Adelaide has made three changes for Sunday’s clash with the in-form Western Bulldogs at Mars Stadium.
Defender Alex Keath will play his first senior game in four weeks after a successful return from an ankle injury in the SANFL on Sunday.
“We were looking for Alex to get through a full game of footy before returning to senior football,” Crows Head of Football Brett Burton said.
“He moved well and was in good form, so he comes back into the side.”
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Forward Riley Knight, who was a late withdrawal in Round 22, and midfielder Hugh Greenwood will also return to the senior side.
“Hugh’s shown solid form in the SANFL over the last month,” Burton said.
“The weapons he brings around his contested ball and pressure are an asset.”
Kyle Hartigan, Reilly O’Brien and Lachlan Murphy have all been omitted.
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Defender Andy Otten has been named as an emergency, alongside Hartigan, O’Brien and Murphy.
Richard Douglas will play his 246th AFL game on the weekend after announcing he would finish up at Adelaide at season’s end.
Reliable defender Luke Brown will also play his 150th AFL game, all of which he has played in the tricolours.
The Crows will face the Bulldogs at Mars Stadium in Ballarat on Sunday from 1.10pm AEST (12.40pm ACST).
The game will be broadcast live on Channel 7 Adelaide and Fox Footy from 12.30pm ACST.
Adelaide’s Round 23 team is…
IN - Greenwood, Knight, Keath
OUT - Hartigan, O’Brien, Murphy
