2010 Adelaide Football Club season

The 2010 AFL season was the Adelaide Crows 20th season 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.^[1]

Adelaide Football Club

2010 season
President	Rob Chapman
Coach	Neil Craig
Captain(s)	Simon Goodwin
Home ground	AAMI Stadium
Pre-season competition	First round
AFL season	11th
Finals series	N/A
Best and Fairest	Richard Douglas
Leading goalkicker	Kurt Tippett (46)
Highest home attendance	41,195 vs. Geelong (16 July 2010)
Lowest home attendance	29,321 vs. Western Bulldogs (8 August 2010)
Average home attendance	35,773
← 2009 2011 →

Squad for 2010

Statistics are correct as of start of 2010 season. Flags represent place of birth.

Senior List[2]
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/North Melbourne	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/Melbourne	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/Port Adelaide	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/Sydney	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/Brisbane Lions	2	0
48		Matthew Jaensch	182	80	18 September 1989	20	2010	Sturt	0	0
Rookie List[3]
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		Aiden Riley	181	76	13 December 1991	18	****	Wollongong Lions	0	0
47		Matt Wright	179	81	14 December 1989	20	****	North Adelaide	0	0

Player changes for 2010

In

Player	Previous Club	League	via
Daniel Talia[4]	Calder Cannons	TAC Cup	2009 AFL Draft- Pick #13
Jack Gunston[4]	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup	2009 AFL Draft- Pick #29
Sam Shaw[4]	Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup	2009 AFL Draft- Pick #45
James Craig[4]	North Adelaide	SANFL	2009 AFL Draft- Pick #61
Luke Thompson	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup	2010 Rookie Draft- Pick #11
Matt Wright	North Adelaide	SANFL	2010 Rookie Draft- Pick #33
Matthew Jaensch	Sturt	SANFL	2010 Rookie Draft- Pick #46
Aiden Riley	Wollongong Lions	Sydney AFL	2010 Rookie Draft- Pick #58 (NSW Scholarship)

Out

Player	New Club	League	via
Robert Shirley[5]	Ainslie Football Club[6]	AFL Canberra	Delisted
Nick Gill[5]	North Adelaide	SANFL	Delisted
Greg Gallman[5]	North Adelaide	SANFL	Delisted
Aaron Kite[5]	Norwood	SANFL	Delisted
Tom Lee[5]	Sturt	SANFL	Delisted

NAB Cup

The 2010 NAB Cup was disappointing for the Crows, being eliminated in the first round by rivals Port Adelaide. 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. Collingwood 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 Melbourne. 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 Carlton at Visy Park. It was another close affair, with the Crows prevailing by a point.

Home and away season

Main article: 2010 AFL season

Round 1

	Round 1
28 March 5:10 pm	Fremantle	def.	Adelaide	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,976)	Report[dead link]
	2.5 (17) 9.9 (63) 12.11 (83) 17.16 (118)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 4.3 (27) 9.4 (58) 9.8 (62)	Umpires: Kennedy, Nicholls, Keating Most DT Pts: Michael Barlow (Fremantle), 128 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Headland, Pavlich 3 Barlow, Mayne 2 Ballantyne, Ibbotson, Silvagni, Crowley, Morabito, Johnson, Mundy 1		Goals	Walker 4 Thompson 2 Dangerfield, Bock, Tippett 1
Barlow, Sandilands, Mundy, Hill, Duffield, Pavlich, Broughton		Best	Thompson, Walker, Edwards, Reilly
Crowley (shoulder)[7]		Injuries	Sloane (ankle), Walker (concussion)[7]
Nil		Reports	Nil
Young forward Taylor Walker kicked 4 goals in a standout performance for Adelaide. Tony Armstrong made his debut for the side, and picked up 11 disposals. It was Adelaide's first loss to Fremantle since Round 5, 2007, where they were pipped by a point. This was the third straight year in which Adelaide started the season with an away game.

