The 2010 AFL season was the 20th season of the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL on the back of a 5th place and a semi-final exit in the 2009 AFL season. It was Neil Craig's 7th season at the helm after taking over from Gary Ayres as coach in 2004. The captain for this season was Simon Goodwin and the leadership group consisted of Brad Symes, Scott Stevens, Nathan van Berlo, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty, Brett Burton and Tyson Edwards.

Squad for 2010 Statistics are correct as of start of 2010 season. Flags represent place of birth. Senior List No. Born Player Hgt (cm) Wgt (kg) Date of birth Age Debut Recruited from Games Goals 2 Brad Moran 200 98 29 September 1986 23 2006 Southport/ 17 7 3 Brent Reilly 184 85 12 November 1983 26 2003 Calder U18 113 42 4 Kurt Tippett 201 100 8 May 1987 22 2008 Southport 43 72 5 Scott Thompson 185 85 14 March 1983 27 2001 Port Adelaide Magpies/ 155 109 6 Jonathon Griffin 201 97 14 January 1986 24 2007 East Fremantle 30 5 7 Nathan van Berlo 185 83 6 June 1986 23 2005 West Perth 97 26 8 Myke Cook 184 76 9 October 1989 20 2009 Sandringham U18 3 0 9 Tyson Edwards 178 81 6 August 1976 33 1995 West Adelaide 311 190 10 Jarrhan Jacky 179 76 5 April 1989 20 2008 Subiaco 3 1 11 Michael Doughty 178 80 5 August 1979 30 2000 South Adelaide 166 42 12 Daniel Talia 194 89 2 October 1991 18 **** Calder U18 0 0 13 Taylor Walker 192 87 25 April 1990 19 2009 NSW/ACT Rams 14 23 14 David Mackay 182 72 25 July 1988 21 2008 Oakleigh U18 39 11 15 Brad Symes 187 82 7 March 1985 25 2004 Central District/ 56 7 16 Phil Davis 195 85 30 August 1990 19 2010 North Adelaide 0 0 17 Bernie Vince 188 86 2 October 1985 24 2006 Woodville-West Torrens 55 31 18 Graham Johncock 180 84 21 October 1982 27 2001 Port Adelaide Magpies 169 91 20 Ivan Maric 198 102 4 January 1986 24 2006 Calder U18 50 21 21 Chris Knights 185 84 25 September 1986 23 2005 Vermont/Eastern Ranges U18 70 53 22 Andy Otten 192 87 15 May 1989 20 2008 Oakleigh U18 26 1 23 Andrew McLeod 181 82 4 August 1976 33 1995 Port Adelaide Magpies 328 266 24 Brett Burton 185 83 4 May 1978 31 1999 Woodville-West Torrens 171 257 25 Ben Rutten 191 102 28 May 1983 26 2005 West Adelaide 126 6 26 Richard Douglas 192 86 6 February 1987 23 2006 Calder U18 56 38 27 Scott Stevens 195 87 15 January 1982 28 2002 Perth/ 124 82 28 Jack Gunston 191 74 16 May 1991 18 2010 Sandringham U18 0 0 29 James Sellar 196 95 24 March 1989 21 2008 Glenelg 12 2 30 James Craig 195 92 18 April 1991 18 **** North Adelaide 0 0 31 Rory Sloane 182 78 17 March 1990 20 2009 Eastern Ranges U18 1 0 32 Patrick Dangerfield 188 84 5 April 1990 19 2008 Geelong Falcons U18 23 22 33 Jared Petrenko 176 74 22 December 1989 20 2009 Woodville-West Torrens 9 4 34 Sam Shaw 191 80 5 April 1990 20 **** Oakleigh U18 0 0 35 Shaun McKernan 196 94 1 September 1990 20 2009 Calder U18 1 0 36 Simon Goodwin 184 86 26 December 1976 33 1997 South Adelaide 259 160 37 Trent Hentschel 193 89 25 December 1982 27 2003 Woodville-West Torrens 68 94 38 Tony Armstrong 183 72 29 September 1989 20 2010 NSW/ACT Rams/Calder U18 0 0 39 Will Young 192 83 3 August 1990 19 2010 North Ballarat U18 0 0 40 Jason Porplyzia 178 82 27 November 1984 25 2006 West Adelaide 68 114 41 Brodie Martin 180 72 6 November 1988 21 2009 Sturt 2 1 44 Nathan Bock 194 92 20 March 1983 27 2004 Woodville-West Torrens 100 56 45 Ricky Henderson 190 78 11 September 1988 21 2010 Trentham 0 0 46 Chris Schmidt 189 82 20 March 1989 21 2007 West Adelaide/ 2 0 48 Matthew Jaensch 182 80 18 September 1989 20 2010 Sturt 0 0 Rookie List No. Born Player Hgt Wgt Date of birth Age Debut Recruited from Games Goals 1 Luke Thompson 193 87 8 February 1991 19 **** Geelong Falcons U18 0 0 42 Brian Donnelly 191 84 21 June 1988 21 **** Louth GAA 0 0 43 Aidan Riley 181 76 13 December 1991 18 **** Wollongong Lions 0 0 47 Matthew Wright 179 81 14 December 1989 20 **** North Adelaide 0 0

