The 2015 season started successfully for the Adelaide Football Club with a 77-point win over reigning preliminary finalists . Newly appointed coach Phil Walsh oversaw a rapidly improving team that became known for their skilled ball use and ability to grind out wins. During the season, Adelaide was cleared of any wrongdoing by the AFL in the Eddie Betts affair, which became newsworthy following an allegation that Betts's transfer to the Crows from had been illegally signed and approved as much as 18 months prior to his move.