{"id":382826,"date":"2024-04-08T11:40:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T11:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=382826"},"modified":"2024-04-08T15:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T15:05:07","slug":"crows-considering-major-shake-up-after-0-4-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=382826","title":{"rendered":"Crows considering major shake up after 0-4 start"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Emma Henderson.\ufeff<\/em><\/p>\n

The Adelaide Crows<\/a> are considering changing up their midfield as they seek to break their winless streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The team is contemplating moving valuable forward, Izak Rankine, into the midfield.<\/p>\n

"We'd like two of him to be honest," Crows assistant coach Nathan van Berlo said.<\/p>\n

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"Izak ahead of the ball commands a very good defender, wins a lot of his own ball, and kicks opportunistic goals that others cannot, but then in and around the footy gives us a different look."<\/p>\n

Critics have labelled Adelaide's current midfield mix of Rory Laird, Matt Crouch, and Sam Berry "vanilla," and said it has lacked explosiveness in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

"I can appreciate there's commentary around certain styles of players that we have," van Berlo said.<\/p>\n

"We'll certainly have a look at it and see what that mix looks like, going into the game, whether that mix is different or the same, what we'll be focusing on is getting our contest right."<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

If further changes are needed at selection, young midfielder Billy Dowling could make his long-awaited debut following his electric performance in SANFL round one.<\/p>\n

"I was really impressed with the way he went about his footy, and he's had a great summer," van Berlo said of Dowling's play.<\/p>\n

This article was produced with the assistance of 9ExPress.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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