2011 Adelaide Football Club season

The 2011 AFL season was the Adelaide Football Club's 21st season in the AFL. Neil Craig coached from round 1 to round 18, but was replaced by Mark Bickley who coached from round 19.^[1] Nathan van Berlo was appointed captain and the leadership group consisted of Scott Stevens, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty and Scott Thompson.^[2]

Adelaide Football Club

2011 season
President	Rob Chapman
Coach	Neil Craig (rounds 1–18) Mark Bickley (rounds 19–22 as caretaker)
Captain(s)	Nathan van Berlo
Home ground	AAMI Stadium
Pre-season competition	Round 1
AFL season	14th
Finals series	N/A
Best and Fairest	Scott Thompson
Leading goalkicker	Taylor Walker (32)
Highest home attendance	42,536 vs. Hawthorn (26 March 2011)
Lowest home attendance	23,063 vs. Sydney (2 July 2011)
← 2010 2012 →

Squad

Statistics are correct as of start of 2011 season. Flags represent place of birth.

Senior List[3]
No.	Born	Player	Hgt (cm)	Wgt (kg)	Date of Birth	Age	Debut	Recruited from	Games	Goals
1		Richard Tambling	181	84	12 September 1986	24	2005	Southern Districts/Richmond	108	61
2		Brad Moran	201	100	29 September 1986	24	2006	Southport/North Melbourne	17	7
3		Brent Reilly	185	85	12 November 1983	27	2003	Calder U18	135	43
4		Kurt Tippett	203	107	8 May 1987	23	2008	Southport	65	118
5		Scott Thompson	187	86	14 March 1983	28	2001	Port Adelaide Magpies/Melbourne	176	121
6		Jack Gunston	193	81	16 May 1991	19	2010	Sandringham U18	2	1
7		Nathan van Berlo	187	84	6 June 1986	24	2005	West Perth	116	31
8		Myke Cook	184	83	9 October 1989	21	2009	Sandringham U18	12	2
9		Rory Sloane	183	79	17 March 1990	21	2009	Eastern Ranges U18	15	7
10		Matthew Jaensch	182	83	18 September 1989	21	2010	Sturt	11	7
11		Michael Doughty	179	81	5 August 1979	31	2000	South Adelaide	188	43
12		Daniel Talia	196	95	2 October 1991	19	****	Calder U18	0	0
13		Taylor Walker	194	98	25 April 1990	20	2009	NSW/ACT Rams	32	58
14		David Mackay	183	75	25 July 1988	22	2008	Oakleigh U18	55	12
15		Brad Symes	187	82	7 March 1985	26	2004	Central District/Port Adelaide	67	8
16		Phil Davis	197	94	30 August 1990	20	2010	North Adelaide	15	1
17		Bernie Vince	188	89	2 October 1985	25	2006	Woodville-West Torrens	71	38
18		Graham Johncock	180	87	21 October 1982	28	2001	Port Adelaide Magpies	184	94
20		Ivan Maric	200	102	4 January 1986	25	2006	Calder U18	71	25
21		Chris Knights	187	88	25 September 1986	24	2005	Vermont/Eastern Ranges U18	75	55
22		Andy Otten	194	92	15 May 1989	21	2008	Oakleigh U18	26	1
23		Jared Petrenko	179	82	22 December 1989	22	2009	Woodville-West Torrens	21	10
24		Sam Jacobs	203	102	10 April 1988	23	2009	Woodville-West Torrens/Carlton	17	3
25		Ben Rutten	192	101	28 May 1983	27	2005	West Adelaide	148	6
26		Richard Douglas	182	80	6 February 1987	24	2006	Calder U18	78	55
27		Scott Stevens	195	87	15 January 1982	29	2002	Perth/Sydney	142	87
28		Luke Thompson	196	89	8 February 1991	20	****	Geelong Falcons U18	0	0
29		James Sellar	196	98	24 March 1989	22	2008	Glenelg	16	3
30		James Craig	196	95	18 April 1991	19	****	North Adelaide	0	0
31		Jarryd Lyons	196	95	22 July 1992	18	****	Sandringham Dragons	0	0
32		Patrick Dangerfield	189	92	5 April 1990	20	2008	Geelong Falcons U18	42	48
33		Brodie Smith	189	78	14 January 1992	19	****	Woodville-West Torrens	0	0
34		Sam Shaw	194	86	5 April 1990	21	****	Oakleigh U18	0	0
35		Shaun McKernan	198	98	1 September 1990	21	2009	Calder U18	1	0
36		Brodie Martin	182	79	6 November 1988	22	2009	Sturt	4	1
38		Tony Armstrong	185	80	29 September 1989	21	2010	NSW/ACT Rams/Calder U18	9	0
39		Will Young	194	88	3 August 1990	20	2010	North Ballarat U18	2	1
40		Jason Porplyzia	179	82	27 November 1984	25	2006	West Adelaide	87	136
45		Ricky Henderson	190	78	11 September 1988	21	2010	Trentham	0	0
Rookie List[4]
No.	Born	Player	Hgt	Wgt	Date of Birth	Age	Debut	Recruited from	Games	Goals
37		Ian Callinan	172	74	20 December 1982	28	****	Central District	0	0
41		Sam Martyn	186	73	7 April 1992	18	****	NSW/ACT Rams	0	0
42		Lachlan Roach	178	69	25 April 1992	18	****	North Adelaide	0	0
43		Aiden Riley	181	76	13 December 1991	18	****	Wollongong Lions	0	0
44		Jake von Bertouch	192	80	4 May 1992	18	****	Woodville-West Torrens	0	0
46		Chris Schmidt	190	89	20 March 1989	22	2007	West Adelaide/Brisbane Lions	15	0
47		Matt Wright	179	81	14 December 1989	20	****	North Adelaide	0	0
48		Timothy Milera	171	77	3 September 1992	18	****	Port Adelaide Magpies	0	0

