Adelaide Crows 2013 Report Card

Leaders ... Patrick Dangerfield and Rory Sloane were excellent in 2013. Source: Sarah Reed / News Limited

AFTER missing the finals do the Crows get a pass mark for the 2013 season? See our verdict and have your say.

SNAP SHOT.
WINS: 10
LOSSES: 12
DRAW: 0
LADDER POSITION: 11
%: 108.12

WHAT WENT RIGHT.
Not a whole lot. One positive from a failed season is the Crows got plenty of experience into their youngsters. Brad Crouch looks a superstar already while Luke Brown, Josh Jenkins, Sam Kerridge and Mitch Grigg all took positive steps. Rory Sloane stepped up into the elite category while Josh Jenkins and Daniel Talia held down key posts successfully for much of the season. The amazing comeback win over North Melbourne in Round 9 was the high-point. Finishing outside the eight will also give the club an easier draw come 2014.

Talent ... Brad Crouch slotted straight into the Crows team. Source: News Limited

WHAT WENT WRONG.
Does the Kurt Tippett saga still count? The Crows lost their forward line focal point and a clutch of draft picks as a result and it didn't get much better from there. Taylor Walker then went down with a knee injury in Round 5. Just as they looked to be making their run three straight losses from Round 10-12 put them behind the eight ball and six home defeats overall drove the last nail into the club's coffin. Being sweep by arch-rivals Port Adelaide - in heart-breaking circumstance on both occasions - certainly didn't help their cause. A slide in form from Scott Thompson and Sam Jacobs was also a factor.

BEST & FAIREST.
1. Rory Sloane (71 votes)
2. Richard Douglas (68)
=3. Patrick Dangerfield (60)
Daniel Talia (60)
5. Andy Otten (51)

Down ... Scott Thompson was down on his usual output in 2013. Source: News Limited

THE LIST.
ELITE: Rory Sloane, Patrick Dangerfield
BIG IMPROVERS: Richard Douglas, Tom Lynch
GOING, GOING: Richard Tambling, Angus Graham
GONE: Graham Johncock
TRADE BAIT: Shaun McKernan

WHAT THEY NEED.
Walker will return from a knee injury, Jenkins will be his sidekick rather than the main man and Lynch and Johnston showed plenty. So the forward line is set. The midfield - led by Dangerfield, Sloane and Crouch - looks set. So defence. Rutten is still reliable but can be taken advantage of while Daniel Talia is the only other key back. The club will be looking to strengthen their back line come and maybe add some more midfield depth draft day.

WHERE ARE THEY ON THE PREMIERSHIP CLOCK?
Hard to say. As we all know, the Crows were a kick away from the 2012 grand final but tumbled down the ladder in 2013. Fans will hope it was an aberration and an easier draw in 2014 plus the return of Taylor Walker should result in an immediate return to finals. Another positive from a failed season is the club now has another crop of young guns that could push them to the next level.

Coach ... Brenton Sanderson found the going much tougher in 2013. Source: News Limited

STATS THAT MATTER.
CLUB LEADERS.
Kicks: Richard Douglas (326)
Handballs: Scott Thompson (250)
Contested possessions: Patrick Dangerfield (274)
Marks: Tom Lynch (125)
Contested marks: Andy Otten (19)
Clearances: S Thompson/ P Dangerfield (111)
Inside-50s: Richard Douglas (117)
Rebound-50s: Brodie Smith (65)
Frees for: Patrick Dangerfield (36)
Frees against: Scott Thompson (44)
Goals: Tom Lynch (33)
Goal assists: Richard Douglas (21)
Time on ground: Daniel Talia (2398mins)
Players used: 36

TEAM STATS.
Disposals: 367.9 (7th)
Contested poss diff: +3.4 (8th)
Tackles: 58.5 (3rd)
Clearance differential: +0.9 (7th)
Inside-50 differential: +3.6 (9th)
Scoring % inside 50: 49.4% (9th)
Av points for: 93.8 (9th)
Av points against: 86.8 (7th)
Av winning margin: 44
Av losing margin: 23

DID YOU KNOW.
Adelaide generated a mark from 26.3 per cent of Scott Thompson's kicks going inside forward 50 - ranked sixth of the top-50 players in the AFL to kick the ball inside 50.

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