ADELAIDE coach Brenton Sanderson says Kurt Tippett is primed to dominate, despite his accuracy in front of goal coming under fire this week.

Tippett missed several seemingly straight-forward shots on goal against Hawthorn last Sunday, and on Footy Classified on Monday night Garry Lyon claimed the Crows should look to offload him at the end of 2012.

But Sanderson said he had faith in the 202cm, 104kg forward, claiming Tippett wasn't far from kicking a huge bag.

"I think he's going to have a game soon where he kicks seven or eight straight," Sanderson said.

"Hopefully it's this week, next week would be even better, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time before he has one of those games when he just hits them all.

"He's working on his goal kicking, as are all our forwards … most of the team really - even Ben Rutten had a few shots at goal today."

The Crows kicked just 3.7 from set shots against the Hawks, who romped to a 56-point victory after a tight opening quarter. While Tippett's unorthodox kicking style has been scrutinised after his performance, Sanderson said the perfect technique was what was familiar to the individual.

"I think we've all got issues with our own techniques … even some of the best goal kickers through the history of the game have got some flaws," he said.

"It's what's comfortable, similar to free throw shooting in basketball … same with putting in golf. As much as you can practice, sometimes you can't replicate the stresses associated with kicking a goal under pressure."

Sanderson said he was "confident most of the boys will kick straight this week" when they face the winless Giants on Saturday afternoon.

The Crows coach knows better than most the embarrassment of becoming the inaugural victim of an expansion club.

Sanderson was a member of the Geelong side that gifted both Port Adelaide and Fremantle their first wins in the AFL, and said he was determined not to let it happen again this weekend.

"It's not a nice feeling," Sanderson said.

"They're going to win a game soon, just hopefully not this week against us."

Despite losing every game so far by comfortable margins, Sanderson said the Giants had the personnel to trouble sides this season.

Former Power champions Chad Cornes and Dean Brogan will make their returns to AAMI Stadium and, combined with the several other experienced campaigners, Sanderson said the Giants would prove a handful.

"They're outstanding players who have had great careers," he said of Cornes and Brogan.

"You throw in (Luke) Power and (James) McDonald, Rhys Palmer, Callan Ward, those sort of players - they're certainly not going to be an easy side to defeat.

"We're going to have our work cut out. It's going to be a physical game, we're going to be a lot more aggressive than what we were last week."

Harry Thring covers Adelaide news for AFL.com.au. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Harry