2004 season History of the Adelaide Football Club
adelaide lost first 4 matches in 2004, @ point sat on bottom of afl ladder. victories on richmond, port adelaide , hawthorn lifted them off bottom failed win successive matches in first half of season. wayne carey suffered serious neck injury in adelaide s round 12 loss west coast @ subiaco oval, left them 3-9 record. carey announced retirement afterwards, having played 28 games , kicked 56 goals club. nigel smart, last remaining player adelaide s inaugural match against hawthorn in 1991, announced retire after following week s match against western bulldogs @ aami stadium. crows won match 32 points, after coach gary ayres told contract not renewed @ end of season. ayres elected resign immediately, , assistant coach neil craig appointed caretaker coach remainder of season.
in craig s first match senior coach, adelaide thrashed melbourne, @ time second on ladder, 72 points @ aami stadium. crows lost next 3 matches, including club record 141-point loss brisbane lions @ gabba, rebounded win 3 of last five. crows finished 12th on ladder 8-14 record, including 4-5 under craig, appointed adelaide s senior coach 2005.
mark ricciuto malcolm blight medal winner second consecutive year, , third overall, while tyson stenglein finished runner-up. ricciuto team s all-australian representative second year running, , became first crow named all-australian captain. brent reilly became adelaide s first rising star nominee since 2000, performance in adelaide s home loss fremantle in round 16. scott welsh topped club s goalkicking 36.
during off-season, stenglein requested trade home state, western australia, , traded west coast draft picks 12 , 28. adelaide on-traded pick 12 secure services of young midfielder scott thompson melbourne. in national draft, adelaide selected future captain nathan van berlo second pick @ 24 overall, , drafted ivan maric (pick 40) , chris knights (pick 56).
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