Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)
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| Full name | Adelaide Football Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Crows | |
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| Founded | 1991 (AFL establishment) 2014 (SANFL entry) |
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| Colours | Navy Blue Red Gold | |
| Competition | South Australian National Football League | |
| Chairman | Rob Chapman | |
| CEO | Andrew Fagan | |
| Coach | Ryan O'Keefe | |
| Captain(s) | Hugh Greenwood, Alex Keath (co-captains) | |
| Ground(s) | None (club is 'away' team in all fixtures) | |
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| Other information | ||
| Official website | Crows in SANFL | |
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Originally established in 1990 for the national AFL competition, Adelaide was permitted entrance in the SANFL competition as a reserves team beneath the AFL team from 2014.
The Adelaide Football Club was created as an entity in late 1990 as part of the Australian Football League's expansion into non-Victorian areas. The club first competed in the 1991 AFL season, finishing a respectable ninth on the ladder at the end of the season before first competing in a finals series in 1993.
From 2011, Adelaide club officials began expressing genuine interest in the formation of a stand-alone reserves side in the SANFL competition, rather than continuing with the draft policy which resulted in Adelaide-listed players being released to SANFL clubs when not selected for the senior team. Originally, considerable opposition from the SANFL clubs and the South Australia Football Commission resulted in the club being denied a SANFL licence; Chairperson John Olsen contending such a change would "compromise the SANFL competition" as well as have a negative impact on league depth, talent, competitiveness and gate takings.
In response, Adelaide made it clear that it intended to establish a stand-alone reserves team from 2014, and that it was prepared to field the team in the South Australian Amateur Football League or in another state if the SANFL continued to refuse it entry. Following improved negotiations between Adelaide executives and SANFL clubs, the Crows' bid for a SANFL stand-alone side was approved by a vote of 6-2 of club executive representatives in August 2013. The 15-year agreement results in Adelaide being required to pay an annual licence fee of $400,000 and commitments to retain the integrity of the SANFL, including an agreement not to rest players.
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