CROWS defender Nathan Bock is the logical match up for in-form Tiger Matthew Richardson when the two sides do battle at the MCG on Saturday afternoon, but Adelaide coach Neil Craig has proposed another, even more mouth-watering contest.

“Andrew McLeod could play on Richardson,” Craig said.

“Andrew McLeod versus Matthew Richardson on a wing would be a dangerous match up for both sides; Andrew because of his speed and evasion and Richardson because he could push forward quickly.”

McLeod has been blanketed by opposition taggers over the past few weeks and a move onto the wing, alongside Richo, could be just the way for the five-time All-Australian to break the shackles.

Last week, Swans coach Paul Roos allowed Richardson to gather possessions in the back half and manned him up as the Tiger tall pushed forward.

Bock has been invaluable in generating run from Adelaide’s defence this season and Craig agreed with suggestions that playing an attacking, rather than defensive, player on Richardson might be the way to go.

“We’ve got some options for Matthew Richardson. Nathan could go there and do a good job, but Nathan has also been really good for us in defence and he suits our structure,” he said.

“Simon Goodwin could start there. We’ve got some options and I think that’s the versatility we’ve got.

“You need to have a look at the way Matthew plays the wing. It’s not all about all-out attack. You saw the game last week against Sydney; he spent a lot of time in defence trying to block up holes.

“We have huge respect for what he can do, but we have got some flexibility without totally disrupting the way we want to play.”

The fourth-placed Crows, who Craig said were not yet recognised by outsiders as top-four team, will be paying “more attention to detail” when it comes to goal kicking this week.

Adelaide has kicked a dismal 14.37 in the past two weeks and the coaching group made shots on goal a focus at training on Wednesday.

“It’s poor and we need to fix it quickly, because if we don’t, it will cost us. We can play really well the whole game and yet lose. We don’t want that, so we need to keep attacking it mentally and that’s what you saw at training on Wednesday,” Craig said.

“We’ve got to be patient with ourselves. As long as we understand we’ve addressed it, we’ve acknowledged it and we’re trying to do something about it. History will show that if you have that attitude towards it, things will turn for us.”