AFL Listed (did not play)
The following players spent time on Adelaide’s AFL senior or rookie list but, for a variety of reasons, did not play any AFL premiership games for the Crows.
Rowan Andrews
Pick 28, rookie draft 2003
Recruited from: Tassie Mariners/Clarence (Tas)
DOB: 11/5/85
Locker: 43
The ruckman spent two years on Adelaide’s list and was aligned to SANFL club Glenelg. Andrews later played in the VFL with Tasmania and then with Ainslie in Canberra, where he featured in the club’s 2010 and 2011 premierships with former Crow Robert Shirley.
Laurence Angwin
Pick 7, 2000 national draft
Recruited from: Dandenong Stingrays
DOB: 7/10/82
Locker: 37
Adelaide used its first top ten national draft pick on Angwin, a 200cm mobile ruckman/forward. But he quit the Crows 13 months later, after a string of off-field issues and injuries. His raw talent was on show in the opening round of the SANFL season when the 18-year-old starred on debut for Glenelg but after seven games he needed a shoulder reconstruction. Angwin quit the Crows before Christmas and returned to Melbourne, where he played in the VFL with Box Hill. Carlton drafted him as a rookie at the end of 2002 and he played four AFL games the next year but was later sacked.
Rhys Archard
Pick 43, rookie draft 2006
Recruited from: South Adelaide (SANFL)
DOB: 15/4/83
Locker: 42
Archard was rookie-listed by the Crows after winning South Adelaide’s 2006 best-and-fairest award. The midfielder, who was a track rider at Morphettville before the draft, played one NAB Cup pre-season game but quit the AFL late in the 2007 season and went home to Echuca. He returned to SA the following year and played 56 games in three years at North Adelaide – adding to the 26 he played for South – and won the Magarey Medal in 2009.
Darren Bartsch
Original squad selection 1991
Recruited from: West Adelaide (SANFL)
DOB: 28/4/69
Locker: 4
The former Riverland junior played 29 league games for West Adelaide before the Crows called when forming its foundation squad. Earlier, the ruckman had been drafted by West Coast and Geelong but opted to stay in his home State. He was delisted at the end of 1991 and later drafted by Brisbane and Essendon but did not move. Bartsch retired in 1995 after 60 SANFL games for West and Port.
James Battersby
Pick 24, rookie draft 2013
Recruited from: Sturt (SANFL)
DOB: 7/11/95
Locker: 43
The midfielder/defender had a strong 2013 Under 18 Championship for South Australia in the 2013 NAB AFL Championships, making the All-Australian side. After one year at the Crows he forged an outstanding SANFL career with Sturt, where he has been captain, played in two premierships and won a Club Champion award.
Adrian Bonaddio
Pick 42, rookie draft 2005
Recruited from: Port Melbourne (VFL)
DOB: 26/5/86
Locker: 41
A big, strong key forward with senior VFL experience, he played in the SANFL with West Adelaide during his one season in Adelaide. Had a successful career with Port Melbourne and played in its 2012 VFL premiership.
Michael Bratton
Pick 58, rookie draft 2002
Recruited from: Norwood (SANFL)
DOB: 15/3/84
Locker: 43
Bratton was drafted by the Crows after showing promise in 2002, when the midfielder made his league debut for Norwood and represented SA in the under 18 national championships. Delisted after one year, he played 24 games for Norwood and then moved to Sturt where he played 65 games.
Trevor Clisby
Original squad selection 1991
Recruited from: North Adelaide (SANFL)
DOB: 8/3/61
Locker: 29
A reliable key defender for North Adelaide over many years and more than 250 SANFL games, Clisby damaged a shoulder in a pre-season game with the Crows in February 1991 and did not get another opportunity. Clisby, who was drafted by Footscray in 1981 but stayed in SA, played in North’s 1991 premiership side and then retired.
Steven Coghill
Pick 21, rookie draft 1997
Recruited from: West Adelaide
DOB: 1/2/75
The 195cm key forward was one of Adelaide’s first two rookies in 1997 (with Ben Marsh) but both continued to be West Adelaide players that season. Coghill joined West Adelaide from Yarrawonga (country Victoria) in 1986 and played 22 SANFL league games that year. He injured a shoulder during 1997 and was not redrafted.
Josh Coulter
Pick 20, rookie draft 1999
Recruited from: Central District
DOB: 23/4/81
Locker: 39
Coulter played league football for the Bulldogs in 1999 but had only one year at West Lakes. He spent the next four seasons with Central District, winning the SANFL’s reserves Magarey Medal in 2002, before crossing to North Adelaide, playing a further four years.
James Craig
Pick 61, national draft 2009
Recruited from: North Adelaide (SANFL)
DOB: 18/4/91
Locker: 30
An Under-18 All-Australian ruckman, Craig’s three years with the Crows were hindered by hamstring injuries. He spent two years on the primary list and then one as a rookie. He retired at the end of the 2021 season after 125 SANFL games for North Adelaide.
