Crows captain Taylor Walker will play his first game of the season in Saturday’s clash with Hawthorn at the MCG.

The 26-year-old has been cleared to return from a pre-season hamstring injury sustained in Adelaide’s final JLT Community Series match against Brisbane.

Walker was a late withdrawal from last week’s season-opener against Greater Western Sydney as the Club elected to take a no-risk approach with his recovery.

Fellow forward Mitch McGovern has also been cleared to compete after overcoming an ankle injury sustained during the Club’s Round One clash.

The strong-marking Crow trained fully on Thursday and has been named at centre-half forward in this week’s side.

Left-footer Troy Menzel, who played his first game for the Club last round, is the only omission.

Menzel, defender Jake Lever and onballer Harrison Wigg are the emergencies.

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Adelaide will wear its white clash strip for the first time this season in Saturday’s game, which kicks off at 1.45pm AEDT at the MCG (1.15pm SA time).

The match will be shown live nationwide on Fox Footy and via the AFL Live app. A delayed telecast is available on Channel 7 from 4pm in South Australia.

Fans in attendance are encouraged to attend the Club’s post-match function at the Olympic Atrium on Level Three.

The Club’s SANFL team will play its final SANFL trial match against Norwood at The Parade at the updated time of 7.15pm on Friday night. Entry to the trial is free to the public.

Fans can meet members of Adelaide’s AFL Women’s premiership team at Saturday’s SANFL Women’s League Grand Final from approximately 4.45pm at Unley Oval.

The team is:
IN – Taylor Walker
OUT – Troy Menzel (omitted)