Player changes for 2011

In

Player	Previous Club	League	via
Richard Tambling[5]	Richmond	AFL	AFL Trade Week
Sam Jacobs[5]	Carlton	AFL	AFL Trade Week
Brodie Smith[6]	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	2010 AFL Draft - Pick No. 14
Jarryd Lyons[6]	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup	2010 AFL Draft - Pick No. 61
Timothy Milera[7]	Port Adelaide Magpies	SANFL	2011 Rookie Draft - Pick No. 15
Jake von Bertouch[7]	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	2011 Rookie Draft - Pick No. 32
Lachlan Roach[7]	North Adelaide	SANFL	2011 Rookie Draft - Pick No. 49
Ian Callinan[7]	Central District	SANFL	2011 Rookie Draft - Pick No. 64
Sam Martyn[7]	NSW/ACT Rams	TAC Cup	2011 Rookie Draft - Pick No. 84 (NSW Scholarship)

Out

Player	New Club	League	via
Jonathon Griffin[8]	Fremantle	AFL	Trade
Tyson Edwards[8]	–		Retired
Andrew McLeod[8]	–		Retired
Brett Burton[8]	–		Retired
Simon Goodwin[8]	–		Retired
Brian Donnely[8]	–		Retired
Jarrhan Jacky[8]	–		Delisted
Nathan Bock[8]	Gold Coast Suns	AFL	Gold Coast uncontracted signing

NAB Cup

The 2011 NAB Cup was competed in a new format for the first time since 2003. Adelaide played two games on 11 February 2011, against Melbourne and Port Adelaide. Melbourne defeated Adelaide in the first game 0.5.4 (34) – 0.3.6 (24), but the team defeated cross town rivals Port Adelaide 0.6.4 (40) – 0.1.2 (8).

Adelaide didn't make it into the second round of the NAB Cup, but were to play NAB Challenge/practice matches for the rest of the competition. Adelaide played Fremantle at Thebarton Oval on 26 February. They won by 74 points 22.8 (140) – 10.6 (66). They then played Carlton at Visy Park on 4 March, losing by 34 points 15.10 (100) – 11.10 (76). In the final preseason match of 2011, Adelaide played Richmond, again at Visy Park on the 11th, this time coming up the winners by 68 points 18.14 (122) – 8.6 (54).

