29 minute read
Player Profiles
ADELAIDE CROWS
2022 PLAYER PROFILES.
9 1 2
RORY SLOANE
CHAYCE JONES
BEN KEAYS
Sloane was drafted to Adelaide in 2008 from TAC Cup side, Eastern Ranges, and has been a fan favourite ever since, winning his first Club Champion award in 2013. His second Club Champion Award, in 2016, came in a dominant year where he was also named All Australian vice-captain, AFLPA MVP runner-up, AFLCA Player of the Year runner-up, and finished fourth in the Brownlow with 24 votes. The accolades continued to come for the selfless player in 2017, when he was voted AFLPA Most Courageous Player and received an All Australian nomination. In 2019, Sloane was appointed co-captain alongside Taylor Walker and produced an impressive campaign on the way to a secondplace finish in the best and fairest. He then became sole captain of the Club in 2020 after Walker stepped down at the end of season 2019. Off the field, Sloane and wife Belinda welcomed baby boy Sonny Leo into the world in September 2019 and Bodhi Leo in January 2021. The Tasmanian rocketed into top 10 draft contention in 2018 following an outstanding Under-18 Championships where he was named All Australian with the Allies. Adelaide snapped up Jones at pick No. 9 ahead of the 2019 season. The midfielder forced his way into the Crows’ Round One side as a small forward on the back of impressive form in the pre-season competition. He played eight games in his debut year and won the Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award as the Crows’ best young player, following it up with another 15 games in 2020. Chayce found a new home in the side on the half-back flank in 2021. A hard-working forward/midfielder, Keays can win the ball on the inside and impact the scoreboard. Selected with pick No.24 in the 2015 National Draft, Keays played 30 senior games for the Brisbane Lions. Keays was delisted by Brisbane at the end of the 2019 season, but given another chance when Adelaide picked him up in the 2019 Rookie Draft. The selection paid off, with Keays having a terrific first year at the Club, finishing in the top five of the Club Champion count and winning the Players’ Trademark Award. He featured in every game in 2021 and again landed runner-up in the Malcolm Blight medal. Ahead of the 2022 season, Keays was named in the Crows Leadership Group.
3 4 5
FISCHER MCASEY
After earning All Australian honours playing in defence at the 2019 Under 18 Championships, McAsey was Adelaide’s first pick in the 2020 Draft. Highlights of the defender’s game are his clean hands, intercept marking and ability to read the game. McAsey debuted in Round One of his first season and went on to play 10 games, both down back and at times up forward.
LACHLAN MURPHY
Lachlan Murphy was the Northern Knights’ best and fairest in their 2016 TAC Cup campaign and then moved to South Australia to join Adelaide’s SANFL development squad. He played every game in the 2017 season and won the Dean Bailey Award as the Club’s best and most dedicated development prospect. Adelaide drafted Murphy as a rookie following that season and in 2018 he was named in the Round One side. After two seasons as a rookie, Murphy was elevated to the senior list following a strong 2019 campaign in which he played 21 of a possible 22 games and kicked 19 goals. The small forward signed a two-year contract extension in June 2021.
MATT CROUCH
Before football, Matt Crouch was a talented cricketer alongside older brother Brad. Prior to being drafted, the tough midfielder dominated the TAC Cup in 2013 and represented Vic Country in the Under-18 National Championships. Despite being eligible for the 2012 mini-draft, Crouch opted for the traditional way into an AFL Club and was drafted with pick No.23 in 2013, making his debut in 2014. Crouch soon cemented his spot in the midfield and the left-footer broke records in 2017, averaging 33 disposals per game at a then-record 825 disposals for the season. That year, he won the Malcolm Blight Medal and was selected in the All Australian team. In 2019, Crouch brought up his 100-game milestone in the Round 13 win over Richmond. Hip surgery in the 2020 off-season led to an ongoing groin complaint, but the midfielder looks set to return in 2022.
