Adelaide captain Taylor Walker and key defender Daniel Talia are certain to return from injury for the AFL finals.
Walker (toe) and Talia (ankle) sat out Sunday's loss to West Coast along with first-year midfielder Hugh Greenwood but the trio will be recalled for Adelaide's home qualifying final against GWS.
"I would say so, we're pretty confident," assistant coach Matthew Clarke told reporters on Monday.
"All year we have talked about needing a really strong squad and obviously a few guys got opportunities yesterday which was good.
"So selection is going to be tough, no doubt."
Talia is a likely swap for rookie Alex Keath, who suffered concussion in Sunday's 29-point loss to West Coast, a result which stung the ladder-leaders.
"Obviously really pleased to finish on top but a bit disappointed with how we played, not the way we wanted to finish," Clarke said.
"But the overall outcome from the season is really positive so we move on."
Eight Crows were named on Monday in a 40-man All Australian squad, reflecting Adelaide's stellar home-and-away season.
"All those guys are really deserving and had really strong seasons," Clarke said.
"Probably Brodie Smith might have been a bit stiff (to miss) but you can't complain if you get eight in there, it's great recognition for those guys.
"Clearly if the team is not performing well, it's hard for individuals to shine."
Crows players will have an extended recovery entering a training phase for the qualifying final likely to include two arduous sessions.
"We will focus on recovery but we will also probably get an extra quality training session in," Clarke said.
"Through the year we have found the longer breaks, when we have trained twice and trained well, we have played better."
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