New recruits Sam Kerridge, Lewis Johnston, Tom Lynch, Josh Jenkins, Tim McIntyre, and untried second-year players Jarryd Lyons and Sam Shaw have been included in the Crows’ 33-man squad to play Carlton and Port Adelaide in the opening round of the NAB Cup at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.
Kerridge, McIntyre, Lyons and Shaw could make their AFL pre-season debuts, while Johnston, Lynch and Jenkins are in line to play their first games for Adelaide since being traded to the Club in last October’s AFL exchange period.
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Lyons, 19, and Shaw, 20, were drafted by Adelaide in the national draft the year prior.
Jason Porplyzia (corked calf) and Brodie Martin (hamstring) were left out of the near- full strength squad, but are expected to be available for selection against the Brisbane Lions in Alice Springs next weekend.
Chris Knights, who has a minor hamstring injury, will join Porplyzia, Martin and Rutten (plantar fascia) on the sidelines on Sunday.
The squad:
Richard Tambling (1), Brent Reilly (3), Kurt Tippett (4), Scott Thompson (5), Luke Thompson (6), Nathan van Berlo (7), Lewis Johnston (8), Rory Sloane (9), Matthew Jaensch (10), Michael Doughty (11), Daniel Talia (12), Taylor Walker (13), David Mackay (14), Brad Symes (15), Bernie Vince (17), Graham Johncock (18), Josh Jenkins (20), Andy Otten (22), Jared Petrenko (23), Sam Jacobs (24), Richard Douglas (26), Tom Lynch (27), Sam Kerridge (29), Jarryd Lyons (31), Patrick Dangerfield (32), Brodie Smith (33), Sam Shaw (34), Shaun McKernan (35), Ian Callinan (37), Aidan Riley (43), Rick Henderson (45), Matthew Wright (47), Tim McIntyre (49).
