loss to Essendon since 2014.[26]


Round 1
Friday, 23 March 7:50 pm Essendon def. Adelaide Etihad Stadium (crowd: 43,016) Report
4.2 (26)
5.8 (38)
8.10 (58)
 14.15 (99) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.5 (23)
4.9 (33)
11.12 (78)
 12.15 (87) 		Umpires: O'Gorman, Chamberlain, Pannell
Hooker 3, Stewart 3, Daniher 2, Green 2, McGrath, Bellchambers, Goddard, Begley Goals Jenkins 2, Gibbs 2, Fogarty 2, Hampton, McGovern, Murphy, Douglas, Greenwood, Ellis-Yolmen
Heppell, Zaharakis, Hurley, Goddard, D. Smith, McDonald-Tipungwuti, McGrath Best Laird, Gibbs, M. Crouch, Sloane, Doedee, Seedsman
Merrett (concussion) Injuries Hampton (groin), Gibson (hamstring tightness) replaced in selected side by Greenwood
Nil Reports Richard Douglas for rough conduct on Zach Merrett
Round 2

During the week after Adelaide's loss to Essendon, the Crows' controversial pre-season training camp was leaked to the press, with reports emerging that players had been distressed at the camp. Journalist Sam McClure claimed that Taylor Walker had "sent a fairly terse text message to teammates demanding to know who it was that leaked the information", and also claimed that one player at the club was re-considering their future with the team.[52]

Walker returned to Adelaide's team for his first match of the season, against 2017 Grand Final opponents Richmond. In total there were seven changes from the team that had played in the grand final to the team named to play in the match.[53] During the game the Crows suffered injuries to four different players, with Matt Crouch leaving the ground in the second quarter due to a hamstring injury and David Mackay leaving the ground to due concussion from a collision with Richmond player Josh Caddy. Rory Sloane and Daniel Talia also left the ground with injuries, but both returned to finish the game.[26]

In the first half Josh Jenkins had an impressive performance against All-Australian defender Alex Rance, kicking four goals against him, followed by a fifth later in the game. Due to strong performances in the forward line from both Jenkins and Walker, the Crows led at the end of every quarter and finished off with a 36-point win.[26]


Round 2
Thursday, 29 March 7:50 pm Adelaide def. Richmond Adelaide Oval (crowd: 49,743) Report
4.4 (28)
11.4 (70)
14.7 (91)
 18.10 (118) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		4.2 (26)
9.4 (58)
10.9 (69)
 12.10 (82) 		Umpires: Nicholls, Fleer, Mollison
Jenkins 5, Walker 4, Sloane 2, Murphy 2, Fogarty 2, Gibbs, Ellis-Yolmen, Greenwood Goals Martin 5, Caddy 3, Edwards, Lambert, Bolton, Townsend
Laird, Jenkins, Gibbs, Sloane, Jacobs, Hartigan, Ellis-Yolmen Best Martin, Caddy, Cotchin, Nankervis, Edwards, Short
Crouch (hamstring), Mackay (concussion) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
Round 3

St Kilda dominated most of the play in the first half of the match, but were unable to convert that to a scoreboard lead and the Crows still led by 10 points at half time. During the half time break, coach Don Pyke instructed the players to be more predictable in how they passed the ball to each other and as a result the Crows were able to control the game more and finish the match 49-point winners.[28]

Round 3
Saturday, 7 April 7:25 pm St Kilda def. by Adelaide Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,324) Report
2.6 (18)
3.9 (27)
4.12 (36)
 7.13 (55) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.2 (20)
5.7 (37)
11.10 (76)
 15.14 (104) 		Umpires: Brown, Findlay, Ryan
Sinclair, Acres, Coffield, Bruce, Gresham, Geary, Armitage Goals Betts 3, Walker 3, Seedsman 2, McGovern 2, Rory Atkins 2, Douglas, Jenkins, Gibbs
Sinclair, Dunstan, Ross, Newnes, Steven Best Gibbs, Laird, Jacobs, Seedsman, Douglas, Betts
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
Round 4

The Crows were dominated by the Magpies in the first half to trail by 52 points during the third quarter. They kicked four goals in a row to bring themselves back into the contest, only trailing by 30 points early in the final quarter, but Collingwood then kicked five of the last seven goals to seal the match. Crows star forward Eddie Betts injured his left hamstring and was unable to finish the match.[29]

