\n Matthew Nicks will remain coach of Adelaide until at least the end of 2027\n <\/p>\n
Matthew Nicks talks to his players during the R23 match between Adelaide and Collingwood at Adelaide Oval on August 16, 2025. Picture: AFL Photos<\/p>\n
ADELAIDE has handed coach Matthew Nicks a one-year contract extension after a season in which the Crows finished minor premiers and returned to finals for the first time since 2017.<\/p>\n
The new deal will see Nicks in charge until at least the end of the 2027 season.<\/p>\n
The 50-year-old has been at the helm for the past six seasons, with the Crows saying the extension was reward for consistency and faith in the future direction of the club.<\/p>\n
“We have been working to a clear and deliberate strategy since deciding on a list rebuild several years ago and we have trust in our program,” Crows CEO Tim Silvers said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
“Matthew has done a great job in that time and he has built a strong, positive culture in which our people are thriving.<\/p>\n
“We believe in him and importantly, we have alignment on our vision for the future.<\/p>\n
Matthew Nicks before Adelaide’s game against Collingwood in R10, 2025. Picture: AFL Photos<\/p>\n
“We are starting to see rewards, both in results and the development and progression of our young talent, and our challenge now is to maintain that momentum.”<\/p>\n
Nicks took the Crows to the top of the ladder in 2025 but the club exited finals with consecutive losses – the first minor premier to go out in straight sets since 1983.<\/p>\n
“From the coaching and playing groups to the high performance and administration teams, we have lots of talent but ultimately, just lots of great people,” Nicks said.<\/p>\n
“There\u2019s alignment, trust and a shared vision for where we are heading and how we can deliver on our ambition.<\/p>\n
“We have seen plenty of improvement and our collective focus is on getting to work and doing so with an intensity and purpose, and ensuring we keep making progress.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew Nicks will remain coach of Adelaide until at least the end of 2027 Matthew Nicks talks to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360189,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-360188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afl","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-australian-football-league","12":"tag-australianfootballleague","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-text"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}