ADELAIDE coach Brenton Sanderson says the importance of the Crows' small forwards will increase against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night, with opposition attention bound to focus on twin towers Taylor Walker and Kurt Tippett.

The Bulldogs struggled to overcome the height of West Coast's attack last week and could again be pushed by Adelaide's big-bodied forwards.

But even if Tippett and Walker are contained, the Crows have smaller targets ready to pick up the slack.

"One week it might be Tippett and Walker, the next it might be (Jason) Porplyzia and (Ian) Callinan and (Jared) Petrenko," Sanderson said.

"You can't just rely on your key targets kicking the majority of the goals.

"If you can get 10 to 12 individual goal kickers on a different round, you're going to go a long way to winning the game."

The Crows have a host of players under 180cm who are capable of kicking multiple goals including 172cm Callinan, who kicked 2.5 against the Suns. The football world is well acquainted with the potential of 179cm Porplyzia while Matthew Wright (179cm) is also dangerous in front of goal.
 
But Sanderson said his side could also look up the field to find winning scores.

"Midfielders that can press and kick goals too are certainly worth their weight in gold," he said.

"We've got some players in there that have got the capabilities to do that as well, so we'll look to share the load and keep that balance."

The list of Crows ready to step in and contribute grows each week, with many of those omitted from the side that beat Gold Coast by 69 points starring in the SANFL.

Sanderson praised the pressure such players put on the starting 22 and said the club had instilled methods to cultivate it.

"In the changerooms now we've got a [video] loop of all the players who played in the SANFL, their highlights," he said.

"So players come in off the training track and all sit around while they're having lunch watching little snippets of the SANFL.

"You can throw a blanket over another eight to 10 players who are fit and in form and ready to play."

Sanderson admitted the thought of resting players over the course of the season as Geelong did last year was attractive, especially given the impressive depth at West Lakes.

But he said the Crows were a long way from being in a position where such practice was viable.

"I think Geelong did it well last year when they almost timed their run and had a fit, healthy squad in form, at the right time of the year," he said.

"We've still got a long way to go before we can start to get to that stage … we'll still pick our best 22 each week I'm sure."

Harry Thring covers Adelaide news for AFL.com.au. Follow him on Twitter @AFL_Harry.

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