Hugh Greenwood’s remarkable clearance numbers revealed in The Drill podcast

HUGH Greenwood was plucked from obscurity as a Category B rookie. Now he is a key to Adelaide’s premiership hopes. See the incredible numbers that reveal why. NEW PODCAST

Hugh Greenwood of the Crows is tackled by Matthew Kreuzer.

WHO am I?

I’m the No. 2 pressure player in the AFL. I win more of my possessions contested than any other player.

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My team has won clearances in every game I have played. The one week I missed they lost the clearance count by 21.

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I’ve got a tattoo on my ribs reading: “I shall fear no man but God”. And recently I was playing NBL for the Perth Wildcats.

My name is Hugh Greenwood and I am one of the stories of the year.

Hugh Greenwood is one of the recruits of the year.

Yes, that is the 25-year-old Adelaide Crows midfielder’s extraordinary season. After debuting in Round 9 (with nine tackles), Greenwood’s emergence as a big body in the engine room has been remarkable.

Greenwood says a prayer of thanks every night before he goes to sleep and Adelaide fans must be thankful shrewd scout Hamish Ogilvie signed Greenwood as a Category B rookie.

Also Adelaide’s SANFL captain, Greenwood’s emergence was discussed by Champion Data’s Daniel Hoyne and the Herald Sun’s Sam Landsberger on this week’s edition of The Drill podcast.

The boys also previewed the finals-shaping clash between Essendon and the Western Bulldogs, highlighted more of Alastair Clarkson’s coaching wizardry and revealed the staggering scoreboard periods where Brisbane Lions prove uncompetitive.

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Originally published as Hugh Greenwood’s remarkable clearance numbers revealed in The Drill podcast