ADELAIDE midfielder Brad Crouch will miss the next week of training after suffering a minor foot injury.

Crouch has not played for the Crows since the 2017 Grand Final, missing all of last season with a persistent groin injury which required surgery.

Crows general manager of high performance Matt Hass said Crouch will now be on a modified program for several days.

"We will take a conservative approach with Brad, like we have all summer," Hass said.

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"This is a really minor injury, which won't have any significant impact on Brad's season and his push towards being available for pre-season games.

"Pleasingly, he's already done a mountain of work and he's in a fantastic spot to hit round one."

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Crows coach Don Pyke said Crouch injured his foot coming out of a stoppage drill at training last Thursday.

"It was a minor foot strain. I'd expect he will be back running lightly as soon as Thursday, then hopefully back into full training next week, so there is nothing to stress out about," Pyke said.

"Last year was a difficult year for Brad from a personal-view point because he loves playing footy.

"When he wasn't able to do it, you could see it was hurting him.

"My first thought was for him because it's about him.

"Footy's what he does, but it's not necessarily who he is.

"Thankfully, it's just something minor and he's in good spirits and he'll be raring to get back out there."

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Prior to the foot injury, Crouch had resumed full training after having groin surgery in June last year.

He had looked impressive during summer and he remains on track to return to the field in the JLT Community Series in March.

The 25-year-old has played 61 games for the Crows since joining the club in 2013.