Editing Adelaide Football Club (section)

==Club symbols==

===Club guernsey===

Adelaide currently has three guernsey designs which are used in different matches throughout the season. The club's guernseys are currently supplied by Irish sportswear company [[O'Neills]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crows partner with O'Neills|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/833236/crows-partner-with-o-neills|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.afc.com.au|date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=4 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104171541/https://www.afc.com.au/news/833236/crows-partner-with-o-neills|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Present====
[[File:Adelaide FC Masoct.jpg|thumb|Claude "Claws" Crow, Adelaide's mascot]]
The '''''home''''' guernsey features navy blue, red and gold hoops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FootyJumpers - Adelaide |url=http://footyjumpers.com/images/Adelaide-2017.gif |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821131319/http://footyjumpers.com/images/Adelaide-2017.gif |archive-date=21 August 2017 |access-date=31 May 2017}}</ref> It is worn at all matches designated as home games for the club as well as in selected away games (currently only [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]], [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]], [[Western Bulldogs]], and [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]). The jumper is worn with navy shorts at all home and away games, except for away [[Showdown (AFL)|Showdowns]], where it is paired with white shorts. It has had only minor variations through its history since debuting with the club in [[1991 AFL season|1991]], including adding a white outline to the numbers from [[1996 AFL season|1996]] to [[2020 AFL season|2020]] which has now been removed since the start of the [[2021 AFL season|2021 season]], and the removal of yellow cuffs and addition of navy blue panels down the sides (due to manufacturers template design) in [[2006 AFL season|2006]]. In [[2009 AFL season|2009]] the yellow cuffs and full hoops returned. In [[2010 AFL season|2010]] the hoops were cut off again at the sides. For [[2016 AFL season|2016]], the club removed the side panels, returning to the full hoops of the original design. The original base design/idea has never changed in the club's 30-year history.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://footyjumpers.com/adelaidehome.htm |title=Adelaide Home Jumpers |access-date=31 May 2017 |archive-date=29 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529121027/http://www.footyjumpers.com/adelaidehome.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Adelaide's clash guernseys have historically used red or yellow bases, so that it will not clash with other team's guernseys in cases where the blue-based home guernsey is not appropriate. 2025's clash guernsey is predominantly red with singular yellow and blue stripes across the middle. Paired with white shorts, the clash guernsey features the club's new logo across the chest with a yellow outline.

The club's Indigenous guernsey has been a rotating design since it was first introduced in during the 2013 season vs. North Melbourne.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Own the Indigenous Round guernsey|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/14175/own-the-indigenous-round-guernsey|access-date=2021-10-18|website=Adelaide Football Club|date=27 May 2013 |language=en}}</ref> The first iteration of the Adelaide Indigenous guernsey was a simple swap from Navy to Black, representing the colours in the [[Australian Aboriginal flag]]. Since 2014 however, they guernsey has featured art on a navy base from a wide number of indigenous artists and past players, such as Andrew McLeod and [[Ben Davis (Australian footballer)|Ben Davis]]. The [[2023 Adelaide Football Club season|2023]] edition of these guernseys was the first to be shared between the women's and the men's teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1321617/crows-unveil-2023-indigenous-guernsey|title=Crows unveil 2023 Indigenous Guernsey|date=2 May 2023|website=Adelaide Football Club}}</ref> The most recent of these was designed by [[Izak Rankine]] and his cousin Harley Hall, celebrating their shared [[Ngarrindjeri]] heritage. It was revealed in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1505853/crows-unveil-2024-indigenous-guernsey|title=Crows unveil 2024 Indigenous Guernsey|first=Natasha|last=Wade|date=16 March 2024}}</ref>

The club wore their first commemorative [[ANZAC]] guernsey in [[2024 Adelaide Football Club season|2024]]. The guernsey features the chevrons of the [[Australian Army enlisted rank insignia|sergeant rank insignia]] of the [[Australian Army]], and a soldier with a [[Bugle call|bugle]]. It marks a new design trend not before seen in Adelaide's guernseys, with [[Chevron (insignia)|chevrons]] used rather than the traditional hoops, and the use of a gradient.<ref>{{cite web|website=Crowmania|title=Pre Order - Adelaide Crows Authentic Anzac Guernsey 2024|url=https://shop.afc.com.au/pre-order-adelaide-crows-authentic-anzac-guernsey-2024/|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref> The guernsey was worn in [[2024 AFL season#Round 7|round 7]] against {{AFL NM}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1532099/crows-unveil-first-anzac-guernsey|date=16 April 2024|website=Adelaide Football Club|title=Crows unveil first Anzac Guernsey}}</ref> The proceeds of the auctioned player-issue guernseys will be donated to the [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]].