Home and away season

Main article: 2011 AFL season

Round 1

	Round 1
Saturday 26 March 2011, 7:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	Hawthorn	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 42,536)	Report
	1.3 (9) 4.5 (29) 11.7 (73) 16.9 (105)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.2 (20) 7.6 (48) 10.10 (70) 12.13 (85)	Umpires: Ryan, Meredith, Wenn Most DT Pts: Scott Stevens (Adelaide), 125 pts Television broadcast: Network Ten
Walker 4 Dangerfield 3 Henderson, Knights, van Berlo 2 Vince, Porplyzia, McKernan 1		Goals	Burgoyne 3 Franklin, Roughead, Young 2 Bateman, Osborne, Savage 1
Dangerfield, Stevens, Walker, Reilly, Davis, van Berlo		Best	Mitchell, Burgoyne, Young
Porplyzia (shoulder)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil
This match began Adelaide's 20th year in the AFL with a rematch against Hawthorn, their first opponent in this competition in their inaugural 1991 season. This was Nathan van Berlo's first game as the 6th appointed captain.

Round 2

	Round 2
	Bye Adelaide

Round 3

	Round 3
Saturday 9 April 2011, 2:40 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Fremantle	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,414)	Report
	0.3 (3) 2.5 (17) 4.9 (33) 7.12 (54)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.3 (33) 7.7 (49) 8.11 (59) 11.13 (79)	Umpires: Margetts, Rosebury, Jennings Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 154 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Walker 2 Vince, Dangerfield, McKernan, Stevens, Jaensch 1		Goals	McPhee, Mayne 2 Bradley, Fyfe, Crowley, Mundy, Palmer, Walters, Hill 1
Thompson, Dangerfield, van Berlo		Best	Fyfe, Hill, Mundy, Sandilands
Davis (shoulder)		Injuries	Sandilands (eye)
Maric (rough conduct)		Reports	Nil

Round 4

	Round 4 (Showdown)
Saturday 16 April 2011, 7:10 pm	Port Adelaide	def.	Adelaide	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,143)	Report
	0.3 (3) 6.6 (42) 11.7 (73) 14.14 (98)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.6 (30) 7.9 (51) 7.11 (53) 9.12 (66)	Umpires: Bowen, Wenn, Pannell Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 137 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Rodan 4 Gray, Motlop, Westhoff 2 Surjan, C. Cornes, O'Shea, Salopek 1		Goals	Walker 2 Douglas, Tippett, S. Thompson, L. Thompson, McKernan, Jaensch, Vince 1
Westhoff, Rodan, Brogan, Boak, Chaplin, Pittard		Best	S. Thompson, Van Berlo, Rutten, Douglas
Nil		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 5

	Round 5
Saturday 23 April 2011, 7:10 pm	Carlton	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 37,607)	Report
	5.5 (35) 6.12 (48) 8.17 (65) 11.19 (85)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 6.2 (38) 9.4 (58) 12.7 (79)	Umpires: Rosebury, Stewart, Wenn Most DT Pts: Marc Murphy (Carlton), 126 pts Television broadcast: Network Ten
Walker 4 Waite, Ellard 2 Betts, Garlett, Russell 1		Goals	Walker 4 Tippett 3 McKernan 2 Jaensch, Thompson, Vince 1
Judd, Murphy, Walker, Ellard		Best	Johncock, Dangerfield, van Berlo
Yarran (hamstring cramp)		Injuries	Symes (broken nose), Jaensch (corked thigh)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 6

	Round 6
Saturday 30 April 2011, 7:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	St Kilda	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,854)	Report
	4.3 (27) 6.9 (45) 8.10 (58) 13.12 (90)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.6 (6) 1.9 (15) 6.12 (48) 9.17 (71)	Umpires: McBurney, Kennedy, Mollison Most DT Pts: Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda), 126 pts Television broadcast: Network Ten
Tippett 4 Knights 3 Douglas 2 McKernan, Wright, Walker, Dangerfield 1		Goals	Milne 3 Cripps 2 Steven, Jones, Dal Santo, Schneider 1
Douglas, S. Thompson, Tippett, Knights		Best	Dal Santo, Goddard, Armitage
Davis (shoulder)		Injuries	Riewoldt (concussion)
Tambling (striking), Jacobs (rough conduct), Kurt Tippett (striking)		Reports	Dawson (striking)