Ed Curnow
Pick 40, rookie draft 2007
Recruited from: Geelong Falcons U18
DOB: 7/11/89
Locker: 45
A hard-running midfielder, Curnow made an impression in his first pre-season with outstanding running times but then had some injuries and was unable to break into Glenelg’s league side. Delisted after one year in Adelaide, he spent two years in the VFL with Box Hill to earn another chance as a rookie, with Carlton. He retired at the end of the 2023 season after 13 seasons and 221 AFL games.
Brad Dabrowski
Pick 43, rookie draft 2003
Recruited from: West Adelaide
DOB: 26/3/81
Locker: 41
A mature-age ruckman or key position player, Dabrowski made his debut for West Adelaide in 2000 and was among West’s best in its 2003 SANFL grand final loss. After one year as a rookie, he played a total of 149 SANFL games (79 with West Adelaide, 70 for Eagles), over a decade. He played State football and was a 2006 SANFL premiership player with the Eagles.
Tim Davis
Pick 32, rookie draft 1997
Recruited from: North Adelaide
DOB: 31/8/77
The 193cm defender played a pre-season game for the Crows in 1998 but spent the year with North Adelaide and was delisted without making his senior AFL debut. He continued to play for North and later switched to Central District.
Harry Dear
Pick 58, national draft 2014
Recruited from: Sandringham Dragons U18
DOB: 18/8/96
Locker: 38
The powerful 197cm forward dislocated his shoulder and needed surgery after making his SANFL league debut for the Crows in the opening round of 2014. He showed promise at times in 50 games at that level but was delisted after four years.
Greg Dempsey
Pick 76, 1996 national draft
Recruited from: West Adelaide
DOB: 19/2/74
Locker: 38
Dempsey moved from Renmark to West Adelaide in 1996 and was drafted after a successful debut season as a midfielder in the SANFL. He appeared in two pre-season games in 1997 but was restricted by injuries in two years with the Crows. He played 68 games for West.
Michael DiBiase
Draft concession selection 1992
Recruited from: Woodville-West Torrens
DOB: 16/3/72
Locker: 43
The dashing rover had played league football for the SANFL Eagles in 1991 and won a spot on the Crows list after a promising pre-season. DiBiase played a mix of league and reserves with the Eagles in 1992, when he was a part of his club’s SANFL reserves premiership, but was delisted by Adelaide after just one season.
Brian Donnelly
International rookie pick 2008
Recruited from: County Louth (Ireland)
DOB: 21/7/88
Locker: 42
Adelaide’s first Irish recruit had spent a month on trial with the Crows during the year and impressed enough to earn a contract. He developed quickly playing in the SANFL with Glenelg and Central District but battled injuries and returned to Ireland late in the 2010 season.
Ben Dowdell
Pick 89, rookie draft 2011
Recruited from: Basketball
DOB: 27/9/88
Locker: 44
Recruited under the AFL’s ‘Alternative Talent’ rule after returning to Australia from the US College basketball system, 200cm Dowdell made his SANFL league debut for South in 2012 and switched to Central District during the 2013 season. He played in a premiership with Hamley Bridge in 2014 and later played in Canberra and in the US.
Jackson Edwards
Pick 41, father/son rookie selection 2017
Recruited from: Glenelg
DOB: 11/10/99
Locker: 19
Son of Adelaide Hall of Fame inductee Tyson Edwards, Jackson represented South Australia at the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and played senior football for SANFL club Glenelg. After he was added to the rookie list he played for the Crows SANFL team in 2018 but was delisted at the end of the year. He spent a season with VFL club Werribee and then played for Glenelg and West Adelaide.
Sam Elliott
Pick 53, rookie draft 2005
Recruited from: South Adelaide
DOB: 22/7/87
Locker: 42
The small inside midfielder from Strathalbyn represented SA at Under-18 level in 2005. After one year with the Crows he continued with South Adelaide and played some league football before returning to Strathalbyn and playing in its 2010 premiership. After a stint with Barmera-Monash where he played in the 2012 premiership, Elliott played in Strath’s 2014 premiership.
Ben Finnin
Pick 44, 2001 national draft
Recruited from: Northern U18
DOB: 9/3/84
Locker: 30
Finnin shone for Vic Metro in the under-18 championships, earning a spot in the All-Australian side as a mobile defender. Assigned to Port Magpies, he played some SANFL league football and was part of the club’s reserves premiership side. He was traded to Geelong for Ronnie Burns at the end of 2002 but did not play for the Cats.
Brooke Fogden
Pick 41, 1992 national draft
Recruited from: West Adelaide
DOB: 26/2/73
Locker: 22
Fogden, a 194cm ruck or key position player from the Riverland, made his league debut for West in 1991. He spent only one year (1993) on the Crows list but played 137 games for West and won the best-and-fairest in 1996 before finishing his career with another 28 games at Glenelg.
