him out of the game for another 12 months. Otten made his return in Adelaide's SANFL reserves side in July 2015. He played out the year there, often featuring in the side's best players. At the end of the season he signed another two-year contract keeping him at the club until 2017. Otten returned to AFL football for the first time in 960 days in Round 1, 2017 against . In the next match, when teammate Josh Jenkins was taken from the ground in the first quarter due to a rib injury, Otten had to take over his role as a part-time ruckman and a key forward, kicking one goal. His stint in the forward line was extended when teammate Mitch McGovern suffered a hamstring injury in the last quarter of the Round 3 Showdown. This enabled him to become a key player in the Crows side as a third tall forward, and he kicked a career-high four goals in the Crows' Round 10 match against , where they won by 100 points. His brother, Max, was rookie listed with in 2010, but did not play an AFL game. Statistics Statistics are correct to end of 2016 season |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008 | style="text-align:center" | | 22 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 6 || 13 || 4 || 3 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 3.5 || 3.0 || 6.5 || 2.0 || 1.5 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009 | style="text-align:center" | | 22 || 24 || 1 || 1 || 160 || 293 || 453 || 139 || 45 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.7 || 12.2 || 18.9 || 5.8 || 1.9 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011 | style="text-align:center" | | 22 || 15 || 2 || 2 || 115 || 152 || 267 || 74 || 46 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 7.7 || 10.1 || 17.8 || 4.9 || 3.1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012 | style="text-align:center" | | 22 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 44 || 34 || 78 || 30 || 15 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.3 || 5.7 || 13.0 || 5.0 || 2.5 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013 | style="text-align:center" | | 22 || 22 || 15 || 4 || 166 || 147 || 313 || 102 || 50 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 7.6 || 6.7