Round 7

	Round 7
Sunday 8 May 2011, 2:10 pm	Melbourne	def.	Adelaide	MCG (crowd: 19,987)	Report
	2.7 (19) 6.11 (47) 14.16 (100) 22.17 (149)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.0 (12) 5.3 (33) 6.4 (40) 8.5 (53)	Umpires: Stevic, Jeffery, Keating Most DT Pts: Colin Sylvia (Carlton), 149 pts Television broadcast: Seven Network
Petterd, Sylvia 4 Jurrah 3 Watts, Wonaeamirri, Green 2 Dunn, Tapscott, Bartram, Bate, Jones 1		Goals	Tippett 3 Reilly 2 Thompson, van Berlo, McKernan 1
Moloney, Jones, Sylvia, Davey		Best	Jaensch, Reilly, van Berlo
Grimes (foot)		Injuries	Dangerfield (concussion), Thompson (calf), Wright (knee)
Trengove (rough conduct)		Reports	Nil

Round 8

	Round 8
Saturday 14 May 2011, 2:40 pm	Adelaide	def.	Gold Coast	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 36,056)	Report
	2.2 (14) 9.7 (61) 14.10 (94) 20.10 (130)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.4 (28) 4.6 (30) 6.13 (49) 9.19 (73)	Umpires: Margetts, Rosebury, Hay Most DT Pts: Gary Ablett Jr. (Gold Coast), 156 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Dangerfield 6 Knights, Wright, Henderson, McKernan 2 Douglas, Reilly, Tippett, S. Thompson, Gunston, L. Thompson 1		Goals	Ablett 4, Smith, Lynch 2 McKenzie 1
Dangerfield, S. Thompson, van Berlo		Best	Ablett, Stanley, Harbrow
Nil		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil
Patrick Dangerfield kicked a career high six goals.

Round 9

	Round 9
Saturday 22 May 2011, 1:10 pm	Collingwood	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 38,489)	Report
	2.6 (18) 2.10 (22) 9.12 (60) 20.15 (135)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 8.4 (52) 12.6 (78) 14.8 (92)	Umpires: Ritchie, Rosebury, McInerney Most DT Pts: Dale Thomas (Collingwood), 133pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Dawes, Krakouer, Wellingham 3 Thomas, Tarrant, Ball 2 McCarthy, Buckley, Shaw, Beams, Swan 1		Goals	Tippet 3 Patrick Dangerfield, Sloane 2 van Berlo, Smith, Schmidt, Gunston, Knights, Henderson, Wright 1
Thomas, Ball, Wellingham, Pendlebury		Best	Thompson, Sloane, Johncock
Nil		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil
Patrick Dangerfield played his 50th game for Adelaide.

Round 10

	Round 10
Sunday 29 May 2011, 12:40 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Brisbane Lions	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 34,583)	Report
	3.2 (20) 5.7 (37) 6.7 (43) 8.13 (61)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 6.7 (43) 11.11 (77) 15.11 (101)	Umpires: Donlon, Pannell, McInerney Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 126 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Jacobs, van Berlo, Knights, Henderson, Wright, Smith, Dangerfield, Walker 1		Goals	McGrath 4 Banfield 3 Clark, Retzlaff 2 Collier, Power, Rich, O'Brien 1
S. Thompson, Sloane, Knights, Douglas, Jacobs		Best	Clark, Leuenberger, Hanley, McGrath, Merrett, Black, Banfield
Walker (knee), Jacobs (finger)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 11

	Round 11
Sunday 5 June 2011, 2:10 pm	North Melbourne	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 18,185)	Report
	6.1 (37) 8.3 (51) 13.5 (83) 18.7 (115)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.1 (13) 4.4 (28) 6.7 (43) 10.8 (68)	Umpires: Armstrong, Jeffery, Farmer Most DT Pts: TBC Television broadcast: Seven Network
Petrie 4, Adams 2, Swallow 2, Harvey 2, Anthony 2, Edwards, Goldstein, Hansen, Ziebell, Speight, Harper		Goals	Tippett 3, Dangerfield 2, Gunston 2, Henderson, Sloane, Thompson
Swallow, Petrie, Wells, Ziebell, Goldstein, Anthony, Speight		Best	Johncock, Tippett, Jaensch, van Berlo, Vince, Thompson
MacMillan (fractured cheekbone), Adams (knee)		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 12

