But this proved to be a cleverly crafted deception from Adelaide coach Neil Craig, who again sent Stevens into the forward-50 for the opening bounce against Port Adelaide.
"I wasn't even too sure until late in the week where I was going to play," Stevens said with a laugh.
"But it's always nice to kick a couple of goals."
Following a solid season in defence Stevens has added another string to his bow, booting six goals in two games as a forward. At 194cm Stevens provides another tall target in the increasingly potent Adelaide forward structure.
In round two Stevens was moved up the ground to expose the lack of height in the Western Bulldogs defence, but against Port Adelaide the versatile 25-year-old showed he can match it with opponents his own size.
Stevens' ability to float forward and take a strong mark is a powerful weapon for the Crows who already boast a tall forward line of Scott Welsh, Ian Perrie and Nathan Bock.
"The forward line seems to be going pretty well. We're all working for each other and giving each other some space and it's great when everyone gets to kick a couple of goals," Stevens said.Adelaide heads into the round four clash with Sydney as one of the 10 teams sitting on two wins and one loss. Stevens said the ledger is a tribute to how hard the team has worked over the past fortnight.
"We lost the first game, but Essendon has turned out to be a fairly good side. It was only the first game of the season and we've been able to move on from that with two good wins."The Crows have the best record in the competition against Sydney, winning 17 out of the 26 meetings between the two sides.
Despite making consecutive grand finals the Swans have not beaten Adelaide since round 15, 2004.
As a former Swan, Stevens has an added incentive to keep that record intact.
Stevens played most of his footy with Sydney as a forward, kicking 17 goals in 25 games before he was traded to Adelaide in 2003. The former Western Australian is looking forward to the challenge regardless of where he plays.
"I'm not sure about next week. I played down back last time we played Sydney but who knows now. I'll wait and find out during the week.
"Obviously I go out to play well every week, but it would be nice to kick a couple of goals against them (Sydney) if I get the chance,"Stevens said.
"At the moment it's great just to be part of the team, contributing and hopefully playing well and playing my role. If we keep having wins like the one against Port I don't care where I play."
