Education
Otten attended Whitefriars College in Donvale, graduating in 2007.
Otten attended Whitefriars College in Donvale, graduating in 2007.
Otten was Adelaide’s second selection in the 2007 National Draft, taken at pick #27, having recorded strong results at the 2007 National Association of Broadcasters American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft Camp ranking in the top 2% for the vertical leap (92cm), top ten for agility and the top 20% for the beep test (142). Otten made his debut in round 12 against eventual premiers Hawthorn, and played one more game for the 2008 season. The next season he exploded onto the American Federation of Labor-Congress scene, playing a consistent running role across half back and being likened to former defender Nathan Bassett.
In his 2010 preseason training, Otten ruptured his Anterior Cruciate Ligament and missed the entire 2010 season as a result.
He returned successfully in 2011, playing 15 games in defence and in the midfield. In 2012, however, he struggled with injuries and form, playing six games for the season including the Preliminary Final loss to Hawthorn.
Otten re-established himself in the side in 2013, playing every game. As well as his usual defence position, Otten spent some time up forward after Taylor Walker"s season-ending injury, kicking 15 goals and providing a strong target.
He was rewarded with a top-five finish in the Malcolm Blight Medal for the club"s best and fairest player.
Otten missed the first nine games of the 2014 season with a knee injury before being recalled to the side. He played ten consecutive games before tearing his right Anterior Cruciate Ligament in round 20 against the Brisbane Lions: the opposite knee compared to the one he had reconstructed in 2010. This injury is likely to rule him out for most, if not all, of the 2015 season.
Otten won an American Federation of Labor-Congress Rising Star nomination in round 9 for his performance against Carlton, in which he collected 23 possessions and kicked a goal, and at the end of the season was voted the runner-up in the ward to Daniel Rich. Otten also scored three votes in the 2009 Brownlow Medal count.
