Jared Crouch

Who is Jared Crouch?

Jared Crouch is a South Australian former Australian football player with the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League, who is colloquially known as “Crouchie” to Swans fans and media.

Having played for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League, Crouch was selected by Sydney in the first round of the 1995 AFL Draft. He did not make his senior debut until 1998, when he was called up to play against Collingwood in Round 7, having been originally selected as an emergency for that match. He played in every game for the rest of the season, earning a Rising Star Award nomination, and did not miss a game in the subsequent seven years.

Crouch's first serious injury occurred in the first match of the 2004 International Rules series, when he broke a shoulder and it looked like his unbroken run in the AFL would come to an end. However, Crouch was fit to play in the first game of the 2005 AFL season, and played every game in Sydney's premiership-winning season. His run finally ended when he was unavailable for Round 13 of the 2006 AFL season. His 194 consecutive games from debut is an AFL record, and also places him fourth on the AFL list for consecutive games generally.