6 7 8
JACKSON HATELY
Hately spent two years at the GWS Giants before joining the Crows in the 2020 pre-season draft. The young midfielder averaged 15 disposals and just under three tackles in his 13 AFL games. A former first-round selection (Pick 14, 2018), Hately will be looking to stake his claim for a regular spot in Adelaide’s midfield.
RILEY THILTHORPE
An incredibly versatile and athletic tall, Thilthorpe is a promising forward/ ruckman who played 15 senior games for West Adelaide over the past two years. Standing 200cm tall and approximately 100 kilograms, Thilthorpe is suited to the modern game and has shown an ability to adapt to multiple roles – whether playing as a marking target up forward or as a mobile ruckman who can cover the ground. He has also spent time on a wing given he is equally impressive at ground level as he is aerially with his reach and overhead marking. Thilthorpe made his State League debut for the Bloods a few days after turning 17, showing his class with three goals in just his second senior game against Sturt. Selected with pick No.2 in the 2020 Draft, the forward is eyeing off a big 2022 after lining up for 14 games in his debut season.
JOSH RACHELE
Rachele was drafted to Adelaide with pick No. 6 at the 2021 AFL National Draft. Named in the NAB League Team of the Year in 2021, the small forward booted 11 goals in four games for the Murray Bushrangers and averaged 18.5 disposals, 6.3 marks and 3.8 tackles. Rachele’s talents and ability transcend football, with the 18-year-old having been offered a Melbourne City scholarship after playing for years with their youth team. He was also initially selected in Australia’s under-17 squad, but ultimately chose AFL over soccer.
10 11 12
LUKE PEDLAR
A strongly-built midfielder/forward, Pedlar is a hard-working contested ball winner who can also burst from a stoppage. The South Australian overcame a shoulder reconstruction to play some influential games in 2020 both at Glenelg in the under-18 competition and with Prince Alfred College where he was the captain. In the opening game of the SANFL under-18 season, Pedlar collected 28 disposals, 15 contested possessions, six tackles, six inside 50s and a goal against eventual premiers Norwood. He impressed at SANFL level for the Crows in 2021 and played two AFL games in Rounds 16 and 17 before his season was cut short by an ankle injury. Pedlar hails from the town of Kingston, approximately 240 kilometres southeast of Adelaide.
PAUL SEEDSMAN
Prior to joining Adelaide, Seedsman was drafted by Collingwood in 2010 where he played 49 games over five seasons for the Magpies. His best season was 2013, where he made 17 appearances, before he was traded to Adelaide in 2015. His speed and booming kick quickly placed him among Adelaide’s best. Playing mostly across half-back, 2018 was a breakout year for Seedsman as he averaged 20.5 disposals per game. In his fourth season at the Club, Seedsman reached his 100 game milestone after nearly suffering a season-ending injury. In Round Three against Geelong he went down with what looked like an ACL rupture, but avoided serious damage and returned six weeks later. The wingman finished third in the 2021 Malcolm Blight Medal count after a career-best season.
JORDAN DAWSON
Robe local Jordan Dawson joined the Crows as a free agent at the end of the 2021 season. Dawson joined Sydney via pick 56 in the 2015 National Draft and spent six years at the Swans. He ranked elite in the competition this past campaign for disposals with an average of 22.3 per match, tackles and metres gained (467.6) to finish third in the Swans’ Best and Fairest. Dawson chose to return home to South Australia after his sixth season in Sydney and nominated Adelaide as his preferred choice. The utility has a booming left foot and can be used on the wing, up forward or in defence.
