Crows in good shape as finals loom

AFL frontrunners Adelaide remain a picture of health compared with their rivals as they approach the pointy end of the season.

With five rounds to go, the Crows have rotated just 30 players so far this season.

That leaves them comfortably on track to again field the fewest players of any team, having used 29 last season.

While there have been regular niggles and ailments to navigate, coach Don Pyke has largely avoided long-term injuries to his star players.

Mitch McGovern and Kyle Hartigan have battled hamstring injuries, with Paul Seedsman sidelined by a lingering groin issue, but Pyke has managed to field close to his best team most weeks.

It’s a different story for Greater Western Sydney, whose long-term injury list this season has included Stephen Coniglio, Brett Deledio, Ryan Griffen, Nick Haynes and Adam Kennedy.

Several players have been injured at training, prompting the Giants – who have won just one of their past six games – to tweak their program.