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Crow Talia a chance to play against Tigers

Adelaide defender Daniel Talia is a chance to play against Richmond in their AFL match despite hurting a hamstring last weekend.

Adelaide defender Daniel Talia is a chance to overcome a hamstring injury and play against Richmond in Sunday's AFL clash of two unbeaten sides.

The All Australian backman limped off the ground early in last week's win against Gold Coast but scans have shown no serious damage.

"He had a little run around today and he's been getting up to pretty good speed," teammate Rory Sloane told reporters on Wednesday.

"That is one we will just assess tomorrow. Obviously he came off the ground pretty tight on the weekend but we will give him every chance to play."

Talia's inclusion looms large in Sunday's Adelaide Oval encounter given the hot form of Richmond's ace forward Jack Riewoldt.

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And the Crows could also summon their own key forward Josh Jenkins, who is pressing for selection after missing the past three matches with a rib injury.

Jenkins, like Talia, will face a fitness test on Thursday ahead of team selection as the Crows seek to continue their unbeaten season.

Adelaide's winning stretch is already a club record - they had never before won the initial five games of a season.

"Certainly a very good start to the year and as has been noted the best start to a year we have had as a footy club," Sloane said.

"It's just enjoyable footy to play at the moment. It's an enjoyable place to be around.

"And the guys are certainly confident coming into the games and have a lot of belief in their ability."

But Sloane said there was no danger Adelaide was peaking too early in the season, noting given they had conceded the most scores of any top four side.

"The team defence stuff, we still want to restrict teams from scoring a bit better," he said.

"There's a long way to go in the season and we're certainly not content with where we're at."


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