Player changes for 2010

In

Player Previous club League via Daniel Talia Calder Cannons TAC Cup 2009 AFL draft - Pick #13 Jack Gunston Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 2009 AFL draft - Pick #29 Sam Shaw Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup 2009 AFL draft - Pick #45 James Craig North Adelaide SANFL 2009 AFL draft - Pick #61 Luke Thompson Geelong Falcons TAC Cup 2010 rookie draft - Pick #11 Matthew Wright North Adelaide SANFL 2010 rookie draft - Pick #33 Matthew Jaensch Sturt SANFL 2010 rookie draft - Pick #46 Aidan Riley Wollongong Lions Sydney AFL 2010 rookie draft - Pick #58 (NSW Scholarship)

Out

Player New Club League via Robert Shirley Ainslie Football Club AFL Canberra Delisted Nick Gill North Adelaide SANFL Delisted Greg Gallman North Adelaide SANFL Delisted Aaron Kite Norwood SANFL Delisted Tom Lee Sturt SANFL Delisted

NAB Cup

The 2010 NAB Cup was disappointing for the Crows, being eliminated in the first round by rivals . Adelaide never threatened and went down by 56 points, in line for a hot country warm-up via the NAB Challenge route. The Crows travelled to Traeger Park in Alice Springs and were welcomed by torrential downpours. defeated the Crows by 20 points, 11.10 (76) – 8.6 (54).

Adelaide came back to South Australia for a clash with last seasons wooden spooners . The game was played at Elizabeth Oval, home of local club Central District, and Adelaide prevailed by two points for their first win of the new season.

The last match of Adelaide's pre-season was played against at Visy Park. It was another close affair, with the Crows prevailing by a point.

Home and away season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13 (Split Round)

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Statistics

Team Highest score19.10 (124) vs in round 14 Lowest score7.6 (41) vs in round 3 Highest ladder position10 after rounds 14-16 Lowest ladder position15 after rounds 1, 3-13 Highest percentage94.3 after round 22 Lowest percentage52.4 after round 1 Home W/L record7-4 Away W/L record2-9 Final Score for250.207 (1707) - rank 7 Final Score against269.207 (1821) - rank 5

Individual Most games22 - Richard Douglas, Brent Reilly, Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Kurt Tippett Most kicks276 - Scott Thompson; 275 - Richard Douglas Most handballs261 - Scott Thompson; 217 - Simon Goodwin Most disposals537 - Scott Thompson Most hit-outs370 - Ivan Maric Most tackles104 - Brent Reilly; 104 - Scott Thompson Most marks128 - Bernie Vince; 120 Scott Stevens Most goals46 - Kurt Tippett; 35 - Taylor Walker

Ladder

See also Adelaide Crows 2010 Playing List

References