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Brad Crouch News

Rising Star Crouch's stats stack up

Jaeger O’Meara is the raging Rising Star favourite, but promising Crow Brad Crouch’s credentials are growing by the week

3:29pm Aug 8, 2013

Young Crows earn coaches' plaudits

Impressive midfielder Brad Crouch was one of three Crows to receive votes from the coaches in Balfours Showdown XXXV on Sunday

10:13am Aug 6, 2013

Recruiting Files: Brad Crouch

National Recruiting Manager Hamish Ogilvie offers an insight into the Club's decision to recruit midfielder Brad Crouch

1:00pm Jul 4, 2013

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Brad
Crouch

Height
185 cm
DOB
14-01-1994
Weight
84 kg
Debut
2013
Games
2013
14
Career
14
Goals
2013
4
Career
4
2013 AFL Fantasy Points
Total
1289
Avg
92
BradCrouch

Player Bio

At a Glance

Junior clubs: North Ballarat
Clubs: Adelaide
Debut: v Brisbane Lions, Round Two, 2013
Recruited from: North Ballarat
Brownlow votes: 6

Crouch lived up to the hype in his debut AFL season, finishing runner-up in the 2013 Rising Star. A hamstring injury cost the talented young midfielder a month on the sidelines early in the year, but he returned to play a total of 14 games, emerging as Adelaide’s best-performed midfielder in the second half of the season. In the last 10 games, Crouch ranked first at the Club in disposals (266) and handball receives (115), second in tackles (47), third in marks (50) and fourth in clearances (40), contested possessions (88) and hard ball-gets (30). His numbers also stacked up with the AFL’s best. From Round 14 onwards, the Ballarat product ranked 12th – level with Brownlow Medallist Gary Ablett – in the competition for total disposals, averaging 26.6 possessions per game. Won Adelaide's award for Emerging Talent.

Season by Season

Ineligible for AFL selection in 2012, Crouch developed his game at SANFL club, West Adelaide. A hamstring injury caused him to miss almost two months of football early in the season, but he returned to be part of the Bloods finals campaign. The talented midfielder got a taste of AFL against Brisbane last pre-season after the League granted him permission to play in the NAB Cup.
 

Season by Season

Adelaide moved swiftly to secure promising midfielder Crouch, who was eligible to join an AFL club as part of Greater Western Sydney’s 17-year-old ‘mini-draft’. Tough and skilful, the prolific onballer earned All Australian honours at the Under-18 Championships. The North Ballarat teenager, who turned 18 in January, won’t be available for AFL selection until 2013 and will spend his first season at West Lakes developing his game with SANFL club West Adelaide.

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 14
    • Kicks 11.3
    • Handballs 13.2
    • Disposals 24.5
    • Marks 4.4
    • Hit-Outs 0.0
    • Tackles 4.4
    • Goals 0.3
    • AFL Fantasy 92.1

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 15 Melbourne Rd 22
Handballs 19 Port Adelaide Rd 19
Disposals 31 Melbourne Rd 22
Marks 7 Collingwood Rd 16
Hit-outs 0 - -
Tackles 7 Collingwood Rd 16
Goals 2 West Coast Eagles Rd 23
AFL Fantasy 121 Gold Coast Suns Rd 14

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B AF
1 Essendon L 82 - 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brisbane Lions W 77 - 96 7 11 18 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 62
3 Port Adelaide L 118 - 109 9 9 18 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 63
4 Western Bulldogs W 80 - 28 11 11 22 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 88
5 Carlton L 115 - 83 - - - - - - - - - - -
6 Hawthorn L 78 - 89 - - - - - - - - - - -
7 GWS Giants W 52 - 187 - - - - - - - - - - -
8 St Kilda W 87 - 47 - - - - - - - - - - -
9 North Melbourne W 124 - 125 - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Fremantle L 59 - 66 - - - - - - - - - - -
11 Sydney Swans L 50 - 127 9 10 19 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 72
12 Richmond L 110 - 72 - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Gold Coast Suns W 83 - 111 14 17 31 6 0 3 0 6 0 0 121
15 West Coast Eagles L 69 - 75 15 11 26 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 84
16 Collingwood L 111 - 84 13 9 22 7 0 1 0 7 0 1 108
17 Geelong Cats W 94 - 92 13 10 23 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 83
18 Fremantle L 75 - 53 9 19 28 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 100
19 Port Adelaide L 103 - 107 9 19 28 6 0 1 0 5 0 2 106
20 North Melbourne W 79 - 70 11 15 26 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 101
21 Western Bulldogs L 131 - 114 9 13 22 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 78
22 Melbourne W 120 - 52 15 16 31 5 0 0 1 5 0 1 110
23 West Coast Eagles W 43 - 129 14 15 29 4 0 3 2 5 2 0 113
TOTAL W: 10 - L: 12 158 185 343 61 0 9 8 62 4 5 1289

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 14
    • Kicks 11.3
    • Handballs 13.2
    • Disposals 24.5
    • Marks 4.4
    • Hit-Outs 0.0
    • Tackles 4.4
    • Goals 0.3
    • AFL Fantasy 92.1

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 15 Melbourne Rd 22, 2013
Handballs 19 Port Adelaide Rd 19, 2013
Disposals 31 Melbourne Rd 22, 2013
Marks 7 Collingwood Rd 16, 2013
Hit-outs 0 - -
Tackles 7 Collingwood Rd 16, 2013
Goals 2 West Coast Eagles Rd 23, 2013
AFL Fantasy 121 Gold Coast Suns Rd 14, 2013

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B AF
2013 Adelaide Crows 158 185 343 61 0 9 8 62 4 5 1289

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
AF
AFL Fantasy points

Awards

AFL AWARDS

Rising Star Runner-up
2013

CLUB AWARDS

Emerging Talent Award
2013

Q&A

Who did you barrack for as a kid: North Melbourne

Who was your favourite player: Wayne Carey, Brent Harvey

Who do you think is the next big thing at your club and why: Brodie Smith – very talented and will continue improving

Which teammate is likely to stand in the hole in front of a power forward: Brent Reilly

Who has had the most influence on your career: my Dad

What are your pre-game superstitions: don’t really have any

Winning touchdown in the SuperBowl or the winning penalty kick in the Champions League final: SuperBowl

Who do you follow on Twitter: mostly other footballers

Biggest pest at your club: Lewis Johnston

Teammate most likely to Google his own name: Lewis Johnston

Who is the worst teammate to room with and why: Lewis Johnston – very messy

Which teammate delivers the best sledge: Brent Reilly

Which teammate is likely to be seen shopping in an exclusive area: Brent Reilly

Who is more likely to buy from an Op Shop: Rory Laird

Name the three most admired people you would like to meet: Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, AVICII

What is your dream place to visit and why: Las Vegas because everyone says how good it is

Name one food you just can’t stomach: oysters

What food would you love to be able to eat during the footy season but you’re not allowed: McDonalds

Favourite movie and favourite movie star: Law Abiding Citizen and Gerard Butler

Favourite band or musician: Red Hot Chilli Peppers