CROWS midfielder Rory Sloane is sure he will be at the Adelaide Football Club next year - and he can point to his contract as reason for that surety.

As the Adelaide list-management committee prepares to meet tomorrow, Sloane feels confident he will fall into the "untouchable" category at West Lakes.



While Sloane continues to be named as a player Adelaide can serve up as "trade bait" to buy its way past the Kurt Tippett sanctions at the AFL draft table in November, Sloane today said: "I'm comfortable with (the speculation because the club) is happy with me."

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And if this changes as Adelaide grapples with opportunity in October's trade market, Sloane notes he has the final say on any trade because it's on contract at West Lakes.

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"I have two years ... so I'll stay," said the 23-year-old Sloane.



The Victorian-born midfielder has played 72 AFL games with Adelaide since his AFL debut in 2009 and intends to ignore the "go-home" factor to become a one-club player with the Crows.



"Everyone has invested so much (here) that when you have put so much time into the club it becomes so hard to leave ... or to be pushed out," said Sloane.

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Adelaide's first name on the "untouchable" list will be fellow midfielder Patrick Dangerfield who today is having scans on his injured right shoulder. He is still considered an unlikely starter in the Crows' mist-win home clash with Geelong on Sunday.



Adelaide expects to detail the state of Dangerfield's injury later today. He sprained the AC joint of his right shoulder in a fair bump with Collingwood novice Sam Dwyer at the MCG on Friday night.