Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks reckons it is the last word problem in opposition to the Lion kings.
The Crows host second-placed Brisbane at Adelaide Oval on Sunday with one space of the sport foremost in Nicks’ thoughts: groundball intercepts.
“Brisbane are number one in a lot of areas, they dominate you and keep it in their forward half,” Nicks stated.
“They’re the best team in the competition for groundball intercepts – which is the game, basically.
“We’re really bettering in that house, we’ve finished a lot work on it.
“So … this is exactly what we’re after, the ultimate challenge against the best groundball intercept team in the competition.
“And they’re that due to the way in which they arrange structually.
“They have been playing together for a long period of time and they’ve got some real talent. It’s a huge challenge but one that our guys will embrace.”
The Lions arrive in Adelaide on a seven-game profitable streak which coach Chris Fagan stated has fuelled perception amongst his gamers.
“In this competition it’s hard to keep winning, no doubt,” Fagan stated.
“We have got a fair level of confidence in what we’ve been able to do over the last seven weeks.”
But Fagan was aware of Adelaide’s attacking threats, notably with veteran Taylor Walker recalled after being spelled within the eighth-placed Crows’ loss to the Western Bulldogs final weekend.
“They have challenged quite a few teams, particularly at home,” he stated.
“They’ve got great threats … it just depends how well they get supply.”
Fagan’s counterpart Nicks, who was adamant his fees would reply after final week’s lacklustre loss, stated cashing in on scoring probabilities can be important.
“We will get as many opportunities if we come to play and we bring the contest, which we didn’t last week but we know we’ll bounce back from that,” he stated.
“It’s a matter of then converting and executing when when it’s your opportunity.
“That is what Brisbane do higher than most – after they get that ball again off you they’re capable of go and punish you going the opposite approach.
“So we’re going to have to take our chances when we get them.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
