After their first minor premiership in eight years, Adelaide’s season finishes with a grim 42-year first.

A 34-point loss to Hawthorn on Friday night sees them become the first ladder-leaders to exit a finals series in straight sets since North Melbourne in 1983. Their role players played much better than their qualifying final eight days prior, but Matthew Nicks’ side still lacked genuine X-factor all night.

We rate every Adelaide player out of 10 from their semi final vs Hawthorn.

Semi Final

AFL Sep 12 7:40pm AEST FT Adelaide 67 Hawthorn 101 MATCH CENTRE *Odds are current as of 12th September 2025, 10:45pm AEST VIEW ALL SCORES AFL Sep 13 7:35pm AEST Brisbane Gold Coast MATCH CENTRE *Odds are current as of 12th September 2025, 10:45pm AEST VIEW ALL SC

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