Crows young gun Brad Crouch is ready for the main game Adelaide Crows youngster Brad Crouch. at training Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: The Advertiser BRAD Crouch is ready for the AFL. Last year the young bloke was ineligible for Crows selection because of his age. The Crows now have access to his talents and - on the evidence of his season debut, for West Adelaide in the SANFL battle with Central District on Thursday night - his chance at the big time is here. For those Crows fans yet to get a glimpse of the teenager, he can play. Crouch is another Patrick Dangerfield, who also spent a season at the Bloods before being unleashed on the national stage. Only time will tell if his output on the field is similar but the potential is definitely there. He attacks the contest without fear and does not deviate from the course. He simply oozes class. His mark late in the second quarter was a classic example and it created a goal-scoring opportunity for the Bloods on the way to their win. Then late in the game he swooped on the ball in a pack, bulldozed his way through several opponents and hit a team-mate running at pace with a 20m handball. The team-mate did not have to break stride. This bloke is the complete package and the Crows would have loved what they saw from the stands. There is always a gamble putting too many raps on a young player and you can be left red-faced with predictions. No risk here - he will make it at the highest level. The Crows knew what they were doing in 2011 when they made a trade with the GWS to secure Crouch in the AFL mini-draft. The GWS had access to the best 17-year-olds in the land and they put four up for trade - two in 2011 and two last year. Boom West Australian product Jaeger O'Meara was first to go when Gold Coast grabbed him. Then the Crows chased Crouch and he moved to Adelaide to play with the Bloods in the SANFL. Right from the word go he showed something special. Bloods coach Andrew Collins cannot comment because Crouch is a Crows player, but the former Hawthorn champ is a massive supporter not only of Crouch's abilities and approach to the game but also his attitude and demeanor. O'Meara will make his debut for the Suns against St Kilda tonight. Should Crouch have also made his AFL debut in the first round? There would be few at Richmond on Thursday night thinking no.