Greg Gallman
Pick 54, rookie draft 2006
Recruited from: North Adelaide
DOB: 6/12/88
Locker: 45, 34
The mid-sized defender was upgraded from the rookie list at the end of the 2007 season after some strong performances in North Adelaide’s finals campaign. He was also handed Ben Hart’s previously retired no.34 jumper. He wore the Crows jumper in a pre-season game against the Indigenous All Stars in 2009 but broke a collarbone. Gallman was delisted at the end of that year. He played 90 SANFL games for North and was captain for three years before retiring in 2015.
Andrew Geddes
Pick 21, 1992 mid-season draft
Recruited from: Strathmerton (Vic Country)
DOB: 2/11/70
Locker: 1, 28
The first player without any connection to the SANFL recruited by the Crows, Geddes was first drafted by West Coast and spent the 1989 season playing in the WAFL. He then returned home to the family farm at Waaia and played for Strathmerton. The tall midfielder, one of three players recruited in the 1992 mid-season draft, did not play for the Crows but was a fine long-term SANFL player with 202 games for Sturt.
Chad Gibson
Pick 28, 2004 national draft
Recruited from: Norwood
DOB: 12/1/87
Locker: 29
Gibson was a powerful and quick 195cm forward when drafted by the Crows from Norwood, where he made his league debut in 2004. He spent two injury-restricted years on Adelaide’s list and played his last league game for Norwood in 2008.
Michael Godden
Pick 116, 1992 national draft
Recruited from: West Adelaide
DOB: 12/2/75
Locker: 31
SA’s Teal Cup rover made his league debut for West in 1993 but was delisted by the Crows on the eve of the 1994 season after suffering a knee injury. After having his playing career with West Adelaide cut short due to more knee injuries, Godden then turned to coaching. He guided the Eagles to the SANFL premiership in 2011, coached the SANFL State side and was appointed as Adelaide’s State League coach in 2022.
Dean Gore
Trade period 2015
Recruited from: Geelong
DOB: 26/6/96
Locker: 36
The former Sturt junior was traded to the Crows as part of the package that sent Patrick Dangerfield to Geelong at the end of 2015. The inside midfielder playing 39 SANFL games for the Crows in the next two seasons but was not offered another contract. Gore then moved back to Geelong to play for its VFL side but ruptured an ACL before the season. He returned to Sturt for 2020 but retired before the 2022 after suffering another knee injury.
Angus Graham
2012 trade period
Recruited from: Richmond
DOB: 16/4/87
Locker: 15
The Crows secured Graham as a mature ruckman to support Sam Jacobs. He played 48 AFL games for the Tigers after being drafted from Tasmania but did not add to this total with Adelaide, where he played for Sturt and then Adelaide in two years in the SANFL. After leaving Adelaide he spent a season with Perth in the WAFL.
Steven Hall
Pick 64, 1997 rookie draft
Recruited from: Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)
DOB: 3/7/75
The Queenslander impressed in the previous two seasons with the SANFL’s Eagles, winning the club’s best-and-fairest in 1997 and being named at full back in the Advertiser Team of the Year. After only one year on the AFL list he went on to play 192 games for the Eagles and represented SA.
Michael Handby
Pick 38, 2000 national draft
Recruited from: Dandenong Stingrays
DOB: 27/4/83
Locker: 29
Handby was an All-Australian defender as a 17-year-old in the national under-18 championships. During two years on the AFL list he played 29 SANFL games for Glenelg. He stayed in South Australia after being delisted at the end of 2002 and switched to South Adelaide, where he played 122 SANFL games. Handby then joined North Adelaide for two seasons, playing ten league games. He was interim senior coach at North Adelaide to complete the 2015 season.
Tim Hazell
Pick 12, 2003 rookie draft
Recruited from: Hawthorn
DOB: 13/6/81
Locker: 42
Hazell played five AFL games in 2001 for Hawthorn , who drafted him from Tasmania in 1999. After being delisted he was picked up by the Crows and played 20 SANFL games in one year with Norwood. He then played for Port Melbourne and Tasmania in the VFL.
Brett Higgins
Pick 50, 1994 national draft
Recruited from: Port Adelaide
DOB: 3/9/77
Locker: 22
From Tumby Bay, Higgins was drafted by the Crows after the midfielder was best-on-ground in Port’s SANFL under-17 premiership win. He was delisted after one year and then played 22 league games for Port and 34 for Glenelg from 1999. Higgins passed away in February, 2023.
Jarrod Hocking
Original squad selection 1991
Recruited from: Glenelg (SANFL)
DOB: 7/3/73
Locker: 38
One of the ten junior players chosen on the first Crows list, Hocking made his SANFL debut for Glenelg in 1991. He was listed for three seasons and played 32 SANFL games.