====Past====
In previous seasons, the Crows have had variations of alternate guernseys.

The club briefly used an alternate design in the pre-season competition. It was still in the club colours, but featured the club logo prominently on the front and continuing over onto the back.<ref>{{cite web|title=Adelaide Pre-Season Jumpers|url=http://footyjumpers.com/adelaidePS.htm|website=FootyJumpers.com|access-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908064940/http://footyjumpers.com/adelaidePS.htm|archive-date=8 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> This design would go on to inspire multiple [[#Past clash guernseys (2006—2023)|clash guernseys]] and the [[#Clash guernsey and Gather Round guernsey|Gather Round guernsey]].

The away guernsey was originally intended for use in all matches designated as away games, except finals. The design had changed several times over the years since it was first used in 1999.<ref name="footyjumpers.com">{{cite web|title=Adelaide Away Jumpers|url=http://footyjumpers.com/adelaideaway.htm|website=FootyJumpers.com|access-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908065833/http://footyjumpers.com/adelaideaway.htm|archive-date=8 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> From 2006 the red was removed from the top of the guernsey, moving it closer to the home guernsey. Its usage had waned since the introduction of the "clash" guernsey, to the point where it was only used twice in 2007, against the [[Western Bulldogs]] in round 2 and [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] in round 22. In a few away matches that year, the club also continued to use the traditional "home" guernsey, something which had rarely been done since the away strip was introduced. In response to this, a new away guernsey was introduced in 2008 featuring more red and yellow with a flying crow on the front – similar in design to the mid-90s pre-season jumper.

The clash guernsey was first introduced for season 2006 and was radically different from the "home" and "away" designs at the time.<ref name="footyjumpers.com" /> It was worn at all away games where the AFL deemed there to be a clash with the home team's guernsey design. Initially, the only clubs officially on the "clash list" were [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]], [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]], [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]], [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] and [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]. Despite this, the AFL forced the club to wear it against other teams, such as [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] and [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in 2007, [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]] in 2008 and the [[Brisbane Lions]] in 2008 and 2009. Eventually, the clash jumper was required to be worn in nearly all away games.

The first clash guernsey was red, and was worn from 2006 to 2009. The club first adopted a white clash guernsey in 2010. It featured the club logo on the front with stylised curves in club colours on the front and back with navy stripes down the sides. The design continued to be changed a number of times over the years, but remained predominantly white until the end of the 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adelaide Away Jumpers |url=http://www.footyjumpers.com/adelaideaway.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731204653/http://footyjumpers.com/adelaideaway.htm |archive-date=31 July 2020 |access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>

There were yellow and red clash guernseys for 2021, before solely moving to the red guernsey for 2022 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adelaide Away Jumpers |url=https://www.footyjumpers.com/adelaideaway.htm |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.footyjumpers.com}}</ref> These designs were similar to the [[#Alternative guernsey (2016–2017)|alternative guernsey]] used from 2016 to 2017.
In 2024, Adelaide wore a retro-style design for their clash guernsey. It features the flying crow found on the club's old logo. The crow is in blue, the above background yellow and the below background red.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theaflstore.com.au/products/adel-onf24-mens-clash-gsy#:~:text=Introducing%20the%20latest%202024%20Adelaide,sweat%20absorption%20and%20faster%20evaporation.|title=Adelaide Crows 2024 Authentic Mens Clash Guernsey|access-date=8 February 2024|website=AFL Store}}</ref> The design derives from the [[1996 AFL season|1996 preseason]] design, also found in the club's away guernsey from 2008 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crowshistory.afc.com.au/jumpers-year-by-year-afl|title=Adelaide Jumpers (AFL)|website=Adelaide Football Club - Crows History Locker|access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref> A key factor behind this change is the popularity for the club's '''''[[Gather Round]]''''' guernsey, which debuted in 2023 and featured the same crow design in a "stealth" style.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1305252/crows-unveil-bespoke-guernsey-for-gather-round|website=Adelaide Football Club|date=11 April 2023|title=Crows unveil bespoke guernsey for Gather Round}}</ref>

The '''''alternative''''' guernsey, worn in 2016 and 2017 was the same design as the white clash guernsey of the time, but with a gold base.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FootyJumpers - Adelaide |url=http://footyjumpers.com/images/Adelaide-Alt-2017.gif |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821125704/http://footyjumpers.com/images/Adelaide-Alt-2017.gif |archive-date=21 August 2017 |access-date=31 May 2017}}</ref> It was worn in away games in which it provided a greater contrast with the home team than either the home or white clash guernseys. Those teams were [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]], [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]], [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]] and [[Western Bulldogs]] football clubs. It was always worn with white shorts.