	Round 12
Saturday 11 June 2011, 2:40 pm	Adelaide	def. by	West Coast	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 31,412)	Report
	3.1 (19) 3.3 (22) 8.5 (53) 10.7 (67)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 8.7 (55) 9.10 (64) 15.16 (106)	Umpires: Rosebury, Leppard, Hay Most DT Pts: Matt Rosa (West Coast), 127 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Wright, Douglas, Gunston, Sloane 2, Vince, Dangerfield		Goals	LeCras 5, Nicoski 3, Rosa 2, Naitanui, Cox, Priddis, Shuey, Kennedy
S. Thompson, Dangerfield, Petrenko, Johncock, Sloane, Douglas, Vince		Best	Kerr, Rosa, Hurn, Embley, Naitanui, Nicoski, A. Selwood
Gunston (finger), Dangerfield (thumb), Tippett (shoulder)		Injuries	Kerr (knee)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 13

	Round 13
Friday 17 June 2011, 7:40 pm	Western Bulldogs	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 19,363)	Report
	2.4 (16) 6.9 (45) 10.12 (72) 14.16 (100)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.2 (38) 7.5 (47) 9.7 (61) 10.10 (70)	Umpires: Rosebury, Findlay, Mollison Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 116 pts Television broadcast: Seven Network
Giansiracusa 4, Sherman 3, Griffen 2, Murphy, Barlow, Minson, Wood, Dahlhaus		Goals	Tippett 3, Vince, McKernan, Wright, Sloane, Knights, Otten, Schmidt
Griffen, Murphy, Ward, Boyd, Giansiracusa, Dahlhaus		Best	S.Thompson, Henderson, Symes, Rutten
Nil		Injuries	Knights (migraine), Jaensch (ribs), Sloane (left thigh)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 14

	Round 14
Sunday 26 June 2011, 1:10 pm	Geelong	def.	Adelaide	Skilled Stadium (crowd: 23,246)	Report
	7.3 (45) 9.6 (60) 14.10 (94) 19.11 (125)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.1 (7) 2.2 (14) 4.6 (24) 10.13 (73)	Umpires: Ryan, Wenn, McInerney Most DT Pts: Corey Enright (Geelong), 152 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Menzel 3, Brown 3, Johnson 2, Varcoe 2, Christensen 2, Ling 2, Mackie, Wojcinski, Podsiadly, Duncan, Motlop		Goals	Reilly 2, Vince, van Berlo, Gunston, Sloane, Douglas, Dangerfield, Callinan
Enright, Varcoe, Ling, Taylor, Menzel, Corey, Christensen, Mackie		Best	Vince, S. Thompson, Callinan, Rutten, Sloane
Nil		Injuries	Henderson (concussion), Schmidt (hamstring)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 15

	Round 15
Saturday 2 July 2011, 7:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	Sydney	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 23,063)	Report
	2.1 (13) 3.4 (22) 5.5 (35) 8.9 (57)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 4.5 (29) 4.10 (34) 6.14 (50)	Umpires: Ritchie, Stevic, McInerney Most DT Pts: Sam Jacobs (Adelaide), 120 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Tippett 3, Callinan, Petrenko, Douglas, van Berlo, Sloane		Goals	Jetta, Goodes, Bird, O'Keefe, Bevan, McGlynn
Petrenko, Jacobs, Thompson, Tippett, van Berlo, Vince		Best	Bolton, O'Keefe, McVeigh, Bevan, Hannebery
Nil		Injuries	Bird (knee)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 16

	Round 16
	Bye Adelaide

Round 17

	Round 17
Friday 15 July 2011, 8:10 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Essendon	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,118)	Report
	5.3 (33) 8.7 (55) 9.9 (63) 10.13 (73)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.2 (2) 2.7 (19) 6.11 (47) 12.12 (84)	Umpires: Stevic, Ryan, Mollison Most DT Pts: Angus Monfries (Essendon), 102 pts Television broadcast: Seven Network
Dangerfield 3, Johncock 2, Wright 2, Petrenko, Jaensch, Moran		Goals	Hurley 2, Crameri 2, Monfries, Davey, Ryder, McVeigh. Reimers, Zaharakis, Colyer
Sloane, Jacobs, Wright, S. Thompson, Dangerfield, Petrenko		Best	Monfries, Zaharakis, Melksham, Davey, Stanton, Hocking
Jaensch (right shoulder), Johncock (left hip), Jacobs (left leg)		Injuries	Howlett (side strain)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 18