Round 2

	Round 2
4 April 12:40 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Sydney	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,041)	Report[dead link]
	2.3 (15) 4.5 (29) 8.7 (55) 11.9 (75)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.3 (27) 11.4 (70) 14.9 (93) 18.10 (118)	Umpires: Farmer, Rosebury, McInerney Most DT Pts: Ben McGlynn (Sydney), 134 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Dangerfield 5 Petrenko, McLeod 2 Douglas, Burton 1		Goals	McGlynn 5 O'Keefe 3 Seaby, Kennedy, Bradshaw 2 Moore, Kirk, Goodes, Jack 1
Dangerfield, Petrenko, Thompson		Best	McGlynn, O'Keefe, McVeigh, Seaby, Goodes, Hannebery
Sellar (hamstring)[8]		Injuries	Nil[8]
Nil		Reports	Nil
Small forward Patrick Dangerfield was Adelaide's best, with 5 goals and 6 marks. Will Young made his debut for the side after Nathan van Berlo was a late withdrawal. He got 10 touches and 5 marks. It was Adelaide's first loss to the Swans since Round 15, 2004 and the first at Football Park since Round 16, 2001. Adelaide lost its home opener for the 9th time in 12 seasons.

Round 3

	Round 3
11 April 12:40 pm	Melbourne	def.	Adelaide	MCG (crowd: 23,335)	Report
	1.5 (11) 1.8 (14) 5.11 (41) 7.15 (57)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.5 (17) 4.9 (33) 5.10 (40) 5.11 (41)	Umpires: Ryan, McBurney, Armstrong Most DT Pts: Simon Goodwin (Adelaide), 116 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Bate 2 McDonald, Jones, Green, Bennell, Trengove 1		Goals	Burton 3 Cook, Maric 1
Grimes, McDonald, Green, Trengove, Jamar, Frawley		Best	Vince, Goodwin, Mackay, Burton, Doughty, Thompson
Sylvia (jaw), replaced in selected side by Garland[9]		Injuries	Stevens (concussion), replaced in the selected side by Schmidt, Bock (hamstring), Dangerfield (shoulder), Hentschel (knee), Tippett (ankle)[9]
Nil		Reports	Nil
Former Brisbane Lions player Chris Schmidt made an impressive debut for the Crows with 20 disposals and 9 marks after being elevated from the rookie list earlier in the week. The Crows wore their unpopular predominantly white away strip for the first time in this game.[10]

Round 4

	Round 4
17 April 2:40 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Carlton	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,321)	Report
	2.7 (19) 3.9 (27) 4.15 (39) 6.19 (55)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.1 (31) 10.4 (64) 12.5 (77) 16.7 (103)	Umpires: Wenn, Avon, Mollison Most DT Pts: Marc Murphy (Carlton), 144 pts Television broadcast: Network Ten/One
Thompson 2 Burton, Douglas, Knights, Walker 1		Goals	Garlett, Houlihan, Yarran 3 Simpson 2 Betts, Henderson, Judd, Ó hAilpín, Scotland 1
Vince, Edwards, Knights, McLeod		Best	Murphy, A Walker, Judd, Simpson, Houlihan, Yarran, Garlett
Nil		Injuries	Nil
Nil[11]		Reports	Matthew Kreuzer (negligent contact with an umpire)[11]
Phil Davis made his AFL debut in this game. He was solid with 16 disposals and 7 marks. With no wins and four losses, this is Adelaide's worst start to a season since 2004 and their worst under coach Neil Craig.[12] It was Adelaide's first loss to the Blues at Football Park since Round 11, 2004.

Round 5

	Round 5
23 April 7:40 pm	Western Bulldogs	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,884)	Report
	4.3 (27) 10.5 (65) 15.11 (101) 18.13 (121)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.4 (28) 7.5 (47) 8.9 (57) 10.12 (72)	Umpires: Stevic, Pannell, McInerney Most DT Pts: Daniel Giansiracusa (Western Bulldogs), 125pts Television broadcast: Seven Network
Hall 5 Eagleton 3 Hahn, Griffen, Grant 2 Giansiracusa, Higgins, Roughead, Murphy 1		Goals	Tippett 3 Porplyzia, Burton 2 Vince, Dangerfield, Knights 1
Giansiracusa, Griffen, Eagleton, Hall, Gilbee, Hahn, Johnson		Best	Thompson, Vince, Edwards, Tippett, Reilly, Davis, Dangerfield
Hargrave (neck) replaced in selected side by Moles[13]		Injuries	Nil[13]
Nil		Reports	Nil
Ricky Henderson made his debut for the Crows in this game and showed a few positive glimpses after being elevated from the rookie list earlier in the week. After earning no points from five games, Adelaide equalled their worst ever start to a season in their history. The other was in 2000.

