37 Facts About Brad Crouch

Bradley Crouch was born on 14 January 1994 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Brad Crouch was recruited by the Adelaide Football Club with the second selection in the 2011 mini-draft.

Brad Crouch is the older brother and former teammate of Matt Crouch.

Brad Crouch finished second in the Rising Star award to then Gold Coast youngster and current Fremantle midfielder Jaeger O'Meara, and won Adelaide's Emerging Talent Award.

Brad Crouch continued to struggle with injury over the next couple of years.

In 2014 he suffered a fractured leg in the round two Showdown, which allowed his brother Matt Brad Crouch to make his debut the next week.

Brad Crouch returned to the AFL side in Round 15, coincidentally for the next Showdown, and went on to play the final nine games of the year, before a foot injury prevented him from playing a game in 2015.

Brad Crouch was able to make his way into the senior side for the first round and played well, but he was pulled from the side in Round 3 due to hamstring soreness.

Brad Crouch returned to the AFL for the Crows' Round 7 clash with the Western Bulldogs, but was dropped from the side again two weeks later.

Brad Crouch's form improved over the next month in the reserves and he forced his way back into the side in Round 14.

Brad Crouch again recaptured his best form towards the end of the season, playing the final 12 games during which he averaged 25 disposals.

Brad Crouch suffered a hamstring injury in 2017 that ruled him out of the entire pre-season and put him in doubt for round 1 of the regular season.

Brad Crouch played in the SANFL for the first few rounds of the season due to concerns that he would struggle in the AFL after missing a large amount of the pre-season.

Brad Crouch's form continued to improve, as did his brother's.

Brad Crouch had to have surgery and missed out on the next game.

Brad Crouch finished the season playing in the 2017 AFL Grand Final against Richmond, which the Crows lost by 48 points.

Brad Crouch averaged 30 disposals a game and won the Malcolm Blight Medal as the Crows' best and fairest.

Brad Crouch received a season-high 18 of a possible 20 medal votes in Adelaide's win over Richmond in Round 13, collecting a career-high 43 disposals, 11 clearances, six inside-50s and four rebound-50s.

Brad Crouch averaged a career-best 30.2 disposals and finished second at the Club for clearances and tackles with totals of 117 and 111.

Brad Crouch collected 14 Brownlow votes, and received the maximum three votes in two games - Round 11 and Round 13.

Brad Crouch sought a move to a club willing to pay a $5 million contract over five seasons.

Late in the Trade Period Brad Crouch approached the Suns and lowered his asking price in a bid to complete a trade.

Brad Crouch played the first eight rounds of the shortened 2020 season before sustaining a hamstring injury.

Brad Crouch rejoined the side in round 15 and played the final four games of the season.

In shortened 16-minute quarters and a 17-game season due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, Brad Crouch averaged 22 disposals a game, collecting a season-high 31 disposals in the Crows' upset win over GWS in round 16.

The AFL elected to ban the pair for matches in 2021 with Stengle banned for four matches and Brad Crouch banned for two.

Brad Crouch was a restricted free agent under AFL rules, meaning the Crows were able to match the contract offer from the Saints to force a trade.

Brad Crouch had attracted interest from Geelong, Richmond and Port Adelaide, although it is understood that only the Saints were prepared to offer a five-year contract.

Brad Crouch played his 100th AFL game in Round 7 against Hawthorn and had 32 disposals and 7 clearances.

In round 12 against the Swans, Brad Crouch had a prolific game collecting 38 disposals, 14 contested possessions, 7 clearances, 7 tackles and 12 score involvements.

At the mid-point of the season, Brad Crouch had strongly embedded himself in the Saints' best 22.

Between round 6 and 13, Brad Crouch averaged 30 disposals a game.

Against his former club Adelaide in round 13, Brad Crouch had 36 disposals, 6 tackles, f5 clearances and 19 contested possessions, the second week in a row he had greater than 35 disposals.

Brad Crouch ultimately played 20 games, missing just the two opening rounds with suspension.

Brad Crouch finished the season second for St Kilda's total disposals, handballs, contested possessions, ground-ball gets, clearances, tackles and effective disposals.

Brad Crouch averaged 27 disposals, 5 clearances and 6 tackles per game.

Brad Crouch finished equal fifth in the Saints' best and fairest, the Trevor Barker Award.