	Round 18
Friday 22 July 2011, 7:40 pm	St Kilda	def.	Adelaide	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 26,546)	Report
	5.1 (31) 10.2 (62) 14.11 (95) 19.13 (127)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.2 (8) 2.5 (17) 2.6 (18) 3.6 (24)	Umpires: Vozzo, Farmer, McInerney Most DT Pts: Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda), 140 pts Television broadcast: Seven Network
Milne 8, Schneider 5, Riewoldt 3, Dal Santo, Koschitzke, Montagna		Goals	Dangerfield, Thompson, Henderson
Milne, Goddard, Dal Santo, Schneider, Armitage, Jones		Best	Thompson, Doughty, Jacobs, Petrenko
Nil		Injuries	Symes (cheekbone), Thompson (leg)
Nil		Reports	Nil
Following the match, long-time coach Neil Craig resigned effective immediately. The match was his second largest loss as Adelaide coach.

Round 19

	Round 19 (Showdown)
Sunday 31 July 2011, 4:10 pm	Adelaide	def.	Port Adelaide	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 40,586)	Report
	3.4 (22) 8.7 (55) 13.10 (88) 16.15 (111)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.5 (11) 4.9 (33) 9.10 (64) 11.13 (79)	Umpires: Margetts, Schmitt, Hay Most DT Pts: Nathan van Berlo (Adelaide), 120 pts Television broadcast: Seven Network
Walker 4 Wright, Gunston, Sloane 2 Otten, Henderson, Jacobs, Doughty, Maric, Mackay		Goals	Hitchcock 3 Schulz, Ebert, C. Cornes 2 Westhoff, Thomas
van Berlo, Vince, Thompson, Sloane, Johncock, Walker, Dangerfield		Best	Boak, Pearce, Hitchcock, Cassisi, Hartlett, Gray
Nil		Injuries	Schulz (foot and back), Trengove (knee swelling), Logan (foot)
Nil		Reports	Nil
This was the first match of caretaker coach Mark Bickley, following the resignation of Neil Craig.

Round 20

	Round 20
Sunday 7 August 2011, 1:10 pm	Brisbane Lions	def. by	Adelaide	The Gabba (crowd: 17,930)	Report
	5.1 (31) 11.6 (72) 14.7 (91) 16.9 (105)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	6.3 (39) 9.5 (59) 10.11 (71) 16.14 (110)	Umpires: Kamolins, Armstrong, McInerney Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide)/Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions), 138 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Cornelius 4, McGrath 3, Clark 2, Karnezis 2, Rockliff, Hanley, Pokinghorne, Leuenberger, Banfield		Goals	Walker 4, Gunston 3, Johncock, Van Berlo, Wright 2, Henderson, Jacobs, Riley
Rockliff, Black, Hanley, Staker, Cornelius, McGrath		Best	Thompson, van Berlo, Gunston, Jacobs, Sloane
Patfull (hand)		Injuries	Knights (hip)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 21

	Round 21
Sunday 14 August 2011, 4:10 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Geelong	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 33,576)	Report
	2.3 (15) 5.6 (36) 8.10 (58) 12.13 (85)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 8.7 (55) 11.10 (76) 14.12 (96)	Umpires: Stewart, Nicholls, Hay Most DT Pts: Nathan van Berlo (Adelaide), 102 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Walker 3, Maric 2, Wright 2, Petrenko 2, Henderson 2, Dangerfield		Goals	Podsiadly 2, Johnson 2, Byrnes 2, Duncan, Chapman, Mooney, Bartel, Wojcinski, Ottens, Stokes, Selwood
Sloane, van Berlo, Wright, Knights, Doughty, Johncock, Talia, Vince		Best	Kelly, Johnson, Podsiadly, Bartel, Enright, Hunt
Nil		Injuries	Vardy (hip)
McKernan (tripping)		Reports	Mooney (front-on contact)

