2011 Adelaide Football Club season

Squad

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

Player changes for 2011

In

Out

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

Dangerfield 3 Henderson, Knights, van Berlo 2 Vince, Porplyzia, McKernan 1 Franklin, Roughead, Young 2 Bateman, Osborne, Savage 1

• 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 3

Vince, Dangerfield, McKernan, Stevens, Jaensch 1 Bradley, Fyfe, Crowley, Mundy, Palmer, Walters, Hill 1

Round 4

Gray, Motlop, Westhoff 2 Surjan, C. Cornes, O'Shea, Salopek 1 Douglas, Tippett, S. Thompson, L. Thompson, McKernan, Jaensch, Vince 1

Round 5

Waite, Ellard 2 Betts, Garlett, Russell 1 Tippett 3 McKernan 2 Jaensch, Thompson, Vince 1

Round 6

Knights 3 Douglas 2 McKernan, Wright, Walker, Dangerfield 1 Cripps 2 Steven, Jones, Dal Santo, Schneider 1

Round 7

Jurrah 3 Watts, Wonaeamirri, Green 2 Dunn, Tapscott, Bartram, Bate, Jones 1 Reilly 2 Thompson, van Berlo, McKernan 1

Round 8

Knights, Wright, Henderson, McKernan 2 Douglas, Reilly, Tippett, S. Thompson, Gunston, L. Thompson 1 McKenzie 1

• Patrick Dangerfield kicked a career high six goals.

Round 9

Thomas, Tarrant, Ball 2 McCarthy, Buckley, Shaw, Beams, Swan 1 Patrick Dangerfield, Sloane 2 van Berlo, Smith, Schmidt, Gunston, Knights, Henderson, Wright 1

• Patrick Dangerfield played his 50th game for Adelaide.

Round 10

Banfield 3 Clark, Retzlaff 2 Collier, Power, Rich, O'Brien 1

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

• Following the match, long-time coach Neil Craig resigned effective immediately. The match was his second largest loss as Adelaide coach.

Round 19

Wright, Gunston, Sloane 2 Otten, Henderson, Jacobs, Doughty, Maric, Mackay Schulz, Ebert, C. Cornes 2 Westhoff, Thomas

• This was the first match of caretaker coach Mark Bickley, following the resignation of Neil Craig.

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

G Ablett, H Bennell, T Hickey, L Russell, R Thompson 1 J Gunston, D Mackay, J Petrenko 2 N Van Berlo, R Sloane, M Wright, R Douglas 1

Round 23

Round 24

Ladder

References

References

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2. Gill, Katrina. (12 August 2010). "Crows name van Berlo as skipper". AFL.com.au.
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