Round 4
Friday, 13 April 7:20 pm Adelaide def. by Collingwood Adelaide Oval (crowd: 45,495) Report
1.1 (7)
3.2 (20)
6.3 (39)
 9.4 (58) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		5.2 (32)
8.5 (53)
11.9 (75)
 16.10 (106) 		Umpires: Hay, Williamson, McInerney
McGovern 2, Walker 2, Gibbs 2, Ellis-Yolmen, Atkins, Seedsman Goals Stephenson 5, Thomas 2, Hoskin-Elliott 2, Grundy, Varcoe, Reid, Phillips, Crocker, Aish, De Goey
Laird, Seedsman, Gibbs, Atkins, Greenwood Best Sidebottom, Grundy, Stephenson, Treloar, Pendlebury, Phillips, Hoskin-Elliott, Dunn
Betts (hamstring), Mackay (head knock) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
Round 5
Round 5
Friday, 20 April 7:50 pm Sydney def. by Adelaide Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 38,017) Report
3.3 (21)
6.6 (42)
8.9 (57)
 10.15 (75) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		4.9 (33)
8.10 (58)
9.12 (66)
 12.13 (85) 		Umpires: Donlon, Hausen, Meredith
Rohan 2, Jones, Towers, Florent, Franklin, Heeney, Jack, Cunningham, Hewett Goals Walker 5, Atkins 3, Jenkins 3, Seedsman, Gallucci
Lloyd, Rampe, McVeigh, Jones Best Walker, Laird, Seedsman, Jenkins, Atkins, Talia
Nil Injuries Hartigan (hamstring)
Nil Reports Nil
Round 6
Round 6
Saturday, 28 April 7:10 pm Adelaide def. Gold Coast Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,835) Report
4.4 (28)
10.7 (67)
13.9 (87)
 16.14 (110) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		2.1 (13)
3.4 (22)
7.6 (48)
 9.8 (62) 		Umpires: Gavine, Ryan, Gianfagna
Douglas 3, Lynch 3, Walker 2, Gallucci 2, Knight 2, Seedsman, Ellis-Yolmen, Crouch, McGovern Goals Swallow 3, Lonergan, Miller, Sexton, Ainsworth, Barlow, Martin
Milera, Laird, Gibbs, Crouch, Atkins, Talia, Lynch Best Swallow, Lyons, Miller, May, Barlow
Walker (hamstring), Mackay (hip/glute) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
Round 7
Round 7
Saturday, 5 May 7:10 pm Adelaide def. Carlton Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,422) Report
7.2 (44)
9.3 (57)
15.8 (98)
 19.11 (125) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		2.1 (13)
6.4 (40)
7.8 (50)
 10.10 (70) 		Umpires: Stevic, Brown, Harris
McGovern 5, Jenkins 3, Douglas 2, Lynch 2, Betts 2, Greenwood 2, Laird, Gibbs, Mackay Goals Casboult 2, McKay 2, Kreuzer, Phillips, Dow, Graham, Wright, E. Curnow
McGovern, Laird, Douglas, Crouch, Gibbs, Greenwood, Ellis-Yolmen Best Thomas, E. Curnow, Cripps, Simpson, Kerridge
Milera (leg) Injuries Casboult (ribs), Plowman (quad)
Nil Reports Nil
Round 8
Round 8
Saturday, 12 May 4:40 pm Port Adelaide def. Adelaide Adelaide Oval (crowd: 50,967) Report
1.3 (9)
4.6 (30)
11.11 (77)
 14.11 (95) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		4.2 (26)
8.3 (51)
10.5 (65)
 14.6 (90) 		Umpires: Donlon, Haussen, Meredith
R. Gray 6, Wingard 2, Ryder 2, S. Gray, Boak, Powell-Pepper, Motlop Goals Betts 3, Ellis-Yolmen 2, McGovern 2, Walker 2, Atkins, Jenkins, Douglas, Seedsman, Lynch
R. Gray, Jonas, Polec, Rockliff, Neade, Ryder Best Laird, Atkins, Crouch, Talia, Gibbs, Yolmen
