Brad Crouch’s AFL playing future at Adelaide won’t be decided for several weeks, regardless of the findings of an investigation into his drugs bust.

Crouch and his Crows teammate Tyson Stengle were caught with an illicit drug, understood to be cocaine, early Monday.

Crouch and Stengle were stopped by police in a taxi at 5.15am Monday in Adelaide’s central business district.

SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says officers stopped the pair after live monitoring of CCTV footage raised suspicions.

Police didn’t charge the duo, instead referring them to counselling under a drug diversion program.

Crouch, Adelaide’s 2019 club champion, is off-contract at the Crows.

He became a free agent at the end of Adelaide’s season and is considering offers from rival clubs.,

Adelaide’s chief executive Andrew Fagan says his club’s investigation into the drugs bust and negotiations with Crouch about his playing future are “two separate processes”.

“We will complete our investigation into this incident,” Fagan told reporters on Tuesday.

“Brad … as a restricted free agenct he is exploring his (playing) options at the moment and we’re comfortable in allowing him to do so.

“We said that we will engage with him down the track where that sits with him. We also have our views on how we might address that negotiation.

“All information feeds into it but we will allow the two separate perocesses to run their course.

“And I expect that on his contractual side, that won’t be finalised for several weeks.”

Fagan was uncertain how long the club’s probe into the drugs incident would take.

“We made a fair bit of progress yesterday but … we want to do these things thoroughly and clearly understand each element of it and the circumstances,” he said.

Crouch and Stengle face fines of up to $5000 and possible other sanctions from the Crows and the AFL.

Stengle was suspended by the Crows in April for four AFL games after he was caught drink driving and driving an unregistered car.

The 21-year-old was due to appear in Adelaide Magistrates Court next month to answer those charges.