Round 6

	Round 6 (Showdown)
1 May 2:40 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Port Adelaide	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,371)	Report
	4.2 (26) 7.7 (49) 9.10 (64) 10.14 (74)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 6.4 (40) 8.9 (57) 14.13 (97)	Umpires: Stewart, Schmitt, Ryan Showdown Medal: Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Porplyzia, Tippett 3 Douglas 2 McLeod, Stevens 1		Goals	Gray 5 Ebert, Cassisi 2 Schulz, Pearce, Westhoff, Tredrea, C. Cornes 1
Johncock, Edwards, Porplyzia, McLeod, Reilly		Best	Gray, Pearce, K. Cornes, Cassisi, Boak, C. Cornes
Nil[14]		Injuries	Nil[14]
Nil		Reports	Nil
Matthew Jaensch made his debut for the Crows in this game. He had 11 disposals, 7 marks and 5 tackles. After this game, at 0 wins and 6 losses, the Crows have had their worst start to an AFL season in their history.

Round 7

	Round 7
9 May 2010 4:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	Richmond	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,196)	Report
	3.0 (18) 5.3 (33) 7.9 (51) 15.14 (104)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.3 (21) 6.5 (41) 6.10 (46) 7.12 (54)	Umpires: Margetts, Ryan, Avon Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 121 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Tippett 4 Porplyzia 3 Douglas, McLeod 2 Thompson, Doughty, Johncock, Petrenko 1		Goals	Nahas, Riewoldt 2 S. Edwards, Tuck, White 1
McLeod, Maric, Johncock, van Berlo, Tippett		Best	S. Edwards, Moore, Tuck, Cotchin, Deledio, Nahas
Douglas (ribs), Johncock (arm)[15]		Injuries	Farmer replaced in selected side by McGuane[15]
Nil		Reports	Nil
Adelaide finally managed their first win of the season, to remain off the bottom of the table. With scores tied early in the last quarter, the Crows blew the game apart to win by 50 points, kicking 15.14, their highest score of the season. It was widely viewed that the result of this game would consign Richmond to the wooden spoon, as both teams were winless coming into the game.

Round 8

	Round 8
15 May 2010 7:10 pm	North Melbourne	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 16,479)	Report
	4.3 (27) 8.6 (54) 12.11 (83) 12.12 (84)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 2.4 (16) 4.5 (29) 11.9 (75)	Umpires: Nicholls, Jeffery, Keating Most DT Pts: Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne), 129 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Harvey 3 Harding, Wells, A. Edwards, Swallow 2 Thomas, Goldstein 1		Goals	Walker 3 Porplyzia 2 Stevens, McLeod, Petrenko, Cook, Vince, Tippett 1
Rawlings, Swallow, Wells, Goldstein, Harvey, A. Edwards		Best	McLeod, Armstrong, Bock, Walker, Goodwin, Rutten, Schmidt
Hale (back spasms)[16]		Injuries	Nil[16]
Nil		Reports	Nil
Adelaide kicked just 2 goals for the first half, and a unanswered 7 goal last quarter made the scoreboard look more attractive.