13 14 15
TAYLOR WALKER
Walker, the boy from Broken Hill, became Adelaide’s first AFL NSW Scholarship player in 2006. Prior to being drafted in 2007, he guided North Broken Hill to a Premiership, booting seven goals, and was named best-onground. He had a breakout year in 2011, kicking 63 goals. He captained the Crows between 2015 and 2018, twice being voted the AFLPA Best Captain, in 2016 and 2017. Walker is a three-time All Australian nominee and two-time leading goalkicker for Adelaide. Walker led the way in Adelaide’s forward line with a Club-high 43 goals in 2019. The then co-captain booted his 400th AFL goal against Melbourne in Round 11. After a challenging year for the Crows, Walker made the tough decision to step down as captain at the end of 2019. He and wife Ellie welcomed their first child, Hugo James in November 2020, before second son Louis Jack was born in January 2021. Walker played his 200th game for the Club and became Adelaide’s all-time leading goalkicker with his 441st in Round 18 2020.
JAKE SOLIGO
The Eastern Ranges/Dromana Football Club product was selected with pick No.36 at the 2021 AFLW National Draft. Soligo averaged 23 touches throughout 2021 with the Eastern Ranges and powered through the final three matches with an average of 27 disposals a game. Known for his two-way work rate and quick skills around the contest, Soligo formed a lethal partnership with his teammates up forward. Averaging six marks and 6.3 tackles per match, Soligo booted six goals in time split between the forward line and midfield. Soligo was awarded the Eastern Ranges Pennington Medal (best and fairest) in his top-age campaign and also played for Richmond in the VFL.
BRAYDEN COOK
A medium forward, Cook has risen up the draft board after being a revelation at under 18s level for South Adelaide this season. Strong overhead and dangerous near goal, Cook kicked 26 goals in 13 matches while averaging 18 disposals and seven marks per game. His standout performance came against Norwood in Round 13 in which he booted five goals. Cook made his debut in Round 21 against Port Adelaide in 2021.
16 17 19
LUKE BROWN
Local talent Brown played junior footy for Tea Tree Gully and played SANFL for Norwood prior to being drafted by the Crows. He was in South Australia’s 2011 Under-18 squad before GWS claimed him as a pre-selection pick ahead of their entry to the AFL. Brown, however, was traded to Adelaide before he even made his debut for the Giants. Over the next six seasons he established himself as one of the Club’s most consistent and reliable players, often flying under the radar as an elite small defender. In 2019, Brown played his 150th game for the Club. The defender finished third in Adelaide’s Club Champion Award in 2020 and continued an impressive run of form in 2021.
WILL HAMILL
From Dromana, just south of Melbourne, Hamill flew under the radar ahead of the 2018 Draft. The versatile defender utilised his agility to impress with the TAC Cup Dandenong Stingrays, Vic Country and at the Draft Combine. He came to Adelaide as the Club’s third selection in the 2018 Draft and played 20 matches for the Crows’ SANFL side in 2019 before making his AFL debut in Round Three, 2020. Over the next eight games, he often took the game on with his speed. Hamill continued to improve in 2021 and played another 17 AFL games.
ZAC TAYLOR
Adelaide selected Taylor with pick No.44 at the 2021 AFL National Draft from Calder Cannons/Oak Park. A versatile midfielder with a strong inside/outside game, Taylor was a prolific ball-winner for the Calder Cannons in the 2021 NAB League. He produced a blistering finish to the season with 32, 34 and 37 disposals in his last three games. In his final game against the Murray Bushrangers, 22 of his 37 touches were contested to go with 11 clearances on his way to winning the Cannons’ best-and-fairest award. Taylor also averaged 21 disposals and almost five clearances in two trial games for Vic Metro and played senior footy with Oak Park in Melbourne.
202122
MITCH HINGE
Picked up by the Crows as a delisted free agent from Brisbane, Hinge played three games in two seasons for the Lions. The Glenelg product was recruited with pick No.20 in the 2017 Rookie Draft, making his AFL debut against Adelaide midway through 2019. He grew up in Mundalla, a small town of approximately 400 located 16km from Bordertown in south eastern South Australia, and is the younger brother of John Hinge, who played one game for the Crows in 2007.
