Adelaide defender Jordon Butts will miss the Round Three match against Fremantle due to injury.
The backman rolled his ankle during last weekend’s clash with Geelong and despite taking part in the main training session, he was unable to prove his fitness on Thursday morning.
Crows High Performance Manager Darren Burgess said a no-risk policy would be taken with Butts, given his importance to the team’s structure.
“We did a fitness test on him this morning and he didn’t quite come up,” Burgess said.
“He came out to training Wednesday, but couldn’t quite get through all of training and he couldn’t quite get through this morning.
“We are confident that he will come up next week but we didn’t want to take a risk this week.”
Adelaide will release its Round Three team on Thursday at 5.50pm.
The Crows take on Fremantle at Optus Stadium on Friday at 7pm ACDT (4.30pm local).
The game will be broadcast live on Channel 7 in Adelaide and nationwide on Fox Footy and Kayo.
