Crows can weather Tippett storm

Adelaide Crows should be able to buy themselves out of the trouble caused by the Kurt Tippett scandal. Source: The Advertiser

ADELAIDE will be able to buy its way out of trouble as it battles future draft sanctions, with confirmation the Crows will still have full free agency and trade rights.

Brenton Sanderson's side is bracing to be hit hard by the AFL Commission over the Kurt Tippett affair, potentially losing their first two picks for 2013 and 2014.

But while they face the loss of draft picks and even premiership points, the league will not stop the club from accessing talent from other pathways.

With a young talented list, an emerging star forward in Taylor Walker and mini-draft recruit Brad Crouch starting next year, they are well placed to weather the storm.

The Crows will lose Kurt Tippett in the pre-season draft but it will create as much as $700,000 a year of salary cap room which the club can use to chase free agency or trade targets.

In effect, the Crows now have 12 months to plan for the loss of Tippett and those picks.

It remains to be seen whether the commission will take into account Adelaide's position of power and ability to recruit elsewhere when it makes its ruling.

Carlton was powerless to rebuild when it lost high picks from its 2002 salary cap rorting given the premium placed on top-ten selections a decade ago.

But with multiple pathways including international rookies and free agency, Sanderson would still believe the Crows could survive and even prosper.

It would be restraint of trade not to allow players to be traded, so the Crows have access to the rookie list, free restricted and unrestricted free agents, and late picks in the draft.

Even if they lose early picks in coming drafts, they will still have to take three draft selections in every draft.

Yesterday after consulting with the AFL Players Association delisted Crow Nick Joyce decided to withdraw from the national draft and instead nominate for the pre-season draft.

The Crows now have two picks in the national draft - 20 and 54 - and will elevate rookie Ian Callinan with pick 64.

Some list managers believe Adelaide would have been better suited to start serving any penalty from Thursday's draft given they have just two live picks and will lose Tippett anyway.

But a submission from Adelaide and football manager Phil Harper saw the AFL put back the AFL Commission meeting at which they will judge the Crows.

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