Since the first pre-season game against Geelong in 1991, Adelaide has played 49 times for a record of 29 wins and 20 losses.

Here are some more pre-season stats and facts...


• Adelaide has played Port Adelaide five times in the pre-season competition for a record of two wins and three losses.

• The last time the two sides met in a pre-season game was 2007, when Port Adelaide won by three points, 2.9.17 (89) to Adelaide’s 2.10.8 (86).

• Adelaide’s biggest pre-season home crowd attendance is 40,577 against Port Adelaide in 1999.

• Adelaide has contested five pre-season Grand Finals

• Adelaide has won one pre-season competition in 2003, defeating Collingwood at Telstra Dome 2.13.8 (104) to the Magpies’ 1.9.10 (73).

• Adelaide has hosted two Grand Finals at AAMI Stadium in 2006 against Geelong and 2008 against St Kilda.

• Nigel Smart has played the most pre-season games for Adelaide with 32, followed by Tyson Edwards, Ben Hart and Mark Bickley all on 31.

• Adelaide has had two Michael Tuck Medallists (best on ground in the pre-season Grand Final) with Andrew McLeod in 2003 and Simon Goodwin in 2006.

• Adelaide’s highest pre-season score was 27.21 (183) against North Melbourne in 1993.

• Adelaide’s highest pre-season winning margin is 147 points against North Melbourne in 1993.

• Since the introduction of the nine point goal in 2003, Simon Goodwin has kicked the most for Adelaide with four.

• Adelaide has played two pre-season games overseas - in Wellington, New Zealand, against Brisbane in 2001, and in Dubai against Collingwood in 2008.