Crows forward Eddie Betts has earned his first Team of the Week berth for 2018, named in the forward pocket of Kane Cornes’ team for Round Nine.
Betts polled a perfect 10 in the AFL Coaches’ votes earlier in the week for his match-winning four goals against the Western Bulldogs in wet conditions on Friday night.
Adelaide’s Round 10 opponent, Melbourne, had a round-high five players named in the Team of the Week including former Crow Jake Lever and ruckman Max Gawn.
Round 9 Team of the Week
B: Jeremy Howe (Collingwood), Cale Hooker (Essendon), Elliot Yeo (West Coast)
HB: Jake Lloyd (Sydney), Jeremy McGovern (West Coast), Jake Lever (Melbourne)
C: Zach Merrett (Essendon), Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood), Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions)
HF: Jake Melksham (Melbourne), Tom McDonald (Melbourne), Jack Darling (West Coast)
F: Eddie Betts (Adelaide), Jarrad Waite (North Melbourne), Jordan De Grey (Collingwood)
FOLL: Nic Naitanui (West Coast), Dyson Heppell (Essendon), Travis Boak (Port Adelaide)
INT: Max Gawn (Melbourne), Hugh McCluggage (Brisbane Lions), Tom Mitchell (Hawthorn), Nathan Jones (Melbourne)
Crows in AFL.com.au's Team of the Week
R1 – R. Laird, M. Crouch
R2 – R. Laird, R. Sloane, J. Jenkins
R3 – R. Laird, B. Gibbs, P. Seedsman
R4 – Nil
R5 – T. Walker, T. Doedee, P. Seedsman
R6 – W. Milera, D. Talia, T. Lynch
R7 – R. Laird, M. McGovern
R8 - Nil
R9 – E. Betts