 | This article concentrates unduly on statistical information. (September 2015) |
| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Don Pyke (1st season) | ||
| Captain(s) | Taylor Walker (2nd season) | ||
| Home ground | Adelaide Oval (Capacity: 53,583) | ||
| AFL season | 5th | ||
| Finals | 6th | ||
| Malcolm Blight Medal | Rory Sloane | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Eddie Betts (66 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 53,141 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 37,890 | ||
| Average home attendance | 47,056 | ||
| Club membership | 54,307 | ||
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The 2016 AFL season was the 26th season in the Australian Football League contested by the Adelaide Football Club.
Following the conclusion of the 2015 season which was marred by the mid-season passing of previous head coach Phil Walsh due to an alleged murder,[1] former assistant coach Don Pyke was named as the club's new head coach for the 2016 season on 9 October 2015.[2] Scott Camporeale had acted as interim head coach between Walsh's death and Pyke's appointment, but after electing not to apply for the full-time coaching role, reverted to his previous role of midfield coach for the new season.[3]
- ^ Thring, Harry (3 July 2015). "Phil Walsh dead after domestic dispute". Australian Football League. AAP. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Pyke named new Crows coach". afc.com.au. Adelaide Crows. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Scott Camporeale does not want to be Adelaide Crows' head coach, set to return to assistant position". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.