Entering its round 23 clash with West Coast, Adelaide brothers Matt and Brad Crouch needed 60 possessions to break a unique record – they smashed it.
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The Beaufort brothers collected 45 and 42 touches respectively to now hold the record for most combined total disposals by brothers in a home and away season.
The Crows ball magnets surpassed the 1174 disposals racked up by Port Adelaide brothers Kane and Chad in 2007, combining for 1202 touches throughout 2017.
Brad missed five matches this season as Matt did a bulk of the work, racking up 726 disposals – ranked second in the AFL. The 22-year-old exceeded 30 disposals a game in the last eight rounds.
Matt was also named in the 40-man squad for the All-Australian team which will be selected Wednesday night.
The brothers will have bigger things on their mind in the lead-up to its qualifying final with Greater Western Sydney next Thursday. After finishing on top of the ladder, Adelaide will host the Giants at Adelaide Oval after the pre-final bye, which is in place for the second year in a row.