Round 22

	Round 22
Saturday 20 August 2011, 2:10 pm	Gold Coast	def. by	Adelaide	Metricon Stadium (crowd: 16,168)	Report
	2.2 (14) 5.7 (37) 8.8 (56) 9.10 (64)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	9.4 (58) 10.7 (67) 11.11 (77) 18.17 (125)	Umpires: Nicholls, Armstrong, Jennings Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 151 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
M Shaw, T McKenzie 2 G Ablett, H Bennell, T Hickey, L Russell, R Thompson 1		Goals	T Walker, K Tippett 4 J Gunston, D Mackay, J Petrenko 2 N Van Berlo, R Sloane, M Wright, R Douglas 1
N Bock, G Ablett, D Stanley, H Bennell, D Prestia, R Thompson		Best	S Thompson, N Van Berlo, R Sloane, P Dangerfield, J Petrenko, S Jacobs
Nil		Injuries	Iles (hip) replaced by Daye
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 23

	Round 23
Sunday 28 August 2011, 12:40 pm	Adelaide	def. by	Richmond	AAMI Stadium (crowd: 38,023)	Report
	7.3 (45) 9.6 (60) 12.9 (81) 15.9 (99)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	5.2 (32) 6.8 (44) 12.13 (85) 17.19 (121)	Umpires: Grun, Dalgleish, Wenn Most DT Pts: Bernie Vince (Adelaide), 144 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Gunston 5, Vince 2, van Berlo 2, Tippett 2, Thompson, Douglas, Wright, Walker		Goals	Vickery 4, Nahas 3, Miller 2, Martin 2, Morton, Jackson, Graham, Riewoldt, King, Cotchin
van Berlo, Vince, Dangerfield, Thompson, Gunston, Rutten		Best	Vickery, Martin, Cotchin, Rance, Houli, Nahas, Jackson, Deledio
Doughty (illness) replaced by Martin, Dangerfield (right shoulder)		Injuries	Vickery (right shoulder)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Round 24

	Round 24
Saturday 3 September 2011, 5:10 pm	West Coast	def.	Adelaide	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 36,062)	Report
	2.5 (17) 10.6 (66) 14.9 (93) 22.13 (145)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.0 (0) 2.0 (12) 4.4 (28) 7.8 (50)	Umpires: Farmer, Dalgleish, McInerney Most DT Pts: Scott Thompson (Adelaide), 128 pts Television broadcast: Fox Sports
Nicoski 3, Lynch 3, S Selwood 3, Naitanui 2, Shuey 2, LeCras 2, Cox 2, Masten 2, Kennedy, Embley, Ebert		Goals	Walker 2, Tippett, Petrenko, Vince, Johncock, Thompson
Embley, Shuey, Naitanui, Cox, Priddis, Masten, Glass		Best	Thompson, van Berlo, Douglas, Johncock
Smith (hamstring)		Injuries	Armstrong (ankle)
Nil		Reports	Nil

Ladder

2011 AFL ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Collingwood	22	20	2	0	2592	1546	167.7	80	Finals series
2	Geelong (P)	22	19	3	0	2548	1619	157.4	76
3	Hawthorn	22	18	4	0	2355	1634	144.1	72
4	West Coast	22	17	5	0	2235	1715	130.3	68
5	Carlton	22	14	7	1	2225	1700	130.9	58
6	St Kilda	22	12	9	1	1891	1677	112.8	50
7	Sydney	22	12	9	1	1897	1735	109.3	50
8	Essendon	22	11	10	1	2217	2217	100.0	46
9	North Melbourne	22	10	12	0	2106	2082	101.2	40
10	Western Bulldogs	22	9	13	0	2060	2155	95.6	36
11	Fremantle	22	9	13	0	1791	2155	83.1	36
12	Richmond	22	8	13	1	2069	2396	86.4	34
13	Melbourne	22	8	13	1	1974	2315	85.3	34
14	Adelaide	22	7	15	0	1742	2193	79.4	28
15	Brisbane Lions	22	4	18	0	1814	2240	81.0	16
16	Port Adelaide	22	3	19	0	1718	2663	64.5	12
17	Gold Coast	22	3	19	0	1534	2726	56.3	12

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