Paul Hunter
Pick 13, 2015 rookie draft
Recruited from: Redland (QFL)
DOB: 9/2/93
Locker: 37
Hunter, recruited from Queensland, spent four years on Adelaide’s list but the 200cm ruckman did not play an AFL game with the Crows. After 63 SANFL games for Adelaide he starred for South in the SANFL in 2020 and earned another chance at AFL level with St Kilda, where he played seven AFL games.
Ben Jarman
Pick 45, father/son rookie selection 2016
Recruited from: North Adelaide (SANFL)
DOB: 5/5/98
Locker: 45
Adelaide made its first father-son selection in the Club’s history by selecting Ben, the son of two-time Adelaide premiership star Darren. The clever small midfielder/forward had made his league debut for North earlier that year and played 36 SANFL games for the Crows in two seasons on the AFL list.
Nick Joyce
Pick 46, 2011 national draft
Recruited from: Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)
DOB: 28/9/93
Locker: 42
Joyce was working for the Crows as a junior development officer when drafted from the SANFL Eagles, where he played reserves as a midfielder before injuring a shoulder. He made his SANFL league debut in 2012 but required surgery on both shoulders in 2013 and was then delisted.
Toby Kennett
Pick 27, 1994 national draft
Recruited from: Sturt
DOB: 19/6/77
Locker: 36
The 17-year-old midfielder starred for SA in the Teal Cup carnival in 1994. He made his league debut for Sturt at the start of 1995 but was delisted by the Crows on the eve of the 1996 season.
Clint Kirey
Pick 63, national draft 1998
Recruited from: East Fremantle
DOB: 11/7/78
Locker: 42
The strong midfielder/flanker played in East Fremantle’s WAFL 1998 premiership side before drafted by the Crows. He was assigned to West Adelaide in the SANFL. After being delisted at the end of 1999 he returned to his WAFL club and later played in Sydney.
Aaron Kite
Pick 71, 2007 national draft
Recruited from: Calder Cannons
DOB: 13/1/90
Locker: 28
A tall and quick utility, Kite played 23 SANFL league games for Norwood, including 15 as a defender in his impressive first season. But he spent most of the 2009 season in the reserves and was delisted.
Tim Klaosen
Rookie draft 2012
Recruited from: Basketball
DOB: 22/11/89
Locker: 39
A talented basketballer and athlete, 196cm Klaosen was recruited by Adelaide as a Category B, Non-Registered rookie player. He represented South Australia in basketball and played for Sturt Sabres in the Central ABL basketball league. He played for Glenelg’s reserves in 2013 but battled some injuries and was cut after just one season.
Joshua Krueger
Pick 31, 2003 national draft
Recruited from: Glenelg
DOB: 27/10/83
Locker: 31
Krueger made his SANFL debut in 2003 and showed promise as a strong-marking forward before drafted by the Crows. A severe back injury stalled his progress and he had other injuries for most of his two years on the AFL list.
Nick Laidlaw
1996 trade period
Recruited from: Sturt/Port Adelaide Power
DOB: 27/2/78
Locker: 25
South Australia’s Under-18 captain and All-Australian, Laidlaw was secured in a trade with new AFL club Port. He made his senior debut for Sturt in 1997 but was held back by injuries and delisted at the end of 1998.
Tom Lee
Pick 60, 2008 national draft
Recruited from: Claremont (WAFL)
DOB: 2/1/91
Locker: 30
The athletic tall forward spent only year at West Lakes, assigned to Sturt. Lee then played in the 2011 and 2012 WAFL premierships back at Claremont. He kicked six goals in Claremont’s win over Werribee in the 2012 Foxtel Cup and was recruited by St Kilda, where he played 17 AFL games in three seasons. He retired before the 2021 season after playing 91 games for Claremont.
Brendan Logan
Pick 21, 1996 pre-season draft
Recruited from: West Perth (WAFL)
DOB: 17/12/75
Locker: 25
A WAFL premiership player with West Perth in 1995, Logan trained with the Crows before claimed at the 1996 pre-season draft. He played 15 league games for North Adelaide but was let go after one year and returned to Perth. He later played in West Perth’s 1999 premiership.
Luke Lowden
Traded by Hawthorn
Recruited from: Hawthorn
DOB: 22/2/91
Lowden: 40
Originally selected by Hawthorn with pick No.63 in the 2008 National Draft, ruckman/forward made his long-awaited AFL debut against West Coast in Round 12, 2014. Despite kicking three goals on debut, the 206cm Lowden was unable to add to his AFL games tally with the Hawks. In two years at Adelaide he played 28 SANFL games.
