Brenton Sanderson and Kurt Tippett talk strategy during a game against Hawthorn earlier this year. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: News Limited
CROWS coach Brenton Sanderson will today break his silence on the Kurt Tippett saga.
Sanderson will at 11.30am front the media for the first time since the club became embroiled in alleged salary cap rorting and draft tampering. He will speak after Adelaide's first training session of the pre-season, which will start at 9am at Max Basheer Reserve.
Sanderson, who in his first year in charge at Adelaide took the club to within a kick of the grand final, has already put the acid on nine players he expects to take the next step in their development next season.
They include defenders Andy Otten and Luke Thompson, midfielders Luke Brown, Brodie Martin, Jarryd Lyons, Sam Kerridge and Aidan Riley and tall utilities Tom Lynch and Lewis Johnston.
"They should be looking to break into the side more than they did this year, which shows the depth we've got," Sanderson said.
The second-year Crows coach said he also is expecting big things from 17-year-old mini-draft selection Brad Crouch, who spent his first year at the club refining his game in the SANFL with West Adelaide.
Sanderson said the teenage ace who would have been a top-three pick if he was in this year's national draft pool was so advanced in his devdhelopment he could be in contention for a round one spot.
"If Brad's good enough we'll certainly pick him," Sanderson told the club's website.
"It's been so beneficial having a year to develop him. He knows our game plan already and he's got an AFL body now compared to the kids in the draft pool this year. If he's in our best 22, we'll play him and I'm sure a lot of weeks he will be in our best 22. At the same time, we have to be realistic with our expectations. He only turns 19 in January, so he's still learning."
Sanderson said after regaining the respect of the competition last season, Adelaide would be carrying expectations of "going a step better" next year.
"They're realistic expectations but at the same time you'd expect the competition to get tighter again," he said.
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