Rory Atkins gained the most metres of any Crow during the JLT Community Series

Crunch the numbers from Adelaide's pre-season campaign



Adelaide’s powerful forward line helped the Crows finish as the second-highest scoring team in the JLT Community Series with 285 points, behind only Collingwood (304).

Comeback Crow Andy Otten took eight intercept marks during the JLT Series – ranked equal-second among defenders during the pre-season.

Adelaide took 32 contested marks – the second-most of any club during the pre-season behind Richmond (33).

Curtly Hampton ranked second in the competition for total pressure acts during the JLT Community Series with 67. Brisbane’s Dayne Zorko ranked No.1 with 86 pressure acts.

Three Crows gained more than 1,000 metres for their team during the pre-season. Line-breaking left-footer Rory Atkins led the way with 1,226 metres (ninth in the AFL) ahead of Rory Laird (1,174) and Brodie Smith (1,143).

The Crows conceded the second-lowest number of free kicks during the JLT Series with 46 frees paid against the Club.

Defenders Kyle Hartigan (287 minutes), Daniel Talia (284) and Andy Otten (278) played the most minutes for the Crows during the JLT Series.

Adelaide’s scoring accuracy was just over 60 per cent - ranked seventh among all clubs. Brisbane was the most efficient team up forward with 77 per cent conversion.





KEY STATISTICAL LEADERS

Played every JLT game (18 players)

Rory Laird

Matt Crouch

Rory Atkins

Brodie Smith

Richard Douglas

Curtly Hampton

Andy Otten

Tom Lynch

David Mackay

Wayne Milera Junior

Kyle Hartigan

Jake Kelly

Taylor Walker

Charlie Cameron

Daniel Talia

Troy Menzel

Sam Jacobs

Reilly O’Brien

Disposals

Rory Laird – 86 (No.1 in AFL)

Matt Crouch – 79 (Equal-fourth in AFL)

Rory Atkins – 68

Kicks

Rory Laird – 41

Matt Crouch – 37

Rory Atkins – 34

Handballs

Rory Laird – 45 (No.5 in AFL)

Matt Crouch – 42

Rory Atkins – 34

Handballs received

Rory Atkins – 44 (No.1 in AFL)

Rory Laird – 40 (No.5 in AFL)

Matt Crouch – 39 (Equal-sixth in AFL)

Contested possessions

Matt Crouch – 31

Rory Laird – 29

Curtly Hampton – 26

Marks

Taylor Walker – 16

Rory Laird – 15

Andy Otten – 15

Contested marks

Taylor Walker – 4

Andy Otten – 4

Marks on lead

Taylor Walker – 11 (Equal-first in AFL)

Josh Jenkins – 6 (Equal-fifth in AFL)

Hitouts

Sam Jacobs – 65 (No.4 in AFL)

Reilly O’Brien – 32

Hitouts to advantage

Sam Jacobs – 22 (Equal-third in AFL)

Reilly O’Brien – 8

Spoils

Andy Otten – 16

Daniel Talia – 16

Kyle Hartigan – 13

Clearances

Matt Crouch – 17 (Equal-second in AFL)

Curtly Hampton – 12

Richard Douglas – 10

Tackles

Matt Crouch – 18 (Equal-fourth in AFL)

Wayne Milera Junior – 11

Curtly Hampton – 10

Goals

Josh Jenkins – 9 (Equal-second in AFL)

Taylor Walker – 5

Goal assists

Curtly Hampton – 5 (Equal-fourth in AFL)

Score assists

Curtly Hampton – 6 (Equal-sixth in AFL)

Rebound 50ms

Brodie Smith – 11

Rory Laird – 10

Richard Douglas – 8

Inside 50ms

Rory Atkins – 12

David Mackay – 12

Richard Douglas – 12

AFL Fantasy points

Rory Laird – 292 (No.3 in AFL)

Matt Crouch – 287 (No.4 in AFL)

Rory Atkins – 258