Crow Rory Sloane concedes teammate Patrick Dangerfield is "unlikely" to play against Geelong on Sunday because of a shoulder injury.

Dangerfield played on despite spraining his right AC joint against Collingwood last Friday night, but looked in significant discomfort on Monday morning at West Lakes. The All Australian will have scans to confirm the injury, but his availability is likely to be determined by how quickly the swelling around the joint subsides.

Sloane admitted it would be a tough ask for Dangerfield to prove his fitness.

"Danger's very sore still, probably unlikely [to play]," Sloane said.

"At the moment he's struggling a little bit although he's super tough – I don't know how he managed to run through that game."

Veteran midfielder Scott Thompson isn't a certainty to face the Cats on Sunday either, as he continues to battle groin soreness.

Thompson was down on his usual against the Magpies, collecting 23 disposals – a long way off his form of 2011 and 2012. While the loss of the experienced pair would be significant against the Cats, Sloane said it would offer good opportunity to young players.

"We've got guys like Mitch Grigg, Jarryd Lyons came in and played some good footy, even 'Porps' (Jason Porplyzia) can go into the midfield as well," he said.

"We'll rotate other guys through and it'll be good for some young guys' development."

Although Thompson hasn't managed to recapture the form that delivered consecutive club champion awards over the past two seasons, Sloane insisted the 30-year-old offered plenty on game day. Should he play this weekend Thompson will chalk up his 200th game for the club, adding to the 39 he played for Melbourne early in his career.

"He still brings that aggressive attitude, he definitely sets a tone with the way he attacks the ball, the way he tackles and just his voice out on the ground," Sloane said.

"He definitely sets the benchmark for us."

Sloane also declared he wanted no part in a potential trade that would see him leave Adelaide. Speculation that he could become trade bait at season's end has failed to subside since club legend Mark Ricciuto nominated him as a player worth testing the water with.

Crows officials will meet on Tuesday to discus list management, but the club has consistently scoffed at suggestions it would get rid of him.

Coach Brenton Sanderson has previously declared Sloane a required player and football manager Phil Harper described him as the sort of guy worthy of dating his daughter. Harper said he'd "just about quit the game" if the 23-year-old was traded.

"Hopefully it's not me that gets forced out but I don't think it will be," Sloane said.

"I've spoken to 'Nobes' (list manager David Noble) and I think he's pretty happy with me, I think he likes me – I hope he likes me."

Contracted until the end of the 2015 season, Sloane was confident he'd remain at the club.

"[I've got] two years, after this … we'll see. My call, so I'll stay," Sloane joked.