Returning defender Kyle Hartigan has been recognised in the AFL's Team of the Week for the first time since Round Three.
Hartigan, 25, was rewarded for his outstanding role on West Coast spearhead Josh Kennedy at Domain Stadium on Sunday.
In Hartigan’s first AFL game since Round 15, the key backman held the gun goalkicker to just one major despite Adelaide’s loss to the Eagles.
He earned the full-back position in the final Team of the Week of the home and away season.
All Australian nominee Matt Crouch capped off a career-best season by joining Hartigan in this week’s side.
The prolific onballer amassed a career-best 45 disposals, including five inside 50ms, four clearances and a goal. Crouch also laid seven tackles, second only to teammate Rory Sloane for the Crows on Sunday.
It’s Crouch’s fifth Team of the Week nod of the year in another illustration of his consistent 2017 season.
Essendon led the way with four representatives in this week’s side ahead of Collingwood and Richmond with three players apiece. Adelaide, Geelong and Sydney featured two players with the Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, West Coast, Fremantle and Port Adelaide having one representative each.
See AFL Media’s Team of the Week in full
CROWS IN AFL MEDIA’S TEAM OF THE WEEK
R1 v GWS: Rory Laird, Rory Atkins, Charlie Cameron
R2 v Hawthorn: Daniel Talia, Sam Jacobs, Rory Sloane
R3 v Port Adelaide: Kyle Hartigan, Rory Sloane, Taylor Walker
R4 v Essendon: Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts, Rory Sloane
R5 v Gold Coast: Rory Sloane, Matt Crouch
R6 v Richmond: Rory Laird, Sam Jacobs, Rory Sloane
R9 v Brisbane: Rory Laird, Tom Lynch, Eddie Betts
R10 v Fremantle: Andy Otten, Rory Sloane
R11 v Geelong: Tom Lynch
R12 v St Kilda: Jake Lever, Tom Lynch
R15 v Carlton: Brodie Smith, Matt Crouch
R16 v Western Bulldogs: Jake Lever, Rory Laird, Taylor Walker
R17 v Melbourne: Rory Laird, Tom Lynch, Taylor Walker
R18 v Geelong: Richard Douglas, Sam Jacobs, Rory Sloane
R19 v Collingwood: Brodie Smith, Matt Crouch
R20 v Port Adelaide: Sam Jacobs, Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts, Rory Sloane
R21 v Essendon: Luke Brown, Matt Crouch
R22 v Sydney: Rory Sloane
R23 v West Coast: Kyle Hartigan, Matt Crouch