Nil Injuries Walker (glute), Jacobs (back spasms)
Nil Reports Nil
Round 9
Round 9
Friday, 18 May 7:20 pm Adelaide def. Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,407) Report
3.1 (19)
3.3 (21)
6.6 (42)
 9.9 (63) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		0.3 (3)
1.7 (13)
1.10 (16)
 2.14 (26) 		Umpires: Stevic, Williamson, Fleer
Betts 4, Fogarty, Lynch, Poholke, Murphy, Jenkins Goals Webb, Suckling
Betts, Laird, Ellis-Yolmen, Paul Seedsman, Lynch, Greenwood, Jacobs Best Macrae, Dahlhaus, Hunter, Bontempelli, Williams
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil
Round 10
Round 10
Sunday, 27 May 2:50 pm Melbourne def. Adelaide TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 6,989) Report
7.1 (43)
12.2 (74)
18.6 (114)
 23.8 (146) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.1 (19)
4.2 (26)
5.4 (34)
 8.7 (55) 		Umpires: Donlon, Deboy, Brown
Hogan 5, Neal-Bullen 3, Petracca 3, Brayshaw 3, Smith 2, Melksham 2, T. McDonald 2, Hannan, Jones, Spargo Goals Douglas, Betts, Gallucci, Fogarty, Gibson, Jenkins
Brayshaw, Oliver, Lever, Gawn, Viney, Neal-Bullen, Hogan Best Talia, M. Crouch, Laird, Greenwood, Doedee
Nil Injuries Brown (concussion)
Nil Reports Nil
Round 11
Round 11
Sunday, 3 June 4:10 pm Adelaide def. by Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,120) Report
4.3 (27)
6.7 (43)
9.10 (64)
 11.15 (81) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		3.5 (23)
9.7 (61)
11.10 (76)
 14.13 (97) 		Umpires: Fisher, Meredith, Harris
Douglas 2, Betts 2, Seedsman 2, Murphy, Milera, Atkins, Jenkins, Fogarty Goals Griffen 3, Langdon 3, Cameron 3, Coniglio 2, Lobb, Himmelberg, Shiel
Gibbs, M. Crouch, Laird, Douglas, Gibson Best Shiel, Kelly, Coniglio, Whitfield, Patton, Cameron, Langdon
Lynch (side strain), Douglas (eye) Injuries Coniglio (concussion)
Nil Reports Nil
Round 12
Round 12
Sunday, 10 June 2:40 pm Fremantle def. Adelaide Optus Stadium (crowd: 33,421) Report
5.2 (32)
5.6 (36)
9.8 (62)
 10.11 (71) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		1.4 (10)
7.6 (48)
7.8 (50)
 9.14 (68) 		Umpires: Margetts, Hosking, Whetton
Cox 4, Sheridan 2, Banfield, Ballantyne, Tucker, Langdon Goals Jenkins 2, Betts 2, Douglas, Gibson, Walker, Greenwood, Poholke
Cox, Cerra, Langdon, D. Pearce, Hamling, Walters Best Gibbs, Gibson, Doedee, Betts, Douglas
A. Pearce (broken thumb) Injuries Brown (ankle)
Walters for headbutting Doedee Reports Nil
Round 13
Round 13
Saturday, 16 June 7:25 pm Hawthorn def. Adelaide Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 26,693) Report
2.5 (17)
3.9 (27)
10.11 (71)
 12.16 (88) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		1.2 (8)
3.5 (23)
3.5 (23)
 4.8 (32) 		Umpires: Stevic, O'Gorman, Stephens, Chamberlain
Sicily 3, Puopolo, Smith, Hardwick, Breust, Shiels, Ceglar, Gunston, Roughead, Burgoyne Goals Jacobs 2, Betts, Jenkins
Sicily, Mitchell, O'Meara, Breust, Gunston, Impey, McEvoy, Howe Best Gibbs, Kelly, Crouch, Jacobs
Nil Injuries Gibson (hamstring), Seedsman (hip)
Nil Reports Nil

