A statistical overview of Adelaide’s SANFL season heading into this weekend’s mid-year bye.

Adelaide plays a high-possession game at SANFL level. The Crows are ranked second for average disposals as a team (371 per game) behind only Woodville-West Torrens.

The SANFL Crows also rank No.1 in the league for marks (101), effective kicks (143), contested possessions (141), hit-outs to advantage (15) and score assists (15) per game.

Adelaide rebounds the ball from its defensive 50m arc just over 75 per cent of the time from opposition forward forays – ranked second in the SANFL behind Sturt.

The SANFL Crows have the third-best scoring percentage per inside 50m, hitting the scoreboard from 48 per cent of all entries.

Brad Crouch averages the most possessions per game of any SANFL player this season with 34 possessions from four games this year.

Cam Ellis-Yolmen is the No.1 ranked player in the SANFL for score involvements (76). Mitch Grigg (69) is third in the league, while Jonathon Beech (63) and Luke Lowden (61) are sixth and seventh respectively.

Adelaide has fielded 11 development players this season. Four have played their first games for the Club so far this year.

AFL mid-season statistics

Ladder Position
Fourth – six wins, three losses (12 points), 56.59%

Total Points Scored
833 – Ranked No.5 in the SANFL

Total Points Conceded
639 – Ranked third (best) in the SANFL

Played Every Game
Cam Ellis-Yolmen
Mitch Grigg
Dean Gore
Hugh Greenwood
Luke Lowden
Jonathon Beech
Reilly O’Brien
Keenan Ramsey
Harry Dear

Debutants
Dean Gore (Club debut) – Round One v West Adelaide, City Mazda Stadium
Troy Menzel (Club debut) – Round One v West Adelaide, City Mazda Stadium
Hugh Greenwood (SANFL debut) – Round One v West Adelaide, City Mazda Stadium
Jonathon Beech – (Club debut) - Round One v West Adelaide, City Mazda Stadium
Tom Doedee (SANFL debut) – Round Two v Port Adelaide, Mannum Oval
Alex Keath (SANFL debut) – Round Five v Glenelg, Gliderol Stadium
Paul Hunter (SANFL debut) – Round Five v Glenelg, Gliderol Stadium
Wayne Milera Junior (Club debut) – Round Six v South Adelaide, Hickinbotham Oval
Scott Spriggs (Club debut) – Round Six v South Adelaide, Hickinbotham Oval
Trent Heffernan (Club debut) – Round Six v South Adelaide, Hickinbotham Oval
Matthew Leigh (SANFL debut) – Round Seven v North Adelaide, Prospect Oval
Wade Hancock (Club debut) – Round Nine v Central District, My Money House Oval

Total Disposals
Cam Ellis-Yolmen – 248 (ranked fourth in SANFL)
Mitch Grigg - 214
Jonathon Beech – 171
Dean Gore – 165
Harrison Wigg – 163

Total Contested Possessions
Cam Ellis-Yolmen – 133 (ranked second in SANFL)
Mitch Grigg – 81
Hugh Greenwood – 80
Dean Gore – 73
Brad Crouch – 66

Total Marks
Jonathon Beech - 64 (ranked fifth in SANFL)
Mitch Grigg – 55 (ranked equal-13^th in SANFL)
Andy Otten – 53 (ranked 15^th in SANFL)
Ricky Henderson – 51
Keenan Ramsey – 48

Total Contested Marks
Andy Otten – 9
Reilly O’Brien – 8
Jonathon Beech – 8
Hugh Greenwood – 7
Paul Hunter – 7

Total Hard-Ball Gets
Cam Ellis-Yolmen – 43 (ranked fifth in SANFL)
Reilly O’Brien – 33 (ranked equal-13^th in SANFL)
Dean Gore – 26
Harry Dear – 21
Hugh Greenwood – 20

Total Hit-outs
Reilly O’Brien – 244 (fourth in SANFL)
Luke Lowden – 102 (13^th in SANFL)

Total Hit-outs to Advantage
Reilly O’Brien – 86 (second in SANFL)
Luke Lowden – 36 (12^th in SANFL)

Total Clearances
Cam Ellis-Yolmen – 57 (seventh in SANFL)
Brad Crouch – 36
Dean Gore – 31
Hugh Greenwood – 27
Mitch Grigg – 26

Total Tackles
Dean Gore – 44
Mitch Grigg – 39
Cam Ellis-Yolmen – 34
Brad Crouch – 32
Hugh Greenwood – 32

Inside 50ms
Mitch Grigg – 36 (ranked equal-sixth in SANFL)
Ricky Henderson – 29
Dean Gore – 23
Cam Ellis-Yolmen – 23
Harrison Wigg – 23

Rebound 50ms
Andy Otten – 22
Luke Carey – 22
Tom Doedee – 20
Alex Keath – 17
Mitch Grigg – 16

Goals
Luke Lowden – 15
Jonathon Beech – 12
Harry Dear – 11
Troy Menzel – 10
Hugh Greenwood – 9

Score Assists
Jonathon Beech - 15 (ranked first in SANFL)
Mitch Grigg – 13 (ranked equal-second in SANFL)
Dean Gore – 11
Cam Ellis-Yolmen – 10
Keenan Ramsey – 10

Spoils
Tom Doedee – 31 (equal-13^th in SANFL)
Luke Carey – 23
Andy Otten – 20
Alex Keath – 20
Keenan Ramsey – 17