The 2026 Adelaide Football Club season was the Adelaide Crows' 36th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). Adelaide's women's team are playing their eleventh season in the AFLW, and their reserves team played their twelfth season in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
The Adelaide Crows women's team will play their first season under head coach Ryan Davis following the departure of Matthew Clarke in 2025.
Overview +Adelaide's 2026 boardCEOChairmanDeputy chairBoardTim SilversJohn OlsenLinda FellowsNeil BalmeShanti BerggrenRichard FennellJames GallagherGraeme GoodingsImelda LynchGrant StevensStephen Roche +Adelaide's 2026 season overviewLeagueCaptainCoachHome groundW-D-LLadderFinalsBest and fairestLeading goalkickerAFLJordan DawsonMatthew NicksAdelaide Oval15–0–86thSemi FinalsJordan DawsonJosh Rachele (42)AFLWEbony MarinoffRyan DavisUnley Oval3–0–5Caitlin Gould (7)SANFLKieran StrachanMatthew Wright7–0–117thDNQBlake DruryBlake Drury (31)
Kits Manufacturer: O'Neills Sponsors: Toyota, Hungry Jack's, Adelaide University
Men's squad Reflects the teams squad during their final game of the season.
Squad changes
The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2026 season.
Out No.NamePositionNew ClubviaRef.5 Midfielder Retirement 36 Forward Monaghan GAA Delisted 4 Forward Port Noarlunga Delisted 45 Midfielder Delisted 45 Ruck (SANFL) Delisted 33 Defender Seaton Ramblers Retirement 21 Forward Paskeville FNC Delisted 17 Forward Delisted
In No.NamePositionPrevious clubviaRef.33 Utility BA Centre of Excellence Category B rookie 36 Forward Trade with 26 Forward No. 22, 2025 national draft 34 Forward Sandringham Dragons No. 50, 2025 national draft 4 Utility No. 1, 2026 pre-season draft 17 Forward No. 11, 2025 rookie draft 40 Defender No. 10, 2026 mid-season rookie draft Italics: Relisted as a rookie
Men's AFL season
Pre-season matches +Adelaide's 2026 practice match and AFL Community Series fixturesDate and local timeOpponentScoresVenueHomeAwayResult Friday, 20 February (5:30 pm) 10.15 (75) 14.10 (94) Alberton Oval Saturday, 28 February (3:10 pm) 12.12 (84) 9.14 (68) Rushton Park
Regular season +Adelaide's 2026 AFL season fixtureRoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceLadder positionScores 0Bye 11th Bye1Saturday, 14 March () 11.13 (79) 13.15 (93) Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 62,482 5th 2Friday, 20 March () 13.10 (88) 14.11 (94) Adelaide Oval (H) 49,185 8th 3Thursday, 26 March () 9.14 (68) 9.6 (60) Kardinia Park (A) 20,403 12th 4Friday, 3 April () 11.10 (76) 11.12 (78) Adelaide Oval (H) 48,627 13th 5Thursday, 9 April () 17.12 (114) 12.14 (86) Adelaide Oval (N) 49,184 11th 6Saturday, 18 April () 15.13 (103) 15.12 (102) Adelaide Oval (H) 45,854 10th 7Saturday, 26 April () 19.13 (127) 11.9 (75) The Gabba (A) 32,629 13th 8Friday, 1 May () 11.10 (76) 11.9 (75) Adelaide Oval (H) 53,045 11th 9Sunday, 10 May () 9.7 (61) 14.14 (98) Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 22,123 8th 10Saturday, 16 May () 20.13 (133) 9.11 (65) Adelaide Oval (H) 41,313 8th 11Thursday, 21 May () 10.15 (75) 9.12 (66) York Park (A) 8,312 7th 12Bye 8th Bye13Thursday, 4 June () 11.9 (75) 10.14 (74) Adelaide Oval (H) 42,340 8th 14Thursday, 11 June () 9.10 (64) 19.7 (121) Docklands Stadium (A) 22,761 6th 15Saturday, 20 June () 11.13 (79) 9.8 (62) Adelaide Oval (H) 46,337 5th 16Saturday, 27 June () 13.19 (97) 11.5 (71) Adelaide Oval (A) 50,087 