The Crows will go into Saturday’s clash with St Kilda at Adelaide Oval as named.
Midfielder Jarryd Lyons will start as the substitute, with Jake Kelly, Matt Crouch and Mitch Grigg also to begin the match on the bench.
St Kilda has made one change, recalling Cam Shenton at the expense of Jarryn Geary, who will miss with a corked thigh.
On Thursday, Ricky Henderson was recalled to the Crows team. Henderson, who strained his pectoral muscle in Showdown XXXVIII, made a quicker-than anticipated recovery from the injury and returns after only a week on the sidelines.
The neat-kicking and versatile Crow replaced injured midfielder Rory Sloane, who mill miss between 4-6 weeks after having minor surgery to repair a fractured cheekbone. It will be the first game Sloane has missed since Round 19, 2013.
Henderson, who has averaged more metres gained than any Crow bar Brodie Smith this season, was the only change to the team that beat Gold Coast last weekend. Draftee Jake Lever has retained his place after an impressive debut and will play his first game at Adelaide Oval.
Midfielders Sam Kerridge and Brodie Martin, and ruckman Reilly O’Brien are the emergencies.
Read the AFL Preview of Adelaide’s clash with St Kilda
Fans at Saturday’s match will have an opportunity to celebrate the career of retired 200-gamer, Brent Reilly. Reilly will do a lap of honour at 12:55pm, prior to the game, which starts at 1:15pm. Reserved seat, General Admission tickets and guest passes are still available for the match. There will be a kick and a catch after the game (weather permitting). Full match day information here.
In more positive injury news for the Club, veteran James Podsiadly and young half-forward Riley Knight will return in Adelaide’s ‘home’ SANFL clash with the Port Magpies at Balaklava on Sunday. All takings from the game, which kicks off at 1.10pm in the Mid-North town about an hour’s drive from the CBD, will be donated to the CFS Foundation and the Adelaide Plains Football League.
The AFL team is:
IN: Ricky Henderson
OUT: Rory Sloane (cheekbone)