SAM BERRY
A contested ball-winning beast, Berry is strong overhead, clean at ground level and can hit the scoreboard. He has a competitive nature and is a strong tackler, recording 18 tackles in one game against the Geelong Falcons in 2020 - to go with 20 disposals, 17 contested possessions, nine clearances and three goals. Berry played 10 games for the Gippsland Power in his under-17s year, averaging 17.7 disposals, 9.8 contested possessions and 6.5 tackles per game. He also has fantastic endurance, recording a 21.7 Yo Yo test in pre-season testing and finishing fifth nationally in the 2km time trial at the AFL Victorian Country Combine. Berry shone in his first season at the Club, playing 17 games.
BILLY FRAMPTON
Originally from Western Australia, Port Adelaide drafted Billy Frampton with pick No. 84 in the 2014 National Draft. The 200cm ruck-forward played three games for the Power across five seasons at the Club, before he joined the Crows in the 2019 Trade Period. A strong, agile athlete who plays with aggression, Frampton has made 66 SANFL appearances, booting 59 goals. In 2019, he kicked 34 goals in 14 matches for the Port Adelaide Magpies. He made his Crows debut in Round One, 2020.
232425
SHANE MCADAM
McAdam hails from Halls Creek, a remote town in north-east Western Australia in the East Kimberley region. A medium-sized forward, McAdam equalled Nic Naitanui’s running vertical jump record at the 2015 Draft Combine but was overlooked until he booted 31 goals in 17 games for Sturt in the 2017 SANFL season. Initially selected by Carlton as a mature-aged pre-draft access pick, McAdam was quickly traded to the Crows in 2018. An injury-interrupted start to 2019 meant McAdam made his Club debut in the SANFL in Round Five. His speed and athleticism were on display and he finished with 22 goals. The forward made his AFL debut in Round Four, 2020, and played 13 games, taking many Mark of the Year contenders throughout 2020 and 2021.
JOSH WORRELL
At the 2019 under-18 championships, Josh Worrell was Vic Metro’s leading goalkicker with hauls of four against Western Australia and three against South Australia. However, Worrell appears best suited to defence, with his impressive closing speed and excellent ability to read the ball in flight, take an intercept mark and rebound with his penetrating left foot seen as key strengths. He is also considered to be strong overhead, a good decision maker and has demonstrated a high work rate through his repeat efforts. Worrell made his AFL debut against St Kilda in Cairns in June 2021.
NED MCHENRY
A competitive small forward, McHenry hails from the Geelong Falcons. Adelaide drafted McHenry with pick No. 16 after he ranked No. 1 for tackles at the Under-18 Championships with Vic Country. In his first pre-season at Adelaide, he finished equal-first in the Club’s 2km time trial alongside Wayne Milera. McHenry made a strong start to his Club career in the SANFL before injuries sidelined him for 11 weeks. However, he returned for finals footy with a four-goal performance in the semi-final against Norwood. McHenry made his AFL debut in Round Two, 2020 and went on to play eight games. He played all but one game in 2021.
262728
HARRY SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg hails from Marrabel in the State’s Mid North and graduated from Prince Alfred College in 2018. After being overlooked in South Australia’s initial training squad, Schoenberg not only pushed himself back into the team for the 2019 under-18 championships but dominated as a midfielder, earning SA’s MVP award and All Australian honours. Adelaide selected the Woodville-West Torrens player with pick No. 24 in the 2019 Draft and he debuted in Round 10, 2020, playing the remaining eight games of the season. Schoenberg enjoyed a breakout season in 2021, playing every game of the year.
