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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Jared Crouch
| image = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|3|5}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]] ([[South Australian National Football League|SANFL]])
| debutdate = Round 7, 1998
| debutteam = [[Sydney Swans]]
| debutopponent = [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
| debutstadium = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| height = 174 cm
| weight = 78 kg
| position = 
| statsend = 2009
| years1 = 1996–2009
| club1 = [[Sydney Swans]]
| games_goals1 = 223 (51)
| careerhighlights = 
* [[List of VFL/AFL premiers|AFL premiership player]]: [[2005 AFL Grand Final|2005]]
* [[AFL Rising Star]] nominee: [[1998 AFL Rising Star|1998]]
}}

'''Jared Crouch''' (born 5 March 1978) is a former [[Australian rules football|Australian football]] player with the [[Sydney Swans]] of the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL), who is colloquially known as "Crouchie" to Swans fans and the media. He currently serves as a development coach at the Sydney Swans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney Swans Coaching Staff|url=http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/football/coaches|website=sydneyswans.com.au|publisher=Sydney Swans|access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref>

Having played for [[Norwood Football Club|Norwood]] in the [[South Australian National Football League]] (SANFL), Crouch was selected by Sydney in the first round of the [[1995 AFL Draft]]. He did not make his senior debut until [[1998 AFL season|1998]], when he was called up to play against [[Collingwood Football Club|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 [[AFL Rising Star|Rising Star Award]] nomination, and he did not miss a game in the subsequent seven years.

Crouch is notable for winning the 2002 [[AFL Grand Final Sprint|AFL sprint]].

Crouch's first serious injury occurred in the first match of the 2004 [[International Rules]] series (played after the AFL season had ended) 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 his debut is an AFL record, and also places him fourth on the AFL list for consecutive games generally. He was overtaken by team-mate [[Brett Kirk]] in [[2010 AFL season|2010]].

Crouch usually played in the [[back pocket]], where he kept many well-known opponents quiet. His consistency and professionalism saw him in the top 10 of the Swans' best and fairest count six years in a row, but his only recognition from outside the club was selection in the International Rules team that played [[Ireland]] in 2003 and 2004.

Crouch announced his retirement from football at the end of the [[2009 AFL season]].

==Statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jared_Crouch.html Jared Crouch's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 18 || 0 || 1 || 96 || 80 || 176 || 15 || 40 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 5.3 || 4.4 || 9.8 || 0.8 || 2.2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 23 || 6 || 5 || 190 || 133 || 323 || 36 || 51 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 8.3 || 5.8 || 14.0 || 1.6 || 2.2
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 22 || 4 || 7 || 180 || 111 || 291 || 43 || 40 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 8.2 || 5.0 || 13.2 || 2.0 || 1.8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 23 || 6 || 5 || 187 || 143 || 330 || 54 || 59 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 8.1 || 6.2 || 14.3 || 2.3 || 2.6
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 22 || 4 || 3 || 171 || 113 || 284 || 31 || 65 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 7.8 || 5.1 || 12.9 || 1.4 || 3.0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 24 || 6 || 2 || 153 || 90 || 243 || 37 || 94 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 6.4 || 3.8 || 10.1 || 1.5 || 3.9
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 24 || 8 || 9 || 177 || 142 || 319 || 38 || 86 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 7.4 || 5.9 || 13.3 || 1.6 || 3.6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 26 || 8 || 2 || 180 || 143 || 323 || 51 || 72 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 6.9 || 5.5 || 12.4 || 2.0 || 2.8
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 12 || 3 || 7 || 94 || 54 || 148 || 37 || 37 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 7.8 || 4.5 || 12.3 || 3.1 || 3.1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2007 AFL season|2007]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 63 || 32 || 95 || 17 || 18 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 7.9 || 4.0 || 11.9 || 2.1 || 2.3
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2008 AFL season|2008]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 65 || 36 || 101 || 13 || 19 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 9.3 || 5.1 || 14.4 || 1.9 || 2.7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2009 AFL season|2009]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 28 || 14 || 2 || 2 || 89 || 57 || 146 || 31 || 40 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 6.4 || 4.1 || 10.4 || 2.2 || 2.9
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 223
! 51
! 44
! 1645
! 1134
! 2779
! 403
! 621
! 0.2
! 0.2
! 7.4
! 5.1
! 12.5
! 1.8
! 2.8
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230016/http://sydneyswans.com.au/TheClub/Players/PlayerProfile/tabid/8472/playerId/14516/teamId/33/typeId/All/Default.aspx Sydney Swans site player profile]
*{{AFL Tables|ref=J/Jared_Crouch.html}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/AFL/How-a-piece-of-paper-proved-just-the-ticket-for-Crouch/2005/04/08/1112815728407.html|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=9 April 2005|title=How a piece of paper proved just the ticket for Crouch}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,16689247%255E20118,00.html|publisher=Herald Sun|date=23 September 2005|title=Crouch shows hard work really does pay off}}

{{2005 Sydney Swans premiership players}}
{{2003 Australian international rules team}}
{{2004 Australian international rules team}}
{{1998 AFL Rising Star nominees}}
{{1995 AFL national draft}}

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