Round 9

	Round 9
23 May 2010 12:40 pm	Adelaide	def.	Brisbane Lions	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,517)	Report
	5.3 (33) 6.9 (45) 9.12 (66) 13.15 (93)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.2 (14) 6.5 (41) 9.11 (65) 11.15 (81)	Umpires: Grun, Nicholls, Meredith Most DT Pts: Ashley McGrath (Brisbane Lions), 140pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Douglas, Dangerfield 3 Walker, McLeod 2 Porplyzia, Gunston 1		Goals	Fevola 5 McGrath, Banfield 2 Rich, Sherman 1
van Berlo, Douglas, Rutten, Thompson		Best	McGrath, Banfield, Rich
Nil[17]		Injuries	Nil[17]
Nil		Reports	Nil
Eighteen-year-old Sandringham recruit Jack Gunston made his AFL debut in this game and kicked a vital goal in the last quarter. However, he had the least disposals for Adelaide with 7. The Crows have won their last three final quarters by a total of 16.5 (101).

Round 10

	Round 10
29 May 2010 6:40 pm CST	St Kilda	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 28,708)	Report
	5.1 (31) 7.2 (44) 12.7 (81) 19.9 (123)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.1 (13) 7.2 (44) 11.4 (70) 12.4 (76)	Umpires: Donlon, McBurney, Sully Most DT Pts: Leigh Montagna (St Kilda), 151 pts Television broadcast: Network Ten/One
Montagna 5 Milne 3 Schneider, Dal Santo, McQualter 2 Stanley, Ray, Goddard, Gwilt, Gardiner 1		Goals	Tippett, Dangerfield 3 Van Berlo, Walker, Petrenko, Porplyzia, Maric, Douglas 1
Montagna, Dal Santo, Fisher, Milne		Best	Douglas, Bock, Tippett
Nil[18]		Injuries	Bock (groin)[18]
Nil[19]		Reports	Nil[19]
Nathan Bock was influential from centre half-back for Adelaide with 25 touches and it was no coincidence that the Crows struggled when he limped to the bench with a groin injury late in the third quarter. Richard Douglas was the leading possession winner for Adelaide with 31 disposals while Kurt Tippett and Patrick Dangerfield each kicked three goals.

Round 11

	Round 11
5 June 2010 2:40 pm	Adelaide	def.	Fremantle	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 35,605)	Report[dead link]
	6.1 (37) 11.3 (69) 12.6 (78) 16.9 (105)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.3 (33) 7.4 (46) 10.6 (66) 12.10 (82)	Umpires: Avon, McInerney, Mollison Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 143 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Walker 4 Edwards, Dangerfield, Thompson 2 McLeod, Petrenko, Johncock, Tippett, Goodwin, Porplyzia 1		Goals	Pavlich, Barlow 3 Hill 2 Sandilands, Mayne, van Berlo, Fyfe 1
Johncock, Thompson, Edwards, Mackay		Best	Barlow, Sandilands, Hill
Davis (concussion), McLeod (knee)[20]		Injuries	Nil[20]
Nil[21]		Reports	Nil[21]
This was Tyson Edwards' last game after his announced retirement; he played 321 AFL games. Edwards finished with 32 possessions and two goals in a near best-on-ground performance. Andrew McLeod's troublesome knee locked up at half time, while Phil Davis suffered concussion after being cleaned up by Fremantle giant Aaron Sandilands.

Round 12

	Round 12
12 June 2010 2:10 pm	Hawthorn	def.	Adelaide	Aurora Stadium (crowd: 16,167)	Report
	7.2 (44) 9.3 (57) 13.4 (82) 19.10 (124)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 6.6 (42) 9.6 (60) 11.11 (77)	Umpires: Ryan, Chamberlain, Armstrong Most DT Pts: Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn), 143 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Franklin, Roughead, Hodge, Rioli 3 Peterson, Osborne 2 Muston, Ellis, Guerra 1		Goals	Tippett 4 Dangerfield, Walker 2 Henderson, Douglas, Stevens 1
Rioli, Hodge, Lewis		Best	Douglas, Armstrong, Mackay
Nil[22]		Injuries	Thompson (eye)[22]
Nil[23]		Reports	Nil[23]
Nathan van Berlo, Richard Douglas and David Mackay battled hard in a misfiring side. Adelaide came close to closing the margin to single figures late in the third term, but the Hawks blew the Crows away in the final quarter.

