The remarkable career statistics of Eddie Betts ahead of his 250^th AFL game this weekend …

250 – Betts is set to play his 250^th AFL game on Saturday night. It will be his 65^th appearance for Adelaide following 184 matches for Carlton

3 – The Mallee Park junior was recruited by the Blues with pick No.3 in the 2005 Pre-Season Draft

2005 – The small forward made his AFL debut against North Melbourne in Round One, 2005

10 – Betts will also move into outright 10^th all-time for games by an Indigenous player this weekend

464 – Career goals Betts he’s kicked in 249 AFL games – 290 for the Blues and 174 for the Crows

12 – The enormously popular 29-year-old is ranked 13^th all-time in Carlton’s goalkicking and 12^th on Adelaide’s overall leaderboard

4 – Betts is a four-time Club leading goalkicker. He topped Carlton’s goalkicking in 2010 and 2012, and kicked more goals than any other Crow in his first two seasons at the Club (2014 and 2015)

8 – He bagged a personal best eight goals playing for Carlton against Essendon in Round 18, 2011. His best goal haul as a Crow is six

2 – The mercurial Betts is a two-time winner of AFL Goal of the Year, taking out the 2006 and 2015 crowns. He could add another trophy to his cabinet this season having already received three nominations!

3 – Since 2014, Betts is third in the competition for goals (174) behind only reigning Coleman Medallist Josh Kennedy (211) and Sydney Swans superstar Lance Franklin (193)

1 – He also ranks No.1 in the League in forward 50m smothers (18) over this three-year period

27 – As a Blue, he amassed a career-high 27 possessions against the Bombers in Round Three, 2008

79 – AFL games the durable Betts has played in succession – the longest active streak at Adelaide. He hasn’t missed a match since joining the Crows as a Free Agent ahead of the 2014 season

60 – Betts is currently fourth in the Coleman Medal race. He’s only three goals-shy of equalling his best-ever goal tally in a single season: 63 in 2015

329 – Betts ranks No.1 in the AFL for score assists in the past 10 years (2007 – 2016)

361 – He also leads the competition in forward 50m tackles since his debut 2005 season

2016 – After being nominated three previous times (2011, 2012 and 2014), the consistent performer earned his first All-Australian crown last season

3 – Betts has representedAustralia in the International Rulesseries three times (2010, 2013 and 2015)

2014 – He won the Chelsea Phillis Coaches Award at Adelaide in 2014

172cm – Betts is the shortest player on Adelaide’s list. There are only three players shorter than him in the AFL; young Western Bulldogs Caleb Daniel (168cm), Port Adelaide forward Jake Neade (170cm) and Essendon revelation Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (171cm)

Large – Despite his small stature, Betts wears large-sized shorts – a trademark of his AFL career!

21 – He’s polled 21 career Brownlow Medal votes including seven last season

2 – Betts and wife Anna have two young sons, Lewis and Billy

18 – Betts has worn two guernsey numbers in his AFL career. He owned No.19 at Carlton and, when that number wasn’t available at Adelaide, took over the No.18 from his second cousin and Crows champion Graham Johncock