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Matt CROUCH
#5 Adelaide
Age: 24 |
Games: 71 | Born: Apr 21, 2021 |
Height: 182 |
Weight: 80 |
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2017 Digest: Unlike his brother made it through summer unscathed and hit the ground running early in JLT series. Pure ball magnet.
2017 NAB Cup:
2017 Season
1 | GWS | Always presents himself in and around the stoppages. | 7 |
2 | Haw | Racked up stats in usual fashion; 22 of his touches were handballs and as a result gained 158 metres. Handy performer. | 7 |
3 | Port | Leading disposal winner in the game with 32 including eight clearances. | 7 |
4 | Ess | Just keeps racking up disposals, needs to be contained from an opposition point of view. | 7 |
5 | GCS | Team high 35 possessions and nine clearances and also booted a goal. | 8 |
6 | Rich | Won a whopping 10 clearances and was the leading disposal winner on the ground with 38 and kicked a great goal from outside 50. | 8 |
7 | NM | Big possession-getter, even when Crows were being belted. Ended with nearly 40 touches and can hold his head high. | 8 |
8 | Melb | Keeps racking up plenty of possessions but they didn’t go anywhere. | 6 |
9 | Bris | Was the perfect foil to both Laird and Sloane, having five effective clearances among his 32 disposals. | 7 |
10 | Frem | Won the personal battle against his by five touches (35-30) and led the way when the heavens opened up in the first term. | 8 |
11 | Geel | Burrowed in all day. One of few Crows to stand up in the first half then effort petered out. Seven clearances. | 7 |
12 | StK | Continues to rack up possessions, more outside work than inside grunt in this game. | 7 |
13 | Bye. | ||
14 | Haw | Much more precise with his disposal efficiency and the Crows best player when too many were average at best. | 8 |
15 | Carl | Got the goal in the last term to give the Crows back the impetus to win, great head to head battle with Cripps in the centre. | 8 |
16 | WB | Leading possession winner in the game including a great goal on the run to start the third term. | 8 |
17 | Melb | Lots of the footy again and five clearances. Not dominant, but a good contributor. | 7 |
18 | Geel | Around the clinches he was tough and gritty with his ball winning. Capacity to win the sherrin around the contest. | 8 |
19 | Coll | Perhaps the opposition should put more time into Matt Crouch than Rory Sloane, played a lone hand at times in the middle. | 8 |
20 | Port | Leading possession winner on the ground and couldn’t get in the three best players on the ground, great team performance. | 8 |
21 | Ess | Continues to be a prolific ball-winner with anther 35 touches, and constantly generated moves. | 8 |
22 | Syd | Has to be knocking on the door of All-Australian selection, the fifteenth game where he has had over 30 possessions. | 8 |
23 | WCE | Like his brother, dominated the midfield. Had 45 possessions and kicked one goal. | 8 |
QF | GWS | Knocked up winning the footy and was very good with his hands in close at the stoppages. | 8 |
PF | Geel | Busier than a set of jumper leads at a country funeral for 31 disposals, six clearances and five tackles. | 8 |
GF | Rich | Led all comers with 35 touches, five clearances and five tackles. Didn’t hurt the Tigers enormously. | 7 |
2016 Season
1 | NM | Always around the ball. Ten clearances and 15 contested possessions. | 8 |
2 | Port | Won seven clearances and his quick hands were superb around stoppages. | 6 |
3 | Rich | Bored in at the contests to win plenty of contested ball. Use of handball a feature at times. | 7 |
4 | Syd | Continues to do the in-and-under stuff without too much fuss. | 8 |
5 | Haw | Wins a lot of the ball but needs to do more by foot. | 5 |
6 | Frem | Ran with Barlow all game and won plenty of his own footy. | 7 |
7 | WB | Worked hard in the clinches and among the best. Four clearances and four tackles. Solid ball use. | 6 |
8 | Geel | Targeted by the Geelong players, and it worked. | 5 |
9 | Soreness. | ||
10 | Soreness. | ||
11 | StK | Won nine clearances and a whopping 17 disposals in the first term. | 7 |
12 | WCE | Good in congestion. Fed the ball to his teammates. | 6 |
14 | NM | Two opportunistic goals, eight clearances and 16 contested possessions. | 9 |
15 | Melb | Used the ball by hand (seven kicks) and played his part. Four clearances. | 6 |
16 | Carl | Racked up a heap of touches and used ball by hand a lot (23 handballs). Handy. | 7 |
17 | Coll | Rarely wastes a possession, won five clearances and laid four tackles. | 7 |
18 | Geel | One of the best but lot of his possessions amounted to little. One inside-50. | 6 |
19 | Ess | Rarely wastes a disposal, surprisingly won more outside than inside footy. | 7 |
