Adelaide might plump for an Irishman or an Egypt-born defender to fill a void left by a concussion to Jordon Butts.
Butts will miss the Crows’ essential recreation towards Essendon at Marvel Stadium on Sunday after being injured in Saturday’s 66-point win over North Melbourne.
Adelaide’s selectors will take into account Irish import Mark Keane and the Egypt-born James Borlase, who’re filling key backline roles at state degree.
Keane joined the Crows in January after taking part in 5 video games for Collingwood between 2019-21 whereas Borlase, in his third yr at Adelaide, is but to function at AFL degree.
“They have both got unique skill sets,” Adelaide assistant coach Nathan van Berlo informed reporters on Monday.
“They’re both big strong boys. It’s not always going to be a case of like-for-like, but those two are certainly doing all they can.”
Van Berlo stated the Crows would weigh up whether or not to summon a smaller or hybrid-style defender to a fixture important for each golf equipment’ finals possibilities.
Adelaide and Essendon have each gained eight video games this season, with the Crows holding seventh spot on the ladder by proportion from the eighth-placed Bombers.
“Every week from here on in is going to be important,” van Berlo stated.
“We know we’re right in the hunt at the moment and it’s right where we want to be, to be honest.
“Obviously we all know they’re sitting proper subsequent to us on the ladder. It’s a extremely necessary recreation.”
The Crows have won just once – a last-gasp three-point triumph over lowly Hawthorn in Tasmania in round six – from six away games.
Van Berlo said rectifying the poor record on the road was Adelaide’s “subsequent frontier”.
“We confirmed a few weeks in the past towards Collingwood on the ‘G that we’re up for the problem,” he said, referrring to a two-point loss to the Pies on June 25.
“Hopefully we will take that subsequent step this weekend.
“What we’ve got great confidence out of now is that we know our best footy is more than good enough to mix it with anyone in the comp.”
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