St Kilda veteran Brad Crouch may have played his last AFL game and appears to have already landed a new job.
Crouch only managed one senior match this year — in Round 1 — before spending time in the VFL due to a persistent knee injury.
The 30-year-old is contracted for next season, but 7NEWS reporter Mitch Cleary said Crouch is in ongoing talks with the club about a potential payout.
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“Brad Crouch has likely played his last AFL game,” Cleary said.
“Has been dealing with a degenerative knee injury and understand talks are ongoing with the Saints about a potential payout on his 2025 contract.”
Cleary also said Crouch “appears to have started a new job” as an executive at investment management company Colliers.
“We are excited to welcome Brad Crouch to the Melbourne North West Industrial & Logistics team in the role of Executive,” it says in a little bio.
“Having enjoyed a stellar career playing AFL for the Adelaide and St Kilda Football Clubs, Brad has always had a keen interest in property currently dedicating some of his free time to broadening his skills in the commercial property sector in readiness for his new role.
“Brad is a valuable addition to Industrial & Logistics and we look forward to welcoming him to the North West Team.”
If Crouch does retire, it will bring an end to a 161-game career.
He joined Adelaide via the mini-draft in 2011 and went on to play 95 games with the club.
He missed the entire 2018 season with groin injuries, but bounced back in 2019 to win the best and fairest award.
Crouch joined St Kilda at the end of 2020 as a free agent and quickly established himself as one of the Saints’ best players by winning the best and fairest in 2022.
St Kilda are set for a busy off-season with Seb Ross and Riley Bonner among five players already delisted, while veteran Tim Membrey remains in limbo.
The Saints are reportedly the front-runners to land Western Bulldogs veteran Jackson Macrae.
