Sanderson is hopeful his Crows won't sledge the Bombers.
Adelaide Crows coach Brenton Sanderson has asked his charges to respect Essendon amid the supplements scandal. Picture: Tait Schmaal. Source: The Advertiser
CROWS coach Brenton Sanderson wants a red-hot battle for the ball rather than a war of words to explode with the drug-tainted Essendon at AAMI Stadium on Friday night for the AFL season opener.
Sanderson has put gamesmanship off his agenda saying: "I'd be disappointed if our players tried to unsettle Essendon with any cheap shots."
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He also urged his club's fan base - and all AFL supporters - to not taunt the Bombers with labels of "cheats" until all the investigations into Essendon's fitness program from last season are complete.
As the Bombers fear entering a vitriolic cauldron with barbs on each side of the fence at West Lakes for the AFL premiership season-opener, Sanderson declared: "That's not what footy is about.
Let's make sure, from the crowd's point of view, we respect our opposition
"The teams I'd like to coach are the ones that just play the ball hard and not take any cheap shots.
"I'm sure our boys will play the game with the respect it deserves."
To the fans, Sanderson appealed: "Sometimes you just have to bite your tongues.
"Let's make sure, from the crowd's point of view, we respect our opposition.
"I'd be disappointed if not only our fans but the rest of the AFL supporters (ignored) that there is an investigation going on and let it take its course."
Adelaide's players also have to take into account the "cheat" tag could come back at them from the Bombers. The Crows had their own turmoil in the off-season from the Kurt Tippett contract scandal.
It cost the Crows a $300,000 fine, no compensation for losing Tippett, draft picks and bans on key personnel, chief executive Steven Trigg and football chief Phil Harper.
"Both clubs have had their issues, but we will focus on what we can control," he said.
"We did that all through the summer making sure (the Tippett penalties) never affected the football department."
Adelaide last night picked its preliminary squad with teenager Brad Crouch as the only new Crow to debut.
The two holes left in the side - by key forward Kurt Tippett's defection to Sydney and defender Michael Doughty's retirement - will be filled by the inexperienced Luke Brown and Josh Jenkins.
Sanderson declared two injury concerns, but only revealed the details on one - small forward Ian Callinan (knee).
Sanderson yesterday was coy on Crouch's much-anticipated debut after the Victorian was forced by AFL rules to spend all of last season in the SANFL where he forged the reputation as a tough midfielder.
"Whether he plays this week, next week or round 10, I'm sure it is going to happen this year," said Sanderson, who at times last year felt Crouch was ready for the AFL.
"He is going to be long-term player for us ... but you can't give your No. 1 draft pick a game every week; he is different to no one else.
"If he is in good form he will play."
Today Sanderson will be at AFL House to join AFL coaches in the hot debate on where the Laws of the Game committee is taking the cap on interchange rotations next season.
Sanderson, who took rotations to record levels last season, confirmed he had considered an on-field protest in the NAB Cup.
He wanted to apply a "super flood" by putting all his players in the Carlton forward half in the last term of the last Cup game a fortnight ago.
"Very seriously," he said of how much he thought through the protest tactic.
"In the end I thought it would be a little bit arrogant of me to do it."
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