Round 13 (Split Round)

	Round 13
27 June 2010 2:40 pm	Adelaide	def.	Melbourne	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,442)	Report
	4.6 (30) 9.10 (64) 10.19 (79) 16.21 (117)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 3.5 (23) 8.6 (54) 11.7 (73)	Umpires: Ryan, Armstrong, Jeffery Most DT Pts: Simon Goodwin (Adelaide), 133 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Tippett 4 Jaensch 3 Walker 2 Johncock, Griffin, Vince, Maric, Henderson, Van Berlo, Dangerfield 1		Goals	Bate 4 Green, Dunn, Bruce 2 Jetta 1
Goodwin, Johncock, Douglas, Symes		Best	Bate, Grimes, Green
Mackay (sprained ankle)[24]		Injuries	Nil[24]
Nil[25]		Reports	Nil[25]
Graham Johncock (32 possessions) shrugged off a Lynden Dunn tag to star across half-back. The win saw Adelaide climb to 14th on the ladder and temporarily out of wooden-spoon contention.

Round 14

	Round 14
2 July 2010 7:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	Essendon	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 37,296)	Report
	7.1 (43) 12.5 (77) 15.7 (97) 19.10 (124)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 2.4 (16) 4.8 (32) 5.10 (40)	Umpires: Chamberlain, Hay, Avon Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 146 pts Television broadcast: Network Ten/One
Tippett 6 Dangerfield 4 Walker, Henderson 3 Goodwin, Vince, Thompson 1		Goals	Ryder 2 Hocking, Lonergan, Slattery 1
Tippett, Thompson, Dangerfield, Douglas		Best	Ryder, Winderlich, Welsh
Jaensch (concussion), Griffin (ankle)[26]		Injuries	Slattery (tbc), Slattery (broken nose)[26]
Nil[27]		Reports	Hooker (striking)[27]
The Crows kicked seven of the opening eight goals to lead by 34 points at quarter time and added another five in the second term to increase the margin to 61 at half time. Kurt Tippett was the hero with six goals, Patrick Dangerfield slotted four, while Taylor Walker and rookie Ricky Henderson kicked three. Scott Thompson and Richard Douglas dominated around the stoppages and skipper Simon Goodwin continued his consistent season.

Round 15

	Round 15
10 July 2010 1:10 pm	West Coast	def. by	Adelaide	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 26,976)	Report
	2.2 (14) 7.5 (47) 10.9 (69) 14.11 (95)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.3 (27) 6.9 (45) 10.12 (72) 17.15 (117)	Umpires: McLaren, Grun, Keating Most DT Pts: Andrew Embley (West Coast), 124 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
LeCras 4 Embley 3 Stevenson 2 Selwood, Cox, Sheppard, Hams, Smith 1		Goals	Tippett 4 Henderson, Jaensch 3 Porplyzia 2 Symes, Vince, Dangerfield, Walker, Sloane 1
LeCras, Rosa, Cox		Best	Thompson, Goodwin, Reilly, Dangerfield
Waters (hamstring)[28]		Injuries	Nil[28]
Nil[29]		Reports	Nil[29]
Kurt Tippett was again solid up forward with four goals. Young rookies Ricky Henderson and Matthew Jaensch both kicked three.

Round 16

	Round 16
17 July 2010 8:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	Geelong	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 41,195)	Report
	2.3 (15) 4.3 (27) 8.8 (56) 11.8 (74)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 5.3 (33) 7.3 (45) 9.9 (63)	Umpires: Wenn, Pannell, McInerney Most DT Pts: Harry Taylor (Geelong), 131 pts Television broadcast: 7
Walker 4 Henderson, Sloane 2 Dangerfield, Tippett, van Berlo 1		Goals	Mooney, Stokes 2 Ablett, Byrnes, Chapman, Ottens, Varcoe 1
Vince, Johncock, Thompson, Goodwin, Reilly, Walker, Davis		Best	Taylor, Selwood, Chapman, Bartel, Mackie
Nil[30]		Injuries	Nil[30]
Doughty (rough conduct)[31]		Reports	Nil[31]
This was Adelaide's first win over Geelong since 2006. Brent Reilly was superb, restricting Brownlow Medallist Gary Ablett to 19 largely ineffectual possessions. Geelong club doctor Geoff Allen suffered a heart attack on-field prior to the match. Allen was taken to hospital, but has since made a recovery.[32]