Sam Martyn
Pick 85 rookie draft 2010, NSW Scholarship
Recruited from: NSW/ACT Rams U18
DOB: 7/4/92
Locker: 41
Martyn, from the NSW coastal town of Merimbula, was 16 when signed by the Crows on a New South Wales Scholarship in 2008. His elite running caught the eyes of recruiters and he broke Adelaide’s 3km trial time record before he was drafted as a rookie at the end of 2010. He had two years on the rookie list and continued to play with the SANFL Eagles for another three seasons. Martyn then moved to Canberra to play in the NEAFL and has coached at Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong.
Scott Mathews
Pick 62, rookie draft 1998
Recruited from: Woodville-West Torrens/Port Power
DOB: 4/11/78
Locker: 43
Mathews was on Port’s inaugural AFL list for the 1997 season after being selected in the All-Australian Under-18 side in 1996. He was delisted after two seasons at Alberton, invited to train with the Crows at the end of 1998 and then picked as a rookie. After one year he returned to Woodville-West Torrens where he played 96 SANFL games.
Damien McCarthy
Original squad selection 1991
Recruited from: Woodville (SANFL)
DOB: 14/6/71
Locker: 33
One of ten development players on the first list, McCarthy was a ruckman who made his league debut with Woodville in 1990 and impressed for the merged Eagles in a trial game versus the Crows early in 1991. He played 20 games for the Eagles in 1991. He switched to North Adelaide the following year and played 54 games for the Roosters.
Andrew McIntyre
Pick 14, rookie draft 2006
Recruited from: North Adelaide
DOB: 10/3/87
Locker: 43
The 190cm defender played league for North Adelaide before drafted. He played a NAB Cup game in 2007 but after one year with the Crows he continued with the Roosters and played 96 games until the end of 2011.
Kane McLean
Pick 6, rookie draft 2000
Recruited from: Norwood (SANFL)
DOB: 24/3/82
Locker: 39
The midfielder made his league debut for Norwood in 2000. After he was delisted, McLean remained with Norwood for a further season before crossing to North Adelaide. After a season with the Roosters he joined his third SANFL club, Sturt.
Damien Mellow
Original squad selection 1991
Recruited from: Norwood (SANFL)
DOB: 13/9/73
Locker: 37
One of the young guns banked by the new Crows, the Norwood junior had starred for South Australia at underage level. He made his Norwood debut early in 1991 but was delisted by the Crows at the end of the year. Sydney redrafted him at the pre-season draft the next year but he stayed with Norwood. After a stint with Kilburn he returned to league football with South Adelaide in 1996. Mellow then moved to Port Pirie where he played and later coached.
Tim Milera
Pick 15, 2010 rookie draft
Recruited from: Port Adelaide (SANFL)
DOB: 3/9/92
Locker: 48
Milera, a creative small forward, was the club’s first pick in the 2010 Rookie Draft. He impressed the Crows with a strong second half of the season and starred for Port in the SANFL reserves grand final but had only one year on the AFL list.
James Moss
Pick 31, rookie draft 2007
Recruited from: Central District
DOB: 19/11/89
Locker: 43
Moss was playing as a wicketkeeper with the SA Under-19 cricket team when selected by the Crows as a rookie, after playing some SANFL and country football in 2007. He played in Central’s 2008 SANFL Premiership side but a hip issue required surgery and kept him out the next season. He kicked 12 goals for the CMS Crows in the 2012 grand final and kicked 106 goals in the 2019 season for Mypolonga, when he was best afield in its premiership win. Moss also represented the SA Country cricket team.
Allen Nash
Pick 31, 1994 national draft
Recruited from: Western Jets
DOB: 1/1/77
Locker: 25
The first Victorian junior drafted by the Crows, Nash was a midfielder with the winning Teal Cup Metro side. He made his league debut with Sturt in 1995 but struggled to settle at the club and was delisted by the Crows before the 1996 season. He spent that year on Melbourne’s supplementary list and played reserves.
Tariek Newchurch
NGA rookie, category B
Recruited from: North Adelaide
DOB: 21/7/02
Locker: 42
The Crows Next Generation Academy member was recruited as a rookie by the Crows at the end of 2020 after impressing at under-18 level with North Adelaide. The speedy small forward played 54 SANFL games and kicked 76 goals in three seasons with the SANFL Crows but was not offered another contract at the end of 2023.
Ryan Nye
Pick 5, rookie draft 2004
Recruited from: Peel Thunder (WAFL)
DOB: 21/6/86
Locker: 42
The small defender played some league football for North Adelaide in 2005 but broke an ankle late in the year and was delisted.
Alan Obst
Pick 48, 2005 national draft
Recruited from: Central District
DOB: 19/5/87
Locker: 1
The tall defender represented SA at the under-18 national championships. After one year with the Crows he played in Central District’s 2007 SANFL premiership side and was claimed by North Melbourne in the rookie draft. Obst played five AFL games in the first two years of three with the Roos but suffered some injuries, including a collapsed lung on debut. He returned to Central and later switched to North Adelaide. A physiotherapist, Obst has worked with former world number one tennis star Victoria Azarenka.
