After a rapid start that saw the Crows boot the first four goals of the game, Don Pyke’s men were forced to grind out a 12-point win over a determined Carlton unit at the MCG.

Adelaide looked well placed to run out with the game after a Sam Jacobs left-foot snap put the visitors up by 17 points early in the last quarter, but the Blues responded, kicking three straight goals to take the lead after a Dale Thomas goal.

The Crows stood up when challenged, led by the Crouch brothers who accumulated 11 touches apiece in the final quarter. It was Matt who kicked a crucial goal to put Adelaide seven points up, finishing the game with 29 touches (14 contested) and nine clearances, while Brad finished with 30 disposals, six clearances and ten tackles. 

Josh Jenkins played his best game of 2017, booting three goals and providing a physical influence around the ground to finish with a game-high in tackles.

Riley Knight and Eddie Betts (two goals each) both hit the scoreboard, while Brodie Smith had 30 disposals, providing plenty of drive off half-back with a team-high 614 metres gained.

Fans can login or register here for free to vote for their three top Crows after every game of the 2017 season.

One lucky participant after each round will claim a signed Hertz Crows football, courtesy of the Club’s official match ball partner, simply by voting. Don’t forget members of the Adelaide Football Club are also entitled to 20% off car rentals through Hertz

Polls opens immediately after every Crows game. Users assign three votes to the player they deem Adelaide’s best contributor, two to the second-best and one vote for their third most valuable Crow in each match.

Polling closes on Tuesday at 4.30pm (SA time) after each round when the final votes are collated using a points system.

A maximum of 100 points per game can be awarded to the entire team. Each player is given a percentage of the total votes received to go towards their season tally (For example, if 1,200 votes were placed in Round One and Taylor Walker receives 600 then that is the equivalent of 50 per cent of all votes for that round and he would receive 50 points towards his season tally. If the second best player received 120 votes from 1,200 then that is the equivalent of 10 per cent and he will get 10 votes towards the season tally).

This process is repeated each round and players accumulate points towards their season tally. The player at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the season is crowned the Crows Fans’ MVP.