Round 17

	Round 17 (Showdown)
25 July 2010 4:10 pm	Port Adelaide	def.	Adelaide	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,788)	Report
	2.3 (15) 5.5 (35) 10.7 (67) 13.10 (88)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.5 (11) 2.9 (21) 5.10 (40) 9.15 (69)	Umpires: Margetts, McLaren, Hay Showdown Medal: Domenic Cassisi (Port Adelaide) Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Westhoff 4 Ebert 3 Banner, Schulz, Rodan 2		Goals	Walker, Sloane, Scott Thompson 2 Dangerfield, Vince, Mackay 1
Cassisi, Pearce, Chaplin, Brogan, K Cornes, Westhoff, Boak, Ebert, Carlile		Best	Thompson, Henderson, Johncock, Porplyzia
Logan (concussion), Gray (cut chin)[33]		Injuries	Nil[33]
Nil[34]		Reports	Johncock (rough conduct)[34]
Kane Cornes kept Bernie Vince to just 18 possessions, while Kurt Tippett was held goalless by Alipate Carlile. The Crows were inaccurate in front of goal for most of the day, kicking 2.9 in the first half. This was Josh Carr's final game after he announced his retirement; he had played 206 games.

Round 18

	Round 18
1 August 2010 1:10 pm	Richmond	def.	Adelaide	MCG (crowd: 19,181)	Report
	4.4 (28) 5.4 (34) 11.7 (73) 15.10 (100)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.2 (20) 7.11 (53) 9.13 (67) 11.14 (80)	Umpires: McBurney, Kamolins, Jennings Most DT Pts: Shane Tuck (Richmond), 141 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
King, Riewoldt 2 Tuck, Webberley, White, Martin, Morton, Browne, Cousins, Hicks, Jackson, McGuane, Newman 1		Goals	Douglas, Vince 2 Sloane, Dangerfield, Griffin, Walker, Reilly, Porplyzia, Thompson 1
Tuck, Cousins, Edwards, Connors		Best	Thompson, Symes, Mackay
Nil[35]		Injuries	Nil[35]
Nil[36]		Reports	Nil[36]

Round 19

	Round 19
8 August 2010, 4:10 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Western Bulldogs	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 29,321)	Report
	1.5 (11) 5.7 (37) 7.10 (52) 7.11 (53)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 6.7 (43) 7.11 (53) 8.13 (61)	Umpires: Farmer, Kennedy, Mollison Most DT Pts: Daniel Giansiracusa (Western Bulldogs), 140 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Porplyzia 2 Stevens, Thompson, van Berlo, Douglas, Tippett 1		Goals	Jones 2 Johnson, Eagleton, Griffen, Hill, Giansiracusa, Grant 1
Thompson, Symes, Porplyzia		Best	Giansiracusa, Eagleton, Boyd, Griffen
Nil[37]		Injuries	Nil[37]
Nil[38]		Reports	Roughead (rough conduct)[38]

Round 20

	Round 20
15 August 2010, 1:10 pm	Brisbane Lions	def. by	Adelaide	Gabba (crowd: 25,403)	Report
	4.7 (31) 6.12 (48) 12.14 (86) 13.19 (97)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.4 (16) 9.5 (59) 13.8 (86) 15.14 (104)	Umpires: Farmer, Ryan, Jennings Most DT Pts: Richard Douglas (Adelaide), 135 pts Television broadcast: Southern Cross Ten/Fox Sports 1
Clark 5 Banfield, Black, Hanley, Harwood, Patfull, Polkinghorne, Power, Staker 1		Goals	Tippett 5 Porplyzia 3 Douglas 2 Henderson 2, Davis, van Berlo, Sellar 1
Clark, Black, Rockliff		Best	Tippett, Douglas, Symes, van Berlo
Nil[39]		Injuries	Vince (knee), Knights (hamstring)[39]
Nil[40]		Reports	Nil[40]