20 | Bris | Had 27 uncontested possessions to complement his inside game. | 8 |
21 | Frem | Like his brother. Had a lot of the ball in contests. | 6 |
22 | Port | Showdown medallist a consistent force on the outside and inside. | 9 |
23 | WCE | Leading possession winner for the Crows once again. | 7 |
EF | NM | Among best thanks to huge work-rate. One goal, three clearances. | 7 |
SF | Syd | Won huge amount of ball but not always effective. Work-rate enormous. | 7 |
2015 Season
1 | Bye. | ||
2 | SANFL | Influential in the clinches with 23 possessions, 12 clearances. | – |
3 | SANFL | Prolific with 28 possessions but lacked his usual impact. | – |
4 | SANFL | 24 touches, eight clearances. Showed wonderful hands in traffic. | – |
5 | Senior emergency. | ||
6 | GCS | Activated sub in third quarter and OK in first game of the year. | 3 |
7 | StK | Second consecutive game and is a disposal machine. Classy given time and space. | 7 |
8 | GWS | Did most of his good work by hand – 18 handballs. OK without starring. | 6 |
9 | Frem | Ball magnet keeps racking up possessions. | 6 |
10 | Carl | Sub. Gave a spark when he came on in third term and it was timely. | 2 |
12 | Haw | 13 possessions in last term, needs to start in the centre every game. | 5 |
13 | SANFL | Limped off early with soreness in his troublesome foot. | – |
14 | SANFL | Match postponed. | – |
15 | WCE | One of the Crows’ best with 28 touches including 13 contested. | 7 |
16 | Port | Pushed forward for a goal in first term, surprisingly with his right foot. | 7 |
17 | SANFL | 33 disposals, 11 clearances. Set the tone early in the midfield. | – |
18 | Syd | Sub came on at last change for Martin and did well. | 2 |
19 | Rich | Despite some wayward kicking was great in the engine room. | 7 |
20 | Ess | Ball winning ability first class and helped keep the midfield pressure on. | 7 |
21 | Bris | Finding more outside ball than inside ball, an area he needs to develop. | 7 |
22 | WCE | Two poor turnovers in the third term could be costly in finals. | 6 |
23 | Geel | Tried hard through the midfield. Won 13 CPs and laid six tackles. | 6 |
EF | WB | Useful game on wing. | 6 |
SF | Haw | Honest performance and handy all night. | 6 |
2014 Season
1 | PM | Continually won the ball. Put his hand up for debut. | – |
2 | PM | 28 touches to lead the way in midfield. | – |
3 | Syd | Came on early as the sub and showed enough to say there is a bright future. | 5 |
4 | StK | Strong all-round game and gave excellent value. | 6 |
5 | GWS | Subbed out after producing his best game for the club. | 8 |
6 | WB | Solid worker in midfield and not afraid to provide a physical presence. | 6 |
7 | Melb | Laid five tackles, had three inside-50s and a goal from his wing. | 5 |
9 | Coll | Came on for the last 10 minutes as the sub. | 1 |
10 | SANFL | Consistent contributor across four quarters. | – |
11 | SANFL | Bye. | – |
12 | SANFL | Racked up 31 touches, equal game-high with brother Brad. | – |
13 | NM | Seven tackles on his return to the senior side. | 4 |
14 | SANFL | Imperious midfield display, 35 touches, nine clearances. | – |
15 | SANFL | Bye. | – |
16 | SANFL | Grand virtuoso in tough loss. 42 disposals, 13 clearances. | – |
17 | SANFL | Tagged hard early but finished with 25 possessions and a goal. | – |
18 | SANFL | Team-high 28 possessions. Had his moments in big loss. | – |
19 | SANFL | Ball magnet in close. Racked up 38 possessions, seven clearances. | – |
20 | SANFL | Racked up 31 possessions and booted an important last-term goal. | – |
21 | SANFL | Surely close to an AFL berth. Racked up 35 touches, 13 clearances. | – |
22 | SANFL | Outstanding again with 38 disposals, 12 clearances, 10 inside 50s. | – |
23 | StK | Sub came on and kicked a goal. | 2 |
QF | – | ||
SF | – | ||
PF | – | ||
GF | – |
1. | CROUCH, Matt | Adel | 189 |
2. | MARTIN, Dustin | Rich | 186 |
3. | KELLY, Joshua | GWS | 184 |
4. | DANGERFIELD, Patrick | Geel | 175 |
5. | LAIRD, Rory | Adel | 172 |
6. | WARD, Callan | GWS | 172 |
7. | MITCHELL, Tom | Haw | 171 |
8. | DUNCAN, Mitch | Geel | 170 |
9. | COTCHIN, Trent | Rich | 167 |
10. | RANCE, Alex | Rich | 167 |
11. | SHIEL, Dylan | GWS | 166 |
12. | WINES, Ollie | Port | 165 |
13. | JACOBS, Sam | Adel | 162 |
14. | TUOHY, Zach | Geel | 161 |
15. | OLIVER, Clayton | Melb | 161 |
16. | GAFF, Andrew | WCE | 161 |
17. | GRIGG, Shaun | Rich | 160 |
18. | PARKER, Luke | Syd | 160 |
19. | MURPHY, Marc | Carl | 159 |
20. | MERRETT, Zach | Ess | 157 |
21. | EBERT, Brad | Port | 157 |
22. | DOUGLAS, Richard | Adel | 156 |
23. | SLOANE, Rory | Adel | 156 |
24. | DOCHERTY, Sam | Carl | 155 |
25. | HEPPELL, Dyson | Ess | 155 |