Matt Crouch (footballer)
| Matt Crouch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Crouch | ||
| Nickname(s) | Crouchy | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1995 | ||
| Original team(s) |
Beaufort (CHFL) North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 23, 2013 National Draft, Adelaide | ||
| Debut |
Round 3, 2014, Adelaide vs. Sydney, at Adelaide Oval | ||
| Height / weight | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) / 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Adelaide | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2014– | Adelaide | 47 (10) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Showdown Medal (round 23, 2016)
Matt Crouch (born 21 April 1995) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Crouch was drafted at pick 23 in the 2013 National Draft by Adelaide, joining his older brother Brad Crouch at the club.[1]
AFL career
Crouch made his AFL debut for the Crows in round 3 of the 2014 season, collecting 18 disposals in a heavy loss to Sydney.[2] Crouch earned a nomination for the AFL Rising Star after having 28 disposals to three quarter time against Greater Western Sydney, at which point he was substituted out of the game.[3] In total Crouch played eight matches in his first year in the AFL, and averaged 33 possessions and 8 clearances in ten matches for Adelaide's reserves side, polling 12 votes in the Magarey Medal.[4]
Crouch had an interrupted 2015 pre-season due to an ankle injury suffered just prior to Christmas.[5] He recovered to have a breakout year, playing 17 games including Adelaide's two finals and averaging 21 possessions. At the end of the season he was rewarded with the club's Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award.[6] He also signed a three-year contract with Adelaide after the 2015 season, keeping him at the club until 2018.[7]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to end of round 12, 2016[8]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Adelaide | 44 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 69 | 132 | 26 | 26 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | Adelaide | 44 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 145 | 212 | 357 | 45 | 57 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 21.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | Adelaide | 44 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 153 | 254 | 28 | 39 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 15.3 | 25.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| Career | 35 | 6 | 10 | 309 | 434 | 743 | 99 | 122 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 12.4 | 21.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
References
- ↑ Capel, Andrew (22 November 2013). "Brothers Matt and Brad Crouch join forces for the Adelaide Crows". The Advertiser.
- ↑ Capel, Andrew (7 April 2014). "Winless Adelaide vows to make statement for Patrick Dangerfield against St Kilda". AdelaideNow.
- ↑ "Matt Crouch earns NAB AFL Rising Star nomination for performance against GWS". The Advertiser. 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Matt Crouch - AFC.com.au". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club.
- ↑ "Matt Crouch suffers pre-season setback as Adelaide midfielder undergoes ankle surgery". The Advertiser. 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Matt Crouch wins Mark Bickley Award". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Crouch commits to Crows". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "AFL Tables - Matt Crouch statistics". AFL Tables.
External links
- Matt Crouch's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club
- Matt Crouch's statistics from AFL Tables