LUKE NANKERVIS NICK MURRAY
Nankervis was selected by Adelaide at the 2021 Pre-Season Draft. He’s an athletic half-forward with the ability to play on the wing and played eight games for Sandringham in 2021. Averaging 13.5 disposals, 3.4 marks and 5.4 tackles, Nankervis excels with his agility and fast hands. His dad, Paul, was on the Melbourne Football Club’s under-19 list in the 1980s and enjoyed a long career at Ormond in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. Nankervis also represented the Bentleigh Football Club in the Southern Football League where he won an under-16 premiership. HEIGHT: 194cm WEIGHT: 98kg D.O.B: 18.12.2000 GAMES: 13
Murray joined the Crows’ list via the AFL’s pre-season supplemental selection period and is now on the rookie list. The 20-year-old hails from New South Wales and played eight games as a key defender in Greater Western Sydney’s reserves side in 2019. The defender previously captained the Murray Bushrangers and has impressed since joining the Crows, playing 13 games in his first season at West Lakes.
293031
RORY LAIRD
An Adelaide local, Laird played for Kenilworth before developing his craft with SANFL side West Adelaide. The Crows selected him as a rookie in 2011. In 2013, he was elevated to Adelaide’s senior list, making a name for himself and receiving two 22under22 selections. He passed 40 disposals on four occasions in 2018, his prolific work on the ball saw him make two All Australian squads before earning back-to-back selections in 2017/18. A monumental 2018 also saw him claim the Crows’ Club Champion award. Laird was at his reliable-best in 2019 across 22 games, the half-back averaging 28.3 touches per game, and led the Club for total rebound-50s with 111. In a season where he played his 150th game, Laird placed second in the 2020 Club Champion, just one point behind winner Reilly O’Brien. Laird claimed the Club’s 2021 Malcolm Blight Medal after completing his transformation from one of the best defenders in the competition to one of its premier onballers.
WAYNE MILERA
A lifelong Crows fan, Milera’s childhood dream came true when he was selected by Adelaide with pick No.11 in the 2015 AFL National Draft. The classy half-forward previously made his SANFL debut for Central District as a 17-year-old while he played all six games for South Australia at the Under-18 National Championships. In 2017, he earned a NAB AFL Rising Star Nomination and took out the Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award. In 2018, he excelled in a switch to half-back, including a career-high haul of 33 disposals against Gold Coast in Round Six. He continued his strong form into 2019, playing 17 senior games. A foot stress fracture meant he missed the majority of the 2020 season before a knee injury ruled him out for 2021.
JAMES ROWE
A mature-age small forward, Rowe rocketed onto the Crows list off the back of two superb seasons with Woodville-West Torrens. Across 2019-2020, Rowe kicked 82 goals in 34 games at SANFL level. He was joint winner of the 2020 Ken Farmer Medal as the State League’s leading goalkicker. He is a smart footballer and highly accurate in front of goal with a conversion rate of 81 per cent in 2020, whilst averaging 2.76 goals per game. Rowe also finished equal third in the SANFL for goal assists in 2020 and led the League for averaging groundball gets inside forward 50, using his evasiveness and talent to create scoring opportunities. He starred in the Eagles’ 2020 preliminary final victory with five goals, before celebrating a premiership with the side a week later. Rowe kicked 15 goals in his first season at the Crows.
323334
DARCY FOGARTY
A country boy, Fogarty hails from Lucindale in SA’s southeast, a town of just 300 people. The forward made a move to the big city to play for Glenelg before being selected at pick No. 12 by the Crows in 2017. With the NAB AFL Academy, he was named the Ben Mitchell Medallist for the 2016/17 intake as the player who best represented the program’s values. He made his debut in Round One of 2018, nabbing a goal with his first kick against the Bombers. Fogarty started 2019 with a positional shift to defence in the SANFL, before returning to the senior side late in the season, kicking nine goals from four games. He impressed again in 2021, including three goals in the Crows’ win over eventual premiers Melbourne.