Dylan Orval
Pick 23, rookie draft 2011
Recruited from: Oakleigh Chargers
DOB: 29/7/93
Locker: 48
A promising junior career as a forward was disrupted by a knee reconstruction before Orval was drafted by the Crows. He showed some good early form in the Central District reserves but battled to play regularly because of injuries during his two years on the list. He played with Collingwood’s VFL team in 2014.
Jack Osborn
Rookie draft 2012
Recruited from: Basketball
DOB: 29/4/90
Locker: 30
The 205cm Tasmanian was recruited by Adelaide as a Category B, Non-Registered rookie player. The former US college basketballer, who played football for North Hobart until he was 17, spent three years on the list. He continued his football career at Sturt, where he played in the 2016 and 2017 premierships and represented the SANFL State side.
Seb Packer
Draft concession selection 1992
Recruited from: Sturt
DOB: 18/5/73
Locker: 19
An All-Australian Teal Cup star in 1990, Packer was picked by the Crows despite not playing in 1991 after hurting his knee in a school basketball game. He eventually played eight league games for Sturt in 1992 but had his right kneecap removed at the end of the season. The Crows kept him on their list until the end of 1993.
Aidan Parker
Pick 45, 2003 rookie draft
Recruited from: Subiaco (WAFL)
DOB: 25/1/83
Locker: 29
A key defender, Parker had played two seasons of senior football in the WAFL, was a former AIS Academy member and named in the WA senior squad in 2002. He played 38 SANFL games for South Adelaide and Glenelg before he was cut by the Crows after two seasons. He returned to Subiaco where he played in three WAFL premierships among his 231 games, captained the club, won a best-and-fairest and represented WA six times.
Ben Parker
Pick 86, 1996 national draft
Recruited from: Murray Bushrangers
DOB: 5/6/78
Locker: 39
The Murray Bushrangers wingman had explosive pace but struggled to settle during one season with Adelaide. He was aligned to SANFL club Sturt.
Simon Pedler
Pick 55, 1993 pre-season draft
Recruited from: Port Adelaide
DOB: 7/5/74
Locker: 24
Pedler, a 192cm forward, spent three seasons on Adelaide’s list. He kicked three goals in a half in a trial game against West Coast in 1993 and played in Port’s 1994 SANFL premiership side. After 65 games for the Magpies he returned to country football and later to his family farm in Cummins.
Tim Perkins
Pick 8, mid-season draft 1993
Recruited from: North Adelaide (SANFL)
DOB: 2/8/69
Locker: 9
A Queensland underage player, Perkins played reserves for Brisbane in 1989 and then moved to South Australia to join North Adelaide, where he won a premiership in 1991. He stayed in Adelaide despite bring drafted by North Melbourne, won North’s best-and-fairest, and then the Crows claimed him in the 1993 mid-season draft. The half-back was cut a few months later but captained North, played 129 games and won a second best-and-fairest.
Darren Pfeiffer
Pick 17, 2005 national draft
Recruited from: Norwood
DOB: 28/9/87
Locker: 19
Pfeiffer, from Birdwood, played league football for Norwood and was an All-Australian under-18 midfielder in 2005 before he was drafted by the Crows. After a difficult two years, he was given another chance by Carlton where he played seven AFL games in two injury-hit years. After a stint in Queensland Pfeiffer returned to Norwood, was drafted as a rookie by Port Adelaide and played 16 AFL games in 2012 before he needed a fourth shoulder reconstruction. His last SANFL game was Norwood’s 2013 premiership win.
Keenan Ramsey
Pick 27, rookie draft 2014
Recruited from: Port Adelaide (SANFL)
DOB: 23/8/96
Locker: 46
Played in defence for South Australia at the Under-18 National Championships and as a forward for the Port Magpies Under-18s and Reserves. Ramsey, who lost an eye at an early age, wore the Crows jumper for the first time at home in Port Lincoln for a NAB Challenge game early in 2015. He played 36 games in the SANFL for Adelaide and then continued his SANFL career at North Adelaide where he played in the 2018 premiership.
Tom Redden
Pick 29, rookie draft 2005
Recruited from: Glenelg
DOB: 16/8/87
Locker: 43
The tall midfielder from Keith played at Glenelg and later South Adelaide. Older brother of Jack Redden, who played 263 AFL games for Brisbane and West Coast.
Lachlan Roach
Pick 49, 2010 rookie draft
Recruited from: North Adelaide
DOB: 25/4/92
Locker: 42
Roach, a lightly built small forward, played some great games for the Roosters in the SANFL under-18 competition during the first half of 2010 before missing the second half of the season due to injury. He had one year with the Crows, then played at North and Glenelg.
