Patrick Dangerfield has been appointed as a club delegate of the AFL Players Association.

Dangerfield will partner veteran Ben Rutten to represent the Crows players at the AFLPA. Each club has two delegates, who provide a link between the respective playing groups and the board of the AFLPA.

Dangerfield is one of nine new club delegates, Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions), Tyson Goldsack (Collingwood), David Myers (Essendon), Ben Howlett (Essendon), Tom Lonergan (Geelong), Josh Gibson (Hawthorn), Isaac Smith (Hawthorn) and Jack Trengove (Melbourne) for season 2013.

Dangerfield replaces former Crow Chris Knights, who has joined Richmond, as an Adelaide delegate.

The AFLPA board and club delegates for this season are as follows:

BOARD
Luke Ball (President)
Luke Power (Vice-President)
Jason Blake
Adam Selwood
Brad Sewell
Bob Murphy
Drew Petrie
Matt Finnis
Simon Madden
Jason Blake

DELEGATE / ALTERNATE DELEGATE
ADELAIDE
Ben Rutten / Patrick Dangerfield
BRISBANE
Brent Staker / Tom Rockliff
CARLTON
Brock McLean / Lachie Henderson
COLLINGWOOD
Tyson Goldsack / Alan Toovey
ESSENDON
Ben Howlett / David Myers
FREMANTLE
David Mundy / Matt De Boer
GEELONG
Jimmy Bartel / Tom Lonergan
GOLD COAST
Campbell Brown / Maverick Weller
GWS
Jonathan Giles / Phil Davis
HAWTHORN
Josh Gibson / Isaac Smith
MELBOURNE
Lynden Dunn / Jack Trengove
NORTH MELBOURNE
Andrew Swallow / Jamie MacMillan
PORT ADELAIDE
Jay Schulz / Matt Thomas
RICHMOND
Ivan Maric / Tyrone Vickery
ST KILDA
Leigh Montagna / Ben McEvoy
SYDNEY
Jude Bolton / Ted Richards
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Will Minson / Shaun Higgins
WEST COAST
Will Schofield / Scott Selwood