Ladder

Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Richmond 22 18 4 0 2143 1574 136.1 72 2018 finals
2 West Coast (P) 22 16 6 0 2012 1657 121.4 64
3 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 2046 1699 120.4 60
4 Hawthorn 22 15 7 0 1972 1642 120.1 60
5 Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2299 1749 131.4 56
6 Sydney 22 14 8 0 1822 1664 109.5 56
7 Greater Western Sydney 22 13 8 1 1898 1664 114.1 54
8 Geelong 22 13 9 0 2045 1554 131.6 52
9 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 1950 1790 108.9 48
10 Port Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1780 1654 107.6 48
11 Essendon 22 12 10 0 1932 1838 105.1 48
12 Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1941 1865 104.1 48
13 Western Bulldogs 22 8 14 0 1575 2037 77.3 32
14 Fremantle 22 8 14 0 1556 2041 76.2 32
15 Brisbane Lions 22 5 17 0 1825 2049 89.1 20
16 St Kilda 22 4 17 1 1606 2182 73.6 18
17 Gold Coast 22 4 18 0 1308 2182 59.9 16
18 Carlton 22 2 20 0 1353 2282 59.3 8
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

AFL Women's

Adelaide Football Club
2018 season
CoachBec Goddard
(2nd season)
Captain(s)Erin Phillips
(2nd season)
Chelsea Randall
(2nd season)
Home groundNorwood Oval
(Capacity: 22,000)
TIO Stadium
(Capacity: 12,500)
AFL season5th
Club ChampionChelsea Randall
Highest home attendance11,120 vs. Brisbane Lions (3 February 2018)
Lowest home attendance2,159 vs. Fremantle (17 February 2018)
Average home attendance6,037.25
← 2017 2019 →

List changes

Retirements and delistings

Player Date Reason Career games Career goals Ref.
Heather Anderson 25 May 2017 Delisted 8 0 [54]
Jasmine Anderson 25 May 2017 Delisted 0 0
Sophie Armitstead 25 May 2017 Delisted 1 0
Lauren O'Shea 25 May 2017 Delisted 0 0
Kellie Gibson 26 May 2017 Delisted 8 4 [55]
Monique Hollick 26 May 2017 Delisted 3 0
Tayla Thorn 26 May 2017 Delisted 5 0

Women's draft

Round Pick Player State Ref.
1 8 Jessica Allan SA [56]
2 16 Jasmyn Hewett NT
3 24 Eloise Jones SA
4 32 Marijana Rajcic SA
5 38 Ruth Wallace SA
6 42 Rheanne Lugg ACT

Undrafted free agents

Player Recruited from League Ref.
Sophie Armitstead Adelaide AFL Women's [57]

Rookies

Rookie draft
Round Pick Player Recruited from League Ref.
1 8 Calista Boyd Wanderers NTFL [58]
2 15 Brianna Walling Morphettville Park Adelaide FL
Rookie signings
Player Date Other/former sport Ref.
Becchara Palmer 2 June 2017 Beach volleyball [59]

Squad

Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's)
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff
  • 16 Taylah Levy

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (i) Inactive

Updated: 23 January 2024
Source(s): Players, Coaches


Season summary

The full fixture for the 2018 AFL Women's season was announced on 27 October 2017. Four of the seven games were home games for the Crows, three of them played at Norwood Oval and the final home game at TIO Stadium in Darwin. The unfurling of their premiership flag took place in round one in a 2017 AFL Women's Grand Final rematch against the Brisbane Lions.[60][61]

In the absence of co-captain and reigning club champion Erin Phillips due to a quad injury, along with other key players, the Crows lost their first two matches to Brisbane Lions and Melbourne, delivering a heavy blow to their chances of defending their premiership.[62][63] In round 3 Phillips returned for the Crows' match against the Western Bulldogs and kicked four goals, the Crows winning their first match of the season in a close contest that came down to the final minutes of the game.[64] After this the Crows went undefeated until the final round of the season with a draw against the Greater Western Sydney and wins against Carlton and Fremantle.[65][66][67] They needed to win their final match against Collingwood to make it to the Grand Final, but despite leading at half-time they lost the match by 21 points and finished the season in fifth.[68]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Adelaide's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Report
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 3 February (6:45 pm) Brisbane Lions 3.1 (19) 4.7 (31) Lost by 12 points Norwood Oval (H) 11,120 [62]
2 Saturday, 10 February (5:05 pm) Melbourne 8.8 (56) 4.0 (24) Lost by 32 points Casey Fields (A) 3,800 [63]
3 Saturday, 17 February (1:35 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) 5.4 (34) Won by 7 points Norwood Oval (H) 4,900 [64]
4 Sunday, 25 February (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 2.7 (19) 2.7 (19) Match drawn Blacktown International Sportspark (A) 2,409 [65]
5 Saturday, 3 March (6:40 pm) Carlton 8.7 (55) 2.8 (20) Won by 35 points Norwood Oval (H) 5,970 [66]
6 Friday, 9 March (5:35 pm) Fremantle 6.4 (40) 5.6 (36) Won by 4 points TIO Stadium (H) 2,159 [67]
7 Sunday, 18 March (2:35 pm) Collingwood 8.5 (53) 4.8 (32) Lost by 21 points Olympic Park Oval (A) 2,253 [68]