During the mid-2000s, the Crows adopted three different guernsey designs to wear during the AFL's [[Heritage Round (AFL)|Heritage Round]]. The 2004 iteration featured the tri-colour home guernsey but with the AFC crest on the chest and removal of white stroke to the numbers. All heritage guernseys featured each player's name and debut number above the manufacturer's jock tag. Controversially during the 2005 heritage round, the Crows wore an adaptation of a 1930s [[South Australian state football team|South Australian]] state guernsey, with the AFC monogram replacing the SA monogram, which prompted outrage from Port Adelaide coach [[Mark Williams (Australian footballer, born 1958)|Mark Williams]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2005-06-15|title=Crows' heritage guernsey raises Power's hackles|language=en-AU|work=ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-06-16/crows-heritage-guernsey-raises-powers-hackles/1593748|access-date=2021-10-18}}</ref> The club returned to a similar home design for the 2006 and 2007 Heritage Rounds, with the left panel of the guernsey featuring the colours of all SANFL clubs, before the Heritage Round was scrapped by the AFL.

=== Club song ===

The club song of the Adelaide Football Club is "The Pride of South Australia", and is sung to the tune of US [[Marines Hymn]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club song gets Noble treatment|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/711559/club-song-gets-noble-treatment |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Adelaide Football Club|date=7 April 2014 }}</ref> The lyrics to "The Pride of South Australia" were written by the inaugural CEO Bill Sanders.<ref>{{Cite AV media|date=July 22, 2018|title=Bill Sanders: The Club Song|url=https://www.afc.com.au/video/401596/bill-sanders-the-club-song?videoId=401596&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1532246400001}}</ref>

The first club song, and the song used in the club's inaugural AFL game and victory against [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]], was "Here We Go Camry Crows".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Behind the photo: the Camry Crows theme song|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1026674/behind-the-photo-the-camry-crows-theme-song |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Adelaide Football Club|date=21 October 2021 }}</ref>

===Headquarters and training facilities===
[[File:Adelaide Football Club facility, West Lakes.png|thumb|Adelaide's facilities at West Lakes]]
Since inception in late 1990, Adelaide's training and administrative facilities have been located at [[Football Park]] in [[West Lakes, South Australia|West Lakes]]. The club held their first training session at the ground on 29 October 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crowshistory.afc.com.au/adelaide-first-afl-training|title=Adelaide: first AFL training|work=Crows History}}</ref> Initially the club's offices were restricted to small space under the SANFL members' grandstand, before being moved to a new brick building at the southern end of the stadium in 1992. Between 1993 and 1995 a $2.3 million player and training facility was constructed behind the eastern grandstands, featuring several sports training facilities described at the time as “the best in the league”.<ref name=FacilitiesTimeline>{{cite web|url=https://crowshistory.afc.com.au/facilities-timeline|title=Facilities timeline|work=Crows History}}</ref> Additional offices were constructed at the northern end of the ground, and a $21 million renovation was concluded in 2009, which featured a 2500sq metre “Shed” for gatherings of fans and members, and upgrades to the indoor training and administrative facilities.<ref name=FacilitiesTimeline/> When Football Park stopped hosting premiership matches at the end of the 2013 season, the grandstands were progressively torn down and the club's game-day facilities were merged with the administration offices, whilst the general public were granted access to the oval outside of Crows' training sessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-29/football-park-to-be-opened-to-the-dogs/9811334|title=Crows training sessions to need 'poo patrol' once Football Park is opened to the dogs|author=Malcolm Sutton|date=29 May 2018|work=ABC News}}</ref>

In 2024, following prolonged negotiations with the local council and SANFL, the Adelaide Football Club announced it would move its training and administrative headquarters to an upgraded [[Thebarton Oval]], which will feature a 150m, two-storey wrap-around building and upgraded grandstands and new facilities for the club's AFL, AFLW and SANFL teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1605044/adelaide-unveils-final-design-of-new-facility|title=Adelaide unveils final design of new facility|work=Adelaide Football Club|date=24 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1590524/new-facility-update|title=New Facility Update|work=Adelaide Football Club|date=1 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indaily.com.au/news/2024/06/04/crows-win-planning-approval-for-100m-thebarton-move|work=In Daily|date=4 June 2024|title=Crows win planning approval for $100m Thebarton move|author=Thomas Kelsall}}</ref>