6th 17Friday, 3 July () 11.8 (74) 15.9 (99) Perth Stadium (A) 40,770 5th 18Saturday, 11 July () 19.14 (128) 7.7 (49) Adelaide Oval (H) 40,165 5th 19Friday, 17 July () 10.11 (71) 13.9 (87) Sydney Cricket Ground (A) 33,413 5th 20Thursday, 23 July () 11.8 (74) 16.12 (108) Adelaide Oval (H) 50,109 5th 21Saturday, 2 August () 11.7 (73) 23.7 (145) Docklands Stadium (A) 20,518 4th 22Saturday, 8 August () 9.9 (63) 7.12 (54) Adelaide Oval (H) 42,762 5th 23Friday, 14 August () 16.16 (112) 13.10 (88) Perth Stadium (A) 55,010 7th 24Saturday, 22 August () 24.13 (157) 15.11 (101) Adelaide Oval (H) 52,332 6th Opening Round Gather Round
Ladder
Finals +Adelaide's 2026 AFL Finals seriesMatchDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceScores EFSaturday, 5 September () 14.6 (90) 9.14 (68) Adelaide Oval (H) 51,370 SFSaturday, 12 September () 21.18 (144) 13.13 (91) The Gabba (A) 36,026
Men's summary Milestones
Debuts Round 1: Ah Chee (club debut) Round 1: McAndrew (club debut) Round 1: T. Murray (AFL debut) Round 3: Maley (club debut) Round 6: Edwards (AFL debut) Round 13: Hall-Kahan (AFL debut) Round 21: Ludowyke (AFL debut) Round 21: Ryan (AFL debut)
Games milestones Round 4: Jones (100 games) Round 11: Dawson (100 club games) Round 18: Soligo (100 games) Round 20: Keays (150 club games) Round 20: Nicks (150 games coached) Round 22: Cook (50 games)
Goals milestones Round 1: Fogarty (200 goals) Round 2: Rachele (100 goals) Round 5: Rankine (100 club goals) Round 18: Keays (150 goals) Round 20: Walker (700 goals) Round 22: Dawson (100 goals) Round 23: Thilthorpe (150 goals)
AFL Life Membership Round 23: Laird (300 official matches)
AFL Awards & Nominations 2026 All-Australian team Final team: Dawson (vc), Milera Extended squad: Rankine
22under22 team Extended squad: Curtin
AFL Player's Association Awards Best captain winner: Dawson Most valuable player nominees: Berry, Dawson, Milera Best first-year player nominee: Ludowyke Most courageous player winner: Dawson
Women's squad
Squad changes
The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2026 season.
Out No.NamePositionNew ClubviaRef.27 Forward Delisted 5 Midfielder Delisted 14 Midfielder Retirement 33 Midfielder Trade with 4 Defender Trade with 3 Midfielder Trade with and 26 Midfielder Retirement
In No.NamePositionPrevious clubviaRef.3 Midfielder Trade with 5 Midfielder Oakleigh Chargers No. 5, 2025 national draft 21 Forward No. 21, 2025 national draft 33 Midfielder Northern Knights No. 25, 2025 national draft 27 Forward No. 39, 2025 national draft 14 Utility No. 63, 2025 national draft 30 Utility Replacement signing 31 Midfielder Replacement signing 34 Utility (VFLW) Replacement signing
Women's AFLW season
Pre-season matches +Adelaide's 2026 practice match and match simulation fixturesDate and local timeOpponentScoresVenueHomeAwayResultFriday, 10 July (12:30 pm) 10.7 (67) 8.4 (52) Fremantle Oval Saturday, 18 July (2:00 pm) 9.6 (60) 6.6 (42) Football Park Saturday, 25 July (1:00 pm) 10.11 (71) 4.2 (26) Unley Oval Sunday, 2 August Football Park