BRODIE SMITH ELLIOTT HIMMELBERG
Adelaide’s first selection in the 2010 Draft, Smith came to the Crows as a ready-made player from Henley and Woodville-West Torrens. Smith debuted in Round One, 2011 and his long-range goals quickly became a feature of his game. He became an All Australian and earned a 22Under22 selection in 2014. Smith played a key role in Adelaide’s Grand Final run in 2017, however his season ended with a heartbreaking ACL rupture in the qualifying final. Despite this, a meticulous approach to his rehab saw him return to the field just 317 days later in the SANFL, while a pair of AFL games followed. In 2019, he played all 22 games and finished fifth in Adelaide’s Club Champion count. Spent time in the midfield in the 2020 season before relocating back to the halfback line in 2021. HEIGHT: 200cm WEIGHT: 99kg D.O.B: 04.06.1998 GAMES: 27
Originally from Wagga Wagga in NSW, Himmelberg moved to Queensland where he played NEAFL footy for Redland and represented the Allies in the 2016 Under-18s before the Crows selected him in the 2016 Draft. Himmelberg developed his game in the SANFL in 2017 and much of 2018 where he shined in the forward line. His form earned him a late AFL debut in Round 23 against Carlton, where he kicked his first goal. He continued to gain experience at senior level in 2019 and 2020, playing another 18 games. Himmelberg added another eight games to his tally in 2021.
353637
JAMES BORLASE
A tall defender known for his competitiveness and strong intercept marking, Egypt-born Borlase arrived via the Crows Next Generation Academy. The 18-year-old made his senior debut for Sturt in the back half of this year and was self-assured, finishing with 14 disposals, six marks, five rebound 50s and a crucial late goal-saving tackle. He played three SANFL games for the Double Blues in a year where he also earned best on ground honours in Prince Alfred College’s 2020 All Schools Cup grand final victory. Borlase’s father Darryl played 246 games for the Port Magpies in the SANFL, winning four premierships including one as captain in 1998. His mother Jenny also has elite sporting genes, having represented Australia 70 times in international netball.
ANDREW MCPHERSON
McPherson was the SA underage vice-captain who played for Woodville-West Torrens in the SANFL – the team with which he made his SANFL Crows debut against in 2018. After two difficult, injury-interrupted years at Adelaide, McPherson had a breakout year in 2020. The defender debuted in Round Six and played every game for the rest of the year. He earned himself the Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award and the Brian Sando OAM Award for professionalism in 2020 and added another 16 games to his tally in 2021.
PATRICK PARNELL
Adelaide selected Parnell from NSW with pick No.4 at the 2021 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft. Parnell had previously been playing with the Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League and Albury Tigers in the Ovens and Murray League. The versatile youngster is known for his pin-point kicking, decision making and speed.
383940
LACHLAN SHOLL
Sholl excelled in his final TAC Cup season with football factory, the Calder Cannons, averaging 24.1 disposals while shifting from the wing to half-back in 2018. Talent runs through his family, with father Brett and uncles Craig and Brad playing over 400 AFL games combined. Sholl played every game of the 2019 SANFL Crows season before making his debut in Round 10 2020. After a fantastic few weeks, Sholl earned a Rising Star nomination in the final round of the season. In Round Four of 2021, he was again nominated for Rising Star.
TOM DOEDEE
Recruited from the Geelong Falcons in 2015, Doedee spent two years in the SANFL before seamlessly slotting into Adelaide’s backline in 2018. He was a promising basketballer growing up, representing Vic Country at the Under-18 Australian Basketball Championships but the lure of AFL football proved too much for the Geelong local. A surprise move to some, the Crows selected Doedee with pick No. 17 in 2015. He was the No. 1 intercept player in his second SANFL season and finished second in the State League Club Champion award. He made his AFL debut in 2018, and finished second in the NAB AFL Rising Star award. Doedee missed the 2019 season due to an ACL injury he sustained in Round One. Doedee was elevated to the leadership group ahead of the 2020 season and has been interim captain for a number of games in 2020 and 2021 when Rory Sloane was injured.
