The final numbers are in and it’s time to review the Official AFL Player Ratings for Season 2014.
Using the resources of Champion Data, the AFL Player Ratings use statistics and consider a player’s impact on a game to assign them a competition-wide ranking.
Take a look below at how the Crows stack up against the rest of the competition.
Best defender
Brodie Smith - AFL Player Rating: 34 - Club rating: 3
A breakout season for the young rebounding defender as the Crows kick-started many an attacking drive via his penetrating right leg; Smith led the club for rebound 50s.
Best midfielder
Patrick Dangerfield - AFL Player Rating: 4 - Club rating: 1
Not his most influential season, but even when carrying injuries Dangerfield's courage and work ethic makes him an incredible force at the elite level.
Best forward
Eddie Betts - AFL Player Rating: 73 – Club rating: 6
Superb year after crossing from Carlton, he led Adelaide's goal kicking with 51 majors and contributed a League-high 29 goal assists.
Best ruckman
Sam Jacobs - AFL Player Rating: 42 – Club rating: 4
Career-best season should see Jacobs earn debut All Australian honours. He was the club's most consistent performer and easily one of, if not the most dominant big-man in the AFL.
Best first-year player
Matt Crouch – AFL Player Rating: 567 – Club rating: 33
Didn't get as many opportunities as he would have liked, but when he played, Crouch proved why he'll be such a prolific ball-winner in the future.
Click here to read AFL.com.au’s full club-by-club breakdown of the AFL Player Ratings for Season 2014.
