Brad Crouch was a bright spark for Adelaide in 2019, the 25-year-old producing a career-best season in his return from injury.
After a groin injury kept him on the sidelines for the entirety of 2018, Crouch returned to AFL football in Round One and never looked back.
He averaged 30.2 disposals - a career-best - across his 22 games and finished second at the Club for clearances with a total of 117 and tackles with 111.
The midfielder also finished with 86 inside-50s - the most of any Crow - to go with 11 goals.
In Round 17, he recorded 16 tackles in Adelaide’s 95-point win over the Gold Coast Suns.
Crouch topped the Club for coaches votes in 2019, finishing with 51 for the season, after polling votes in 11 games.
He also earned four selections in the AFL Team of the Week - the most of any Crow in 2019.
This was Brad Crouch's fifth goal of the season. Great to have him back in our side #weflyasone pic.twitter.com/23nZzu9Myl
— Adelaide Crows (@Adelaide_FC) April 13, 2019
At a glance:
Games: 22
Goals: 11
Disposals per game: 30.2
Contested possessions per game: 11.05
Tackles per game: 5.05
Best game:
Round 13 v Richmond
Crouch dominated the Crows’ 33-point victory over the Tigers with a career-high 43 disposals, 11 clearances, six inside-50s and four rebound-50s.
Recognised by both coaches, his performance earned him nine votes in the AFL Coaches Association Champion Player award, and he was named in the AFL Team of the Week.
He was named in the best, alongside brother Matt, Rory Sloane, Taylor Walker, Rory Laird, Reilly O’Brien and Josh Jenkins.