Adelaide expect defensive linchpin Daniel Talia to return from injury as they seek to ride momentum created by their stirring AFL win against Geelong.
Talia, suffering from a foot injury, was a late withdrawal from Thursday night's 15-point victory against the Cats which has rekindled a feeling of strength within last year's grand finalists.
The Crows are perched in 11th spot but just one win outside the top eight ahead of an away fixture against Brisbane on Saturday night.
Key backman Talia's return to front the Lions will be offset by the absence of captain Taylor Walker, who has accepted a one-match suspension for rough conduct.
Walker was banned for a high bump on Zach Tuohy during a victory which forward Josh Jenkins says brought back feelings associated with last season when the Crows were competition pacesetters before crashing to a grand final defeat against Richmond.
"It felt quite powerful," Jenkins told reporters on Monday.
"Externally I have heard a lot of people talk about how we went about it and it looked a lot like 2017.
"So 2017 was a good year, all bar the last day, so hopefully if we can continue to play that way, we will give ourselves a chance."
But Jenkins cautioned his Crows teammates from thinking about their finals prospects.
"There is more belief about we can play powerful football, we can play football which will allow us a chance," he said.
"I have been quite strong on the fact there's no point talking about playing finals too much.
"We need to get back to playing the way we did last Thursday night, get that identity back.
"And if we play somewhere near that level then eventually we will get there."