Chris Robertson
Pick 36, rookie draft 1999
Recruited from: North Adelaide
DOB: 9/1/81
Locker: 40
The 170cm forward showed promise at league level with North Adelaide before drafted by the Crows. After one year on the list he continued with North and later switched to Port Adelaide Magpies.
Alan Schwartz
Pick 32, mid-season draft 1992
Recruited from: Essendon
DOB: 5/12/67
Locker: 41
Schwartz returned to South Australia to join the Crows after an injury-hit stint with Essendon. The tall defender had been drafted from West Torrens at the end of 1989 and needed a knee reconstruction during the 1990 SANFL season but still headed to Windy Hill. Injuries continued to restrict him to spasmodic appearances with the Eagles and he was released at the end of 1993.
Sam Siggins
Pick 62, national draft 2012
Recruited from: Lauderdale (Tas)
DOB: 20/3/94
Locker: 20
A key defender with senior experience, Siggins was Adelaide’s first selection at the 2012 draft. He played SANFL reserves for North in his first season but then developed with the new Crows SANFL side from 2014. He played a NAB Challenge pre-season game for Adelaide in Port Lincoln in 2015 but after a challenging year he decided to return home. Siggins spent 2018 with Geelong in the VFL but then returned to Tasmania. He has won three Alastair Lynch Medals as the Tasmanian State League’s best and fairest player in 2020, 2022 and 2023.
Matthew Signorello
Pick 62, national draft 2016
Recruited from: Northern Knights U18
DOB: 30/10/98
Locker: 35
The midfielder dominated for school football side Ivanhoe Grammar but demanded the attention of AFL scouts with his performances playing for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup. A stoppage specialist, Signorello played two seasons in the SANFL with the Crows and finished third in the best-and-fairest in 2018 but was not offered another contract. Has played with Port Melbourne in the VFL.
Balraj Singh
Pick 79, 1999 national draft
Recruited from: West Adelaide
DOB: 28/5/81
Locker: 15
Singh, from Waikerie, starred with South Australia’s under-18 team as a marking forward in 1999 when he made his league debut at West Adelaide. He was the first Indian drafted by an AFL club but only had one year on the Crows list. He stayed with West for a season and then played at Peel Thunder.
Sam Smart
Pick 86, 1992 national draft
Recruited from: Norwood
DOB: 2/5/75
Locker: 23
Smart represented SA at Teal Cup level and made his league debut as a ruckman/forward for Norwood in 1992, at the age of 17. A medical student, he spent two years on the Crows list. He was drafted by Carlton at the end of 1996 and played in the Ansett Cup pre-season premiership team. Smart made his AFL debut later in 1997 but played only the one game.
Matthew Smith
Pick 48, 2000 national draft
Recruited from: Oakleigh Chargers
DOB: 29/3/83
Locker: 13, 1
Smith, drafted as a raw 17-year-old key forward from Victoria, spent five years on the Crows primary and rookie lists. The son of former South Melbourne and West Adelaide premiership player Michael Smith, he played league football with Port and Sturt and played a pre-season Cup game for the Crows in 2003. After leaving the Crows he played in the VFL for Port Melbourne.
Alex Spina
Pick 52, rookie draft 2013
Recruited from: North Adelaide
DOB: 27/6/95
Locker: 46
Spina was part of the AIS-AFL Academy squad in 2013 and represented SA as a small forward or midfielder at the national U18 championships. He made his SANFL league debut with the Crows in 2014 but returned to North Adelaide the following year and has been an important player for the Roosters, captaining the club and represented the SANFL State side.
Brad Sugars
Pick 13, rookie draft 2005
Recruited from: Glenelg
DOB: 13/3/87
Locker: 31
The forward/midfielder represented SA at Under-18 level in 2004-05 and made his league debut for Glenelg in 2006.
Grant Tanner
Original squad selection 1991
Recruited from: Norwood (SANFL)
DOB: 24/7/70
Locker: 48
A dashing wingman, Tanner had played 24 league games for Norwood when recruited by the Crows. He was delisted at the end of 1992 after battling injuries but eventually made his way into the AFL with Geelong for five years from 1994, playing 69 AFL games.
Ayce Taylor
Supplemental selection period, 2020
Recruited from: Northern Knights U18
DOB: 26/9/00
Locker: 42
Athletic utility Taylor joined the Crows as a rookie on the eve of the 2020 season, after he had been training with North Melbourne. But the COVID restrictions limited his opportunities and he was delisted at the end of the season.
Paul Thomas
Pick 9, rookie draft 2001
Recruited from: Central District
DOB: 6/5/82
Locker: 42
Thomas was the club’s first pick at the 2001 rookie draft but spent just one year with the Crows. He returned to the SANFL and won the 2004 Magarey Medal. Drafted by Essendon, he played eight AFL games in 2005 and then resumed with Central where he played 269 games, was captain of four premiership sides, won two best-and-fairest awards and captained the SANFL State side. After retirement Thomas spent five years with the Crows as a development coach and has been Central District’s coach since 2021.
