Key forward Josh Jenkins has taken out Adelaide’s Leading Goalkicker Award for the first time after bagging 46 majors in 2018.

In his seventh season at the Club, he finally toppled Eddie Betts who has won the award for the past four seasons. Betts finished second with 29 goals in 18 games.

One of just four players to take to the field in all 22 games, Jenkins was a strong target for the Crows all season, kicking three or more goals on nine occasions.

The 29-year-old kicked five in Adelaide’s grand final rematch with Richmond in Round Two and finished the season on a high when he slotted seven goals against Carlton.

He also secured his side’s victory in Showdown 45 when he kicked a match-winning goal with under three minutes left on the clock.

The 200cm target was a support for his teammates on several occasions, racking up a team-high 143 score involvements to go with an equal team-high goal assists (14).

He also took the most contested marks of any Crow with 27 and most inside 50 marks with 49.

Jenkins becomes the fourth current Crows player to win the award, joining Taylor Walker, Tom Lynch and Eddie Betts.

His efforts in 2018 saw him jump Betts on the overall goal-scoring leaderboard for Adelaide by just one goal to sit at fifth with 274.

Leading Goalkicker Award winners  
1991 – Rodney Jameson (49)
1992 – Scott Hodges (48)
1993 – Tony Modra (129)
1994 – Tony Modra (70)
1995 – Tony Modra (42)
1996 – Tony Modra (75)
1997 – Tony Modra (84)
1998 – Darren Jarman (45)
1999 – Darren Jarman (58)
2000 – Scott Welsh (47)
2001 – Darren Jarman (40)
2002 – Brett Burton (51)
2003 – Graham Johncock (30)
2004 – Scott Welsh (36)
2005 – Scott Welsh (58)
2006 – Mark Ricciuto (44)
2007 – Scott Welsh (49)
2008 – Brett Burton (34)
2009 – Jason Porplyzia (57)
2010 – Kurt Tippett (46)
2011 – Taylor Walker (32)
2012 – Taylor Walker (63)
2013 – Tom Lynch (33)
2014 – Eddie Betts (51)
2015 – Eddie Betts (63)
2016 – Eddie Betts (75)
2017 – Eddie Betts (55)
2018 – Josh Jenkins (46)