The off-season saw plenty of change to the Crows' squad. Captain Mark Ricciuto retired due to persistent injuries, with Goodwin succeeding him as skipper, while Welsh walked out on the club and was subsequently drafted by the in the pre-season draft. Jason Torney, Ian Perrie and Matthew Bode were among those delisted by the club. In the trade period, Martin Mattner was traded to for pick 28, which was on-traded to for midfielder Brad Symes; John Meesen was traded to for pick 37, later traded to for Brad Moran; and Ben Hudson went to the Bulldogs along with pick 43 for picks 30 and 38. Adelaide was successful in the 2007 national draft, drafting Patrick Dangerfield with pick 10, Andy Otten with pick 27 and New South Wales scholarship player Taylor Walker with their final pick, 75.