Round 21

	Round 21
21 August 2010, 7:10 pm	Collingwood	def.	Adelaide	MCG (crowd: 42,159)	Report
	1.3 (9) 3.5 (23) 4.10 (34) 6.18 (54)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.3 (21) 4.7 (31) 6.8 (43) 7.9 (51)	Umpires: Farmer, Stevic, Findlay Most DT Pts: Graham Johncock (Adelaide), 117 pts Television broadcast: Southern Cross Ten
Thomas, Brown 2 Cloke, Didak 1		Goals	Walker 2 Maric, Young, Henderson, Tippett, Stevens 1
Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Thomas, Didak		Best	Thompson, Johncock, Dangerfield
Nil[41]		Injuries	Nil[41]
Brown (striking)[42]		Reports	Nil[42]

Round 22

	Round 22
28 August 2010, 3:40 pm	Adelaide	def.	St Kilda	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,121)	Report
	2.3 (15) 3.4 (22) 6.9 (45) 9.11 (65)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.2 (14) 3.3 (21) 5.5 (35) 5.7 (37)	Umpires: Kennedy, Meredith, McInerney Most DT Pts: Jason Blake/Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda), 117 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports 1
Walker 3 Tippett 2 Porplyzia, Douglas, Sloane, Jaensch 1		Goals	Dal Santo, Gardiner, Dempster, Koschitzke, Geary 1
Thompson, Douglas, Reilly, Doughty		Best	Hayes, Dal Santo, Goddard
Johncock (ankle), Symes (cut head/concussion)[43]		Injuries	Fisher (hamstring)[43]
Nil[44]		Reports	Nil[44]
Adelaide beat St Kilda at home for the first time since 2003.

Statistics

Team

Highest score	19.10 (124) vs Essendon in round 14
Lowest score	7.6 (41) vs Melbourne in round 3

Highest ladder position	10 after rounds 14-16
Lowest ladder position	15 after rounds 1, 3-13
Highest percentage	94.3 after round 22
Lowest percentage	52.4 after round 1

Home W/L record	7-4
Away W/L record	2-9

Final Score for	250.207 (1707) - rank 7
Final Score against	269.207 (1821) - rank 5

Individual

Most games[45]	22 - Richard Douglas, Brent Reilly, Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Kurt Tippett
Most kicks[45]	276 - Scott Thompson; 275 - Richard Douglas
Most handballs[45]	261 - Scott Thompson; 217 - Simon Goodwin
Most disposals[45]	537 - Scott Thompson
Most hit-outs[45]	370 - Ivan Maric
Most tackles[45]	104 - Brent Reilly; 104 - Scott Thompson
Most marks[45]	128 - Bernie Vince; 120 Scott Stevens
Most goals[45]	46 - Kurt Tippett; 35 - Taylor Walker

Ladder

2010 AFL ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Collingwood (P)	22	17	4	1	2349	1658	141.7	70	Finals series
2	Geelong	22	17	5	0	2518	1702	147.9	68
3	St Kilda	22	15	6	1	1935	1591	121.6	62
4	Western Bulldogs	22	14	8	0	2174	1734	125.4	56
5	Sydney	22	13	9	0	2017	1863	108.3	52
6	Fremantle	22	13	9	0	2168	2087	103.9	52
7	Hawthorn	22	12	9	1	2044	1847	110.7	50
8	Carlton	22	11	11	0	2143	1983	108.1	44
9	North Melbourne	22	11	11	0	1930	2208	87.4	44
10	Port Adelaide	22	10	12	0	1749	2123	82.4	40
11	Adelaide	22	9	13	0	1763	1870	94.3	36
12	Melbourne	22	8	13	1	1863	1971	94.5	34
13	Brisbane Lions	22	7	15	0	1775	2158	82.3	28
14	Essendon	22	7	15	0	1930	2402	80.3	28
15	Richmond	22	6	16	0	1714	2348	73.0	24
16	West Coast	22	4	18	0	1773	2300	77.1	16

Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

See also

• Adelaide Crows 2010 Playing List