Round 1

The season opener was a re-match of the 2017 AFL Women's Grand Final, which the Crows had won to claim the inaugural AFL Women's premiership cup. The Crows went into the game missing Courtney Cramey and Abbey Holmes due to injury, and Jenna McCormick due to her W-League duties, then co-captain and 2017 AFLW Best and Fairest Erin Phillips was a late withdrawal due to a quad injury. This damaged the Crows' ability to win the ball through the midfield and left gaps in their team structure, allowing Lion Sabrina Frederick-Traub to dominate in Brisbane's forward line. The Crows failed to score in the first quarter, but took the lead going into half-time thanks to goals to Jones, Wallace and Randall. Despite having the momentum, the Crows failed to score in the second half while Brisbane scored 3.3 and won the match by 12 points as a result.[62]


Round 1
Saturday, 3 February (6:45 pm) Adelaide def. by Brisbane Lions Norwood Oval (crowd: 11,120) Report
0.0 (0)
3.1 (19)
3.1 (19)
 3.1 (19) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		1.2 (8)
1.3 (9)
3.6 (24)
 4.7 (31) 		Umpires: Crosby, McPhee, Dore
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Jones, Wallace, Randall Goals Wuetschner 2, Conway, Ashmore
Randall, Marinoff, Varnhagen, Foley Best Frederick-Traub, Lutkins, Zielke, Stanton, Ashmore, Wuetschner
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil

Round 2

The Crows went into Round 2 again without Phillips due to her quad injury and they were outclassed by Melbourne. After keeping close with Melbourne for the first quarter, but the Demons kicked four goals to one against the wind in the second quarter to reach an unassailable lead. Melbourne's midfield trio of Elise O'Dea, Daisy Pearce and Karen Paxman dominated the game, collecting 54 possessions between them. The Crows lost by 32 points, and senior coach Bec Goddard emphasized after the match that it wasn't solely due to the team missing Phillips.[63]

Round 2
Saturday, 10 February (5:05 pm) Melbourne def. Adelaide Casey Fields (crowd: 3,800) Report
1.1 (7)
5.2 (32)
7.4 (46)
 8.8 (56) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		1.0 (6)
2.0 (12)
3.0 (18)
 4.0 (24) 		Umpires: Gibson, McGinness, Heffernan
Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Cunningham 2, Newman 2, Scott, L. Pearce, Hickey, Cranston Goals Holmes, Hewett, Wallace, McCormick
Paxman, O'Dea, Jakobsson, Hore, Mithen, D. Pearce Best Marinoff, Cox, Randall, Varnhagen
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil

Round 3

Phillips returned from her quad injury to play her first game of the season against the Western Bulldogs and dominated the match, kicking four of Adelaide's six goals. In addition the Crows moved forward Sarah Perkins into the midfield with great effect after she had struggled to make an impact in the first two rounds. In the last quarter the Crows gained a one-point lead only for the Bulldogs to control the flow of play for six or seven minutes late in the game. The Crows' defense held them to just one point which leveled the scores. At the end of the game Rachael Killian kicked a behind to put the Crows in front and Jenna McCormick kicked her second goal after the siren to give Adelaide their first win of the season and keep their premiership defense alive.[64]

Round 3
Saturday, 17 February (1:35 pm) Adelaide def. Western Bulldogs Norwood Oval (crowd: 4,900) Report
1.1 (7)
2.2 (14)
4.4 (28)
 6.5 (41) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		2.1 (13)
3.1 (19)
5.3 (33)
 5.4 (34) 		Umpires: Young, Broadbent, Newell
Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Phillips 4, McCormick 2 Goals Brennan 2, Kearney, Utri, Lochland
Phillips, Randall, Marinoff, Perkins, S. Allan, Metcalfe Best Blackburn, Kearney, Utri, Conti, Lochland, Brennan
Nil Injuries Brennan (leg)
Cox (striking) Reports Nil

Round 4

The round 4 match was a wet and low-scoring affair. After only three goals were scored in the first half, none were scored at all in the third quarter. The Crows went into the final quarter nine points down before scoring the first ten points of the quarter to lead by a point. The Giants scored just one point for the quarter and drew the game. During the match, Ebony Marinoff broke the AFLW tackles record with 21 tackles, more than had ever been recorded in a single AFL or AFLW game.[65]


Round 4
Sunday, 25 February (4:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney drew with Adelaide Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 2,409) Report
1.1 (7)
2.3 (15)
2.6 (18)
 2.7 (19) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		1.1 (7)
1.2 (8)
1.3 (9)
 2.7 (19) 		Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Beeson, Staunton Goals Cramey, Wallace
Eva, Staunton, Beeson, Barr Best Marinoff, Randall, Wallace, Foley

