Laird makes big jump from Crows rookie

Rory Laird has been elevated off Adelaide's rookie list. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: The Advertiser

CROWS coach Brenton Sanderson has promoted rookie Rory Laird ahead of an expected cull at team selection.

And Sanderson has fired at the critics handing him advice on how to pick his 22 for Sunday's clash against the Western Bulldogs.

"We'll structure up the way we want to, not the way you want," Sanderson said. "We're very clear on how we want to play."

Don't leave it all to Dangerfield

Who gets to be in the Adelaide 22 after the nine-point loss to Port Adelaide in Showdown XXXIV will reflect how much patience Sanderson has lost with his players.

"We've only had three or four players who have had three solid games," he said. "There has been too much variance of output."

Adelaide will have to replace captain Nathan van Berlo who has bone bruising of his left knee. He is likely to have his spot taken by Sam Kerridge, an emergency in the team picked to play the Power last week.

Sanderson pre-empted a stern reaction at selection tonight saying: "We need some players who an play on edge for 120 minutes,'' said Sanderson. "We need consistency of performance.

"I'd rather play players we can trust to give us that intensity and that passion for a full game and not just fits and spurts.

"There has to be change. We've had two very poor games (against Essendon and Port) and one very good game (against Brisbane). The good sides don't just turn up every now and again; they turn up every week.

"We have to get consistency of performance every time we play. We're looking for players who can give us that week in, week out not just every now and then.''

Sanderson today took issue with the critics, including former captain and Brownlow Medallist Mark Ricciuto, who have declared the Crows may miss the finals.

"Some people have written us off already, which is fine," he said. "Don't be offended if we don't listen to you when you write us off. If anything it fuels our determination to perform better.

"We're not throwing the towel in yet. We're not giving in yet.

"It's not panic stations yet. We're one win, two losses. But we can't let it go too deep into the season before we start to make some adjustments to how we play.''
 

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