Brett Turner
Pick 4, mid-season draft 2022
Recruited from: Glenelg
DOB: 11/1/97
Locker: 46
The mature midfielder had a delayed start to his Crows career because of a foot injury but recovered in time to play an important role for the SANFL Crows. However, Turner was delisted at the end of the season and returned to Glenelg. He played in the club’s 2023 premiership.
James Turner
Pick 29, rookie draft 2006
Recruited from: South Adelaide (SANFL)
DOB: 8/9/88
Locker: 41
Tall forward or defender who played for the SA Under-18s and reserves at South Adelaide in 2006. Made his league debut in 2007 but was delisted by Crows after one season.
Jarrod Twitt
Pick 53, rookie draft 1998
Recruited from: Sturt
DOB: 2/7/79
Locker: 40
The exciting small forward from Wagga starred for Sturt in the SANFL in 2008, kicking five goals in a final. After one year on the Crows list he continued to play for Sturt for another two seasons and then moved to Wodonga.
Adam Ugrinic
Pick 53, 1995 national draft
Recruited from: Woodville-West Torrens
DOB: 18/6/73
Locker: 22
The speedy wingman moved quickly from suburban footy to SANFL league ranks and was 22 when drafted. Ugrinic made a couple of appearances in pre-season games with the Crows but battled injuries in his two years on the list. Played 59 games for the Eagles.
Jake von Bertouch
Pick 32, 2010 rookie draft
Recruited from: Woodville-West Torrens
DOB: 4/5/92
Locker: 44
The 193cm forward from Kadina represented South Australia in the 2010 under-18 championships and graduated to reserves for the Eagles after kicking bags of goals in the under-18 competition in 2010. After one year with the Crows he continued with the Eagles for another ten years, playing 130 league games and winning a premiership in 2020.
Darryl Wakelin
Pick 11, 1993 pre-season draft
Recruited from: Port Adelaide
DOB: 11/8/74
Locker: 20
An athletic tall, Wakelin joined the Crows before the 1993 season and then was a supplementary listed player the following year. After playing in Port’s 1994 SANFL premiership side and winning the Jack Oatey Medal as best-on-ground, he joined St Kilda. He played 115 games mainly at full back for the Saints and then joined Port for 146 games, including the 2004 AFL premiership.
Eugene Warrior
Pick 44, 1993 national draft
Recruited from: Port Adelaide
DOB: 2/8/76
Locker: 30
Drafted from Port Adelaide’s underage program after playing Teal Cup for SA, Warrior was cut after just one season. He played ten league games for Port, then 17 for Norwood, three for Glenelg and finished back at Port.
James West
Pick 6, mid-season draft 1992
Recruited from: Sydney
DOB: 12/4/66
Locker: 14
The former Glenelg forward spent more than two seasons with Sydney, where he played 37 AFL games and was the leading goalkicker in 1990. He was cut by the Swans and claimed by the Crows in the 1992 mid-season draft but delisted a few months later. West returned to Glenelg and after 186 games moved to Norwood, where he won the Ken Farmer Medal as the SANFL’s leading goalkicker in 1997 and played in the Redlegs’ premiership.
Harrison Wigg
Pick 35, 2014 national draft
Recruited from: North Adelaide
DOB: 16/10/96
Locker: 35, 10
A rebounding defender with an elite left-foot kick,Wigg was named South Australia’s most valuable player at the Under-18 National Championships and was also picked in the All-Australian team. He was consistent at SANFL level with the Crows, finishing third in the best-and fairest in 2016 and 2017. He then moved to Gold Coast but broke his ankle twice in his first season and then needed a knee reconstruction before the start of his second year with the Suns. Returned to North Adelaide in 2020.
Anthony Wilson
Pick 44, rookie draft 2014
Recruited from: Norwood
DOB: 2/8/92
Locker: 42
The dashing mature-age recruit impressed after he moved to Norwood from the Port Adelaide Magpies, where he played underage and reserves. He started the 2014 season in the reserves for the Redlegs but made his League debut on Anzac Day and played 16 games, including the Grand Final win against Port at Adelaide Oval. He spent one year with the Crows and then returned to Norwood.
Jonathan Yerbury
Pick 44, rookie draft 1999
Recruited from: Norwood (SANFL)
DOB: 6/1/77
Locker: 43
Yerbury made his league debut for Norwood in 1997 after being picked in Port Adelaide’s inaugural AFL squad. The Crows drafted the ruckman as a rookie for the 2000 season but he seriously injured a knee in a pre-season with the Redlegs. He played 94 SANFL games.