Adelaide Crows coach Brenton Sanderson says the team needs a change in attitude. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: The Advertiser
BRENTON Sanderson has accused the Crows of having an attitude problem.
And after a "confronting" review of Saturday's 63-point thrashing by Geelong, he has warned his players to lift their workrate in Friday night's home NAB Cup clash against in-form Carlton.
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"We need to change our attitude. I need to see a different attitude," Sanderson said 16 days before Adelaide opens its premiership season campaign against Essendon.
"It's a lot about work rate.
"We're not working as hard off the ball as what we've become accustomed to.
We are not playing to the standard expected of this group and the players are aware of that
"That's something that can be addressed really quickly and we need to get back playing our way pretty quickly.
"You can't flick your switch with form but you can certainly flick your switch with attitude and we'll get a much better effort this week, I'm sure."
Sanderson - who was also critical of the Crows' forward structure and the big scores it has given up - said he was not yet panicking but noted the team must quickly return to its established playing style.
"We are not playing to the standard expected of this group and the players are aware of that," he said.
Asked why Adelaide had struggled through its pre-season games with a 2-2 record after going unbeaten through last year's NAB Cup campaign, Sanderson said: "It's a good question because we're not starting well.
"We've started poorly, which is purely an attitude issue which we've addressed with our senior players, and it's something we've got to get on top of pretty quickly.
"The opposition plays a part in that as well because, when they are up and about early in a match, it probably affects us if we're 2 or 3 per cent off the speed.
"I think at one stage last weekend we'd had two inside-50s and they (the Cats) had 20, we were kicking the ball at 30 per cent efficiency and they were kicking at 92.
"Sometimes it's just pressure around the footy. Our boys want to win and they are trying hard, but there are levels of trying hard, if that makes sense.
"So it's not do-or-die that we win this week, but we've got to get back to playing some good footy, to start to play our way - it's important."
Sanderson said the Crows would welcome back five first-choice players against Carlton.
Jared Petrenko (shoulder) and Sam Shaw (knee) will play their first games for the season after recovering from long-term injuries while Rory Sloane, AFL Rising Star winner Daniel Talia and Ian Callinan will return.
Twelve Crows left training early on Monday after being "violently ill" with a gastro bug, but Sanderson said all had recovered and were at training yesterday.
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