AFL flag fancies Adelaide will shuffle their line-up rather than promote a newcomer to cover the loss of injured backman Brodie Smith.
Smith suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee early in Adelaide's qualifying final win against Greater Western Sydney.
The All-Australian half-back will miss the rest of the finals and likely all of next season.
Smith's teammate Daniel Talia says the Crows will recast their side for their home preliminary final against either Geelong or Sydney next Friday night.
Talia nominated Paul Seedsman and David Mackay, who both featured on the wing in the victory against the Giants, to be redeployed at half-back.
"We have got a couple of options, we have got some guys on a wing who have played through half-back in Paul Seedsman and David Mackay and we can probably roll them through back there," Talia said.
The key defender said the absence of Smith, among the best rebounding defenders in the competition, was a "huge loss".
"I really feel for him because it's a tough one, playing for three or four years now and being a part of this group where we have built and built," he said.
"And to get to the point where we might have a crack at it and miss out, it's shattering for him. But he has been really positive."
