Who gets it done in the guts? Who spends the most time in the centre square, and who delivers (or doesn't) when they're in the middle? AFL Media's Lee Gaskin runs a rule over the Crows.

Players used 19 Crows have attended a centre bounce in 2018.

Ruckmen
2018 ruck attendances (top two): Sam Jacobs (466), Josh Jenkins (96)
Centre square hit-outs per game (minimum five games): Sam Jacobs (9.3)
Centre square hit-outs to advantage differential (team): -1.4 (15th)

Onballers
Most common ruck-rover combination: Sam Jacobs-Matt Crouch (40)
Most used midfielder (midfielder who attends most centre bounces): Bryce Gibbs (375)
Centre clearances won (team differential): -1.2 (18th)
Centre clearance king (minimum five games): Bryce Gibbs (2.1)

ANALYSIS: The Crows have missed star midfielder Rory Sloane and paid the price for not having a specialist back-up ruckman. They are the worst in the League for centre clearances, with a -1.2 differential. From Crows midfielders who have attended at least 30 centre bounces, Sloane – sidelined for nine games – is the only one with a positive clearance differential (1.9). Brad Crouch's season-long absence has also hurt. The Crows have a 1.7 clearance differential from ruckman Sam Jacobs' 466 centre bounces, but that plummets to -33.4 for forward Josh Jenkins and his 96 centre bounces.