Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson believes unpredictability could be his team’s biggest weapon in the forward line this season.

Tom Lynch headlined the Crows attack against Greater Western Sydney with a remarkable 10-goal haul, but 10 of his teammates also kicked goals in the big win. Key forward Josh Jenkins and midfielder Patrick Dangerfield, who is enjoying more time inside 50m this season, both bagged four goals. Inexperienced onballer Sam Kerridge slotted three and Bernie Vince two, while Daniel Talia, David Mackay, Brodie Smith, Shaun McKernan, Rory Sloane and Richard Douglas also contributed goals.

Sanderson said Adelaide would continue to try to unsettle the opposition by rotating players through the forward line in the absence of injured spearhead Taylor Walker.

“We’re still looking to get the right mix up forward, but probably our most dangerous look is to keep throwing players through there rather than having the same six all the time,” Sanderson said.

“We rolled a lot of players through the forward line on the weekend. At different times we had Jason Porplyzia, Bernie Vince, Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Sloane and Scott Thompson deep forward. We also used David Mackay, Sam Kerridge and Nathan van Berlo through high half-forward.

“We think we’re going to get a better advantage by having a lot of guys go through there.”

Lynch will follow up a breakout game against GWS against his former club, St Kilda, at AAMI Stadium on Sunday. Tickets for the twilight clash are available now at afc.com.au/tickets

Sanderson said he didn’t expect miracles from the 22-year-old this weekend.

“It’ll be tough for Lynchy to kick 10 again – not many people can do that. He’ll just look to contribute like he does every week,” Sanderson said.

“I’ve been really happy with his four games since he’s come into the team. He might’ve been flying under the radar a little bit, but he’s been working his backside off to get to the correct positions playing as that high half-forward.

“He’s going to get more attention now, and he’s in the spotlight this week, but even though he’s young in terms of AFL experience he’s got a mature head on his shoulders and I’m sure he’ll handle it okay.”

Jenkins’ four-goal haul was also the best of his short career, surpassing his previous record of 2.4 the week prior. Sanderson said Jenkins had benefitted from the inclusion of ruckman/forward Shaun McKernan.

“Josh’s raw stuff is excellent. We saw some of the marks he took on the weekend,” he said.

“He’s still working on his consistency, and giving us a four-quarter effort. He sometimes flashes in and out of games, which is understandable for a player without much experience in football let alone at AFL level. It’s helped him having McKernan in the side the last couple of weeks because he hasn’t had to do much ruck work.

“It’s allowed him to be a bit more dynamic and powerful when he’s up forward.”

Sanderson described Adelaide’s performance against the Giants as the Club’s “most complete” from a structural point of view, and said it was important the team built on that display this week.

“It was probably the first time this season I was really happy with how we set up structurally. From the first bounce until time-on in the last quarter, there seemed to be more emphasis from the players on the ground to get in the right places structurally,” he said.

“There are no issues with our guys getting ahead of themselves. We know where we sit in the scheme of things. It’s Round Eight, there’s still a long way to go and we have to continue that good form against St Kilda, who were very good against Carlton on Monday night.

“It’s important we keep our consistency of performance going. We can’t afford to take the foot off the gas, not in the position we are. We’re outside the top eight with three wins and four losses.

“We can’t afford to drop off even for a quarter.”

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