Regular season +Adelaide's 2026 AFL Women's season fixtureRoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceLadder positionScores1Sunday, 16 August ()7.11 (53) 9.7 (61) Unley Oval (H) 3,640 10th 2Sunday, 23 August () 7.8 (50) 3.5 (23) Princes Park (A) 2,012 14th 3Sunday, 29 August () 9.6 (60) 6.7 (43) Unley Oval (H) 2,764 13th 4Sunday, 6 September () 5.9 (39) 10.7 (67) Kennedy Community Centre (A) 3,424 10th 5Saturday, 12 September () 6.10 (46) 8.9 (57) Unley Oval (H) 2,560 12th 6Sunday, 20 September () 4.6 (30) 5.9 (39) Springfield Central Stadium (A) 2,936 11th 7Sunday, 27 September () 5.5 (35) 9.6 (60) Unley Oval (H) 11th 8Saturday, 3 October ()5.6 (36) 2.10 (22) Alberton Oval (A) 5,441 9Saturday, 10 October () Princes Park (A) 10Saturday, 17 October () Unley Oval (H) 11Sunday, 25 October () North Hobart Oval (A) 12Sunday, 1 November () Unley Oval (H)
Ladder
Women's summary Milestones
Debuts Round 1: Bown (AFLW debut) Round 1: Egan (club debut) Round 1: Gorman (AFLW debut) Round 1: J. Kelly (AFLW debut) Round 2: Douglas (AFLW debut) Round 4: Waye (AFLW debut) Round 8: Tentye (AFLW debut)
Games milestones Round 2: N. Kelly (50 club games) Round 2: Munyard (50 games) Round 4: Goodwin (50 games) Round 4: Charlton (75 games) Round 5: S. Allan (100 games) Round 5: Gould (75 games) Round 5: N. Kelly (75 games) Round 5: Munyard (50 club games) Round 6: J. Allan (50 club games) Round 8: Newman (75 games)
AFLW Awards & Nominations
Reserves squad
Reserves SANFL season
Pre-season matches +Adelaide's 2026 practice match fixturesDate and local timeOpponentScoresVenueHomeAwayResultFriday, 20 February (3:00 pm) 10.13 (73) 5.3 (33) Alberton Oval Friday, 27 February (6:15 pm) 9.8 (62) 13.11 (89) Football Park Saturday, 14 March (3:20 pm) 14.13 (97) 10.11 (71) Elizabeth Oval Saturday, 21 March (2:10 pm) 8.16 (64) 13.6 (84) Noarlunga Oval
Regular season SANFL fixture Crowd numbers +Adelaide's 2026 SANFL season fixtureRoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceLadder positionScores1Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) 11.13 (79) 11.6 (72) Richmond Oval 1,151 8th 2Thursday, 2 April (7:40 pm) 12.12 (84) 10.7 (67) Woodville Oval 9th 3Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) 11.8 (74) 12.11 (83) Elizabeth Oval 1,355 7th 4Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) 9.6 (60) 10.13 (73) Prospect Oval 2,588 5th 5Friday, 1 May (4:30 pm) 15.8 (98) 18.10 (118) Adelaide Oval 7th 6Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) 18.9 (117) 10.9 (69) Unley Oval 2,438 9th 7Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) 10.14 (74) 12.9 (81) Glenelg Oval 4,128 6th 8Bye 6th Bye9Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) 19.6 (66) 17.8 (110) Noarlunga Oval 2,139 5th 10Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) 12.8 (80) 12.7 (79) Prospect Oval 1,262 6th 11Sunday, 21 June (2:10 pm) 19.7 (121) 7.13 (55) Norwood Oval 2,422 6th 12Saturday, 27 June (3:10 pm) 12.5 (77) 19.15 (129) Adelaide Oval 6th 13 Saturday, 4 July (1:10 pm) 8.8 (56) 16.10 (106) Elizabeth Oval 1,194 5th 14 Sunday, 12 July (2:10 pm) 8.13 (61) 8.10 (58) Glenelg Oval 2,479 5th 15 Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) 12.11 (83) 13.16 (94) Richmond Oval 1,006 5th 16 Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) 16.7 (103) 13.7 (85) Noarlunga Oval 1,240 5th 17 Sunday, 9 August (1:10 pm) 11.11 (77) 10.10 (70) Woodville Oval 6th 18 Friday, 14 August (7:40 pm) 16.10 (106) 7.10 (52) Norwood Oval 1,817 6th 19 Saturday, 22 August (2:30 pm) 16.9 (105) 11.11 (77) Unley Oval 3,819 7th
Ladder
Reserves summary Milestones Round 6: J. Boyle (100 games)
SANFL Awards & Nominations SANFL Team of the Year: Drury, O'Brien
References
External links
Official Website of the Adelaide Football Club Official Website of the Australian Football League