Round 5

After being at the bottom of the ladder after their draw against the Giants,[65] the Crows needed to win in order to keep their premiership defense alive. After a tight start to the game, the Crows broke free in the second quarter, scoring three goals in just two minutes to extend their lead to 23 points by three-quarter time. Despite not scoring in the third quarter, they only conceded three points and finished with a 35-point win. During the second quarter, Phillips left the ground in the second quarter to look after her quad, which still hadn't fully recovered from her earlier injury. The win took Adelaide from eighth to fifth on the ladder, only half a game below second, the spot they needed to finish to make it into the Grand Final.[66]


Round 5
Saturday, 3 March (6:40 pm) Adelaide def. Carlton Norwood Oval (crowd: 5,970) Report
2.2 (14)
6.3 (39)
6.3 (39)
 8.7 (55) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		1.4 (10)
2.4 (16)
2.7 (19)
 2.8 (20) 		Umpires: Mirabile, Strybos, Crosby
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Wallace 3, Jones 2, McCormick, Hewett, Sedunary Goals Harris, Vescio
Wallace, Randall, Jones, Marinoff, Phillips, Rajcic Best Loynes, S Hosking, Harris, Moody, Audley, Gay
Phillips (quad), Cramey (hamstring) Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil

Round 6

Due to the weather being very hot and humid (32 degrees Celsius and 71 percent humidity), the quarter-time, half-time and three quarter-time breaks were extended for the match. The match was close, with the lead changing several times throughout the game. Fremantle player Dana Hooker kicked a goal with less than five minutes to go to ensure a close finish, but the Crows held on to win the game by 4 points. With the win they went into the top two for the first time of the season.[67]


Round 6
Friday, 9 March (5:35 pm) Adelaide def. Fremantle TIO Stadium (crowd: 2,159) Report
3.0 (18)
4.0 (24)
5.1 (31)
 6.4 (40) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		1.2 (8)
2.4 (16)
4.6 (30)
 5.6 (36) 		Umpires: Dore, Galbraith, Broadbent
Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Phillips 3, Rajcic, Perkins, Sedunary Goals Hooker 2, Filocamo, Atkins, Antonio
Allan, Foley, Phillips, Randall, Cramey, Marinoff Best Hooker, Donnellan, Miller, Antonio, Gooch, Cain
Nil Injuries Nil
Nil Reports Nil

Round 7

The Crows went into their final match against Collingwood as favourites and were expected to win and make their way into the Grand Final to defend their premiership. Crows co-captain Chelsea Randall suffered a head knock late in the second quarter and was forced to sit out the rest of the match. Randall had been instrumental in getting the Crows their 10-point lead at half-time, and without her they were unable to stop the Collingwood forward line. With less than five minutes remaining in the final quarter the Crows were still within 7 points of the lead and could have won, but they gave away a free kick deep in a ruck contest deep inside Collingwood's forward 50 to concede a goal, which sealed the win for the Magpies. Because of the loss, Adelaide finished fifth on the ladder and missed out on playing in the Grand Final.[68]


Round 7
Sunday, 18 March (2:35 pm) Collingwood def. Adelaide Olympic Park Oval (crowd: 2,300) Report
1.1 (7)
3.1 (19)
5.3 (33)
 8.5 (53) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final 		2.5 (17)
4.6 (30)
4.8 (32)
 4.8 (32) 		Umpires: Young, Rowe, Guy
Television broadcast: Fox Footy
Garner 3, Bernardi 2, Hope, Kuys, Tesoriero Goals Wallace, Hatchard, McCormick, Thompson
Garner, Bernardi, Brazill, Lambert, King Best Phillips, Marinoff, Randall, Allan, Thompson
Nil Injuries Randall (head knock)
Nil Reports Nil

Ladder

Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Western Bulldogs (P) 7 5 2 0 312 219 142.5 20 Grand Final
2 Brisbane 7 4 3 0 248 196 126.5 16
3 Melbourne 7 4 3 0 278 240 115.8 16
4 Greater Western Sydney 7 3 3 1 224 242 92.6 14
5 Adelaide 7 3 3 1 230 249 92.4 14
6 Collingwood 7 3 4 0 281 254 110.6 12
7 Fremantle 7 3 4 0 230 256 89.8 12
8 Carlton 7 2 5 0 173 320 54.1 8
Source: AFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers


See also

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