User:OliveYouBean/sandbox/2022 Adelaide Football Club season

The 2022 season was the Adelaide Football Club's 32nd season in the Australian Football League (AFL). They improved on their 2021 season, but for the fifth year in a row failed to reach the finals series.

Draft
After the 2021 season, Sydney wingman Jordan Dawson requested a trade to return to his home state of South Australia. Adelaide traded a future first-round draft pick to Sydney and received Dawson in return. Adelaide only used three picks in the 2021 national draft, using them to select small forward Josh Rachele, midfielder/forward Jake Soligo, and midfielder Zac Taylor.

Squad
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 AFL season.

Pre-season
Adelaide played one practice match and one AAMI Community Series match during the pre-season. The practice match was played against the Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium on February 25. Adelaide lost the match by 89 points, but new draft pick Josh Rachele impressed by kicking 3 of Adelaide's 7 goals. The AAMI Community Series match was played against cross-town rivals Port Adelaide on March 5. Rachele again impressed with another 3 goals, but Adelaide again lost the match. The Crows also suffered an injury to Rory Laird, who left the field in the third quarter with a suspected broken hand. The injury required X-rays and put him in doubt to play the first game of the season proper.