All the numbers and facts from Adelaide's first ever AFL game agains Hawthorn in 1991...

30: the age of David Marshall. The Glenelg veteran was closing in on 31 when he made his AFL debut.

3: The number of Brownlow Medal votes Andrew Jarman polled in his first AFL game and the number of Magarey Medallists in the first Crows team (McGuinness 1982, Fielke 1985, Jarman 1987).

1: Romano Negri wore No 1 and had the first touch of the game, a hit-out.

31: Simon Tregenza had this many possessions - including the first two kicks by a Crow.

155: Adelaide’s first score (24.11).

86: The final margin on opening night.

44,902: The crowd at Football Park.

4: Three Crows kicked four goals - John Klug, Peter McIntyre and Bruce Lindner.

110: The number of VFL games Tony McGuinness played with Footscray before returning to South Australia to join the Crows.

17: The number of Crows who made their VFL or AFL debut on the night.

10: Darren Smith took the most marks for Adelaide.

5: Glenelg had five representatives in the 20, the most from the 10 SANFL clubs of 1990.

20: The youngest Crows were Rod Jameson and Simon Tregenza.

278: Nigel Smart, who made his AFL debut in the first match, played the most games of any Crow from this match.