BEN DAVIS
Davis was an inaugural member of Sydney’s Academy squad and a NSW/ ACT and Allies player at the 2016 Under 18 National Championships. The Sydney native starred for the Rams in their unbeaten Division Two campaign with 10 goals and the Crows snapped him up at pick No. 75. An injury-interrupted start to 2017 delayed his transition to the AFL, but a full pre-season helped him become one of the SANFL Crows’ best in 2018. The medium-sized talent has speed and a knack for goals. In 2019, he played his first AFL game against Geelong in Round 15.
414243
JORDON BUTTS
Recruited from the Murray Bushrangers, Jordon Butts was selected by the Crows with pick No. 39 in the 2018 Rookie Draft after he showed exceptional skill as an intercept marker and key defender. He was overlooked in the 2017 Draft but an extra year of work saw him develop into a more complete player in the TAC Cup. He also claimed a premiership with Shepparton in the Goulburn Valley League in 2018. Butts had an impressive first year in the SANFL competition, finishing fourth in Adelaide’s best and fairest. He broke through to make his AFL debut in late 2020, playing two games including the Round 17 win against Carlton. In 2021, Butts cemented his place in the side, playing all 22 games.
TARIEK NEWCHURCH
The Crows Next Generation Academy prospect is blessed with natural speed, clean hands as well as power and agility. Newchurch has innate goal sense, booting 46 goals at under 18s level with North Adelaide over the last two years while splitting his time between midfield and forward roles. He finished equal third in the SANFL’s under 18 goal kicking in the 2019 home and away season and has proven to be dangerous not only at ground level as a small, but as a leading half-forward. A Crows supporter since a young age, Newchurch was awarded the 2020 Crows Foundation Academies Scholarship.
REILLY O’BRIEN
The promising ruckman was Adelaide’s first pick in the 2014 AFL Rookie Draft following a strong season with Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup. Standing at 202cm, O’Brien was the leading ruck in the SANFL but broke through for his AFL debut in Round 20, 2016. While he remained an understudy to Sam Jacobs, O’Brien was elevated off the rookie list for the 2017 season and continued to shine in the SANFL. In 2019, he got his opportunity at AFL level when Jacobs suffered a knee injury and has made the spot his own. O’Brien had a breakout season in 2020, winning his first Malcolm Blight Medal and the Members’ MVP award at Adelaide’s Club Champion event.
4445
LACHLAN GOLLANT
Standing at 191cm, Lachlan Gollant is a lightly-built outside midfielder with great footy smarts. Gollant has clean hands - both on the ground and overhead - and has scope to play forward, back and through the midfield. He is an exciting prospect with significant upside and a desire to work hard and improve. Gollant made his debut in the final round of 2021, kicking his first goal in the win over North Melbourne.
KIERAN STRACHAN
A developing ruckman hailing from South Bendigo, Strachan won back-to-back best and fairest awards, playing six games over two years at VFL level. Adelaide decided to offer the athletic big man a chance at the next level and Strachan was selected with pick seven in the 2018 Rookie Draft. After learning his forward craft in the 2019 SANFL season, Strachan made his AFL debut in Round Nine, 2020. The ruckman took out the 2021 State League Club Champion Award following a consistent SANFL season. He also signed a two-year deal keeping him at West Lakes until at least the end of 2023.
PLAYER PROFILE
MENS WOMENS YOUTH INFANT & TODDLER ACCESSORIES
YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL YOUR CROWS SUPPORTER GEAR!
SALE
Crows Members receive 10% OFF STOREWIDE!
‘22 HOME GUERNSEY >> $125 ELITE TRAINING T0P >> $100 WOMENS UTLRA HOOD >> $75
(Member price $112.50) (Member price $90.00) (Member price $67.50)
SHOP NOW
CROWmania Store: 105 West Lakes Blvd, West Lakes SA 5021 Online: shop.afc.com.au Venue: Adelaide Oval on Crows game days Shopping at CROWmania supports the Club.
